Amaurys Roque

11196 Vista Sorrento Pkwy #202

San Diego, CA 92130

732-245-9982

 

SUMMARY:

·  Wireless Communications Engineer with over 15 years in experience in RF and wireless communications performing field design verification, writing design requirements, qualification testing and planning.

·  Extensive experience with LTE, VOIP, VOLTE, CDMA IS-95, IS2000, EVDO Rev 0 and Rev A, GPS and UMTS Protocols.

·  Skilled in conducting highly complex performance engineering analysis in a lab and field environment.

·  Strong working knowledge of RF systems such as transmitters, receivers, LNA amplifiers and antennas and their applications.

·  Vastly experienced in developing and documenting test plans for software and hardware telecomm features.

·  Extremely effective problem solver with the aptitude to handle complex situations and increase customer satisfaction.

·  Team player with leadership abilities and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

·  Highly dependable and responsible who is able to work in a high pace environment.

 

TECHNICAL TRAINNING:

- TCP/IP Routing Protocols - Motorola PTT Protocol over EVDO Rev A

- CDMA 3G-1x Packet Data Architect- LTE (E-UTRAN, and the EPC)

- 1xEV-DO Release 0 and Revision A- UNIX Operating System

- VOLTE, Voice over IP, SIP, RTP/UDP- Digital Video Signals and Compression

- Video Systems and Electronic News Gathering- COFDM Digital Microwave

- GSM, UMTS HSDPA, HSUPA- 3GPP and 3GPP2 Standards

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

·              Strong understanding of digital communications, RF and telecommunications. 

·              Strong understanding of LTE (L1-L3) protocol stack.

·              LTE RAN Signaling and Operations Certified

·              VOLTE/VOIP

·              TCP/IP Routing Protocols

·              Troubleshooting skilled with Qualcomm’s QXDM, QCAT, QPST, Wireshark Ethereal, Logic Analyzer, Cell Site Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, DMM, and Power meter.

·              Scripting with Unix Shell, DOS, PERL

·              Excel VBA Programming

·              FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License Holder

·              Unix; Windows Systems, Sun Solaris

·              AS/NAS Protocols

·              IMS Signaling/Protocols

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sanjole Inc.  – San Diego, CA06/2015 – Present

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

·  Provide LTE Protocol (PHY through Application layers) technical support

·  Provide technical presentations

·  Installation and training of Sanjole products

·  Development of test methodologies

·  Creation of technical documentation, and understanding technical 3GPP product specifications

·  Responsible for building new or existing accounts into key accounts.

·  Create technical drawings with Microsoft Visio

·  Create technical training videos for customer support

 

Spirent Communications – Eatontown, NJ04/2010 – 3/2015

Senior Systems/Wireless Engineer

Responsibilities:

·  Provide technical subject matter expertise (SME) to Customers, Global Service Teams, Product Managers, and Sales managers.

·  Collaborate with major cellular network providers to create new test requirements for CDMA, UMTS, GSM, ULTS, PLTS and LTE mobile devices using Spirent products.

·  Gather market requirements, identify sales opportunities and define product specifications.

·  Provide Pre-Sales and Post-Sales support by having good understanding of digital communications, RF and telecommunications, strong understanding of LTE (L1-L3) protocol stack, experience analyzing device and protocol logs using logging tools like Wireshark.

·  Troubleshoot customer’s RF technical issues with Spectrum Analyzer, power meter, Signal Analyzer, Signal generator, Oscilloscope and reference mobile device.

·  Analyze Test Standards and over the air protocol issues by utilizing Wireshark, reading QXDM and test results logs.

·  Manage customer relationships and provide field support for all Spirent’s CDMA, UMTS, GSM, AGNSS and LTE products: LTE RF conformance and performance test solutions which support UE test standards 3GPP TS 36.521-1, 36.521-3 and 36.523-1, LTE Data Throughput, IRAT, and VOLTE, AT&T 10776 and, Verizon Wireless CDMA, LTE,  PLTS, LTS Test plans.

 

Teksystems – Contractor for Verizon Wireless, Basking Ridge, New Jersey08/2008 – 04/2010

Telecommunications Systems Engineer - Network Product and Service Realization

Responsibilities:

·  Responsible for the system architecture, requirements, design, engineering, and testing associated with new and current wireless products and services centered on Voice over IP implementations.

·  Work with Verizon Wireless Device Marketing, Handset OEMs such as Motorola, Research in Motions, Samsung, and Casio, other engineering teams and IT to understand and validate systems/device requirements and architecture.

·  Provide technical input on impacts of new Network/Device features on the network.

·  Review and provide input on new versions of the Motorola Push to Talk Protocol.

·  Testing of Verizon Wireless’ Push To Talk VOIP, SIP, RTP/UDP Traffic on the network and OEM handset functionalities and features through the use of Qualcomm’s diagnostic monitoring tools such as QXDM, QCAT, and QPST, and automated test scripts.

·  SIP, RTP/UDP Protocol analysis using Wire Shark.

·  Provide end to end engineering support for Verizon’s Push-To-Talk solution over the latest implementation of the EVDO RevA network.

·  Mapping data flows and tracing calls through various network components for troubleshooting purposes.

·  Automation of tests through scripts written in DOS, Perl, Excel VBA.

·  Author test plans and test cases to verify Network/Device features.

 

Nucomm - Vitec Group, Hackettstown, New Jersey02/2008 – 08/2008

Video Microwave Applications and Systems Integration Engineer

Responsibilities:

·  Support an expanding line of broadcast microwave products.

·  Work with sales account managers and customers to understand and validate the system requirements and architecture.

·  Prepare system drawings and other documentation associated with the sales order.

·  Support sales order through the delivery and installation process, and provide technical expertise for the order on an end to end basis.

·  Travel to the customer’s site for system commissioning or problem solving, and provide advanced technical support for customer troubles after field installation.

 

Lucent Technologies, Whippany, New Jersey08/1999 – 02/2008

CDMA/EVDO Software/Hardware Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

·  Prepare and provide verification estimates for test planning and actual analysis process.

·  Perform a coordination function, which involved working with appropriate project members and Field Application Engineers regarding customer field issues gathering and reporting of verification results.

·  Ensure that test plans met the requirements of testing process.

·  Create the test cases that support the testing strategy designed for the feature/functionality to which they are assigned and place them in the test management system. 

·  Responsible for recording risks in the approved project risk register and reporting the risks to project management.

·  Responsible for reporting all detected failures in the appropriate fault management system for the work product being tested.

·  Responsible for testing of fixes/features deployed outside of the normal release cycle and as part of the normal release cycle. 

·  Provide expertise on the Alcatel-Lucent CDMA-2000-EVDO Rev 0 Rev A Cell Site Hardware/Software products that are being tested in order to identify anomalies discovered during the testing process.

·  Design and implement a complete simulated CDMA Cellular network with software, real life Cell sites, and MSC in a lab environment for testing purposes.

 

WSVN Channel 7, Miami, Florida                                                                          05/1995 – 03/1998

Broadcast Engineer

Responsibilities: 

·  Provide Engineering support on Microwave transmitting and receiving units.

·  Troubleshooting circuit packs to component level.

·  Installing Telecommunication Microwave stations to provide live shots for a News Broadcasting station.

·  Maintain editing and viewing stations such as the Sony BBW 65, and 2800. 

·  Worked in the RF Microwave and Milliwave region.

 

EDUCATION:

MS - Telecommunications Management, 2002

Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey

 

BS - Electrical Engineering, 1999

Florida International University, Miami, Florida