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Baderinwa Saheed [email protected]
Radio Network Optimisation Engineer
[email protected] Electrical and Electronics
Engineering +234805 505 6368. +234809 419 0007University of
Ibadan
Professional Profile: Senior-level Telecommunication
professional with comprehensive Technology
Management/Technical skill set and expertise in GSM, GPRS, EDGE,
QOS andOptimization.
Customer-focused, highly organized self-starter with effective
customer-serviceskills and demonstrated ability to manage customer
solutions, build relationships,communicate solution strategy and
product offerings, and provide technicalexpertise, support, and
training to customers.
Award:
Recognition for outstanding contribution, performance and
demonstration of fullcommitment to the customer in the year 2010
(Alcatel-lucent)
Professional experience:ALCATEL-LUCENT Nigeria - Since June
2008
Current Position:Senior Radio Network Optimisation Engineer
2G Technology Experience
Responsibilities and tasks:
Etisalat - Nigeria (June 2008 till date)
Task includes the following activities;
Optimization of Ibadan and Ugheli region (GSM/GPRS).
o Check main KPIs on cell and area basis.
o Problematic cells investigation.
o Propose radio solutions for problematic area to enhance
itsperformance.
o Propose another appropriate team intervention for problematic
non-
access elements.o KPIs follow up after any implementation to
check results and KPIs
trend.
o Evaluation of current network design and performance.
o Develop an optimized design for coverage, capacity and
performance
(QOS).
o Capacity assessment for congestion relief.
o Dimensioning studies with recommendations and follow-up for
TCHand SDCCH.
o Ater audits to recommend addition/removals to BSS Planning
teams.
o LAC optimization and paging audits with recommendations
foroverloaded LACs.
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Neighbor Audit
o Neighbor inconsistency audits to check one-way/missing
relations.
o Removing the unneeded HO relations.
Parmeter Tunning
o Propose new strategies for different parameter settings.
o AMR feature activation
Drive Test Analysis
o Single Site Verification
o Post-processing the global drive-test, calculate the specific
KPIs and
provide the right explanations/solutions/reporting to the
customer.
o Request for instance driven DT to improve QoS and
subscriber
experience
o Drive Test log file layer 3 analysis.
New Radio Features introduction B11
o Field trials for implementation.
o Field trials results assessment for wide application.
o KPI analysis after wide application.
o Fine tuning of relevant parameters for wide application.
New sites introduction
New sites introduction for densification and coverage purpose,
this task
includes:
o Propose new sites locations needed for densification and
coveragepurpose
o
Neighbor and frequency plan for the new sites.o Parameters
tuning and KPIs follow up after site implementation.
Radio parameters fine-tuning (GSM/GPRS):
o Parameter database consistency and compliance to parameter
setting
rules.
o Evaluating possible improvements in order to enhance
globalperformance of the network and achieve certain contractual
KPIs
thresholds.
o
On cell basis to improve the performance and achieve
certaincontractual KPIs thresholds.
o HO approaches for traffic flow in (Multi band -Multi
layer)configuration.
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Radio Tuning:
o Identification of cells/areas whose performances are below
standardthresholds.
o Propose the most suitable solution for the detected
problems,
(Antenna configuration and redesign, frequency modification,
trafficcapacity upgrade etc...).
o Implementation the proposed solution on the network.
Dealing with subscribers complaints
o Drive test (TEMS/AGILENT) and KPI status check to confirm
the
problem.
o Post-processing for the logs (TEMS/AGILENT) includes analysis
tocheck for quality or coverage problems and propose radio
solutions.
o
Check the end user perception after implementing the solution
tocheck the results and any additional modification needed
Manual Frequency Planning
o Assign the best frequencies for each TRX
o Report indicating the QoS indicators before and after FP.
Network Quality Assessment
o Identification of areas of weakness and recommendations
for
improvement.
o Assessing the network design with respect to the quality of
service
provided to end-users by analysis of drive tests
measurements.
o Quality assessment for main axis and VIP routes using drive
testsmeasurements on weekly basis.
o Issuing recommendations to upgrade the network
performance.
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3G Technology Experience
Responsibilities and tasks:
Etisalat - Nigeria
Task includes the following activities;
Network Performance Monitoring and Improvement:
Daily Monitoring of Cluster and RNC Level Network KPIs,
andgiving recommendations for Hard Optimization and
ParameterModification for improvement of degraded cells to reach
the KPITargets using NPO WCDMA for Networks Statistics
monitoring.
Load Balancing and Congestion:
Monitoring Cell level Code, Power and CE Congestion and
providingsolutions to relieve congestion and adjusted LDR
Parameters for
load reshuffling and balancing load.
RRC, RAB, SHO, Interfreq and I-RAT HO Success Rates:
Daily monitoring of these major KPIs and providing solution
forimprovement.
AMR, VP, PS (R99), HSPA+ (HSDPA & HSUPA) Drop Ratio:
Monitoring the Drop Ratio, anaysing and providing solutions for
theimprovement of these KPIs.
Generating Analysis Report:
Weekly Cluster Level analysis Reports with suggestions
forimprovement of Coverage, reducing the effect of Pilot Pollution
andimproving MOS values as well as resolved any other
abnormality.
Multi Carrier Network Strategy:
Worked on Optimizing multi Carrier network strategy for
EtisalatNetwork.
HSPA+ Peformance Optimization:
Worked on cells with poor performance and low throughput
Neighbor cell optimization:
Including intra-frequency, inter-frequency and
inter-RATneighbors, checked and reviewed on weekly basis.
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Coverage Optimization:
Improvement for Pilot Pollution Areas, analysing and
optimizingDrop Calls, Call Setup failures, Mute Calls, One way
Silent Calls andWater Noise Problems through Parameter
Modifications and
physical Adjustments.
Analysing L3 Messages:
Layer 3 message analysis from DT logs.
Creating HSPA, Data Service and Cluster Test Reports, on
weekly
basis and for Customer Complaints.
Working on Worst cells to improve RNC KPIs. Maintenance of
engineering parameters table.
INTERWIRELESS CONSULTANCEDuration:February - June 2008
Position:RF Engineer
Responsibilities and tasks:
Task includes the following activities;
o Participated in drive test equipment setup and data
collection
o
Carried out competitive benchmark drive test for MTN Network in
theLagos with Agilent tool
o Carried out performance drive test for Airtel network in
the
Northern region of Nigeria with TEMS Investigation
o Logfile post processing using Mapinfo
o Carried MTN Eastern cities Competitive Benchmark Drive
test.
GSM Tools:
Alcatel-Lucent Radio Network Optimization tool (NPO /RNO
A9156).
MapInfo.
AnaQOS.
Drive test tools (TEMS Investigation, Agilent)
PRC generator.
Smart/SmartCaro
CSV check
TEMS Investigation
Adjacency PRC v1.0 tool
Alcatel-lucent OMCR
Spectrum Analyser
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Training Courses:
GPRS & EGPRS Radio Network Planning
EGPRS Interface Dimensioning
GSM Quality of Service and traffic load monitoring B9.
GSM Radio Fine Tuning B9.
GSM Radio Fine Tuning B11.
GSM Quality of Service and traffic load monitoring B11
RNE Fundamentals
GSM Introduction
ULTRAN Overview
W-CDMA UA07 R99 Radio Principle
W-CDMA UA07 R99 Algorithm Description
References
Available on request
