Project Engineer

• May 2018 - Present

Project Engineer

• Oct 2015 - May 2018

• TI project coordinator on Etisalat network (AUH and WR) for full turnkey, expansion (2G/3G/LTE), mixed mode projects, roll-out and modernization.• Responsible for 2016 and 2017 TRA benchmark project, missing technology addition, new sector addition, expansion (2G/3G and LTE) for AUH inner, AUH outer, AUH islands and western regions.• Responsible for Huawei script preparation using CM express for Etisalat daily activities (expansion, sector addition etc.) and new sites.• Responsible for link migration from radio to GPON (1 GBPS LM project).• Coordinated the installation, implementation and integration of Etisalat’s VoLTE project.• Coordination of migration sites from temporary structure to permanent location while liaising with all stake holders. • Reviewing and submission of RFA documents to Etisalat owner for closure of activities along with BOQ.• Coordination with planning teams (SAQ, CW, RF and Transmission) to avoid the possible gaps and delivery of the project and daily activities on time.• Ensuring the site acceptance as per the given telecom standard of Etisalat MSA team (Mobile Site Acceptance).• Managing and optimizing field operation activities to ensure a timely and qualitative deployment and acceptance of the network as per the contractual obligations.• Escalating promptly any issues that may impact operations to Etisalat project owners and to any concerned party.• Clearance of any degraded KPIs/DT issue after done activity and closing the related trouble tickets within the required SLAs.• Interface with Etisalat project owner and working teams to steer the project towards its goals, while at the same time keeping full control of time, cost, characteristics and deliverables• Conducting interviews for the new TI engineers, technicians and riggers.• Technical support for on-site problems and troubleshooting. Show less

Telecommunications Engineer

• Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

•Attending site surveys and listing down all the exact requirements and TSSR.•Arranging and performing the joint visit site survey along with the partners/vendors for sharing sites and preparing TSSR.•Turnkey sites survey, material request (RF and telecom), installation, integration and acceptance while liaising with all stakeholders (transmission team, CW team etc.)•Implementing 2G/ 3G/LTE sites expansion on Huawei and Alcatel hardware.•Leading 2G/3G/LTE modernization project on both Huawei and Nokia hardware on Etisalat network.•Implementing Huawei mixed-mode activities (GU900 and UL2100)•Implementing Alcatel mixed-mode activities (GU900)•Supervise Nokia to Huawei swap-out as set within the cut-over time frame.•Track the progress and the quality of work, submitting the progress reports on a daily basis.•Technical support to other teams on: o Alcatel MCRRH U900 MM patching o Alcatel 2G/3G commissioning as per hardware (MCTRDU, MCRRG) o Alcatel 3G/LTE eCCM troubleshooting, formatting and integration o Huawei configuration modification by MML commads o Huawei IPs configuration (IPRT, VLAN, OMCH, DEVIP, ACL RULES etc.) to normalize OMCH and RAN IPs•Manual 2G/3G/LTE addition on working site for expansion activities as per provided RF data and hardware sheet•Implementation of new sector addition, sector split and sector audit as per planning and provided hardware sheets. •Professionally working with different test tools (PIM Analyzer, Site Master). •Excellent VSWR and site alarms troubleshooting skills.•Liaising with FTTM-Ops for any transmission issue during swap or daily activity.•Good knowledge on the Etisalat quality standards and good experience on the site acceptance.•Expert in site quality and removal of snag identified by acceptance team.•High RTWP troubleshooting for U2100 and U900 sites and optimization of RTWP/HSUPA throughput•Developed multiple tools in MS excel to exports MML batch files for 2G/3G/LTE deployment. Show less

IT/Network Support Engineer and Admin

• May 2013 - Sep 2014

• Install, configure, and support an organization's local area network (LAN). • Maintain network hardware and software. • Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and perform necessary maintenance to support network availability. • Diagnose hardware and software problems in different divisions (accounts, general maintenance etc.), and replace defective components. • Hand on experience in installation and configuration of Microsoft server 2012 series. • Supporting users and network administrators over the telephone and by email. • Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations. • Installing Wireless Routers, access points and liaising with ISP for any issue in the network performance degradation. • Maintain the company’s network infrastructure. • Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware. • Resolving issues related to the LAN networks. • Installing and operating Windows desktop and server operating systems. • Configuration and testing of any new hardware and software. • Travelling to client sites to help with installation, configuration and troubleshooting. • Decide whether the software or hardware needs adapting to meet the client's needs. • Created and maintain and support to Company Website (Joomla CMS). • Created desktop application on Visual Studio (VB) for the sister company dealing in general maintenance. Objective of application was to log and track daily maintenance requests. Show less