v      Call Flow Messaging

v      IP Network Planning

v      Protocol Specifications (SIP,RTP,RTCP,Diameter, XCAP,HTTP,IPSec)

v      Packet Inspection(Wire shark)

v      Wifi Offloading

v      Cisco Systems

v      Ericsson Systems

v      ALU Systems

v      Data Collection, Call Tracing

v      RAN Engineering

v      Test Case Development(FFA)

v      E2E Network Troubleshooting

v      Network Virtualization

v      Network Function Virtualization(NFV)

v      Programming(C++/Java)

v      Software Defined Networking(SDN)

v      Database Administration

v      Unix Systems(Sun Solaris, Red Hat Linux)

v      Web Development

v      Project Management

v      Supply Chain Management

v      Process Improvement

v      Team Training & Mentoring

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ITT Solutions, Inc. Plano, TX

Independent Consultant-Founder and CEO                                                                     2009 – present

Clients: Children Medical Center, ALU, Hendrick Health System, USF, Relic Solutions, Mitre

·   IT Strategy: Created and executed an IT strategy that matches overall corporate strategy while focusing on TCO/Total cost of IT tracked against every IT service from cost per email to bytes of data transferred.

·   SDN Strategy: Develop strategic plans and use cases for implementing SDN in Service Provider’s network and also follow and develop abreast of activities and standard bodies in the industry regarding the SDN,IP Broadband and Data Center Virtualization.

·   Network Function Virtualization and Open Stack: Participate with Open Networking Forum’s SDN technology/standardization work, ETSI Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), IETF's SDN related Workgroups and initiatives, OpenStack activities related to APIs, and other SDN related activities in the industry.

·   Network Architecture and Design: .Technical mentor for the Cisco network architecture/operations. Handles installations, upgrades, backups, and configuration. Confer with appropriate managers regarding troubleshooting and capabilities of all LAN/WAN connectivity. Recommends configuration best practices. Participate in the design and implementation of complex infrastructure technologies around networking, virtualization (server, desktop, application) and mobility solutions. QoS, DSCP, and voice implementations on data networks from a QoS perspective. IP design creating schemes to resolve IP & route conflicts, switching, routing protocols, load balancing and route selection technologies that may include VRF and policy-based routing.

·   Master Data Management: Master data management design Advisory for Children Medical Center outpatient clinic including the migration of EMR from McKesson to Epic.

·   Small Cells Web Presence Platform: Development of a small cell web presence community based platform.

·   SDN/SDR Use Cases: Use cases for big data, network function virtualization, input traffic monitoring, classification, bandwidth scheduling, manipulation and calendaring.

·   Virtualization Hypervisor Management: VMware ESXi VM creation and customization, files and folders administration.

·   Force.com Cloud Administration: Salesforce.com CRM application management. Maintaining and developing Salesforce.com functions in the areas of service, sales, marketing, and custom data integration.

·   Data mining, analytical trending and regressive engineering analysis: RF Engineering and Network performance reporting with Scripting/programming (SQL, Alteryx) and statistical skills utilized on daily basis to deliver projects and problem resolution with high level of accuracy.

·   Business Plan Development Services for Practical Virtualization and Cloud Computing Solutions: Planning and budgeting for building the virtual infrastructure.

·   R&D Studies for Cloud Resource Optimization for service delivery: Java based Cloud resource optimization for delivering IPTV services through virtualization.

·   Patent Research: Patent Study, Patent Research tools for Prior Art Search

·   Executive Reviews and Presentation: Actively informed executives about current trends and developments and identify how they are relevant to their company.

·   Contract Negotiation: Negotiated software and services contracts.

·   Staff Augmentation and development plans: Looked primarily for an ability to learn and be flexible mostly through extensive interviews with existing staff and created the development plans.

 

AT&T Mobility, Dallas, TX

Professional Engineer                                                                                                       • 2011 – 2013

·   VoIP Testing: Utilized Hasati RTP/UDP server for audio test, uplink, downlink voice test with MOS, KPI reporting for lost packets, jitter, MOS, location and RSRP.

·   VoLTE FFA: QCI 1 testing. Call flow messaging,specifically SIP,Diameter,RTP,RTCP. The network elements  for basic call flow such Mobile to Mobile, Mobile to PSTN. High level for P-CSCF, I-SCSF, S-CSCF, HSS, MME and SDP network elements used for call flow.The SIP message dump analysis using wireShark/Hasati.

·   LTE QSI improvement: Achieved LTE performance indicator of green (QSI metric) greater than 99% most of the time, having % TNOL 4% to 5%, Ecell ERAB retainability and RAN data accessibility greater than 99%.

·   Senior Executive perception improvement: Stayed green most of the time. Aggressively worked with Ericsson to stay on top of all issues. Proactively planned initiatives for project velocity IP to expand our wireline and wireless broadband networks supporting growing customer demand for high speed internet access and new mobile, app and cloud services in NTX to make it stand out nationwide.

·   Tools Sourcing and Partnering: Partnered with tool vendors such as New Field Wireless, Arieso, Celcite, and Intucell so NTX is using best in industry tools.

·   Vendor Resource Management: Managed vendor resources to execute on plan for prelaunch closeouts and general area optimization along with Front Door and ATS interaction.

·   LTE Technology Mentorship: Worked  on the quality technical documents for internal use and help mentor the team on the LTE technology including but not limited to IP essentials and throughput troubleshooting.

·   Process Improvement: Utilized Lean Six Sigma methodology of solving root causes to business problems to continuously improve our business.Throughput improvement strategy, complete eNodeB health check, accessibility/retainability offender classification procedures as well as %TNOL improvement by escalating IP Transport and core issues working with Front Door and ATS.

Ericsson, Inc., Plano, TX

Engineer Services                                                                                                               • 2009 – 2011

v      LTE – Customers Verizon & MetroPCS

·   Participating in MetroPCS NY Market LTE release L11A outdoor DAS trial.

·   Working on outdoor DAS recommended settings, parameters, RND CIQ, drive data analysis and presentations.

·   Review LTE Trial Test Object list and test instructions for proposed changes.

·   Verizon Wireless LTE design and pre-launch tuning activities for Seattle Market using Atoll network planning tool along with TEMS discovery, Accuver XCAL and XCAP for UE and scanner drive analysis.

·   Customer presentations on improving the network performance and recommendations to meet the target KPIs.

·   Support Verizon Wireless LTE trial in Minneapolis, MN by executing single user and multi-user test cases for throughput, coverage and capacity.

·   Tuning with drive data using LG LLDM, LLCAT for LTE and verifying the results with Atoll prediction plots by using the tuned propagation model for LTE planning.

v      AT&T WCDMA Access Engineering

·   AT&T RNC Capacity planning for Dallas, South Florida, San Francisco and Atlanta markets.

·   Recommendations on optimizing the RNS borders with respect to MP load and other considerations including ping pong effect, RNC rehomes and rebalances.

Ø      WCDMA Radio Network optimization for special event sites and identifying the RNC Engineering issues along with radio related issues to come up with improvement recommendations presentation.

Icon, Inc., Schaumberg, IL

Enterprise Consultant-Client Sprint/Nextel                                                                      • 2006 – 2008

v      DAS Project Management

·   Provide project planning and leadership for individual projects and/or portions of projects implementing Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS).

·   Manage project deliverables and project schedules; ensure functional requirements are met.

·   Demonstrate the capability to drive internal teams and subcontractors on the completion of projects.

·   Identify required resources and define team, roles, and responsibilities, of project team members.

·   Re-allocate resources, modify schedules, and re-assign tasks as necessary to meet project goals

·   Advise department executives on matters pertaining to the assigned projects.

·   Establish and cultivate strong relationships at all levels throughout the organization with focus at the senior levels of supply chain management, operations, PLM, engineering, sales, and research & development.

·   Develop internal relationships and external vendor relationships as necessary.

·   Establish effective customer relationships.

·   Hold product/project meeting with project teams and communicate project status to all appropriate parties on a regular basis.

·   Collaborate and assess needs through all phases of assigned projects.

·   Adhere to financial budgets for assigned projects.

v      DAS RF Design and Optimization

·   Performing radio propagation modeling and prediction to determine cell site location, determining equipment and power configurations, forecasting channel capacity requirements, planning and optimizing system traffic and developing design standards to ensure system quality.

·   Provide some training assistance to lower level engineers.

·   Responsible for conducting moderately complex network system administration and design engineering activities to maximize network capacity.

·   Performs engineering functions related to interconnect equipment and facilities, signaling systems, switches and traffic.

Fusion Solutions/Tangent International. Dallas, TX

RF Consultant-Client Ericsson, T-Mobile, Alltel                                                           • 2005 – 2006

v      Alltel, Grand Rapids, MI                                                                                    

·   Responsible for identification and resolution of performance problems for EVDO network using baseline drive testing and subsequent drives in different Michigan,Wisconsin,Kansas and Louisiana markets using In Code wireless Wireless Pro.

·   Propose system modifications based on drive test data.

·   Prepare presentation materials for proposed modifications.

·   Analyze and respond to Alltel concerns regarding specific system changes, dropped calls, origination failures, etc.

v      T-Mobile, Oklahoma city, OK                                                                          

·   Responsible for a turnkey RF Model tuning project for T Mobile Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Wichita markets.

·   Responsible for initial planning including site selection, site visits, number of propagation models.

·   Responsible for managing data collection, validation, model calibration using Aircom Asset.

·   Drive cross functional teams to complete projects within a required timeline.

·   Hold product/project meeting with project teams and communicate project status to all appropriate parties on a regular basis.

 

Karachi Stock Exchange, Karachi, Pakistan

IT Officer • 2001

·   Participated in the management of key projects in infrastructure, programming, and desktop areas to grow the business.

·   Designed and upgraded large complex service provider and enterprise infrastructure.

·   Performed network requirements analysis and assisted with collecting necessary data, upgrade, and optimization.

·   Communicated with customers and project team regarding project management activities including planning, progress, issues, and problem resolution.

·   Provided Tier II and Tier III support for existing customers; administered network design and ensured proper implementation within a Data Center environment.

TRAINING & INSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE

Devry University, Schaumberg, IL

Adjunct Faculty – Keller Graduate School of Management • 2009 – Present

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Adjunct Faculty – College of Information Technology • 2009 – Present

Dibon Solutions, Addison, TX

Technical Trainer –Information Technology/Cisco/Wireless • Aug 2005 – Dec 2005

Orion Institute of Information Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

Technical Trainer • Jul 2001 – Aug 2002

NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

Adjunct Faculty – Computer & Information Systems Dept. • April 2000– Dec 2000

 

EDUCATION & TRAINING

University of Texas, Dallas, TX

Master of Business Administration • 2010

University of Texas, Dallas, TX

Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering • 2004

NED University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan

Bachelor of Science in Computer & Information Systems Engineering • 2000

Certifications:

ü      Health IT Certification

ü      Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert

ü      Microsoft Certified Professional

ü      Cisco Certified Network Associate

ü      CCIE R&S Certification

Additional Training:

 

ü      Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert

ü      UMTS/LTE Bronze and Silver Training

ü      Global Business

ü      Database Management Systems

ü      Operations Management

ü      Enterprise Resource Computing

ü      Strategic Management

ü      Marketing Management

ü      Supply Chain Management

ü      Operations Research & Spreadsheet Modeling

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

·             Microsoft Office Suite

·             Visio

·             Access

·             Oracle

·             Windows, Ubuntu

·             MySQL, SQL Server

·             C, C++

·             Java.