Name: Mark Anthony Guntrip

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Profile

A successful and interesting career in the communications environment; spent in the 3G and GSM technologies. Experience with OPTIMIZATION of 3G NETWORKS including HSDPA, the air interface, troubleshooting Nokia radio RNC and RAN hardware, software, functions and parameters plus DESIGN & PLANNING of 3G NETWORKS for multi-vendors in Europe including TRANSMISSION using Nokia Siemens Networks CELL OPTIMIZER tool and RF. Together with a comprehensive knowledge of the RNC & UTRAN architecture, signalling and related protocols.

Conversant with all aspects of the 3G RNC & RAN, radio and optimisation. Enthusiastic professional approach to work, excellent interpersonal skills; together with a good sense of humour.

key skills

1. RNC O&M

2. RNC/UTRAN OPTIMISATION

3. RNC PERFORMANCE MONITORING

4. HSDPA & HSPUA UPGRADE

5. UTRAN Operation and maintenance

6. UMTS & GPRS Instruction

7. WAN & LAN Installation and commissioning

8. Voice, Data and Fibre networking

9. Design and Engineering

10. Network Engineering

11. Knowledge of data communications including, signals and systems and introduction to X.25

12. Knowledge of HF, VHF, UHF and SHF mobile and static radio comms

1. NSN TUNISIA

Tunis, June 2012 – November 2012

SENIOR RAN ENGINEER

Senior RNC Support for the customer (Tunisiana.) Involved with the commercial launch of 3G services and troubleshooting of an IP RU30, RF SHARING network. As RAN Coordinator I was responsible for the daily correlation of reports showing network status to the NETWORK PLANNING & OPTIMIZATION team plus tracking and resolution of all WBTS HW related issues with Field Engineers, plus investigating WBTS with low WCEL availability, HSPA degradation and NON PERFORMING WCELS, some of which involved collecting LOGS in order to compile Resolve cases for Product Line to investigate and following them to conclusion.

HUAWEI (EMPLOYED AS A NSN CONSULTANT)

Shanghai, Peoples Republic Of China (PRC) – December 2011 – May 2012

NSN RAN CONSULTANT

Providing support for multi-vendor 3G projects worldwide by researching subjects and compiling documentation for NSN Engineers (Managed Service).

1. NSN SOUTH AFRICA

Cape Town, February 2011 – July 2011

2ND LINE RNC/BSC SUPPORT ENGINEER/FAULT MANAGEMENT TEAM LEADER

Providing UTRAN SUPPORT for Vodacom SA during 2G & 3G SWAPS from Siemens, Motorola & Alcatel to NSN FLEXI BTS/WBTS. Involved with the initial Project set-up PHASE, providing COMPETENCY TRANSFER for customer and NSN Engineers, directly accountable for an NMC Team of 12 Engineers. Working with RU20 ATM and IP technology.

1. NSN RUSSIA

Moscow, March 2010 – December 2010

NOKIA 3G RAN SUPPORT ENGINEER (NOKIA CARE)

Nokia CARE Engineer providing support for customers of NSN Russia (Megafon). This involved the use of Resolve 3.01 to solve complex issues related to the UTRAN – FLEXI WBTS, RNC 450 (2600), RU10, RU20,

IP RAN, RAS06, CS CORE, PS CORE and OSS 5.1. Also provided on site support as and when necessary.

1. NSN MEXICO

Mexico City D.F., November 2009 – February 2010

RNC O&M SUPPORT ENGINEER

With Telcel as the customer and involved with on site UPGRADING of RNC’s to RU10 SW. Working with a dedicated team preparing RNC’s

and then completing this at the customer site by way of SCRIPTS, MML

commands and MACROS for the OMS & OMU respectively, responsible

for ensuring the RNC QoS during and post UPGRADE. I was also tasked

with a Project to deliver a COMPETENCY TRANSFER for TOOLS on

the Nokia NETACT and OSS to Telcel NOC Engineers so they are able to

use them without assistance. This involved a review of the current set-up

and submitting my proposals to NSN and Telcel.

1. NSN COLOMBIA

Bogota D.C., July 2009 – October 2009

RNC O&M SUPPORT ENGINEER

Working with the TICKET HANDLING team assisting with L1 & L2

customer issues, who are Comcel and Telefonica respectively. Advising

on best working practices for fault resolution with RNC450, WBTS &

RAS06, on the job COMPETENCY TRANSFER and scheduled classes

using TESTLABS for all TOOLS on the Nokia OSS. I was responsible

for the organization of required resources for this Project to ensure a good

service can be delivered. Also tasked with RNC Emergency cases and of

implementing PARAMETER changes.

1. 3 (UK) – ERICSSON (NSN HW & SW)

Reading, UK, October 2008 – December 2008

DATABUILD ENGINEER – HSDPA/HSPUA 3.5G OPTIMIZATION

On my return to the UK I was involved with the MORAN (MULTI OPERATOR RAN) project, this involved the UPGRADE of existing

Nokia WBTS by RECONFIGURING the Iub design through CARD

UPGRADES, DCN/COCO DELETION & REBUILDS plus the AXC

SOFTWARE PLANNING & UPGRADES using CM PROVISIONER

TOOLS . In addition to this FLEXI SWAPS were also performed,all

using RAS06. Performed work was logged in a tracker as part of the

administration required.

1. NSN ARGENTINA

Buenos Aires C.F., June 2008 – September 2008

RNC O&M SUPPORT ENGINEER

Responsible for the preparation of COMPETENCY TRANSFER for WBTS,

RNC, KPI’s and QoS for RAS06. This was achieved by way of classes for some specific tools used on NETACT followed by distributing accompanying documentation, this included subjects such as FM REPORTS, MAINTENANCE MODE, and general AL MONITORING. I was also involved with the RAN O&M for NSN and the customer which was CLARO AR.

1. NSN MEXICO

Mexico City D.F., January 2008 – June 2008

RNC O&M SUPPORT ENGINEER

With TELCEL as the customer I was tasked with producing documents for

RNC ROUTINE/PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE and also for the

PERFORMANCE MONITORING of ‘RNC, this encompassed all the key

APPLICATIONS on NETACT OSS, following-on to providing the 2ND LINE O&M SUPPORT for NSN and TELCEL which included a

COMPETENCY TRANSFER for 3G AL MONITORING using RAS06, planned works such as RNC/FLEXI WBTS HW & SW UPGRDES via the CM PROVISIONER TOOLS, the OPTIMIZATION of RNC to PS CORE, plus day to day activities for the RAN.

1. NSN COLOMBIA

Bogota D.C., November 2007 – December 2007

RF ENGINEER

Employed as an RF Engineer for COMCEL I was involved with TECHNICAL SITE SURVEYD for proposed 3G sites which included, ANTENNA locations, the calculation of AZIMUTH and on site training

for the partner of NSN.

1. GENESIS CONSULTANCY LTD

As a Nokia RAN Engineer I have been involved with several projects to date.

Dublin, Republic Of Ireland, March 2007 – April 2007

UTRAN STABILITY ENGINEER

At the end of March I began A Stability Assurance Project with

Nokia, this time Vodafone Ireland being the customer. Here I

was involved with a competency transfer, network “clean-up”,

checking of all end to end parameters plus advising on the most

effective and efficient ways to ANALYZE and OPTIMIZE the RADIO

SPECTRUM to achieve a higher cell availability and recommendations

for the successful implementation of HSDPA into the network. This

project ended in April as did my employment with Genesis Consultancy Ltd.

Paris, France, January 2007 – February 2007

SQM ENGINEER

January 2007 saw me return for the SQM Pilot with Nokia on

‘SFR network. SQM is an advanced monitoring tool that can be

integrated into a customers existing environment and, using the

OSS/NECTACT platforms, be set-up according to their needs and

requirements. The tool detects potential service affecting faults

that are not highlighted by alarm monitors, all problem classes are

represented by way of a user friendly GUI. I was tasked with

promoting this product and outlining all benefits to the customer.

The project came to an end, successfully, during February with our

customer purchasing the product a few months later.

Lyon, France, October 2006 – December 2006

BSC UPGRADE ENGINEER

BSC SW Upgrades for Nokia with SFR, the responsibility held was

preparation of all relevant SW and associated network data prior to

the upgrade using CM PROVISIONER TOOLS and then post upgrade

verification. ‘The BSC were upgraded to S11.5 package.

Reading, UK, July 2006 – October 2006

2ND LINE O&M ENGINEER

On my return to this project I resumed work as a 2nd Line Engineer

responsible for investigating DROPPED CALLS, RAB CS performance,

scripts, issues escalated by 1st Line, Stability and general procedures

that contributed to improving the monitoring and performance of the

network. I commenced this position at the start of July.

Paris, France, January 2006 – June 2006

OPTIMIZATION TEAM LEADER

I returned in January 2006 and was again with Nokia and SFR. The role I had was Team/Project Leader for the QoS of 4 ‘RNC. During this 4 month project I led a team of 5 Engineers and we OPTIMIZED these ‘RNC by way of analyzing the existing PARAMETERS to increase the available bandwith using the following methods;

1. Iub and ATM Reconfiguration

2. RNC, AXC and WBTS SW upgrades

3. Utilizing KPI monitoring for faults such as SLEEPING CELLS and then testing or applying the correct remedies according to the failure reason (WBTS, AC, TRANS etc.)

During this period I was also involved with a HSDPA pilot for the customer

which included preparation of the test RNC plus all associated WBTS, to

log and document any new events that occurred post implementation plus a

COMPETENCY TRANSFER to the customer.

My responsibilities also included producing a daily Cell Availability report

for the customer, direct requests from Nokia France, SFR, third parties and

co-ordination of Problem Reports raised for Field Engineers. Directly after

this project I began a dedicated KPI project by collecting, analyzing and

producing power point presentations from the following counters;

1. RSRAN004

2. RSRAN005

3. RSRAN006

4. RSRAN007

5. RSRAN008

6. RSRAN009

From these reports, and my findings, I worked with other senior engineers

using written and graphical data to rectify and find solutions for RAB and

RRC network affecting faults. These projects came to an end in June 2006.

Reading, UK, February 2005 – December 2005

RAN 1ST LINE & STABILITY O&M ENGINEER

Employed as a Nokia RAN 1ST Line Engineer for the 3 UK Network I was

responsible for investigating and rectifying material faults via remote

monitoring of the network. After a period of approximately 6 months I

gained the position of Shift Leader which basically gave me the

responsibilities of ensuring all operations ran smoothly and in accordance

with SLA’s for the shift I was on. In November 2005 I gained promotion to

Stability Engineer this required me to investigate the root causes of

performance affecting issues, mainly RRC. My initial role as a 1st Line

Engineer began in February 2005 after returning from France.

Paris/Lyon, France, October 2003 – January 2005

RAN O&M ENGINEER

Nokia France with SFR as the customer from October 2003 – February

2005. The first phase involved DESIGN & RF PLANNING of the 3G

network; accurate selection of carrier frequency to ensure best possible

use of the bandwidth in the RADIO SPECTRUM, verification of the 3G

parameters and, if any discrepancies, corrections to ADJACANCIES

using Nokia CM PROVISINER TOOL for either manual or planned uploads

appropriate selection of TX for ‘WBTS – FIXED/LEASED LINES

from a provider, conventional E1, E2, E3 and MICROWAVE. I was also

tasked with the initial NETWORK MONITORING for the customer.

The second phase saw me working with the DRIVE TEST team and the

INTEGRATION of new ‘WBTS. This project ended in February 2005.

1. During the period August 2002 – October 2003 I was self employed and undertook various contracts with the following companies installing voice and data networks;

1. Black Box Networks Ltd

2. Amisys Plc

3. BBC

4. IKM Network Communications

Prior to this I was in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Corps, British

Army.

qualifications

1. RSA In INTEGRATED BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY

2. OCR in USING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY – BASIC SKILLS

3. CITY & GUILDS In Installation of communications equipment including INTRODUCTION TO LANS, INSTALLATION PREPARATION, INSTALLATION, DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, SITE SURVEY, CONTAINMENT AND LAYING, CABINETS, QUALITY, INTRODUCTION TO WANS and COMMISSINING

4. CITY & GUILDS In Mobile telecommunications network engineering including OVERVIEW OF MOBILE NETWORKS, UNDERSTANDING GSM, GPRS and UMTS

5. RADIO ENGINEERS course

6. NOKIA 3G RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS ESSENTIALS course

training

1. TCP/IP (NOKIA)

2. ATM (NOKIA)

3. RNC TESTBED (NOKIA)

personal details

1. DOB: 17 February 1973

2. Marital Status: Single

3. Willing to Travel (UK): Yes

1. Willing to Relocate (UK): No

1. Willing to Travel (Worldwide): Yes

2. Willing to Relocate (Worldwide): No

3. Other Information:

interests

1. I enjoy adventure sports such as parachuting and skiing

2. Being a keen sportsman I regularly undertake physical fitness training

3. I enjoy traveling, socializing and reading

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