Quadgen Wireless, Pennsylvania August 2015 – Present
RF Data Collection/Drive test

4G LTE, 3G, GSM/GPRS/CDMA2000/EVDO/EDGE/UMTS/ Optimization and Site Integration.
Monitoring of KPI's, throughput (Upload & Download speed), call drop rate, handover successful rate as requested by the RF performance team. 

Performing CTTP and making E911 test calls on different sectors on corresponding Azimuth confirming the LAT/LONG.

Analyze drive test data on XCAL, NIMO and JDSU for network analysis, site verification, problem identifications and solutions and generate a report on drop calls, coverage intensity.
Strong troubleshooting skills in configuring of 3G, CDMA, 4G, LTE phones, to the right frequencies 800MHZ, 1900MHZ for a better coverage using QPST software.

Worked directly with RF Engineering Team for optimization of network and to analyze the data collected for EVDO Upload, download speed and ping time testing.

Handling customer complaints and related issues.

Performing Clockwise and Counter-Clockwise drive to verify successful handovers between sectors within a site as well as sanity drive to verify handovers among many sites.

Conduct nationwide drive testing in major cities and highways using Microsoft Street and Trips.
Proficient in office computer applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access
Experienced and understanding of XCAL, NIMO, JDSU, Street Atlas, Phones, Scanners and
GPS.

I have 3 years of experience doing E911 call testing, to ensure the PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) has received the correct location information.

Experienced and understanding of GPS equipment for 7years to identify longitude and latitude coordinates.

I have hands-on experience using laser range finding equipment, and also know how they work.

Understanding Telecomm Terms.(RSRP/RSCP,SNR,PCI/PSC,IRAT,IFHO,CSFB,VoLTE ETC)

Experienced and Understanding of Nimo outdoor, JDSU kit, Multi-carrier, UE Status, and Kit Setup.

TPS Wireless March 2015 – July 2015

Tower Tech/Site Closeout and Audit.
Installation of gps Antennas with surge arrestor, making sure antennas and RRH is properly installed with color code on jumper cables.
Making sure EMS blind Audit is completed in ATLAS; also eliminate all trip hazards where possible and clearly marked.
Making sure lfmc cables, liquid tight is not more than approved length and also insure that slabs and platforms are installed properly.
Installed RF sign insure that surge suppression is installed on all metallic cables entering shelter or buildings.
Insuring weatherproofing has been installed on all exterior coax and fiber connectors.
Making sure that base station have been properly secured/bolted to slabs/building floor or platform.
I have hands on experience using, (Street Atlas, siterra, site master, network analyzer)
Configuration and Troubleshooting of Ericsson Mini-Link TN/PT (microwave links, patting
Troubleshooting of RBS6k CDMA/LTE (Tiger Team).Measurement tests (VSWR, DTF, RL), Fiber Test (fiber scope, ODM). RET Motors configuration with RFS Software.
Preparation and delivery of closeout packages to the customer.
Deliver reports to the Team Lead Manager after each projects.
Develop proficiency in primary skills of customer relations, basic electricity, basic electronics, basic telephony, radio principles for CDMA and iDEN, and basic principles of digital transmission, fiber communication, data communication, telephony terminology, industry standards, and on-line network control/maintenance systems.
Serve as a technical reference point for other functions.
Able to follow detailed method of procedures (MOP) and practices to perform routine maintenance on all radio interface equipment.
Perform and manage all Service Assurance work on all radio interface network elements. Interpret the alarm conditions on the network to proactively identify and implement repairs and restoration plans to ensure minimal service disruption and impact to customer.
Ability to Provide Service Delivery work installing new cell site equipment from channel card elements up to complete new cell site installs.
Develop proficiency with use of relevant wireless tools and test equipment.
Develop proficiency with inventory tools and procedures.
Hands on Experience and Able to trouble shoot AC and DC power systems including tower light controllers.
Meet all expectations with regards to behavioral and administrative facets of the position.
Basic Microwave installation principles and troubleshoot.

9-Solutions Inc, Landover, Maryland                                                         December 2014- March 2015
 
UNIX/LINUX Systems Administrator And Networking
•         Installation, configuration and maintenance of applications on Citrix, Solaris and Red hat 5-7 servers.
•         Installation automation in RedHat Linux using kick start procedure
•         Disk configuration & Managing File Systems in Red Hat and Solaris.
•         Maintaining Cloud Administration using virtualization and zones. .
•         Storage and large-scale processing of data-sets using Apache 2.0 Hadoop
•         Setup Symantec Net Backup and NetApp storage policies.
•         Install, configure, and administer systems with LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP)
•         Automated IT infrastructures and manages computer message logging using Syslog.
•         Experienced in executing utilities such as SAR, iostat, top, vmstat, prstat, etc.
•         Implemented virtual host directives in Apache 2.X
•         Introduced new servers to the network. Maintaining and troubleshooting network connectivity.
•         Experience with Solaris Zones. Configuring, Migration and resource management of Zones.
•         Systems Security Administration and User administration using Role Based Access Control and Sudo.
•         Security administration using IPTable, SELinux, ACL
•         Working knowledge in VBScript, Perl, Shell, and Ruby scripting.
•         Server monitoring using Nagios, Groundwork, XSCF, ILOM, DRAC and Munin
•         System and network management using HP OpenView and RACADM.
•         Setup ZFS quotas, reservation and automatic NFS-share of directories
•         Recommended Sun OS kernel/OBP patch upgrade for production/development servers.
•         Managing system processes and scheduling processes with the Cron utility.
•         System Configuring/hardening by turning off unnecessary services.
•         Checking alert logs, trace files and file System maintenance.
•         VMware installation, virtualization
•         Creating and Managing root and sparse zones
•         Logical volume management
•         Day-to-day functional administration tasks, as well as application-specific technical support
•         Providing 24x7 Sun hardware and software support for workstations, entry- and middle- range servers, storage products and the Solaris Operating Environment.
•         User management, Creating and managing user account, groups and access levels.
•         Creating Mount point for DBA team and supporting various database implementations. 
•         Controlling the System Logging services, and examining system Log Files of all system events.
•         Implementing RAID levels using SVM on Solaris and LVM on Linux.
•         Managing system services using SMF
Experience with remedy ticketing system.

Pinnacle wireless April 2011 – March 2014

Tower Climber/Site Construction

Installation of Antennas, Microwave, Lines, connectors, Diplexers, MHA, TMA, RRU, RF, RRH, Coax, Fiber optics, and Troubleshooting.

Investigated and report back to engineering any interference issues on the network

On-call reporting responsibilities as scheduled by the Field Operations Manager of Lead Field Tech Engineer.

Installation and configuration of 3G, 4G Sprint, Nokia Siemens and T-mobile equipments.

Follow up on prospective customer through phone calls and emails.

Last mile Communications. Nigeria June 2002 - 2010

Tower climber Engineer

Installation of micro-wave Antennas

Responded to cell site alarms and dispatches for assigned or on call sites for troubleshooting and network restoral activities

Installed and maintain cell site equipment to company standards and tower constructions.

V-sat installation/networking and configuration of satellite modems.

Maintained and upgraded dell site, microwave, DC power systems, and all other assigned equipment in an efficient and timely manner.

Experience and good Understanding of 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi standards

 Experience with Scale/ Performance/ Diagnostic/ Test Automation tools

Ability to Manage network LAN & Wi-Fi infrastructure changes using demand management tools.

Knowledge and Understanding of wireless industry standards.

 Knowledge of WLAN Radio Technologies
L2/L3 roaming, multicast optimization, mobility group scaling 
Various Spanning Tree methods, Vlan, 802.1q, Link Aggregation, 802.3af, Network Management, DHCP, DNS.

Experience in Remote Gateway Testing on different type of DSLAM, Wireless Access Point Test, IPTV Experience, Wi-Fi chamber.

Achievements/Award:
Best Team Member Award for August 2008 – This was awarded to me following consistency in excellent discharge of assigned duties.

Education & Professional Training

Currently working on my Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Advanced Networking Certificate (Undergraduate) at University of Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
RF Radiation Safety - Certified, (2012) American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Imo State University, Nigeria Bachelor Of Science (B.sc)

Hazardous Communications Certified (2012).

Networking and microwave installation certified (2006).

Computer Hardware & Maintenance Certified (2002).

V-sat installation/networking and configuration of satellite modems, Certified (2000).

Tower Climber & Rescue, Certified (GRAVITEC).

OSHA, Certified, (2012).

American Heart Association – First Aid, CPR, AED Certified (2012).