Andrew Macphail Email & Phone Number

Reading, United Kingdom

Sole management responsibility of the MBNL Test Lab to provide a facility that is ‘fit for purpose’ for current and future needs. Coordination of RAN, Backhaul, Security and IT (tools and systems) projects/programs to deliver new technology/hardware/software/features efficiently through test and pilot phases for network wide deployment.Skills demonstrated:• Leading and managing people;• Strategic lab environment capability planning to anticipate changing network needs;• Budget forecasting/management;• Negotiation skills to deliver Shareholder requirements via Managed Service Providers;• Supplier management.

Hatfield

Management of the RAN Systems Introduction Test Service for Mobile Broadband Network Ltd. (MBNL). Participation at Steering Committee level to define and deliver the test requirements for major RAN upgrades to the MBNL network with a small team of test engineers.Skills demonstrated:• Professional project delivery within an environment of changing priorities and scope.• Good commercial awareness of changes to program scope and/or duration.• Effective communicator, equally comfortable at board or technician level.• Effective people manager.• Reporting and handling escalations to senior management levels• Technical leadership/vision• Project/technical management

Had sole ownership of the development co-ordination for the mobile backhaul (Layers 2 to 6 of the OSI model) network for UTRAN products. The main technical areas of my activities were:• Iub, Iur, Iu-ps/Iu-cs interfaces• Quality of Service (Admission/Congestion Control, traffic separation/protection, bandwidth optimisation, overload protection)• Lead system level design specification documentation e.g. feasibility studies• Analysis and resolution of field faults