MATIAS ABEBE

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SENIOR SYSTEM TEST ENGINEER

Senior System Test Engineer with excellent understanding of Software Development Life

Cycle and implemented complete life cycle of testing system starting from planning, creating,

executing, reporting and tracking defects. Expert in writing test plans, defining test scenarios

and test cases, developing and maintaining test scripts based on business and functional

requirements. Diligent and timely completing of testing tasks in connection with the planning

and execution. Strengths include:

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• Defining Test Scenarios

• Developing Test Plans

QUALCOMM, INC., San Diego, CA

Senior Staff Engineer/ Manager

Implementing complete SW test life cycle

- Test Scripting

- Execution of Test Plan

- Defect tracking

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1998 -- 2015

2012 -- 2015

• Tested IMS software on QUALCOMM devices which were commercialized for multiple

carriers such as AT&T, DoCoMo, VZW and TMO.

Senior Staff Engineer/ Manager

Led commercialization effort for IMS Software stack testing in multiple chipsets 8960,

8974, 9x15, and 8992.

• Automated power consumption test for multiple P by more than 50%.

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2009 -- 2012

• Developed power consumption test plan for use cases across all Radio Access

Technologies i.e. GSM/WCDMA/HSDPA/CDMA2000/EVD/LTE, executed test plan and

identified power optimization points for SW implementation.

Staff Engineer/ Manager

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• Debugged higher than expected power by measuring rail currents, collecting clock

dumps, and performing waveform analysis.

• Developed Test Project Plan (TPP) for Commercialization of QSD8250 chipset.

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Staff Engineer/ Manager

Prepared and presented weekly to senior management highlights of test progress, top

issues impacting test coverage or pass percentage, identified risks and focus areas for

development team and included OEM critical test status with issues in GCF.

2001 -- 2006

• Executed Interoperability test of UMTS system chipsets in a Form Factor Accurate

against Ericsson, Siemens, Nokia, Nortel, and Lucent Node B/RNC.

• Developed, tested, and completed packaging of release dependent site-specific

configuration for all Globalstar GWs and incremental configuration changes.

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• Scheduled, developed, tested, and delivered data fill package for GSI&T test GWYs.

Staff Systems Engineer

Interfaced with program management and GLP for rectification of issues in the

development of configuration change requests.

• Supported Global roaming activities by ensuring proper Global Title Translation (GTT)

entries in Gateways with required agreement.

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Led test effort for Embedded SW from integration to commercialization including lab test,

field test, and Interoperability Test [IOT].

• Managed and supervised site-specific configuration team. Led Data fill engineering team

in Product support group which completed a timely configuration for the deployment.

2001

• Coordinated CDMA, switch, regional database configuration change requests from 26

Gateways around the world for development, test, and packaging & on time delivery.

1999 -- 2001

Led a team across multiple regions [San Diego, Santa Clara, and QUALCOMM India PL]

for power consumption test effort from initial power test bring up to commercialization.

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• Resolved major and critical Gateway Switching Subsystem related issues discovered in

Globalstar gateways deployed around the world.

MATIAS ABEBE

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matiasabebe

Senior Systems Engineer

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VERIZON WIRELESS, South Field, MI

Senior Wireless Network Analyst

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• Supported Globalstar Gateway pair wise integration and system integration activities.

• Supervised a team of system engineers in Gateway Switching Subsystem group.

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• Conducted compliance test of EXCEL 5.02 software against ANSI MTP specs and

developed Programmable Protocol Language for Venezuelan Globalstar GWY to PSTN

MFC R2 protocol interface. Validated with AMERITEC call analyzer tool..

1998 – 1999

• Developed country specific dialing plan and routing algorithms, tested, verified and

packaged customized configuration software for Globalstar GWY deployment.

• Developed Globalstar Gateway Switching Subsystem commissioning procedures.

1994 – 1998

• Did translation for trunk group expansion, commissioned and troubleshot

• Developed BSM utilities for BTS wilting, blossoming, attribute status, CCcounts, etc.

• Worked on the resolution of interoperability issues among different network nodes

including MSC, HLR, STP and took part in the integration tests

• Conducted acceptance test of TELLABS 5500 DACS, operated and maintained

• Coached & trained switch operation staff on DMS-MTX, BSM, & DACS

• Operated and maintained Ericsson AXE-10 cellular switches [MTSO]

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Solid experience in data translation engineering [Switch engineering].

• Well versed in application of protocol analyzers.

• Expert in digital transmission performance test, DS0, T-1, & T-3, troubleshooting,

and use of test tools.

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• Highly skilled in analytical, methodical, systematic & expeditious troubleshooting

of IS-41 and GSM/WCDMA call processing issues.

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EDUCATION

Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering; City University of J.A.E, Havana, Cuba

LANGUAGES

English, Spanish, Italian, and Amharic - Fluent

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Installed, tested, and conducted acceptance test of CDMA network main components

NORTEL DMS-MTX switch, BSC, & BSM [Base Station Manager]

Installed, tested and provisioned DS1/DS0 port interface cards on Tellabs 53X DACS

Installed, optioned, and repaired various types of transcoders, SS7 network interface,

CDSUs and ALCATEL 3-1 MUX equipment and tested integrity of T1 & T3 carriers