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Resume Title: Sr. RF Engineer

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Work Experience
Experience level: 10 +
Profile/Cover Letter:
Background includes seven years of GSM/GPRS, TDMA and CDMA experience in RF design, integration and optimization for companies such as T-mobile (Voicestream), Sprint PCS, AT&T Wireless and Telstra. Have worked on Ericsson, Lucent, Motorola and Nortel Networks equipment. Excellent communicator, quick learner with strong interpersonal skills.
 
Most Recent Employer: T-Mobile, Austin, TX
Job Title: Sr. RF Engineer
Start Month/Year: 01/2000
End Month/Year: Current
City: Austin, TX
Country: USA
Description: • Managed and supervised a group of engineers and field technicians for San Antonio market
• Surveyed, qualified and ranked site candidates for new cell site locations
• Performed frequency planning and trend analysis using statistical traffic and field data
• Planned capacity and growth requirements based on traffic data and marketing objectives
• Engineered site re-homes, BSC commissioning and BSC migrations from San Antonio to Austin
• Improved wireless coverage and reduced number of dropped calls
• Changed and fine-tuned data fill parameters to improve performance
• Directed test-driving and sectorizations of high sites
• Collected data using Nemo Technologies TOMS diagnostic monitor (DM)
• Analysed RF and field data using Odyssey as prediction and post-processing Tool
 
Most Recent Employer: Logica-Aldiscon (Voicestream)
Job Title: Senior Consultant
Start Month/Year: 01/1999
End Month/Year: 09/2000
City: Dallas, TX
Country: USA
Description: • Performed candidate reviews and attended site walks for new cell site builds
• Provided RF engineering support for San Antonio GSM system launch
• Devised new ways to troubleshoot and solve network related problems
• Managed and coordinated frequency planning and spectrum issues
 
Most Recent Employer: Metapath Software Inc. (Sprint PCS)
Job Title: Senior Consultant
Start Month/Year: 05/1998
End Month/Year: 12/1999
City: Tucson, AZ
Country: USA
Description: • Oversaw Tucson CDMA market for Sprint PCS
• Designed cell sites to expand coverage and to offload traffic from existing
• Identified and corrected problem areas that were reported by marketing
• Provided engineering services to Telstra on changes from Analog to CDMA (IS-95)
• Used H.P. E7470 A PN scanner, the Grayson Inspector 32 data collection systems
• Analysed drive test data using Comsearch’s IQ
• Proposed changes to the system based on Planet RF prediction analysis
 
Most Recent Employer: Cellular Realty Advisors (Omnipoint PCS)
Job Title: RF Engineer
Start Month/Year: 01/1998
End Month/Year: 12/1998
City: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Country: Finland
Description: • Performed field support to the RF engineering department
• Conducted antenna system sweeps in the field
• Addressed issues during construction and installation of new cell sites
• Optimized and monitored system-wide and local network performance
• Used Ericsson’s TEMA DM and Planet to collect and analyze field data
• Troubleshoot network problems in real time
 
Most Recent Employer: Nationwide Contracting Services (AT&T Wireless)
Job Title: RF Optimization Engineer
Start Month/Year: 12/1996
End Month/Year: 09/1997
City: Canton, OH
Country: USA
Description: • Developed and edited MAHO, reselection and CTM forms
• Analysed metric route data
• Identified poor coverage areas and proposed solutions to these problems (antenna changes, frequency re-tunes, future site installation, etc.)
• Organized and directed drive route and hardware verification teams
• Generated plots for drive test data and coverage predictions
• Used QualComm DM, Ericsson TEMS DM, Mapinfo, CellCAD II, AutoPace and AutoPlex 1000 system
 
Most Recent Employer: PrimeCo Personal Communications
Job Title: System Performance/Field Engineer
Start Month/Year: 01/1995
End Month/Year: 09/1996
City: Austin, TX
Country: USA
Description: • Supervised drive test technical personnel
• Provided field support for the Site Acquisition, Implementation and RF Engineering Departments
• Supervised the Noise Floor Measurement and System Optimisation teams
• Programmed QualComm QPC-1900 CDMA phones using the QualComm product support tool
• Collected and analysed drive test data using Safco’s Win-DM and OPAS 32 diagnostic programs and Mapinfo
• Participated in the weekly RF design reviews
 
Most Recent Employer: HIPAS Observatory
Job Title: Senior Engineering Technician
Start Month/Year: 06/1991
End Month/Year: 12/1995
City: Fairbanks, AK
Country: USA
Description: • Operated and repaired 1 Megawatt RF Transmission system
• Operated and repaired digital ionosnde
• Designed and fabricated custom printed circuit boards and antennas
• Installated and maintened HIPAS's computer systems,
• Field installation and maintenance of the extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic-field detection systems
• Purched parts, computer systems and software for assigned projects
• Engineered design proposal for a microwave path between HIPAS and the University of Alaska.

Background and Experience
 
Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
School Name: University of Alaska
Major: Electrical Engineering
City: Fairbanks, Alaska
Country: USA
Graduation Date: 30/06/1985
Description: Not Specified

Languages
Language Level
 
English Fluent
English Fluent
English Fluent

Job Preferences
Job Category: RF Cuircuit Designer
Job Type: Full-Time Employee
Job Status: Immediate
Desired Salary: $0 Unspecified
Desired Location: lllllll
Willing to Relocate: Yes

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