Inamullah Bhutto
Dallas
Summary
Dynamic RF Solutions Engineer with extensive experience at BEARCOM, specializing in designing and optimizing DAS solutions. Proficient in iBwave and Atoll, I excel in RF planning and stakeholder collaboration. Recognized for enhancing network performance and ensuring compliance with industry standards, I bring a blend of technical expertise and effective communication skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RF Solutions Engineer
BEARCOM
03.2023 - Current
- Designed and optimized in-building RF DAS solutions for public safety, enterprise, and commercial wireless networks
- Developed DAS network layouts, including active, passive, and hybrid DAS solutions, to enhance coverage and capacity
- Design and implement DAS solutions for Neutral Hosts, public safety communications, focusing on compliance with NFPA 1221 and IFC standards for PS
- Prepare Bill of Materials BOM and design presentations like Closeout/Submittal packages, Site Walk reports and baseline testing reports
- Use iBwave to 3D model and simulate RF designs, ensuring effective signal propagation and minimizing interference
- Coordinate with customers, subcon & building managements to ensure proper completion of the site
- Provided RF troubleshooting and performance tuning for DAS installations using spectrum analyzers and test tools
- Designed and deployed Private LTE/5G networks for enterprise, industrial, and public safety applications
- Conducted RF planning and coverage predictions using Planet/Atoll for Private LTE/5G deployments
- Performed site surveys and RF testing using TEMS, Nemo, and PCTEL scanners to validate network coverage and performance
- Reviewing system designs and survey data to ensure coverage/building requirements are met
- Reviewing commissioning and test reports to ensure they met coverage requirements
- Provided RF support for Private LTE/5G use cases such as smart cities, utilities, and manufacturing facilities
- Perform site surveys to evaluate designs from field and propose innovative solutions for challenging building and resolution of complaints in alignment with outdoor planning team
- Collaborate with construction teams and local authorities to ensure system compliance with local
- Coordinated with stakeholders, including carriers, integrators, and venue owners, to meet project requirements
RF Design Engineer
Verizon
03.2022 - 09.2024
- Utilizes propagation tools and other RF related equipment such as ATOLL, for site candidate comparison, propagation and coverage review and selection, zoning and regulatory for coverage and capacity sites
- Creates search areas (SARF) and reviews search area candidates within geographic areas by taking into consideration baseline, performance issues, capacity, topography, and population
- Run & Analysis predictions for newly built sites/Relo sites and design packages
- Evaluating coverage problems and requirements for coverage and capacity cells
- Determination of regulatory coverage boundaries for extensions, FAA/FCC filings in FUZE
- Run & Analysis 850 FCC Regulatory contours
- New & Revise existing RFDS as needed for new carriers in NPP and submit CIQ
- Create Atoll FS & FCC plots as needed and submit them in Fuze
- Analyze RF propagations (Relo, New Built & capacity sites) in Atoll and give feedback to RFE
- Assist in CIQs and E911 filing and maintenance in Fuze
- Worked on C Band spectrum expansion and analysis of earth stations (ESS)
- Review Candidates
- Work directly with RFE on prioritizing candidates and attend necessary implementation meetings prior to site walk
- Create new projects or mod projects on Canvas
- Conduct EME analysis, generate required reports and documents, and ensure 100% compliance to RFE mitigation standards
- Review photos, forms, and CDs other documents supplied by construction contractors to verify as-built construction vs RF design
RF Design Engineer
Commdex
Frisco
03.2021 - 03.2022
- Design & optimize DAS/Public Safety/small cells venues with iBwave
- Review designs indoor venues and buildings using the iBwave engineering tool
- Design in-building RF distributed antenna systems and solutions using coax-BDA and fiber hybrid technologies
- Modeling projects on iBwave, preparing detailed Link budgets for multiple technologies and indoor DAS solutions
- Preparing Technical Design proposal including public safety, WIFI, Neutral host, Existing Coverage Testing, Schematic Diagrams link budget & BOQ (Bill of Quantity) calculation
- Create and maintain designs in the iBwave/Atoll design and prediction tool for deployment projects and sector add for capacity sites
- Optimize networks to meet contracted KPIs on iBwave
- Prepare Bill of Materials and design presentations like Closeout packages, Site Walk reports and baseline testing reports
- Fine tuning RSRP/RSRQ thresholds to achieve optimum network performance
- Prepare and submit testing reports, close-out packages and acceptance documentation
- Perform DAS system (Cellular & Public Safety) commissioning BDAs (Westell, ADRF & COMBA) Integration & activation for various high-profile venues such as Airports, Hospitals, Campuses, Malls, and high-rise buildings
- Prepare closeout reports and customer documentation as requested by the customer
- Facilitate timely and effective customer communication through regular meetings, reporting, site visits and conference calls
RF Design Engineer
AT&T
08.2017 - 02.2021
- Create and maintain designs in the Atoll design and prediction tool for deployment NSB projects and sector add for capacity sites
- Design & Optimization for Networks in Atoll based on 5G, LTE
- RF shaping and model tuning by changing orientation, rad center, tilts, antenna types of analysis in Atoll
- Atoll 5G/LTE/UMTS projects update daily
- Spectrum analyzing as per carrier jobs & E911 submission in PEDWO/IWOS & Analyze RF propagation and ACP for NSB & relo sites in Atoll
- Analysis FCC Border spectrums for 700/800 + PCS + AWS & WCS Bands in Atoll and give feedback to lead (Power reductions Tilts)
- Plan 5G – LTE new PCIs & Rach roots seq: for new carriers & NSBs in MPATT Tool
- Analyze FCC spectrum boundaries and give recommendations to market lead
- Complete RF Support to Construction, Integration and Site Acquisition to resolve RF Design Issues
- Creation of Radio Frequency Data Sheets & RNDCIQ for more than 15k sites
- Plumbing diagram updates & complete for bisector jobs and carrier add
- Worked with RNDCIQ team to complete short and long CIQs for 5G/LTE/UMTS upgrades in Autoform/MPAT
- Audited FINAL Redlined RFDS for updating in Autoform and create RNDCIQs with E911 submission
- Plumbing diagram updates & complete for bisector jobs and carrier add
RF Design Engineer
AT&T
10.2016 - 04.2017
- Designed and optimized DAS networks for small and large venues, focusing on AT&T cellular coverage
- Manage assigned projects End to End, ensuring that all activities, including site visits, engineering design, equipment ordering, backhaul, construction, optimization, and close-out documents are completed on time
- Supervise Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and Small Cell designs to support the deployment of in-building and small campus-sized networks from the proposal stage to completion
- Responsible1900 LTE Overlay DAS & Small Cell Project BAWA Market
- 2016 US Presidential inauguration DAS venues at Washington DC area especially high profile secured buildings like Stadium, HQ campuses, University Campus
- Fine tuning RSRP/RSRQ thresholds to achieve optimum network performance
- Prepare and submit testing reports, close-out packages and acceptance documentation
- Review Pre & Post Walk test results
- Collaborated with the RFDS teams to complete RANFT tasks in Autoform/MPAT
RF Optimization Engineer
Mobitel Communications WLL
02.2014 - 10.2016
- Inter-operator Benchmarking of LTE networks in Bahrain
- Network/cluster optimization, preparation of Pre & Post drive Cluster Optimization Reports includes pre & post drive comparison coverage, quality, throughput plots and DT related KPI information i.e
- Analysis of Scanner and Spectrum Analyzer results to handle external interference issues
- Providing Simulations & Predictions for LTE Network (RSRP, SINR, DL Throughput) from Huawei Planning Tool Planet/Atoll/U-Net
- LTE sites nominal planning, EARFCN (Frequency) planning, PRACH/PCI planning
- Technical Site Survey for defining antenna type, antenna location & floor verifications
- Capacity Analysis, providing radio network expansion plans to resolve coverage, capacity and throughput issues mainly includes recommendation of new sites/sectors, enabling of multicarrier on high-utilized sectors, activation of new LTE features, remote RRU recommendations
- LTE Network Traffic trend analysis, DL/UL Utilization rate, Average DL/UL Throughput, Traffic Volume, count of active subscribers & Top websites/applications/protocols usage
- Facilitate timely and effective customer communication through regular meetings, reporting, site visits and conference calls
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electronics
University of Sindh Jamshoro
Jamshoro12.2011
Skills
- IBwave Level III Certified
- Atoll
- Planet
- RFDS (Fuze, Canvas, Autoforms or IWM)
- CIQs & E911
- MS Office knowledge
Certification
- IBwave Certified Level III
- NICET (Under Exam)
- In Building RF Wireless Fundamental
- Samsung WLAN Technical Training
- COMBA UHF/VHF/Public Safety Fiber DAS Certification & Training
- COMBA DAS Certification & Training
- WESTEL DAS Certification & Training
- ADRF 101 & 102 Trainings
- CISCO - CCNA
Timeline
RF Solutions Engineer
BEARCOM
03.2023 - Current
RF Design Engineer
Verizon
03.2022 - 09.2024
RF Design Engineer
Commdex
03.2021 - 03.2022
RF Design Engineer
AT&T
08.2017 - 02.2021
RF Design Engineer
AT&T
10.2016 - 04.2017
RF Optimization Engineer
Mobitel Communications WLL
02.2014 - 10.2016
Bachelor of Science - Electronics
University of Sindh Jamshoro
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