Emeka Kalu

Emeka Kalu

Site Maintenance Engineer

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  • About me

    Senior Technical Instructor

  • Education

    • University of Nigeria

      2005 - 2008
      Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Science Education
    • University of Nigeria

      2001 - 2003
      OND Computer Science Education
  • Experience

    • Renaissance Engineering Nig. Ltd

      Jun 2011 - Jul 2012
      Site Maintenance Engineer

      JUNE 2011-JULY 2012, Site Maintenance Engineer, Renaissance Engineering Nig. Ltd.RESPONSIBILITIES:Carryout preventive maintenance activities on Electrical Generating set, Air-conditioning and Housekeeping site.Planning and site routing maintenance projects.Monitoring of site maintenance of activities.Servicing and maintenance of Backup power generators.Prompt response to call-out Maintenance of DC power system, Auto Transfer switch, telecoms shelters and Rectifiers.Conduct scheduled equipment maintenance and optimization.Conduct Routine site inspection and maintenance.Monitoring the activities of security-men at each site. Attending to outages, fault clearing and closing trouble ticket by Network operating centre (NOC) with view to resolving then within the shortest possible time to minimize downtime.Generating link engineering reports(LER), capacity mapping for site integration, co ordination, transmission link installations and review access transmission network. Show less

    • Zoom Mobile Telecommunication Nig. Ltd

      Aug 2012 - Apr 2013
      Field Maintenance and Operations Engineer

      Accountable for operation and maintenance of the designated cell sites to ensure that power (Generators, Backup Batteries ,Rectifier etc), cooling systems (Air conditioner), Transmission links (RF and Microwave Radios) and BTS/RBS are always up and running.Carried out maintenance on all the Radio Base station (RBS 2216, RBS 2206 etc)in our MTN collocated sites. React to emergency faults and ensure that all BTS/BRS faults are rectified promptly.Supervision of installations and maintenance jobs carried out by contractors to ensure it meets up with the agreed standard.Installation and configuration of microwave radios such as Harris Stratex 300, Codan 8800 series, Nera (Evolution series and smart Nodec ) IDUs ND E1 termination.Supervise generator repair/servicing and distribution of diesel to designated cell sites and ensure that the diesel supplied is of high density.Ensure 24hrs security of the designated cell sites.Network planning and implementation of network roll out and expansion to the commissioning phase.Using the alarm management system to track down faults.Ensure an accurate network report so as to maintain a reliable network.Maintain a sound working relationship between the network operations section and all related section within and outside the company. Show less

    • ZTE Nigeria

      May 2013 - Nov 2023
      Field Engineer

      Alarm & Cable Coding(Various Signals from ATS to GEN)Maintainance of ZTE BTS BC89100, for both 2G and 3GKnowledge of BTS(Installation of 2G & 3G Cabinet) Knowledge of Traffic Node/Link Configuration, Migration of TDM link to IP link, Troubleshooting of IP/TDM SitesKnowledge of Voltage / individual battery Voltage 2.23VInstallation of RET (Remote Electrical Tilt)CommissioningKnowledge of Hybrid (Installations, ATS, Rectifiers, Battery)Knowledge of Alarm Troubleshooting (e.g. VSWR, etc)Carrying out preventive maintenance of all technical facilities diesel Generating sets & Air conditioning units) on sites to avoid corrective maintenance action.Escalation of faults that could lead to complete failure for 2nd line maintenance action.Maintaining rectifier and batteries back up to support efficiently in case of alternating current failure.Ensuring PHCN connections are active on the site and in case of fault, it should be rectified within shortest time.Attend to call out within possible time to reduce the mean time to response.Client/contractor/suppliers relations and management.Configuring of ATS panel in the switching room of ZTE equipment room in all our south east region.BTS site check and RUS, CHD1 powering.Assigning a duty and monitoring a team of ZTE, 15 maintenance engineer in south east region and also support them where necessary.Ensuring weekly reports on all the maintenance activities are sent to maintenance manager south copying project manager/line manager and regional manager/FOM.Statistical and operational analysis and reporting to my line manager and project manager ZTE.Escalate all challenges to line manager and comprehensive understanding of process flows, work instructions and quality standards.Ability to develop equipment and systems specifications.Good knowledge of telecoms network operating principles. Show less

    • University of Nigeria, Nsukka

      Jul 2017 - now
      Senior Technical Instructor
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