Sara Himrane
Richardson,TX
Summary
Results-driven RF Engineer with expertise in telecom protocols, network optimization, and automation. Proven track record in delivering efficient solutions for top-tier clients like Viaero and Verizon.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RF Engineer III
TeleWorld Solutions
Plano, TX
07.2021 - Current
- VIAERO Project
- Bills Of Material, collaborating with different departments heads (Deployment, SCM, Quotes, Sales....) Providing instant support by building different materials audits, logic verifications, identify discrepancies using automation tools, and Fix in OneVizion in bulk resulting in a huge effort/time saving, avoiding delays and ensuring customer satisfaction
- Collaborating with OneVizion team, providing different scenarios and test cases in order to guarantee a smooth Split BOM Activity, all the tests were done in Dev OV platform, where multiple scenarios were tested and result captured.
- Split BOM Activity, Post actions such as audits showing no lose or change in data, training users from different departments on the activity purpose and the new set up in order to make user experience more efficient.
- Providing support within the team (developers), delivering detailed technical documentation on Confluence page, explaining different RF materials, descriptions, procedures, logics and stages used in site construction.
- Built dynamic front-end dashboards and charts using SQL databases
- Developing different reports, for Customer (Viaero) and different Samsung departments needs in a more efficient way, ensuring accessibility of crucial information with minimal effort and rapid response. Using automation tools (Alteryx, Python) to read raw data from different sources, building the logic and sharing the final report in an automated way, either in Superset or scheduled email delivery.
- Rancom Viaero Alarm, collaborating with different services from, availability of data, accessing data source, processing data, communicating logics to open/close tickets, assigning to different services, making sure the development process is covering all the key points. Troubleshooting any issue either at source level (USM), accessibility, Logic issue or OneVizion process bugs.
- Building different Comparison tools for our RF/ Optimization engineers, in order to help troubleshooting any discrepancies and assure no migration script failure.
- VERIZON (SNAP) Project
- Developing different parameters/services audits (VOMA, SA, VONR, NRDC)
- Developing HW audits for 5G technology
- Building over 20 Directives (Parameters/ rules/conditions) audits for different technologies and elements for Tier3 team
- Creating parameters Fix scripts(xml) for different technologies
- Developing reports and visualizing them on PowerBI
- Running several post Migration Checklist
- Built a database of all Antennas models and make used in SNAP project
- Supporting in different Events, providing all levels audits, parameters check, parameters implementation and KPIs check during big events such (Superbowl, F1...)
- X1 configuration audit and fix
- Rancom Verizon Alarm, collaborating with different teams, collecting all possible type of alarms, and communicating all the needed information to developers to ensure all needs, logics are respected.
- Reviewing GPL, parameters and Rules for different technologies, ensuring templates are updated
- Troubleshooting in live USM any degradation in KPI
- USM Lab test for different script, configure the lab nodes to different set ups
RAN Optimization Engineer
Optimum Telecom Algeria, Djezzy
Algeria
12.2011 - 02.2021
- Supervise, control and optimize Voice and Data (GSM, UMTS & LTE) network. Using Netnumen for ZTE, PRS & U2000 for Huawei, NPO for Alcatel-lucent, SPOT for NSN and NPM & Netact for Nokia
- Service KPI monitoring & Parameters tuning
- 2G/3G service packet dimensioning and allocation strategy
- Modernization swap from different vendors (KPI monitoring and validation)
- Parameters, counters and KPI Mapping from and to different vendors for swap purposes
- Features tests, tuning, monitoring KPIs, realization, analyze of drive test and reporting
- Creating scripts and applying them
- Drive test using Nemo and TEMS
- Drive test analysis using Actix and TEMS and solve any problem observed (Cross TRX, Cross feeder, swap sector, interference, overshooting)
- Top worst cell monitoring and handling
- Collaborating with different teams to ensure good and excellent performance results
- IoT (lab test) for 2G/3G/4G
Telecommunication Engineer
SAREL (Harris corporation Agent)
Algeria
01.2010 - 12.2011
- Study and exploring of batteries analyzers (Velleman, CBA, Agilent, Basytec, Cadex)
- Installing and programming of a phone switching center
- Planning and designing HF/VHF/UHF Base station installation
- Programming of radios RF5800 VHF, Harris Falcon II
- Maintenance of VHF Radios, handset and bag pack
Education
Master of Science - WCDMA
ZTE University
Shenzhen, China01-2014
Master Degree - Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Abdelrahman Mira University
Bejaia, Algeria01-2010
Internship - Satellite Telecommunication (Orbits, Satellites)
ASAL
Algiers, Algeria01-2009
Skills
- Strong communication skills: Active listening, Conflict resolution
- Telecommunication: strong knowledge in 3GPP Protocol, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA, LTE, 5G
- Software platforms: Onevizion, Superset, PowerBI, Gui USM, NPO, SPOT, NetNumen, PRS, U2000, NPM, Netact, TEMS, Actix, Nemo, Map Info, Spectrum analyzer, Mobile Radio, Battery analyzers, Networking, Access, Excel
- Programming: SQL, Alteryx, Python, Matlab
Certification
Over 30 certificates from different vendors, in different technologies, Hardware installations, software programing, Radio planning and Optimization.
Timeline
RF Engineer III
TeleWorld Solutions
07.2021 - Current
RAN Optimization Engineer
Optimum Telecom Algeria, Djezzy
12.2011 - 02.2021
Telecommunication Engineer
SAREL (Harris corporation Agent)
01.2010 - 12.2011
Master of Science - WCDMA
ZTE University
Master Degree - Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Abdelrahman Mira University
Internship - Satellite Telecommunication (Orbits, Satellites)
ASAL