Adnan Raza Email & Phone Number

Karachi

Working as Regional Manager at Spine Engineering Pvt LtdResponsible for getting business from telecom vendors in Pakistan like Ericsson, Huawei & ZTE.Managing all ongoing projects.Ensuring smooth delivery of all BSS Surveys, Installation & MW Installation & dismantling projects by managing the teams of Engineers & technicians.Timely submission of PRs for all scope done.Coordination with Implementation managers of Ericsson & Huawei for on going projects.Tracking with customer till invoices are generated.

Islamabad

Working as TL for CS Core Network Performance Management.Handling all Core NPM Project deliverables.Extensive support provided for MSC Pool launch project to the Customer.Conducted trainings to customer on MSC Pool Deployment in the network.Pre and post analysis for Disaster Recovery project of MSC Pool.Suggestion for improvement in Network KPIs.Detailed impact analysis on major activities in live network.Capacity analysis for all core network NEs.Supporting customer for all new core projects.Feature Implementation in the network.Complete Software parameter analysis for all 3G MSCs in the network.Core Network Error AnalysisNetwork Performance Improvement Project SLA Conformance acknowledgement from Customer.

Islamabad, Pakistan

Federal Capial &Ajk, Pakistan

Worked as Team Lead Core Network Integration Services Dept in Huawei Pakistan on Ufone PTML Project. Leading all the teams to finalize the Solution before signing the contract with Customer. Leading the Core Network team for Phase12 Expansion project for Ufone Customer Group. Inter departmental meetings to finalize BOQ for upcoming project. Working closely with PM to finalize the issues before signing the contract. Leaded the design & planning of UMG & MSC expansions nationwide. Preparing High Level Design (HLD) & Low Level design (LLD) for the project. Assigning tasks to the team member in order to finalize the project issues before going to Implementation phase. Leading hardware layouts preparation & Scripts preparation for MSC, UMG, STP, HLR & M2000 expansion. Arranging technical training session in order to train the teams for MSC, UMG, STP, HLR & M2000 expansion project. Lead BSC rehoming activities. Lead the Core Network team for Phase11A for Ufone Customer Group. Inter departmental meetings to finalize BOQ for upcoming project. Dealing with PM to finalize the open issues on other departments e.g. Power related issues etc. Leading the design & planning of UMG & MSC expansions nationwide. Assigning tasks to the team member in order to finalize the project issues before going to Implementation phase. Lead hardware layouts preparation & Scripts preparation for MSC/UMG expansion. Arranged Subcon engineers training session for MSC/UMG expansion project. Lead BSC rehoming activities. Track implementation activities nationwide for project. Resolve multiple issues the regional team faced during project implementation. Successfully completed the project which included Expansion of 67 Core NEs. Got ATPs signed by the Customer for each node. Tracked the process till got PAC from customer. Database Audit. BSC Cutover.

Saudi Arabia

Worked as CS Core Support Engineer on 2 months Zain Saudi Hajj Project(A project which NSN Saudi offers every year to handle the network due to excessive load of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia). Responsibilities include routine O&M, Troubleshooting, KPI handling etc on 3 pooling MSS & 6 MGWs. Routine O&M of the core network which includes 3 pooling MSS & 6 MGWs. Alarm Handling & troubleshooting of the issues escalated to MS. Ater expansion, POI augmentation with other operators. Change control request from the customer & implementation of plan Definition of external LACs, Cell IDs, MSRN, HON, Short codes and OSS codes for roaming restriction Sigtran link creation / Network interface configurations Software Configuration Resource handling VLR subscriber and equipment trace handling Troubleshooting of Clear Codes.

Tehran, Iran

Worked as a Nokia CS Core BO Consultant on SVMS (Single Vendor Managed Services) Project in Huawei Technologies for MTN Irancell in Iran.Responsibilities as CS CORE BO Consultant in Huawei MS Project-MTN Irancell Worked as an interface with NSN CARE from Huawei Managed Services. Dealing in critical issues which escalated to NSN Care. Huawei MS representative in weekly meetings with NSN Care & MTN Irancell for the opened cases. Operations and Maintenance of Nokia core NEs which include 16 MSS, 32 MGW, 4 HLR & 1 CDS (M14, M13, M12, U4 & U3), also involved in Huawei NEs MS part during the swap project. Coordinated in numerous BSC re-homing from Nokia to Huawei during swap project Change control request from the customer & implementation of plan IR database handling. Cellular radio network administration New integrations of different network nodes BSC Re-homing/ BTS shifting Live POI shifting. Performance Analysis & correction. Analysis and troubleshooting of clear codes. Huawei MSS Integration with Nokia Core Networks and troubleshooting Analyzing and optimization of code routing database GT modification, Special route handling and modification Definition of external LACs, Cell IDs, MSRN, HON, Short codes and OSS codes for roaming restriction Sigtran link creation / Network interface configurations Software Configuration Resource handling VLR subscriber and equipment trace handling Subscriber administration in NSN HLR DX-200 Operation & maintenance of Nokia SRRi DX-200 / SRR Number handling Critical Hardware fault management (MGW / MSS / SRRI / HLR) Announcements loading and license capacity expansion in the live network

Worked as a Converged Core Engineer in Nokia Siemens Networks on Mobilink Project in Pakistan. Worked in CARE team as well as in the Network Implementation team whenever needed.Working in Project Team: Commissioning, Implementation and Integration of Nokia R4 MSS (M13.6 & M14.1) & MGW (U3C & U4.0) in Pakistan for Mobilink Project. Re-homing and cutovers of numerous BSC Installation of Change Deliveries on MSS & MGWs. Acceptance testing for new nodes (ATP). MGW Hardware expansion nationwide (TCU / IWS1E / ISU etc.) MSS Hardware expansion nationwide (ET / CCSU / SIGU etc.) SWU Configurations for ESBs & ESAs. ESA / ESB upgrade. NEMU Upgrade. License installation.QTEL Project: Worked for NSN Qatar sent by NSN Pakistan on STIT (Short Term Internal Transfer) from Oct 2008 till Dec 2008. Commissioning & Integration of M14.1 MSS, M14.1 CDS & U4.0 MGW for NSN Qatar on Qtel Project during Oct 2008 till Dec 2008. BSC Re-homing/ BTS shifting Change Deliveries installation. New integrations of different network nodes NEMU Upgrade. License Installation. Routine O&M tasks. Installation of Technical Notes. Troubleshooting of Clear Codes.

Pakistan

Worked as Core Networks Project Engineer in Siemens Pakistan on Mobilink Project.Played a vital role in the implementation on MNP in Mobilink PMCLNationwide MNP cutover on SIEMENS Switches.Routing Definitions for MNP Cutovers in SIEMENS MSCs NationwideRe-homing and cutovers of numerous BSCEmergency Handling.Troubleshooting of the cases escalated to CARE.Dealing with Product Line for the opened cases.Licenses loading.Installation of Technical Notes. Change Deliveries (CD Upgrades)NEMU Upgrade.Announcements loading.SIGTRAN links handling Pre analysis / Digit Analysis / Routing ESA & ESB Upgrades.