Wireless Engineer

WAQAS BUTT

Summary

•* years of experience in commissioning, integration, and troubleshooting of wireless networks as big as 20M subscribers, 6000 BTS sites, and 50+ core switches.

•Successfully deployed BSS network including implementation, commissioning and optimization to address subscriber growth, increase QoS, and reduce congestion levels.

•In-depth knowledge and ability to configure, audit, and troubleshoot Nortel, Nokia and Siemens BTS/RNC, BSC/Node B, MSC and transmission equipments.

•Demonstrated experience to coordinate with RF & NSS teams for a successful rollout of access networks.

•Expert in translating business requirements into accurate technical solutions on time and within budget constraints.

•Strong people management and analytical skills; experienced in multi-vendor and multi-cultural environment.

•Broad understanding of 2G, 3G technologies with ability to design network and provide solution based on market trends and business requirement.

Professional Experience

Confidential (Nokia Rollout) Sr. Wireless Engineer Nov 2005 to Mar 2009

Responsibilities

•Guided implementation, commissioning, and acceptance of over 80 BSCs, 134 TRAUs and 1000 BTSes/RNCs increasing network capacity by 10 million subscribers.

•Providing reports to management to help drive overall business goals.

•Implemented, commissioned, integration and acceptance of over 100 Nokia BTSes and 25 RNCs with minimal deficiencies driving up overall QoS of the network.

•Troubleshoot the faults & critical alarms and gave technical support (corrective and preventive) for both BTS/RNC & BSC/ Node B.

•Configured advance parameters for BTS/RNC and BSC based on RF feedback.

•Configuration management of new BTS/RNC parameters, neighbor definition and features.

•Traffic balancing on dual band sites by re defining HO, CRO & Rx-Level parameters based upon the analysis of DT results post-processing

•Remove blank spots by successfully indentifying deficient coverage areas and installing Micro BTS and repeaters.

•Accurately evaluated and helped introduce S12 & BR9 for NSN.

•Led team for Abis optimization using Cisco routers to reduce the leased media expenditure by 30%.

•Provided efficient Support site configuration and management for network upgrades and expansion.

•Commissioned and rolled out 10 SDH and 10 HITi7070 of Siemens.

•Commissioned and rolled out 15 C-node of NEC

•Commissioned and rolled out OSN3500 & OSN7500

•Commissioned and rolled out Nortel passport & L3 compression equipment.

Achievements

•Awarded technologist of the year for deploying optimization techniques to reduce leased media costs by 30% (net savings: $0.3M/yr)

•Awarded best employee of the month for successfully supporting BSC & BTS rollouts to meet company's high growth objectives

Nortel Networks Wireless Engineer

Sept 2003 to Oct 2005

Responsibilities

•Supervised, commissioning, integration and acceptance of Nortel’s 5 E3 BSC & TCU for a leading GSM Operator.

•Supervised, commissioning, integration and acceptance of Nortel’s 25 BTS (S8000 & S12000) with minimal deficiencies driving up overall QoS of the network.

•Supervised, commissioning, integration and acceptance of Nortel’s 15 E-cell and 10 repeaters for indoor coverage of commercially important buildings.

•Expanded 50 existing sites by adding and shifting Transceivers, PA’s, cabinets and antennas for capacity enhancements.

•Monitored & reported monthly Rollout and expansion of BTS sites, and Reparenting and creation on BSCs

•Performed Pre and post launch Troubleshooting of BTS sites from both BSS/ RF perspective.

•Managed up to 15 technicians at a given time on and off-sites for successful rollout.

•Installed and commissioned NEC Paso link, XPIC & MUX for ABIS interface.

•Installed and commissioned ELTEK DC POWER SUPPLY.

•Utilized Nortel OMCR for Creating, Integration, and Reparenting BTSes & BSCs within the network.

•Configured advanced parameters for new and expanded sites using RF data.

•Used TEMS drive test platform to collect C/I, Hand over, FER, Rx Level, Rx Quality, blocked calls and dropped calls parameters

•Managed daily stats reporting of the network during expansion and rollout of the sites.

Achievements

•Achieved best regional team award for completing rollout of the network within time and exceeding quality requirements.

Tools & Technologies

• Siemens Radio Commander RC 9.0

• Nokia Netact multi radio planner

• LMT Evolution BR 9.0

• Nokia BTS Manager

• Nokia Ultra site Hub Manager

• Nortel OMCR

• Nortel TML TOOL

• Nortel CT 7100

• OSCILLOQUARTZ OSA5581C

• SITE MASTER

• SPECTRUM ANALYZER

• POWER METER.

• FRQUENCY GENERATOR

Education

National University, Bachelor of Science (4-yr) Major: Computer Science

Professional Trainings

• Advanced Telecom Project Management • Siemens BR7.0 System Overview by Siemens

• ISO9001:2000QMS Internal Quality Auditing • Nokia Ultra site GSM/Edge BTS commissioning

• Siemens BR9.0 Commissioning and Advanced Training • Nokia 2G BSC commissioning

• Siemens BR8.0->9.0 Delta training Hardware & OAM • Nokia TCSM2E commissioning and Integration

• Siemens RC BR 9.0 Operations • Nokia FlexiHopper Installation & commissioning

• Nortel - SY1: GSM & GPRS System and products

Computer Technologies

• MS Office

• Visio Technical

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