OBJECTIVE

Experienced RF Engineer Actively Looking for Full Time Job as an RF Engineer or Data Analyst.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Experienced Radio Frequency (RF) engineering professional with more than 10+ years in Telecommunications covering broad range of areas (N/W Optimization, N/W Design, and Site Surveys) like LTE, Volte, 5G, GSM, CDMA, E-911 and EVDO (HSD). Also, I have worked and have expertise as a Data Analyst (Advanced Excel, Python, and Tableau).

TELECOMMUNICATION CREDENTIALS

“Master of Science”, Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, USA” 2002

“Bachelor of Engineering”, Electronics, Bhilai Institute of Tech, Durg, India” 1999

Advanced 4 G & 5G Training and Certification, TELCOMA GLOBAL, India

IT CREDENTIALS

PG Diploma in Data Analytics (PHYTHON, Statistics, Advanced Excel) from IMSPro School, India

PROFILE SNAPSHOT - (RF Design/Optimization Engineer) - 4G (LTE), Volte, 5G (New Radio), GSM, CDMA, UMTS, E-911, Q-Chat & EVDO (HSD) ETC

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Technologies: LTE, VoLTE, 5G, EVDO, Q-Chat, E-911, GSM & CDMA Technologies

RF Tools: MapInfo 7.5, WIZARD, ACTIX ONE, PLANET, TEMS DISCOVERY, SCOUT, OPS-UTILITIES, Wind Catcher, TABLEAU, VISIO, GOOGLE EARTH, Microsoft Street & Trips, Nokia, Ericsson.

Operating System: Windows NT 4.0/2000, Unix

Languages : PYTHON, Advanced EXCEL, STASTISTICS, SQL, MS Power Point

Advanced Methodologies : OOPS, PANDAS, NUMPY

Data Analysis using: Pivot, VLookup, Data Validation & ML etc.

Others: MS-Office 97/2k, MS Access, & SQL server

https://github.com/nmullick https://www.kaggle.com/nmullick https://www.linkedin.com/in/%E2%99%A6-nitin-%E2%99%A6-1b22b712b/

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AMERICA NETWORK Oct 2019 – Till Date

Client: Sprint - Location: Remotely working(Canada) Role - RF Engineer

Project – 4G/Volte/5G – Optimization/Site Scheduling

AmNet is a US based telecom solution service provider, engaged in providing value added services and intelligent solutions for the Wireless Carriers & Vendors. With Corporate Headquarters is in Fairfield, New Jersey has presence in Various Locations.

Experience NOKIA OSS Tools & Equipment’s.

LTE, VoLTE & Advanced LTE Speed testing's (stationary and mobility throughput testing), mobility handover testing, to

Check/verify the Throughput (DL/UL)

Improvements investigating the new sites in the network after the integration and scheduling drive test for network services

Perform the Download and Upload throughput tests on each sector of the site and ensuring maximum achievable DL & UL

Speeds at the best point of each cell with the best BLER, & SINR Parameter values

Perform Drive Test using TEMS, Processing Log files using ActixOne, Creating and Analyzing reports using TEMS Discovery.

Site Scheduling using GOOGLE EARTH, Along with coordinating Field Engineers for Site Access, for CSR SWAP.

Analyzed (4G/VoLTE/5G) interference, call drops, handover failures, Rx Quality, Rx level etc.

Hands on experience with 4G/5G DT logs file analysis and field issues solving

Perform CSR swap (Router ASR 901 to ASR 920), Scheduling & Site Access on Sites, preparing COP, Uploading it and getting

Approval from the customer

Expert in office computer applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint & VISIO.

Use of Post processing tool such TEMS Investigation & Visualization & Actix One for drive-test route analysis

Collected and Analyzed performance data and KPIs (LTE & 5G)

Identification of coverage holes in the area of interest based on Customer complaints and responsible for checking the radio performance for the newly integrated LTE sites analyzing drive test logs.

Co-ordinating with Nokia Engineers & Field Engineers, for proper integration, Site Swap & Up gradation of 4G/5G Site Deployment.

TOOLS USED: GOOGLE EARTH, TEMS DISCOVERY, TEMS INVESTIGATION, ACTIXONE, MAPINFO, VISIO. NOKIA.

AEROFOLIC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Mar 2019 – Sept 2019 Company Location: Bangalore, India Role – Telecom Data Analyst

Project – Data Science-PYTHON-Telecom

Aerofolic in the field of Engineering, Procurement, Training and Resources management solutions to various industrial sectors such as, Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Oil & Gas and Telecom.

Analyzing Customers complaints and resolutions.

Expert in office computer applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Advanced Excel knowledge with ability to pivot, slice, analyze data and was comfortable working within a fast paced environment.

Worked on data framework to document the data analysis, analyzing business requirements and using Excel to analyze the best

Solution requirement, interpreting the data business requirement into a clear specification and managing this through test scenarios.

Worked on creating an easy Telecom data platform for operators to identify network problems in real time to resolve issues faster and

More reliably

Used TABLEAU to create Dashboard report, Cluster & Time Series Analysis, on CSV input Data files.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:-

Worked on Customer Churn Rate Prediction using Python for Telecom Clients, concluding Higher churn Rates for Month on Month customers as compared to one or two Year customers.

Developed Churn model for Telecom sector using Random forest to provide specific conditions in which customers have left the company. This enabled the client to target current customers who satisfy those conditions and thus reducing churn significantly.

TOOLS USED: TABLEAU, ADVANCED EXCEL, PYTHON, JUPYTER NOTEPAD, MICROSOFT POWER POINT

FURTHER TECH INC Feb 2014 – Nov 2018

Company Location: Burnaby, BC, CANADA Role - RF Engineer

Project – LTE Design/Optimization & Drive Test Coordination

Provide and support RF Design engineering services for LTE/5G technologies for Nokia customers, working as part of Nokia RF Design Central teams. Experience in KPI tools like Netact, SQL queries, and MML Commands, Configuration of NOKIA Flexi site using MML commands, Troubleshoot 2G/3G from BSC and RNC and LTE, through MML command and GUI remotely and on site, provide technical support for remedy trouble tickets for GSM, AWS, UMTS and LTE

Validate and analyze Design and Optimization input data, and format and compile all required output reports.

Collect all design assumptions for assigned market from Project Lead and Customer RF Lead, including antenna database, morphology classes, coverage boundaries, site database, hotspots, service expectations, traffic data, regulatory data (ASAC/FAA/FCC).

Created a project in Planet RF planning tool on suitable PC platforms.

Load the terrain, clutter, antenna database, coverage boundaries, site database, traffic data, and detailed maps for the area (streets, major highways, local roads). Identify geographical features not in the terrain and clutter databases.

Establish an internal design review with Nokia employees.

Recommend and implement changes in various network parameters including translation parameters, antenna configurations, etc.

Generate final design documents and presentation, and present to Nokia customer.

Post Drive Test of LTE network (TEMS log analysis), Post processing of drive data (site shakedown process), Team Co-ordination

Analysis of cluster drives and providing solutions for drop cases, LTE integrity, LTE retain ability, Throughput issues

Performing LTE Pre launch and post launch network optimization for different markets including TEMS drive analysis, neighbor relation, tilt and parameter optimization. LTE Network Launch & Cluster Optimization. Planning of RF parameter, Hardware configuration & field level changes, in Nokia

Join the Bridge with the DT Engineers and Co-ordinate with the teams as well to perform the test. In-depth understanding of LTE network RF design and performance metrics.

Data collection and post processing the data to provide suggestion to improve network

TOOLS USED: TEMS, MAPINFO, PLANET & MICROSOFT STREET & TRIPS

ALCATEL-LUCENT MANAGED SOLUTIONS PVT LTD Jan 2009 – Dec 2013

Client: Reliance Communications, - Company Location: Mumbai, India Role - Assistant Manager

Project – EVDO-Design-Optimization

Developing cellular network solutions based on the customer’s growth plans, capacity constraints, new features and technologies.

Responsible for gaining the skills to ensure the technical content on cellular network projects by analyzing the customer’s requirements

Worked as a member of RF Engineering team and applying collaborative technical knowledge to issues related to the development of the RF Network Design and Optimization.

Worked on EVDO Project Launch

Worked on Optimization of HSD (High Speed Data), SPO Tool, R 30 Document, and TTI Nettrac Portal, Alarm monitoring

Worked on Tools like SPO (System Performance and Optimization), to analyze the System KPIs

Worked on Net term, to check alarms at the cell sites

Worked on TTI Nettrac Portal (GUI) to monitor EVDO Reports and KPIs, to validate the counters using R.30 Document

Drive testing and analyzing drive test data, to improve sites performance

TOOLS USED: SPO TOOL, R.30 Document, TTI Nettrac Portal

TTS WIRELSS INC, USA May 2008 – Dec 2008

Client: T-Mobile, - Company Location: Frisco, TX Role - RF Engineer-II

Project – UMTS –NETWORK DESIGN/Optimization/Drive Test

Post Processing of UMTS Data, using Actix Viewpoint and Actix Spotlight, using drive test Log Files, where Actix View Point is used to process data and Actix Spotlight is used to generate reports data

Perform post processing of UMTS Data using Actix Viewpoint and Actix Spotlight

Creating reports using Actix Spotlight

Performed routine network analysis on the basis of daily network reports.

Creating search areas within their geographic area of responsibility; working with the performance team to understand area and issues within his/her sector; and working with System Performance counterpart to understand issues and help reduce Lost Calls and Ineffective Attempts within their sector.

Performing drive testing to evaluate search area candidate as necessary;

Performing radio engineering evaluation for system planning and site acquisition; beginning to identify location specific needs for new cells taking baseline, performance, capacity, and population into consideration; and evaluating coverage problems and requirements for coverage cells.

Develop and review schematic, BOMs to meet the design requirements.

TOOLS USED: ACTIX VIEWPOINT & ACTIX SPOTLIGHT

SPRINT– NEXTEL June 2007 – May 2008 Company Location: Bedford, MA Role- RF Performance Engineer

Project Technology: - CDMA & Q-Chat- Optimization & Drive Test

Responsible for New On-Air Activation which involves translation verification, neighbor list creation with possible neighbors based on Planet EV prediction, during the launch of Q-Chat, Mobile to Mobile calls. Current IDEN customers will still retain the two-number system. The Sanyo PRO devices will launch first, possibly as soon as April 16th, with the rest of the models slated for this summer.

Performs drive test to verify status of network coverage in street levels, DAS in-building (repeaters) and commercial establishments as well as comparative data of competitors on existing networks using Wind catcher

Update different Forms like FCI

Perform Network drives collecting CDMA,Q-Chat data using Agilent and Invex3G

Resolved missing neighbors, PN Pollution, dropped calls and for optimization

Weekly analysis of the neighbor list for site based on Handoff matrix and prioritizing it

TOOLS USED: AGILENT, INVEX-3G, Wind catcher

LCC INTERNATIONAL June 2005 – May 2007

Client - Sprint-Nextel, - Company Location: Columbus, Ohio Role - RF Design Engineer

Project Technology: - CDMA-Optimization & Drive Test

RF Design Engineer responsible for performing moderately complex RF engineering activities supporting the design, development and

Optimization of a wireless network.

Post optimization and network launch of Sprint PCS CDMA network, responsible for in-service optimization (comprising of Cluster drive test analysis, neighbor list tuning and periodic RF database audit), daily performance monitoring which mainly included monitoring and troubleshooting high Drop Call Rate, Established Call Failure Rate for Origination and Termination, RF Failure Rate for Origination and Termination, Origination/Termination Blocking for CDMA Sites

Pre and Post drive -test (data - collection) and post processing of Sprint Sites using BlueRose to check the verification of Motorola MGX II equipment on the sites

Post Processing of Data and Preparation of the report using wind catcher tool

TOOLS USED: WINDCATCHER & BLUEROSE

Client: Cingular, AT & T - Company Location: Camarillo, CA Role - RF Engineer

Project Technology: - GSM 850/1900, Ericsson/Nokia Network- Design/Optimization & Drive Test

RF Engineer responsible for performing moderately complex RF engineering activities supporting the design, development and optimization of a wireless network. Daily Alarm Monitoring, Creating Trouble Tickets using NTD and Generating Search Rings and Evaluate candidates using Microsoft Streets and Trips and MapInfo

Performed statistical trending on Nokia for blocking of TCH and SDCCH, # of blocks, % of drops, number of drops, number of attempts, %Uplink/%Downlink Quality, %Incoming/%Outgoing Handover, and erlang usage for the network

Maintained and updated RF databases (NTD)

Perform Site Surveys and analyze data using Optimi tool to verify status of network coverage in street levels, DAS in-building (repeaters) and commercial establishments as well as comparative data of competitors

Conduct regular area wide/BSC wide parameter checks to correct inconsistencies and re-evaluate values to pursue target KPIs by creating and running scripts

Predict Site propagation by entering clutter and topography in Planet EV.

Generating Search Rings and Evaluate candidates using Microsoft Streets and Trips and MapInfo

Create neighbor lists for existing (Nokia) and newly added sites (Ericsson)

TOOLS USED: OPTIMI, PLANET EV, MS STREET & TRIPS, MAPINFO, NTD

TRUEPOSITION Apr 2004 – May 2005

Client: Cingular-AT&T - Company Location: Berwyn, PA Role - RF Engineer

Project Technology: E-911/GSM-NETWORK DESIGN

Design Engineer on Cingular/ATT Project, Responsible for design and optimization of LMU based Location Management system to meet E-911 mandates. Accuracy/performance evaluation of Cingular/ATT Network using the True Position developed System Configuration, Optimization Utility Tool (SCOUT)

Designing of LMU based Network and predicting accuracy using OPS-UTILITIES, MAP Info and SCOUT tools analyze the Site Survey Data provided by Cingular

Validate the survey data using MS Access, EXCEL based Macros

Optimize the U-TDOA LMU Network System

Create BOM using given data, for Purchase Order & Visual Analysis, for Project Progress.

Using VISIO to create Site Plumbing Diagram, for proper Planning and Visibility.

Additional responsibilities include working with MS-Word, Project Documentation writing, create and maintain market tracker of Milestones

TOOLS USED: MAPINFO, SCOUT, OPS-UTILITIES, EXCEL MACROS, VISIO

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