Kelly Kwamu-Nana

Frederick MD adgxzo@r.postjobfree.com

310-***-****

Senior RF DAS Engineer with Over 13 Years Experience of Telecommunications industry with Strong Skills in Optimization, Troubleshooting, Commissioning, Leadership, Project Management, Contract Negotiation, Personnel Coaching.

RESULTS-FOCUSED ● PROBLEM SOLVING ● ANALYTICAL

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

•Senior RF Field performance Tech with Over 13 years hands on experience in Telecommunication industry.

•Experience in Planning, Designing, Performance Commissioning and Optimization of, iDAS/oDAS, Small Cell, 802.11a Wi-Fi and Public safety, Using platform .

•Experience with Multiple Telecom OEM vendors, Nokia/ALU Nokia, SAMSUNG and Ericsson, and Commscope, SOLiD, JMA Teko, Corning ONE, Comba, Westell, Bird, ADRF etc.

•RF equipment used PCtel Scanner, Spectrum analyzer. Anritsu, JDSU, OTDR

•RF Testing. Benchmark Testing, carrier Optimization testing, PIMP test, sweep test, OTDR, fiber testing, Interference mitigation, CW testing, spectrum clearance, Baseline testing, Acceptance testing.

•Designed for venues such as Hospital, Universities campuses, coliseums, convention centers, Rail Tunnels, Stadiums, Airports, Hotels, High-rise buildings and shopping Malls.

•Have tier 1 wireless Carrier experience : Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, T-mobile

•Willing and able to travel 75%

•IBwave certification level 1.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DAS FOREMAN TECH

TELNET

ROCKVILLE MD

SEP 2019– SEP 2020

FUNCTIONS

•Monitor and Provide technical support and maintenance to over 20 company DAS accounts while keeping a healthy relationship clients, wireless service providers and OEM vendors.

•Perform full range system Commissioning and ATP for over 65 DAS venues for various OEM vendors

•Design public safety solutions and also perform third party Acceptance testing for PS OUC for both passive and active (fiber optic) designs across the VHF, UHF and 700/800 MHz bands.

•Work closely with cross functional team, sales, to provide technical input for new contract procurement

•Responds to RFP to acquire new contract opportunities. while also responsible for Budgetary/ROM quotes and final proposals for delivery to customers and prospects.

• Use IBwave and other design tools to develop detailed system designs. Including development of schematics, propagation model, floor plans and BOM.

•Perform Carrier-specific and/or Neutral Host Designs to meet KPIs. Link Budgets for multiple technologies/frequencies, calculating noise figures, and calculating inter modulation products.

• NOC support and troubleshoot multiple performance issues and closing trouble ticket. Coordinate with field technicians for field data gathering and installation of equipment necessary.

•Coordinate and create test plan and analyze reports for CW testing, Grid test, BenchMark testing, Antenna verification.

•Post process all data collected and develop recommendation for system optimization and performance improvement.

RF DAS TECH III /PROJECT MANAGER

AMERICAN AIRLINES DALLAS TX

DAS/PUBLIC SAFETY/WIFI DESIGN

SEP. 2017 – SEP. 2019

FUNCTIONS

•Planning and designing cellular/Wifi/public safety DAS for AA owned buildings

•Coordinate all cellular site surveys, Spectrum clearing and Baseline testing, benchmark testing and, CW testing integrate all measurements results with PCTEL Seehawk Touch for proper planning and dimensioning

•Utilize Ibwave Platform for Planning and Designing new IBS in AA airport and office buildings, also upgrading old DAS with new Carriers, frequencies bands and technology to enhance end user QoS.

•Reviews IBwave designs Project from contractors for accuracy and compliancy and recommend approval if system is design to meet desired coverage objectives.

• Produce logical Ibwave design diagrams, construction ready documents, 3D modelling, floor plan design and Also create BOM.

•Apply Best practice technics in Capacity dimensioning, lte user profiling, cell sectorization, calculating total carried data traffic, composite call blockage and duty cycle.

•Use client tool (Net motion Diagnostics) to Monitor and manage network connectivity status for all AA airport hubs and responds to incident by opening trouble tickets with Stratix to analyze, troubleshoot and perform systems diagnostics.

•Validate COP (Closeout Package) verifying System performance to design criteria and also validate KPI compliancy for acceptance.

•Setting up design requirements and target areas for coverage.

•Use calibrated models for increase design accuracy

•Integrate CW testing with design tool to optimize prediction model, validate preliminary designs, optimize antenna locations and simulate soft handoffs.

•Daily interface and communication with field engineers, OEM vendors, contractors, Construction leads, and DAS owners to ensure proper coordination and information flow throughout all phases of the project.

•Optimize, Operate and maintain the DAS through Network troubleshooting, interference management, Network Benchmarking and Optimization testing.

RF FIELD TECH LEAD

SAMSUNG TECHNOLOGIES HOUSTON TX

SEP. 2016-MAY 2017

FUNCTIONS

•Perform end to end RF design including macro and small cell solutions

•Prepare, provide, produce estimates with a detailed review of plans, specifications and bid form: gather or develop data such as scope of work, subcontractor quotes, floor plans, etc. to produce customer proposals.

•Cordinate all Installation and commissioning of Samsung BBU and ground based RRH [eNB] in customer shelters. Verifying Rf cabling and infrastructure equipment.

•oversee Pre integrated CW testing to optimize antenna locations and simulate soft handoff s

•Small cells desktop design and provide compliance with Fiber design

•Coordinate sitewalk field team to assist in relocating antenna oreintation

•Set UL/DL attenuation /gain,

•Hanset network element testing

•Manage time, meetings, and professional communications; including documenting findings and make recommendations to directors and above.

•Provide in market support, including break/fix and interface with the end customer

•Provide support to tower crews for installation of remote radios on the Tower.

•Integrate and commission Samsung MMBS equipment to Samsung standards

•Complete antennae sweep tests and PIM tests and provide a report to the market manager

•Support RMA process tracking and documentation for MMBS equipment

•Report to Regional manager with daily status of activities

•Fusion Splicing and Fiber OTDR Testing.

RF PERFORMANCE TECH

TECHMAHINDRA COMPANY HOUSTON TX

PLANNING DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION – MACRO, SMALL CELL & WI-FI JAN 2013 – MAY 2016

FUNCTIONS

•Perform Macro cell site design and planning using Atoll and map info as major platform

•Create new project from field, Capture requirements to quickly load and scale floor plan and Geo reference.

•Utilized iBWave designs as required for new, modifications or redesigns Network to Supports the Design and Implementation of in-building DAS wireless networks for 2G/3G/4G cellular telephony, Small cell and public safety networks.

•Design and configure campus-style networks, including WiFi, DAS, WAN; interface with PON (passive optical network) utilizing various manufacturers such as: Cisco, Commscope and SOLiD. Work with team members, vendors and customers to design differentiating network solutions to support deployments and optimized integrations.

•Conduct on-site integration testing and turn-up services with other networks and network components.

•Antenna selection and placement using associate cabling type, lengths (coax, fiber, hybrid cable, copper, Ethernet, etc.)

•Working with the performance team to improve Key Performance Indicators within his the area.

•Generate and evaluate coverage and interference prediction maps

•Triband traffic management between TDD(B41) and FDD (B25, B26) by adjusting Idle and connected mode LTE parameters such as Qrxlevmin, A1A2, A3, A5 and B2..

•Working on new cell sites, making sure the site is properly integrated into the network and optimized for peak performance

•Alarm and KPI monitoring using Ericsson OSS and NSN NetAct Configuration management. Service awareness and fault management using Alcatel-Lucent 5620 SAM.

•DCR, CFR, Inter-enodeB and Intra-enodeB, SINR and Ue throughput Improvement via RF Shaping and Parameter Opto.

•Drive route planning, setup and efficient data collection of LTE, CDMA and EVDO logs for troubleshooting, Benchmarking and interference analysis.

•CDMA voice, IRAT and CSFB data collection, troubleshooting and optimization.

•Nokia Site Management, Site audit performance and Installation of massive MIMO, 4X4 MIMO and Dimensional Beam formation on Nokia Base Station to support the 5G network.

•Create site design RFDS and Plumbing diagram, CIQ and E-911 filling.

•Collect baseline data for cellular systems and Conduct VSWR and PIM tests, Anritsu Sweep Testing, EMC testing, root-cause analysis and Fiber Testing

RF DRIVE TEST COORDINATOR

TCI (TELECOMMUNICATION CONSULTING INCORPORATED)

CLIENT: CRICKET COMMUNICATIONS

NATIONWIDE DEC 2007 – DEC 2013

FUNCTIONS

•Coordinate and manage the daily activities of engineering team and spectrum auditing activities.

•Uses sophisticated electronic test equipment i.e. the spectrum analyzer to determine the status of a link, occupied bandwidth and center frequency to verify whether the transmitter in an ON/OFF status.

•Monitoring the newly purchased cleared spectrum for 1900Mhz, 1900/2100Mhz and preparing for deployment.

•Prepare optimal drive routes, perform full data collection, export data to desk engineers for analysis

•Prepare weekly program plan for all field teams and track progress in the field.

•Document and Report field updates on a daily basis and also daily progress status report to Program manager.

•Identify spectrum interferences in various RF bands in different wireless carriers and also Identify interferences Bands: (Cellular, CDMA, GSM, WiFi, AWS) using Spectrum analyzer. · Prepare a final report base on the data collected for client.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree: University of Buea

Business Management science & Computer 2002

Professional certifications

IBwave Certified level 1

PMP Certification

Comscope Commisioning certification

PIMP Anritsu

Solid One

JMA Teko

OSHA 10 hour certified

WORK AUTHORIZATION

US Citizen

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