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Sydney, NSW, AU

St Leonards, New South Wales, AU

• Indara (formed through the integration of Axicom and Australian Tower Network) is a leading owner and operator of digital infrastructure in Australia.Key Responsibilities
• TPG RAN Refresh Program (SAED Services)- Produce Engineering Build Packs (EBP) / Feasibility Reports (FR)- Complete Form As- Complete EME Mitigation plans / Form Bs- Review RLMs / FCs- Create/update RFNSA STAD tables.
• TPG BTS Greenfield Program (SAED Services)- Candidate scoping and assessments- Attend Site Design Visits (SDV)- Review Engineering Build Packs (EBP)- Step-back proposals- Review RLMs / FCs- Create new sites in RFNSA.
• Ericsson Optus 5G Modernisation Program (SAED Services)- Produce Feasibility Reports (FR)- Complete Form As- Complete EME Mitigation plans / Form Bs- Review RLMs / FCs- ACMA boundary pre-checks- Create/update RFNSA.

Barangaroo, New South Wales, AU

• Key Responsibilities
• RF planning of Small Cells network for TPG’s LTE (L700/2600) rollout (NSW/ACT, QLD, WA, NT, TAS). This network also features traditional macro sites and IBCs. - Perform site surveys and candidate scoping. - Review site.
• SSV and integration drive testing of new sites.
• Drive test trialling of new LTE RAN features.
• 5G NR study and preliminary planning.
• Trialing of field measurement equipment from alternative vendors.

• Key Achievements
• Build and maintain a very close working relationship with Globe Telecom counterparts from engineering to CTO level.
• Display utmost professionalism, integrity and impartiality prompting Globe Telecom to appoint me to approve Technical Site Survey Reports (TSSRs) on behalf of Globe Telecom.Key Responsibilities
• Member of technical meetings for design and deployment issues with Globe Telecom counterparts.
• High Level Design (HLD) of Globe Telecom 2020 network rollout (G900/1800, U900/2100, L1800/2600/700).
• Review site designs and layouts for Globe Telecom 2020 network rollout.

Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN

• Key Responsibilities
• Overall network quality of the entire network and user experience, and the primary technical owner of continuous user experience improvement.
• Achieve effective collaborations by streamlining performance modules of various projects in the account department as well as customer's performance organizations to manage successful performance deliveries.
• Establish long-term performance plans, constantly introduce new product and service solutions, and guides solution sales and implementation together with the account department to operate the installed base network.
• Establish routine communication with the customer middle and high level, get familiar with customer's flow and methods in the network optimisation service, and understands customer's requirements and strategic planning.

• Key Responsibilities
• Provide technical support for SMC tender. SMC is the new third operator in Philippines planning to deploy a nationwide G900/1800, L700 network.
• Liaise with SMC personnel on design and planning issues.
• Negotiate RF KPI requirements with SMC technical team.

London, GB

• A high priority for Vodafone is re-building brand image after a series of highly-publicised severe network breakdowns/disruptions of past years. High on the list of network improvements is increased capacity (both air.
• RF Project Manager for Sectorisation program (conversion of multi-technology omni-directional sites to sectored sites).
• Liaise with JVO (JV Office) and Optus counterparts at Technical Working Group meetings for eJV design issues.
• Liaise with JVO and Optus counterparts at Technical Strategy meetings for eJV deployment issues.
• Review site designs/layouts of JV/eJV sites (GSM/UMTS/LTE).
• Analyse capacity requirements for existing sites (CE requirements, software licences, backhaul bandwidth, etc.).

London, GB

• (Secondment from Kordia to) Vodafone Hutchison AustraliaKey Responsibilities
• Review spectrum migration plan for G1800 for L1800.
• Review performance reports after G1800 shutdown.
• Review/approve performance reports from Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) after integration of U850 sites.
• Assist U850 Project Manager in scheduling activities.
• Analyse capacity requirements for existing sites (CE requirements, software licences, backhaul bandwidth, etc.).

• Project manage renovations of house. Internal of house completely gutted. Only walls in place. New plumbing, wiring, kitchen, 3x bathrooms, walls, ceiling plaster, floorboards)
• Organise tradesmen (carpenter, plumber, electrician, tiler, etc.)
• Purchase building materials
• Arrange inspections

Auckland, NZ, NZ

• Kordia is partnered with NSN for the Managed Services (MSP) for the Vodafone network. The Vodafone network is a mix of G900/1800 and U2100/900 technologies. Key responsibility is maintaining network performance to.
• Review performance of 3G sites/clusters after re-homing of Vodafone network.
• Review performance of 2G sites/clusters after various features activations (e.g. EDGE, Abis optimisation, extended range, etc.).
• Review performance of 3G sites/clusters after swap-out from Ericsson to NSN NodeB equipment.
• Produce performance reports using Nokia Global Reporter (NGR) for high-level management.
• Design and prepare site installation packages for In-Building solutions.Kordia is a diverse company and also has business activities in the mining industry.Key Responsibility

Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN

• Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC) is the third operator in Bahrain. It is a relatively small network comprising 350+ macro sites and 100+ indoor sites, but with an aggressive rollout schedule of 6-9 months. Though.
• RNP/RNO Manager for Bahrain STC 3rd Licence Wireless. It is a 2G/3G new network deployment (G900/1800, U2100) utilising Huawei equipment.
• Manage a team of 20-24 RF engineers, 15-18 drive test engineers, 5 riggers and 2-3 Transmission engineers.
• Lead regular meetings with STC to resolve various design, implementation, deployment and optimisation issues.
• Negotiate acceptance KPIs with STC.
• Coordinate between RNP/RNO department and other Huawei departments to carry out various implementation, optimisation and deployment activities.

Espoo, Southern Finland, FI

• NSN is the major partner with Kordia for the Managed Services (MSP) for the Vodafone network, which is providing governance/support to Vodafone on the Xelerate Ericsson-based U900/2100 rollout.Key Responsibilities
• Produce performance reports on Nokia Global Reporter (NGR) for high-level management.
• Attend RF design and optimisation meetings with Ericsson and MSP.
• Review acceptance KPIs with Vodafone.
• Create and update working sets in NGR.
• Build new scripts and reports in NGR.

Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN

• DiGi is the third operator in Malaysia. It is upgrading its network across the country with U2100 to bring it in line with Celcom and Maxis. As it is an existing 2G network, a high priority for DiGi is that the.
• 3G network (U2100) is Huawei, while 2G network is mix Ericsson/NSN. The project is split into five phases; total number of sites is 3500+ over 3-4 years.
• Manage a team of 16-20 RF engineers, 16-20 drive test engineers, 6 riggers and 1-2 IBC engineers.
• Coordinate between RNP and other Huawei departments to carry out various implementation, optimisation and deployment activities.
• Lead regular meetings with DiGi to resolve various design, implementation, deployment and issues.
• Negotiate acceptance KPIs.

Macquarie Park, NSW, AU

• Optus is Australia’s second operator. It prides itself in providing quality services to its customers. Network performance is given utmost priority.Key Responsibilities
• Optimisation of Nokia G900/1800/GPRS/EDGE and U2100/900 network in Victoria, Australia.
• Assist in system-wide frequency retunes. Part of the GSM spectrum to be cleared to accommodate the new U900 system deployed by Huawei in the rural areas.
• Tune system parameters to optimise performance of the network using network performance statistics from Nokia’s OMC.
• Neighbour auditing – checking each sector to ensure it has the correct neighbours defined in the network. Also modify neighbour lists as new sites are integrated.
• Hardware optimisation – modifying antenna tilt and azimuth of existing sites to accommodate new sites.

Espoo, Southern Finland, FI

• CSL is one of the larger operators in Hong Kong. It is expanding its network with additional U2100 sites, at the same time optimising the existing sites.Key Responsibilities
• Optimisation of Nokia U2100 network in Hong Kong for CSL network (80% owned by Telstra of Australia). The network comprises of 2100+ installations (being a mix of outdoor/indoor and macro/micro cells).
• Conduct site surveys for in-building sites. Explain to property owners/managers the technical details of the proposed solution.
• Analyse drive test data using NEMO Analyse.
• Analyse OSS performance statistical data.
• Write various drive testing and benchmarking processes and procedures documents.

Kista, Stockholm, SE

• Telstra is Australia’s largest operator. It is deploying a U850 network for the entire country. There are very stringent performance KPIs to be achieved once the network has been established.Key Responsibilities
• Design and optimise Ericsson U850 network in New South Wales for Telstra’s NextG network utilising Ericsson’s TEMS Cell Planner (TCP). The New South Wales network consists of 1600+ sites, while the whole of Australia.
• Analyse network statistical data using Ericsson’s ESPA, ISP Toolkit and Telstra’s Dingbat.
• Analyse drive test data using TEMS Investigation.
• Conduct site surveys for microcell deployment.
• Audit Neighbour Lists.

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Basking Ridge, New Jersey, US

• Natrindo Telepon Selular (NTS) is a new operator to Indonesia. It is aggressively deploying 3000+ sites to provide mobile services in competition to Telkomsel and Satelindo.Huawei Indonesia has outsourced its RF Design.
• Project Manager (Radio Planning) for Maxis-Lippo G1800/U2100 network rollout in Indonesia for Natrindo Telepon Selular (NTS). Network utilises Huawei equipment, except for Jabotabek (Jakarta and surrounding satellite.
• Manage a team of 16 RF planning engineers, 4 optimisation engineers, 4 drive test engineers, 4 support engineers and 21 Transmission engineers.
• Review design of the network by planning engineers.
• Plan, coordinate and assist the teams of engineers carrying out CW measurements used for model tuning.
• Produce weekly progress reports, resource management, tracking of day-to-day activities, etc.

Fairfax, Virginia, US

• Perform network audit of Siemens G900/1800/GPRS/EDGE network on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The network consists of 330+ sites. The client is Telkomsel.
• Analyse network performance data using Telkomsel’s SMART and AIRCOM’s OPTIMA data processing tools.
• Propose recommendations to Telkomsel on various parameter settings and implement such changes, along with other optimisation tasks.
• Hardware optimisation – modifying antenna tilt and azimuth of existing sites to accommodate new sites.
• Transfer of knowledge to local engineers.

Fairfax, Virginia, US

• Responsible for the design of a Ericsson G900/1800/GPRS/EDGE network in greater Sofia, Bulgaria, for the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC). The network of Bulgaria is split into 60/40 of Huawei/Ericsson BSS.
• Conduct Technical Site Surveys (TSS) for approved candidates, while also leading a team of 4 engineers to conduct TSSs. Explain to property owners/managers the rationale behind choosing their property and the technical.
• Evaluate 200+ friendly properties and private buildings for suitability in the design.
• Administrator for AIRCOM’s Enterprise Suite (ASSET planning tool). Tasks include performing upgrades and installing software patches.
• Technical support for Enterprise Suite for the BTC, Ericsson and Huawei engineers on the project.
• Assist the AIRCOM Project Manager in various tasks.

• Optimise Nortel G900/1800/GPRS network in Baoding (Hebei province, China) for China Mobile, consisting of 850+ sites.
• Propose solutions for indoor building coverage problems.
• Analyse network statistical data using Nortel’s CT7200 and CT7400 analysis tools.
• Assist in identifying hardware faults in base stations through performance statistics analysis.
• Verify configuration of network parameters using parameter dumps from the OMC.
• Hardware optimisation – modifying antenna tilt and azimuth of existing sites to accommodate new sites.

Kista, Stockholm, SE

• Support for benchmarking of Taiwan Cellular Corp (TCC) network.
• Analyse drive test data, using TEMS Investigation.
• Extract statistics from drive test data using FICS.
• Assist in preparation of final report to TCC.

San Jose, California, US

• Solely responsible for the optimisation of Personal Handyphone System (PHS) network (2100MHz) in Chongqing Municipality, China. The customer is China Telecom. The network currently consists of 3500+ sites.
• Propose solutions for indoor building coverage problems.
• Liaise with local PTT staff on optimisation and design issues.
• Analyse traffic data, utilising in-house developed tools.
• Analyse drive test data, utilising in-house developed tools.
• Hardware optimisation – proposing antenna tilt and azimuth changes of existing sites to accommodate new sites.

US

• Project leader managing a team of 9 RF engineers, 5 drive testers, 3 switch engineers and one office assistant for the optimisation of a Nortel G900/1800/GPRS network in Xi’an for China Mobile (Shaanxi province.
• Oversee progress of Switch Optimisation Project.
• Analyse TEMS drive test data, utilising GIMS and MapInfo.
• Analyse network statistical data using Nortel’s CT7200 and CT7400 analysis tools.
• Assist in identifying hardware faults in base stations through performance statistics analysis.
• Hardware optimisation – modifying antenna tilt and azimuth of existing sites to accommodate new sites.

Munich, DE

• Optimise Siemens G900/1800 network (400+ sites) in Shanghai Municipality, China for China Unicom. Part of the G900 network is based on Nokia equipment.
• Optimise Siemens G900/G1800 network (300+ sites) in Wuhan (Hubei province, China) for China Unicom.
• Optimise Siemens G1800/GPRS network (100+ sites) in Zhongshan (Guangdong province, China) for China Mobile. G900 network based on Ericsson equipment.
• Analyse TEMS drive test data, utilising GIMS and MapInfo.
• Hardware optimisation – modifying antenna tilt and azimuth of existing sites to accommodate new sites.
• Analyse network statistical data using Siemen’s Batrana tool.

Munich, DE

• Anticipation work for U2100 network based on Siemens architecture.
• Search for possible candidates and then issue search rings to site acquisition agents.
• Design radio base stations for the network based on these possible candidates. Responsible for Bern region consisting of 60 base stations. Evaluate candidates received from site acquisition. Perform site visits and.
• Evaluate Lease sketches and verifying design/construction drawings to make sure the final design meets the specification.
• Transfer of knowledge to local junior engineers.

Kista, Stockholm, SE

• Optimise existing sites of Ericsson GSM900 network in Porto.
• Analyse network statistical data.
• Review planned changes by junior engineers.

Matosinhos, PT

• Optimise existing sites of Ericsson G900/1800 network in outer Lisbon suburbs.
• Analyse TEMS drive test data, utilising GIMS and MapInfo.
• Analyse network statistical data using in-house developed tools.
• Frequency planning of new sites to be integrated into network (which utilises synthesised frequency hopping).
• Transfer of knowledge to local junior engineers.

Lima, Lima, PE

• Dolphin Telecom has plans to build a pan-European TETRA network, expanding from the existing UK network to new rollouts in Germany and Spain.
• Plan and design radio base stations for Push-To-Talk (PTT) network using Motorola TETRA (450MHz) solution in various locations. Responsible for Sachsen-Anhalt and Thüringen regions (100 sites) for Phase 1.
• Scoping for candidates and perform site visits and technical site surveys for various candidates. Explain to property owners/managers the rationale behind choosing their property and the technical details of the.
• Produce design plan for cell site selection for Phase 2, 3 and 4 rollouts. Also perform candidate searches and technical surveys.
• Evaluate Lease sketches and verifying design/construction drawings to make sure the final design meets the specification.
• Transfer of knowledge to local junior engineers.

Kista, Stockholm, SE

• Anticipation work for GSM1800/UMTS (2G/3G) network utilising Ericsson equipment. Search for possible candidates and then issue search rings to site acquisition agents.
• Design radio base stations for the network based on these possible candidates. Responsible for Christchurch region consisting of approximately 100 base stations for Phase 1. Evaluate candidates received from site.
• Produce design plan for cell site selection for Phase 2 and Phase 3 rollouts. Also perform candidate searches and technical surveys.
• Evaluating Lease sketches and verifying design/construction drawings to make sure the final design meets the specification.

Lima, Lima, PE

• Dolphin Telecom has plans to build a pan-European TETRA network, expanding from the existing UK network to new rollouts in Germany and Spain.
• Design radio base stations for Push-To-Talk (PTT) network using Motorola TETRA (450MHz) solution in various locations. Responsible for Baden-Württemberg region (100 sites) and Bayern region (150 sites) for Phase 1.
• Search for candidates and perform site visits and technical surveys for various candidates. Explain to property owners/managers the rationale behind choosing their property and the technical details of the proposed.
• Assess hundreds of potential candidates from bulk site providers.
• Produce design plan for cell site selection for Phase 2 (200 sites), Phase 3 (200 sites) and Phase 4 rollouts. Also perform candidate searches and technical site surveys (for Phase 2 and Phase 3).
• Evaluating Lease sketches and verifying design/construction drawings to make sure the final design meets the specification.

Espoo, Southern Finland, FI

• Tune system parameters to optimise performance of Nokia GSM1800 network using performance statistics from OMC.
• Verify configuration of network parameters using parameter dumps from OMC.
• Implement and maintain a manual radio frequency plan of the network (verified using Nokia’s NPS/X propagation modelling tool). Responsible for frequency planning of Randstadt and Alkmaar regions, consisting of 650+.
• Implement initial radio frequency plan for Groningen region consisting of 250+ sites.
• Verify initial radio frequency plan for Eindhoven (planned by local junior engineers) consisting of 250+ sites.
• Hardware optimisation – modifying antenna tilt and azimuth of existing sites to accommodate new sites.

• Design radio base stations in various locations for Nokia GSM1800 network. Responsible for Ticino region and Italian-speaking part of Graubünden region consisting of approximately 100 base stations for Phase 1..
• Produce nominal plan for cell site selection for Phase 2 (75 sites) and Phase 3 (75 sites) rollouts.
• Evaluating Lease sketches and verifying design/construction drawings to make sure the final design meets the specification.
• Implement a manual radio frequency plan of the network. This is verified using the Odyssey propagation modelling tool.

Espoo, Southern Finland, FI

• Team leader responsible for Riyadh, Qassim and Hail regions of Saudi Arabia consisting of approximately 260 base stations (for 200K and 300K project). Design radio base stations in various locations of various types.
• Perform site visits and technical site surveys for various candidates. Explain to property owners/managers the rationale behind choosing their property and the technical details of the proposed solution.
• Produce nominal plan for 500K expansion of Riyadh consisting of 180 base stations. Also perform site visits and technical site surveys for various candidates.
• Respond to “emergencies” from VIPs – often needing to design and install temporary outdoor/indoor solutions in minimal time. Received Lucent Technologies Achievement Award for this work.
• Produce monthly traffic forecasts utilising traffic data from OMC.
• Interface with MoPTT (customer) in network design meetings and optimisation meetings.

Macquarie Park, NSW, AU

• Design radio base stations in the state of New South Wales of various types (macro/micro, outdoor/indoor, repeaters and leaky feeder) for Nokia GSM900 network. Most notable site was the indoor solution of the Sydney.
• Perform site visits and technical site surveys for various candidates. Explain to property owners/managers the rationale behind choosing their property and the technical details of the proposed solution.
• Implement and maintain a manual radio frequency plan of the network, including Nokia’s IUO - Intelligent Underlay/Overlay system. Responsible for frequency planning of New South Wales, consisting of approximately 250.
• Tune system parameters to optimise performance of the network using network performance statistics from the OMC.
• Hardware optimisation – modifying antenna tilt and azimuth of existing sites to accommodate new sites.
• Antenna retrofit – changing the initial wide beam antennae for narrow beam antennae as network is maturing.