RF Engineer-5G Small Cell and RAN Design

Syed Fahad Ahmed

Tel # 714-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***

Skills and summary:

** ***** **** ********* ** network Design, Integration and development including MACRO, Small Cells, CRAN and 5G Networks.

Expertise in RAN development for 5G, LTE, VOLTE and CDMA networks.

End to End knowledge of UMTS, LTE, GSM Network Architecture

In depth knowledge of communication network operations.

Strong skills in coordinating all facets of multiple complex projects, ensuring on-time, on-target results.

DETAILED WORK EXPERIENCE

Crown Castle RF Engineer

October 2025 – Current

Small Cell Design Engineer for California Market.

Project implementation, maintaininace and modification of DAS and Small Cell Network.

Design and engineer small cell solutions.

Complete node candidate evaluation/relocations.

Configure, test, optimize and commission DAS and small cell networks.

Comply with FCC, OSHA and City regulations for wireless system including and not limited to RF Emissions, Noise and Interference levels.

Collaborate with National RF on design standards and integration process.

Support the internal Crown team on further innovation of tools/processes and support of new technology trials.

Manage Crown approved vendors to complete various RF Engineering scope of work.

Verizon Wireless San Francisco Market RF Design Engineer

December 2022 – June 2025

RF Design Engineer for San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Inyo, Kings, Merced and Mono County.

Responsible for 5G C BAND design 64T64R/8T8R solutions and 5G Ultra-Wide Band (UWB).

Site modification of existing 4G Macro LTE/CBRS/LAA & FDMIMO and sector add for capacity exhausted sites.

Using ATOLL: Site Creation, Sector Add, Carrier Add, Band Power Settings, CQ/E911 Settings.

RFDS creation involves candidate evaluation, antenna type, radio type and azimuth planning, and equipment selection.

Review and redline construction drawings and redline RFDSs.

Provide ATOLL RSRP & RSRQ coverage predictions and best server plot and identify coverage gap & RF justification for sites increasing rent or possible relocation.

Submit e911 and CQ conquest for new site build, and new frequency/carriers added

AT&T Missouri/Kansas Market, Network Design and Development

Feb 2018 – October 2022

Working on AT&T National High Rent Relo program in finding the best possible candidate for site relo. ATOLL

Work with C&E and SAQ teams to iron out any city/jurisdiction issues in securing a tower.

CIQ creation: Data fill. Verify site info using Sweeps, RFDS. Cordination with C&E. Creating work order. Check data consistency. MPE report generation.

Creating RNDCIQ using RAN-NMS template. RNDCIQ submission to MNPC for Scripting.

Create Relo RFDSs in Autoforms.

Attend scoping meetings with C&E to make sure the site design can be built as per the RFDS.

Attend Construction drawing reviews to make sure build plan is as per the RFDS and scoping.

Audit Atoll and Autoforms to make sure no discrepancies are there between the databases

Securing Technical Approvals from HQ on Capacity triggered NSBs.

Worked on sector splits sites in high capacity locations.

Work with RAN planners to secure all the carrier jobs have been issued.

Familiar with every aspect of the DAS project life cycle which consists of preliminary testing, DAS design, project management, installation, integration, optimization and acceptance.

Evaluate the need for new IB sites to improve indoor coverage and capacity for customers.

Performing site/bid walks with construction managers and preferred vendors and monitoring predesign baseline and CW tests.

Create search rings and work with real estate to find optimal site candidates to improve network coverage and capacity.

Generate RF design sheets, Visio plumbing diagrams and CIQs for macros, small cells and DAS systems

Generate RF engineering related reports such as Proposal, Regulatory Documents, and Design Packages.

AT&T PNW Market (Washington) RF Design Engineer

February 2017 – 2018

Working as a RF Design Engineer for Washington market.

Fisrt Net Design, Career Adds, NSB Design.

Creating all First Net sites in ATOLL.

Run KPIs by creating super clusters. ATOLL

Adding NSBs to Roaming Areas for Washington, Oregon & Alaska. ATOLL

NSB design for Washington market, adding NSBs for No coverage areas. ATOLL

Creating Preliminary RFDS using Autoforms (GUI and Bulk update sheet).

Scoped 500 LTE projects including Firstnet.

LTE700, LTE850, LTE1900, LTE2100, LTE2300 carreer add.

Venue site design uding Bisector, Multi Sector Antennas.

Creation of Final Construction RFDSs as per final design. Autoforms

Plumbing Diagrams using VISIO.

AT&T Los Angeles Market, LTE RF Design Engineer

May 2016 – February 2017

Working as a RF Design Engineer for LA market.

Creating RNDCIQ using RAN-NMS template.

RNDCIQ submission to MNPC for Scripting.

Creating RFDS using Autoforms (GUI and Bulk update sheet).

Creation of Final Construction RFDSs as per BDM.

CSS update to fix orphan report.

Utilize Atoll design tool for coverage and traffic map creation, obtaining technical approval of new site builds and Long-term Evolution (LTE) overlays

Worked on the Bandwidth expansion project using Atoll for LTE PCS for the complete LA market. Created Baseline and Optimized the projects for approval.

New site candidate selection by running propagations for coverage.

Site walks to finalize LTE design.

Site Scoping, DRM with vendors.

AT&T Alabama/Mississippi/Louisiana Market, LTE RF Design Engineer

May 2014 – January 2016

Worked as a RF Design Engineer for AL/MS/LA market.

Attend scoping meeting with Site Acq, Construction & Turf Vendor to Implement LTE PICD.

Provide multiple options to get the best possible design installed at the site.

Get approvals from RF Manager for the purposed design &provide feedback.

Create Zoning & Final construction RFDS in Autoforms for more than 200+ sites.

Review & verify RNDCIQ.

Provided support for RxAit/LLC cutovers for UMTS.

Provided support in troubleshooting CSS-NG issues

Supported Ericsson War Room in resolving pre-launch issues.

Review Zoning & Construction drawing created by Turf Vendor.

Attend site walks.

AT&T/Ericsson Los Angeles Market, – LTE RF Design Engineer

September 2013 – Jan 2014

Creation of RF Data sheet with plumbing diagrams.

Provide solutions forC&E department for complex antenna configurations.

Creation of Engineering work orders (EWO) for the GSM harvesting.

Attend zoning meetings for new & existing sites.

Responsibilities include updating AT&T local UMTS database for sites.

Responsible for creation & issuance of SARFs (Search Area request forms).

Responsible for technical site surveys for radio network design which includes Infill & New towns, Market filling & capacity Sites for both macro cells & micro cells.

Recommending the necessary changes required to antenna orientations and antenna down tilts.

Update & fix the different databases for RFDSs and RNDCIQ.

Responsible for running coverage plots for new site builds & KPI analysis on ATOLL.

T-Mobile – RF Design Engineer, Chicago, Illinois

March 2012 – August 2013

RF DESIGN:

Creation of Radio Frequency Data Sheets for T-Mobile Modernization Project.

Site audit and identify the discrepancies if any.

Port Matrices completion for standard and custom sites.

Asset updates based on Final RFDS.

Customized site designing to cater different limitations

Verifying the Site capability for Modernization Project.

Sector addition, finalizing the Final RFDS configurations.

Ericsson Inc – LTE RF Design Engineer, Pleasanton, California

February 2008 – February 2012

RF DESIGN & PLANNING:

Responsible for running coverage plots, simulations & KPI analysis on for LTE NSBs using ATOLL.

Responsible for Creating of RNDCIQ and worked with implementation for any corrections needed

Responsible for Creating for Buildable RFDS for LTE including true up UMTS & GSM Technologies.

Excellent hands on experience creating Plumbing Diagrams using Visio.

Complete RF Support to Construction and Site Acq. To resolve RF Design Issues.

Responsible for site walks to determine the best design for specific sites.

Experienced in creation/development of in-house tools in (excel, access) to speed up analysis of performance data (i.e scripts, macros, etc). Creation and presentation of performance reports to internal and external customers.

EXPERT INDUSTRY EDUCATION

Installation and Configuration of Microwave Radio Links by Minilink © Ericsson and Digital Microwave Corp (DMC).

AT&T Ask Yourself Certification.

Corporate trainings on LTE, UMTS/HSPA, WIMAX, WIMAX Designing on ASSET Planning Tool, Capacity Planning, Spectrum Strategy, CW Model Tuning, WCDMA, Complete Building Indoor Planning, Frequency Planning, Traffic Monitoring, VoIP, LAN/WLAN based networks and technologies, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.16/11 standards.

EDUCATION

Graduation in B.E. Electronics Engineering

N.E.D. University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan.

REFERENCES

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