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| Resume Title: |
Telecomms Engineer |
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| Work Experience |
| Experience level: |
5-10 years |
| Profile/Cover Letter: |
Not Specified |
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| Most Recent Employer: |
Roamware, Inc |
| Job Title: |
Telecommunications Engineer |
| Start Month/Year: |
04/2007 |
| End Month/Year: |
Current |
| City: |
Nairobi |
| Country: |
Kenya |
| Description: |
. Implementation and Configuration of Value Added Services (VAS) for GSM/GPRS operators.
. Maintenance of Value Added Services (VAS) for GSM/GPRS operators.
. Planning and Designing the VAS products as per the need of the customer.
. Interfacing with Engineering organization to ensure product availability and quality.
. Delivering technical training to customers.
. Providing written status reports on a regular basis to management.
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| Most Recent Employer: |
Afghan Wireless |
| Job Title: |
Consultant Engineer (International Roaming) |
| Start Month/Year: |
01/2007 |
| End Month/Year: |
03/2007 |
| City: |
Kabul |
| Country: |
Afghanistan |
| Description: |
∙ Scheduling GSM and GPRS test dates with the roaming partners in readiness for the IREG tests.
∙ Configuring new GSM/GPRS roaming partners data (IMSI, GT) in the SGSN, MSCs & HLRs using IR21.
∙ Performing GSM and GPRS IREG tests for postpaid and prepaid CAMEL using the IR24, IR32 & IR35 documents.
∙ Interaction with Signaling provider, Intl carrier and roaming partner for resolution of voice, data and signaling issues.
∙ Ensuring that voice, data and signaling are working properly during the test and after the launch.
∙ Resolution of all International Roaming issues for Post Paid, Camel, GPRS and SMS.
∙ Create, generate and send switch reports on Intl. Roaming to HOD as per requirement.
∙ Updating the roaming database in SGSN, MSCs & HLRs.
∙ Managing Roamware software for the SCCP interconnections between Afghan Wireless and other networks.
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| Most Recent Employer: |
Safaricom Kenya Limited |
| Job Title: |
Telecommunications Engineer (Switching) |
| Start Month/Year: |
03/2005 |
| End Month/Year: |
05/2006 |
| City: |
Nairobi |
| Country: |
Kenya |
| Description: |
•Integration to the core network of new GPRS, SMSC, MMSC, VMS & IN system or service.
•Monitoring and optimizing the interconnection between the MSCs and SGSN, SMSC, MMSC, VMS & IN.
•Fault analysis, localization and clearance using Tektronix K12 and K15 protocol analyzers and other tools.
•Resource management of the MSC SS7 and voice port connections to SGSN, SMSC, MMSC, VMS & IN.
•Liaison with equipment suppliers regarding hardware & software releases.
•Interface with equipment suppliers and other divisions within the company to overcome core related problem.
•Managing new projects related to GPRS, IN, SMSC, MMSC & VMS.
•Working on international roaming and interconnection ( IR21, IR24, IR32 & IR35).
•Managing the installation, integration and commissioning of any new equipment power supplies.
•Evaluation and acceptance testing of any new core network software and hardware.
•Guiding and training other team members on new technologies.
•Investigation and Evaluation of new technologies and services.
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| Most Recent Employer: |
Safaricom Kenya Limited |
| Job Title: |
Telecommunications Engineer (International Roaming) |
| Start Month/Year: |
09/2004 |
| End Month/Year: |
03/2005 |
| City: |
Nairobi |
| Country: |
Kenya |
| Description: |
•Establishment of SS7 signaling connection to other international networks for GSM and GPRS roaming.
•Establishment of SS7 signaling connection to the local international gateway for GSM and GPRS roaming.
•Scheduling and performing the GSM and GPRS IREG tests (IR24, IR32, IR35).
•Fault analysis, localization and clearance using Tektronix K12 and K15 protocol analyzers and other tools.
•Configuring Global Titles, Code Points e.t.c in the MSC and SGSN for the roaming tests.
•Monitoring and analyzing the incoming and outgoing SCCP messages incase of interconnection charges conflict.
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| Most Recent Employer: |
Safaricom Kenya Limited |
| Job Title: |
Telecommunications Engineer (Switching & Interconnect) |
| Start Month/Year: |
03/2001 |
| End Month/Year: |
09/2003 |
| City: |
Nairobi |
| Country: |
Kenya |
| Description: |
•Forecasting, Planning and Dimensioning of the core network elements.
•Integration and Commissioning of new MSCs and HLRs into the core network.
•Managing the SS7 and/or voice interconnection between the MSCs and HLR, IN, SMSC, MMSC & VMS.
•Managing the SS7 and voice interconnection between the MSCs the local PSTN/Other carriers.
•Evaluating system architecture and recommending improvements to other engineering departments and suppliers.
•Ordering, and managing implementation of new software/hardware for switching systems.
•Fault analysis, localization and clearance using Tektronix K12 or K15 protocol analyzers and other tools.
•Performance monitoring, analysis and optimization of the GSM network.
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| Most Recent Employer: |
Professional Digital Systems |
| Job Title: |
Telecommunications Engineer |
| Start Month/Year: |
04/2000 |
| End Month/Year: |
02/2001 |
| City: |
Nairobi |
| Country: |
Kenya |
| Description: |
Maintenance, installation and Repair of Phillips PABX telephone systems, Voicemail Services and Call Management Systems. |
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| Most Recent Employer: |
Kenya Posts & Telecommunications Limited |
| Job Title: |
Telecommunications Technician |
| Start Month/Year: |
01/1987 |
| End Month/Year: |
09/1993 |
| City: |
Nairobi |
| Country: |
Kenya |
| Description: |
Installation, Maintenance of digital switches (exchanges), administration of the exchange databases, circuit provisioning, call traffic monitoring and analysis and the management of equipment power supplies. |
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| Background and Experience |
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| Education Level: |
Master's Degree |
| School Name: |
Bradford University |
| Major: |
Personal, Mobile and Satellite Communications Engineering |
| City: |
Bradford |
| Country: |
United Kingdom |
| Graduation Date: |
01/09/2004 |
| Description: |
Digital Communications Systems ( GSM, GPRS, PCS, CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, TETRA), Networks & Protocols (LAN, WLAN, WAN, IP, TCP/IP, ATM, VSAT, Frame Relay e.t.c), Satellite Communications, Antenna Principles & Practice, Digital Signals Processing, Signals & Systems, Research Seminar Series, Mobility & the Internet, Terminal Technologies, Radio Transmission & Reception, MSC Project. |
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| Education Level: |
Bachelor's Degree |
| School Name: |
University of North London |
| Major: |
Electronics and Communications Engineering |
| City: |
London |
| Country: |
United Kingdom |
| Graduation Date: |
15/07/1999 |
| Description: |
Data Communications , Microprocessor Principles , C++ , Fibre Optics and Opto-electronics , Communications Systems Engineering , Signal Transmission for Communications, Microwave Communications and Radar Systems , Linear & Digital Electronics , Engineering Mathematics & Signal Processing (linear algebra, Fourier methods, probability theory e.t.c),
Signal Transmission for Communications (continuous and discrete time signals, sampling, linear filters and systems, and Fourier methods), Microwave C |
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| Languages |
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Level |
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| English |
Fluent |
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| Job Preferences |
| Job Category: |
3g/GSM/CDMA/UMTS |
| Job Type: |
Any |
| Job Status: |
Immediate |
| Desired Salary: |
$5000 a month |
| Desired Location: |
Worldwide |
| Willing to Relocate: |
Yes |
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