SYED AHSAN ALI

Cell-1: +1 971 470 7061

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Email: ali.ahsan47@gmail.com

I have around 12 years of experience with RF Network Design, Optimization, Performance and Frequency planning of LTE/UMTS/

WCDMA/GSM Mobile Network. Sound knowledge of Air Interfaces, Traffic Capacity Solutions. Strong experience with RF design,

frequency planning & optimization tools like ACTIX, TEMS, WindCatcher, Atoll, Google Earth and ASSET, ILSA, MapInfo,

NETACT , Business Object (BO) etc. Team player with good communication skills, strong computing and technical knowledge.

Achieve certificate for best improvement of KPIs in quarterly analysis from NSN.

PROFESSIONAL EPERIENCE:

Verizon Wireless:

Senior RF Engineer (Houston, TX, USA)

(Sep 2016 till now)

  · Responsible for optimization of bad RSRP, RSRQ, SINR, LTE DL/UL Throughput areas by analyzing Drive test on post processing

tools like Windcatcher or Actix. Also plot them on Atoll to check their coverage plots and recommend hard changes (Tilt, Azimuth,

Antenna type/height change proposal) and parameter changes (Power, RRC Connected Users, Traffic Shairing etc.) to improve them for

Super Bowl Project

  · Single site verification (SSV) of new sites which came on air which include complete drive test analysis, Inter/Intra HO check, Sector

Swap, DL/UL Throughput.

  · PCI Confusion/Collision audits by removing unnecessary neighbors, physical changes & PCI retune.

  · Translations (Data built) creation of new Tri-band (LTE 700/1900/2100) sites (MACRO, MRO, eFEMTO, PICO, Small Cells etc) with

the help of WPS, NLT Tools.

  · Live monitoring of KPIs during Super Bowl matches, analysis of live reports and timely escalation of issues for any degradation.

  · Neighbor audit which include Missing NBRs, new Neighbors creation.

T-Mobile USA

LTE/VoLTE RF Optimization Engineer

(Oct 2015 till Aug 2016)

T-Mobile project (Houston, TX, USA)

  · Responsible for network performance and optimization of Multi-Layer LTE 2100/700/1900 bands, system dimensioning for coverage

and capacity and interference analysis.

  · Monitoring of KPIs (of LTE/VoLTE, 3G UMTS & 2G technologies), trouble shooting of HW issues, Sector Swap and worst KPI cells,

optimization of degraded cells, KPI improvement by using tools like MapInfo, Google Earth and Actix, T-PIM, NETACT (Nokia OSS

Reporting Suite), Microsoft Excel etc.

  · Detail DT analysis of bad quality patches related to RSRP/RSRQ/RSCP/EcNo/Rxlev/RxQual, RRC drops and Handover failures and

takes corrective actions like neighbor addition, parameter changes and tilt changes to improve.

  · Network level KPIs analysis which include Volte Access Failures, Volte Drop Rate, E-RAB Access Failures, E-RAB Setup Failures,

Intra/Inter Frequency Handover Failures, IRAT HO Failures, UL/DL Throughput

  · Analyzed site configuration with RFDS which include feeder/TMA connections, Power parameters according to configuration, RET

values, Antenna Azimuth etc.

  · Parameter audit for LTE/UMTS/GSM sites, creation of plans in XML/CSV and run it CM Operations Manager.

  · Physical inspection of sites which include Azimuths & Antenna Location verification, Mechanical tilt etc.

  · Working with T-Mobile different teams for Traffic/Capacity planning by adding LTE 1900 layer, adding more sectors which have high

congestion, increase Max Number of Users, sharing traffic with other layers of LTE and UMTS and sharing traffic with other sites.

  · Performance evaluation of Features like MIMO, Carrier Aggregation, TTI bundling, Multi-layer Load balancing, Max Users etc.

Nokia

RF Optimization Engineer, (Miami/Tampa/Orlando Region, USA)

(July 2013 to Feb 2015)

T-Mobile project (NSN)

  · Performance evaluation of Modernization of T-Mobile Network to improve coverage and KPIs LTE/VoLTE, 3G UMTS & 2G services

which include monitoring of KPIs, trouble shooting of HW issues, Sector Swap and worst KPI cells, optimization of degraded cells, KPI

improvement.

  · Performance evaluation of LTE(2100 and 700 MHz) Clusters / Sites KPIs related to Accessibility, Retainability & Mobility which

includes

- LTE Access Failure Rate

- LTE Physical Layer Throughput DL/UL

- CSFB Failure Rate

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LTE Call Drop Rate,

Intra LTE Handover Failure Rate

RRC/E-RAB Setup Success Rate

  · Detail analysis of bad quality patches related to RSRP/RSRQ, RRC drops and Handover failures and takes corrective actions like

neighbor addition, parameter changes and tilt changes to improve.

  · Coverage improvement and rectification of worst quality patches in Disney World parks and interstate highways.

  · Analyzed site configuration with RFDS which include feeder/TMA connections, Power parameters according to configuration, RET

values, Antenna Azimuth etc.

  · Performed BSC dump discrepancies, parameter tuning & consistency checks related to 3G UMTS / 2G.

  · Parameter tuning like PtxPrimaryCPICH, PtxCellMax, PtxTarget, PtxMaxHSDPA, PtxTargetPSMax/Min, FRL/ FRU, LMRG, QMRG,

PMRG etc especially to improve KPIs.

  · Performed Frequency Analysis on Actix and re-tuning of BCCH & TCH frequencies to improve bad quality patches.

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Ericsson

RF Optimization Consultant, (Iran, Tehran Region)

MCI IRAN Multi Vendor MS Optimization Project (NSN & Ericsson)

  · Performance evaluation of Modernization of MCI Network (Ericsson RBS type 6000 & NSN BTS Flexi EDGE) to make it compatible

with for LTE services which include monitoring of KPIs, trouble shooting of HW issues and worst KPI cells, optimization of degraded

cells, KPI improvement such as CDR, SDR, CSSR, SDCCH Establishment Rate, PS Interruption Rate, TBF Establishment Rate, PS

UL/DL Throughput etc.

  · Participated in training for LTE network architecture, LTE Network planning and optimization and deal with practical example of LTE

performance through its KPIs.

  · Performed all RNO (Performance KPI assessment and reporting) activities including monitoring of daily KPIs of 260 Ericsson sites of

Tehran region, identified /recommended solutions for KPI degradation.

  · Cell level and BSC-wide optimization using various RNO tools and soft/hard changes to make recommendations for network

performance improvement (NPI) and Manage Services KPIs.

  · Recommendation and execution of change requests to maintain KPIs based on Network’s Accessibility, Retain ability, Service Integrity.

  · Examined traffic trends & recommend Half rate activation/TRX addition & deletion as required

  · Parameter Optimization which include fine tuning of parameters especially CHAP and LOL to improve TCH assignment and TCH drop

rate.

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Identified areas and frequencies being affected by external interference and recommending frequency changes to avoid interference as

much as possible

  · Performed PS (EDGE/GPRS) data activation, parameter changes to increase UL/DL Throughput and reduce TBF Drop Rate.

  · Daily Monitoring of Internal and External Alarms and raising Trouble Tickets to NO (Network Operations) in case of KPI degradation

  · Planed and supervised Site Acceptance and Cluster Acceptance activities including report generation and then recommendations

changes according to issues raised by the customer

Nokia Siemens Networks

RF Optimization Consultant, NSN NPO (Iran, Tehran Region)

MCI IRAN Multi-Vendor Optimization Project (NSN & Ericsson)

  · Performed all RNO (Performance KPI assessment and reporting) activities including monitoring of daily KPIs of 150 (Ericsson RBS

type 6000 & NSN BTS Flexi EDGE) sites of Tehran region, identified /recommended solutions for KPI degradation

  · Recommendation and execution of change requests to maintain KPIs based on Network’s Accessibility, Retain ability, Service Integrity.

  · Examined traffic trends & recommend Half rate activation/TRX addition & deletion as required

  · Parameter Optimization which include fine tuning of parameters especially CHAP and LOL to improve TCH assignment and TCH drop

rate.

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Identified areas and frequencies being affected by external interference and recommending frequency changes to avoid interference as

much as possible

  · Implemented Interference Rejection Combining (IRC) feature on urban area cells for improving performance on the uplink in radio

environment limited by interference

  · Daily Monitoring of Internal and External Alarms and raising Trouble Tickets to MO (Managed Operations) in case of KPI degradation

  · Planed and supervised Site Acceptance and Cluster Acceptance activities including report generation and then recommendations

changes according to issues raised by the customer

  · Recommend capacity related Parameter Changes to reduce SD/TCH congestion, cell load sharing (CLD), parameter fine tunings for

Dynamic Half Rate Activation (DHA) thresholds etc. Also Capacity Management of sites by calculating traffic and TRX utilization and

addition and deletion of TRXs.

(Nov 2011 to Mar 2013)

Performed DT analysis of clusters, analysis of bad quality patches, analysis of call drops and handover failures and take corrective

actions like neighbor addition, parameter changes and tilt changes to improve.

(Mar 2013 to June 2013)

  · Recommend coverage/quality related Parameter Changes like Transmit Coherent Combining (TCC), Power Control thresholds, AMR

thresholds etc

  · Audit BSC Neighbor Plan and periodic review of Frequency Plan (BCCH, BSIC, MAIO etc)

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Nokia Siemens Network

Investigation and optimization of Bad Quality/Coverage patches, Handover Failures due to missing neighbors, Call Drops issues ,

Overshooting cells by using Actix Post Processing Tools.

(Dec-2010 – Nov-2011)

2G-3G UMTS RF Optimization Consultant, NPO

Airtel-Malawi Multi Vendor MC Optimization Project (2G / 2.5G/3G UMTS NSN, Ericsson & Huawei)

  § Working as RF Optimization Consultant for Airtel Project-Malawi which includes Optimization of Existing NSN (Sites:

Flexi MR, Flexi EDGE, Software: S-14, RG10, Siemens 240XL, Software: BR8) GSM/GPRS/EDGE Networks on KPI

based target on quarterly basis.

  § Optimization activities (NSN 300 cells) include daily monitoring of OSS KPIs (DCR, CSSR, HOSR, TCH / SDCCH

Blocking, TCH Availability, GPRS/EDGE throughput, TBF Drop and Success Rates, Handover Success Rate etc.) by the

help of Busy Hour/Daily Stats. Escalate if any degradation appears, Daily monitoring/rectification of alarms on Cells &

suggest recommendations to resolve problems

  § Prepared Cluster Level analysis Reports with suggestions for improvement of Coverage, reducing the effect of Pilot

Pollution and improving MOS values as well as resolved any other abnormality

  § Analysis of DT Logs which included bad coverage problems, Events like Call Failure, Handover Failure, Call block etc.

analysis for trouble shooting.

  § Parameter Tuning of. Nokia sites which includes Full/Half Rate (FRL/FRU), Handover (enablePowerBudgetHo etc), C1/C2

Parameter tuning, Power control (PMAX1, PMAX2), , Single/Common BCCH configuration, Handover parameters,

T200S/F parameter tuning etc through Netact OSS

  § Recommended Capacity related Parameter Changes to reduce SD/TCH congestion, cell load sharing, parameter fine tunings

& thresholds etc.

  § 2G-3G UMTS Handover testing (IRATHO) and creation of NBRs in both systems for Inter System HO

  § Part of NSN Gemini SWAP Project which includes migration of Siemens sites to Nokia Flexi BSC which includes Datafill /

ABIS Plan / ADCE (adjacency) creation

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Initial Assessment of sites before migration which includes Database audit, Parameter Mapping & Capacity analysis

Nokia Siemens Network

RF Optimization Consultant

Asia Cell Project-Iraq (2G / 2.5 G NSN Network)

  § Responsible for Mosul BSCs which includes Daily Monitoring of KPIs (DCR,CSSR, HOSR, TCH / SDCCH Blocking, TCH

Availability, GPRS/EDGE throughput) by the help of Busy Hour/Daily Total Stats

  § Analysis of KPIs formula which includes analysis of each counter and removal of irrelevant counters

  § Parameters Tuning which includes Power Reduction, Full to Half rate traffic distribution , Radio Link Timeout, Minimum

received level at MS, Handover Margins parameters etc. to improve Worst Performing Cells with high DCR.

  § Hard Optimization which includes adjustment of antenna tilts, heights and azimuths to reduce overshooting of cells and bad

RxLev and RxQual patches and rectification of high Drop Calls, interference and SD/TCH Blocking.

  § DT Analysis / Cluster Optimization of Mosul city (Iraq) which includes through investigation of bad quality (C/I & SQI),

Coverage and Handover Failures, Call Drops and Sector Swap issues by using Post Processing Tools.

  § New Features Implementation like Concentric Cell (Common BCCH), AMR Coding Schemes, Adaptive Power Control

  § Frequency Tuning of Mosul region including conversion of Baseband to Synthesize Frequency Hopping, MAL changing,

MAIO, BSIC, HSN, target BTS parameter changing

Telenor Pakistan Pvt. Ltd

RF Specialist

Telenor Pakistan (2G / 2.5 G NSN Network)

RF Planning/Optimization Skills:

  § Performed Network Design Activities like Coverage plots of specific areas, Traffic calculations, sites calculations according

to project requirements.

(Feb-2005 – Mar 2010)

(Mar-2010 – Aug 2010)

  § Hands on experience of using ASSET for Predictions & Coverage Plots of GSM network showing best, good and bad

coverage areas. Also calculate the % of area & population covered.

  § Performed Radio Network Tuning which includes Model Tuning of 900/1800 Dense Block Build, Dense Urban, Rural

Remote models which include transmitter settings for 900/1800 frequencies, Drive Testing to see dying effect of respective

CW signals, analysis of data in ASSET, tuning of K1, K2 etc values to reduce standard deviation, mean error.

  § Prepared Master / Nominal Plan for complete phase containing sites complete information (configuration, Azimuths, BTS

type, feeder info etc.) for Siemens BTS Types (Siemens 240XL).

  § Performed calculations about Network overall traffic & subscriber capacity using different call models.

  § Performed Network Dimensioning / Traffic dimensioning of existing network by Planning of new BSCs and BTS sites after

monitoring stats of existing network.

  § Prepared Presentations related to Overall network Coverage, Traffic, Utilization, Future Growth of Traffic & Related

Planning.

  § Planned & design GSM Network in extremely remote (Rural areas) of Pakistan to provide coverage & internet services

under the supervision of USFCo (Universal Service Fund) (www.usf.org.pk) and also prepared Financial Budgeting.

  § Performed Technical Site Surveys urban, sub-urban, densely urban areas to plan the new BTS sites with towers solutions

and recommending tower height, antenna type, antenna direction and antenna tilts etc for Coverage & Capacity sites.

  § Made the Frequency Plan for the micro/macro sites & neighbor planning. Also use Synthesize and Base band Frequency

hopping techniques for MAL planning.

  § Prepared Link Budgets for GSM sites to calculate Coverage Area and QoS requirement of network

  § Drive Testing by analyzing bad quality & high interference patches through TEMS & ACTIX and suggests

recommendations to improve quality

  § Hard Optimisation which include physical changes in height, azimuth, tilts (Electrical / Mechanical)

  § Daily Worst Cells analyses having issues related to high DCR, blocking and issue trouble tickets

  § Database Discrepancies Audit to check assigned MAIOs, HSN, MAL and sent recommendations to correct them

  § Frequency Retuning of 800 Cells of Karachi city with the help of automatic frequency planning tool ILSA

Siemens Pakistan Pvt. Ltd

Electrical Engineer

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(May-2004 – Jan 2005)

Involve in Electrical System Analysis of Power Plants, Textile & Fertilizer companies like (ICI Pakistan, FFC, KESC &

FESCO)

  § Load Flow Analysis which includes electrical power, voltage analysis, power losses

  § Short Circuit analysis which includes calculations related to short circuit current in huge electrical power networks

  § Perform Due Diligence (Financial Analysis of electrical network before privatization) of KESC, FESCO.

RF TOOLS

Propagation Tools

Drive Test Tools:

OMCR Tools:

GIS Tools:

TRAININGS

  § LTE Network Planning, Optimization and Performance Evaluation.

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3G UMTS Network Planning, Infrastructure & Protocols on NSN Equipment(Islamabad, Pakistan)

  § Training on Nokia BSS Equipment & RF Parameters (Islamabad, Pakistan)

  § Training on Siemens BSS equipment SBS BR 7.0 for Commissioning & Integration (Bangkok, Thailand)

  § Training on Siemens BSS equipment SBS BR 7.0 for OAM and BSS Parameters (Bangkok, Thailand)

EDUCATION

N.E.D. University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

B.E (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING) JANUARY 2004

PRESENTATION SKILLS

  · Strong verbal communication & presentation skills

  · Tools: MS Office (MS Word, Excel, Power Point Presentations, MS Visio etc)

The various tools and software exclusively used for RF Engineering Processes:

ASSET, ILSA, NetAct Planner and Atoll

Ericsson TEMS Investigation 5.0/8.2.0

Post Processing Tools: MapInfo, ACTIX, NEMO, WindCather

Optimization:

Batrana, NetAct Stats Tool, Optima, Traffic Monitoring Tool, BO (Business Object)

Radio Commander, SPOTS

Google Earth