Senior Engineer - Active Network Plan and Design

• Jun 2020 - Present

Engineer - Active Network P&D

• Jun 2016 - Jun 2020

• The last 4 years I have been an active network engineer for SIRO. I report to Senior Management and my principle duties are to manage the active network deployment plan for all active equipment installs for every POP in the country. I audit the physical installation of all active equipment as well as the fibre cabling in the ODF management. I test the network devices to ensure they perform as they are designed and configured. I create a detailed report for operations team to accept the site as live. I liaise with operators for new ICL connections in each town and configure/test them on site before going live to prove end to end connection.• Active network deployment weekly schedule: multiple contractors detailed schedules three months in advance with potential blockers via build meeting updates;• Attend build meetings, provide updates, highlight any potential delays or blockers;• Audit the installation of the physical equipment installed, labelling, fibre bends and lengths;• Testing the new active equipment by generating traffic using JDSU testers, checking power resilience, controller boards switching; LAG switches to measure the frame loss; and confirming alarms with the NOC.• RFC2544 to test the throughput, latency, packet jitter and frameloss in one report;• Planning end to end connection with operator ICL connections at the SIRO POI including splicing cabling and optics;• Configure and test with Operators in each town using their CPE/Modem;• Manage our live database of all network inventory as part of handover (Cramer);• Complete HLD for each town liaising with the passive network team to ensure that we order the correct amount of cards/optics etc. to complete build for the accurate number of premises passed;• BAU projects: DCN designs, metro ring closures, operational issues and tasks; Show less

Transmission Engineer

• Jul 2013 - Jun 2016

For the last 3 years I have been seconded to Netshare Ireland. While here I report to Senior Management and my principle duties are transmission planning and design for all major projects. These range from upgrading the Vodafone network to IP, changing the topology of their network, consolidating the transmission of two networks together as well as removing redundant equipment and transmission BAU. • Transmission Planning TDM, ATM and IP transmission across multi-technology’s on Vodafone network such as PDH mini-link, SIAE, Traffic Nodes, E/// Marconi, SDH Alcatel & Tellabs/Coriant MPLS; • Project SRAN – Lead transmission planner of end to end IP transmission design, site connectivity diagrams for field engineer and configuration files for the change team to implement; • Transmission Design of HOC sites to a star topology structure; • Implementing changes to live network for star topology redesign on all Vodafone HOC sites; • Migration of IP traffic off MW radio and onto Dark Fibre; • Organize Consolidation of VF & H3G shared transmission including capacity, TX sheets & SCD; • Migration of IP traffic off MW radio and onto Dark Fibre; • Creating ATM to IP scripts. Completing migrations on live E/// OSS to make 3G network fully IP; • Load balancing MPLS network from the increase volume of 2G IP and LTE addition’s; • Planning of new site builds and special events, installation, commissioning; • Alcatel & Martis decommissioning program; • Fault diagnostics and maintenance of mobile telecommunications equipment nationwide. Show less

Field Network Engineer & First Line Support

• Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

My main day to day duties included installation and commission as per design team’s fibre plan. I was responsible for lighting new fibre rings, installing equipment in hub locations and customer premises. I was also first line 24/7 support for all urgent faults or maintenance on their network. • Installation and configuration of ciena fibre nodes in colo and customer premises; • Installation of SFPs as per design documents; • Fibre install from router to patch panel; • Experienced with JDSU smart class tester; • Generate L2 traffic test & RFC-2544 test with JDSU to meet design plan; • 24/7 first line response to any network faults; • Out of hours scheduled maintenance & equipment upgrades; • Excellent communication with E-NET NOC on all tasks & site visits. Show less

Change Engineer

• Aug 2011 - Dec 2012

Vodafone Backhaul Evolution Program (BEP) was a major project in Vodafone’s restructure of their network. I was part of a team that migrated existing traffic from the current TDM technology to a new IP based backhaul network. • Responsible for build of new Ethernet/IP MW links as part of swap from E/// mini-link; • SIAE link brought under remote management as per LIN; • Configured Ethernet/ IP radios for 2G & 3G migration and RBS configuration; • Built 2G TDM & 3G ATM paths through PDH /SDH and pseudowire configuration; • 3G ATM to IP migration post SIAE build review. • Configured synchronization for all SIAE IDU’s on the network; • Performed RF loops during BER and Ethernet testing of new Ethernet/IP radios; • Performance monitoring of SIAE links; • Managed all incidents or issues that arose within a 30 day after build; • Transmission planning of all 2G, 3G Tx Sheets & SCDs between phase builds; • Modelling of all end to end circuits using cramer operating system. Show less

Field Engineer

• Sep 2009 - Aug 2011

As a field engineer for Surecom, I worked across multiple network providers such as Vodafone, Meteor and O2. In this role I worked on some of the biggest projects that network operators had undertaken to date such as VF SRAN project & Meteor Saturn Project. • Installed and configured Ericsson base stations 6000 series (DUW, DUG, DUL), using various applications such as OMT, Element manager, FTP & Putty; • Configured site part of transmission - SIU; • Wired and tested external alarms; • Call and data testing of between cells & neighbouring sites for HOD; • Installed Ericsson Traffic Nodes (20p, 6p & 2p); • STM-1 fibre cabling with MSP test; • Configuration of transmission on TN to complete 2G & 3G migration; • Conducted site surveys for Eircom fibre and TN space per rack; • O2 ODF surveys and model records on their cramer oss. • Upgraded dTRU units in Ericsson 2G 900 & 1800 BTS cabinets. • Drive testing for all networks using TEMS software v8-11 for timed and continuous making, receiving & video calls as well as HS data download and upload. • Walk test on customer’s premises of trouble shooting signaling. Show less