Project Manager Engineer

GSM Consultant

GSM Project Manager

Core Planner and Optimization Engineer

GSM Signaling Protocol Tester & Analyzer

BSS/NSS Installation & Commissioning

Roaming Tester (IREG)

GSM Software Designer

With more than 15 Years Experience in Telecom Industry

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Home Address: Unit No.3, No. 7, Hossein Heydar Alley, 3th Alley, Nemati

Street, Doulat Street. Tehran, 193*******, IRAN

Telephone: +98-21-220*-****

Mobile: +98-912-***-****

Email: abl1fq@r.postjobfree.com

abl1fq@r.postjobfree.com

Personal Information:

Name: Farzad safavinejad

Age: 47

Gender: Male

Education: Master of Science

Major: Telecommunication Engineering

Experience: 15+ years

Marital Status: Married

Nationality: Iranian

Language: Persian, English

Experience

Nokia Siemens Network (NSN), Tehran, Iran

Network Planning and Optimization (NPO)

Core Optimization Team Leader, 2007- Present

CS Core Network Optimization:

. Monitoring of CS Core Network KPIs (MSS M13,M14 and MGW U3B, U3C, U4) &

problems investigation:

1. Resource

Average Computer Unit Load

Average Message Bus Load

2. Traffic

Failed ratio of codec resource reservations

Transaction Failure Rate

Total amount of context reservations

Ratio of context reservations failures

Ratio of termination reservations failures

Average Successful Call Setup Time

Call Setup Failure Rate

Peak load for Signalling Link

Technically Failed Calls Rate

Total MSS BHCA

Total MSS Traffic

RAN BH Call Attempts

RAN BH Traffic

BH TDM Trunk / A-interface/BICC Traffic Utilisation

TDM Trunk / A-interface GoS

Discarded Cell ratio on ingress and egress

Total Ethernet Traffic

Ratio of Transmitted and Received Errors

UPD Traffic

DSP capacity utilisation

3. Mobility

Home LU Failure Rate

Roamers LU Failure Rate

Paging Failure Rate

Intra MSS HO Failure Rate

Inter MSS HO Failure Rate

4. Subscriber

Maximum Total Subscribers in VLR

5. Services

MO SMS Failure Rate

MT SMS Failure Rate

. Network Audits & health checks.

o Database and parameter standardization. Analysis of Major

System Alarms.

o Removal of junk database ( Cell-Identifiers, numbering

levels, external LAC etc)

. Signaling Databases:

o MTP, SCCP.ISUP, BSSAP,MAP,CAP, H.248, SCTP

. Voice Databases:

o IMSI routing, MSRN/HON, trunk groups balancing using

clustering method

. Resources Databases:

o GSM Timers and Announcement routing.

. Mobility Databases:

o Cell-Identifiers, Paging procedure, External LAC. & Location

updates databases.

o International Roaming database. Definition of E.212 and E214

numbering plans.

PS Core Optimization

. GPRS Attach Success Ratio

. Gb MS Originated PDP Context Activation Success Ratio

. PDP context activation success ratio

. Flexi-ISN UL payload

. Flexi-ISN DL payload

IPBB Core Optimization

. IP & ATM measurement (MSS)

. Connection Measurement (MGW)

. Ethernet interface measurement (MGW)

. TCP/IP protocol measurement (MGW)

. RTP/RTCP Protocol Measurement (MGW)

. DSP Measurement (MGW)

Tools

. COPERMAN tool

. NetAct Reporter - KPI Browser

. NetAct Reporter - Report Builder

. NetAct Reporter - Report Suite

. Traffica RTT

. Traffica News

. Trafica Views

. NetHawk SiMo Analyzer

. Nethawk M5 Analyzer

. TEMS Investigation

. FACT

Core Network Planning:

. Nominal and Detailed Rel4 CS core Network Design.

. CS Capacity and Routing plan requirements and definition.

. Final core NE configuration and dimensioning definition.

. Data Fill for NSN Rel4 MSS and MGW.

. Rel04 Mobile Core Network design Topology, Capacity & Dimensioning

MSS/MGW, routing and signaling.

. Define Rel04 mobile core NE HW Configuration (MSS and MGW) and

logical interconnection.

. Definition of connections required to PLMN\PSTN\IP service

provider.

. Collecting from the customer relevant data for detail planning

(Data Fill)

. Performs final Core NE design and configuration (Data Fill) to

facilitate

. completion of a Rel04 mobile core NE implementation and integration

work

. using OTOCS tool for planning and dimensioning

Mobile Company of Iran (MCI), Tehran, Iran

Managing Director Office

Project Manager, 2006- 2007

. GPRS/EDGE Project Manager

. UMTS Project Manager

. Member of M-Payment Group in GSM MOU

. Member of IREG in GSM MOU

. Member of IWG in GSM MOU

Head of GSM Network Management of MCI

General Director. 2004-2006

. Configuration Management

. Fault/Event Management

. Performance Management

. Security Management

. BSS Optimization

. Database Management

. OSS core Management

Head of Installation and Commissioning

Deputy of General Director, 2000-2004

. Project Manager of GSM - NSS and BSS commissioning and

Integration

. Expert in Roaming Test ( IREG, IR21)

. Troubleshooting of Roaming Database

. Planning of GSM Network architecture and topology

. Consultant of GSM network for planning, optimization,

evaluations

. Preparing RFP of GSM tenders like NSS, BSS, SMS, SIM card...

. Training GSM courses such Signaling, Network, Systems ...

. Became expert in NSS planning, and commissioning and

integration

Client Confidential, UK

NSS consulter (part time), 2003

. GSM Network Designer

. Prepaid Network Design,Topology, IN,CAMEL,GPRS

ITMC (Iran Telecom Manufacture Company), Shiraz, Iran

GSM Protocol Software Design (part time), 2004

. GSM Protocol Software Designer

. MAP Version 2 and 3 software

. BASMAP software

. INAP software

. CAP software

. SMSC Software

Iran-Telecom (TCI), Tehran, Iran

GSM Technical support Department,

Senior Engineer, 1996 - 2000

. Manager of GSM - NSS Technical Support

. Site manager of MSC network

. Extensive experience with GSM switching network, including:

Siemens (EWSD), Nokia, Ericsson MSC's

. Additional experience in fixed networks, PABX transmission,

and BSS aspects of GSM

. Systems commissioning, integration and upgrading

. Writing application standards and equipment specifications

. GSM network management, and systems integration

. MAP and BSSAP interoperability tests between systems and

vendors

. Gained experience in GSM switching networks

. Familiar with MAP, BSSAP, ISUP, SCCP, MTP signaling

. Expert of testing Signaling Protocols with K1205 and Nethawk

Iran-Telecom, Tehran, Iran

Maintenance Department,

Engineer, 1992 - 1996

. Responsible for digital exchange of Siemens-EWSD network

. Worked with Senior Engineers on development and maintenance

of Iranian network

. Assisted in GSM Network architecture and planning

. Assisted in Systems commissioning and integration

NIOC, Ahwaz, Iran

Telecommunication Department,

Engineer, 1990 - 1992

. Expert of Analog and Digital Exchange

. Expert of Radio Transmissions

Training

NSN Gandi Office, Teheran, Iran

. Traffica Z4 RTT, News, Views, October 2009

NSN Zagros Office, Teheran, Iran

. Nokia MSS and MGW - Rel 4 Optimization, August 2008

NSN Dell building, Dubai, Emirate

. Nokia MSS Optimization Workshop, April 2008

SEIMENS Training Institue,Munich,Germany

. SSNC Standard Operation and Maintenance, April 2003

. SSS Delta TAC CP113C-CP113E, April 2003

. SSS System Commissioning, April 2003

ERICSSON Training Institute, Dublin, Irland

. operation and Maintenance Platform in GSM LZU 108 3683, December

2001

. Hardware Maintenance in GSM LZU 108 3700, December 2001

. Operation handling in GSM LZU 108 3684,December 2001

TCI Training Institute, Tehran, Iran

. Siemens EWSD switch operation and maintenance, September 1997

. Siemens EWSD switch hardware May 1996

. Introduction to Digital switches., January 1994

Education

The Free University of Tehran-South, Tehran, Iran

Master of Science in Telecommunication Engineering - Wave Branch, May 1996

The Industrial University of Khajeh-Nasir-Toosi, Tehran, Iran

Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication Engineering, May 1990

The High School of Motaharri, Behbahan, Iran

Diploma of Mathematics and Physics May 1980

Concentrated Knowledge of Equipment

. MSS NSN Rel4 M14.3

. MGW NSN Rel4 U4.0

. MSC Nokia DX200, MSCi, M6, M7, M8, and M9

. HLR Nokia DX200, MSCi, M6, M7, M8, and M9

. MSC Siemens (D900) SR.4.0, SR.7.0,SR9.1

. HLR Siemens (D900) SR.4.0 and SR.7.0,SR9.1

. MSC Ericsson AXE10, R8 and R9

. HLR Ericsson AXE 10, R8 and R9

. BSC Ericsson R8 and R9

. BSC Nokia S8,S9

. Digital Exchange of Siemens (EWSD)

. Protocol Analyzer Nethawk SiMo and M5, Siemens K1103,Tektronix K1205 and GNNettest MPA

. GSM Analyst (NetHawk)

Computer Skills

. Microsoft office software

. Windows XP, Server and UNIX operating environments

. C, C++, Pascal, QBasic, and Basic languages

Languages

. Oral and Written fluency in English

. Oral and Written fluency in Farsi

Personal Attributes

. Experienced technical writing and communication skills

. Presentations/good speaker

. Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems with others

. Team player, share ideas and projects with others

. Very resourceful

. Ability to learn technical information quickly

. Positive attitude, good sense of humor

. Adapt well to changes

. Speak English as a second language (First is Persian)

. Discipline, perseverance, responsibility, honesty and hard

work describe my work ethic

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