Fong Lo 

2108 Fairview Ave.

Morganton, NC  28655 

Mobile (828) 238-0161

Email – fong_lo@hotmail.com

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

 

15+ years of practical experience with major carriers and vendors such areas as E-911 Network design, Switch, RF

Design, engineering, implementation and optimization of various vendors’ wireless system (Nortel/Ericsson, Lucent,

Motorola) based on WiMAX/LTE/CDMA technology.

 

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

¨       System Design	¨       Model Tuning	¨       Site Integration
¨       Propagation Analysis	¨       Site Sweeps	¨       Performance Analysis
¨       Network Optimization	¨       Link Budget	¨       Data Collection/Post        Analysis
¨       E-911 Design/Deployment	¨       RF NEPA	¨       Cap Plan/PN Planning

 

 

EXPERIENCE  

 

 

                 NextGen Global/Samsung/Sprint, Chicago, IL – 12/11 - Present

                 Sr.RF Engineer

·              Working on Sprint-Nextel Network Vision CDMA-EVDO/LTE/DAS deployment/Dual Band optimization system.

·              Daily activity includes reviewed site sweeps, close-out package, and construction drawings

·              Reviewed ATP/CTTP field tested data for assigned clusters.

·              Turned on, integrated, and optimized new Network Vision cell sites/clusters.

·              Involving in IVHHO testing/optimizing for migrated clusters.

·              Utilized WindCatcher to post processing drive test data and recommend changes (azimuths, tilts, antennas, RF parameters, neighbor list, etc..) to new NV network to improve KPIs/performance.

·              Prepared ATP/CTTP/Cluster drive routes for field tech and drive test teams.

·              Assisted in 2.5 LTE ATP/Troubleshooting

·              Assisted in multi-band opto (1900/800 voice; 1900/800/2.5 LTE)

 

                Telnet Inc./FES/Ericsson, Plano, TX and ALU, Minneapolis, MN – 01/11 – 12/11

                 AT&T LTE Design

                    Sr.RF Engineer

·              Utilized Atoll tool to design an LTE 4G network for a given market as defined by the customer and guidelines.

·              Design includes network planning, coverage, optimization, and capacity planning using traffic map.

·              Ensure all RF data integrity, including link budget, link curves, Atoll project, antenna assignment, and model assignment as provided by the customer/guidelines.

·              Running Monte Carlo simulation to obtain network through put and other important KPIs as required by the customer.

·              Utilized ACP tool (Automatic Cell Planning) and Capesso to help with network optimization such as antenna selection, antenna tilt, and antenna azimuth.

·              Spectrum border coordination study/analysis and cluster certification.

·              ICD/LCD design.

 

                            Clearwire/NextGen Global, Charlotte, NC – 04/10 – 01/2011

                 WiMax Opotimization

                    Sr. RF Engineer

·              Optimize end to end performance of a WiMAX broadband network. Including the RF and IP layers, backhaul issues, capacity management, spectrum management, interference mitigation

·              Utilized WindCatcher to post processing drive test data and recommend changes (azimuths, tilts, antennas, RF parameters, etc..) to existing network to improve KPI.

·              Assisted in evaluating fill-in sites for increase market expansion and forecast carrier add for capacity.

·              Troubleshooting of customer complaint tickets and come up with solution to resolve them.

·              Daily scheduling and generating drive routes for field drive test teams.

·              Stack add handover testing with Witt-Tool.

·              Ongoing field speed/backhaul testing at site/sector level to ensure proper KPIs are met per customer specifications.

·              MimoB troubleshooting.

·              Review/approval ATP data.

·              Review/approval sweep data for new sites.

·              Traffic balancing between On-Air stacks.

·              Monitor daily site alarms and open ticket with switch/field tech to troubleshoot issue sites.

 

                          COX/Huawei/LCC Int., Rhode Island – 10/08 – 04/2010

                 EVDO Rev A/CDMA 1x Network Design

                    Senior/Lead RF Engineer

·              Designed a CDMA network based on client’s link budget and coverage objective.

·              Design included RF re-design, generate search rings, RF evaluation, candidate approval, redline drawings, site visit, and candidate ranking using Planet EV/SwiftTrac.

·              PN planning, capacity analysis, pilot pollution analysis, neighbor list planning and soft handover analysis.

·              FAA/FCC filing

·              Request for AM detuning, EME/MPE study, and Inter-mod study.

·              Prepared design presentation and all deliverables required by the customer.

·              Conduct CW testing.

·              Model Tuning.

·              Site sweep/Antenna system remote tilts.

·              Generated Traffic Map

·              Created Subscribe Manager settings and Monte Carlo Simulation.

·              Attended local zoning hearing and preparing zoning plots.

·              Data-fill RF parameters.

 

 

                 ComTech Wireless, VA

                    Senior RF Engineer

                    Cricket Communications, KY, NC, GA, SC 8/05 – 01/08

·              Duties included RF design and optimization based on new CDMA network.

·              Design included RF re-design, generate search rings, RF evaluation, candidate approval, redline drawings, site visit, and candidate ranking using Planet EV/Siterra.

·              PN planning, capacity analysis, pilot pollution analysis, neighbor list planning and soft handover analysis.

·              Multi-carriers hand-down planning

·              FAA/FCC filing

·              Request for AM detuning, EME study, and Inter-mod study.

·              Prepared design presentation review document.

·              Conduct CW testing.

·              Model Tuning.

·              Site sweep/Antenna system remote tilts.

·              System optimization (included analyzing drive test data, making necessary parameter/neighbor list adjustments to improve drop calls, FER, hand-offs, and overall system performance).

 

                    Avenger Engineering, LLC, Alpharetta, GA

                               Senior RF Engineer

                                 Sprint PCS, KY 2/05 – 8/05

·              Duties included RF design and optimization based on new and existing sites.

·              Design included RF re-design, RF evaluation, and candidate ranking using Planet EV.

·              System optimization and parameter audits/changes.

·              Support new carrier/cell site integrations and shakedown into existing network.

·              Redline site construction drawings; review line and antenna sweep tests.

·              Post-processing and analyze drive test data using Actix and WindCatcher.

·              Conduct CW drive tests, analysis, and model tuning. 

·              Perform Hashing, RDT, and Transition config two neighbors testing.        

 

                                 Kineticom, San Diego, CA

                                 Design Engineer

                                 True Position, King of Prussia, PA 6/04 – 1/05

·              Duties involved RF design and system configuration activities for the deployment of the True Position WLS/E-911 for all T-Mobile markets.

·              Responsibilities include generating the configuration of the TruePosition WLS using SCOUT, as well as verify the integrity of site survey data, and data provided by the costumer.

·              Duties also include supporting the testing and optimization of deployed systems, as well as provided support to the field Operations department.

 

                                 Telnet Inc., Rockville, MD

                                 Senior RF Engineer

                                 Sprint PCS, KY and Hawaii Markets, 7/03 – 6/04

 

·              Capacity Planning (EOY 2004 to 2007)

·              Duties included preparing baseline template, generated iterations using RF impact Tool.

·              System optimization and parameter audits/changes on Motorola Base Stations.

·              Generated coverage planning maps for Core RF, RF manager and director review.

·              Generated market coverage maps for sale and marketing review.

·              Managed Keebler Project of 37 sites.

·              Duties involved RF redesign, RF evaluation and ranking, candidate evaluation and exception process based on candidate evaluation tool.  Site visit, model tuning and analysis CW drive test data, review sweep data, RF NEPA, PCN, E911, review and red line construction drawings, performed CW drive test.

·              Assist Sprint RF with coverage Planning

 

                                Marconi wireless/ MobileComm Professionlas Inc., Richardson, TX

                                RF Capacity Field Testing

      Sprint PCS, Ohio 6/03 – 7/03

·              Involved in testing a Motorola BTS using 3G BOAT equipment from HP Agilent to compare the forward and reverse measured data results related to 2G and 3G voice as well as data capacity with the capacity planning tool used.

·              Collect Reverse Noise Ratio (RNR) to measure the rise of the noise floor in comparison to the number of users in that sector/carrier. Invex 3G equipment was used to collect data for drive test.

 

                               AirGate PCS, Greenville, SC

                                RF Engineer, 7/02 – 11/02

·               Involved in the RF network design, implementation, and optimization of a multi-carriers 3G-1xRTT CDMA network. 

·               Duties include perform drive test of preliminary and existing system and testing diagnostics.

·               Involved in analyzing drive test data for cluster optimization and system fine-tuning, site integration, site sweeps, site audit, RF design, daily, weekly, and monthly system traffic stats report.

 

                                Telnet Inc., Rockville, MD

                      RF Engineer, (consultant) 3/01 – 1/02

·               Involved in the RF design, implementation, and optimization of a Sprint PCS-CDMA network. 

·               Duties include analyze drive test data for cluster optimization and system fine-tuning, site sweeps, site audit, RF design, model tuning, CW testing, site survey, daily and weekly system traffic stats report.

 

                                Marconi Wireless, Richardson, TX

                      RF Engineer, (consultant) 6/00 – 3/01

·               Involved in the RF design and deployment of an AT&T Fixed Wireless system for San Francisco, Sacramento, Fresno, and Modesto.

·               Design involves in cell planning, site selection, frequency planning, coverage and capacity analysis, issuing search rings, evaluate site candidates, system implementations, and regular site visit.

·               Utilized dB Planner and Facet propagation tools to perform model tuning, measurement integration, evaluate candidates, sites approval, and processed drive test data.

·                           Conduct CW drive testing, site inspection and audits with team of construction and site   

        acquisition.

 

                     Sprint PCS, New Orleans, LA

                                RF Engineer, 01/99 – 05/00

·                           Utilized Planet propagation tool to design a CDMA network (Nortel Equipment).

·                                         Active team member in the design of Phase III

·               Involved in design of Phase III sites to acknowledge coverage requirements outside the existing coverage areas including satellite towns and major highway.

·               Issued search rings and valuated the candidate packages selecting Prime candidate.

·               Conducting intensive CW Drive tests to analyze propagation behaviors in different land morphology, Data filteration and Tuning Planet Models.

·               Responsible for the system and RF optimization of a multi-carriers CDMA system.

·               Cluster Drive test for Optimization and regular monitoring of network traffic for analysis performance and customer trouble ticket resolution.

·               Troubleshooting network problems, developing drive routes, collecting network data, and post processing of network data into productive formats, and analyzing network data to identify problems areas.

·               Analyzing Layer three messages collected from the Field (like PN, Handoff, Missing Neighbors, and Dropped Calls etc…)

·               Shake down drive tests to integrate new sites in the network.

·               Made necessary changes in the network to improve coverage and capacity (like antenna, tilt, neighbor list, and orientation)

·               Post site configuration change drive test (after antenna, tilt, and orientation changes).

·               Helped in issuing search rings in the existing network at strategic locations resulted from drive tests data where coverage holes were identified.

·               Data scrubbing and Neighbor Lists Updates.

·               Identify cause of dropped calls, blocking, and access failure.

·               Reduced the percentage of dropped calls from high 3% to below 2%.

·               Reduced the percentage of blocking from high 4% to below 2%.

·               Thorough knowledge in the use of HP Pilot Scanner and Grayson Collection Tools.

 

                      Motorola Inc., Charlotte, NC/Norfolk, VA

                     Data Tech/Drive Tester, 05/98 – 12/98

·                           Contractor for digital – network (CDMA) project for Sprint PCS in Charlotte, NC/Norfolk,  

        VA.

·                           Responsible for processing and analyzing collected data using OPAS32 and COMPAS to   

       Troubleshoot problem areas.

·                           Knowledge in the use of Qualcomm Mobile Diagnostic (MDM) to collect data.

·                           Responsible for training DM Operators and Data Tech in use of collecting data and

                            Post processing tolls such as OPAS32 and COPMAS.

·                           Responsible for or maintained equipments for 4 drive test teams.

·                           Drove RF Engineer for optimization.      

·                           Assisting with assigning Pseudo-Noise (PN) Codes and creating neighbor list.  

·                           Designing system and cluster drive maps, system coverage maps, Metric drive routes 

·                           Conducting cell site functional tests and CBSC handoff tests.

·                           Produced all cell reports, data, and plots (Deliverable) to signoff clusters for costumers.

                

EDUCATION        Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

                      B.S. in Electronics Engineering

 

COMPUTER       Planet EV, Planet, dB Planner, Facet, CE4, OPAS32, COMPAS, MapInfo, Sector

SKILLS                  Mapper, Invex3G, HP Scanner, Actix Analyzer, QualComm Diagnostic Monitor, Grayson,  

                                 WindCatcher. ATOLL, XCAP