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OBJECTIVE
To competently pursue my task as a telecom engineer and fully maximize my potential in the field of telecommunications. To share and enhance my skills and knowledge that allows me to have a professional advancement and fulfillment. Aspiring for a position as a R4/BSC/CS Core Engineer.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Possesses a strong knowledge in Nokia DX200/IPA2800 Switching Systems. After working for Smart Communications Philippines Inc. as an NSS Engineer for nearly 5 years. In the first quarter of 2005, I have been part of the first phase of Nokia project in Ethiopian Telecommunications working on BSC3i. On April 2006 as part of O&M team of AT&T Wireless Miami, USA. On November 2006, Ive been doing commissioning and integration of IPA2800 MGW and (R4) MSS for major expansion in Globe Telecoms Philippines. I joined the Managed Services Team of Nokia Siemens Networks, Iran on the last quarter of 2007. Ive been a part of T-Mobile, USA working as a Switch Engineer handling Phoenix Market. I also performed commissioning and integration of BSC3i for Telkomsel, Indonesia and Claro, Brazil. On 2009, I am a part of the NSS Care Team of NSN, Ecuador. Currently working as a Flexi BSC support engineer in NSN for Telecel Zimbabwe.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
July 30, 2010 Present Nokia Siemens Networks, Telecel Zimbabwe
NSN BSC Support Engineer - Contract
- Integrating new and swap sites in Bulawayo and Masvingo area.
- Expansion of ATER to address congestion issues.
- GB over IP activation to Huawei SGSN.
- Features activation and testing such as Dynamic SDCCH, MAIO offset, Inter System Handover, Dual Band operation, EDGE.
- BSC Licence key installation and activation.
- Implementation of frequency retune and major parameter changes as requested by Telecel RF optimization team.
- Working on BSC operations and maintenance tasks and customer support.
February 15, 2009 July 8, 2010 Nokia Siemens Networks, Conecel Ecuador
NSN Circuit Switch Care Engineer - Contract
- Ticket Handling via RESOLVE remedy application working on major cases in CONECEL network.
- Troubleshooting hardware and software related problems onsite and remote.
- Working on Helpdesk based on the process and procedures on contract agreements between NSN and the customer.
- Ensures that measurement and billing are working properly after each activity and investigates poblems encountered by the customer regarding CDR fields and subscribers billing complaints.
- Implements change delivery, technical notes and software patches on MSS, MGW and HLR.
- 24/7 support for the customer during Emergency situation.
- Workaround implemetation on cases of software problems, coordination with Global Care Center, Business Unit Technical Support and Productline HW and SW support.
April 1, 2008 - November 1, 2008 T-Mobile USA, Phoenix Arizona Market
BSC Support Engineer -Contract
- Performs all BSC maintenance and support tasks for T-mobile Phoenix Arizona Market.
- Ensures that all HOMER database trouble tickets are attended and fixed within the specified SLA.
- Implements ATER expansion and Tellabs 5500 DACS cross-connect working on DS-1 & OC-3 interfaces.
- Took part in the major BSC re-homing activities in preparation for the UMTS/3G project.
- Defines, checks and corrected E911 routing to specified PSAP (Public Safety Answering Points).
- Integrated new RNC and BSC to network element, activating and testing its basic functionality.
- Coordination with NOC, Tier-2, Nokia Support for major troubles that needs immediate attention.
- Attends subscriber complaints especially voice and data as forwarder by the store manager.
- Assists the RF group of issues which affect the overall performance of the network.
- Coordinate with QWEST for problems on leased T1 and perform head to head testing with the technician.
- Checks network connection to Wireless Location Gateway ensuring that all links are available.
November 21, 2007 - February 21, 2008 MTN-Irancell/Nokia Siemens Networks, Iran
MGW (IPA2800) & MSS(R4) Support Engineer - Contract
-Act as first line support for MTN-Irancell Core networks handling MSS, MGW, HLR, SRRi & CDS.
-Daily maintenance and health check of MSS and MGW in Tehran West area.
-Configuration Management Team handling the implementation of the major changes in the network.
-Supports interconnection on a multi vendor environment with Huawei and Ericsson BSC.
-Attends subscriber faults and gives recommendation regarding services and features activation.
-Gives all out support to Care Engineers for major problems concerning interconnection and signalling.
-Attends faults reported by NOC particularly with SCP problems, congestion and computer unit overload.
-Ensures the availability of the network by attending IP based signalling and interface failure.
-Integrate and test the functionality of new BSC thus making sure that all circuits are functioning properly
before releasing the traffic.
April 23, 2007 July 28, 2007 Albany Group Brazil/Nokia Siemens Network, Brazil(Claro Project)
BSC Implementation Engineer - Contract
- Ensuring that BSC are properly installed and commissioned and ready for integration.
- Assigned in the task on giving first line support to operator in integration and fault cases.
- Support in Alcatel Nokia swap activities for newly integrated BSC.
- Perform commissioning and integration in cases where contractors are not available to finish the task.
- Perform acceptance test for BSC in Claro, Recife area.
- Deployment and installation of Second Generation PCU.
- Perform Change Delivery 8.1 for the software correction in Second Generation PCU.
- MGW and MSS commissioning and troubleshooting during system start up.
- Took part in the MSS roll out team in Southern Philippines doing commissioning and integration.
- Assigned in performing Site Acceptance Test for both MSS and MGW.
- Configuration of ESA, IPGEP for MGW integration.
- Responsible for implementing data transcript for MGW and MSS before integration.
- Handles integration of MSS and MGW.
- Ensure that NE is properly installed commissioned and all data are defined.
- Implements Data transcript before integration and ensuring parameter consistency in the network.
- Checks the integrity of the equipment cabling, grounding, PIU and cartridges of assigned NE.
- Makes sure that NE is commissioned according to Nokia standard procedure and from site documentation.
April 17, 2006 November 5, 2006 AT&T Wireless Miami, South Florida Market
Nokia DX200 BSC Support - Contract
- Act as a BSC support for BSC2i and BSC3i working on major faults in the system.
- Took a significant part in the major network rehoming, performing hardware trouble shooting on 40 BSC in Miami and West Palm Beach area.
- Performs Operations and Maintenance task for MGW (IPA2800 Platform) GSF01 and GSF11.
- Assigned in improving BSC and TCSM performance by minimizing the TR drops that causes drop calls.
- Clears major MSC hardware alarms and performing maintenance task as well in Miami MTSO.
- Performs ATER expansion for major BSC in Miami to support holiday traffic based on Nokia MOP.
- Handles TDMA interconnection expansion on several BSC to MGW thus implementing an end to end data transcript from BSC to MGW to MSC.
- Involve in the BTS expansion thus defining additional radio to major key sites in Miami area.
- Implementing interconnection in Cingulars DACS working on DS-1, OC-3 and OC-12 electrical interfaces.
Sept 15, 2005 April 14, 2006 Nokia Indonesia / Telkomsel Project
Nokia DX200 BSC Engineer - Contract
- Responsible for the commissioning and integration of several BSC in Telkomsel Network.
- Handles troubleshooting and fault management for the BSC under AOR.
- BSC and transcoder acceptance testing.
- Manage BSC traffic distribution through BTS rehoming and ET cut over.
- Handles monitoring of BSC and first line maintenance.
- Perform expansion of BCSU and PCU during the EDGE upgrade in Jakarta BSC.
- Involve in clearing major alarms in several BTS under BSC in my AOR.
- Responsible for the end to end testing of BSC thus making sure that major functionalities are working.
- Troubleshoot and replaces several hardware faults in BSC and Transcoders in Telkomsel Jakarta area.
April 16, 2005 September 4, 2005 Nokia Ethiopia (Ethiopian Telecommunications)
Nokia DX200 BSC/BSS Engineer Contract
-Performs Commissioning, Integration of BSC3i for the first phase of project implementation.
-Implements datafill for BTS expansion and parameter changes.
-Responsible for the change delivery and feature activation implemented in the BSC and BSS level.
-Acts as a first line maintenance and support for client operator (Ethiopian Telecommunications).
-Define and implement changes using MML and Net Act and also update network by using RNW etc
-Experience in Transcoder commissioning, integration and troubleshooting.
-Coordinated with RF and Field Operations engineers regarding faults and performance degradation.
-Play a major role in the expansion of 30 cell sites for the first phase of project roll out.
-Implements work orders for the activation of GPRS, Dual rate, Directed retry, SRC in the network.
-Integrated connect100 sites from the rural for the second phase of project roll out.
May 2000 April 2005 SMART Communications, Inc./ Philippines
DX200 MSCi Operations and Maintenance Engineer Full time employee
-Ensures effective operation of GSM switch and Pre-Paid System.
-Monitoring and clearing of alarms both internal and inter-MSC.
-Definition and modification of different analysis in MSC such as Pre-analysis, Digit, Global Title, IMSI etc.
-Responsible for the definition and termination of Inter-Office Trunks.
-Performs system back up of software packages and CDR files.
-Checks and maintain the reliability of CDR file transfer to billing center.
-Re-grooming of BSU and CCSU for a balance distribution of signaling links to signaling units.
-Performs integrity check of computer units on a monthly basis.
-Trouble shoot and modify analysis fault in the network of my area of responsibility.
-Act as a first line maintenance for immediate solution of major and minor faults of both hardware and software in nature.
-Definition of Test Cases and modification of routes in case of fault isolation.
HIGHEST DEGREE ATTAINED
Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering
1993 1998 Technological Institute of the Philippines - Manila, Philippines
QUALIFICATIONS
Electronics and Communications Engineer Licensure Exam ECE#17997
Civil Service Examination, (Professional)
Member, Institute of Electronics and Communications Engineers of the Philippines,
IT SKILLS
Computer Fundamentals, Windows Applications, Basic LAN, Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, Word, Access, Powerpoint). HOMER and RESOLVE remedy applications. Basic knowledge of NetAct (OSS version 5.2).
MAJOR WORK ACCOMPLISHMENTS
-Took part in the fast phase of Smart Communications growing network from Analog to GSM.
-Perform commissioning and integration of BSC and MSCi in phase 1 & 2 of Ethiopian Telecommunications GSM project thus able to put coverage into major sites in 6 provinces.
-Took a significant part in the BSC roll out in Telkomsel (Indonesia), performing commissioning, integration and acceptance of BSC in Jakarta area.
-Work as a DX200 support for AT&T Wireless South Florida handling Miami up to West Palm Beach area.
-Took part in MGW and MSS commissioning and Integration in Globe Telecoms project.
- Perform implementation job in Nokia Siemens Network in Brazil and NSN Iran.
- Work as a switch engineer for T-Mobile, Phoenix Arizona Market.
- Act as a Circuit Switch Care Engineer in NSN Ecuador for Conecel project.
- Currently working as a BSC Support Engineer in NSN Zimbabwe for Telecel project.
TRAININGS/ SEMINARS
BASIC AXE 10 COURSE (TACS O&M)
SYSTRA GSM /DCS SYSTEM TRAINING (vendor)
DX200 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COURSE (vendor)
BSC OPTIMIZATION CROSS-TRAINING (in-house)
NSS RELEASE M11 (vendor)
BASIC TRANSMISSION (PLDT)
GPRS SYSTEM COURSE (in-house)
DEFENSIVE DRIVING (vendor)
COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS (in-house)
RESOLVE 1.5 NSN TRAINING
NSN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE
Employer:
Smart Communications Inc.
Job Title:
Switch Engineer
Start Month/Year:
05/2000
End Month/Year:
04/2005
City:
Not Specified
Country:
Philippines
Description:
-Working as an O&M, First line support on Nokia DX200 and IPA2800 platform.
-Implements workorders upgrade and testing.
-Performs BSC rehoming.
-24/7 support in MSC.
Employer:
Nokia Ethiopia
Job Title:
Nokia BSC Engineer
Start Month/Year:
04/2005
End Month/Year:
08/2005
City:
Not Specified
Country:
Ethiopia
Description:
Performs BSC commissioning, integration, maintenance and support.
Employer:
Nokia Indonesia
Job Title:
BSC Engineer
Start Month/Year:
09/2005
End Month/Year:
04/2006
City:
Not Specified
Country:
Indonesia
Description:
-Responsible for the commissioning and integration of several BSC in Telkomsel Network.
-Perform expansion of BCSU and PCU during the EDGE upgrade in Jakarta BSC.
-Transcoder expansion, fault management, BTS rehoming and ET cut-over.
Employer:
AT&T Wireless
Job Title:
Switch Engineer
Start Month/Year:
04/2006
End Month/Year:
11/2006
City:
Miami
Country:
USA
Description:
-Act as a BSC support for BSC2i and BSC3i working on major faults in the system.
-Performs Operations and Maintenance task for MGW (IPA2800 Platform) GSF01 and GSF11.
-Assigned in improving BSC and TCSM performance by minimizing the TR drops.
-Took part in network rehoming and troubleshooting in Miami and West Palm Beach area.
Employer:
NSN Philippines
Job Title:
MGW(IPA2800) and MSS(R4) Commissioning and Integration
Start Month/Year:
11/2006
End Month/Year:
04/2007
City:
Not Specified
Country:
Philippines
Description:
-MGW and MSS commissioning, integration and troubleshooting during system start up.
-Assigned in performing Site Acceptance Test for both MSS and MGW.
-Implements Data transcript and parameter consistency in the network
Employer:
NSN Brazil
Job Title:
NSN BSC Implementation Engineer
Start Month/Year:
04/2007
End Month/Year:
07/2007
City:
Recife
Country:
Brazil
Description:
-Perform acceptance test BSC and first line support in Southwest Brazil for Claro project.
-BCSU upgrade, GB link migration and Change delivery implementation.
-Deployment of Second Generation PCU.
Employer:
NSN Philippines
Job Title:
BSC Commissioning and Integration Engineer
Start Month/Year:
08/2007
End Month/Year:
11/2007
City:
Not Specified
Country:
Philippines
Description:
-Commissioned and integrated BSC.
-Performs Acceptance Test and Feature activation .
-Change Delivery installation and integrity check and functionality testing of the BSC.
Employer:
NSN Iran
Job Title:
NSS Support Engineer (Managed Services)
Start Month/Year:
11/2007
End Month/Year:
02/2008
City:
Not Specified
Country:
Iran
Description:
-Act as first line support for handling MSS/MGW/HLR/SRRi/CDS in MTN-Iran cell project.
-Also part of the configuration management team implementing changes in the network.
-Defines CGI and other integration data for new sites and BSC in a multi-vendor environment.
Employer:
T-Mobile
Job Title:
NSS/BSS Switch Engineer
Start Month/Year:
04/2008
End Month/Year:
11/2008
City:
Arizona
Country:
USA
Description:
-Responsible for all BSC maintenance and support tasks for T-Mobile Phoenix Arizona Market.
-Performs trouble ticketing, DACS cross-connecting, E911 Routing.
-Coordinates with RF and QWEST for site performance and leased line monitoring.
-Performs IPA2800 RNC and Alcatel MSS and MGW operations and maintenance tasks.
Employer:
NSN Ecuador
Job Title:
NSN Circuit Switch Care Engineer
Start Month/Year:
02/2009
End Month/Year:
07/2010
City:
Not Specified
Country:
Ecuador
Description:
-Emergency support and Ticket handling on all cases in supporting the customer.
-Hardware and software troubleshooting.
-Implements Change Deliveries, Software Patches and Technical notes.
-Workaround implementation in coordination with GCC, BUTS and Product line.
Employer:
NSN Zimbabwe
Job Title:
NSN BSC Support Engineer
Start Month/Year:
07/2010
End Month/Year:
08/2011
City:
Not Specified
Country:
Zimbabwe
Description:
-New and swap site integration and BSC expansion.
-GB over IP, licence key, frequency retune installation and activation .
-Customer support and feature activation (Dynamic SDCCH, MAIO offset, ISHO, EDGE)
Employer:
NSN Philippines
Job Title:
Flexi BSC Support Engineer
Start Month/Year:
11/2011
End Month/Year:
Current
City:
Not Specified
Country:
Philippines
Description:
-Flexi BSC integration and troubleshooting.
-ESB24-D configuration and integration.
-BSC testing (voice and data) and licence installation.
