MUHAMMAD ASIM SAEED

 

13956 MANSARDE AVE APPT 155                    Mobile: +1-5713545255

HERNDON VA, 20171

 

USA Permanent Resident (Green Card)       

 

Email Address: asim.nee@gmail.com

 

Career Summary

Decisive, action-oriented and results focused professional offering 9+ years of experience in domain of RAN Optimization and Design. Lead and managed large RAN projects of Design, Swap, Post optimization, Per Optimization and RAN customer complaints teams for major Operators.

 

LTE/EVDO/CDMA: Working on LTE Design and Optimization of LTE/EVDO/CDMA for Sprint Telecom.

 

2G:In these 9+ years I have worked on SWAP (Nortel-Huawei) Project, New site, Existing site, expansion and redesign planning and Optimization projects at Nortel Networks, BSC Level Optimization and customer complaints handing on Nokia-Telenor Project and Huawei Swap phase2, Phase3, Phase4 and Phase5 for PMCL .

 

2G/3G: Worked on remote support project of Peru USA as Senior RF Consultant and Project Manager for LCC APAC.Worked as Optimization Consultant for remote support 3G project of Huawei in Turkey.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE__________________________________________

 

Alcatel-Lucent Contractor  Sublime Wireless

 

LEAD RF LTE DESIGN AND Optimization Consultant   (October 14 Till date)

 

Ø       Tri Band Optimization of Sprint Major Washington DC Market Elkridge Switch.

Ø       LTE 800, 1900 and 2.5 Worst Cells Analysis.

Ø       CDMA/EVDO Worst Cells Analysis.

Ø       Major KPIs of Tri Band Cluster.

Ø       Interference Issues using NPO, SAM, Cockpit and Spectrum Analysis.

Ø       RF Design validation using Planet.

Ø       RF Cluster Acceptance reports finalization with RF Director.

Ø       Agoop and Mesh Analysis and prove recommendations to improve area.

Ø       Log File Analysis using Wind Cather and eDAT.

Ø       Switch parameter discrepancy audit.

Ø       Sector swap issues by drive test and HOM verifications

Ø       Customer complaints

Ø       Site Visit to understand terrain ,coverage and interference issues

Ø       Configure and Optimize new coming carriers in CDMA/EVDO and LTE

Ø        Traffic Balancing between LTE 800/1900 and 2.5 using optimal values of A1, A2, A51 and A52.

Ø      Special event optimization.

 

 

LEAD RF LTE DESIGN AND Optimization Consultant   (October 13 October 14)

 

Ø       Setting up Design delivery timelines with Sprint Local Market.

Ø       POC to validate customer queries for Designed Markets.

Ø       Leading final market design presentations.

Ø       Creating MOP for team.

Ø       Responsible for Sprint Network 2.5G LTE TTD Market Level Design and Optimization for ALU.

Ø       PCI planning

Ø       RACH Planning.

Ø       Creating RFDS and Plumbing diagrams

 

LCC International (April 13 October 13)                               (LCC-SPRINT USA)

 

SR RF LTE DESIGN AND Optimization Consultant

 

Ø       Generating predictions for IB , OS and 1W Layers using Mentum planet 5.5

Ø       Generating stats for RSRP , Best SERVER , AVG and MAX DL Throughput and CINR using Mentum Planet 5.5

Ø       LTE FDD and LTE TDD Design and Optimization.

Ø       Gap Analysis

Ø       Small Cells design.

Ø       Optimizing throughput for OS(on street),1W(one wall),IB(in building) throughput stats for 2500 band of  LTE using Capesso.

Ø       Optimizing all five major kips for 800 and 1900 bands of LTE.

Ø       Creating tilt analysis for sprint network using Capesso.

Ø       Delivering market analysis within decided SLA.

 

LCC International (January 12 March 13)                              (Huawei – Mobilink PK)

 

SR RF Optimization Consultant

 

Ø       POC with customer for purposing parametric changes on network level.

Ø       Keeping eye on worst cell and resolving issues on these worst cells once they were swapped

Ø       Looking after most VIP swapped Cluster of Islamabad City to maintain their KPIs (CSSR, IHSR, OHSR, DCR) as per given target.

Ø       City Level Report of Worst cells for both Islamabad and Rawalpindi city.

Ø       Leading team of 10 optimizers and drive tester.

Ø       Troubleshooting & optimizing worst cells based on DCR, CSSR & HOSR on daily basis by using Huawei/IM2000 and PRS stats reports to achieve assigned targets.

Ø       City level redesign Activity (parameter changes, Frequency retuning, tilts & azimuth) in order to improve the KPI’s and traffic sharing between the neighboring sites without affecting coverage/traffic.

Ø       Resolving customer queries regarding to degradation of any KPIs of swap Network.

Ø       Responsible for Network level Health check tracker.

Ø       Getting Initial report acceptance by customer after 14 days of swap.

Ø       Training fresh team members.

 

 

LCC International APAC (November 11, January 12)                     (Peru- USA-NSN)

 

SR RF Optimization Consultant and Acting Project Manager (2G/3G)

 

Successfully achieve SDCCH Drop rate target in three months for CLARO Network in Peru

Ø       Optimizing 21 Clusters of Peru to achieve SDCCH Drop Rate as per committed target.

Ø       Managing other 15 team members of LCC PAC.

Ø       Event Analysis using TEMS and ACTIX.

Ø       1^st POC from LCC APAC with LCC USA.

Ø       Giving short Training to our new fresh Team Members.

Ø       Network Parameter Audit for any discrepancies in Database.

Ø       Maintain the KPIS (CSSR, DCR, IHFR and OHFR) of Network.

Ø       NBR Audit of 3G Network and 2G Network.

Ø       Reducing Pilot Pollution by redesign of over coverage cells.

 

LCC International (August 11, November 11)                       (Huawei – Turkey)

SR RF Optimization Consultant (3G Project)

 

It was remote project of LCC APAC.

Ø       3G Cluster Overshooting and tuning recommendations (to reduce the pilot pollution and drop calls in cluster).

Ø       Monitor the KPIs with the help of Naster.

Ø       Taking care of Site Operational Status with the help of M2000 Client.

Ø       Taking care of 3G New Site on Air Acceptance Reports.

Ø       Cluster events analysis & tuning & recommendations to reduce the pilot pollution.

Ø       Physical redesigns neighbor audit monitor the activities of DT engineers & riggers.

Ø       Identifying coverage holes, overshooting sites etc, proposing physical changes such as tilt, height, orientation changes, required coverage site etc.

Ø       Post processing log file with the help of Actix.

Ø      Pre and Post tuning cluster report preparation for coverage and quality.

 

LCC International (April 11, July 11)                                  (Huawei – Mobilink PK)

SR RF Optimization Consultant

 

Ø       Parameter mapping  of (Alcatel and Huawei) before swap

Ø       POC with customer for purposing parametric changes on network level.

Ø       Proving Technical support during swap.

Ø       Keeping eye on worst cell and resolving issues on these worst cells once they were swapped

Ø       Looking after 3 swapped clusters to maintain their KPIs (CSSR, IHSR, OHSR, DCR, MAAR) as per given target.

Ø       Leading team of 15 optimizers and drive testers.

Ø       Troubleshooting & optimizing worst cells based on DCR, CSSR & HOSR on daily basis by using Huawei/IM2000 and PRS stats reports to achieve assigned targets.

Ø       City level redesign Activity (parameter changes, Frequency retuning, tilts & azimuth) in order to improve the KPI’s and traffic sharing between the neighboring sites without affecting coverage/traffic.

Ø       Resolving customer queries regarding to degradation of any KPIs of swap Network.

 

LCC International (Jan 11, March 11)                  (Huawei – Mobilink PK)

RF Optimization Consultant (Level-I)

 

Ø       Maintenance of KPIs for the assigned 4 Clusters and carrying out Parameter Trials, audits. Optimizing BSC in order to meet Monthly & AnnualKPI targetsas well as carrying out the routine and issue based Drive Test of major and remote cities using TEMS Investigation and troubleshooting problems encountered.

Ø       Troubleshooting &optimizing worst cells based on DCR, CSSR & HOSR on daily basis by using Huawei/IM2000 and PRS stats reports to achieve assigned targets.

Ø       1^st POC with customer for customer complaint resolution of whole swapped region of Huawei.

Ø       City level redesign Activity (parameter changes, Frequency retuning, tilts & azimuth) in order to improve the KPI’s and traffic sharing between the neighboring sites without affecting coverage/traffic.

Ø       Performed BCCH, BSIC, TCH, MAIO & Neighbor Planning.

Ø       Verification of implemented frequency plan using MAPINFO & field measurements.

Ø       Analysis of radio utilization and recommendation of the sectors most needing additional   radio resources.

Ø       Being the database auditor, responsible for maintaining the cell/site parameters database free of discrepancies as per the recommended standard.

 

LCC International (Jan09, Dec10)                             (NSN – Telenor PK)

RF Optimization Consultant (Lead CL Team)

 

Ø       Leading customer Liaison Team of Telenor Central.

Ø       Distributing tasks to team members and getting work done within SLA.

Ø       Looking after the customer complaints throughout the week to resolve issue like Call drop, coverage, Blocking. Analyzing the log files once the Drive test is done using TEMS 8.2.

Ø       Maintain Cell level KPI (Drop Call Ratio), HSR (Handover Successful Rate), SDCCH Blocking, TCH Blocking, CEFR (Call Establishment Failure Ratio).

Ø       Managing customer complaints resolution team to resolve customers issue within given SLA.

Ø       Optimization on BSC level to keep KPI CSSR (Call setup Successful Rate), HSR (Handover successful rate), DCR (Drop call Rate), SDCCH Blocking Rate, Call Setup TCH Blocking.

Ø       Analysis and post process log files using TEMS 8.2 and MapInfo8.5.

Ø       Recommendation for physical changes (orientation, Tilts).

Ø       Coordinating with Sales teams to provide proper coverage to bring customers onboard.

Ø       Planning Indoor Repeater for indoor coverage.

 

Nortel Networks Islamabad, Pakistan. (May06- Dec08)

RF Planning and Optimization Engineer

 

Ø       Site Data Base Audit for Newly Integrated sites to remove discrepancies like Non-Reciprocals (Neighbors, Reselect), Incoherencies, and Alien Cells before its Shakedown.

Ø       Making Monthly Roll out Frequency and Neighbor Plan for New Sites of South Region (Karachi and Hyderabad) Pakistan.              .                           

Ø       Optimization of KPIs CDR (call drop ratio), Inc HO Fail Ratio, CEFR (call establishment fail ratio), SDCCH Blocking, Call Setup TCH Blocking of existing, Newly Integrated, HBA (redesign) and Expansion (Cells).

Ø       Optimization of New commercially launched Site KPIs (CDR, CEFR, IHOFR, SDCCH Blocking, Call Setup TCH Blocking and Global Traffic Carried) and then submitting KPI Repots to Customer. 

Ø       Finding Issues (Path Issue) with TRX using CPT (Call Path Trace) and TRX level Stats for each cell to get them lock and ask BSS for their Health Check to Improve KPIs.

Ø       Proposing Cells for Expansion and after expansion keeping track of expanded cell (added TRX) by checking its TRX level stats.

Ø       Proposing cells for Height Reduction (redesign) on basis of it’s over shoots. Optimizing Height Reduction cell cells after activity and Keeping KPIs up to mark.

Ø       Plan new frequency plan using Planet EV 4.2 to provide to OMCR for Rapid Frequency Plan change of Karachi (South Region).

Ø       On Daily basis Optimizing Worst cells of Network

Ø       Date Base Audit in order to remove discrepancies from Network.

Ø       On Ground drive test support for different activities like RFPC (Rapid Frequency Plan Change) and different Patch up gradating on OMCR in order to ensure smooth running data and traffic calls.

Ø       Optimizing EDGE activated BSC KPI.

Ø       EDGE Parameter Audit.

Nortel Networks Islamabad, Pakistan.(April06 – May06)

RF Optimization Engineer (Trainee)

 

Ø       Carried out Drive test for analyzing RF coverage and Quality Issue

Ø       Using TEMS.   

Ø       Post processing of captured drive test data for Different parameters.

Ø       Conceptual knowledge of GSM Radio Interface

Ø       RF Site Audit

Ø       Drive Testing using TEMS Investigation

 

EDUCATION______________________________ _____________________________

Ø       Department:             Electrical Engineering

Ø       Degree Received:                  BSC (Electrical Engineering).2003-2006

Ø      Institution:                  University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila Pakistan.

 

TRAINING_____________________________________________________________

 

Training received from ALU

 

Ø       Multi Band LTE Optimization

Ø       SAM

Ø       VOLTE Optimization

Ø       NPO

Ø       eDAT

Ø       Transcend

 

Training received from LCC APAC

 

Ø       Introduction to UMTS & HSDPA Planning and Optimization.

Ø       Introduction to LTE

Ø       Introduction to UMTS & HSDPA by Qualcomm.

 

Training received from Nortel Networks.

 

Ø       Nortel Advance EDGE Training (France).

 

TOOLS EXPERIENC­­­­­E___________________________________________________

 

Ø       SAM

Ø       NPO

Ø       eDAT

Ø       Cockpit

Ø       WPS

Ø       Spectrum Analysis

Ø       Siterra

Ø       Atoll

Ø       Capesso

Ø       Mentum Planet 5.5

Ø       Nokia Net Act.

Ø       Network Doctor (ND) for KPI report Generation.

Ø       Nokia Reporting Suite.

Ø       AIRCOM Optima lite .

Ø       AIRCOM Asset Enterprise 6.0

Ø       Optimizer

Ø       TEMS Investigation & Route Analysis8.0.3.

Ø       ACTIX.

Ø       Huawei iManager 2000(Alarm monitoring & traffic statistics).

Ø       Huawei PRS for KPI monitoring.

Ø       MapInfo Professional 8.5. (MCOM, MIPT, WFI Site See).

Ø       Google Earth to plot sites & analyzing KPI’s based on clutter details.

Ø       Nortel CT7100.

Ø       ProOptima.

Ø       Nastar.

Ø       LMT