Engineer Test

Mobin M. Shaikh

San Diego, CA *****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mobinmshaikh

*************@*****.*** 972-***-****

Wireless Systems Test Expert

System Requirements Review Test-Failures Trouble-Shooting

Technical Documentation Development

Conduct Customer Format Test Suites Wireless Protocols

Highly Versatile engineer with expertise in design, optimization, deployment, performance analysis and test automation. Adept at quickly learning wireless protocols, troubleshooting of test-failures and log-analysis. Proficient in all facets of product development life cycle from system requirement review, systems test, automation and peer member training. Employ problem solving and communication skills to partner with engineering teams and customers in delivering quality solutions.

Technical Skills

Wireless Protocols:

LTE, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA, HSPA+, CDMA2000 1x, 1xEV-DO, Wi-Fi

Network Technologies:

IMS, SIP, DNS, AAA, XDMS, NMS, SNMP, TCP/IP, LAN, Ethernet, VIP, Cisco certification CCENT

Programming Languages:

C/C++, Python, Matlab, LabVIEW

Scripting Languages:

Perl, Shell Scripting

Analysis Tools:

QXDM, QCAT, ATM, APEX, TEMS Investigation 5.1, MapInfo 7.5, Actix Analyzer, Ethereal Network Protocol Analyzer, WireShark, tcpdump, msniff, Nokia OSS, NetDoc, Agilent E6474, Grayson Invex3G, Code Composer Studio, Synopsys Design Analyzer, Secure CRT

Operating Systems:

Linux, Unix, MS Windows, Android 4.1, Android 4.4, Android 5.0

Planning Tools:

Planet EV, Forsk Atoll, TEMS Cell Planner

Professional Experience

QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC, San Diego, CA 2008 Present

Systems Test Senior Engineer / Lead 2011 Present

Designed stable lab PRL and MMSS SIM card files to be used by test and development teams of 400 engineers. Conducted Single SIM Multimode System Selection (MMSS) automation test planning and enhancements for continuous cycle of testing and consistency in test-execution. Key participant in handset modem testing group, performing functional and performance tests on modem product lines.

Lead Single SIM Target regression for 8974 LA 4.0, Fusion 4.5, Mav-Fusion and 8994, enhancing modem product quality.

Deliver timely test-coverage and defect status to upper management teams by authoring test-plans for FC and CS milestones, performing test-execution, and regularly providing test-updates.

Raise automation keyword requirements to enhance automation framework capabilities, creating automation scenario files and Automated Test Manager jobs.

oConducted test-execution and troubleshot test-failures, solidifying automation test platform.

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Shortened bug fix turnaround time by working on numerous, time-critical external customer issues, responding to queries from various peer teams.

Facilitate transition of new team members to experienced, contributing test engineer by mentoring for PRL design, troubleshooting and triaging test-failures, test automation development and execution.

Conduct new feature tests for various features on different modem product lines by reviewing system requirements and software design documents, and authoring test-plans.

Observe and analyze key performance indicator (KPI) improvement from 110ms to 25ms for 1, 1x channel scan by performing KPI test-planning, execution and analysis for commercial carrier MMSS, tracking improvements across modem product lines.

Measure system quality by utilizing test results, and quantifying system acquisition matrices, resulting from performance testing.

Systems Test Senior Engineer 2008 2011

Applied expertise in QAS deployment for Interoperability Tests (IOT), Network Readiness Test (NRT), Field Integration Tests (FIT) test-phases in customer environment. Authored test planning documents for network components’ IOTs and for system level NRT and FIT tests, resulting in successful test execution.

Managed GoYagatta direct-to-consumer (D2C) production environment by architecture planning, firewall rules definition, VIPs configuration, NAT planning for network components, and monitoring QAS and OMC-QC alarms.

Performed end-to-end QChat call KPIs in international field environment, analyzed latency performance and call-failures, validating QChat Call KPI measurement in customer network.

Documented escalated issue during Local Operation Management (LOM) acceptance test, gaining quality acceptance of vendor software incorporated into QChat System by interfacing with vendor.

Characterized performance of different features under call-load conditions by performing QChat server functional tests on system features, and load and performance testing.

Identified customer-reported software defects by simulating carrier-grade load condition for QChat server capacity planning for lab set-up.

Provided training to peer-members on QChat system, evolving into subject matter expert (SME) for QChat system functional areas alert, direct, group, iGW and inter-carrier calls, usage data records, and CALEA.

Deployed and integrated QChat server components into lab environment with DNS, AAA-RADIUS, user and group profile XDMS, and billing network components of various QAS software releases.

Proposed improved process and enhanced test planning process for QChat System Integrator by collaborating with team members.

oSystem defects captured in-house lab environment before hitting in the customer environment.

AIM WIRELESS SOLUTIONS, Schaumburg, IL 2006 2008

RF Design Engineer

Consolidated radio frequency (RF) networks on 2 different technologies for challenging synergy, post-merger of Sprint with Nextel.

Synergized iDEN and CDMA network sites at San Diego, CA by performing on-air site walks and Planet EV propagation model-tuning.

Delivered design proposal based on analysis of RF coverage propagation plots and feasibility of chosen antenna model at site location, performing coverage planning, and propagation model-tuning for population count per site allowed for site-approvals.

Removed duplicate cell sites and saved network expenditures by providing identical RF coverage of iDEN and CDMA with 50% of site-locations, synergizing network.

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COSYNE ENTERPRISES INC, Cumming, GA 2005 2006

RF Optimization Engineer

RF network optimization of merged Cingular-AT&T at Hartford, CT market. Optimized dual-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE Cingular “Gold” sites’ network.

Monitored BSC and BTS alarms, verified inconsistencies in adjacency, non-symmetrical adjacency, handover synchronization, and non-unique CI and network object administrative states.

Submitted recommendation report to customer with antenna-tilt, antenna-azimuths and network-parameters to improve KPI after cutover.

Escalated hardware issues and provided solutions to customer operations by identifying problem areas and suggesting specific hardware checks.

Achieved key performance indicator (KPI) of TCH DCR, improving to 1.15%, and TCH blocking 0.01%.

MOBILECOMM, Plano, TX 2004 2005

RF Performance Engineer

GSM network performance enhancement for T-Mobile network in Simi Valley. Integrated and optimized GSM CS network for T-Mobile.

Measured performance of BSS by utilizing Air Interface test tool TEMS Investigation 5.1 and mapping tool Map Info 7.5.

Generated plots and suggested network changes for performance improvement with post-processed drive-test-data.

Maintained and updated cell definition files, prepared drive-test routes by co-coordinating with drive-test teams to visit customer locations.

DHIRUBHAI AMBANI INST OF INFORMATION AND 2001 2002

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, India

Research and Teaching Assistant

Taught Analog Electronics, Digital Electronics and Communication Physics courses to undergraduate students. Configured electronics laboratory and authored electronics lab manuals used by more than 250 students. Created and maintained websites for faculty members and for high school student summer program.

DSS MOBILE COMMUNICATION LTD., India 2000 2001

Internship

Designed microcontroller 89C51-based remote monitoring system, and key to paging system by monitoring related projects. Interfaced infrared transceiver with IBM-PC using RS-232 serial interface.

Education

Master of Science (MS), Electrical Engineering, the University of Texas at Dallas, TX, US

Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electronics and Communications, L.D. College of Engineering, India

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