Emir Kursad Ulusoy

LTE/*G/*G RF Optimization Engineer

Tel: +1-925-***-**-** +90-534-***-**-** & Address: Pleasant Hill, California

e-mail:acw8la@r.postjobfree.com & Skype: emirkulusoy

USA visa status: H1B holder (until September 2018) & current Employee type: W-2

Summary

7+ years Multi-vendor experience of RF Planning & Optimization & Swap & Re-design & 3G Launch & RF SW Tool & 2G AFP Projects (Ericsson-ZTE).

8 years of Mobile Telecom experience

Multi Technology experience of LTE & WCDMA, HSPA & GSM

Multi National experience of working in LTE/3G/2G Projects

LTE/WCDMA/GSM Radio Network Planning and Optimization knowledge

Highly motivated and skilled in building relationships at all levels, practical and solution minded.

Strong drive and passion for excellence, and a desire to inspire others to achieve a culture of high quality and safe work practices.

Experienced in training junior engineers for technical and professional excellence

Achievements

Developing LTE PIM catcher SW tool which is trialed Vodafone UK & T-Mobile CA (with Hakan Evircan)

Decreasing reporting engineer cost by drive test automatic report templates (Tems Discovery & Nemo Analyze & Huawei Genex Assistant )

Planed and implemented network audit and improve the 2G KPIs and BM results after features and parameters trials by 40% in 3 months.

Real time managed several drive test team and rollout process at swap of 1000 sites from Nokia 2G to ZTE 2G-3G

Education:

B.Sc. in Electronics Teaching, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey, 2008

GPA: 3.47* highest ranking student of the department

G. Project: Band Pass Split-Ring Filter (the scientific article was published in URSI 2008, 20-22 October presentation)

Skills/Computer Literacy:

Business Object

TEMS Discovery

Ericsson OSS

Atoll

Mycom(Vodafone)

Nemo Analyze

Moshel

TEMS Cell Planer

TPIM(T-Mobile)

TEMS Investigation

ZTE Netnuman

SQL

Quantum(AT&T)

Huawei Genex Assistant

MapInfo

Visual Basic & C++

International Events:

Eurovision Song Competition held in Baku, Azerbaijan Apr 2012-May 2012

Eurovision Song is an annual competition held among many of the active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The competition for 2012 held at Crystal Hall in Baku in Azerbaijan. The main objective was to provide voice and data services to estimated ~30K audiences in the Euro Vision Song Competition. Indoor solution for Crystal hall includes UMTS2100/GSM900/GSM1800.

Professional Experience:

Radio Network Optimization Engineer Feb 2016-Current

T-Mobile – Vodafone UK – Digicel, Ericsson [via Yupana]

San Francisco Bay Area

Worked as Optimization Engineer on the T-Mobile, Vodafone UK, Digicel for the Radio Network Parameters & SW tool developing.

RF Developing LTE PIM catcher SW tool (with Hakan Evircan)

Preparing Automatic report templates for Nemo Analyze & Calculating Facebook, Twitter, Instagram App. KPIs

OCNS(Orthogonal Channel Noise Simulator) analysis for 3G & Manual AILG post processing analysis

2G-3G-LTE Inter-technology interference analysis

DT and KPI analysis for 3G integration

RSSI haunting & PIM remediation & intermodulation analysis

MS Office base Auto Reporting Tools & Macros

Radio Network Optimization Engineer Dec 2014-Feb 2016

Digicel – AT&T – MTNIranCell – Vodafone - Avea, Ericsson & Huawei

Remote projects via Yupana

Worked as Optimization Engineer on the Digicel, AT&T and MTNIranCell, Ericsson Jamaica-Bermuda-Antigua-Sacramento-Tehran ; Avea U900 SSV & Cluster, Vodafone LTE SSV, LTE-UMTS-GSM projects remotely for the Radio Network Parameters & Statistics Optimization Team.

LTE Log file analysis, feature activation and parameter check for CSFB & Session Continuity from LTE to WCDMA and GSM

Creating Automatic report templates for TEMS Discovery & Genex Assistant

TNOL analysis

Tuning ANR parameters

PCI clash analysis

TAC-LAC Mapping

TOP offender analysis

LTE multi-layer parameter tuning

IFLS/LBHO features tuning for balancing load among 3G to 3G & 3G to 2G

Applying & decoding & analyzing LTE Celltrace, UETRACE, GPEH, UETR

Audit of the baseline parameter settings for LTE/WCDMA/GSM

HSDPA throughput Troubleshooting

Design and develop KPI analysis Tool to assemble data for day to day Network measurements and monitoring (Based on i-Macros & MS Excel Macro).

Involve in checking KPI’s formulas and accumulating results based on counter level.

Coverage optimization & Tuning. Cluster Level Optimization with removal of pollutions, Low RSCP/EcNo values and recommendation solutions for improvements.

Perform feature tests

Provide support to customers in field of expertise

Radio Network Optimization Engineer Aug 2014-Dec 2014

Digicel, Ericsson [via Yupana]

PAP, Haiti

Worked as Optimization Engineer on the Digicel-Ericsson UMTS - GSM project in PAP, Haiti for the Radio Network Parameters & Statistics Optimization Team.

Re-planning frequencies of NW with Atoll and RNO tools,by Network Coverage analysis and optimization (detecting overshooting and bad-quality cells based on drive test reports and statistics)

Radio Planning and Optimization of a GSM/WCDMA (2G/3G) network to trouble shoot and improve KPIs

Develop processes and guidelines

Audit of the baseline parameter settings

GSM-UMTS Cell Selection/Reselection and handover parameter optimization

Drive test optimization & KPI optimization & Traffic monitoring

MSC and BSC Timer Analysis and Trials

Implementation of new features and tuning GSM/WCDMA (2G/3G) radio network parameters

Preparing special Co-BCCH ICDM matrix with Access macro

Preparing frequency group(frequency usage strategies: BCCH - TCH pool) and cell group (multi band, macro/micro city/rural BB/SY hop 900/1800

Radio Network Optimization Engineer May 2012- Aug 2014

KCELL, ZTE [via Micro Wireless]

Astana, Kazakhstan

Worked as Optimization Engineer on the KCell-ZTE UMTS-GSM project in Astana, Kazakhstan for the Radio Network Parameters & Statistics Optimization Team.

Managing 1 DT team and 1 junior engineer

Achieve & maintain the Radio Network Performance as per the contracted KPIs (Accessibility, Retainability, and Mobility & Service Integrity). Including report and presentation to the customer, weekly.

Responsible for all 2G/3G parameter tunings, audits, reporting of assigned areas.

Perform benchmark and 2G-3G parameter trials, feature activations and present customer with status reports (NW level KPI improvement by tuning handover control & power control & handover level & AMR threshold parameters and Time Slot manipulation for data).

Investigate and solve 2G-3G Customer Complains in collaboration with Drive Test Team

2G and 3G capacity and new site planning and dimensioning(Network Capacity analysis and optimization based on CE, Code, Iub, Power utilization)

Daily and weekly KPI monitoring and troubleshooting & weekly worst cell

Physical Optimization, azimuths, tilts, height, antenna change, band addition, band swap, sector addition

Involve in checking KPI’s formulas and accumulating results based on counter level.

Optimizing Cell Reselection & handover between GSM, GPRS, WCDMA

Pre & Post Swap Optimization Engineer Feb 2011-Apr 2012

KCELL, ZTE [via Micro Wireless]

North Region, Kazakhstan

Worked as Pre & Post Swap and Optimization Engineer on the KCell swap project from Nokia 2G to ZTE 2G-3G NW for 1000 sites.

Managing 3 drive test teams and rollout teams with real time monitoring, testing and actions

Preparing comparison tables for KPI & Parameter between vendors

Checking and troubleshooting sites after swap.

KPI improvement and solutions for reported problematic cells, costumer complaints for CS and PS(2G/3G)

2G-3G Interference analysis and providing optimal solution to get it resolved.

Carrying out Neighbor audit, Frequency audit & external cell audit &power audit after swap

KPI improvement and solutions for failed 2G-3G KPIs and quality & coverage patches

Radio Network Optimization Engineer Nov 2010-Feb 2011

KCELL, Ericsson [via Micro Wireless]

Astana, Kazakhstan

Worked as Optimization Engineer on the KCell-Ericsson UMTS-GSM project in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Responsible for RF Optimization of GSM network with EDGE and UMTS network with HS service at Industrial region BSCs and RNC.

KPI improvement and solutions for reported problematic cells, customer complaints for CS and PS (2G-3G).

Analysis and reporting of network performance, identification of problems and providing suitable solutions to performance abnormalities.

Identifying and solving problematic Cells, escalating to corresponding departments (FM, Transmission, Core)

Using AFP (cell level), coverage analyzing (area level), MRR & FAS-ICDM reports (Ericsson RNO) and BO reports (KPI and HO) with atoll to analyze and solve problems (visual analyzing at map).

Responsible for the Initial Tuning & Optimization of the new Sites.

Inconsistency Checks and removal of database discrepancies (Power, Neighbor, External Definitions, SC checks, other related definitions).

Radio Network Optimization Engineer Feb 2010-Nov 2010

Azercell, Ericsson [via Plano]

Baku, Azerbaijan

Worked as Optimization Engineer on the Azercell - Ericsson GSM project in Baku, Azerbaijan.

KPI monitoring and troubleshooting on day to day basis.

Network Performance optimization using Ericsson OSS Tools such as RNO, Radio Network Optimization (MRR,NCS,FAS-ICDM)

Responsible for RF Optimization of GSM network with EDGE services at Azerbaijan BSCs

Radio Network Design with Atoll, coverage gap solutions and recommendations for coverage problems

BTS site designing by Frequency Planning, BSIC, HSN, CGI and Neighbor relationship.

Log file analysis and benchmark study

Analyzing TEMS Investigation drive logs and Network QoS reports for Optimizing of CSSR, SDCCH congestion, TCH congestion, SDCCH drops, TCH drops and HOSR.

Tuning Parameters related to Cell reselection, Handovers, Power control, Cell load sharing, AMR, Channel Allocation, Frequency hopping and EDGE throughput.

Interacting customers on daily basis above project updating & resolution of issues.

Radio Network Optimization Engineer Nov 2009-Feb 2010

Azercell, Ericsson [via Plano]

Baku, Azerbaijan

Worked as Optimization Engineer on Azercell - Ericsson Frequency re-planning project in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Re-planning frequencies of NW by decreasing frequency count from 60 to 42(900band) with Atoll and RNO tools,by Overshooting analysis(by helping drive tests) and hardware optimization

Site survey and drive test analysis

Preparing BTS type table from BSC dump and CNA export (real NW data), to set real output power at atoll.

Using real Katherine antenna propagation model (separate for file for each electrical & mechanical tilt steps )

Importing ICDM data to Atoll, after updating coordinate at CNA to get better result

Importing handover importance to Atoll by handover count.

Preparing frequency group(frequency usage strategies: BCCH - TCH pool) and cell group (multi band, macro/micro city/rural BB/SY hop 900/1800

Preparing coverage map with atoll.

NR tuning and check consistency by atoll.

Coverage calculation by Atoll for tilt & antenna & azimuth & height change for existence site and new sites

Drive Test Engineer July 2009-Nov 2009

AVEA, Ericsson [via Plano]

Istanbul, Turkey

Worked as drive test & reporting & troubleshooting engineer on AVEA - Ericsson 3G on-air project in Istanbul, Turkey.

Electronic Engineer Dec 2008-July 2009

EGIS LTD., GAZI TEKNOPARK

Ankara, Turkey

Worked as electronic engineer on EGIS LTD about RF Device Research & Development. (GAZI TEKNOPARK Office) in Ankara, Turkey.

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