A Profile on Abiola Ogunsakin

Objective: Working on challenging projects with well defined timelines and scope where I can express my innate ability without restrain. My Bio: I am a young man aged 33, married and a professional in the telecommunications sector with various experience and skill-set. In all, I have a total of nine years working experience, six years of which is in the telecommunications industry. I started my telecommunication career with NITEL (2002) as a Trainee Transmission Engineer, doing E1 lie testing, transmission link troubleshooting, Maintenance and monitoring of trunk routes (Microwave links). In 2003, I also had a stint with some IT companies including SAGEM SA and then CHAMS till 2004 before joining ZTE Corporation, Chinese Telecoms Vendor as BSS/Transmission Engineer (Planning & Implementation). My Professional achievements are as highlighted below; Digitflex Global Limited Consulting on new projects Business Development MTN Project-managed backhaul for WiMAX trial project Coordinates the Cambridge Broadband Vectastar Point-toMultipoint Network Project for 3G Phase2 backhaul Ad hoc coordination of 3G phase I backhaul project Draft compilation, analysis and documentation of RFI for Equipment Vendor on NGN Microwave Participation in the Cisco RAN optimization equipment deployment (identification of requirement, constraint link identification, and all other input required for optimal deployment) Created files (antenna, radio etc) necessary for WiMAX and PMP planning on Asset Planning tools for use of Transmission Planning Engineers at the regions Organized seminar/Workshop for regional TX Engineers on PMP deployment with resource from Equipment vendor (Cambridge) in order to up-skill them ZTE Successful planning of all links assigned within the scheduled timeframe Successful commissioning of all BTS sites assigned to me in the Mtel Project in my region

 Successful provisioning of high level support (HLS) maintenance to Mtel Attained all project deadline goals Completion of all sites handled in the NRTP projects of the Ministry of Communication Nigerian Telecommunication Limited Helping in the reduction of downtime of clients E1 by properly monitoring signal quality Ensured maximum received signal level by properly aligning antenna to the main lobe Worked to target, never behind schedule in any project/job assigned to. Other achievement in my present job includes Completion of microwave path survey projects from Bluechip (over 250) Completion of Backbone Path Survey and design for Visafone (Lagos-Minna, Lagos-Ore) Design of transmission Network for same above I have also attended a number of trainings to enhance my professional experience These include; Trainings WiMAX Forum Core Network Engineer Boot Camp Training Business Process Management Professional (BPMP) CAMEL Technology (Telefocal) IP and QoS, Int Server, Diff Server MPLS Training WiMAX for Broadband Wireless Access (Certified WiMAX Professional from LOGTEL) Telecommunications Project Management (Telefocal) Marconi LH Operation and Maintenance in Ericsson Education Centre (Germany) Minilink Traffic Node Operations And Maintenance Ericsson Education Centre (Lagos) Project Management Professional Preparatory Studies from Torquay Global Microwave Planning and Design with Pathloss 4.0 (Telefocal) Workshop on WiMAX (Huawei) Workshop on PMP (Point - to MultiPoint) Understanding ISDN Data Networking (TCP/IP) My professional summary is as listed below PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Transmission Planning Experience Transmission Network Design Skills 3G Access Network Rollout Experience Frequency Planning Business Process Transmission Project Implementation BTS Rollout project experience (GSM/CDMA) High Level Support-Maintenance, Transmission High Level Support-Maintenance, BSS (BTS/BSC) Project Management Experience

PROFESSION SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE Knowledge of the Mobile Roaming Services Knowledge of data mining and business intelligence Entrepreneurial skills Excellent interpersonal skills Thorough understanding of the telecoms market in Nigeria Scenario-creating, problem solving skills In-depth understanding of Mobile Application Service possibilities (using the mobile network as a tool to delivering web services to the mass market) Good communication skills Leadership skill, having an ability to motivate for uncommon achievement Professional Membership Project Management Institute (PMI) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) IEEE communication society IEEE computer society Antennas & propagation Society Automated Computer Machinery (ACM) Business Process Management Council International Education Oct. 2003Jan. 2004 Rhema Business School Island, Lagos-NIGERIA Superior Entrepreneurial Skills Development Victoria

2004-2007 University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Ibadan, NIGERIA MSc Electrical & Electronics Engineering (Microprocessor and Control Engineering) 19952001 University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NIGERIA B.Eng. Electrical Engineering Govt. Sec. Schl. Bwari, Abuja (<1990-1994>WASC-1994)

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