RF Engineer, Experience 6 years, Data Analysis, Optimization, Frequency Planning, RF Planning, Site Survey, Single Site Verification, Drive test, Antenna Adjustment, Manager, Project Manager
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Eng. Jose Alvarez Corrales - RF Engineer
Skills
Radio Network Planning and Optimization WCDMA (UMTS), Wimax
LMT and M2000 Tracing MS
Interference scanning and detection of the source
Frequency planning
VSWR monitoring and troubleshooting
LMT and M2000 management RNC and Node B
RTWP Monitoring and external interference test
Passport and American VISA to date.
Education
BSc in Electronics Engineering
University Universidad Hispanoamericana - from 2000 to 2004
Electronics Engineering
University Instituto Tecnolgico de Costa Rica from 1994 to 2000
High School Diploma
Institute Liceo Unesco High School from 1989 to 1993
Languages
Conversational English
Institute FUNDATEC from 1999 to 2000
Work Experience
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COSTA RICA
Address Sabana Sur
Actual Job since April 2009
Position RF Engineer (RNP & RNO) UMTS and Wimax
Duties UMTS RF Network Data Analysis and Optimization, manage RF optimization subcontractor company Link Consulting for Antenna Adjustment, Single Site Verification and Drive Test for the ICE 3G UMTS Project. RF Wimax Engineer on charge of IBW phase 2 wimax project.
Achievements Trained in Radio Network Optimization and Radio Network Planning 3G. Monitoring the 3G network with M2000, LMT, planning and organize the daily task of the subcontractors for AA, SSV and DT.
In Wimax I designed the frequency planning and network for one important customer.
Improvement of RF Parameters and supervise performance of each Node B.
Known how to analyze drive test data and how to optimize and pass KPIs by polygons, troubleshooting in pilot pollution, call drops, weak coverage, overshooting and modulation problems.
Study theory RNP and RNO GSM
COINCA S. A. (Conexiones Inalmbricas de Centro America S. A)
Address Forum, Pozos de Santa Ana, San Jose, C.R.
Time worked September 2007 to August 2008
Position Quality and Technical Supervisor Engineer
Duties Technical supervision of sub-contracted companies, training of technicians in satellital television technologies. Engineering support in television satellite networks for hotels, condominiums and residences.
Achievements Training a total of two hundred technicians in Costa Rica and Guatemala, field supervision of 20 companies, support for customers regarding possibility of installations for residences, hotels, condominiums and tourist projects.
CELESTICA
Address Laemchabang Industrial State, Thailand
Time worked Nov 2006 to May 2007
Position RF Team Leader Test and Troubleshooting PCBs
Duties Engineering support for the department of testing and troubleshooting of PCBAs. Engineering LNB, IMD and Combiner Test procedure of Product F-Duamco, Reindeer. Failure Analysis Reports.
Achievements
1. Training tech for troubleshooting of products and PCBAs LNA, Controllers and Power Supply.
2. Leadership of Troubleshooting Department for PCBAs of Powerwave Filters.
3. Research of web based online troubleshooting guide for troubleshooting of filters RF F-Duamco and Reindeer
4. Responsible for the improvement of test procedures and production yields during this period.
REMEC INC SRL
Address Metropolitan Park, Barreal de Heredia, San Jose, C.R.
Time worked Nov 2003 to Nov 2007
Position RF Test Engineer
Equipment worked on AIRTECH, QBit, F-DUAMCO, Troubleshooting (FDUAMCO, COAMCO)
Duties
Troubleshooting of controller boards, LNA and power supply.
Inter-modulation IMDA test , tuning combiner hybrid, Tuning Duplexer and tuning LNA .
Design and update of work instruction F-DUAMCO Troubleshooting Guide
Transfer of troubleshooting and test abilities of microwave filters to CELESTICA in Thailand
Achievements At the beginning I worked as a senior technician, later as a test/troubleshooting engineer, and have completed the following
1. CONTROLLER BOARD F-DUAMCO TROUBLESHOOTING WORK INSTRUCTION
2. POWER SUPPLY BOARD F-DUAMCO TROUBLESHOOTING WORK INSTRUCTION
3. ELECTRICAL DESIGN OF LOADS -4.5 dB, -7.5dB, -9dB, -12.2 dB for VSWR TEST
4. F-DUAMCO HIGH AND LOW FREQUENCY TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Abilities
Professional
Able to manage, supervise and support work groups, I am oriented to reaching and surpassing the goals set by the company, as well as contributing to the continuous improvement of activities, customer service and production processes.
Software
RF RNO & RNP SOTWARE M2000, LMT, U-NET, MAP INFO, GENEX PROBE, GENEX ASSISTANT, GENEX NASTAR, Advance Excel RNP and RNO formulas, Apus, Google Earth, Atoll
Computation Windows 9x, NT, ME, 2000, Xp Microsoft Office 9x, Xp Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Reader, Flash, Turbo Pascal, Visual Basic 6.0.
Software Electronics Turbo Assembler (TASM), Macro Assembler (MASM), ACCESS programation memory RAMs, EPROMs PICs, etc
Software for Design and Simulatin Electronics Workbench, Orcad, Protel, Autocad, PLC Simulator
Tech related
Radio frequency planning and optimization, manage of optimization of antenna adjustment, single site verification and drive test.
SSV, Drive Test.
Use of oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, site master, network analyzer, signal generators, power meters.
Handling and use of PLCs (Program Logic Controllers). Interpretation and analysis of electronics diagrams.
Full familiarity with S Parameters measurement. Design, troubleshooting, and repair of electronic circuits.
REFERENCES
Eng. JULIO COTO
Electronics Engineer
Mobile 88264548
ITS
Eng. GESSNER RIVAS
Telecomunications Engineer
Mobile 86176467
RNP & RNO Consultor
USA - COSTA RICA
Eng. STEVEN CECILIANO
RF Manufacturing Engineer
Ph +1-714-466-1710
Mob +1-714-454-0311
Fax +1-714.466.5831
Email sceciliano@pwav.com
POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, Inc
San Ana, CA, USA
Employer:
Huawei Technologies Costa Rica
Job Title:
RF Engineer
Start Month/Year:
04/2009
End Month/Year:
Current
City:
San Jose
Country:
Costa Rica
Description:
During this time i have been working in three different projects and three different technologies: 3G UMTS 850MHz, Wimax 802.16e 2300MHz and recently in GSM 1800MHz with the new project.
Experience in frequency planning and proposal for the customer.
Negotiation capabilities (made Huawei gained contract for Wimax network in my country with one important customer)
Drive Test, Drive test data analysis an optimization for pass KPIs Accessibility, Retainability, BLER, Handover, Soft-handover, P
Employer:
COINCA
Job Title:
Instructor and Supervisor of Installation SAT TV
Start Month/Year:
09/2007
End Month/Year:
08/2008
City:
San Jose
Country:
Costa Rica
Description:
As instructor: trained more than 200 installation technicians in Costa Rica and Guatemala City in satellital technologies and installations standards for Antennas Andrew for Satellital Television.
As supervisor: supervised the work of the installation subcontractors, attend failures and troubleshoot, design TV satellital network of a important beach hotel and residentials neighborhood.
Drive almost all the country supervising installations according the standard and attending complains by the custommer and failures.
Received training in Mexico for learn supervisor duties and capabilities improvement.
Employer:
CELESTICA Thailand
Job Title:
Team Leader RF Test and TS
Start Month/Year:
11/2006
End Month/Year:
05/2007
City:
Sriracha
Country:
Thailand
Description:
RF Team Leader for test and optimization of filters for radios REMEC to vendor Nokia and Siemens the models was Fduamco 1800/1900, Reindeer 1800/1900.
Taining local RF engineers in test, tunning and troubleshooing of Duplexer filters, tuning LNA, VSWR test, IMDA test, Tunning Combiner, Alarm test, PID.
Troubleshooting PCB LNA, Power Supply, Controller boards DSP, and prepared work instruction and online web based page for troubleshooting.
In February 2007 due to my good labour, investigat
Employer:
REMEC INC SRL
Job Title:
RF Engineer
Start Month/Year:
11/2003
End Month/Year:
11/2006
City:
Heredia
Country:
Costa Rica
Description:
My first job under and after graduate from the university here i gained a lot of experience in RF Test and TS, my experience was from Bias T test, QBS500 filters tuning test, power test and charm, also high performance transistor binning, SMT components binning. RF Test and Troubleshooting for duplexers, LMA, IMD A, IMD B, Combiner tuning, VSWR test, Alarm test,PCBAs troubleshooting, Filters and LNA Reworks and RMAs.
I worked in REMEC Costa Rica for almost three years, the last two months I w
Education Level:
Bachelor's Degree
School Name:
Universidad Hispanoamericana
Major:
Bsc. Electronics Engineer
City:
San Jose
Country:
Costa Rica
Graduation Date:
01/04/2004
Description:
Bsc. Electronics Engineer graduated oriented to digital design, RF telecomunications, power, automatic control, AC DC
Education Level:
Other
School Name:
Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica
Major:
undergraduate
City:
Cartago
Country:
Costa Rica
Graduation Date:
01/12/2000
Description:
When I was 4 years of study at ITCR and due to job I decided to quit public university and finished later my carrer in a private university UH.
