Sunday Ogedengbe

Houston, Texas 77095, USA.     +1(979) 661-9279jossie4me@yahoo.com

 

CAREER SUMMARY

A technically proficient, analytical and result-oriented Engineer with extensive knowledge of engineering concepts and a creative aptitude for new product development with educational and professional experience in IT/Telecommunication, Control Systems and Project Management. Excellent organizational and communication skills, outstanding work ethics, and ability to work well in both team-oriented and self-directed environments.

 

EDUCATION

Johns Hopkins University  (Coursera Online)                                                                          Jan 2016 – Date

Data Science Specialization (The Data Scientist’s Toolbox, R Programming, Practical Machine Learning etc), Java Programming: An Introduction to Software, and Java Programming: Object-Oriented Design of Data Structures.

 

Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas USA.                   Dec. 2014

M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (CGPA 4.00/4.00)

Achievements: 2014 Roy G. Perry Merit Award Recipient.

Technical Publication: Sensitivity Analysis for Drug Effect Study: An NF-kB Pathway Example.

Courses: Integrated Circuit Fabrication, The Internet: Design and Implementation, Computer Architecture and Logic Design, Wireless Networks, Engineering Probability and Statistics, Hybrid Systems, Engineering Numerical Methods, Stochastic Processes.

 

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.                 Nov. 2008

B.Sc. in Electronic and Electrical Engineering (CGPA 4.18/5.00)

Achievements: 2008 Best design Project in Innovation, EPNL Merit Undergraduate Scholarship (2004)

Courses: Microcomputer Hardware and Software Techniques; Pulse and Digital Techniques; Electronic Devices, Design and Fabrication; Digital Signal Processing; Pulse and Digital Techniques, etc.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Global Wireless Solutions, Inc.                 Dulles, Virginia USA                                            Oct. 2015 – Date              

RF Analyst

Network Benchmarking and KPI analysis using SQL, MS Excel, MapInfo, SwissQual NQDI. Technology: CDMA, GSM WCDMA, HSPA, EVDO, LTE and VoLTE Technologies.

•       Monitoring & reporting KPIs including CSSR, BLER, FER, PDP Activation, MOS scores, Accessibility, Retainability for Tier-1 Carrier in the US

•       Troubleshooting Voice, Packet Data, and Scanner devices for Dropped/Blocked/No service/Network failure.

•       Analyzing Layer 3, IMS messages for VoLTE, CDMA, LTE, HSPA+ to troubleshoot Voice/Data failures.

•       I have analyzed and validated over 100,000 miles of drive data to identify irregularities in collection data due to equipment against RF network.

•       In depth analysis & forecasting for proper network performance and in turn customer satisfaction.

•       In-building/Drive Test Analysis for Small/Macro Cell in Urban, Suburban and Rural markets.

 

GCB Services LLC                       McLean, Virginia  USA                                              Jan. 2015 – Oct. 2015              

Wireless Engineer (Contract)

•       Key employee in the design and development of mobile device RF circuits, radios, and RF-subsystems.

•       Microwave RF design and development.

•       RF drive-testing nationwide, post process analysis for cell Coverage and Quality investigation.

•       Preparing drive routes & cluster polygon; analyzing log files to find out problem areas of the network and making recommendations to improve Coverage and other Drive Test related KPIs.

•       25% decrease in drop calls and 17% improvement in coverage through effective troubleshooting and optimization of issues caused by poor coverage, high interference, Pilot Pollution, hand-over problems, mobility issues, high Load, HW issues, alarms etc.

•       Introduced a procedure to improve efficiency by saving operation time by 30%.

•       Led corporate team of 21 in driving cost-reduction initiatives and saved about $100,000 monthly..

•       Excellent knowledge of LTE interfaces, 3gpp, Call flow, layered messages, protocols and Architectures

•       FCC compliance testing, E911 testing with PSAPs and Line Sweep test using Anritsu Site Master.

•       Good understanding of LTE features such as Idle mode behavior, LTE power control, Link Adaptation, Scheduling, Active Queue Mode, Mobility, MIMO, Load balancing etc.

 

 

 

Prairie View A&M University               Prairie View, Texas USA                               Sept. 2013 – Jan. 2015

Graduate Research Assistant                   

•       Computational and System Biology and Bioinformatics research focusing on drug effect.

•       Performed various control systems simulations using MATLAB/Simulink and C++ Programming.

•       Building a Hierarchical Software-Defined Radio Controlled Wireless Sensor Network using WARP/USRP2/GNU radio and XBOW.

•       Technical Publication: Sensitivity Analysis for Drug Effect Study: An NF-kB Pathway Example.

 

Huawei Technologies Limited               Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria                      Sept. 2010 – Aug. 2013              

Radio Network Planning and Optimization Engineer

Project: MTN Nigeria (New Rollout-Team Lead and Ericsson-Huawei Swap) and ETISALAT Nigeria (Alcatel-Huawei Swap). Technology: GSM, WCDMA, VoLTE and LTE.

•       Physical and Parameter Optimization, KPI Monitoring and Analysis [Cell and RNC Level].

•       Sites tuning after integration to meet acceptance KPIs criteria and increase Network quality by 30%.

•       Neighbor Planning, Network Engineering parameter planning and Optimization.

•       CSSR, CDR and mobility KPI optimization; Congestion and RET configuration resolution.

•       Liaise with clients on Post DT and ATP test/approval based on acceptance criteria.

•       Drive Test: Pre and Post Cluster Optimization drive testing [CS and PS], Ping Test, SSV etc.

•       Drive test log file post Processing Using Actix, Ericsson TEMS and MAPINFO.

•       Providing supervision, training and supports for newly employed Engineers.

•       Managed customers/subscribers complaint and reduced resolution time by 40%.

•       Perform trace and analysis on issue site using Web LMT.

 

Merit Telecoms Limited               Ilupeju, Lagos Nigeria                                              July 2009 – Aug. 2010

Associate RF Engineer

Project: ETISALAT Nigeria (Ericsson & NSN) and STARCOMMS Nigeria (Huawei Technologies)

•       Physical Optimization.

•       Pre and Post cluster drive test (GSM, CDMA, EvDO, WCDMA and LTE Technology).

•       New Site Verification/Cell Shakedown drive test.

•       EVDO, 1x, HTTP and FTP, Competitive Network Benchmarking drive test.

•       Drive test log file post Processing Using Pilot Pioneer, Actix, Ericsson TEMS and MAPINFO.

 

Phillips Project Center (PPC) Limited             Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria        Sept. 2007 – Mar. 2008

Network Support Engineer (Intern)

•       Installation and maintenance of Private Automatic Box Exchange (PABX).

•       Routing and Switching with great hands on experience, LAN and WAN technologies.

•       Supporting both Network and Security infrastructure on campus environment, involving devices such as routers, switches, firewalls and wireless access points.

•       Maintenance of network equipment and Networking via network cables, optic fiber and wireless network.

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS

  Member, Project Management Institute (PMI)

  Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

Member, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)

 

TECHNICAL SKILL

•       Operating Systems: Windows, Mac, Unix/Linux.

•       Programming Languages: HTML, C/C++, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Java.

•       Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint etc).

•       Proficient in HDL computer languages and RTL description languages such as System Verilog.

•       Proficient in LaTeX, CorelDraw, AutoCAD, MATLAB, LabVIEW, and GNU Radio.

•       Electrical circuit design experience including VLSI, PCB and FPGA.

•       Experience using testing equipment: Power Meter, Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Frequency generator.

•       Good  knowledge in RF Planning/optimization tool: MapInfo, JDSU E6747A, Windcatcher Pro, SwissQual NQDI, GENEX Nastar, NPMaster, OMStar, Web LMT, CME, Google Earth, iMap, Huawei iManager2000.

•       Experience in RF tools: TEMS Route Analysis, Actix Analyzer, Pilot Pioneer and DataPro.

 

AWARDS AND HONOURS

•       2012 Excellent Staff of the Year Award, West African Region of Huawei Technologies (Feb 2013)

•       FY2012 Delivery Revenue Award on MTNN projects - Huawei Technologies. (March 2013)

•       2014 Roy G. Perry Merit Award Recipient.

•       EPNL Merit Undergraduate Scholarship (2004)