Abbas Haider

3G RF Optimization Consultant at ERICSSON USA

Plano, TX - Email me on Indeed: indeed.com/r/Abbas-Haider/6b58800180415480 More than 10 years of Extensive Experience in RF/BSS Planning and Optimization of Wireless Networks with a sound knowledge of GSM, WCDMA, HSPA+, LTE, RF Propagation, Traffic Capacity Solutions. Extensive Experience for post processing of UMTS data using ACTIX & start with LTE Now, got hands on of TEMS Discovery for LTE Optimization. Experience for Design of GSM, UMTS & LTE Network. Excellent working knowledge of ATOLL Design tool. Currently Working as RF Optimization Consultant t, based in Ericsson US Headquarter located in Dallas, Plano, providing support for AT&T UMTS Network Expansion project. Worked as RF Planning & Optimization Engineer in GCC mature market of (UAE) with the leading Operator of the Region ETISALAT. Worked as BSS Team Lead Position for more than 3.5 Years in Pakistan cellular operator.

WORK EXPERIENCE

3G RF Optimization Consultant
ERICSSON USA - December 2010 to Present VALTECH USA) Performing as Team Lead for Post Launch activities for AT&T New England market expansion project. Part of Ericsson's Network Performance Improvement (NPI) group. Performing following main tasks Assigning tasks to team for post launch checks after new carrier launches. Conducting complete parameter audits after new UMTS carrier launches for AT&T 3G network. Preparing recommendations (Layer Management, Tilts, CPICH Adjustments, Neighbors Strategy, Parameter value changes) to improve newly launched UMTS carriers KPI's. Adding crucial missing INTRA, INTER & IRAT Neighbors identified after WNCS analysis. Monitoring R-99 & HS traffic KPI's Use different strategies to balance CS & PS Traffic amongst multiple carriers. Maintaining CS + PS Accessibility & Retain ability for newly launched 3G Cells & Clusters by doing Ericsson's UMTS parameter optimization on cells & cluster level. Generating Variety of KPI's report by using Business object tool. Conduct Weekly Meeting with customer (AT&T) to update on network performance after new cells & cluster launches. Utilizing Ericsson WCDMA OSS, TEMS Visualization, ACTIX, SCHEMA, Business Object & various other tools for analysis & troubleshooting purpose. Preparing strategy for 4th UMTS carrier launch on some of the AT&T US Markets. Coordinating with Pre Launch & RF Design teams for smooth project completion. Identifying the interference & Scrambling code collisions & report back to design team to review design. Working Knowledge of LTE Pre-Launch & Post-Launch Optimization work flow.

RF Design & Optimization Engineer

ETISALAT - Abu Dhabi - August 2005 to November 2010 RF Planning & Optimization (Etisalat UAE): Involved in all aspects of design, implementation & optimization of GSM & UMTS Network with expertise in various fields involving the following: Remained involved in planning & optimization activities of ERICSSON's GSM & HUAWEI UMTS Networks. Planning for new cell sites based on coverage/capacity, keeping in view & take feedback from Traffic distribution, trends, Daily stats, Network Health reports, Signal Strength plots, Customer complaints & Quality reports. RF Cell designing for optimal performance of GSM & UMTS cell sites with emphasis on appropriate antenna type, antenna beam width, and azimuth, tilts, EIRP, TX Power, ARFCN selections, PSC Selection & Neighbors cells selections. Day to day parameters Optimizations for the ERICSSON GSM & HUAWEI UMTS network by altering key controlling parameters for implemented features for smooth operation of networks. Indoor Network Design for Malls, Hotels, Palaces, Commercial/Residential buildings to provide GSM & UMTS services via same path by using Multi way splitters, Diplexers, Combiners & Wide Band Antennas. Prepared and carried out expansion plans for the BTS cell sites for Macro, Micro, Outdoor & indoor cells by selecting the appropriate equipment from available Ericsson's RBS & Huawei Node B's. Prepared & implemented Primary Scrambling Code Plan for more than 300 UMTS Macro sites. Involved in 3G Network optimization to maintain & improve R99 & HSPA services KPI's at desired GOS. Analyzing areas of poor RF performance - Pilot Pollution, Signal overshoot, Poor Ec, Ec/Io and BLER, Site issue, Network issues, Site configuration, Poor uplink, Neighbour List Inconsistency, SC Inconsistency, IuR links, and others. Studying RNC loads & plan for expansion & migrations accordingly. Involved in the Acceptance testing procedures (ATP's) for Ericsson's & HUAWEI New Features by performing the related field tests. Activating & optimizing Multi Carrier for congested UMTS cells & make plans for events. Prepare Complete Cell Data Base & Neighbor lists require to activating new GSM/UMTS cell sites. Perform extensive Site Surveys along with different teams in order to propose new Outdoor/Indoor, Macro/ Micro, GSM & UMTS cell sites according to specific requirements. Hands on data collection & post processing experience using TEMS Investigation, MapInfo, ACTIX, HUAWEI PROBE & ASSISTANT. Good experience of TEMS CELL PLANNER for Coverage predictions & planning new areas. Time to time coordination with TRA (Telecomm Regulatory Authority) for various issues mainly to deal External Interference issues in ETISALAT Network. Statistics Monitoring & Reports Analysis via OSS, RNO & BO: Monitoring Cell & Carrier stats such as Call Setup Success rate, TCH Congestion, SDCCH Congestion, Drop Call Rate, HSR, UL/DL interference from OASIS Tool for Monitoring ERICSSON GSM Network. Activating & Analyzing various recordings from ERICSSON OSS like FAS, NCS, MRR & MTR to cope up with the Interference issues & for fine tuning of GSM Network. Monitoring stats from HUAWEI NASTAR & M2000 Client for UMTS network like: * QoS Analysis: Including Call setup CS, PS, call drop AMR, Video CS64k. * Handover Analysis and recommendations for improving 2G-2G, 3G-3G, 3G-2G handovers. * Traffic & Congestion stats, HSDPA stats. Analyzing Traffic reports & Network Performance reports, try to optimized the network at the desire GOS. Experienced to analyze RAW COUNTERS, RNC Dumps, Working Knowledge of BUSSINESS OBJECT tool for network stats analysis. HUAWEI & ERICSSON Database: Prepare complete database for activation of new cell sites. Preparing complete data base & sent to OMC for integrating New UMTS sites. Check & remove DB Inconsistencies.

 Plan & perform regular Audits for the UMTS & GSM RF parameters.

Sr.Executive Access network Engineer (Team Lead)

UFONE - Karachi - October 2001 to July 2005 Involved in BSS Planning & Dimensioning to cater the network traffic requirements, Regular Traffic monitoring of cell sites & plan resources expansion at congested cells on the basis of traffic reports & provide valued feed back for the requirement of capacity cell sites in the existing network, Involved in Major network Roll Outs. Remained Involved in RF Optimization performed cluster drive tests, monitoring Statistics for Quality of Service (QoS) indicators like CDR, HSR, CSSR, Call establishment failure, TCH and SDCCH blocking, Neighbor relationship inconsistencies, handover distribution, UL and DL BER, Call drop distribution, interference analysis etc. to meet required Key Performance indicators (KPIs) standards and troubleshoot hardware related issues. Traffic monitoring of BSC's & BSC's CPU load analysis, Involved in GOS Optimization for access network. Involved in commissioning ,Testing & Acceptance of Nortel BSCe3/TCUe3 Generally remained involved in commissioning, testing, Integration & O&M of BTS, BSC, XCDR & PCUSN. Worked on OMCR client for data fill & integration of New BSS entities with existing network. Performed commissioning & troubleshooting of core BSS by using NORTEL'S software's TIL COAM, TML BSC, TML TCU & LMT for siemens equipment accordingly. Take and analyze the Traces of Ater & Abis interfaces by using MA-10 Analyzer & PA 41. Stats monitoring & analysis by using CT7100 & SPOTS tools, analysis of BSC Raw Reports. Extensively Involved in Acceptance testings, ATP's of core BSS for Nortel & Siemens equipment. Involved in Planning of Transmission network, transmission link resource calculation. Worked on NEC PDH, SDH & XPIC microwave links & also configure the NEC STM1 ADM. Extensively involved in ATPS of transmission network. Highly dependable program leader with Excellent Organizational, Planning and Time Management Skills. Outstanding ability to plan and execute complex projects in close collaboration with senior management, vendors and inter departments. Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.

Trainee system engineer

INSTAPHONE-PAKCOM LTD - December 2000 to September 2001 Making & uploading of DT (Data Transcript) of newly installed Ericcson's AMPS/DAMPS Base stations. Performed Routine drive tests in order to identify the RF problems. Installation, Commissioning & Maintenance of Ericsson's 884 (D-Amps) & 882 (AMPS) RBS. Worked on Microwave Transmission, Have very good experience on variety of Microwave links Specially on ERICSSON's E- Family, DMC, XP4, SPECTRUM2, HARRIS. Professional Trainings in Hand: UMTS Optimization Workshop held at Etisalat Academy Dubai conducted by QUALCOMM. UMTS R-99 Protocols, Procedures & Network Planning held at Etisalat Academy Dubai, conducted by QUALCOMM. UMTS RF Design held at Etisalat Academy, Dubai. 3G Radio Network Planning held at Etisalat Academy, Dubai by Nokia Siemens Networks. HSDPA Training held at Etisalat Academy, Dubai. UMTS Understandings held at Etisalat Academy, Dubai. UMTS FUNDAMENTALS, held at Etisalat Academy, Dubai. Radio Network Features (BSS R07), held at Etisalat Academy, Dubai by ERICSSON. GSM CELL PLANNING held at Etisalat Academy, Dubai. GSM Signaling, held at Etisalat Academy, Dubai PR004 BSCe3 & TCUe3 Advanced Description, held in Paris, France by Nortel Networks

 1596A BSCe3 & TCUe3 Local Maintenance, held in Paris, France by Nortel Networks GP022 PCUSN Advance Description Configuration & Fault Management, held in Paris, France by Nortel NW. GP01: GPRS Technical Description held in Islamabad from NORTEL Networks NEC microwave & ADMs training (understanding of SDH technology) held in Karachi by NEC Japan. ELTEK Power Management Training held in Islamabad by Eltek Singapore. TEMS Visualization by Ericsson. TEMS Discovery by ASCOM.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Electronics

NED University of Engineering & Tech. Karachi, Pakistan 1996 to 2000

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OTHER SKILLS Knowledge of EDGE, TETRA, Wimax, Studying LTE. Comparative study of BSS parameters of different Vendors like Nortel, Ericsson, NSN & Huawei. Member of Pakistan engineering council. Excellent Computer skills. Involve in Sports like Cricket, Tennis, Swimming, Computer games. Remain Involve in various social activities.