Oğuzhan Kara Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

Tel Aviv Area, Israel

- Leading entire 5G NR project including HLD & LLD with the vendor.- Conducting 5G NR trainings for the planning and optimization teams.- Conducted VoLTE high level RAN design, multi-band strategy, MOS optimization, advanced feature trials & implementation.- Prepared VoLTE high level RAN design document and conducted training sessions for both management and technical teams to explain all the required RAN functionalities and to address all the network impacts in the RAN domain and cross-domains, which were required for a successful introduction of VoLTE launch and post optimization phases. - Apart from the key features implementations; following actions were taken; MAC, RLC, PDCP and L1 configuration, MOS optimization, Capacity and coverage improvement- Advised executive management team on MBB network expansion investments in FY2019 based on my cell-based prediction model that evaluates VoLTE traffic load with the current network utilization to reach MNOs’ expected throughput targets.- MOCN QoS optimization and multi-layer network traffic management.- Cat-M/NB-IoT high-level network design & strategy, optimization and feature trials & implementation based on MNO customer demands.- Implemented key LTE-A features including DL 5CC Carrier Aggregation, Inter eNB CA, 256 QAM DL, 64 QAM UL, Ericsson Lean Carrier, UL Comp, MCPC, BNR for Intra LTE Load Management, Dynamic Load Control.- Designed and implemented smart energy saving project which achieved 15% of energy saving with minimal traffic impact and reduced overall interference leading to higher throughput in the network.- Applied ML and Deep Learning algorithms for capacity dimensioning, traffic trend analysis, cost structure modelling for new carriers, site deployments.- Advised SON product development team on optimization modules.- Performed LTE cell trace analysis: Capacity management, Session establishment and performance evaluation, Radio utilization, HO evaluation, Timing advance evaluation, S1, X2

Led Vodafone Huawei LTE (eRAN8.1) FDD project in macro site and small cell planning, initial network configuration, pre- &post optimization, cluster acceptance; conducted executive level network performance reviews; advised client on identification and survey of new LTE sites for FY16/17 investment strategy; performed technical audits to resolve network issues in a proactive way. - Provided consultancy on LTE parameters high-level design and optimization, feature recommendation & implementation, SON features trials, defined customer system performance requirements. - DL 3CC (L800 – L1800 – L2600), ICIC (DL/UL), Inter-RAT MLB, MRO, ANR, Fast ANR, CODC, Control channel dimensioning, CSFB – PS Redirection, Flash CSFB with RIM, SRVCC to Utran design and implementation. - Recommended strategies for dimensioning frequency bands and B/Ws among LTE network, based on user activity and mobile terminal penetration analysis. - MOS optimization for VoLTE.

San Francisco Bay Area / Usa

Participated in Ericsson RAN (L13B/L14B/L15B) optimization project of AT&T in San Francisco Bay Area Region. Responsible for network configurations and performance, pre- &post optimization and reporting, link budget analysis, system dimensioning for coverage & capacity and interference analysis, SSV acceptance, cluster acceptance, weekly and monthly regional optimization reviews. - LTE cluster drive test analysis and troubleshooting - Generated best-practices and conducted trainings to transfer information and competence. - Determined DL scheduler algorithms to improve throughput. - Low CQI and MCS investigation and solution. - Provided consultancy on IFLB and offload strategies, LTE Idle-Connected and IFHO parameter optimization, AMO implementation.

Kocaeli, Turkey

Worked in several 2G/3G Ericsson and NSN optimization projects for different telecom operators. (Turkcell Ericsson 2G/3G, UCell NSN 3G, AVEA NSN 2G/3G). Coordinated on-site demo/training of company tools like P.I.Web (monitoring tool) and P.I.ANO (cell level optimization tool) for our customers. RNO Engineer: - Performed network audits and created audit reports before optimization projects. - Delivery of targeted KPIs for the clusters. - Parameter optimization. Neighbor optimization. Detection of worst cells and performance improvement. - Defined multivendor multi-technology KPIs for P.I.Works’s proprietary tools in projects. - Created optimization case studies for conducting company tool trainings in technical workshops. Integration Engineer: - Back-end ETL platform development - PL/SQL modules development - Participated in design and implementation of CM Synchronization procedures for new vendor equipment integrations. - Cooperated with R&D during improvement of the P.I.Works’s proprietary optimization toolsSupport Engineer: - Performed user acceptance tests on each new release of all tools. - Telecommunication data interfaces and formats analysis and integration into ETL tool for different vendors. - Prepared internal technical documentation for support and integration teams and conducted trainings.

Istanbul, Turkey

Sabanci University - Center For Individual and Academic Development (CIAD) - Part-Time - Organizing workshops for the incoming Freshman and Sophomore SU students on Linear Algebra, Probability, Calculus and Natural Science. - Performed discussion sessions on Natural Science for the Freshman year students to expose various concepts. - Moderated peer study and discussion session on Calculus, Natural Sciences and Probability.