Akbar Sarkar

Permanent Resident of USA (GC)

Plano, TX 

Phone Number:  +1 717-683-3652

E-mail: akbartmib@gmail.com

Career Objective:

 

Looking for a critical & major role in a growing Network/Telecommunication company.

Summary of Qualification

 

·               10+ years of working experience and knowledge in Wireless & Wireline Telecommunication Protocol & Architecture: LTE, UMTS, CDMA2000/EVDO, GSM & PSTN follow 3GPP and 3GPP2 standard.

·               Extensive working experience and complete understanding of E2E System Integration, Testing and commissioning in a complex network.

·               Knowledge in Troubleshooting, Disaster Recovery, Maintenance & Support procedures in a Heterogeneous Telecommunication Network.

·               Hand-on experience in producing Integration Requirement, Develop MoP, Resolve Conflict and Risk Assessment.

·               Excellence in Technical presentation, knowledge sharing and preparation of Network Design documentation.

·               Highly developed knowledge in Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent Products & Interfaces like RNC3820/3810, BSC, HLR, MSS, OSS, BSS, OMC-RAN, OMP, RNC 9271, RBS, MME, SGw, PGw, CSCF, SGSN, GGSN, S1, X2, S11, S10, S6a, Iub, Iur, IuCS/PS.

·               Knowledge & Experience in Layer2/Layer3 Routing & Switching of Extreme Switch, Cisco Router 7200, 3800,Cisco Switch 6500, Alcatel 7750 & 7705, Omni Switch.

·               Strong knowledge in routing and switching protocol: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VRRP, HSRP, GLBP, STP and RIP.

·               In-depth Understanding of IP-related protocols in the wireless industry including Diameter, SIP, RTP, RTCP, SCTP, TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, DNS.

·               Solid Understanding of different protocol stack and configuration: SS7, H.323, H.248, ISUP, GTP, STP, TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, ARP, RARP, SNMP and SMTP.

·               Good understanding in WAN technologies: MPLS, ATM, Frame Relay, Point to Point, MAN and Wireless.

·               Experienced in OC192/12/3, DS0, DS1 & DS3 Design, configuration and communication with DACS.

·               Basic knowledge in VoIP, Cloud Computing, Content Delivery, IMS, VoLTE.

·               Working Experience in Solaris, Oracle, Sybase, UNIX, Linux, SQL.

·               Solid Understanding on HP QC, Q-DASH, QASIS.

·               Maintain professional and good relationship with both Internal & External customer.

·               Ability to work with minimal supervision, under pressure and also ability to multi tasking and organized in order to meet dead line.

·               CCNA Certified.

 

Goodman Network

Plano, TX, USA                         February 2013 to April 2014                                                                

Position: Network Integration Engineer-III, Worked for Alcatel-Lucent

 

·               Performed Integration of Alcatel-Lucent 9271 EVDO RNC of frame type R1SR, UNC & ATCA (100+) for Sprint and Verizon wireless in USA.

·               Checked and Verified CNDD (Customer Network Design Data), MoP (Method of Procedure), Entrance and Exit criteria.

·               Configured Secured Linux/Solaris based Blade Server (more than 100) acts as Alcatel-Lucent 1xEVDO RNC in a complex live network of Verizon and Sprint throughout USA.

·               Downloaded, Installed and Activated SW packages for the Linux Servers.

·               Completed Disk Pre-check and Default Settings, Server firmware update.

·               Configured Serial over Lan, NTP and enable SSH between Blades.

·               Configured Omni, Extreme X450a-48t Switches, Service Subnet and enable SNMP.

·               Configured DHCP server, Databases, netmasks file and System account.

·               Secured 1xEVDO network and Configured OMC-RAN based on Linux Server.

·               Configured TCP Wrappers and Fireworks firewall, enabled user access.

·               Performed & documented several levels of RNC (AP/TP/UTP), OMP/OMC-RAN, BTS, PDSN, AAA, & Router testing including Call Processing (CP) & Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OA&M) functional & stress tests at the cluster level.

·               Performed Network connectivity between RNC & OMC-RAN, RNC & OMP.

·               Created VLAN, VRRP, and Static Routing towards AAA server, PDSN and Cell Site.

·               Performed Server Security: Identification, Authentication, File system Security, Host User Groups, System Access Tracking and Monitoring.

·               Synchronized database tables and configured bulk provisioning interface and service measurements.

·               Worked with customers to understand and reproduced customer failures in the field improving product deliverables.

·               Performed RNC Degrowth, Re-Goldenize, Re-Integrate and Rehome.

·               Co-ordinate Customer Acceptance Plan and Report Deployment status to Management.

 

Fusion Solution

Addison, TX USA                     May 2011 to Dec 2012

Position: Scripting Engineer, Contracted to Ericsson

 

·               Reviewed & resolved customer design data (RND & TND CIQ- Customer Information Questionnaire) to ensure correct data in place for GSM, WCDMA & LTE network.

·               Generated configuration files (Scripts) and TND (Transport Network Design) as per CIQ & HLD (High level Design) and provided Scripts & TND to Project and Deployment team to implement the Network Change.

·               Active participation with different stakeholders both Internal & external customer team to set guideline and plan of execution.

·               Provided on line technical support in 24*7 environments during Deployment and post Deployment.

·               FOA (First Office Application) implementation of New NE (Network Element) / feature based on GSM, UMTS, LTE in LAB Environment before mass rollout in Customer Network.

·               Provided Technical support involved critical analysis of fault on demand basis for GSM, LTE, and UMTS network for both US and Canada operator.

·               Worked with different technology follow 3GPP standard (GSM, UMTS & LTE) with different customer in US & Canada ( US - AT&T, T-Mobile, CBW, Canada - Rogers, Mobilicity, MTS)

·               Used OSS, OSS application (CEX, ONE, CNA, shell) run on Solaris Environment & unix shell scripts extensively to get exports and NE information required to generate configuration file (Scripts) for LTE, GSM, UMTS network.

·               Project involved WCDMA HSPA NodeB Re-home, 2G BTS Rehome, LTE eNodeb TAC Update, New Site Built (LTE, GSM, UMTS), IuCS, IuPS, Iur & Iub link configuration and migration from ATM to IP.

·               More than 10000+ NodeB Rehome, 1000+ GSM Rehome, 100+ MIP, 100+ SGSN in pool, 50+ New RNC, 1000+ New NodeB, 100+ LTE eNodeB etc.

·               Added new SGSN & MSC in pool for New and existing RNCs & BSCs.

·               ATCA RNC-3820 SW upgrade and HW expansion.

·               Developed MoP and set of standard to maintain desired QoS.

 

Engineering Network International Inc

Bellevue, WA, USA                            August 2010 to March 2011                                                                

Position: EV-DO RNC Deployment Engineer, Worked for Alcatel-Lucent

 

·               Checked & Verified Customer Network Data Design (CNDD) to ensure correct system configuration

·               Followed MoP and do UNC EV-DO RNC integration for Sprint & Verizon Network.

·               Loaded the SW, Configuring the Database & DHCP server.

·               Provisioned the Routing and ensure the connectivity to PDSN, Aggregation Router, O&M Network.

·               Configured Application Processor (CP2500), Traffic Processor & Extreme Switch X450a-48t

·               OMP and OMC-RAN provisioning and NE connectivity.

·               Provided technical support on critical issues during deployment and post deployment.

·               Creation of VRRP,VLAN and Static routing

·               Security setting with SSH, IP and Authentication of A12, A13, eHRPD Configuration.

·               License key installation and verify & Loading of SW packages in Sun Netra CT410S

·               Did Cell Swing and Cell cloning for the data call and DO RNC E2E Testing.

·               Performed Entrance & Exit Criteria and Integration checklist

·               Co-ordinate Customer Acceptance Plan and Report Deployment status to Management.

 

LM Ericsson Bangladesh Limited 

Dhaka, Bangladesh                                                                     August 2006 to March 2010                                                                 

Position: Advanced Engineer – Experienced

 

·               Dimensioning of New RNC, MSC,MSS, BSC, EIN3.1, AXD

·               Detailed Engineering Design of RNC, NodeB, MSS, MPBN, OSS, BSC, MSS, BC.

·               Integration of AXE, AXD, RNC, BSC, NodeB, MSS, BC in Customer network.

·               Provisioned of ISUP, SS7, H.323, H.248, SIP, SIP-T Links, Testing, Tracing and Call path progressing during deployment of EIN3.1, MSS, MGw, MSC.

·               Provisioned of Trunk and Testing, SW Upgrade, HW Growth, Fault Analysis of Ericsson AXE & CPP nodes.

·               Provided support by troubleshooting installed solutions (collection of symptoms, advanced analysis of logs, protocol analyses (e.g., Wireshark traces, etc.)

·               Prepared detailed implementation plan of new node in Switching premises including Bill fo Quantity (BoQ)/ Bill of Material (BoM) checking, floor plan in Auto-CAD, Survey, Power, Grounding, Site Materials & Other nodes interconnectivity

·               Prepared Customer Information Questionnaire (CIQ), Customer Commercial Requirement (CCR), HW Acceptance Test and User Acceptance Test (UAT).

·               Prepared Handover (HO) documents to Customer as well as Customer Support of Ericsson with Every Logs, Data Translation files, Method of Procedure (MoP), other outstanding issues.

·               Prepared the Engineering Designed Documentation and verified the MOP 

·               Prepared & loaded scripts of UMTS network element (MSC, MGW) based on design document (ATND CIQ) for new RNC integration and extract information from kget using TND tool.

·               Prepared Design data and Product specification for BSC, RNC, M-MGw, HLR, MSS.

·               Collected the Site Design Requirements like Product configuration from ECP, Solution design, IE-Select data, Product Package description using Pi-Win, CPI, OIT and checking the BoQ according to the solution for RAN and Core products for Wireline, GSM & UMTS.

·               DT generation & loading of BSC, MSC & BTS of GSM technology for new site creation, B-Number analysis.

·               Provided Technical support and documented in IOT (inter-operability Test)

 

Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited 

Dhaka, Bangladesh                                                                     December 2003 to July 2006                                                                 

Position: Assistant Divisional Engineer

 

·               In charge as Network Operation & Maintenance Engineer of Ericsson International Gateway (EIN 3.1) and NEC International Exchange.

·               Prepared DT (Data Transcript) of Routing Analysis, SS7 MTP routing, SCCP analysis, Accounting Data, A-Number Analysis, B- Number Analysis.

·               EoS analysis and proper routing of Announcement.

·               Conducted MTP Level 4 testing and continuity check for different International & Domestic customer.

·               New Route opening with different customer along with charging analysis for both TDM and IP (SIP, H.323, SIPT).

·               Strict supervision about Network Synchronization with Cesium, GPS clock and implement proper ToD.

·               Checked transmission quality for SDH, PDH, Satellite and Submarine transmission.

·               Took ISUP, DCSSI trace to analyze the Signaling messages and take action accordingly according to ISDN Blue Book.

·               Used protocol analyzer Tektronix K12 for certain customer to resolve critical issues in protocol level.

·               Used DXX to segregate the TS according to the requirement especially to carry clock over E1.

·               Ensure Network availability using different statistics like Traffic Measurements on Routes, Traffic Type Measurements, Traffic Dispersion Measurements, SS7 Performance Statistics, and Service Quality Statistics etc.

·               Carried on different projects with Ericsson, NEC such as new exchange deployment, Expansion, SW & HW upgrade in time

 

Telekom Malaysia International (Bangladesh) Limited

Dhaka, Bangladesh                                                                     May 1999 to December 2003                                                                 

Position: Senior Engineer, NSS

 

·               Actively working with MVSI (Multi Vendor System Integration) team to overcome difficulties arises from Alcatel to Ericsson Migration.

·               Alcatel OMC-R & Ericsson OSS operation & Maintenance, Configuration Management, Performance Management, Fault Management running in Solaris environment.

·               Sybase & Oracle database administration.

·               Alcatel OMC-R & Ericsson OSS administration, Log recording, Cronjob maintenance.

·               Alcatel OMC-R & Ericsson OSS database administration, User and Network Administration.

·               Radio Base Station Installation (Alcatel & Ericsson), Commissioning, Testing & Acceptance.

·               Microwave Equipment (Alcatel, Ericsson, Siemens) Installation, Commissioning, Testing and Acceptance.

·               Battery & Power (Emerson, Reltek) Installation, Commissioning, Testing and Acceptance.

·               Fault Monitoring, Analysis, Recovery of RBS, MW, and Power.

·               Network Optimization & Preventive Maintenance of Alcatel & Ericsson RBS sites.

·               Did CMA session to build the database and to have SW for Alcatel BSC, BTS, TRC.

·               Created, deleted, modified Cells using BSS configuration tool in Alcatel OMC-R.

·               Performance monitoring of Alcatel Network using ALCO-OMCR tool.

·               Ericsson RBS 3000 configuration through IDB & OMT, frequency optimization and retune.

 

Professional Certifications

Cisco Certified Network Associate, CISCO ID: CSCO12212441

 

Technical Proficiencies

Operating System	:	DOS, Windows NT/XP/2000/Vista/2007/2008, UNIX, Linux, Sun Solaris
Application	:	MS Office, MS Visio, MS Power Point, AutoCAD, Visual Basic, MS Project, SAP
Telecom Tools & SW	:	GMO, UMTS Re-Configuraion, CNA, cygwin, DTSS, ALEX, SMS,  MHWeb, Primus, Plex, MORE, RSG, TEMS, Moshell, AMOS,COLI, WRAN explorer, EMAS, AWK, Perl, PPT-SE, DTH, CCR, Pi-Win, IE-Select, ECP, CPI, OIT, OMC-R, Business Objects, NWSA, CCR template, XPM,  X-config, MGW Decoder, ALAN, APC 2.0, Wire  Shark , OSS-RC, SMO, ProComm, Secured CRT, Filezilla etc.
Language	:	ASA, PLEX-C, C/C++, Java Script, HTML, PHP, XML, Visual Basic, Perl, Python, FORTRAN 77
Database	:	RDBMS – Relational Algebra, Design Considerations using relational model, Normalization, Backup & Recovery, Security & Access Control, Designing issues, SQL—SQL-92 Standard. Covering DDL and DML parts, Implementation Platform- Sybase, Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Training:

 

·               Project Management Professional PMP Training

·               Software Quality Assurance Training

·               Alcatel-Lucent CDMA 1xEVDO RNC Integration

·               Ericsson GPRS & HSPA overview.

·               Ericsson OMS (MUX) 1600 Operation & Maintenance

·               Engineering – Ericsson Switch Products incl. PPT-SE - LZU1086213

·               Workshop on MSS Basic Network Design of Ericsson based Network

·               Workshop on Group Switch, Network Synchronization, Earthing & Lightening Protection of Ericsson based Network

·               Ericsson AXE Enabler Delta - LZU 108 5933

·               Ericsson AXE Local 7 Operation & Maintenance (LZU 108 795)

·               Ericsson AXE Operation Handling (LZU 108 1472)

·               Ericsson AXE Operation & Maintenance Platform (LZU 108 1471)

·               Ericsson AXE Survey (LZU 108 775)

·               OSS Statistics Handling (LZU 108 5080) for Ericsson

·               Statistics Introduction (LZU 108 5079) for Ericsson

·               SA238 Solaris 8 System Administration I

·               SA288 Solaris 8 OE System Administration II

·               SA118 Fundamentals of Solaris 8 OE for System Administrators

·               GSM OSS OPERATION (LZU 108 5144) for Ericsson

·               GSM OSS R8.1 On site Introduction for Ericsson

·               RBS 2000 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ADVANCE for Ericsson

·               RBS 2000 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE (LZU 108 3269) for Ericsson

·               AXE10 SURVEY/GSM SURVEY (CUSTOMISE) (APR00(AKTEL)) for Ericsson

·               Description, Maintenance and Commissioning of Alcatel Evolium BTS.

·               Customer Care in Action

·               How to Make More Time

·               PROPS-C for Managers

·               Presentation Skills

·               Effective Communication Skills

·               Handling Difficult Customer & Colleague.

·               SMS - Basic Global CSR Handling for Ericsson.

·               SMS - Basic Global CSR Handling Certification for Ericsson.

 

Educational Qualifications

Post Graduate Diploma in Information & Communication Technology

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)

 

Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)

 

Professional References

 

Available upon request.