Noel L. Mananghaya      

1701 Nestledown Drive, Allen TX 75002

31-20 85th Street East Elmhurst NY 11370

510-303-6945

noelmananghaya@yahoo.com                           

 

Objective: Gain more rewarding career using my knowledge and experience in mobile communications and transmission equipment.

Specialization:              Project management for/and installation, commissioning, integration, operation and maintenance of different types of Nokia equipment 2G, 3G and Node B, as well as Ericsson 2G, 3G and 4G equipment, microwave transmission equipment PDH and SDH; RAN Comm / NIC support for integrating or migrating sites Samsung 3G and 4G LTE. Supervision for the operation, maintenance and of Nokia BSC and MSC. Optimization of 2G and 3G network. Outside plant design and installation both copper and fiber optic cable thru aerial, buried and underground means. Project management for Microwave Radio Installation and for Subscriber Line Installation including activation, operation and maintenance. 

 

Education:

·         Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering - June 1984 to Nov 1988 at Mapua Institute of Technology – Intramuros, Manila, Philippines.

·         On-going Cisco CCNA at Collin College Frisco  Texas. – Oct 2013  to present

 

Work experiences:

 

SAMSUNG RAN Commissioning Engr. (Frisco Texas) for SPRINT Project thru Worldlink-Samsung  May 15 2013 to present.

 

·         Create the 3g CDMA and 4G LTE sites and communicate with Field Technicians on site and LCC to gain connectivity.

·         Troubleshoot for the connectivity and clear the alarms in coordination with Field Technicians and LCC.

·         Commission the sites remotely. Upgrade the software and create the neighbors for handover.

·         Coordinate and troubleshoot with Field technicians any hardware or installation issues causing alarms.

·         Conduct (ATP) Acceptance Test Procedure with Field technician on site. Perform site audit.

·         Provide ATP and Audit report thru Remedy Software.

·         Support the RF drive test.

·         Run some bath files for changing some parameters before making the site commercially on air.

·         Accept calls from the bridge to support Field technicians on site and RF for drive testing.

·         Make the 4G LTE discoverable before making it commercially available.

·         Prepare report at the end of the shift and handoff to the next shift if necessary.

 

NSN BTS Engineer for NSN (Houston) for TMO Modernization Project thru Awat-Zeva- Tapfin-NSN, Sept 10, 2012 to May 12, 2013

 

·         Commissioning and cut-over of 2G Ultrasite BTS to 2G Flexi BTS.

·         Commissioning, integration, call testing and documentation of 2G/3G Flexi BTS and LTE with different Site Configurations.

·         Access the site equipment remotely both 2G and 3G for checking/verification, troubleshooting and clearing of alarms.

·         Access site equipment 2G and 3G thru BSC and RNC for monitoring, verification, troubleshooting and clearing of alarms.

·         Support the Commissioning Engr of General Contractor for commissioning, integration and troubleshooting of NSN project either on site or remotely.

·         Perform advanced troubleshooting, able to follow NSN NED documentation and independently resolve project issues.

·         Monitor and investigate the missing materials of General Contractors.

·         Coordinate actions and investigation of technical issues between Customer, regional management, tier2/tier3/ Product Line support teams.

·         Provide support to customers for O&M of RAN Network elements.

·         Provide documentation for the acceptance of equipment and services.

 

RBS Tester/ Field Engineer for ERICSSON – TMO Modernization Project thru AWAT-PARSONS –June 29 to Sept 9 2012 (Maryland/DC Market)   

 

·         Site assessment and materials inventory of delivered cabinet RBS 6102.

·         Remove LMU and external alarm connected to existing GSM cabinet

·         Once existing GSM and WCDMA cabinet was replaced by a new cabinet RBS 6102 by other group, install DUG, DUW and DUL (2G/3G/LTE) including all cablings.

·         Load the basic and upgrade package for DUG and DUW. LTE to follow.

·         Commission, integrate and do call testing for both 2G and 3G.

·         If needed, troubleshoot and clear the alarms for the two technologies.

·         Provide report for the new integrated technologies.

 

RBS Tester/ Field Engineer for ERICSSON – ATT Expansion Project thru PARSONS

Oklahoma/Arkansas -    01 Mar 2012 to 27 Jun 2012

Illinois/ Indiana       -     06 Aug 2011 to 06 Jan 2012

Northern California -     30 May 2011 to 05 Aug 2011

 

 

·         Installation and configuration for additional carriers (2nd carrier, 3rd carrier and 4^th carrier).

·         Installation and commissioning of RRUW.

·         Installation, commissioning, integration and call testing of 3G RBS cabinet 3106, RBS 3206, RBS 3418, RBS 3518.

·         Assess the site/SOW requirements. Visit the sites with all necessary materials and tools to perform the activity.

·         Do the necessary coordination for the site access before and after entering the site. Take photos and screenshots before and after the activity.

·         Job includes installation and termination of power cables, cosite cables, jumper cables; fabrication, installation and swinging of jumper cable and lot of coordination

·         Perform the activity based on SOW and MOP.

·         Provide the daily field report thru email after performing the job.

 

RBS Team Lead at Indiana

While under Chicago, IL Market, 4 installers and 6 integrators were sent in Indiana to support Parsons sub-contractor for Super bowl Project. I was given the chance to be the RBS Team Leader of that deployment for 6 weeks from Nov 21 to Dec 31.

·         Attend meeting with the client regarding the priority for the work to be done.

·         Ensure the timely delivery of install and/or integrate equipment.

·         Prepare materials and daily schedule of work

·         Closely monitor the task of every team for their daily accomplishment

·         Closely coordinate with the client for any issue or that may affect the timely completion of work

 

Project Manager – Responsible for the project management and end-to-end implementation until project completion - SDH Microwave Radio Installation with 44 new hops and 62 upgrade in ring configuration:  Since July 01, 2008 to Feb 28, 2009 Ceragon Network (Philippines), Inc.

·         Attend to project meetings both internally and externally.

·         Make sure the on time delivery of project commitment.

·         Manage subcontractors both for Telecom and Civil Works.

·         Evaluate project Site Survey Reports (SSR) made by subcontractors.

·         Present/Make SSR’s plans for the project and BOM per site.

·         Supervise/Inspect the implementation both for the Civil and Telecom works

·         Progress monitoring of accomplishment with field engineers and subcontractors.

·         Provide daily and weekly progress reports for the clients.

·         Preparation prior to actual implementation of the network plan.

·         Schedule the sub-contractor for the actual implementation of the cut-over/ installation

·         Conduct PAT

 

Supervisor/Sr. Supervisor – Assigned in different sections Smart Mobile Network Facilities:

June 1999 to March 31, 2008, Smart Communications, Inc. – Philippines

 

Optimization

·         Monitor the KPIs report on network per Node B and per RNC level.

·         Analyze the KPIs and provide recommendation in order to attain or maintain the accepted values of KPIs.

·         Provide plans for Node B re-homing showing the RNC boundaries.

·         Dimension 3G RAN network according to capacity, coverage and quality in terms of number of channel element, Node-Bs and RNCs.

 

NOC –OSS (Nokia Equipment)

 

·         Provide support for GSM /UMTS integration during BSS deployment via creation and performing configuration scripts in BSC from integration center via remote either BSS MML commands or Net Act tools.

·         Implements BTS Rehoming from one BSC to another BSC

·         Get the prelogs and post logs after the expansion and/or cut-over.

·         Performs Configuration and Fault Management of GSM Network

·         Monitor and clear/troubleshoot the alarm of the cell sites. Access the site remotely and if needed ask support from field engineer for onsite troubleshooting.

·         Works with Nokia's NMS2000/ OSS4.0 for the remote O&M of GSM Network

·         Performs TRX Expansions for the BTS sites.
Creation and Expansion of A-Ter interconnections

Implementation, Operation and Maintenance

 

Nokia  Supreme and Flexi Node B (WCDMA)

·         Attend to project meetings both internally and externally.

·         Make sure the on time delivery of project commitment.

·         Monitor the status and readiness of each site for the schedule of installation and integration.

·         Manage subcontractors both for Telecom and Civil Works.

·         Support for the site acquisition, site development and actual implementation of rollout installation.

·         Performed installation, commissioning, testing and integration of both Nokia Supreme and Flexi node B. Involved in HSDPA activation of Nokia Supreme with 3 X 2 Mbps E1.

·         Conducts test call on the radio and drive test to make sure that the hand-over process is successful as well as ensuring the quality and reliability of the equipment.

·         Conduct Site Inspection, Quality and Audit.

·         Perform the software upgrading of Nokia Supreme Node B and Flexi Node B.

·         Performs expansion or channel addition depending on the required new configuration.,

·         Perform preventive and corrective maintenance of Nokia Supreme Node B and Flexi Node B including its transmission by checking the hardware unit and clearing the major and critical alarm (from radio part to antenna part).

·         Responsible for the operation and maintenance in a per AOR basis.

·         Responsible for the immediate restoration of cell site operation, scheduled 24 hours "on call duty" on attending network outages due to hardware problems and transmission fault.

·         Troubleshoot/repair radio base station. Isolation involves radio part, combiner part, Antenna part, radio interface boards, transmission links,

 

Base Transceiver Station (BTS) and Base Station Controller (BSC) of GSM Cellular System from Nokia.

·         Installation, commissioning, testing, integration and operation & maintenance of both macro (Ultrasite and Intratalk family) and micro (metrosite, connect 10 and insite) types of BTS from Nokia product.

·         Cut-over and expansion due to congestion and rollout.

·         Troubleshooting and restoration of outages from single transceiver to multiple BTS.

·         Drive test, checking of parameters and optimization for better service of Voice, SMS, and other products of Smart.

·         Assigned in the NOC for monitoring of the network and handling the data translation by loading the script remotely of different network element.

·         Performed commissioning of Nokia BSC2i with 512 TRX capacities, BSC3i with 660 TRX capacities, and BSC3i with 1000 TRX capacities.

·         Creation and deletion at BSC for additional SL, transceiver, BTS, Ater, ET and other modules of BSC.

·         Conduct expansion of the following in Nokia BSC2i/3i: BCSU, ET, ATER and SL.

·         As required, implement software upgrade for any change deliveries.

·         Monitoring and clearing of alarms at BSC. Performed quarterly health checks for computer units of BSCs.

·         Analyze diagnostic report and conduct correction or replacement if there is a unit failure.

 

Main Switching System (MSCG-12/MSCG22) of GSM Cellular System from Nokia DX200

·         Creation and testing of inter-office trunk from MSCG to Transit Switch and from MSCG to another MSCG.

·         Creation and testing of charging link both pre-paid and post paid.

·         Monitoring of alarms of both service affecting and non-service affecting. Handling necessary isolation and troubleshooting.

·         Monitoring of some parameters that might affect the service.

·         Conduct preventive and corrective maintenance.

 

Transmission equipment like Ericsson Minilink, line driver, DMC microwave radio, NERA SDH and PDH, Ericsson Multiplexer, ECI mux and Ceragon.

·         Perform preventive and corrective maintenance of different transmission equipment.

·         Clearing of alarm that might affect the reliability of the transmission system.

·         Trouble shooting and restoration in case of outage.

·         Installation and commissioning of NOKIA (HDSL) modem for quick transmission facilities via two (2) pairs of copper cable.

·         Provide rerouting and cross-connections of 2Mbps signal.

·         Perform cross-connection of E1 to provide link for Network Element like RSS, BTS, BSC and Switch.

 

Radio Base Station of TACS  from Ericsson

·         Conducts recommissioning of ETACS radio base station every quarter of the year to optimize the operational efficiency.

·         Conduct preventive and corrective maintenance as well as trouble shooting and restoration of outage.

 

Support for the project management in CS installation and CSMP (Cell Site Management Program), which are done in a per area basis. Being Cluster Head, he was responsible in the area of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan.

 

·         Most of the Cellsite acquisition is done by his group. Coordinating with landowner, permitting from Brgy and Sanguniang Bayan.

·         Pushing the contractor for the mobilization, preparation of civil works, transmission readiness by microwave radio, copper & line driver or fiber optic means.

·         Ensure that there will be no avoidable outage in relation to power, ACU and other related causes where contractor is the main responsible.

 

Supervisor – Subscriber Line Installations, O & M of Fixed Lines:  June 1998 to June 1999, Smart Communications, Inc. – Philippines

·         Project management for the subscriber line installation including operation and maintenance.

·         Handling at least 15 contractors responsible for the subscriber line installations including the activation, operation and maintenance in the entire North Luzon area (Regions 1, 2, 3 and CAR) of Smart Communications.

·         Ensure that the volumes of installations are met in agreed due time.

·         Ensure that the qualities of installation are in accordance with the agreed standard specifications.

·         Contractors’ control and management are given priorities to ensure that subscribers’ satisfactions are achieved.

 

Senior Engineer – Transmission Wired/OSP Engineering and Implementation /O&M: Feb 1995 to June 1998, Smart Communications, Inc. – Philippines

 

·         Planning, design, cost estimate, implementation and maintenance of fiber optic cable network installed for interconnection of different network elements by buried, underground, and aerial means including its excavation, duct-system and pole-lines respectively.

·         Coordination with other carriers and facilities as well as with building owners and government agencies that will be involved in the design and implementation of the project.

·         Manage the restoration of cut or damaged FOC whether ducted, buried or aerially installed caused by natural disaster like typhoon or any incident either accidentally or intentionally done by individual or group.  

·         Coordinate/ manage contractors both for Telecom and Civil Works before, during, and after the installation (acceptance).

 

Network / OSP Engineer – Saudi Telecom, MOPTT at K. S. A. –: Nov. 1989 to  Nov. 1994

Planning, design, cost estimate and acceptance of outside plants related job in telecommunication involving copper and fiber optic cable by means of aerial, buried and underground solution in accordance to Saudi Telecom and MOPTT specifications for primary, secondary and trunking networks.

·         Survey and prepare necessary plans and documents for the subscriber lines installation thru buried cable.

·         Provide as-built-plan of the existing cables in the manholes and prepare rehabilitation plan to accommodate the pending telephone applications and  the 5-year forecast demand.

 

Alcatel Philippines, Inc. (Customer Service Dept.) – PABX Technician : Jan, 1989 to Nov. 1989

·         Maintain EPABX PC-TS2 switching equipment including the main distribution frame and power supply used by the entire system of Manila International Airport.

 

Trainings and Seminar              

NSN equipment installation, commissioning and integration training. 2G/3G Sept 17-19 2012. LTE Jan 30-Feb 1, 2013.

ATT on-site training for commissioning and integration. May 30 – June 8 2011

Effective Management Using MS Office – European IT Service Center, Makati July 23-25, 2008

SDHTraining – By Ceragon,  Makati City, July 9-11, 2009

Nokia 3G Systems Training, April 18-20, 2006, Mandarin Oriental, Makati, Phils.

Power System – Benning Product at Makati City, June 14, 2001

Radio Network Optimization – Baguio City, May 17-18, 2001

SDH Training – By Nokia at Makati City, October 24-26, 2000

Operation and Maintenance of BTS and BSC- Nokia Product Bangkok, Thailand, September 11-15, 2000

Nokia GSM Systems Training- Aug. 7-9, 2000, Makati City

Cellular Planning Principle, May 03-04, 2000

Fiber Optic Cable Training by Ericsson at  Hudiksbal, Sweden, Feb12-24, 1997

PDH and SDH Transmission for Ericsson Product- Feb. 26-March  23, 1997