RF Engineer

Personal Details:

Name: ZIDOURI Mounaim

Email: **************@*****.***

Mobile: +1-416-***-****

****-*** *****’s Quay West

Toronto, ON M5J 2Y6

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY

Telecom Engineer in wireless networks with 11 years work experience in Radio Access Planning, Optimization, Quality of Service and Engineering process with Wind Mobile, HUAWEI, Morocco Telecom and ST Microelectronics. Knowledge on Planning, DT Tools and Post processing, UTRAN parameters, trace analyzing, monitoring, improvement of KPIs. Experience in dealing with customer requirements and needs with proactive solutions. Ability for analysis and taking decisions.

Employment History:

WindMobile Toronto / Network Quality, Senior Specialist

August 2011– February 2012:

• Define KPI formulas and BH method for the new RAN network systems Huawei.

• Monitoring and analysis of the radio network capacity (Power, code and CE usage).

• Proposing parameters and physical changes to reduce congestion.

• Capacity tuning for special events.

• Analyzing and troubleshooting Top10 cells for main KPIs.

• Responsible of Network design audit (Azimuth, antenna type and position change …).

• Drive Test Logfile analysis and post processing (Coverage, Bad EcNo, Call Drop, Call setup fail, Low throughput….).

• Troubleshooting customer complains.

• Analysis of external interference.

• Prepare daily KPI reports.

• Training of local teams on Network troubleshooting.

Huawei Morocco / 3G Radio Optimization Engineer

March 2010– June 2011:

Responsible of 3G KPI monitoring and improvement for Morocco telecom network (18 RNCs):

• Interfacing with the customer and fulfill their technical requirements

• Daily monitoring of main 3G KPIs in RNC level (RRC success rate, RAB success rate for different services, SHO & ISHO success rate, Drop Call, Channel Element Occupancy, IuB usage, UL and DL load, Code occupancy, HSDPA throughput, HSDPA users, etc).

• Analyzing and troubleshooting TopN cells for each important KPI and counter.

• Maintain the 3G network KPIs above the contractual target.

• Analyze network problems and implementing necessary changes.

• Making weekly and event’s KPI reports.

• Parameters change and new features introduction (HSDPA+, DC-HSDPA, DCCC…)

• Making suggestions to customer for network improvement

• Analysis of the radio network capacity: Power, Code, Node CE and Iub bandwidth usage.

• Proposing RNC and cell level parameter change to reduce congestion.

• Study the introduction of second Frequency: Define parameters and functions (LDR, DRD…) needed for requested strategy (Random Camping strategy)

• Good Knowledge in Huawei UTRAN R99/HSDPA (algorithms, features and parameters) for release RAN10, RAN11 and RAN12.

• Troubleshooting customer complains.

• Handover, drops and access problems analysis using IMSI traces / Super call traces (CHR for Huawei) analysis.

HUAWEI TUNIS / 3G Optimizer Engineer for ORANGE TUNIS 3G network.

February 2010–March 2010:

Responsible of Cluster 3G Radio Pre-optimisation

• Neighbors relations F1-F1, F1-F2, F2-F2, F1-2G, F2-2G planning.

• Single site verification and making acceptance reports for new sites.

• Drive Test Logfile analysis, post processing and making Cluster optimization and acceptance report.

• Analyzing areas of poor RF performance - Pilot Pollution, Signal overshoot, Poor Ec/Io, Call drop, call failure, Handover Intra- frequency, Inter- frequency and Inter-system failure

• Training of local engineers

HUAWEI Morocco / 3G Planning & Optimization Engineer

July 2008– February 2010:

Responsible of 3G Design, planning &optimization for Casablanca (Economic Capital of Morocco) for Morocco Telecom 3G network more than 550 NodeBs (6 RNC).

November 2009– February 2010

• Perform RF network design, planning activities based on coverage and capacity requirements using Atoll tool (Monte Carlo simulation).

• Creation of coverage RSCP and EC/I0 plots using simulation tools

• Perform link budget analysis.

• Site Surveys for new sites and Selection of optimal candidates according to area coverage requirements.

• Single site verification and pre-optimization of new sites

• Analyzing areas of poor RF performance - Pilot Pollution, Signal overshoot, Poor Ec/Io, Call drop, call failure, Handover, Neighbor List Inconsistency, PSC Inconsistency and others.

• Post analyzing logfiles using Genex Assistant and Probe.

• Troubleshooting VIP complaints.

• Managing Drive test teams.

Responsible in key project “Casablanca UTRAN SWAP project from NSN to Huawei equipments” September 2009– November 2009

• Responsible of reducing the drops call and call failures till the previous number before SWAP

• Preparing Benchmark and Cluster acceptance reports «DT and KPI».

• Checking all neighbors relations Intra- frequency and Inter-system before and after Swap.

• Daily 3G KPI Performance Monitoring statistics such as RRC / RAB success rate, Drop Call Rate, Soft HO, 3G2G HO of the all swap 3G sites

Responsible of North Area 3G UTRAN optimization for Morocco Telecom 3G network, more than 250 NodeBs. July 2008-September 2009

• Analyzing areas of poor RF performance - Pilot Pollution, Signal overshoot, Poor Ec/Io, Call drop, call failure, Handover, Neighbor List Inconsistency, PSC Inconsistency and others.

• Co-Sites parameters definition « Cid, PSC… ».

• Single site verification and pre-optimization of new sites

• Intra-frequency & Inter-system neighboring planning.

• Radio survey «radio configuration validation: HBA, Tilts, azimuths».

• Escalade identified HW problems to corresponding departments.

• Troubleshooting VIP complaints.

• Drive test and post analyzing logfiles using Genex Assistant and Probe.

Morocco Telecom / RF Engineer

December 2006– March 2008:

• Analyze drives tests of voice and Data in order to make recommendation to improve KPIs of CS and HSPA services and correct problems like interference, neighbouring, cross feeders, weak coverage, cross cell coverage, pilot pollution …using ACTIX.

• Site survey for the 3G sites (existing 2G or new sites).

• Sites parameters definition (Cid, Scr, Pwr).

• Coverage planning using planet tool.

• Define strategies & scenarios for UE between 2G and 3G networks.

STMicroelectronics Morocco / Engineering Process Engineer

November 2000–November 2006:

• cost improvement and reduction.

• Implement and evaluate proposed designs and processes for manufacturability.

• Oversee new process equipment production.

• Establish robust and reproducible process parameters.

• Participate to activities pertaining to cycle time and process improvements.

• Implement process analysis on new and existing products.

• Implement safety, productivity and yield improvements.

• Improve manufacturing techniques and through put.

• Develop and maintain process documentation.

• Review processing methods.

• Assist in the development of training and provide training to production personnel during

New technology transfer.

Education:

2006-2008: INPT

Master degree from the INPT (National Institute of Telecommunication in Rabat-Morocco)

Studies focused on Mobile Networks, Networking.

1996-2000: FST

Bachelor degree from the Sciences –Technical University in Fes-Morocco.

Studies focused on Telecommunications and Computer Science.

Tools Skills

Drive test tools : Genex probe, Genex assistant, Nemo and Actix .

Planning tools : U-net, Atool,MapInfo and Planet.

Statistic analysis : Genex Nastar, PRS, Net Evaluate, NetInspection,NetAct, NPO,

OMC tool : M2000 and LMT

Languages:

English, French, Arabic

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