Alan Bishop

Experience

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  Ericsson

  Oct 2007 - May 2015

  - Work alongside the PDU to ensure successful GA of W15B FOA- Troubleshooting and ensuring there are no user affecting issues due to the introduction of the new software version and new features in the software release- Verification of the features and confirmation that they have no side effects on 3G and also in the other operator technologies (LTE and GSM) RAN Tuning, Design and Optimisation in GSM, WCDMA and LTE - Lead LTE engineer on for Pre/Post launch of Orange Botswana LTE launch- Manage, co-ordinate and support all LTE activities for the launch including KPI's and parameterization including managing external ASP's - Troubleshoot major issues and transfer knowledge to the local engineering team - Worked closely with the customer to devise pre/post launch strategy in areas such as LTE Traffic Management and Feature introduction- Creation of Optimization processes and network KPI's- Parameter tuning and knowledge transfer to the operator - Optimization of Swisscom network in order to ensure customer won P3 Connect Benchmark tests- LTE Feature introduction and verification- Traffic management, customer workshops and troubleshooting - Responsible for LTE tuning and KPI acceptance of the Digicel LTE network in Antigua- Parameter Optimization and KPI creation and monitoring- Managing external ASP's involved in drive testing - Led a team of 5 engineers in LTE tuning acceptance for CMHK Hong Kong- Worst Cell troubleshooting, KPI creation / monitoring and customer workshops - Feature Introduction/Verification on the LGU+ FOA L12A project- Parameter and System constant trials for new software package - Using ATOLL, created multiple LTE RF designs for AT&T- Met many strict design requirements including difficult KPI's and FCC Spectrum Compliance - KPI Optimization and statistical monitoring of the Meteor 3G network- Cluster Acceptance and investigation of customer issues - New Site selection and design drawing verifications- Produce site build documentation - 3G RAN tuning acceptance - 3G troubleshooting and KPI monitoring - HSPA RAN network design using Tems Cellplanner - 2G pre-RFP radio design- Site configuration and capacity analysis - Cluster Acceptance Reporting- Monitoring of the 2G and 3G statistics

  • Performance Engineer 3G FOA

    Mar 2015 - May 2015

  • RAN Telecomms Consultant

    Sept 2007 - May 2015

  • Lead LTE Engineer Orange Botswana Rollout

    Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  • Lead LTE Optimization Engineer at Partner (Orange) Israel

    May 2014 - Nov 2014

  • LTE Lead - Mission Best Network at Swisscom

    Nov 2012 - Feb 2014

  • Lead RF Engineer at Digicel Antigua

    Jul 2012 - Oct 2012

  • LTE Team Lead at CMHK Hong Kong

    Apr 2012 - Jun 2012

  • FOA L12A LTE Engineer at LGU+

    Nov 2011 - Apr 2012

  • LTE Design Engineer at AT&T

    Mar 2011 - Nov 2011

  • 3G Optimisation Engineer at Meteor Ireland

    Mar 2009 - Mar 2011

  • 3G Design Engineer at Meteor Ireland

    Jan 2009 - Mar 2009

  • 3G Tuning Engineer at MTN Nigeria

    Sept 2008 - Dec 2008

  • HSPA Design at Eircom Ireland

    Jun 2008 - Sept 2008

  • 2G Design for Korek Iraq

    Apr 2008 - May 2008

  • 2G/3G Network Monitoring

    Oct 2007 - Mar 2008
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  Three Ireland

  May 2015 - now

  • RAN Design Manager

    Dec 2020 - now

  • Principle RAN Design Engineer

    May 2015 - Dec 2020