New Product Validation of LTE/UMTS/Small cell Products. Verification and Integration of SW and HW.

Over 5 years of experience in Telecom domain with strong background in leading lab and field Pre/post launch activities for AT&T LTE/UMTS deployment. Validating, Performance monitoring, Designing, optimizing feature test plans for LTE releases with good exposure in both customer lab testing and FOA/FFA.

·              Technology: SDN, NFV, MTC (Machine type Communications), LTE, LTE-A, VoLTE, WCDMA, GSM, Wi-FI, Bluetooth.

·              Network Platforms: eNB, RRH, AISG, MRO, FEMTO/Small cell, IMS, MME, SGW, PGW, HSS, PCRF.

·              Network Management Systems: SAM, NEM, WPS, NPO.

·              Wireless Tools: JDSU, TEMS, XCAL, XCAP, LLDM, QXDM, QCAT, eDAT, Agilent, Wire shark, Mobile Analyzer, Iris, Artemis, PuTTY, iPerf, MapInfo Professional.

·              Test and Measurement systems: Azimuth Wireless Test Emulator, Network Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, Aeroflex TM500, Spirent Fading Simulator (SR5500)

·              Programming Languages: Python, Unix/Linux, C, VHDL, 8085/8086, 8051, TCL/tk., Matlab, PSpice, HSpice.

·              Protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, FTP, VoIP, RTP, RIP, SSH, Telnet, Diameter, Radius, DHCP, DNS, SIP, SNMP, TWAMP, ZigBee, Z-Wave

·              Courses/Certificates: Software Defined Networking, Brocade Certified vRouter Engineer (BCVRP), An Introduction to Programming the Internet of Things (IOT) Specialization.

LTE RAN Engineer                                                                                                               (Dec 2011- Present)

Alcatel-Lucent, Redmond WA

Involved in ALU LTE New Products launch phases for AT&T including, Lab/Field Trails, Testing/Validation, Analysis, FFA/FOA Deployment and End-to-end Support.

·              Act as principle interface between the customer, the project team and any internal/external partners participating in the project.

·              Leading validation and testing of LTE/Volte features (Qos, SRVCC, MFBI, Scheduler, E-911, Self Organizing Network (SON-MRO), mobility, 4 Rx/ 4 Tx, Carrier aggregation, UL Comp etc.) resulting in the deployment and launch of these features nationwide for AT&T. This involved- test planning, preparation of Test object list (TOL), writing MOPs, feature verification in AT&T lab and field, Root cause verification, field KPI analysis and proposing values for optimizing the network.

·              Developing and executing software validation plans to verify LTE/UMTS products, meet system requirements and customer expectations which results in successful technical approval of products and market launch subsequently.

·              Lead integration, commissioning and troubleshooting Hardware/Software products; and to configure them according to operator's strategy and quality standards, and to evaluate their performance in the customer networks.

·              Work as a subject matter expert on new Products features and provide quick possible solutions for customer/operator reported issues that result in customer satisfaction.

·              Participating in review meetings with R&D team for new products feature (as vRAN, MTC) test planning.

ACCOMPLISHMENT

·              Promoted from Contractor to permanent within a year based on the performance.

·              Achieved star status in the organization to recognize the efforts and support to successfully release new LTE products (13.1/13.3/14.1/14.3 SW releases for AT&T)

·              Accomplished on time deployment for New Hardware Projects and 15/20 MHz BW extension Projects for AT&T Labs and live markets.

·              Earned customer satisfaction during FFA/FOA features deployment.

RAN Support Engineer

Pyramid Consulting Inc. at AT&T, Redmond, WA                                                        (June 2011-Dec 2011)

·              Developed, executed and troubleshoot automation scripts for regression, non-regression, feature (W11B for Ericsson and UA8.1 for ALU), benchmarking, chipset and Network quality/Performance testing using Azimuth (RF Channel emulator).

·              Lead troubleshooting activities; tracks issues to resolution with Network vendors, collaborating with RAN planning and Core teams for isolation and resolution of issues impacting the critical testing.

·              Analyzed and debugged L3/L2 messages for issues to improve Network Quality. Generated reports and verified results.

·              Performed Regression Testing on Intel baseline and baseband chipsets on ALU networks using Mobile analyzer and Artemis trace tool.

·              Provided support to chipset/handset vendors such as Intel, Qualcomm, RIM, Samsung, and LG.

RF Engineer

Glow Networks, Richardson, Texas                                                                                (Aug 2010-June 2011)

·              Performed Benchmarking and Performance Testing on FFA (AT&T) LTE Network in Dallas Market.

·              Performed Testing of Various E-UTRAN Functions as Radio interface, MIMO, Handovers (IRAT, IFHO), End user performance, ANR, TCP/UDP/FTP Performance and CS fall back.

·              Provided live and remote support to other Test teams to troubleshoot test tools and devices.

·              Performed Data Collection and Network Testing Using XCAL/TEMS software tool For Sprint/Verizon/T-Mobile on EVDO/CDMA/W-CDMA/GSM Network.

 Masters in Electrical Engineering, May-2010, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT

 Bachelor in Electronics Engineering, June 2007, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat, India