Andre Kayani Email & Phone Number

Swindon, Gb

Stevenage, England, United Kingdom

A Test and Integration Lead Architect working with cutting edge software and platform technologies on a 5G advanced and 6G mobile data communicationsnetwork research, development, integration and test project.I was the lead technical interface for Viavi’s Project Tudor, a UK government (DSIT)sponsored advanced telecommunications research project. This involved working with a consortium of key UK academic institutes and industry partners to research and evaluate advanced user cases within a 3D network test environment.Main highlights include:- High and low level design of the Tudor Integrated Testing Platform (TITP)- Integration and test for TITP, including the following: - Viavi TM500/TeraVM - OpenAirInterface ORAN, split 8 & 7.2 configurations - OpenAirInterface RAN Intelligent Controller - Ettus radio units - Open5GC SA - Calnex NEOne network emulation, LEO constellation emulation - OneWeb LEO satellite connectivity - Starlink LEO satellite connectivity - PEPlink BR1 5G smart routers- Tudor user case definitions which included: - Flexible coverage extension with interconnected terrestrial UAV / HAPsplatform - Safe, secure and efficient railways - NTN for coverage resiliency for highspeed rail - Emergency services supported by open 3D networks - PTT hosted withNTN network - Cloud native support for personalised video delivery - MEC within NTNnetworks- Test case execution and analysis within the Tudor test bed at University of Surrey6GIC- Contributions to Tudor system 3D open network design architecture work package

Marlow, England, United Kingdom

Senior presales systems engineer working on private and mobile network operator based indoor and outdoor 4G and 5G SA small cell solutionsKey highlights of this technical lead role included:• AT&T 4G CBRS project• Culham Science Park - 5G SA• Tees Valley Airport - TVCA - 5G SA • Millbrook vehicle testing faciltiy 4G / 5G SA • Cavnue - 5G SA - Driverless car project• Nextera Energy - 5G SA• Network Design - Highlevel design (HLD / Low Level design (LLD)• Neutral Hosting • Network Integration - Core Network, RAN, OSS• Network Test and Verification - TOL execution, analysis, Reporting• Trouble shooting and issue verification • Vendor managment and issue tracking

Uk

Key highlights of this technical lead role within Parallel Wireless systems test team • Technical lead Vodafone Ireland 4G ORAN Trial• Technical lead DSIT / DCMS 5G rural first project• Technical lead EE/BT rural coverage project • Presales support, customer demo – proof of concept (PoC) trials• Vodafone Turkey 3G/ 4G deployment • KPI interpretation and presentation to customers• Network Design - Highlevel design (HLD) / Low Level design (LLD)• End to end systems integration and test with 3G/4G customer Core Network and OSS platforms• RF optimisation to achieve customer target KPI’s• End to end network trouble shooting • Issue management, tracking and resolution• New products introduction – network trials • Customer acceptance testing – lab and field

United Kingdom

Working within Cisco Advanced Services in the Service Provider (SP) mobility sector focusing on Small cells. Key highlights of this role include:• Technical lead 3G/4G small cell project at NATO HQ Brussels.• Technical lead O2 small cell project • Network design – High Level (HLD) and Low Level (LLD)• End to end systems integration and test with 3G/4G Core Network and OSS platforms• Virtual HetNet solution • In building 3G,4G and WiFi RF survey & design • RF optimisation to achieve customer target KPI’s• End to end network trouble shooting • Issue management, tracking and resolution• Cisco channel partner training and support• New products introduction – network trials • Customer acceptance testing – lab and field• WiFi and small cell integration • Presales support, customer demo – proof of concept (PoC) trials• Network Interoperability testing (IOT)• KPI interpretation and presentation to customers• Extensive experience using Spider Cloud Small Cell portfolio

As a systems engineer at Ubiquisys my main responsibilities included:End to end systems test and integration with the Core Network (GAN/IMS/IuH)Feature rehearsal and performance/regression test.In country customer support for GAN, IMS, IuH product trials and deployments. Product support for network integration partners, Nokia Siemens Networks, NEC, & CiscoReporting, tracking and in depth analysis of field and lab failuresClass room and lab based training for customer and partner engineers

Systems engineer - working on Ambulance ICCS projectSecurity clearance - SC

As a Senior 3G systems engineer at Motorola my responsibilities included Tech lead for Field/lab customer trialsEnd to End systems testingKPI analysis / optimisation / drive testingFeature verificationCustomer supportInstallation & commisioning of RNC & Node BIOTTechnical support - 3GSM, CeBiTTraing customer and local office engineers

Systems engineer working on BSC/BTS both in lab and field environments.End to end systems testingCustomer supporttrouble shooting h/w and s/w issues

Hnc, Telecommunications & Electonics

Telecommunications Engineering