Rizwan Mohammed

RF Engineer - LTE/UMTS
New York, NY - Email me on Indeed: indeed.com/r/Rizwan-Mohammed/91dc676adb10af13
o 5+ years of experience as RF Planning and Optimization Engineer GSM/UMTS for Huawei and Ericsson
for different types of projects like Managed Services, Turnkey, Swap for National and International Operators.
Currently working on AT&T LTE/UMTS Alcatel Lucent project since August 2013.
o Responsible for leading all RF Planning & Optimization of GSM/UMTS for Pre-launch and Post-launch
activities and setting up KPI process.
o Heavily involve in day-to-day issues to deliver KPI of every GSM/UMTS cluster.
o Expertise on various RNP/RNO/BSS/RNC tools like ALU SAM, WIPS, WMS, U-Net, Atoll, MapInfo, MIPT,
Genex Nastar, Genex Probe, Genex Assistant, Tems, M.com, Agilent, Actix [] LMT etc.
o Worked with customer, internal team and sub contractor team for Spectrum clearance, Scanner drive,
Interference Test, Rehome BSC/ RNC design with monitor and trouble shooting KPI.
o Worked on weekly and monthly meeting with customer and clients to deliver all RF project activity as per SLA.
o Well familiar with all RF Project Management activities and Managed Services guidelines.
o Good team Worker with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE

RF Engineer
LTE/UMTS - King of Prussia, PA - August 2013 to Present
o Responsible for RF Optimization of LTE/UMTS for Pre-launch activities for AT&T for ALU Vendor platform.
o LTE to LTE, LTE to UMTS, UMTS to UMTS, UMTS to GSM Neighbors planning.
o LTE and UMTS Parameter audits.
o LAC-TAC audits for LTE sites.
o RET audits and Validations.
o SIB19 audits.
o Preparing drive routes and exit routes.
o Preparing all kinds of Work orders on online and offline WIPS for Pre and Post Launch activities.
o Implementing Work Orders on ALU SAM and WMS.
o Monitoring Alarms and escalating issues to respective expertise.
o Preparing Drive Team requests for Pre and Post Launch drives.
o Analyzing test files on Actix and finding if any issues.
o Analyzing Drive Test reports and providing explanations for poor performance areas.

RF Engineer Optimization (2G/3G)

Huawei Telecommunication India Pvt Ltd - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - March 2010 to January 2011
11 months)
Responsibilities:
o RF Planning which includes planning of all Engineering parameters and Cell parameters including frequency,
maio, hsn, lac, neighbors etc for the 2G new/swap sites and PSC, etc for 3G sites. Drive test (SSV & Cluster)
for new and existing 2G/3G sites.
o Analyze and troubleshoot of 3G KPI parameters like RRC setup rate, CS AMR setup rate, CS 64 Setup rate,
PS setup rate and HSDPA Setup rate.
o PSC Planning and Neighbor planning for all the 3G sites.

o Optimizing 3G sites to reduce congestion and drops, improving the IRAT Handover, Soft Handover, LU,
Paging, CSSR, RRC Connection & RAB Establishment Success rate for all AMR, Video, Packet & HSPA calls.
o Performing Acceptance tests for new technologies (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+) in test bed and ensure smooth
transition to Roll Out phase.
o Optimize worst cells, to improve KPI's such as TCH assignment success rate, SDCCH assignment success
rate, TCH drop call rate.
o Provide solutions for the worst cells of TCH traffic congestion that includes: parameter adjustment, utilization
of radio features, BTS upgrade recommendation & New site.
o Involve in team to achieve HOSR target sites 92% of cells in the network as per corporate norms
o Complete Frequency planning using optimizer tool- BCCH, TCH, hopping (1X1 or Add HOC), HSN, and
BSIC.
o Responsibility of taking care of customer complaints regarding Network Coverage.
o Lead project for light pole to cover network coverage hole in the Hyderabad city.
o IRAT Neighbor Optimization, and inconsistency removal with self prepared tool in Excel.
o Prepare MML scripts for necessary RF optimization.
o Support customer, internal team and sub contractor team for Spectrum clearance, Scanner drive,
Interference Test, Rehome BSC/ RNC design with monitor and trouble shooting KPI.
o Responsible for maintaining inventory, providing tools and soft keys to internal and sub contractor teams.
o Daily MOM with internal Project Manager and Integration managers to report integration and installation
issues and follow up.
o Weekly and Monthly meetings with customer to address all planning and optimization issues.
o Monthly meetings with RF client manager to raise and close PO for resources and vehicle management
for drive test teams.

RF Engineer Planning & Optimization Team Lead

Huawei Telecommunications India Pvt Ltd - October 2009 to February 2010
Videocon Project, North India)
October 2009 - February 2010 (5 months)
Responsibilities:
o Detailed RF site plan, including site surveys and nominal site selection.
o Finding coverage deficient areas/holes and suggesting remedial measures or issuing search rings.
o Driving subcontractors team for planning and re-planning.
o Coordinating and handling new sites survey works and survey report maintenance.
o Responsible for preparing monthly Roll out Plan for upcoming sites.
o Planning procedure for RF Acceptance test, Execution, Generating Reports & Preparation of Technical
Documents.
o Support customer, internal team and sub contractor team for Spectrum clearance, Scanner drive,
Interference Test, Rehome BSC/ RNC design with monitor and trouble shooting KPI.
o Responsible for maintaining inventory, providing tools and soft keys to internal and sub contractor teams.
o Daily MOM with internal Project Manager and Integration managers to report integration and installation
issues and follow up.
o Weekly and Monthly meetings with customer to address all planning and optimization issues.
o Monthly meetings with RF client manager to raise and close PO for resources and vehicle management
for drive test teams.

RF Optimization Engineer
Huawei Technologies Vietnam Co. Ltd - June 2009 to October 2009
Responsibilities:
o Responsible for leading optimization team for 2G Network.

o Setting up MS processes for KPI monitoring and maintenance.

o Parameter planning for 2G Network.
o Coordination with sub contractors for 2G optimization (SSV, Cluster DT and optimization).
o Frequency & Neighbor Planning.
o Expansion plan for High Utilized sites.
o KPI monitoring for new sites handover from Turnkey to MS.
o Preparing presentation for weekly KPI trend and analysis.
o Support customer, internal team and sub contractor team for Spectrum clearance, Scanner drive,
Interference Test, Rehome BSC/ RNC design with monitor and trouble shooting KPI.
o Daily MOM with internal Project Manager and Integration managers to report integration and installation
issues and follow up.
o Weekly and Monthly meetings with customer to address all planning and optimization issues

RF Optimization Engineer (GSM/UMTS)

Huawei Technologies Srilanka Co. Ltd - November 2008 to May 2009
Airtel Managed Services, Colombo)
November 2008 - May 2009 (7 months)
Responsibilities:
o Responsible for optimization for 2G & 3G Network.
o Setting up MS processes for KPI monitoring and maintenance.
o Site survey co-ordination & validation with subcontractors.
o Coordination with sub contractors for 2G optimization (SSV, Cluster DT and optimization).
o Frequency & Neighbor Planning.
o VIP Customer Trouble shooting.
o Drive test and Benchmarking for both 2G & 3G.
o Analyze and troubleshoot of 3G KPI parameters like RRC setup rate, CS AMR setup rate, CS 64 Setup rate,
PS setup rate and HSDPA Setup rate.
o PSC Planning and Neighbor planning for all the 3G sites.
o Optimizing 3G sites to reduce congestion and drops, improving the IRAT Handover, Soft Handover, LU,
Paging, CSSR, RRC Connection & RAB Establishment Success rate for all AMR, Video, and HSPA calls.

RF Survey & Drive test Engineer

Prithvi Information Solutions Ltd - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - December 2006 to October 2008
Ericsson Airtel Managed Services, Hyderabad)
December 2006 - October 2008 (1 year 11 months)
Responsibilities:
o RF Site Survey for Coverage & Capacity.
o Choosing the site options so as to be in grid in urban areas.
o Supporting Field Engineers in Microwave LOS clearance Survey.
o Collecting the Terrain data in backbone transmission surveys and judging the required heights.
o Drive Test using TEMS Investigation, analyzing the Drive test log file.
o Drive Test & Optimization Includes Checking the Signal Strength and Quality of a particular Ericsson sites in
a region and accordingly changing the tilts and orientation of the GSM Antenna to improve the coverage area
o Working on Map Info & M.com for Drive test route planning, data analysis, Neighbors lists defining.
o Monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPI) such as SDCCH/TCH drop calls, call set up success rate,
handover success rate and congestion rate, and conducting Final acceptance Report by means of statistics
and drive test measurements. Compile sites in BSC for any locked hardware and TRX related disabilities.
Worst Handover Fails, SDCCH traffic deltas and TCH blocking cells.
o Performing Drive Test & Activities for Re-homing Sites.

o Feed back to VOC (Voice of Customer) complaints related to coverage and quality.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Computer Engineering

International Technological University - San Jose, CA
April 2013

Bachelor of Technology in Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Skills
UMTS/GSM Planning
LTE/UMTS/GSM Optimization
MS Office Tools
RF Tools
MapInfo
Mcom
Ericsson's TEMS
Google Earth
Huawei's Genex Nastar 2.4
Huawei's Genex U-Net 2.0
Huawei's BSC [] Local Maintenance Terminal
Huawei's Genex Probe Assistant
Huawei's Element Management System Client iManager []
Atoll
Agilent Drive Test Tool
ALU SAM
WIPS
WMS
Actix