Syed Fahad
Weston,Florida
Summary
Degree-qualified Telecommunications Engineer with 17 years of GSM / UMTS / LTE / 5G Optimization experience with Nokia and Ericsson. Ability to work individually as well as part of a team of engineers, in an operational environment, dealing with both real-time issues within complex projects. Strong process management skills with outstanding ability to streamline implementations, configurations and operations.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
5G Optimization Market Lead
Global Technology Associates
09.2022 - Current
- Supported Integration of Ericsson and Nokia's next generation baseband modules for over 1K Cell sites for multiple US Markets.
- Supported cutover of Ericsson's Air 6449 and 8863 Radio for T-Mobiles NR Band41 Rollout.
- Ensured the cutover of Ericsson legacy DUS to next generation BBU6630 / BBU6648 is being carried out with minimal service impact.
- Hands on Experience with Nokia's Netact and Ericsson ENM for day to day operations and automation tasks.
- Used python to automate and create multiple audit reports / alarms using ENM CLI.
- Supported Ericsson software based CI / CD Activates from 22Q1 till 24.Q2 for the Markets and was being involved in Feature testing and activation process.
- Holds AWS Cloud Practitioner certification and enroute to complete AWS Solutions Architect certification.
Senior RF Engineer
Amdocs
02.2016 - 09.2022
- Commissioning and Integration of Ericsson BBU - 6648 / 6630 / 6339 RRU 8863- 4449-8843 to support T-mobile Market LTE / 5G DIY Projects.
- Hands on Experience with E// ENM, CLI / AMOS .
- From KPI Stand point, made sure that major 5G KPIs ENDC Drops / ENDC Setup Failures and Throughput is up to TMUS Standards.
- Band41 Activation involved creating of X2 links to collocated and 1st Tier Neighbors with all mandatory managed objects and definitions.
- Apart from Band41 activations, being actively involved in market wide integration of NR 600Mhz.
- With the on going Band41 rollout, audited and corrected Power / Carrier Aggregation / MIMO / PCI / RSI discrepancies for the south florida Market.
- Ensured the timely resolution of sales complaints from the area by ensuring Network availability in collaboration with Network Assurance team.
- Delivered Nokia's site commissioning scripts (SCFs) for different 5G/LTE configurations, Anchor/Non Anchor / New site builds/Sector adds/SRAN/Non SRAN.
- Proficient in auditing 4G/5G sector carrier level managed objects parameter audits using ENM CLI tool.
- Being involved in creation of automation tool used to speed up SCF creation using python 3.6.1.
- Well versed with creation of XML scripts used in bulk creation of 5G/LTE Cells in design tools i.e. Asset/Nokia Netact OSS.
- Being point of contact for TMO field technicians to provide remote support for integration/commissioning issues .
Senior RF Engineer
MobileComm Professionals
09.2013 - 02.2016
- Optimized Indianapolis and Cincinnati clusters and had them accepted from TMO based on VoLTE , UMTS and GSM KPIs base line.
- Conducted periodic parameter audits based on TMO field guidelines to ensure minimal customer complaints during cluster optimization phases.
- RF optimization trials related to optimization of IRAT / Inter Freq and Intra Freq thresholds were conducted and KPI improvement was shared with TMO.
- Highlighted sites having hardware issues resulting into poor SINR and high RTWP and got them rectified through field visits.
- Conducted PRACH delay / TA studies at cluster level to pinpoint overshooting LTE /UMTS/GSM sites and down tilted them to remove pilot pollution, power congestion and quality issues.
- Resolved LTE Capacity issues for Indianapolis and Cincinnati Markets through fine tuning of PUCCH Resources and thresholds for RRC, UE and DRBs per cell.
- Resolved LTE Throughput issues through fine tuning of MIMO mode parameters to get optimal usage of spatial multiplexing and TX diversity.
- Resolved Uplink SINR issues through optimization of PUCCH and PUSCH power.
- Resolved LTE PS / VoLTE drops through Optimization of A3 and A5 Handovers.
RF Engineer
Huawei
0 2011 - 07.2013
- Implemented and validated new RNC/BSC/NodeB/BTS Level Features and bench marked their Impact on Zain Saudi Arabia Eastern Region.
- Made sure that RNC / BSC Level Timers are set accordingly and have no negative impact on User Perception.
- Resolved all Worst cells on daily basis provided by ZAIN Saudi Quality of Service as part of Managed services Contract.
- Resolved daily issues and support regions to deliver KPI of every UMTS/GSM clusters.
- Implemented UMTS/GSM optimization/acceptance plan, sponsor best practices, assess and escalate system issues to RAN, Core, Data design teams.
- Evaluated sites from coverage and capacity stand point post UMTS design phases.
- Analyzed Worst cells for RAB Abnormal Releases, PS RAB Establishment and RRC Success Rate and Improved KPIs.
- Being Responsible for Dammam BSC, ensured removal of all Parametric discrepancies of 2G BSC’s BSC6900.
- Optimized 2G/ 3G Reselection Parameters at RNC Level in order to Push Maximum Users to HSDPA / HSUPA.
- Redesigned Dammam City for Indoor Coverage Enhancement, based on MR’s collected from IManager Nastar.
- Planned BCCH / BSIC and TCH Plan for Khobar and Dammam for LTE Re-farming Activity in order to Remove DCS 1800 MHz from Major Cities of Khobar and Dammam.
- Planned BCCH / BSIC / HSN / TCH Frequency Plan for Entire Northern Saudi Arabian Region in order to vacate 5 Mhz Band for 3G Rollout.
- Lead performance extensive quality improvement projects in Order to enhance Customer Perceived Coverage and Quality on Field, through PS Power Control Parameters, Power Control Windows and Physical Optimization.
- Conducted Extensive Audits at 2G and 3G end, in order to Correct Wrong IRAT Definitions, leading towards Inter/ Intra MSC HO Success Rate. Periodic Definitions corrections between 2G / 3G Lead to overall Improvement in IRAT Success Rate.
- In order to Improve ISHO Success Rate from 3G Side, Optimized Dynamic PDCH Allocation Strategy from 2G Side, which lead to Regional Level Improvement in ISHO Success Rate.
RF Engineer
China Mobile Limited
07.2007 - 0 2011
- KPI monitoring and Improvement at city and BSC Level, involved in redesign activities of major sites from Physical Redesign towards Frequency plan re tuning and finally Parameter tuning.
- Monitored major KPIs for Swap clusters and reporting it to customer for acceptance.
- Monitor and analyze KPI Network statistics on daily basis.
- Achieved and maintained radio network performance as per contracted KPIs. On spot Resolution of Corporate Complaints through Parameter and Physical Optimization of best servers.
- Optimized BCCH Plan of All major Cities through Scan and Idle mode drive Test Analysis using TEMS 8.1.
- Being involved in resolution of External Interference cases faced in different areas of cluster. Used “Tektronix” Spectrum Analyzer YBT250 to detect External Interference sources and reported to Higher Management for resolution.
- Conducted LAC Optimization through LAC Splitting based on Paging Per Second Statistics per LAC.
- Thoroughly optimized values for Radio Link Timeout for Rural and Dense Urban Areas and improved Dropped call Rate and Immediate Assignment.
- Conducted regular Cell and BSC level Parameter Audits for ALU and Huawei in order to point out discrepancies.
- Being involved in Re-Launch Activities of Tier 2, Tier 3 cities by sales. Being point of contact from Engineering, made sure that all serving cells should be in grid, Flawless BCCH plan and resolution of all coverage and quality issues.
- Analysis of worst cells with High Congestion and Issued Work orders based on RF Parameters Tuning. Rather relying on high half rate Utilization.
- Used soft techniques for resolution of congestion through setting optimized values for Directed retry Thresholds, Traffic Handovers, Cell Reselect Offset and Penalty Time.
- Identified cells with high TCH Utilization for Dual band implementation. Analyzed Network wide performance of Dual band Cells (e.g. Traffic carried by 900 & 1800 layers & quality issues).
- Set ALU Cause 10, Cause 11 and Cause 13 Parameters for effective use of Inner and Outer Zone
- Optimized Dual Band Antennas & fine tuned the dual band parameters for the optimum utilization of both layers (i.e. Inner Zone (1800) & Outer Zone.
Education
Master of Science - Engineering Management
University of Technology Sydney
Australia01.2007
Masters of Engineering - Telecommunications
University of Technology Sydney
Australia01.2006
Bachelors of Science ( HONS ) - Computer Science
University of Central Punjab
Pakistan2005
Skills
- 5G NR Commissioning and Integration
- LTE Design and Optimization
- LTE Feature Implementation
- LTE Capacity & Congestion Control
- Automation using NET /Python
- UMTS Design and Optimization
- 5G Integration troubleshooting
Certification
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Timeline
5G Optimization Market Lead
Global Technology Associates
09.2022 - Current
Senior RF Engineer
Amdocs
02.2016 - 09.2022
Senior RF Engineer
MobileComm Professionals
09.2013 - 02.2016
RF Engineer
China Mobile Limited
07.2007 - 0 2011
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
RF Engineer
Huawei
0 2011 - 07.2013
Master of Science - Engineering Management
University of Technology Sydney
Masters of Engineering - Telecommunications
University of Technology Sydney
Bachelors of Science ( HONS ) - Computer Science
University of Central Punjab
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