NILA DHAKAL

       1600 SKYLINE DR #A10 PITTSBURGH PA 15227 | H: (412) 956-5958 | utsuk.nabin@gmail.com

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

    Highly skilled and dependable RF Drive Test Engineer with strong background in data collecting, testing and troubleshooting. Proficient at handling high service request volumes with accuracy and efficiency.

 

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

RF/LTE DRIVE TESTER FOR SPRINT/VERIZON/ATT. E-911 TESTER, Single Site Verification (SSV) & Single Site Shakedown (SSD), ACUVER XCAL-M 3.3.3, PCTel Seegull MX Scanner,

WORK EXPERIENCE_____________________________________________________________________

LCC International Inc., McLean, VA 07/13- 09/2015 | Drive Test/Data Collection

●        3G, 4G LTE, GSM/ GPRS/CDMA2000/EVDO / LTE Optimization and Site Integration.

●        Monitoring of KPI's, throughput (Upload & Download speed), call drop rate, handover successful rate as requested by the RF performance team.

●        Configure 3G, CDMA, LTE phones, to the right frequencies 800MHZ, 1900MHZ for a better coverage using XCAL-MOBILE software.

LTE commercial network working in the optimization team meeting KPIs, checking and solving parameters issues, wrong planning design, reducing DL interference and increasing the throughput.

●        Perform drive testing for LTE/4G site verification and troubleshooting using X-CAL, Collect radio measurements like RSRP, SINR and PCI.
Handover testing and troubleshooting, Downlink and Uplink throughput testing

●        Worked directly with RF Engineering Team for optimization of network and to analyze the data collected for FTP Upload, download speed and ping time testing.

●        Responsibilities included: E911Drive Testing, Site configuration verification, LTE testing, VOLTE, 
Troubleshooting, mobility testing, Internal/External RF evaluation, data collection and post 
process. 

●        Drive Testing Mobile E911 LTE Phase II System Call Testing & Verification for PSAP .Gathered 
reports were analyzed and sent daily to the reporting managers via RF transmissions as well a physical 

●        TVW This contract was in the West Virginia Area covering a radius of 150 miles to North Carolina

●        Performing CW and CCW drive round the site to check for swap sectors and successful handovers between sectors within a site. 

●        Making Short & long call testing on alpha, beta and gamma sector. 
Monitoring of key performance parameters such as Ec/Io, SINR, RSRP, UL and DL throughputs, handovers during the drive testing. 

●        Performed stationary test stationary test at the cell sites to check/verify the throughput (DL/UL). Upload the collected data to the company's server through FileZilla. 
Resolved network issues by making sure that network KPI's are met. 
Managed the inventory for phones (UEs), Laptops, antennas, GPS, Scanners, etc.

●        Understanding of performance metrics associated with mobile networks like RSSI, RSCP, Ec/Io, PN, PSC, PCI, and Throughput.

 

Awat/Nexius INC,   Connecticut03/2010 – 07/2013

RF DRIVE TESTER

●        Drive and Analyze drive test data on XCAL / XCAP investigation for network analysis,

Site verification, problem identifications and solutions and generate a report on drop calls,

coverage intensity.

●        Configure 3G, CDMA, LTE phones, to the right frequencies 800MHZ, 1900MHZ for a better coverage using QPST software.

●        Handling optimization of new sites and handles problems like call drop, call fail interference,

handover failure.

●        Worked directly with RF Engineering Team for optimization of network and to analyze the data

collected for EVDO Upload, download speed and ping time testing.

●        Handling customer complaints and related issues.

●        Performing Clockwise and Counter-Clockwise drive to verify successful handovers between sectors within a site as well as sanity drive to verify handovers among many sites.

●        Conduct nationwide drive testing in major cities and highways using Microsoft Street and Trips.

●        Investigate drop calls and other network failures and resolved all issues.

●        Worked directly with RF Engineering Team for optimization of network and to analyze the data collected for FTP Upload, download speed and ping time testing.

●        Drive test and indoor test around venue, following outlined processes using Microsoft Street

●        Investigate drop calls and other network failures and resolved all issues.

 

 

EDUCATION___________________________________________________________________________

Associate  Degree