SOUMA BADOMBENA-WANTA

1502 161st PL NE #M106 · Bellevue, WA 98008 · Phone: (804) 919-2787

E-mail: bwsoum@ieee.org · Web: www.soumaonline.net

 

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a contract or permanent position in Mobile/Wireless Telecommunications Engineering, Networking, Computing/IT or a related industry field with relevance to systems/software engineering, QA/test engineering, integration, architecture, applications analysis/support, service validation and delivery, performance within a dynamic and effort conducive work environment, where I can leverage and apply my knowledge and skills to contribute to productive work and deliver effective solutions, products and value.

 

EDUCATION

 

George Mason University, Fairfax VA, May 2010

The Volgenau School of Information Technology & Engineering,

Master of Science, Telecommunications

Focus area: Mobile/Wireless Communications and Embedded Computing, Networked Systems, Converged Networks & Smart Grids

 

Virginia State University, Petersburg VA, December 2006

School of Science, Engineering & Technology,

Bachelor of Science (Magna Cum Laude), Electronics Engineering

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Inabia Software & Consulting/AT&T MobilityRedmond, WA

  Senior QA/QE Test Engineer (Consultant)06/13 – 02/16

·                 Performed Next-Generation Mobile Wireless Broadband Services Platform and Network Validation and QA and QE Testing and Verification for Technology & Product/Service Realization and in support of 4G/LTE Network project pre-deployment and launch phase activities, Carrier acceptance and First Field Application (FFA) Operations

·               Applied systematic and practical knowledge of Wireless/Cellular (2G/GSM, 3G/UMTS, 4G/LTE, WiFi), Small Cells, Core (EPC), Radio (eNobeB, MME), Convergence, Signaling (VoIP/SIP/SDP/RTP, RCS, WebRTC, SS7, ISUP, MAP), Messaging (IPME, MMS-SMS) and IMS Networking, Mobility and Security Architectures along with 3GPP/3GPP2, AT&T Testing Specs and Mobile Devices Architecture, in order to conduct End-to-End Network testing, verification and validation of major Network Software releases and upgrades

·                 Analyzed network designs, writes and executes defined functional and standard-guided tests cases/plans (integration, acceptance, regression, conformance, performance, stress) of network software in order to verify, assess quality or performance and detect various bugs and defects existing or appearing in software releases for projects such as Mobility Connected Services (MCS) and Mobile Secure Cloud (MSC)

·               Utilized Embedded Network Analysis, Logging, Debug Tracing and Performance Evaluation and diagnostic tools such as JDSU Signal Analyzer RT, NetScout nGenius, Tektronix Iris, Qualcomm QXDM/QPST/QCAT, Wireshark in data logs collection in combination with Lab equipment, to assess and gauge network and device quality and protocol performance in order to certify quality/functionality or diagnose any malfunctions, anomalies and defects

·                 Performed handset OS/firmware/binaries upgrades, test configurations, network systems interoperability testing, radio Cellular Protocols stacks and mobile device software log analysis and troubleshooting to produce actionable analysis deliverables to be discussed and translated into defects or case issues all ensuring successful verification

·                Executed Test tasks and provided deliveries through disciplined execution and following an agile-like streamlined process and framework

·               Utilized Software Quality Management tools (HP Application Lifecycle Manager/Quality Center, Specialized databases) to raise, document software defects and track or manage them in a process-oriented testing environment and framework for improvement and resolution leading to revised Test Object Lists (TOLs)

·               Interfaced and worked closely, collaboratively and diligently to support End-to-End (E2E), Integration, 3^rd Party Vendor R&D, Field teams for troubleshooting, reproducing bugs or issues, meeting requirements, achieving projected, planned and expected network feature functionalities, quality metrics and indicators

·                Participated in Service Planning Project Management and Product Realization steering activities

 

T-Mobile USA Bellevue/Snoqualmie, WA

Systems Engineer (Design & Strategy)10/10- 06/13

·                 Architected and designed Cellular/Mobile Wireless (2G-GSM/GPRS/EDGE/3G-UMTS/WCDMA/HSPA/4G-LTE/IMS/Signaling) Service Provider OSS Platforms Network Management services and Service Assurance software solutions

·                 Elaborated strategies, built and implemented programmatic features for GERAN/RAN/UTRAN/E-UTRAN and Core Network Monitoring and Operational Intelligence to enhance Customer/NOC experience and assure Network Survivability

·                 Participated in major RAN (BTS, RBS, BSC, DAS, NodeB) & Core Network (HLR, VLR, SMSC, IMS Core, IN) components and Software services and objects integrations and certification by assuming leadership and responsibility in Service Assurance, Fault and Performance duties and tasks executions, ensuring FOA streamlining and success of software upgrades and deliveries

·                 Worked with various equipment vendors to create technical software specifications such as System/Feature Requirements Documents (SRD/FRD), Device Model Specifications and Interface/Protocol Specifications using Object Modeling techniques

·                 Developed and executed integration, configurations, functional and connectivity Testing/QA cases based on system operability, call flows and embedded event analysis and captures for staging/production deployment and validation builds

·                 Implemented new LTE/EPC/IMS/VoLTE Network Elements (eNB, MME, PCRF, CSFB-IWF, P/S-GW, RCS) Monitoring Integration through direct element functionality analysis and also via centrally-supported Element Management System in support of T-Mobile’s LTE Network Modernization Initiative

·                 Handled Applications Management and Radio Performance operational and functional issues and failures by addressing Trouble Tickets, Work Orders and remediation plans (MOPs, SOWs)  through Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and integrated event reporting systems  with Tier-2/Support, Escalation teams and influenced Operational processes enhancements

·                 Designed, developed and implemented of nationwide large-scale array of Network Elements and Applications alarm management automation process scripted tools with Shell and Perl scripts and other supportive tools aimed at improving Operational Efficiency and Intelligence and maintained related knowledge base using various network technologies and applications (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP)

·                 Drove full projects to completion through SDLC model-based processes and methods from build through release acting across diverse involved cross-functional teams of stakeholders and working closely with Development and Ops units.

 

IBM Corporation Research Triangle Park, NC

Software Performance AnalysisIntern 06/09- 08/09

·                 Analyzed and tested the performance characteristics and attributes of IBM Tivoli Monitoring Platform infrastructure and software agents for optimized updates release

·                 Designed and built a testbed and simulation environment for scaling and high-availability testing

·                 Performed scale/regression/QA testing, measurements and benchmarking for deployment and provisioning

·                 Conducted Root Cause Analysis upon QA test runs for detection or uncovering of defaults, issues, troubles, malfunctions

·                 Executed analytical testing with agents sizing for Network Services Providers using the IBM Tivoli platform

·                 Managed Distributed Network, OS/Platforms through performance monitoring, baselining and workload balancing

·                 Interpreted project activities ongoing to ensure prioritization of deliverables in estimated milestone parameters, conforming with SDLC phases

·                 Utilized Performance tools and C++ software profilers in analyzing software defects and performance leaks

·                 Performed OS and Software images deployment and test configurations

·                 Provided Network Diagnostics and Troubleshooting assistance, working with Network team on solving Firewall, Load Balancers, VLAN issues and other various Network Operations related problems

 

Camp Dresser &McKee Inc. (CDM)Falls Church, VA

I&C/Automation Engineering Co-Op      05/08-09/08

·                 Assisted on major industrial plant project’s application engineering and process software integration and deployment operations, duties and tasks completion

·                 Performed control software QA/QC and performance benchmarking achieving optimized start-up routines

·                 Executed loops check tests and oversaw contractors performing ORT (Operational Readiness Testing) and FAT(Factory   Acceptance Testing) conforming to specs and control strategies

• Designed and programmed embedded Human Machine Interface (HMI) /OIT (Operator Interface Terminal) integrated and networked systems for supervisory usage/operation,
• Configured and tested OPC servers to interface between HMI's, PLC's third-party legacy devices, Client/Server redundancy, and fault-tolerant systems in order to achieve commissioning goals,

·                 Troubleshot, debugged, isolated and repaired industrial automation and control systems applications using tools such as network/protocol analyzers, log file analysis, remote access monitoring, database queries, RS-232 break-out boxes and error code analysis.

 

nTELOS Wireless Inc.Richmond, VA

RF/Wireless Associate Engineer02/07- 01/08

·                 Performed Cellular RF/Wireless (CDMA/1X/EVDO-1x) Network Performance Optimization operations and fault diagnosis tasks and procedures

·                 Assisted with RF network design, planning, integration, commissioning and deployment of new CDMA2000/3G/1xEV-DO network elements, cell sites.

·                 Methodically and systematically analyzed post-processed field test data deriving actionable insight for RF coverage quality or voice/data performance improvement solutions and network expansion and growth build out.

·                 Investigated, troubleshot and addressed customer-related network issues and device failures.

·                 Monitored RF cellular coverage in serviced areas with CDMA Testing and Diagnostic Monitoring Tools through implemented operational data collection and drive testing using Ericsson TEMS, MapInfo, Actix, WindCatcher.

·                 Performed advanced monitoring and review of radio network Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and participated in the development of inter and intra team processes for system performance.

• Delivered strategic OSS assistance for transmission Switch-based operations during rollouts and major upgrades
• Executed and documented E911 Compliance testing following FCC mandated plans.
• Performed ECP and 5ESS translations, ECP table generations, dxd route tables and dialing plan form (APXRCV), running shell scripts for analysis of asserts fired in MSC
• Provided Switch support through Network databases upgrades and traffic analysis and updates.

 

SKILLS

Computing/Networking/IT: OSI, TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, ATM, SONET, HTTP, FTP, SSH/Telnet, DNS, SNMP, UDP, DHCP, Syslog, RPC, CORBA, LDAP, Cisco Internetworking, Distributed Systems, Troubleshooting & Analysis (wireshark, tcpdump, snoop, iperf, perfmon), UML/OO Analysis and Design, Agile Release, DevOps, ITIL Concepts, OPNET

 

Platforms/OS/Languages/Tools: Unix (Sun Solaris) Linux (RedHat, Centos), Shell Scripting, Perl, C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Windows Server 2003/08, Oracle SQL, Business Objects, PHP, HTML/XML, Android, Wireshark, QXDM/QPST/QCAT, NetScout nGenius, JDSU SART, Tektronix Iris, HP QC/Application Lifecycle Management, JIRA, Bugzilla, Git/GitHub, MATLAB

 

Telecommunications/Automation/Management: Mobile Wireless Networks (GSM, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA, EVDO, UMTS/WCDMA, HSPA, LTE/EPC/SAE, 3GPP/3GPP2, IMS, Wi-Fi, OTA), Mobile Computing (WAP, OMA, Android, RIL), VAS (SMS, MMS, EMS), Radio Protocol Stack/Layer Analysis (PHY, MAC, RLC, RRC, RAB, RANAP), RF Network Design and Optimization, Signaling (SS7, SIGTRAN, IN, TCAP, ISUP, AAA), Network Analysis & Performance/QoS (LAN/WAN, WLAN), Device/Network Certification and Conformance Testing, Unified/Converged Communications (VoIP/VoLTE, SIP, RTP, SDP, IMS, FMC), Service Delivery and Integration, Operations, Administration & Management (OA&M), SON, Object-Oriented Networking, Telecommunications Management (TINA, eTOM, Frameworx, NMS/EMS), OSS/BSS, Network Management, Process Automation (Resolve RBA), Complex Event Processing/Correlation

 

Professional Attributes: Time Management, Prioritization, Multi-tasking, Trouble Management, Software Project Leadership, Agile Practice and Methodology, Product/Service Ownership, Disciplined Execution

 

CERTIFICATIONS

Wireless Communications Professional (WCP)^® by IEEE-WCET(Wireless Communications Engineering & Technologies) – Oct.2015 - Oct.2020

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)^® – by The Scrum Alliance. Focus and emphasis on service products and embedded software, Agile QA – Feb. 2016 - Feb. 2019

 

PORTFOLIO/PUBLICATIONS

 

·               Ehsan, S. Javidi, G. Wanta S., Establishment of a Global Multi-node Teleconferencing Infrastructure for Research and Education, IEEE SouthEast 2007, Richmond VA.

·               S. Badombena-Wanta, E. Sheybani, Mobile Communications for Development: Enabling Strategic and Low-Cost Applications for Rural and Remote Areas, IEEE-Wireless Telecommunications Symposium 2010, Tampa FL.

 

ACTIVITIES

 

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Professional Member

COMSOC / Computer Society, Professional Member

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)/SIGMOBILE/SIGCOMM, Professional Member

Project Management Institute (PMI)/IT-Telecom SIG, Member

USENIX Association, Professional Member

Internet Society (ISOC), Global Member

Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF), Member-Group Participant

The Web Foundation, Volunteer Member

The Wireless Internet Institute, Fellow Member

Interconnections Seattle, Tech Volunteer

Google Campus Ambassador (Volunteer) 08-09

 

AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Internet Society (ISOC) Next Generation Leaders 2012 Fellow

SuperComputing SC 2009/2012 Broader Engagement Fellow

Google Academic Scholar 2008

International Communications Industries Foundation (ICIF) Scholarship 08-09

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)-YES/NOKIA Corporation Scholar

 

 

References Available Upon Request