Fawzi Yahya

Phone: 1-905-870-3553(C)

SUMMARY:

·  More than 7 years working on LTE/EPC Core Network Implementation, Operation, Maintenance, ATP, Testing, Customer Support and Knowledge Transfer for SGSN/MME, EPG, IMS, DNS, HSS/TSP and OSS

·  More than 10 years working with Nortel on CDMA/1XRTT/EVDO Core Network Implementation, Operation, Maintenance, ATP, Customer Support and Knowledge Transfer

·  Knowledge of routing  protocols, such as: TCP/IP, RIP, OSPF, BGP, EGP.

·  Knowledge of LTE Signaling /IMS Protocols, such as:S11, S1, S6a, Gx, Gy SGi, SIP, RTP, and Diameter

·  Knowledge of network diagnostic tools/commands and data networking protocols, Iris, Ixia, Netscout and JDSU.

Education:

·   MSc in Electronic Engineering, Sofia, Bulgaria

·   Master Study in power system in McMaster University, on. Canada

·   Various courses in electronic and Computer Engineering, Mohawk College, Canada.

 

Professional Experience:

 

Affirmed Network                                                                                                                Sept 2014 to Current

EPC Resident Engineer

     

·   EPC virtualization, vSGW, vPGW and vMME, Implemention and Operation.

·   Supporting MTS, Canada on implementation and support vEPC.

 

Nexius, USA                                                                                                                           Nov 2013 to Aug 2014

EPC Core Support

·   Support AT&T on LTE Core product and new feature testing.

·   Testing Cisco ASR platform, S/P GW and MME.

 

I have been working with Ericson for 5 years on different international assignments listed below:

 

Claro, San Juan, Porte Rico   Jun 2013 to July, 2013

LTE/EPC Implementation and Operation

·   OJT for Initial HSS/TSP Implementation and Integration for Redundancy.

·   SW upgrade and ATP.

·   Call performance and Troubleshooting.

 

Entel, Santiago, Chile    Feb 2013 to May, 2013

LTE/EPC Implementation and Service

·   Initial LTE Network Implementation.

·   Commissioning and Integrating MKVIII in LTE network and SW upgrade

·   Integrating with the rest of the nodes/EPG, HSS, PCRF, OFCS, OCS and OSS in Network.

·   Performance Testing EPC interfaces such as: S1, S11, S6a, Diameter, Gx, GY, Gz and Sgi.

·   ATP, calls test and performance.

·   Customer and Knowledge transfer Support.

 

Smile Wireless, Abadan, Nigeria    Jan, 2103 to Feb, 2013

LTE/EPC Implementation and Operation

·   Initial LTE Network Implementation

·   Commissioned, Integrated, new EPG/M120 in LTE network

·   Operations, Maintenance, ATP, Customer and Knowledge Transfer Support

 

Verizon Wireless, Midwest, WI, USA,     Oct 2012 to Dec, 2012

LTE/EPC Integration

·  LTE/EPC Implementation and Operation for MME and CPG

·  ATP for MME and CPG

 

Open Mobile, San Juan, PR, USAMarch 2011 to Oct 2012

LTE/EPC, Operation and Maintenance Support

·   Operation and Maintenance Assistant for MME, DNS and OSS/x86 EPC Nodes

·   Daily health check, Performance monitoring, KPI Check and troubleshooting

·   SW upgrade

·   Customer Level2 Support

·   Customer Knowledge transfer

 

 

ICENET, Sweden and Norway

March 2010 to Feb2011

EVDO, Access and Core Implementation, Operation and Customer Support

·   Initial Commissioning for ICENET in Stockholm and Oslo

·   Access and Core Integration in both Countries

·   CCMP600 provisioning, integration, Operation and Serviced

·   Customer support for Oslo and Stockholm

·   15K, 7PassportK installation, provisioning, integration and troubleshooting

·   Routing switch 8600, installation, provisioning, integration and troubleshooting

·   BTS Implementation

 

 

I have been working with Nortel for 10 years on different international assignments listed below:

 

 

Multilinks, Lagos, Nigeria            Mar 2009 to 2010

CDMA 1xrtt/evdo access NI and Support

·   Commissioning, Maintenance and OMA Support

·   End to end CDMA 1xrtt/evdo Access/Core NI and support

·   AOS CDMA Access support

·   Customer support and OJT and Knowledge transfer

·   IP and data routing

 

 

TSU, Kiev, Ukraine      Oct 2007 to Feb 2009

CDMA 1xrtt/evdo access/access NI and AOS Support

·   NI for new 1xrtt/evdo Network, Commissioning and ATP

·   Operation support, and Maintenance and OMA Support

·   Customer support and OJT and transfer Knowledge

 

 

RCC, Alexandria, MN, USA May 2007 to OCT 2007

CDMA 1xrtt/evdo Access NI and AOS Support

·  New 1xrtt/evdo NI Network, ATP

·  Operation, Support and Maintenance

·  AOS Support

 

 

 

 

Alltell, USA             March 2007– April 2007

Cbrs network integration, Migration back-to-back disco to cbrs.

·   Responsible of migration back-to-back disco to CBRS, and move BSSM, CIU's, SBS’s and BTS’s of the DISCO to CBRS

·   1xrtt CBRS CDMA

·   CDMA Network Migration, Integration, MOP and ATP

 

 

Training Course:

 

·   IP Fundamentals

·   Learning OSPF

·   CPG Operation and Configuration

·   MME Operations and Configuration

·   LTE/EPC Air Interface, Protocols & Procedures

·   LTE RBS 6000 Operation and Maintenance

·   CCMP1600 I&C Boot Camp

·   Ethernet  Routing Switch 8600 Configuration and Management

·   CDMA2000 1XEV-DO OVERVIEW

·   MG 7480/15000 OPERATIONS FUNDAMENTALS

·   CDMA2000 1XEV-DO COMMAND LINE INTERFACE, OVERVIEW & ADMINISTRATION.

·   CDMA BACKHAUL AND ROUTING SUBSYSTEM OVERVIEW

 

Languages:

·  English spoken and written

·  Arabic spoken and written

·  Slavic spoken and written

·  Some Spanish

 

References available upon request