Trilochan Singh, B. Tech, MA, LLB, Communication Engineer

2425, Kingston Street, Houston TX, 77019. Email trsparmar@hotmail.com Ph 3126836773

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·                     PERMANENT RESIDENT of USA i.e. GREEN CARD HOLDER.

·                     Well organised, capable to undertake multi tasking, experienced in working under pressure, can sustain under war like situations and supervise number of sites.

·                     More than 12 years of experience in providing Cellular Communications, Network Design and RF Planning, Digital Automatic Switched Communications, Microwave Radio Relay, Radio Networks, Managing Communications Centres and constructions of  Towers for isotropic and directional antennas .

·                     Leadership and Management qualities demonstrated by the rank of chief commanding officer of the Army Corps of Signals unit comprising of Engineers and Technicians.

·                     Excellent written and oral communication skills.

·                     Self starter, with a high desire to succeed and a high level of integrity in meeting goals.

·                     Advanced learning ability demonstrated by successful completion of Law Degree from Delhi University in 2009.

·                     Demonstrated problem solving, organizational, mentoring and negotiation skills.

 

Areas of Expertise:

·                     Experienced in Project Life Cycle: Processes of Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring

      and Controlling and Closing.

·         Project Integration:  includes Project Charter, Business needs of Project, Project Scope Statement and Stakeholders expectations and Integrated Change Control System.

·                     Project Scope: All the work for the product of the project and what work is  to be done and what

      not to be done.  Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Work breakdown Dictionary.

·                     Project Time Management: There is a start date and also a finish date.  WBS Dictionary  gives

     the list of activities, which are defined, sequenced, estimated, resources allotted, resources

     allotted and allotted resources get confirmed and then Project Schedule is made. Fast Tracking, 

    Crashing, Smoothing and Resource Levelling are tequniques/methods to keep the Project Schedule

   on time.

·                     Project Cost Management: The estimated resourced of all the activities give the rough estimate

      of the Project cost. As the Project progresses the actual can be made. At any point of the Project

      EVM i.e. Earned Value Management give us the Project is ahead or behind the Schedule or the

      Project over or under budget.

·                     Project Quality Management: The Fourth parameter of the Iron Triangle is the Quality of the

     Product. The quality is planned in and not inspected in.

·                     Project Risk Management: Watch on the Project Risks throughout the Project Life Cycle. I 

     identifying the Risks, Maintaining Risk Register, Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis,

     Prioritize Risks, Probability and Impact of the Risk and Risk responses.

·                     Project Communication Management: 90% of the time Project is involved in Communication

      and Communication to the Stakeholders and other participants of the Project have to as per the

      Communication Plan and Communications has to be need basis.

·                     Human Resource Development: Project Manager has to acquire the team, train the team and 

     Manage and Direct the team.

·                     Project Procurement Management: After considering the resources within the Organization

      Process Assets and Enterprise Environment Factors a plan has to be in place for procurement

      resources from the vendors. Request for information, Request for quote, Vendors Conference,

     SOW and Negotiations are the part of this Process.

·                     Project Stakeholders Management: Project is because of the Stakeholders as it is their money

     which is involved. We have to consider Power, Interest, Influence and Impact of the

      Stakeholders.

Work Experience.

·                     Carried out the construction work for Communications Centres,  Microwave Antenna Towers

     And Towers for Radio Relay Stations to establish Radio Links during the service.

·                     Applied CPM project construction tools in construction and understand the construction

·                     Responsible for site safety, quality, schedule and cost on assigned projects.

·                     Forecasting link Budget, Frequency Planning and RF optimization.

·                     Cell radius coverage and morphology drive test.

·                     RF planning tools, Atoll, Map Info, DTM and Google Earth.

·                     Propagation Theory and Cellular Communications Theory.

·                     Diversity Propagation, Antenna and Space Diversity.

·                     GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS & DAS Network system.

·                     Carried out trials on Fibre Optics System.

·                     Performed the duties of Field Manager.

·                     Nokia Flexi EDGE, and Ericsson BTS Hardware.

·                     Budget Planning, forecasting and vendor management.

·                     Contingency Planning.

 

Education

·                     July 15, 1974 to May 31, 1976:  MA. - Master in Political Science from Pune University Maharashtra, India.

·                     June 07, 1977 to April 20, 1980: B Tech- Bachelor of Engineering from Military College of Telecommunications Engineering, affiliated to Nehru University, Delhi, India.

·                     August 01, 2006 to June 15, 2009:  LLB- Bachelor of Laws, Delhi University, Delhi, India.

 

     Employment Details

·                     September 26, 2013 to September 29, 2013:

·                     Attended Project Management training from September, 26 to September 29, 2013 at New Delhi, conducted under the affiliation PMI USA.

·                     September 01, 2011 to February 19, 2013:

·                     Cellular Communications, RF Engineer with Vodafone in Delhi India. Carried out RF planning to optimize coverage, capacity and quality of service, forecasted link budget, applied propagation and cellular theory in designing GSM/UMTS Networks.

August 01, 2009 to July 31, 2011:

·                     Cellular Communications, Project Manager, Cell Site Solutions of Vodafone, at Phagwara, Punjab, India.

·                     Carried out construction work for cell site, applied CPM construction tools, experienced in Scope of Work (SOW) and created Bill of Material (BOM).

·                     November 15, 2006 to April 30, 2009:

Project, Manager Distributed Antenna System at Headquarters South East Coalfields Limited a subsidiary of Coal India Limited and their 13 Area Headquarters.

·                     April 01, 1995 to   October 31, 2006: Administration and Management of Security Company (LLC), as a Proprietor.

·                     September 18, 1991 to July 27, 1994: Commanding Officer of a Signal Unit.

·                     Managed multiple Projects by efficient Management, Planning, foresight, coordination, Administration, RF Planning techniques and contingency planning.

·                     Successfully completed large scale Projects of deploying Microwave Radio Equipment for duplex communications in Links and Chains working in the range 1200 MHz to 1400 MHz, Trials on Fibre Optics System by laying the field fibre optics cable, connecting Transmitters and Receivers and Mounting Multiplexing Equipment, Switch Board Electronics, VHF Radio Equipment in the Simplex mode and Field Cables like Carrier Quad.

·                     Efficiently and systematically, managed a Signals unit consisting of 220 men comprising of Automatic Electronic Switch Engineers, Installation Engineers, Radio Frequency Managers, Supervisors, Electronic Radio Technicians, Electronic Line Technicians and other administrative Staff.

·                     Construction Management: Carried out the construction management of Communication Centres, Antennas Towers for Radio Links and Radio Relay Stations during service.

·                     Presented the communications plans to the higher Headquarters, briefed, trained and coordinated the Team Leaders to execute the communication plans efficiently.

 

April 01, 1984 to September 10, 1991:

·                     Worked on Microwave Radio Links (Duplex), in the frequency range of 225 MHz to 400 MHz and 610 to 960 MHz, Communication Centres and Electronics Exchanges.

·                     Carried out RF Planning covering Path Profile, calculated Fade Margin considering Power radiated by transmitter, antenna height, Transmitter antenna gain, Receiver antenna height, Receiver antenna gain and various losses due to various obstacles in the Line of Sight of the Transmitter and Receiver and attenuation to the propagation wave .

·                     Construction Work: Carried out the construction work for Communications Centres, Microwave Antenna Towers and Towers for Radio Relay Stations to establish Radio Links during the service.

·                     Applied CPM project construction tools in construction and understood the construction   practices.

01 July 1980 to 31 March, 1984:

·                     Commanded a Signal Company and carried out the trials on the electronic communication equipment, Automatic Electronic Switch, Adaptive Data Modulation multiplexing System, Switch Board Electronics, deploying Microwave Radio Links and Repeaters of Army Radio Engineering Network employing principles of RF Planning.

01 July 1977, to 30 June 1980:

·                     Did Graduation in Telecommunications Engineering from Military College of Telecommunication Engineering Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA.

January 1, 1975 to 30 June, 1977:

·                     Carried out the duties officer commanding Radio Relay Section, carried out RF Planning covering Link Budget Analysis, Sites Selection and deployment of VHF Radio Terminals.

January 1, 1972 to December 1974:

·                     Worked as Adjutant, carrying out the administrative and management duties.

June 13, 1971, to December 15, 1971:

·                     Young Officer Training Course at Military College of Telecommunications Engineering, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA.

·                     Was trained in Communications Principle of Line, Radio, Radio Relay and practical training on the various communication Equipment employed in service for Radio (Simplex Radio Telephoney) Radio Relay (Duplex Radio Telephoney) and Line Communications.

 

Training

·                     April 11, 2011 to April 15, 2011: Attended (2G+3G) NSN refresher training,  including Nokia Flexi EDGE BTS Hardware, conducted by Intervo Technologies Ltd at Noida Utter Pradesh India and supervised by NSN team.

·                     Senior Command Signals July 01, 1993 to August 31, 1993: Training in Administration, Management and Planning of Signal Communications at Higher Formation level and deployment of communications, Line, Radio (Simplex) and Radio (Duplex) at various stages of Operations.

·                     Junior Command Signals from March 15, 1982 to June 14, 1982: Training in Administration, Management and Planning of Signal Communications at Higher Formation level and deployment of communications, Line, Radio (Simplex) and Radio (Duplex) at various stages of Operations, Preparing Signal Communication Plan, Frequency Planning and distribution of frequencies to various units and sub units of the Formation.

·                     Signals Officers Degree Engineering Course from 01 July 1977, to 30 June 1980: Qualified Telecommunications Bachelor Degree Telecommunications Engineering Course from Military College of Telecommunications Engineering.

·                     June 13, 1971, to December 15, 1971: Young Officer Training Course at Military College of Telecommunications Engineering, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA.

 

 

Project Manager: August 01, 2009 to July 31, 2011

·                     Solely handling the UMTS RF Design project for Phagwara market and responsible for liaisoning between different teams and ensuring that new UMTS sites are turned up on-time.

·                     Providing technical support in creating presentations and charts for the higher management of KPI measuring critical customer information, churn retention factor, future site and coverage plans.

·                     Instrumental in providing support to team of 14 engineers and ensuring that they are up to client’s standard.

·                     Budget Planning, forecasting and vendor management.

·                     Perform UMTS pre-optimization and alarm clearing management before turning up new UMTS sites.

·                     Monitor KPIs of new UMTS sites for declaring “On air “to the network and ensure Cell site team delivers “GREEN” sites to the client.

·                     Teams at Work as team member of the company’s senior management team in making policy decision.

·                     Consistently exceeded monthly/quarterly market goals for RF Pre/Post Launch optimization.

·                     Instrumental in providing support to team of 12 in-market engineers/5 Drive test teams and ensuring that they are up to clients standard in terms of delivering goals.

·                     Act as an interface between several different client location including Construction & Engineering, site development and RF Performance such that the new site development is efficient.

·                     Evaluation and implementation of tools for end to end network performance monitoring.

·                     Developed processes & procedures for the team and coordinate with client in meeting their expectations in terms of project delivery.

·                     Accountable for managing the project from technical and financial accounting point of view and in charge of the billing and invoicing process for the milestone project.

·                     Ensure during the critical month/quarter end time period that the client SLA’s are met and coordinated within the team such that equal work load distribution takes place.

·                     Benchmarking with competition and ensure we trump them.

 

Commanding Officer of a Signal Regiment, Corps of Signal, Indian Army from September    18, 1991 to July 27, 1994.

 

·                     Efficiently and systematically, managed a Signals unit consisting of 220 men comprising of Automatic Electronic Switch Engineers, Installation Engineers, Radio Frequency Managers, Supervisors, Electronic Radio Technicians, Electronic Line Technicians and other administrative Staff.

·                     Handled multiple Projects by employing Management, Planning, Administration and RF Planning techniques in the areas of Microwave Radio Equipment for duplex communications, working in the range 1200 MHz to 1400 MHz, Fibre Optics System, Switch Board Electronics, and VHF Radio Equipment in the Simplex mode and Field Cables like Carrier Quad.

·                     Carried out the construction management of Communication Centres, Antennas Towers for Radio Links and Radio Relay Stations during service.

·                     Served as single-point of contact, between the Lead Construction Manager and construction.

·                     Provided oversight of construction execution on all assigned construction projects.

·                     Solely responsible and answerable for keeping Communications Centres of my unit in functional condition at all times.

·                     Presented the communications plans to the higher Headquarters, briefed, trained and coordinated the Team Leaders to execute the communication plan efficiently.

·                     Conducted regular training programmes for the engineers, junior engineers and technical staff to keep them efficient, confident and dependable which also boosted their morale.

·                     Practiced deployment and redeployment of communications centres and Entities to build up self confidence, courage, determination and stamina to establish fool proof mobile system of communications.

·                     Forecasted link budget and predicted path loss considering the curvature of the earth, high buildings of glass, wood and concrete, giving building penetration Loss.

·                     Accomplished Diversity Propagation which combat fading, co channel interference, avoid error burst and employ multipath propagation resulting in diversity gain.

·                     Practical Experience in directional electromagnetic waves a vector of electric and magnetic field. Antenna downward tilt is an example of directing the electromagnetic waves for the maximum coverage of a particular area.

·                     Carried out Project Management work to the satisfaction of the client and close coordination with the contractor for quality control, efficiency and timely completion of project.

 

     Experience as Field Manager in telecommunications projects during service:             

·                     Supervised   the construction work for Communications Centres, Antenna Towers and Towers

for Radio Relay Stations to establish Radio Links during the service.

·                     Act as an interface between several different client location including Construction & Engineering, site development and RF Performance such that the new site development is efficient.

·                     Accountable for managing the overall project execution performance including

      Scope, cost, safety, quality, schedule, implementation, and customer satisfaction.

·                     Experience in foreseeing the problems and acted to solve them in anticipation.

·                     Reconcile construction activities and manage scope change during construction.

·                     Assisted the seniors in preparing the Bill of Materials and supervised the receipt the distribution of the same.

·                     Accustomed to attend meetings/conferences and give feedback on the points discussed to concerned personnel.

·                     Efficiently and systematically supervised the status of construction sites, material delivery and identified the challenges to market projects according to the customers defined project standards, requirements, guidelines and local regulations.

·                     Emphasized the site built and design activities met project and local requirements.

·                     Experienced in managing and handling the incoming and outgoing stores/ equipment/ material and maintaining the base line reserves as per the standard operating procedures of the establishment.

·                     Took adequate initiative for attainment hardware acceptance and checked the functionality/serviceability along with the supporting documents.

·                     Coordinated with the customer to ensure that sites meet product specifications and agreed details are approved by the customer.

·                     Liaised with customer to review and discuss the RAN built & design process and to resolve open issues.

·                     Emphasised on the quality control of the material used for development of the projects and communicated to service suppliers about requirements, performance and quality.

·                     Collected new product information and ideas from service suppliers and  Maintained regular communication practices with material suppliers.-

·                     Reporting to the management about the progress of the work regularly or if any shortcomings informed the superiors well before time.

·                     Documentation of installation, test, and inspection results logged to the appropriate authority of the site.

·                     Experienced in  supervising, inspecting,  coordinating, guiding, motivating  the Team members and trained them in maintaining records, giving situation report, and updating communication state of various entities.

·                     Have leadership qualities, in catastrophic failure acted similar to war like situation, foresight problems, acted to resolve them and have an eye for details. 

·                     Attended (2G+3G) NSN refresher training, conducted by inTarvo Technologies Ltd at Noida Utter Pradesh India and supervised NSN team, from April 11, 2011 to April 15, 2011 which also included Nokia Flexi EDGE BTS Hardware.