Experience

First Alert

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Assurance Technician

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Aurora, Illinois, United States



U.S. Department of Homeland Security

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Telecommunications Specialist - (IT Systems Integrator Level III) Federal Protective Service

  • Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States



Exelon

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Radio Frequency Technician

  • Jul 2018 - Oct 2020

  Greater Philadelphia Area



BlueStream

• United Arab Emirates
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Lead

  • Feb 2018 - Oct 2020

  Greater Philadelphia Area NOKIA Airscale Project



Fairfax County Government

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Radio Engineer Network/Telecom Analyst II

  • Nov 2015 - Oct 2016

  Fairfax County Department of Information Technology Insight Public Sector



TeleWorld Solutions

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 200 - 300 Employee

• RF Lead Engineer

  • Jul 2014 - Feb 2015

  Washington D.C. Metro Area • RF lead for design and post design activities for a LTE network that involved site acquisition, field engineering and backhaul. Maintained a 100% on delivering candidate evaluations within an agreed time frame and ensure coordination among different teams. • Interference mitigation for commercial networks operating in L-band and public safety spectrum. Recommend configuration changes and/or alternative sites for interference mitigation. • Test site acceptance, process and… Show more • RF lead for design and post design activities for a LTE network that involved site acquisition, field engineering and backhaul. Maintained a 100% on delivering candidate evaluations within an agreed time frame and ensure coordination among different teams. • Interference mitigation for commercial networks operating in L-band and public safety spectrum. Recommend configuration changes and/or alternative sites for interference mitigation. • Test site acceptance, process and analyze drive test data for networks. Manage and coordinate drive test teams for nationwide deployment and preparation of test setups using XCAL and PCTEL MX Scanner. • Develop network key performance indicators (KPIs) and reporting processes. Worked on creation of different metrics that provide actionable inputs to not only RF team for network performance determination but also to managing and sales teams for complete synergy. • Drive Test data analysis for FIT clusters, network performance and benchmarking. Identify network performance issues and deliver solutions like empirically determining optimal network entry exit criterion from drive test data to improve KPIs as well as customer experience. • Document findings, methods and processes for network design and analysis exercises. • Worked effectively with multiple teams, including outsourced vendor partners, market project managers and network development partners, in order to build an optimal next generation 4G/LTE networks Show less



Ericsson

• Sweden
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Wireless RF Engineer

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  Washington D.C. Metro Area •Troubleshoots and restoration of the MMBTS and BTS (Multi Mode Base Transceiver Station- Base Transceiver Station - Sprint Nextel-Ericsson). •Monitor, configure and maintain sites connections, core, backbone devices and connections on an all- base stations network, using proprietary monitoring system and Remedy ticketing. Duties include code and equipment upgrades, MOP's for network upgrade, circuit testing and troubleshooting with telcos. •Familiar with a variety of systems… Show more •Troubleshoots and restoration of the MMBTS and BTS (Multi Mode Base Transceiver Station- Base Transceiver Station - Sprint Nextel-Ericsson). •Monitor, configure and maintain sites connections, core, backbone devices and connections on an all- base stations network, using proprietary monitoring system and Remedy ticketing. Duties include code and equipment upgrades, MOP's for network upgrade, circuit testing and troubleshooting with telcos. •Familiar with a variety of systems, applications and tools background in NOC environment. •Monitor complex telecommunications network for 24x7 advanced remote network surveillance ensuring the network quality and reliability at all times. •Day-to-day network monitoring and support ranging from opening, following-up and closing trouble tickets; effectively issue accurate and complete customer alert as trouble ticket and shift report for handover. •Effective testing and repairs the RF communication devices used in the cellular 800 & 1900 MHz ranges and LTE. •Devices include Alcatel/Lucent URC (Universal Radio Controller), CCU (Carrier Card Unit), CMU (CDMA Modem Unit), CTU (Common Timing Unit), UCR (UMTS CDMA Radio) Input-Output Unit (IOU) CPC's (Common Power Converter), Oscillator Module Rubidium, Oscillator Module Quartz devices, RUI, EVM, CSU, GPS, CDM, EVDO devices located on the digital shelf. •Conducting walk test/drive to confirm proper RF coverage by checking RSSI, EVDO measurements, PIN settings and Dominant PIN settings. •Experience with testing, troubleshooting and replacing RF filters, Remote Radio Hub's (RRH) at the indoor and outdoor Base Stations. Show less



Motorola Solutions

• Software Development
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Radio Frequency Technician

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2013

  United States •Repairs, troubleshoots, modifies and programs digital and analog RF communications units for the US Federal Government. These devices are two-way portable and mobile radios with conventional, trunked, and encryption capabilities. Encryption Algorithms include AES, ADP, DES, DES-XL, DES-OFB , DVP-XL and DVI-XL. •Programs, upgrades firmware and code plugs for the radios with a CPS Microsoft based software, Depot Tools and Microsoft DOS. •Performs troubleshooting and preparing… Show more •Repairs, troubleshoots, modifies and programs digital and analog RF communications units for the US Federal Government. These devices are two-way portable and mobile radios with conventional, trunked, and encryption capabilities. Encryption Algorithms include AES, ADP, DES, DES-XL, DES-OFB , DVP-XL and DVI-XL. •Programs, upgrades firmware and code plugs for the radios with a CPS Microsoft based software, Depot Tools and Microsoft DOS. •Performs troubleshooting and preparing detailed documentation as required daily and weekly reports. •Specializes in the maintenance of portable radios with exceptional customer service. Ensuring quick turnaround therefore increasing revenues. •Performing tuning of the RF boards to ensure the accurate frequency while making certain that segments of the alignment process required for optimum TX and RX signals is reached using oscilloscope and spectrum analyzers. •Tests two-way radios with RX and TX frequencies of VHF, UHF conventional, Type 2 trunking, Project 25(P25) trunking and Project 25 (P25) conventional configurations. •Experience with conventional, Project 25 conventional, IMBE (Improved Multi Band Excitation) P 25 trunking, Encryption, Type II trunking and analog conventional configurations. •Repairs and take pro-active measures to prevent any diagnosed problem promptly which promote less percentage of radios returned for tests •Continually education via trainings to ensure that I always have the latest knowledge on two-way portable, mobile radios and communications networks.

• RF Technician

  • 2003 - 2013