Ian Hewitt
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Experience
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BAI Communications
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Australia
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Telecommunications
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300 - 400 Employee
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Principal Engineer
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Jun 2021 - Present
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Pre Sales Engineer
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Oct 2017 - Jun 2021
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O2 (Telefónica UK)
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United Kingdom
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Radio Engineer (Special Projects)
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Aug 2016 - Aug 2017
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Vodafone
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United Kingdom
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Network Specialist
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Dec 2013 - Aug 2016
I'm responsible for planning 2G/3G/4G coverage in South East London including Canary Wharf. I am currently involved in several concurrent projects: new site roll out, existing site modernisation and optimisation, site upgrades for L800 and L2600 I am experienced in NSN Flexi and Ericsson RBS6000 My day to day duties encompass: RF Planning(Atoll) Nominal plan creation Site configuration (antenna/feeder and BTS design) Database management (Evenflow) GIS tools (Mapinfo & Google Earth) Drawing approval Drive/Walk testing (NEMO/TEMS) & post processing Optimisation & KPI monitoring (MYCOM) Interface with CTIL and acquisition/design suppliers VIP customer escalation Microcell design approval Special Event coverage design (Lovebox Music Festival) Im also an expert in special coverage solutions especially rail tunnels - I have experience with active and passive DAS systems (Axell wireless & Commscope) I pride myself on delivering innovative solutions and challenging barriers. Show less
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Thales
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France
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Radio Engineer
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Oct 2008 - Dec 2013
I design all aspects of radio networks across technologies such as LTE, Wi-Fi, GSM/GSM-R, UHF & TETRA I am an expert in RF coverage solutions especially in the rail tunnel environment. My role primarily consisted of RF network design for the rail industry, notably London Underground Connect radio and East London Line. Projects of note: -East London Line GSM-R coverage (indoor and track) -Victoria Station Upgrade -Bond St station Upgrade -Tottenham Court Road Station Upgrade -Victoria Line/SSR Customer Information System (managing train radio software development/ radio core upgrades/ network security/ testing and integration) -Bakerloo Line Tunnel Relining (Temporary use of Yagi antennas within tube tunnels - now the model for future projects) -Airwave Capacity Upgrade for 2012 Olympics I was also the authority on Wi-Fi and LTE, leading bids and proposals for high speed track to train communications on the Glasgow Subway renewal bid and LTE coverage trial on the London Underground. My experience also includes: -IP Networking architecture/security and configuration -Project Management -Bids -Network optimisation and troubleshooting -Coverage Testing I gained experience of the following: Motorola TETRA (EBTS and MTS) Kapsh GSM-R BTS Ericsson RBS6000 Huawei BBU/RRU Active DAS & repeaters (Axell Wireless) Various Wi-Fi (Cisco/Firetide/Moxa) Firewalls (Juniper) IP Routers (Cisco) Intrusion Protection Systems (McAfee) iBWave Triorail Show less
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CBG Consultants Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Electrical Engineer
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Dec 2004 - Aug 2007
Electrical distribution design within the UK rail industry Electrical distribution design within the UK rail industry
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Education
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University of Liverpool
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Microelectronic Systems & Telecommunications -
University of Leicester
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering