Experience

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  Nokia

  Oct 2005 - now

  ##E& UAE Account & Other TEPS Accounts ; - 2G / 3G / 4G & 4G+ & VoLte / Nb-IoT & Lte-M -> NOKIA SRAN AirScale project (1st in Region) - Intensive Analysis for Inter Vendor Mobility Via IUR with Ericsson & Nokia & Huawei and full improvement via New RNC Sw. Architecture - Pre-C5 Deployment of FL16A / AirScale 4G & Field Trial to Etisalat - NPI: FL17A / AirScale 4G with full E2E testing of Nb-IoT & Lte-M - IBS FTK project - 5GNR (NSA) 3GPP Rel.15 Sept.2018 Early Adapter Interoperability / Rollout - Full IOT for Nokia gNB Vs Affirmed ePC (IOT Certification) - Successfully Swapped Huawei 2 x Times in Abu Dhabi Region in 2 x Locations (from Hua// to fALU & from Hua// to Nokia) - Several E2E Success Stories in E& Account , well recognized by VP and SVP (Exec. References available) - Participated in all pre-launch and Apple/Samsung certificates VoLte Launch in fLAU / Nokia Region - Zero Drops in TDRA drive for 4 consecutive years in Nokia's region - Effective Member of Spectrum Strategy CTO Committee ##du UAE ;- 5GNR IBS Active (5G ASiR) & Passive DAS Design & implementation / FTK- First Deployment in Region (NPI) for Nokia's First Triple Band Pico RRH (5G NSA 2CC CA TDD FR1 n78+n78 / 200Mhz + EN-DC with B3 / B1 ; All in One Pico RRH Triple Band / Triple RAT)- FWA Project over 4G (LTE TDD B41 Spectrum Refarming with n41)- Home wireless 5G FWA (5G E2E NW Slicing between eMBB & FWA users Traffic)- Successfully Swapped Huawei in Abu Dhabi Capital (from Hua// to Nokia) OD & IBS 2000+ Sites SRAN - Zero Drops in Nokia's region post swap in TDRA B.M in UAE & huge improvement in VQ post swap- IBS FTK Scope & RO & BAU & Modernization & 4G+ 4CC Expansion - 5GNR Coverage boosting and improvement in all Abu Dhabi City Malls , making du UAE the Best in GCC Malls 5G performance specially in UAE Capital City (ahead of Qatar / KSA)- CRAN implementation in Several venues / Design & Optim- 5G SA 3CC 300Mhz in iBS Venues planning & implementation- MORAN & MOCN Show less Key Customer Contact / RF Prime for all Network Design & Engineering Activities in below GCC Accounts;1) Etisalat UAE2) Mobily KSA=========- Advanced troubleshooting for Accessibility, HOSR, eRAB Drop rate (Mac Layer debugging & Requesting SW correction to fix the KPI’s)- 3GPP msg’s Compliance checking for multi-vendor integration between ALU eUTRAN and Huawei ePC- KPI’s formulas mapping between ALU & Huawei eUTRAN in Lte TDD / FDD- Setting customer strategy for Dual Carrier & Carrier Aggregation in Lte TDD B38 & B41- iRAT mobility and strategy tuning for best performance Vs. 3GPP & ETSI recommendations- Dynamic Beam forming optimization to reach 40% coverage gain and DL Throughput Performance Gain over Huawei Via the 8Tx/8Rx RRH’s and optimization of TM8/TM3 vs. TM7/TM2- Supporting 3 Successive eUTRAN Migrations and Parameters mapping from one SW. to next release3) Vodafone Qatar============- Direct Consultant to VF Qatar Directors- Preliminary NW Design Full Audit & Correction implementation- On Site – Doha City; Customer interface for Demonstrating Design Advanced Optimization Strategies- On Site – Doha City; Full Network KPI’s optimization to Achieve VF Targets & multi-Vendor integration & 3GPP Compliance Auditing with Core integration- 2G Band re-farming RMS Frequency plan to evacuate the DCS 1800 MHz for the Lte1800Mhz- Very good KPI’s & performance sustained Despite Band Evacuation (10Mhz evacuated + Guard bands)- Leading Onsite Activities for U900 Task force team for Global NW audit rectification, enhancing Pilot pollution and Field measurements through intensive optimization (Detailed RF Design & Street level optimization)- Lte Optimization for iRAT, Accessibility E2E, iPhone License successful, CSFB enhancement optimization, eCSFB, CSFB via PSHO to 3G, CSFB via COO to GERAN, SRVCC optimization, Multi-Layer optimization / Lte 800Mhz Model Digital Calibration for DOHA city- Crises Management Tiger Team Show less - Top Notch KPI’s Achieved in Etisalat UAE (0.08% CS CDR in 3G & 0.16% CDR in 2G & 0.04% eRAB Drop Rate in 4G)- NW Densification and Full RF Design 2G/3G/4G (Link Budget, Controller Dimensioning, RNP, Predictions)- Successful Swap to Huawei UTRAN in Western region of Abu Dhabi to Alcatel-Lucent- All Major Events covered in YAS Arena (DU Arena) in YAS Island – covered by 2G/4G of Alcatel-Lucent- Successful Pilot & Roll out of CA 20+20 achieving 300 Mbps in DL per single User (Lte MENA 2014 - as 1st in Market) Press release- Successful integration for 3G WCE – Controller fully virtualized Controller for 3G, first to be done in United Arab Emirates - Press release- Successful Regulator Audit Support, Etisalat achieving better Field KPI’s in 3 technologies (2012, 2013, and 2014)- Tackling all Advanced issues (multi-vendor integration with IMS / Core, Silent calls Troubleshooting, AuoIP, BSSoIP, VAMOS, HD voice, IuR analysis inter vendor, X2 & S1 inter vendor, all new features of 3G/4G …etc)- Multi Vendor Optim. POC (Customer Top Management full interface) - MVO Kick off with Nokia in Abu Dhabi Regiono 500 Sites (300 Huawei for 1 Full SRC & 200 Nokia)o 2G/3G/4G & VoLteo 3.5 Months POC period with Full Scope (New sites planning / NW Re-Design & Physical optim. / OSS KPI’s optim. / NW Audit / Features optim. & trials / VoLte VQ optim. / Customer complains / IBS Design).- Outstanding results on top of Huawei SRC215 & fALU WCE260 in AUH region:o 2G CDR improved by 10% / 3G CS CDR improved by 12% / 3G Call Setup time improved by 22%o 4G DL BLER improved by 15% & 4G General Spectral Efficiency improved by 12%o 4G Avg. thrpt improved by 31% using Nokia MUSA tool o VoLte POLQA MOS Score improvement by 12% Show less NDE KCC (NW Design & Engineering RF Group Leader – Key Customer Contact) - 4G NW Size: 1100 eNB’s (TDD + FDD) Team Size: 14 RNO’s + 25 DT teams- SLA KPI’s achieving for acceptance- Advanced troubleshooting for Accessibility, HOSR, eRAB Drop rate (Mac Layer debugging & Requesting SW correction to fix the KPI’s)- 3GPP msg’s Compliance checking for multi-vendor integration between ALU eUTRAN and Huawei ePC- KPI’s formulas mapping between ALU & Huawei eUTRAN in Lte TDD / FDD- Setting customer strategy for Dual Carrier & Carrier Aggregation in Lte TDD B38 & B41- iRAT mobility and strategy tuning for best performance Vs. 3GPP & ETSI recommendations- Dynamic Beam forming optimization to reach 40% coverage gain and DL Throughput Performance Gain over Huawei Via the 8Tx/8Rx RRH’s and optimization of TM8/TM3 vs. TM7/TM2- Supporting 3 Successive eUTRAN Migrations and Parameters mapping from one SW. to next release- Capacity Simulations & Monte Carlo simulations for Capacity dimensioning (Building Traffic Maps from scratch) Show less LTe RF (RNP/RNO) Manager & Global RF Technical Leader (Hands On)- Pre-sales / Offer Defense technical Support- LTE/2.6Ghz/FDD/20MHZ - LTE/1800Mhz/FDD/20MHZ - LTE eUTRAN release LA3.0.2 with Inter-RAT Hand Over & re-selection (Lte  3G & GRAN).- Monte Carlo simulations- eUTRAN Radio responsibilities in the project;i. Handling the entire customer interfaces meetings & Kick off meetings for the project launch for the Radio Part & leading all the radio activities throughout the project with 1 year post launch optimization serviceii. Initial NW Link Budget dimensioning for the commercial NW Deployment / RNP Activities using planning tool (Atoll – A9155 V6.9.1) for the Live NW of Etisalat in Abu Dhabi City iii. Handling the Initial RF Design to deliver committed RSRP, RSSI, SNR, RSRQiv. Securing Commercial Launch Demo with Etisalat CEO, SVP, CTIO & press and Mediav. Leading & guiding the teams doing the Cell parameters planning to create cell templates in the SAM server for monitoring / KPI’s field assessment and KPI’s Acceptance with Etisalat teamsvi. Handling the Post Launch optimization process & KPI’s commitment derivation with Etisalat - area divided into 6 clusters, 6 area owners, and each cluster with Target KPI’svii. Multi-Layer NW Architecture 2.6 GHz Vs. 1800 MHz - Lte Multi-Layer optimizationviii. Pre-sales / RF Design for 1800 Mhz/ 20Mhz / FDD / MIMO2X2 & MIMO4X4 ix. eNB MAC layer debugging for IOT between different vendors x. Vendors Coverage Bench marking & Performance Bench Marking in commercial NW xii. Testing numerous 3GPP Lte Features for Rel.9 & Rel.10;• CSFB & eCSFB with 3G & 2G with priority / SRVCC & eSRVCC with 3G• Extended cell range – RACH Format 2• Full iRAT mobility (HO & Reselection) Lte Vs. 3G & 2G• ePC (MME pooling) Lte Mobility (S1 & X2)• FDS Vs. FSS in Commercial NW / FPC • SON / eCSFB / MTRR / OOT Show less RF Team Leader & RF Prime for DCS 1800 - Hands On- Global Frequency Plan for Cairo City (GSM 900 & 1800 Bands)- Adjacencies Audit & Neighbors plan Audit for the Cells in the Network- Frequency plan for 4500 Cells / 23000 TRX for GSM 900 band & 2900 Cells / 8900 TRX for GSM 1800 Band- Post processing of Ericsson OMC MRR files- Using the FAS measurements files to generate Interference matrix based on Mobile reporting measurements- Band Re-farming for UMTS carrier 3.4MHz - U900 over 900Mhz band- Automatic Frequency plan using Atoll tool- Good KPI’s achievement in GSM & DCS;i. CSSR, CSRii. CDR (Radio, HO), SD Drop rate, SD Assign fail, RTCH Assign failiii. HO efficiency (incoming & outgoing) inter & intra BSC / HO Qual Show less - LTE/2.6Ghz/FDD/20MHZ Network Setup in Etisalat premises in 2 cities (NE: Ajman/Sharjah)- LTE eUTRAN release LA2.0.1 / Based on 3GPP Sept.2009 (RF Group Leader - Hands On)- eUTRAN Planning & design;i. Link Budget dimensioningii. RNP using planning tool (Atoll – 9955)iii. Re-use1 Cell planning & CID Planning (based on Mod.3 & 6)iv. Physical Parameter Optimization for Best server (Based on RNP and cell planning) & Best SNR field optimization (Based on DT)v. Traffic Maps creation & Monte Carlo Simulationsvi. RNP tool HO Adjacencies Planning- LTE eUTRAN Cluster Optimization for Ajman Cluster & Sharjah Cluster (5 X 3 Sites X 3 Sectors/eNB)- Customer E2E Workshop & Performance results- Solution defending workshops Vs. Other vendor’s performance results- Testing of LTE eUTRAN Vs. IMS core (Features & functionalities) Show less LTE Sr. RF Eng. for E2E Testing & Validation- LTE/2.6Ghz & EDD800Mhz/FDD Network Setup in R&D premises - LTE eUTRAN release LA1.1 / Based on 3GPP March.2009 (Principal RF Engineer)- LTE DEMO set of Tests (Preparation & Participation);i. UE setup & F/W upgrade and calibration tests (LGE)ii. Sector Coverage test (Drive test using Agilent, LLDM, X-CAL)iii. DL & UL MCS adaptation Vs. Diff. radio conditionsiv. UL Power control (Open loop & Closed loop)v. DL & UL (FTP & UDP) Sector Capacity / 10 & 20 MHZ Bandwidth (using Remote RF Synchro Tool to connect #N UE’s)vi. Advanced Antenna Technique – SIMO, SFBC, MIMO threshold Optimizationvii. QoS concept validation and Application benchmarking / GBRviii. LTE intra Technology Hand Over (Intra-eNB & Inter-eNB) Success rate Vs. Different Speedsix. OCNS cell load % Vs. Sector Coverage & throughputx. DL Interference tests (Multiple Sectors on AIR & Multiple UE’s Connected per sector) Vs. Performance of Single connected UExi. User Avg DL/UL TCP Data throughput in high-speed mobile use (fading emulator)xii. E2E Performance: Latency Measure Vs. Different packet sizes & MTU Size Vs. Fragmentationxiii. E2E performance: IP Activation Time Vs. Different Radio conditions & State Transition Latency, idle to activexiv. Different NW nodes IP traces (Tools: Agilent Analyzer, PDM, EAT, eNB traces)xv. Detailed Validation for eNB Features with iPSec and GP Tunnel configuration Show less Sr. LTe RNO & Area Owner- LTE/800Mhz & 2.1GHZ/FDD Network Setup & Trial procedures- LTE RAN release LA1.0- LTE E2E NW Architecture (eNB, Transport layer & ePC components)- LTE Field trial RF set of Tests (Hands On; in LAB in ALU Univ. & On AIR Setup for Verizon); i. Sector Coverage test (Drive test using Agilent)ii. DL & UL MCS adaptation Vs. Diff. radio conditionsiii. DL & UL Throughput Vs. Diff. Radio conditionsiv. DL & UL Sector Capacity / 10 MHZ Bandwidthv. MIMO (MIMO SFBC Vs. SIMO switching point)vi. LTE intra Technology Hand Over (Intra-eNB & Inter-eNB) Success rate Vs. Different Speedsvii. Real cell load % Vs. Sector Coverage (RSRP, RSSI, SINR, BLER, CQI) viii. E2E Performance: Latency Measure Vs. Different packet sizes Show less - NW Size: 1000+ Sites (1X3X3), Nationwide in Malaysia, Full Mobility enabled- On Site 2nd level Support for all WIMAX RF Activities in the project (Advanced Task Force in Action)- Customer 1st level & Advanced Support for all hot issues & Escalation for all technology & quality concerns- Acceptance tests for the NW Clusters for Different KPI’s (Attach Setup Succ. Rate, Session Drop Rate, Authentication duration, Hand over Success Rate)- Advanced Topics Handled in the Commercial NW;i. E2E VOIP quality Optimization during the service soft launch & Commercial Launchii. UL Power control Mechanism during the NW entry for different CPE’s on ALU RAN & Bench Marking with ZTE RAN / UL ARQ and its effect on the UL PDU error rate in the commercial NW and its impact on UL Capacity Vs. the gain in the UL Spectral Efficiencyiii. Dynamic Beam Forming FMA (first Market Application) in the commercial NW & performance Assessment for Mobile & Static users Vs. its gain in the NW DL Capacity- NW Cluster Optimization for Mobility field KPI’s;i. Physical Param’s OPTs for overshooting reduction & Better performance / Freq. plan revision and tuning ii. HO Parameter Optimization (Logical Param’s)- Responsible for the Global CDR (Call drop rate) enhancement in Southern Region – 50 Sites (1X3X3) divided into 3 clusters with best KPI enhancement (14.8% --> 2.4%) Show less - Radio Activities Scope of Work / Resources Dimensioning for the WiMax Project (RF Manager - Hands On)- Local RF team creation & Development technically- Full Audit on NW logical Parameters- Audit on the NW preliminary Design- Acceptance tests for the 2.5GHZ/10MHZ/LWBS systems with MIMO- Workshop for the customer to introduce a methodology for tackling the Customer complains to secure the commercial Launch- Workshop for the customer to introduce the methodologies of RF optimization of the NW (Pre-Launch Optimization) on steps;i. Physical parameters optimization & RNP / Freq. plan revision and tuning using drive testii. Motility / HO Parameter Optimization / Threshold optimization for MCS to Maximize Cell capacity & Efficiency - Securing the Event of the WIMAX Congress in Barcelona Hosted by Intel where LTT participated in the event by Live Video Streaming from Tripoli city to Barcelona- (Acting 3rd Party) Bench marking in field performance and coverage with ZTE & Huawei Show less - RNP/RNO Activities during the SWAP project: 44 BSC’s (Swap RF Team leader)- Neighbor Audit on the Southern area in Karachi- Traffic dimensioning for the area in Central- FP Audit, Neighbors Audit, Drive test Audit as pre-swap preparation / T180 Based Freq. Plan tuning- GPRS parameters template for the new cells- Parameter’s optimization and QoS monitoring for central area during the swap- Benchmarking for the Swapped Areas before/After the Swap with Enhancement in 4 Major KPI’s (Standard formulas between Motorola & ALU) Show less - RF Design validation for the PND (Prelim. NW Design)- RF Model calibration for the Design validation ( Analogue / Digital calibration)- Field measurements for all hot spots in Cairo city- Candidate Site Acquisition follow up with 5 x Local sub co.- Candidate Sites criteria check and Antennas location shadowing criteria check - Actual Acquired Site locations vs. Design plan update & re-design validation / Prediction updates - 3D Maps update vs. Morpho class update & Clutter class updates - Full Design update re-iteration - Final Package of Design predictions delivery for both 2G/3G Show less

  • NPO Services Business Manager

    Jan 2016 - now

  • NDE KCC for Gulf - RF Prime (NDE Technical Leader)

    May 2012 - Dec 2015

  • 2G / IBS, Femto & Small Cells / 3G HSPA+ / Lte & Lte-A Radio Access Manager

    Mar 2012 - Dec 2015

  • Mobily KSA (Lte TDD & FDD) NDE KCC - RF Prime

    Jul 2014 - Apr 2015

  • Etisalat UAE - Lte RF Manager (Principal RF Engineer)

    Mar 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Vodafone Egypt (Ericsson Managed Service) - 2G Global Freq Plan for Cairo

    Dec 2010 - Feb 2011

  • Etisalat UAE - Lte Pilot Trial RF Prime

    Jun 2010 - Nov 2010

  • Stuttgart R&D Lab - Lte eNB MAC Layer Features Validation

    Apr 2010 - May 2010

  • AT&T Lte - Lte Sr. RF Engineer

    Dec 2009 - Mar 2010

  • P1 Malaysia - WiMax Advanced Task Force Sr. Member

    Jul 2009 - Nov 2009

  • GDS Lebanon - Principal RF Designer

    Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  • Monaco Telecom Connecteo - MV RF Audit Manager (Principal Engineer)

    May 2009 - Jun 2009

  • Libya MAX - LTT RF Manager (Principal Engineer)

    Oct 2008 - Apr 2009

  • Mobilink Infinity (Pakistan) - WiMax RF Manager (Principal RF Engineer)

    May 2007 - Nov 2008

  • Mobilink GSM (Pakistan) - 2G Swap RF (RNP/RNO) Manager

    Nov 2006 - May 2007

  • Comores Telecom - Radio/BSS Full Audit - RF Engineer

    Dec 2006 - Jan 2007

  • MTN Dialog SeriLanka - RF Audit Team leader

    Oct 2006 - Dec 2006

  • GSM/GPRS TogoCell - RF Audit Engineer

    Oct 2006 - Dec 2006

  • DJEZZY (OTA - Algeria) - GSM/DCS RMS Global Frequency Plan - Sr. RF Planner

    Jul 2006 - Oct 2006

  • Uganda Telecom - RF Engineer

    Mar 2006 - Jun 2006

  • Egypt 3rd Mobile license - RF Designer & Site Acquisition Team Leader

    Oct 2005 - Feb 2006

  • Mobinil (Egypt) 2G RNP/RNO for Global Cairo RMS Frequency plan

    Oct 2005 - Jan 2006