Professional Summary:

Over ** years of experience in wireless communication industry like

UMTS/HSPA/LTE, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WiMAX, IS-95 etc. Play leadership role in

launching LTE post-processing desktop application software successfully.

Held many project related roles. Roles have included project management,

customer mentor/training, team leader, vendor liaison, coaching of junior

engineers. Hand-on experience on LTE post-processing software wireless

network design and development, including Design, Planning, Maintaining and

Performance & Optimization. Have a thorough knowledge, understanding and

extensive use of various planning, design and optimization tools such as

ASSET 3G v5.1, ATOLL v2.7, ARIESO Altaro ACP & CPT, Actix-Radioplan WiNeS

ACP, Actix Analyzer/Spotlight, WirelessLogix X-CAP/X-CAL, Agilent Wizard,

Agilent E6474A-X, PlaNet EV, Ericsson TEMS Investigation/Cell

Planner/DeskCat, OptPCS, EDX SignalPro etc. Have extensive use of mapping

tool such as MapInfo 10.0 (with Vertical Mapper 3.5), Google Earth Pro,

Delorme Topo USA. Have two to three years of experience respectively in

Lucent/Alcatel UMTS, Ericsson UMTS, Nokia GSM/GPRS/EDGE, SIEMENS GSM

systems. Have extensive use of Lucent OMC-UPS, Lucent RMT/CLI/NRPM,

NetTrack, Watchmark Performance Tool, Tektronix GeoProbe, Ericsson-OSS,

Microsoft Visio, Nokia NMS2000/NetAct and Nokia Data Warehouse for

GSM/GPRS/EDGE performance and optimization. Have working experience on

Lucent UMTS system (05.01). Have a good understanding of UMTS/HSPA system

including E-DCH, HSDPA, Load Control, IFHHO, IRAT and site selection and

reselection. Have a good understanding of 4G/LTE system including OFDMA,

DFTS-OFDM, SU-MIMO, MU-MIMO, AMS, periodic/aperiodic CQI reporting etc.

Have familiarity with LTE Rel-8 NAS messages (ESM, EMM) and RRC messages.

Education/Training:

1. Award Solution, 2010, "Mastering LTE"

2. Agilent Technologies, 2010, "LTE Design and Test Fundamentals"

3. Qualcomm Webinar, 2010, "LTE Advanced"

4. Radvision Webinar, 2010, "LTE and the Future of IMS"

5. Forsk Inc. Jun, 2009, Atoll LTE Radio Planning Software Training

6. LCC International, Mar 2009, LTE technology Training

7. INCON, 2008, "Long Term Evolution from A-Z"

8. Actix, Mar, 2008, Radioplan WiNes ACP & Spotlight 1.5 training

9. Arieso, Aug, 2007, Altaro ACP/CPT training

10. Certified WiMAX Forum RF Network Engineer issued by Doceotech Inc in

Aug, 2007

11. Forsk, Nov,2006, Atoll UMTS/HSDPA Network Planning Training

12. Project Management Certificate issued by Stevens Institute of

Technology, NJ, USA in December, 2006 (GPA=3.75, courses included

"Introduction to Project Management", "Strategic Perspective on

Project Management", "Human Side of Project Management", "Advanced

Project Management")

13. Master degree of Business Administration (MBA), Indiana University of

Pennsylvania, PA, USA, 2000

14. Bachelor degree of Science in Electrical Engineering, Shanghai

University, Shanghai, P.R. China, 1995

15. Bachelor degree of Science in Business Management, Shanghai

University, Shanghai, P.R. China, 1995

16. Certificate of Computer Applications, Shanghai University, Shanghai,

P.R. China, 1995

Accomplishments:

. Play an instrumental role as a product manager to successfully

launch LTE post processing and network performance analysis desktop

application software that support both UE and scanner log-files

from vendors such as Qualcomm, LG, ASCOM, Rohde & Schwarz etc.

. Play a leadership role in managing technical aspects (LTE Rel-8) of

LTE post-processing and network performance analysis desktop

application software.

. Play a critical role as SME on RF in supporting the launch of a web-

based wireless network troubleshooting and performance analysis

application

. SME on Pitney Bowes MapInfo, Forsk Atoll, Arieso Altaro ACP/CPT,

Actix Analyzer/Spotlight, Actix-Radioplan WiNeS ACP, Agilent Wizard

. Played an INSTRUMENTAL role in AT&T UMTS 2nd Carrier (850MHz)

design certification (DFCD) for the following SEVEN markets that

totaled nearly 1500 UMTS sites.

1. Nevada/Las Vegas market - 264 sites ( 766 UMTS 850 sectors)

2. New York, New Jersey/Rutgers, Westchester, NNJR2 & NNJR3 -

364 sites (1043 sectors)

3. New York, New Jersey/E Nassau - 48 sites ( 136 UMTS 850

sectors)

4. Oregon/Portland market - 260 sites ( 741 UMTS 850 sectors)

5. Washington/Seattle market - 271 sites ( 736 UMTS 850 sectors)

6. Utah/Salt Lake City market - 244 sites ( 593 UMTS 850

sectors)

7. Colorado/Ski area - 18 sites ( 49 UMTS 850 sectors)

. Played a KEY role in optimizing and further improving AT&T 2nd

carrier UMTS 850 projects that had already been optimized by ACP

tools such as Arieso ACP, Actix WiNes ACP to show SIGNIFICANT

improvements measured by AT&T KPI results for the following markets

that totaled nearly 1500 sites ( Nevada/ Las Vegas market, Rocky

Mountain/Salt Lake City, New York/New Jersey/East Nassau market,

Washington/Oregon market, Colorado Ski areas)

. Played a KEY role in delivering AT&T 2nd carrier GNG performance

Presentation that includes a comprehensive in-depth study which

utilize Actix/Spotlight 1.5, Atoll 2.7, Agilent E6474A, MapInfo 9.0

and Google Earth Pro extensively.

. Created Lucent UMTS 2nd Carrier PICD (850MHz) for Oregon market

(253 sites) by using Atoll 2.6 and Actix WiNes ACP.

. Created Lucent UMTS 2nd carrier PICD for following markets (17

polygons & 116 sites) - Spokane (WA) UMTS Phase 2 Expansion,

Central Washington UMTS Greenfield, Yakima& Tri-Cities (WA) UMTS

Greenfield, Pullman & Moscow (WA) UMTS Greenfield, Portland (OR)

UMTS Phase 3 Expansion and Eugene (OR) UMTS Phase 2 Expansion by

using Atoll 2.6 and Actix WiNes ACP.

. Arieso CPT (Capital Planning Tool) MENTOR for THREE markets in

Northeast Region of AT&T which includes Washington/Baltimore

market, Virginia/West Virginia market (Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke),

Upstate New York market (Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany)

. Created Ericsson RND database for 211 UMTS sites in Norfolk and

Newport News market

. Make an IMPRESSIVE presentation of UMTS deployment to AT&T Virginia

market that included a COMPREHENSIVE analysis and case study for

SIX major UMTS configurations in May, 2007. The six UMTS

configurations are as follows:

1. Andrew Regular TMA + Ericsson Node B Duplex Connections (4 feeders)

2. STI Indoor GMA + Ericsson Node B Duplex Connections (4 feeders)

3. Andrew Regular TMA & RX-AIT + Ericsson Node B Simplex Connections

(3 feeders)

4. STI Indoor GMA & RX-AIT + Ericsson Node B Simplex Connections (3

feeders)

5. No Andrew RX-AIT and No TMA (4 feeders)

6. With Andrew RX-AIT and No TMA (3 feeders)

. Created RF Design for both GSM and UMTS which includes Andrew RX-

AIT, Andrew MCPA, Andrew Regular TMA/Twin TMA, Superconductor

Technologies Indoor/Outdoor GMA and Ericsson Node B Simplex/Duplex

connection for Virginia UMTS Design

. Maintained and optimized Cingular Rochester Nokia GSM/(E)GPRS network

with 125 sites(3 BSCs) and achieved the lowest drop call rate and best

Uplink and Downlink quality throughout the whole network in Cingular

Upstate New York market.

. Received "Certificate of Excellence" issued by Ericsson in March, 2003

when working as a contractor through WFI for Ericsson in North Texas GSM

Overlay project of Cingular in Dallas.

. Winner of "Marketing Strategy Game" in Marketing Management Course in

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Interests:

. Femtocell, Home eNB, Pico Cells, Remote Radio heads, Relaying

. LTE Rel-9 & LTE-Advanced

. LTE SON (Self-organizing Networks) implementation

. Forsk Atoll LTE Module 2.8

. Manifold Systems 8.0 Enterprise Edition

. Data Mining with SQL Server 2008

. Microsoft SQL Server 2008

. Pitney Bowes MapInfo v10.0 & MapBasic 10.0 & Vertical Mapper 3.5

. ArcGIS 9.3 Desktop

. Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS)

. Visual Basic/ASP.Net

. Strategic Project Management

Reference:

Ashwani Goel (at&t PNW RF Support Manager- Seattle)

Project: Alcatel/Lucent (ALU) UMTS Design and Optimization for PNW

(Washington & Oregon) market (Nov,2007 - July 2008)

Contact: 425-***-**** (Mobile), 425-580- 8503 (Desk)

Steve Smith (Arieso, Inc Professional Services Director)

Project: Arieso CPT (Capital Planning Tool) Mentoring for Northeast

Region of AT&T Including Washington/Baltimore market, Virginia/West

Virginia market (Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke), Upstate New York market

(Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany)

Contact: 770-***-**** (Mobile), 678-***-**** (Desk)

Ihab Semmar (Forsk, Atoll LTE Radio Planning Software Trainer)

Three-day intensive hands-on training course in Atoll 2.8 LTE module

(June, 2009)

Contact: 312-***-****

Professional Experience:

Product Manager

Jan 2010 - present

Software Company

. In charge of LTE post processing and network performance analysis

desktop application software development

. Play instrumental role in architecting LTE database and defining and

creating all key LTE metrics.

. Study 3GPP LTE Rel-8 and Rel-9 Specifications. (e.g. 36.331 v8.8.0,

36.213 v8.8.0, 24.301 v8.4.0 etc)

. Create engine and user interface requirements of LTE scanner and UE to

be implemented in LTE post processing desktop application software

. Use Qualcomm QXDM Professional and QCAT software to interpret events &

metrics of LTE log-files

. Create metrics definition and mapping to the LTE database through

interpreting ICD (Interface Control Document) for LTE from vendors

such as Qualcomm, LG, ASCOM TEMS, Agilent, Andrew, Rohde & Schwarz, ZK

and DataPro etc.

. Test LTE scanner and UE features on LTE software platform to ensure

functionalities are working correctly and bug free

. Define and create LTE related events and perform LTE event analysis of

the UE log-file from multiple vendors.

. Propose and design new features for LTE software platform such as

troubleshooting analysis, RF analysis, Root Cause analysis and

Neighbor list analysis.

. Work with software developers to ensure feature implementation and

database creation is accurate.

. Prepare and make presentation of "Introduction to LTE SON"

. Study Rel-9 SON features from 3GPP standard to identify potential

business opportunities

. Study ICD (Interface Control Document) for LTE from multiple chipset

vendors (Qualcomm, LG etc) and post-processing tool developers (TEMS,

Agilent, Rohde & Schwarz etc)

. Study LTE Application Notes from multiple LTE testing vendors (Rohde &

Schwarz, Agilent, Anritsu etc)

Senior Engineer

June 2009 - Nov 2009

LCC International, Inc.

AT&T - Ericsson 2nd & 3rd carrier and in-fill Design and Optimization at

Atlanta market

. Generate traffic growth map per sector (more than 1000 sectors) in

vertical map format to assist 3rd carrier and long term planning for

Great Atlanta market

. Optimize 2nd carrier UMTS design for Alpharetta cluster through Atoll

2.7, Arieso Altaro ACP and manual optimization.

. Optimize 2nd carrier UMTS design for Atlanta downtown cluster through

Atoll 2.7, Arieso Altaro ACP and manual optimization.

. Compare UMTS 850 and UMTS 1900 RSCP level for Alpharetta cluster in

Vertical mapper to identify areas for further optimization.

. Design radio configuration for in-fill UMTS sites to improve KPI such

as Ec/Io, HSDPA throughput etc through Atoll 2.7 and Arieso Altaro

ACP.

. Analyze propagation models in Atlanta Atoll master project to perform

model-tuning based on Wider Scanning data

. Develop MapBasic programs to facilitate RF engineering activities such

as missing neighbor.

. Post process Wider scanner data in Actix Spotlight to identify pilot

pollution, overshooting and propose down-tilt change.

. Create PICD for UMTS 1st and 2nd carrier expansion and overlay design

through Atoll and Arieso Altaro ACP.

. Create RFDS for Ericsson 2nd & 3rd Carrier design for both Macro and

DNB sites.

. Use Actix Analyzer/Spotlight to post-process GWS data to identify

missing neighbor, pilot pollution and overshooting and propose down-

tilt change.

Senior Engineer

June 22nd-24th 2009

LCC International, Inc.

Forsk Atoll LTE training, Chicago

Three-day intensive hands-on training course in Atoll 2.8 LTE module

hosted by Forsk, Inc.

(trainer: Ihab Semmar. Tel: 312-***-****)

. Preparing working environment for Atoll LTE project

. LTE technology training - OFDMA, MIMO etc.

. Generate prediction Studies Based on Cell Loads

. Run Monte-Carlo Simulations based on traffic map and subscriber list

. Automatic Neighbour Allocation based on interference matrix

. Study MIMO Modelling

. Downlink Segmentation Modelling

. Automatic Physical CELLID Allocation based on neighbor list and

interference matrix

. Automatic Frequency Planning based on neighbor list and interference

matrix

. Frequency Plan Analysis

. Generate LTE Traffic raster map based on user profile/user density

. Run Atoll LTE ACP module to optimize network configurations and

compare prediction studies from different KPI settings

Senior Engineer

March 2009 - June 2009

LCC International, Inc.

AT&T - Lucent UMTS 1st carrier Design and Optimization at Minnesota

market

. Use Atoll 2.7 and Arieso Altaro ACP tool to design UMTS 850 or 1900

Overlay

. Generate forecasted CS/PS traffic map for June/2010 in Atoll 2.7

for Atoll Monte Carlo Simulation

. Use Atoll point analysis tool, Atoll report generation, X-tilt,

MapInfo 9.5 and data mining tool to perform integrated analysis and

optimize electrical tilt manually

. Use Spatial query in Manifold System 8.0 to troubleshoot low HSDPA

throughput

. Use data mining tool in SQL 2008 to investigate Atoll Monte Carlo

simulation results

. Identify UMTS 850 capacity trigger sectors in Atoll 2.7 from

simulation results by using forecasted CS/PS traffic

. Create focus zone in Atoll based on non-HS power usage, uplink

noise rise, OVSF Channelization codes usage per sector to expedite

Altaro ACP optimization process

. Create PICD for Alexandria, Minneapolis North/East/South UMTS

launch polygon

Senior Engineer

February 2009 - March 2009

LCC International, Inc.

AT&T - Lucent UMTS 2nd carrier Design and Optimization at PNW (Washington

& Oregon) market

. Use Atoll 2.7 and Arieso Altaro ACP tool to perform UMTS 850 over

1900 Overlay Site Selection and Optimization

. Analyze Site Selection and Optimization results from Altaro ACP in

Atoll 2.7 to fine-tune network configurations

. Compare performance results from before- and after- optimization

in Altaro ACP to identify and verify performance improvement and

degradation by using tools such as "Map Calculator" in Altaro ACP

. Create Antenna type and Antenna Set in Arieso Altaro ACP to prepare

"Optimiser" environment

. Generate forecasted CS/PS traffic map for June/2010 in Atoll 2.7

for Atoll Simulation

. Identify UMTS 850 capacity trigger sectors in Atoll 2.7 from

simulation results by using forecasted CS/PS traffic

. Analyze proposed New Site Build(NSB) to identify necessary NSB for

capacity offload requirements

Senior Engineer

July 2008 - February 2009

LCC International, Inc.

AT&T - UMTS 2nd carrier Design Verification and GNG support and

Actix/Spotlight Optimization for Cluster Acceptance of OHIO, St. Louis

and Colorado market

. Use Atoll 2.6 and Add-ins (Google Earth, Difference Plot, Export

Best Signals) to certify AT&T UMTS 2nd carrier PICD (Preliminary

Initial Cluster Design) submitted by AT&T design engineers in SIX

markets (Salt Lake City, Colorado, Las Vegas, New York/New Jersey,

Portland, Seattle) through performing the following activities

1. Verify that Atoll PICD follows AT&T Design Guideline Document

(ND-00311)

2. Calculate KPIs of UMTS1900, UMTS 850 Baseline & UMTS 850

Optimized network based on focus zone in corresponding Atoll

projects submitted by AT&T

3. Perform further manual optimizations on ACP-optimized UMTS

850 network to improve Primary KPIs such as Pilot Pollution

percentage and Soft Handoff percentage by exploring a variety

of methods such as creating Monte-Carlo Simulation to show

Detailed Mobile Information etc.

4. Propose short-term (Electrical down-tilt change, sector

activation/deactivation) and long-term solution ( Mechanical

down-tilt/Azimuth change/Antenna change/CPICH power

adjustment etc.) to improve UMTS 2nd carrier network

performance

. Made presentations to AT&T on UMTS 2nd carrier GNG performance,

which includes comprehensive analysis of all major attributes

(Ec/No, RSCP, UE Coverage, UE Tx Power, UE Handoff State, UE

technology mode, UE PDP state, RRC Connection Setup, RAB Setup

etc.) in Actix/Spotlight and make optimization suggestions based on

prediction studies from Atoll Monte Carlo Simulation and Actix

Spotlight analyses that include Scanner/UE "Pilot pollution" & "Too

many servers", CS/PS drops calls, CS/PS call setup failure,

HSDPA/HSUPA low throughput.

. Used AT&T GNG performance report in Actix Spotlight 1.5 to generate

cluster GNG report to identify performance issues during Cluster

Acceptance drive.

. Used Actix Analyzer /Spotlight 1.5 to analyze log-files of MOT/MTC

CS long/short call & HSDPA/HSUPA PS Calls in order to diagnose PS

low throughput/PS & CS drop calls/call setup failure issues during

GNG Cluster Acceptance drive

. Used Actix Analyzer /Spotlight 1.5 to trouble shoot UMTS 2nd

carrier performance issues such as "Too Many Servers", "Missing

Neighbors", Inter-RNC Handover failure, IFHHO failure and IRAT

failure etc. by looking into Layer 3 & 2 messages, Attributes map,

charts, Navigators and analysis reports in Actix Spotlight.

. Used Analysis tools such as Query & Filter to create customized

attributes or filters to assist troubleshooting and analysis in

Actix.

. Used Network Image in Actix to generate customized attributes and

queries to expedite analysis on many log-files from either TEMS

Investigator or Agilent E6474A.

. Studied Agilent E6474A scanner setting parameters to find optimum

setting for "Pilot pollution" and "Too many servers" study in

Actix/Spotlight.

. Diagnosed layer 3 messages in Actix to assist understandings and

troubleshooting of HSPA issues.

. Proposed ALU parameter changes (such as parameters related to

event2b, 2d, 2f) based on a variety of maps (such as maps exported

from Actix and maps imported from Atoll)

. Propose Antenna configuration changes (Electrical down-tilt and

Mechanical Down-tilt) based on Pilot Pollution predictions in Atoll

and scanner maps generated in Actix from Agilent log-files.

. Use Ericsson TEMS Investigation 9.0 Data Collection to troubleshoot

drop calls/setup failure of CS/PS, HSDPA/HSUPA, long/short calls by

looking into Layer 3 Messages/Layer 2 message/Events/Mode Reports

. Use Ericsson TEMS Investigation 9.0 Data Collection to identify

performance issues such as pilot pollution, missing neighbors,

Inter-RNC failure, IFHHO failure and IRAT failure etc by looking

into RSCP, Ec/No, Layer 3 Messages/Layer 2 message/Events/Mode

Reports

. Verify UMTS 850 propagation models used in Ohio and New York/New

Jersey Atoll projects by comparing scanner maps collected and

exported from Actix and Coverage by Best Signal predictions

generated in Atoll.

. Provide Atoll, Actix Analyzer/Spotlight, MapInfo training to less

experienced engineers

. Used MapInfo 8.5, Vertical Mapper, Atoll 2.6 plus Add-ins, Agilent

E6474A, Google Earth Pro, Microsoft Virtual Earth and ArcGIS

Explorer to assist in UMTS 2nd carrier design and optimization

activities

Senior Engineer

Nov 2007 - July 2008

LCC International, Inc.

AT&T - Lucent UMTS Design and Optimization for PNW (Washington & Oregon)

market

. Oregon State Lucent UMTS 2nd Carrier Design Project (PICD) (UMTS

850 - 253 sites)

1. Advise in UMTS 2nd Carrier launch polygon creation by

considering factors such as Inter-frequency Hard Handover,

Compressed Mode, mobility, and capacity etc.

2. Determine Scaling Factor (% of forecast traffic of Jan 2009

to be carried on 850MHz 2nd carrier) by using Atoll Monte

Carlo simulation for Jan 2009 UMTS network based on AT&T

Design guidelines

3. Generate Voice/R99/HSDPA traffic map for Jan 2009 in Atoll

that is necessary to run Monte Carlo simulation based on AT&T

Design guidelines

4. Use "Site Selection Functionality" of Actix WiNes ACP tool to

determine sites needed for UMTS 2nd carrier.

5. Run Actix WiNes ACP on UMTS 2nd Carrier network to get

optimized Electrical Down tilt and Mechanical Down tilt to be

used by Atoll

6. Run Monte Carlo simulation based on optimized design of 2nd

Carrier network to analyze KPI results to determine whether

significant improvements have been made

7. Analyze the results and iteratively run ACP as needed to

further optimize and improve the overall performance of UMTS

2nd Carrier network.

8. Generate the statistics on a cluster by cluster basis using

the final optimized design for UMTS 2nd Carrier.

. Created Lucent UMTS PICD for the following markets (17 polygons &

116 sites) - Spokane (WA) UMTS Phase 2 Expansion, Central

Washington UMTS Greenfield, Yakima& Tri-Cities (WA) UMTS

Greenfield, Pullman & Moscow (WA) UMTS Greenfield, Portland (OR)

UMTS Phase 3 Expansion and Eugene (OR) UMTS Phase 2 Expansion

through Atoll 2.6 and Actix WiNes ACP tool

. Used Atoll 2.6 and Newfield tool to generate new UMTS and GSM

traffic map per AT&T guideline.

. Monitored and maintained Nokia GSM and Lucent UMTS performance by

using Nokia NMS and Lucent OMC-UPS platform plus various other

tools such as

NetTrack report, Watchmark/Prospect Performance Tool,

Tektronix/GeoProbe, Nokia

NetAct and Lucent RMT/CLI/NRPM.

. Use NetTrack, Watchmark/Prospect Performance Tool to identify worst

offender sectors and investigate possible reasons and propose

solutions for the following problems:

1. Pilot Pollution 2. Cell Breathing 3. Path Imbalance 4. Rx

path & TMA problems 5. Call set up failure 6. Poor PS

throughput 7. IFHHO & IRAT failure 8. Missing neighbors 9.

wrong parameter setting 10 Capacity/High SHO

. Use WirelessLogix X-CAP to analyze drive test results to trouble-

shoot issues such as pilot pollution, missing neighbors, IRAT

handover failure and PS low throughput etc.

. Used Pramesh (PNW Microsoft Access Tool), MapInfo 9.0, Vertical

Mapper, Atoll 2.6, Microsoft Virtual Earth and ArcGIS Explorer to

assist PNW 2008 UMTS design activities.

. Use SQL to query Pramesh (Access database) to generate tailored

reports for RF design activities.

. Run Atoll simulation for UMTS 2008 polygon under loaded and

unloaded situations to assist in 2008 UMTS design.

. Created RFDS for 50 UMTS expansion sites for 2008 Washington UMTS

expansion project.

. Maintained GSM and UMTS network through Nokia NMS and Lucent OMC-

UPS platform.

Senior Engineer Sep 2007 - November

LCC International, Inc.

AT&T - Arieso CPT (Capital Planning Tool) Mentoring for Northeast Region

of AT&T

Including Washington/Baltimore market, Virginia/West Virginia market

(Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke), Upstate New York market (Buffalo,

Rochester, Syracuse, Albany)

. Supported Arieso CPT (Capital Planning Tool) Mentoring activities

in Northeast region of AT&T.

. Provided hands on training of Arieso CPT to AT&T senior design

engineers in three markets (Washington/Baltimore, Virginia/West

Virginia, Upstate New York).

. Exported on-air and 2008 proposed GSM & UMTS project from Atoll

environment into Arieso Altaro CPT in order to create AT&T 2008

Capital Planning project.

. Run Monte Carlo simulations in Forsk Atoll to generate UMTS Ec/Io,

Pilot pollution plots for on-air and 2008 proposed project.

. Created capital request for 2008 proposed GSM/UMTS sites.

. Imported required data such as Ec/Io, C/I, Pilot Pollution,

Population, Morphology, Finance data into Altaro CPT 2008 Capital

Planning project to support capital request approval.

. Imported supplementary data such as AT&T store, Telephia drive

test, market scanner data, and network churn rate into Altaro CPT

2008 Capital Planning project to facilitate capital request

approval.

. Provided guidance for creating capital submission for three markets

in Northeast region.

. Reviewed capital requests with AT&T management team and obtain

approval.

Senior Engineer Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

LCC International, Inc.

AT&T - UMTS and GSM Expansion (Dual-band) Design Support Project

San Francisco, CA

. Supported Ericsson GSM & UMTS expansion design and Dual Technology

Design & Optimization (HSDPA-UMTS/GSM) in AT&T San Francisco

GSM/UMTS market (850/1900)

. Supported AT&T's ASNOP 2008, including coverage-

capacity/performance optimization of existing HSDPA-UMTS networks,

future candidate/site selection, site reduction (network thinning),

. Involved in ASNOP 2008 planning activities such as using Vertical

Mapper to identify most important search rings.

. Used Atoll Planning Tool and Actix-Radioplan WiNes ACP tool for day-

to-day functioning such as Electrical Tilt optimization for in-fill

UMTS site.

. Generated Summary Report and performance comparison related plots

in Actix-Radioplan WiNes ACP to optimize Electrical Tilt for in-

fill UMTS sites

. Run Monte Carlo simulations in Atoll to compare UMTS Simulation

results between baseline and electrical-downtilt optimized project.

. Analyzed GSM Handover statistics to facilitate creation of UMTS

Intra-frequency Neighbors and IRAT neighbors through prioritizing

neighbors.

. Generated Intra-frequency and Inter-technology neighbors through

Atoll RF planning tool.

. Planned Primary Scrambling Code (PSC) for UMTS in-fill sites

through Atoll RF planning tool.

. Generated various reports in Atoll such as Population Covered and

Traffic minutes generated per site to support NPV analysis.

. Involved in RF part of NPV analysis such as MOU and Population

Incremental to prioritize new GSM search ring selection.

. Used MapInfo SQL query to compare Telephia drive testing results

between Verizon Wireless and AT&T for different morphology in San

Francisco bay market to assist in creating new search rings.

. Created RFDSs for both GSM expansion sites and UMTS In-fill and

Greenfield sites through Visio drawings.

Senior Engineer Oct 2006 - Jun 2007

Wireless Facilities, Inc.

Cingular - UMTS Design (Voice and Data) Project

Norfolk & Newport News, VA

. In charge of UMTS launch design for 211 Ericsson UMTS sites in

Norfolk and Newport News market

. Lead engineer to create RFDS for network expansion (GSM 1900MHz)

and UMTS overlay (antenna selection and configuration, GSM and UMTS

co-siting etc.)

. Created RF Designs for both GSM and UMTS which includes Andrew RX-

AIT, Andrew MCPA, Andrew Regular TMA/Twin TMA, Superconductor

Technologies Indoor/Outdoor GMA and Ericsson Node B Simplex/Duplex

connection.

. Presented a comprehensive analysis and case study for SIX major

UMTS configurations for Virginia UMTS market which includes the

followings:

7. Andrew Regular TMA + Ericsson Node B Duplex Connections (4 feeders)

8. STI Indoor GMA + Ericsson Node B Duplex Connections (4 feeders)

9. Andrew Regular TMA & RX-AIT + Ericsson Node B Simplex Connections

(3 feeders)

10. STI Indoor GMA & RX-AIT + Ericsson Node B Simplex Connections (3

feeders)

11. No Andrew RX-AIT and No TMA (4 feeders)

12. With Andrew RX-AIT and No TMA (3 feeders)

. Created Visio drawings templates of antenna configurations before

and after UMTS installation as part of RFDS deliverables for 211

UMTS sites.

. Created different Antenna Sharing scenarios for AT&T Virginia

1900MHz UMTS market to maximize effectiveness of capital

expenditures.

. Evaluated antenna changes for UMTS design and GSM performance

improvement

. Tracked RF design issues and drive to completion through system.

. Database and archiving activities to support tracking of current

RFDS revisions

. Drove and facilitated the completion of a certifiable RF Design

with associated package deliverables (Interim and Final) as defined

in the AT&T RF Design Guidelines.

. Assured the quality of the design process based on AT&T Design

Guidelines and monitor the quality of the design.

. Liaison between Ericsson/Andrew/Superconductor Technologies

Inc./Radio Frequency System and AT&T for ALL RF related issues.

. Liaison between Civil Vendors and AT&T for ALL RF related issues.

. Analyzed GSM Handover statistics to facilitate creation of UMTS

Intra-frequency Neighbors and IRAT neighbors through prioritizing

neighbors.

. Used Enterprise ASSET 3G v5.1 to generate UMTS Intra-frequency and

IRAT neighbors.

. Used Enterprise ASSET 3G v5.1 Simulation tool to compare different

antenna configurations (Antenna selection, Horizontal Beam-width,

Electrical/Mechanical Down-tilt) to determine optimal antenna

solutions for VA UMTS network.

. Used Enterprise ASSET 3G v5.1 to run simulations for different

scenarios (Voice only, PS128 100% loading, PS128 50% loading) to

generate performance statistics reports

. Used Enterprise ASSET 3G v5.1 to create Best Pilot Server plot and

various simulation plots.

. Analyzed performance statistics reports generated from ASSET 3G

v5.1 to find worst offenders based on performance indicators such

as UL&DL throughput, UL loading, DL Transmitted power, Pilot

pollution and failure due to Eb/No Capacity/Coverage etc.

. Suggested antenna changes for worst offenders to improve

performance statistics of designed UMTS network.

. Assigned Primary Scrambling Code for CPICH of 630 sectors of 211

UMTS sites based on AT&T Scrambling Code Planning Guidelines

. Created Ericsson RND database for 211 UMTS sites in Norfolk and

Newport News market

. Calculated UL/DL feeder attenuation and UL/DL electrical delay in

Ericsson RND for all antenna configurations (2 feeders with

TMA/GMA, 3 feeders with TMA/GMA, 4 feeders with/TMA/GMA)

. Liaison between Ericsson and AT&T for issues related to Ericsson

RND database

. Created various kinds of Visio drawings for UMTS/GSM Antenna

Configurations (2/3/4 feeders, TMA/Twin-TMA/GMA, Andrew RX-

AIT/MCPA, Node B Simplex/Duplex connections)

. Created and provided formal UMTS deployment training to AT&T RF

engineers and managers.

. Analyzed impact of STI GMA on Noise Figure, IIP3 and UMTS

performance

. Presented CASE STUDY of Antenna Horizontal Beam-width, Noise Figure

and Electrical/Mechanical Down-tilt for AT&T to assist antenna

selection, down-tilt optimization and GMA/TMA selection.

. Used Forsk ATOLL to maintain integrity of Virginia UMTS Project

. Used Forsk ATOLL to generate required UMTS Best Coverage Plot

. Exported and imported Computation & Focus zone in ATOLL to

facilitate analysis of UMTS performance

. Imported new Antenna patterns into Virginia UMTS project in FORSK

ATOLL

Senior Engineer Mar 2006 - Sep 2006

Wireless Facilities, Inc.

Cingular - UMTS/GSM Design Project

Atlanta, GA

. Leading one design engineer to create RFDS for network expansion

(GSM 850MHz or 1900MHz), future UMTS growth (antenna dual banding),

and integration clean-up of 150 Ericsson sites.

. Creation of RF Designs including power setting, antenna selection

and drawings,

TMA and diplexer selection for 120 sites to be expanded in 2006

. Tracking of Cingular Expansion Work Order and RF Design Project

Management.

. Liaison between Ericsson/Compass and Cingular for RF Issues

. Attended weekly expansion meeting to deal with issues aroused

during GSM network

Expansion

. Evaluated antenna changes to support UMTS and GSM co-siting

. Evaluated antenna changes for GSM coverage improvements

. Use Ericsson OMT to review radio combining and antenna

configuration info.

. Addition of MCPA/SCPA solutions to preserve current coverage

footprint

. Tracking and driving modifications through system

. Database and archiving activities to support tracking of current

RFDS revisions

. Key player in FCC ETC (Eligible Telecommunication Carrier) project.

. Used OptPCS to generate neighbor list.

. Used Planet to assist RFDS creation

Senior Engineer May 2004 - Feb 2006

Wireless Facilities, Inc.

Cingular - GSM/GPRS/EDGE Performance and Optimization Project

Rochester, NY

. Maintained and optimized Cingular Rochester GSM/(E)GPRS Nokia network

with 125 sites(3 BSCs) and achieve the lowest drop call rate and best

Uplink and Downlink quality throughout the whole network in Cingular

Upstate New York market.

. Played an active team role in successfully integrating AT&T Wireless Blue

network into Cingular Orange network in Upstate New York market.

. Used Agilent Wizard 6.7 to identify, select and validate candidates for

search rings

. Used Agilent Wizard 6.7 to export coverage plots for MapInfo 6.5 and

compare it with network design objectives

. Used Agilent Wizard 6.7 to import AT&T site information into Wizard 6.5

to identify overlapping coverage area with existing Cingular network

. Used Agilent Wizard 6.7 to generate neighbor list and compare it with

adjacency survey result in Nokia OSS to identify missing neighbor

. Used Agilent Wizard 6.7 to run coverage plot with different antenna

selection and electric down-tilt to identify best antenna settings for

dual band antenna change project

. Integrated and troubleshot sites using TEMS Investigator 5.1

. Ran command sequence in TEMS GSM 5.1 to verify data throughput, delay,

and MCS distribution.

. Studied Nokia S11 parameter set and became familiar with such new

features settings as Dynamic Abis Pool, Intelligent Packing for Half

Rate, Common-BCCH, Intelligent Underlay and Overlay, MAIO management, and

GPRS power control.

. Expanded EDAP pool of an existing live site by using Nokia Node Manager,

Traffic Manager, and Nokia Radio Network Manager.

. Created Intelligent Packing for Half Rate (IPH) and AMR Dual Rate feature

for congested BTSs in Nokia-OSS RNW Manager.

. Created PCU clustering for 5 BSCs to optimize BCSU utilization.

. Became familiar with Nokia (E) GPRS features and planning basics and

optimum parameter setting.

. Generated codec distribution in full rate and half rate usage to make

capacity and quality analysis.

. Generated trend chart for drop call, Erlang/Drop, Uplink/Downlink level

and Quality, FR/HR utilization etc to monitor performance after IPH and

Dual Rate implementation.

. Generated scatter plot of Erlang and Drop to identify interference-

limited BTS.

. Monitored network performance through Nokia Network Data Warehouse to

identify coverage, capacity, and quality problems.

. Used Nokia CM Plan Manager and OMC Audit-XML version to audit the

compliance and integrity of parameter setting throughout the network.

. Adjusted Dual Rate parameter such as FRU/FRL to optimize FR/HR traffic

distribution.

. Ran various reports through Nokia Data Warehouse to spot cause of

coverage and quality problems and provided suggestions for changes

ranging from antenna downtilt to adding neighbors to BCCH retune to BSIC

change.

. Used Actix to post-process TEMS log files to produce scanning map and

RxLev, RxQual, and handover map for further analysis.

Senior Engineer May 2003 - Apr 2004

Wireless Facilities, Inc.

Cingular Wireless - GSM/GPRS/EDGE Project

Atlanta, GA

. Used Ericsson TEMS4.0.1 to conduct drive testing for Cingular GSM 850MHz

network in Atlanta market.

. Used Ericsson TEMS4.0.1 to create shakedown for Cingular GSM sites.

. Used Ericsson TEMS4.0.1 to do cluster drive testing for Cingular GSM

sites.

. Used Ericsson TEMS4.0.1 to identify missing neighbors and validate

neighbor lists to ensure handover to right neighbors.

. Used Ericsson TEMS4.0.1 to identify co-channel and adjacent channel

interference and suggest frequency change.

Design Engineer Mar 2003 - Apr 2003

Wireless Facilities, Inc.

Western Wireless - IS-95 Project

Lawton, OK

. Used Agilent E7473 CDMA wireless solution to conduct drive testing for IS-

95A network of 39 sites at Texas and Oklahoma.

. Used Agilent E7473 CDMA wireless solution to do shakedown for 39 sites.

. Identified missing neighbors and validated neighbor lists to ensure soft

handoffs to right neighbors.

Design Engineer Sep 2002 - Mar 2003

Wireless Facilities, Inc.

Cingular Wireless - GSM Overlay Project

Dallas, TX

Design Engineer Aug 2002 - Sep 2002

Wireless Facilities, Inc.

AT&T Wireless - GSM Design Project

Denver, CO

Design Engineer Jul 2002 - Aug 2002

Wireless Facilities, Inc.

AT&T Wireless - GSM Design Project

Austin, TX

Design Engineer Oct 2001 - Apr 2002

Wireless Facilities, Inc.

AT&T Wireless - GSM Performance Project

Las Vegas, NV

Design Engineer Nov 2000 - May 2001

Wireless Facilities, Inc.

Metricom Project

Salt Lake City, UT

Design Engineer Mar 2000 - Oct 2000

Wireless Facilities, Inc.

Metricom Project

Kansas City, MO

BSS Engineer Jan 1995 - Aug 1998 Shanghai SIEMENS Mobile Communication

Inc.

China Unicom & China Telecom - GSM Project

Shanghai, China

. Coordinated and managed deployment of Siemens GSM D900/BSS system.

. Managed commissioning aspects of BTS, BSC and TRAU HW/SW and timely

integration into operating network.

. Monitored cell sites through Siemens OMC-BSS.

. Prepared database for Siemens GSM D900/BSS.

. Created and validated neighbor lists to have handoffs to right neighbors.

. Studied Siemens database optimization parameters and implementation

techniques for dynamic power control, frequency hopping and discontinuous

transmission.

. Optimized GSM network by adjusting RF parameters, frequency and antennas.

. Analyzed drive test data and modified switch parameters to conform to

design thresholds.

. Conducted drive tests and site visits. Used TEMS and GPS equipment for

drive test.

. Performed system dimensioning for coverage and capacity including traffic

analysis.

. Operated and maintained HW/SW of Siemens GSM D900/BSS system.

. Troubleshot HW/SW problem in loaded Siemens GSM D900/BSS system

. Trained assistant field engineers and clients for Siemens GSM D900/BSS

. Generated appropriate test and acceptance records of GSM/BSS.

. Organized and conducted site audits as required.

. Made presentations and reports to client as required.

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