Sylvester Otieno Ouma =============================================================== CONTACTS Address Telephone no: E-mail address: P.O. Box 47010-00100 Nairobi, Kenya.

Tel: +254751362048 Sylvester_ouma@yahoo.com Sylvester.ouma@gmail.com

PERSONAL DETAILS Date of Birth: 26th November 1985. Nationality: Kenyan. Marital status: Single. Gender Male Career Objective: To transform an organisation using acquired valuable knowledge and skills in Telecommunications, Customer Service, Support and Leadership to increase customer base and loyalty for continuous revenue generation. I have a passion for handling people and aspire to be a master motivator and role model in my field of work. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND University Education 2005-April 2009: Course: Core Units: Membership: Telecommunications Microwaves and Antenna Applied electronics (Digital and Analogue) Computer networking Control engineering Power systems MOI UNIVERSITY. Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Engineering. Major option: (telecommunications, microwave & antennas).

TSA (Technology students Association of Moi University) .

Educational achievements: Awarded a certificate for being 3rd best in TSA exposition in the IT category held in Moi University Margaret Thatcher Library in March 2009.

PROFFESIONAL TRAINING ACTIX TRAINING Modules Solving common network problems with spotlight New project and Template creation GSM radio network analyses

Data settings for GSM 2G neighbour analyses

Event investigation/analyses Radio network investigation/analyses Data Configuration HUAWEI TRAINING Modules Wireless Market update Huawei innovative SingleRAN solution Huawei GSM Extended coverage IOT Experience ASCOM TRAINING

Benchmarking DT with other operators

Logfile analysis using Tems Report generation Identifying problems in the network using TEMS VISCAR INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY Modules Mobile Telecommunications Network

Transmission (Microwave Engineering, Satellite communication, Fiber optics.)

Radio planning and optimization and link budget Analysis Power in telecommunication

 Intelligent Networks and value added services Theoretical knowledge on Project management Professional ethics CISCO CERTIFIED CETWORK ASSOCIATE-(AFRALTI-African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute) WORK EXPERIENCES January 2010 to Date: ESSAR TELECOM KENYA LTD. RADIO NETWORK PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION ENGINEER Main Responsibilities Radio coverage simulation and field strength calculation Antenna height definition, orientation and tilt definition for optimal coverage and interference reduction Performing drive tests for new site acceptance, Coverage drive tests and investigative drive tests Analysis of drive test reports for site acceptance and commissioning Post commissioning parameter tuning and coverage optimization Continuous analysis of Essar telecoms traffic in view of upgrading RBS to continually meet the companys standards

Analyzing the major KPIs such as Call Drop Rate, Call Setup Success Rate, Handover success Rate, TCH utilization and blocking, uplink and downlink signal quality, PDCH utilization to improve the network KPIs

Site survey to inspect suitable areas (nominal) for putting up a new site, checking on the land terrain, ideal locations of equipment rooms and cable routes,checking power lines around, possible obstruction and possible antenna mast heights Identifying coverage holes and site overshoot and proposing corrective measures such as antenna tilts and azimuth changes and where necessary proposing new sites Neighbor cell auditing, i.e. by suggesting the inclusion of possible missing neighbors or removal of neighbors that were wrongly assigned to help reduce handover failures.

 Daily performance monitoring, worst cells optimization and recommendation of parameters change to meet the KPI requirement for customer acceptance

Good knowledge of geographic information system tool Map info in creating maps and reports of Receive power level, C/I, etc Checking BSIC, BCCH and providing modifications so as to improve the network performance.

Performing prediction coverage using Asset. Maintenance of QOS and KPI thresholds within set Planning guidelines Main Achievements Daily performance monitoring, Maintained all KPIs for Nairobi and Meru BSC

Planning for expansion of coverage and capacity within all major towns RF PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARES USED:

Drive test tools: TEMS Investigation 10.0, Nemo Handy, TEMS Pocket

Post processing tools: Actix Analyzer,TEMS route analysis(analyzing log files) RF Planning tools: Enterprise Asset(prediction planning) Ericsson Business Object(BSC KPIs)

Geographical information system tools: MapInfo 9.0,Google Earth

MS office applications(especially excel for analysis) SEPTEMBER 2009 TO DECEMBER 2009 ELRIS COMMUNICATIONS LTD BSS INTERN ENGINEER RESPONSIBILITIES:

Microwave link installation(Marconi Long Haul)-installed a microwave antennae at Meru timber in a safaricom site

Waveguide Installation-running of waveguides from the antenna to the Bts room and terminating the same Clamping and routing of power and signal cables-cable clamping and routing to securely fasten it on the mast Earth grounding-grounding of a site

 Rack installation-installing Bts racks in the bts shelter BTS installation Loading a Ferguson generator into a lorry for the purpose of transporting it to the site JUNE 2008 TO AUGUST 2008: MARS INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ICT TRAINEE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Carry out IP configurations on LANS and WANS

Installations of operating systems Web design and Development using PHP Database development and Management using MYSQL JUNE 2007 TO SEPTEMBER 2007: MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS INTERN ENGINEER Introduction to electrical lighting and power design Introduction to electrical engineering drawing using AUTOCAD Preparation of Bill of Quantity (BOQ) Practicing simple electrical installations ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HOBBIES: Travelling, Long distance bicycling, football, badminton, volleyball,

MEMBERSHIP:

TSA Sports acting coordinator Chairman ROCKSYN youth group Transmara, a group charged with Sensitizing the Maasai community on the dangers of FGM & The importance of educating girl child

REFEREES 1. Dr. Ataro Edwin Head of Department, Electrical and Computer Eng., Moi University, P.O. Box 3900, Eldoret, Kenya. Cell +254720898533 Email: ataro@arcor.de 2. Eng. David Mulongo, Viscar Industrial Capacity Ltd P.o. Box 4985-00100 Nairobi Cell: +254 722-667-038 Email: dmulongo@viscarcapacity.com

3. Eng. Juliet Gichengo Essar Telkom Kenya-YU P.o Box 45742-00100 Cell +254751200155 Email: juliet.gichengo@yu.co.ke