RF Engineer

M RASHID KHAN

Engineer- Telecommunications- RF

Highly motivated, qualified and result oriented Engineering professional

with a Bachelors' degree in Electronics Engineering (Telecommunications)

and Product Management experience seeking a challenging RF Engineering

position in a national wireless carrier.

Educational/Professional Summary

. Master of Science in Project Management

February 2013

Amberton University, Frisco, TX

. Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology

May 2008

University of North Texas, Denton, TX

. 3+ years of experience in Telecommunications industry.

. An experienced team leader and team player with the ability to

initiate/manage cross-functional teams and multi-disciplinary projects.

. Analytical thinking, decision making and problem solving skills.

. Understanding of LTE/EV-DO & UMTS functionality which includes network

planning, propagation modeling, neighbor list definition, reporting and

network performance.

. Troubleshooting and Site performance evaluation after the

integration/expansion as a RIC/BSS Engineer.

Technical Experience/Projects

. GWS: Working on network optimization project for AT&T

in Dulles, VA.

. Ericsson: Worked on LTE tuning project for AT&T in Dallas,

TX.

. AT&T GNG Lite: Worked on 4G/LTE optimization project for AT&T in Plano,

TX.

Work Experience

Global Wireless Solutions, Inc.

(April 12-Present)

RF Engineer. Dulles, Virginia

. Data collection using TEMS Investigation and post-processed data using

TEMS Discovery.

. Analyzed layer 3 messaging for various technologies including LTE,

HSPA+, WCDMA, and GSM to validate dropped/blocked/IA's call and data

events.

. Performed simulation testing for WCDMA and GSM networks on Radio

communication Analyzer and Spectrum Analyzer.

. Used MapInfo extensively to analyze daily QA/post processed data to

identify irregularities with the collected data.

. Responsible for analyzing handoff failures, frequency related issues,

inter-modulation, poor originations, radio and network blocking, poor

EC/IO, low data rate and data capacity.

. Worked closely with system performance by looking at key network issues

such as Throughput Degradation, and Handoff Failures.

. Developed customer specific reports for performance & site/cluster

acceptance.

Ericsson

(October 11-March 12)

RF Engineer. Dallas, Texas

. Site Shake down for multiple sites, which included minimum DL (PDSCH) &

UL throughput (PUSCH) criteria, Azimuth and swap feeder verification

along with TX imbalances.

. RF Tuning and optimization for Hasati GNG-Lite drives using the drive

test data from Hasati for benchmarking and L3 analysis for RRC

establishment /modification and Re-establishment through TEMS discovery.

. Daily responsibilities included identifying and optimizing the worst

offender GNG- LTE sites based on L3 raw call drops for Retainability and

blocked calls for Accessibility failures and improving the SINR for

increased throughput.

. Consistency Checks for the eNB including Neighbor/PCI/Power/Alarms/ and

VSWR Audits.

GTL USA Inc.

(January 09-September 11)

AT&T GNG Lite. Plano, Texas

Project Manager. AT&T GNG Lite. Plano, Texas

(January 11-September 11)

. Prepared drive routes for 20 markets in MapInfo keeping track of all the

integrated LTE sites

. Initially managed 17 teams all over US providing support & trouble

shooting to new network testing product.

. Upgraded firmware for the new LTE production handsets for AT&T.

. Worked along with Ericsson & ALU Engineers to provide layer 3 messages

through TEMS & Nemo with production LTE handsets.

. Responsible for providing coordination of customer billing and service

issues.

AT&T/Ericsson. Plano, Texas

Project Coordinator. AT&T/Ericsson. Plano, Texas

(August 09-December 10)

. Performed troubleshooting with Ericsson Engineers and Drive Teams on

daily basis.

. Provided technical support operations in high-volume 24x7 environment,

including supervision of teams and coordination of technical issues

involving network connectivity and implementation.

. Arranged weekly meetings with Ericsson Management to discuss issues,

deadlines and project timeline.

AT&T/Ericsson. Chicago, Illinois

Drive Test Technician (January 09-

July 09)

. Performed 2G testing using Agilent data.

. Analyzed and troubleshoot data for coverage holes and dropped calls.

. Conducted stationary tests near cell site to identify network issues

like blocked calls, dropped calls and signal quality.

. Conducted on-site troubleshooting with Ericsson Engineers on a regular

basis.

. Verified sector azimuths, scrambling codes and antenna orientations.

Skill Set

RF Data collection Software

MapInfo, Nemo Outdoor, Agilent Technologies, TEMS Investigation.

Post processing software

TEMS Discovery, Actix, WindCatcher.

Hardware/Protocols

GPS Trimble, Dead reckoning, Ascom 3G scanner, Ascom LTE scanner, 3Com

switches, Modems, Compaq Proliant series servers, HP Net servers, Compaq

Desktops, TCP/IP.

References

Available upon request.

Email: ********@*******.*** 469-***-****

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