Irene Fernández Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Position: Traffic Engineer & Data Analytic for NORCAL at VERIZON - Walnut Creek

Verizon - Northern California, Usa

Position: RF System Performance and Traffic Engineer at VERIZON - Walnut CreekTelnet Inc. VerizonNOR-CAL: Responsible of capacity and performance analysis for NSBs on LTE, CDMA 1x and EVDO technologies. Prepare recommendations post launch to improve the use of RAN resources (carries, air interface, throughput, etc).

2012–11/2014: Ericsson C.A. Caracas, VzlaPosition: Total Project Manager - Customer: DIGITEL Vzla•Total Project Manager for LTE/UMTS/2G Network Deployment and Optimization for Tier 1 Carrier.•PM&CFR for the in-building coverage solution design (LTE/UMTS/GSM) in Maiquetia INT Airport using (DAS).•Responsible for LTE and UMTS deployment including: construction, equipment installation, integration, initial tuning and network Opt.•Responsible for RAN Tuning Vendor Management from initial tuning to launch.•Developed comprehensive processes to speedup site launch including: RSSI validation, drives route preparation, KPIs performance monitoring, MOPs, accuracy of coverage and propagation plots, quality performance, external interference reporting, On Air schedule coordination and cross-functional meetings to improve post launch performance.•Developed Advance Reporting Guidelines to assess project development at an Executive and Technical levels.•Responsible for Budget Management.Direct report to Regional Directors to ensure P&L targets.•Responsible for following Ericsson standardized PM methodology PROPS-C and PMI. 2008-2012: Ericsson C.A. Caracas, VzlaPosition: Customer Project Manager - Customer: DIGITEL Vzla•Responsible for Swapping a NSN Network for Tier 1 Carrier. The project included the installation of a modern LTE/UMTS/2G Ericsson network including Transport and RAN Capacity enhancements. Responsible for the E2E cycle including: physical upgrades on sites, initial tuning and Opt.•Responsible for UMTS RAN and Opt. Projects for Tier 1 Carrier Nationwide. •Responsible for Budget Management and P&L on each project assigned.•Responsible for following Ericsson standardized PM methodology PROPS-C and PMI. Customer: MOVISTAR Vzla•Responsible for RAN and Opt. Projects of UMTS leading the initial tuning and optimization services. •Managed the budget of each project.•Responsible for following Ericsson standardized PM methodology PROPS-C and PMI.

Caracas

•Responsible for RAN Planning and Optimization of a Multi-Technology Network: TDMA/GSM/CDMA/EVDO/WCDMA •Responsible for West Region Network Performance. Lead a team of Optimization and Design Engineers on daily network management activities•Responsible for the design and implementation of DAS Projects (LGS, Andrew, etc).•Responsible for the Design and Implementation of Passive (BDA) In-building Projects (CellWave, Mikon, etc).•Responsible for Capacity Planning and Traffic Management including Ericsson, ALU and Huawei Equipment.•In-Depth KPI’s statistical analysis and Worst Offender Management to improve performance.•Gold Parameter Standard Validation.•In-Depth Network Troubleshooting using Measurement Recording functions in TDMA/CDMA/GSM/ WCDMA/HSDPA, to identify problems and optimize the network performance (Cell Traffic Statistics, Cell Traffic Recording, Radio Environment Statistics, RF Call Trace, Handoff Matrix, OSS tools).•Proficient on post-processing tools (Actix, Windcatcher, Comarco, TEMS).•Responsible for Network Design and Capacity Planning for Voice and Data Services.•Responsible for Feature Validation, Trial and Implementation.•Responsible for benchmarking analysis.•Proficient using Propagation Tools including Planet and Schema. Responsible for Model Tuning and Database Management.•Responsible for Search Ring Definition, Site Walks, Nominal Design and Final Design including: Antenna height, antenna type, down tilt, azimuth, output power, neighbor relations.•Proficient using Data Collection tools including Tems and Comarco.•Responsible for Forecasting Capacity Needs and Network Performance based on Traffic Growth.•Proficient on External Interference Resolution activities.•Supported New Base Station Hardware Testing for Enhanced RAN Troubleshooting activities.