Shobhit SaxenaRAN Planning & Optimization (GSM, WCDMA, LTE)Permanent Home Address – 63 Shiwaji Nagar, Tonk, Raj., PIN-304001Current Location: New Delhi-NCR, India.CELL +91-8130194354 Passport No. : F 9360211 E-MAIL: shobhit.saxena@rediffmail.com , shobhitsaxenas@gmail.com , shobhit.saxena@ericsson.com

PROFILE – Around 11 years of experience in GSM/GPRS-EDGE/WCDMA/LTE Planning and Optimization on Ericsson and Nokia System. Presently Working for Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd., A leading Cellular Product\Service provider Company. Previous working experience with Etisalat DB Telecom Pvt. Ltd, IDEA Cellular Ltd, ADA Cellworks and Metro-Telworks. As a RF Engineer to Digicel, Airtel Africa, VNM,Mobifone DTAC, Etisalat,Bharti-Airtel, Vodafone, BSNL and IDEA, at various Locations like Vietnam, Thailand, Tanzania, Bangladesh ,PNG & India(UP-West,UP-East, Uttranchal, Maharastra , Mumbai, M.P.,J&K and Rajasthan) .A Resourceful Radio Network Planning, Performance and Optimization Experience.

CORE COMPETEANCE

Project Management Planning and scheduling site activities to ensure completion of the project within the time and budgetary

parameters and for optimising resource utilisation. Participating in preparing technical specifications including BOQ, resource & task scheduling, resource deployment and

team meetings for reviewing progress of the project. Identifying, developing and negotiating with vendors for timely procurement of systems & equipment’s in technical ad-

herence to project requirements. Close Coordination with Departments like BSS, NSS, OMC, and OSS & Vendor teams for accomplishment of interdepend-

ent tasks like Rehoming’s, Expansions, LAC Split, Routine Optimizations, etc. Regulatory Compliances: SACFA, MRO, EMF and TERM CELL requirements handling. Project Plan & Execution for Swap Project & Rollout.

Planning, Optimization (Performance) & Site Solutions: Designing and Planning Radio network (GSM, WCDMA, and LTE): Nominal planning, site selection, Final Design,

Initial Tuning, frequency planning. Scrambling Code Planning, Neighbour Tuning, Capacity Planning, SDCCH Dimen-sioning, EDGE dimensioning, LAC Dimensioning, URA Planning Rehoming & Site Redistribution, Second Car-rier Deployment.

Managing network expansion for coverage and capacity: Network dimensioning, Traffic planning/analysis Planning for DAS / IBS /RDS & COW. Indoor & On demand (Fair\Public Activity\Event requirement) Coverage

and Capacity Planning & Performance. Optimization & Performance: KPI (Accessibility, Retainabilty & Mobility) Analysis for GSM (Voice &

Data),LTE & WCDMA and recommendations for Improvement. New Features Deployment. Handling the han-dover and call processing parameter analysis. Parameter Tuning, Feature & Parameter Audit. Interference Ana-lysis, Height Reduction, Overshooting & BTS Transmit Power Analysis.

Site Solution & BoQ : AOP Planning & Requirement Calculation ( New Hardware(RBS Type 2000\6000 , E1,RUS \RRUS\DRU\DTRU\DUG\PDU\DXU\IM) \ Soft Licenses) , BoQ & Solution Document prepara-tion ,Customer Interfacing, Negotiation & and Material Ordering.

Tools & Software: Planning: MCP ( TCP ) Planning Tool, MAPINFO, EMATICS, Google Earth. Optimization & Performance: MCOM, Axeio XEUS, MIPT , Citrix( RNO- MRR,NCS,FAS ,

CNA,RPMO,FFAD,OPS), WINFIOL ,Business Object, Exert for MO & CDD (Cell Design DATA.) ,NEPA KGET, and use of. Macros.

BoQ & Material Ordering: Verdi & ECP, Drive Test Analysis: TEMS, ACTIX, TIPP, Gladiator.Trainings Attended:

WCDMA RAN Air Interface at ERICSSON. WCDMA RAN W16 Functionality at ERICSSON. WCDMA PMO W13 at ERICSSON. WCDMA Initial Tuning W15 at ERICSSON LTE W14 Functionality at Ericsson. LTE Design W14 at Ericsson. LTE Air Interface at Ericsson.

Six Sigma at Idea Cellular Ltd., Jaipur. Creativity & Problem Solving at Idea Cellular Ltd.,

Jaipur GSM Cell Planning Principles at Ericsson, Gur-

gaon.

Rewards & Recognitions: Ericsson India Global Services Pvt.Ltd. Ericsson Professional Level Certified (ETCP –RNO Professional). Achieved Star of the Month June’16 Award by GM CD RAN for Service Delivery in Digicel PNG NW. Achieved Star of the Month Dec’15 Award by GM CD RAN for Service Delivery in Digicel PNG NW. Recognized for 2G KPI Improvement (Voice & Data) for Digicel PNG by Engineering Head, Ericsson-PNG in

Dec’15. Recognized for Swap, Modernization, and AOP & New Rollout planning for Airtel Tanzania Network Head, Air-

tel, Tanzania in Apr’15. Recognized for Achievement on DTAC 2G Swap project by Director – RTC, Ericsson in APR’12. Etisalat dB Telecom Pvt. Ltd Planning for 3000 sites for Delhi Circle and 1560 Sites rollout Accomplishment for Etisalat DB Telecom Pvt.

Ltd. In year 2010-11. Idea Cellular Ltd. Recognized for Achievement on Yellow Belt Project “Improvement in Roaming Subscriber Revenue Leakage”

by AVP & Circle Head - Idea Cellular, Rajasthan in year 2009-10. Recognized for Achievement on Black Belt Project “KPI Improvement” by AVP- Idea Cellular, Rajasthan in

year 2009-10. Recognized for Achievement on Black Belt Project “Possibility Action Plan 2009” by AVP - Idea Cellular, Ra-

jasthan in year 2009-10. Recognized for Implementation of “Possibility thinking – Traffic sharing Technologies & Possibilities” by DGM-

Idea Cellular, Rajasthan in year 2008-09. Recognized for Implementation of “Possibility thinking – Coverage Enhancement Technologies & Possibilit -

ies” by DGM - Idea Cellular, Rajasthan in year 2008-09. Recognized for Achievement of Maximum Traffic by optimization the Network for Khatu shyam ji one Month

Fair” by Manager- Idea Cellular, Rajasthan in year 2008-09.Professional Relevant Experience:

Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd. 2011(Sep.) –Date), INDIA Specialist: Network Engineering (Gurgaon)

A. Digicel , PNG (Jul’15- Till Now) (BSS G13B\W13B \L13A ,6000\2000 Series RBS, LTE\3G \ 2G-EDGE Network)Activities: A MS Project , Handling 2G & LTE Optimization & Performance monitoring Activities .including KPI Monitoring, WPC Analysis, Feature & parameter Audit and Implementation, Maintain the KPIs on Benchmark .Achievement: Achieved Star of the Month for Dec’15 & Jun’16 for CSSR Improvement, Data KPIs & HOSR Im-provement.

B. Airtel-MC , Africa (Apr’14-June’15)(BSS G12B & W14 ,6000 Series BTS, 3G \ 2G-EDGE Network) (ONSITE & Remote)Activities: A MC Project, Handling 2G AOP (Capacity, New site planning) & Swap Project ( Solution Document preparation as per requirement, Material ordering and Project Execution from RAN) for Tanzania and 3G Rol -lout & Ordering for DRC .IBS & Second Carrier Planning & Implementation.Achievement: (a)3G Rollout of 103 Sites in DRC. (b) 2G Swap and redeployment project for 9000 Erl. in Tanzania . (c) Execution and New Orderings for 22K Erl. For AOP 2015-16 for Tanzania.

C. VNM RNO ,Vietnam (Oct’13-Mar’14)(BSS G10B,6000 Series BTS,2G-EDGE Network)Activities: A MS Project, Handling 2G Optimization & Performance monitoring Activities .including KPI Monitor-ing, WPC Analysis, Feature Audit and Implementation, Maintain the KPIs on Benchmark .Achievement: Improvement of NW CSSR And HOSR of VNM NW (Manual Freq. Planning of Problematic Area ,HNBSB BSC & Parameter Tuning ).

D. Mobifone(VMS),Vietnam (Apr’13 – Sept’13) (BSS G10B,6000 Series BTS,2G-EDGE,3G Network) : ONSITE

Activities: A Onsite Swap Project of Cluster Tuning ( KPI and DT Analysis on Cluster and NW Level) for 2G &3G Both Technologies. Customer Interfacing for Center 4(CANTHO). Responsible for KPI achievement to Target on Cluster Level & timely Submission & get PASS. Final Report preparation and submission . Adhoc Activities in Net-work like Feature Deployment ,New Site CDD Creation, WPC Analysis & recommendations, Parameter audit & In-consistency check . Achievement:

(a) Successfully Completed Rollout project for 157 2G Sites and Final Document Submission for Cantho (Centre 4) VMS Vietnam (b) Successfully Completed Rollout project for 17 2G Sites Clusters and Final Document Submission for HO Chi Minh (Centre 2), VMS Vietnam. (C) Add On Sales for Adhoc AFP & IPM Feature for Center 2 (Ho Chi Minh City) .E. DTAC, Thailand (Dec’11- Mar’13) ( BSS G11B-2G –W10-3G , 6000 Series BTS Network) : (ONSITE & Remote) As Team Lead(2G) & 3G Optimization resource My responsibilities and telecom experience at organization are listed below;

Responsible for KPI achievement to Target on Cluster Level & timely Submission the 2G cluster report (OSS KPIs and DT Log file analysis) & get PASS the PAT.

Responsible for KPI achievement to Target on Site Level & timely Submission & get PASS the 3G SSV. Responsible for monitoring and optimization of 20( 15 Voice + 5 Data ) 2G & 3G network KPI ’s like SD\TCH

Drop, SD\TCH Blocking, RASR, HO fail, Rx Quality(DL\UL),TASR, Paging Deletion, DL\UL Throughput, DL\UL TBF Success rate, PIAR, CSSR/DCR(R99,HSDPA,Speech), Handover(SHO,IFHO,IRAT) and DL Throughput. etc.

Network Statistics Monitoring: Traffic Evaluation / Statistical Analysis of the Network, providing corrective measures and thereby making sure that the Network runs successfully under high traffic. & Responsible for Implementation for New features.

Achievement: (a) Recognized for Achievement on DTAC 2G Swap project by Director – RTC, Ericsson in APR’12.(b)Successfully Done the 2G Swap NSN to Ericsson RBS 6000 equipment and Cluster Submission for Bangkok, central & East Thailand. (C) Successfully Done AFP for Bangkok region with solution of 6000 series limitation with 20MHz BW.(d)Trial done on many features and Parameter settings for maintain the NW KPI and overcome the issues under post Swap activities, Traffic growth and KPI achievement.

F. Bharti (UP East) (Sept’11-Nov’11) ( BSS G10B\2000 Series BTS\900-1800 Dual Band \2G EDGE Network)Activities: As Team Lead run the MS Project , Handling 2G Optimization & Performance monitoring Activities .including AFP , KPI Monitoring, WPC Analysis, Feature Audit and Implementation, Maintain the KPIs on Benchmark .Achievement: (a) Frequency planning ( xAFP ) activities carried out successfully for NSC & SC Towns of UPE.(b) Done the KPI Improvement Project (D1 D3 & HOSR) for Non Showcase KPI Improvement.

Etisalat DB Telecom Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi 2010(Nov.) –2011(Sep.), INDIASr. Engineer (NWS-RF) (Ericsson Based 2G GSM/GPRS-EDGE Cellular Network).

As RF Lead, Mainly for RF Planning, Performance and Operation of entire network of New Delhi Circle.

Planning :Responsible for Initial system design and dimensioning RF coverage/Capacity planning/ database Management/ In-building solutions / RF Repeaters solutions / Selection of COW Locations in Delhi Circle.Quality( Optimization & Performance) :Monitoring and Analysis the various KPIs (2G Voice and Data) for Delhi Circle and take Corrective action like parameter retune ,Feature Deployment to maintain them, coordination with vendor team to Arrange drive test for resolving various Issue which affect the KPIs like interference problem, handover analysis and call drop Issues, weak coverage areas & corrective action for the same.Planning and Implementation of Different features for coverage extension\Capacity provisioning within the Existing network for optimum Network capacity utilization. Manage the network in ref. of events\Fair\MRO & Term Compliances.Regulatory Compliances :Responsible for MRO Filing & execution Candidate Selection Process / Timely Submission of Regulatory Compliances/SACFA/ EMF testing & Submission.Vendor Management :Coordination with Different Vendor teams to fulfil Different Company objectives :1. Ericsson (N&TC): Planning Activities.2. Ericsson (MS Team): Streamline the Routine Optimization Activities, Implementation of New features, New Projects, Cus-tomer Complaints.3. BNN: EMF Surveys & Testing.4. Shyam Telecom: RF Repeaters Planning & Implementation.5. Infra providers like Indus ,Viom Networks ,RITL to acquire new Sites .Achievement:(a) Planning for 3000 sites for Delhi Circle and 1560 Sites rollout Accomplishment In year 2010-11. (b)Planned 10 COW and Deployment successfully on the location where no sharing \ new Sites Possibilities .

IDEA Cellular Ltd., Rajasthan 2008(Oct) – 2010(Nov), INDIA

Sr. Executive (NWS-RF) (Ericsson Based GSM/GPRS/EDGE Cellular Network).

Responsibility: As RF Lead for RAN Coverage and capacity Provision In Sikar and Ganganagar region, RF Planning and Optimization Activities ,IBS Planning and Solution Deployment . New Site Planning and KPI Monitoring and maintain on Benchmark of existing Network. Capacity Dimension (SDCCH, Traffic Balancing, Data NW capacity Provision),Rehoming Activities. New HW Testing (Antenna, TMA). EMF Survey & testing. Features Deployment, 4th Sector Addition , COW and TCC provisioning to enhance Coverage and capacity. NW Benchmarking with Drive testing. Regular Feature and Parameter audit , Inconsistency Removal of NW. Capacity provisioning for Fair\Events. Customer Support & Interfacing among the different team to resolve the Issues.

Metro- Wireless Engg. Pvt. Ltd., M.P., Indore 2008(Feb.) – 2008(Sept.), INDIA

RF Planner to Bharti \ IDEA Cellular (Ericsson/Nokia Based GSM/GPRS/EDGE Cellular Network). Responsibility: As RF Planner for Optimization the New Sites and IBS Planning and Deployment of Bharti (MP-CG) and achieve the KPI Targets and Handover. KPI Monitoring on NSN System ( BSC Dump , ND Reports) , Antenna Height reduction plan and KPI Monitoring for Idea (MP)-Gwalior Cluster.

ADA Cell works Wireless Engg. Pvt. Ltd., 2005(Aug.) – 2008(Jan.), INDIA

RF Engineer to BSNL, Bharti, Vodafone (Ericsson/Nokia Based GSM/GPRS/EDGE Cellular Network). As RF Engineer The experience includes LOS Survey, RF nominal Survey , Optimizing the Cell by allocating proper Neighbours, Handover criteria, Cell Select/Reselect Criterion , BCCH Planning, BSIC Planning, Neighbour Planning ,Integration Package , Log File Analysis, DATA (EDGE\GPRS) DT etc. Collection of Live Network Data using TEMS INVESTIGATION 6.0, 8.0.3, NEMO Tool and analysing the performance of their network, Hands on experience on MAPINFO 8.0(MIPT). Performing RF EDGE Coverage Acceptance Test. Project 1: BSNL\NSN (UP West, Uttaranchal) : 2G Voice Optimization and AT - Phase 4 Project 2: Vodafone \ NSN (Rajasthan) : 2G DT for New Sites.Project 3: BHARTI \ NSN (MUMBAI) : 2G DT for KPI Improvement project. Project 4: BSNL\NSN (UP-West, Uttaranchal and Rajasthan) : 2G Data Optimization and AT.

Education B.Tech/B.E. (Electronics & Communication) from Shankara Institute of Technology, Jaipur affiliated to Rajasthan University in 2005 with 66.44 %.References Available on requestStrengths: A good team player, also capable of working alone, possessing the skills and enthusiasm to administer, maintain and ensure maximum operative performance. Leadership Qualities, Adjusting Nature, Excellent & Positive Attitude. Contact Details: Mobile: +91-8130194354 Passport No.: F 9360211E-mail: shobhitsaxenas@gmail.com / shobhit.saxena@rediffmail.com Date of Birth: Sept. 4, 1984.Current Address: 101 Galaxy Apartment , U-27 , U Block DLF Phase 3 Gurgaon -122002Permanent Address: 63, Shiwaji Nagar, Tonk, Rajasthan - 304001 I hereby declare that all the information I mentioned above are true.

(Shobhit Saxena)