Engineer Management

Naveed Shahzad Cell: +92-345-*******

Currently employed in LCC Email : **************@*****.***

International Profile:

http://www.linkedin.com/mnaveedshahz

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Objective:

To obtain a prospective senior level position in a renowned international

telecom organization.

Profile Summary:

Over 7 years of practical work experience in RF Project Management,

Planning, Optimization and Design on 2G/2.5G and 3G Networks. Proven work

ethics, excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Motivated,

enthusiastic and well-organized team player.

Work Experience (7+ Years):

LCC International

Senior RAN Consultant Level-I

2010-Present

- Leading and managing a team of 3 Level-II, 6 Level-III engineers & 12

riggers

Optimization

- Pre-Launch Optimization, Soft-Launch and Pre-Launch Reports

- Arranging DT and Redesign plan to keep KPIs of sites within acceptable

limits

- Newly launched Sites KPI's analysis, benchmarking and troubleshooting

- Daily monitoring and maintaining the target Network KPI's (DCR, CSSR,

HOSR, TCH Utilization, SDCCH congestion, TCH Raw Blocking)

- Daily level analysis of Network Doctor (ND) reports for assigned region.

- Analyze Drive Test problems caused by poor coverage, interference,

handover parameters, poor power control etc.

- Analysis of Drive test data, Layer 2 & 3 messages analysis

- Redesigning of cells sites azimuth, HBA & tilting to overcome

overshooting and to cater the weak coverage spots

- Frequency Audit & Retuning of cells to improve C/I & C/A ratios

- Analysis for optimization issues related to missing neighbors, drop calls

and handover failures

- Coordinate with BSS planning team for LAC Split/Site Re parenting

activities.

- Benchmark BSC/MSC cut over through KPIs and Drive Test logs.

- Traffic Sharing through parameters and redesign.

- Highlight underutilized cells to Marketing teams

- Identifying RF issues relate to hardware & equipment malfunctioning

- Coordinating with BSS Teams to resolve Issues, such as Abis Failures,

Faulty TRXs, TCH Availability Issues, and Low Power TRXs.

- RF Parameter Audit/Analysis & Re-Tuning Recommendations

- Preparation of Parameter Change requests, MARs, NCTs.

- Preparing weekly RAN Optimization Progress Reports

Planning

- Quarterly Forecasting and Budgeting for C3 region. Preparing and

validating FC and IC estimates

- Redesign and AFP Frequency Planning using ACP, AFP Tools

- Frequency planning of new sites using Mapinfo/MCOM/PIANO for Telenor's

Dual-Band Network

- Improving traffic on Low-utilized Cells by recommending re-design and

parameters changes

- BoQs, Forecasting and Budgeting for C3 Region

LCC International

Senior RAN Consultant Level-II

2007-2010

Optimization

- Neighbour Planning & routine Neighbour audits

- Analyzing Drive Test log files and suggest recommendations

- Involved in Siemens-to-Nokia Swaps, Performance Delta Analysis

- Siemens-to-Nokia Post-swap performance evaluation, approval of

preliminary Acceptance Reports

- Benchmarking of Pre- & Post-Swap Network KPIs for Final Cluster

Acceptance Reports

- Network Statistics, KPIs Trend analysis and troubleshooting using Optima,

NetAct & StatMon

- Conducted Site parameter audits e.g. Call control & HO parameters, Tilts,

Heights, Neighbor Plan, Frequency plan, HSN, MAIOs etc

- Frequency Audit for Co/Adj freq clash.

- Traffic balancing between GSM and DCS band.

- Apply different checks to remove neighbour discrepancies

- Remove Database discrepancies on Regional Level

- Purposed parameter changes wherever required for KPI improvement

- Analyze Daily Worst Cells

Planning

- Nominal and Capacity Site planning

- Performance Benchmarking of the newly integrated sites

- Indoor Repeater troubleshooting and NMS Integration

- Planning for Special events to cater to the coverage and capacity

demands. Suggesting expansions, redesign and COWs as per requirement

Documentation

- Documented standard procedures, flowcharts of all RF activities for

TL9000

- Prepared a though reference book 'RF Planning Bible' for Telenor,

documenting all practical methods used to carry out day-to-day planning

related tasks in Telenor

PTCL/Etisalat

Senior 3G RAN Engineer

2005-2007

Optimization

- Optimizing Neighbor list for dual band network

- Weekly analysis of BSS Performance KPIs from OMCR stats to identify

issues in Call Setup, Handoff, Call Drops & TCH Utilization at sector

carrier level

- Analysed PM Reports for major KPIs like CDR, CSSR, TCH Congestion,

Resource usage (Walsh Codes, Channel Elements), Handoffs and Carrier Power

Control measurements

- Found out problematic issues at site and Sector level and give

recommendations to enhance network performance.

- Analysis of Radio Utilization and BSC statistics and giving

recommendations for the sectors most needing additional radio resources.

- Generated Cluster Optimization Reports using Actix Analyzer

- Proposed sites for Expansion based on their capacity requirement and CE

Usage.

- Conducted issue based Drive Tests to ascertain design requirements and

improving coverage footprints

- Analysed of Layer 3 messages for troubleshooting problems

- Checked metrics for 1x & EVDO Data Service

- Tweaked RAN parameters for Power Control, Search Window, Admission

Control, Soft HO parameters, link imbalance etc

- PN Offsets and Neighbour planning, optimization and removed PN ambiguity.

- Carried RF Audit Checks through riggers

- Analyzed Interference in CDMA band with Agilent BTS Tester and Spectrum

Analyzer

- Solve problems like drop call, poor FER, access failures, failed

termination call & low data rate by Decoding Layer 3 Messages of drive

test.

- Diagnose Problems related to Coverage, Interference, Pilot Pollution,

Missing Neighbour, Search Window Settings & Call Processing Errors.

- Redesign of selected sites like HBA reduction & tilts to contain coverage

spill in area of restricted heights like airfields and Army areas

- Proposed antenna azimuths & tilts to improve HSR and coverage footprint

Planning

- Nominal Cell Plan (NCP) & RF Proposals for new phases and expansions

- Designing Physical parameters & Simulations plots for Ec/Io, Rx & Tx and

Best Server in Asset3g

- Reduced site count by Asset3g Monte Carlo Simulations

- Tuned Propagation Models for various morphologies in North region

- Involved in PN and neighbour planning, eliminating PN clashes

- Evaluating Candidate Evaluation Reports (CERs) to identify best candidate

in the search ring

- Liaison with vendors & peer departments to avoid bottlenecks in rollout

PTCL/Etisalat

Assistant Divisional Engineer

2004-2005

Telecom Staff College

- Extensive Pre-service trainings in digital switching, wireless and

transmission systems

- Exposure and hands-on experience on Siemens EWSD, Ericsson AXE10, Huawei

C&C08, BTS3606, BTS3612 & BSC6600, Alcatel E10B and ZTE ZXC10, ZXJ10

digital switching systems

Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO)

Assistant Director

2003-2004

Management

- Managed a team of 50 employees

- Preparing management reports and performance evaluation of Swat Circle

- Ensuring routine maintenance for minimum outages in the network

Tools:

Developed expertise in using the following tools:

- TEMS Investigation 8.0.2 & Route Analysis, Pilot Panorama, CAIT, CNT1,

(for CDMA)

- CNA1 & CNO1

- Post Processiong tools: ACTIX Analyzer & Spotlight, GENEX NASTAR

- Planning Tools such as Asset3G, ILSA & Atoll 2.8

- Stats extraction tools: iManager M2000, Aircom Optima, Nokia NetAct

- GIS tools: Global Mapper, Google Earth, Map Source & MapInfo,

GTool/MIPT/MCOM/PlanChecker

- In-house tools like StatMon, Target Analyzer, NokiaStats

Trainings / Workshops:

- LCC: Introduction to UMTS Air Interface

- PTCL(Etislat): Post Processing in Actix Analyzer

- PTCL(Etislat): Extensive pre-service trainings in all aspects of Telecom

(Telecom Staff College)

- Huawei: Network Performance Analysis using NASTAR3G

- Huawei: CDMA BSS3600 Engineer Training (Shenzhen, China)

- Emerson: Emerson Network Power solutions (Shenzhen, China)

- ZTE: CDMA Planning & Optimization

- Qualcomm: Radio Network Performance Assessment & Management Workshop

Education:

B.Sc. (Honors) in Electrical (Telecom.) Engineering

Refrences:

References will be furnished upon request

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