1. AIDA JABER, MS, MBA, PMP
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Seasoned telecommunications professional with extensive project management experience and hands
on RF engineering projects having 20 years of industry experience in domestic (USA) and international
project implementations in wireless telecommunications, now seeking an executive account manager,
Program or project manager position
Proven technical expertise, support and liaison between marketing, sales, software Engineers, RF
engineers and operations in the markets served
Knowledge of cableNational Electric codeand ANSI/TIA standards
Familiarity of ERP systems, SaaS,PM, FM, SAP, BigData, & SPLUNK analysis
Deployment of Greenfield complex enterprise wireless infrastructure
Experienced in interfacing directly with clients, executive business leaders and technical
resources
Skilled documenting business requirements and implementation plans
Experienced training both technical and non-technical professionals on software tools and product
functionalities
Developed trainingmanuals
Presentation of materials
Mentoring
Subject Matter Expert (SME)
PMI ProjectManagement Processes
MicrosoftProject
iBwave level 1&2 certified
MicrosoftOfficeincludingMSWord,EXCEL, PowerPoint, ACCESS, MS Notes
RF engineering: Planet, Atoll, MapInfo,certified iBwave level 1&2, 2G/3G/4G technologies
Financial reporting
Wireless Telecommunication Networks: LTE/UMTS/GRM/GPRS/CDMA knowledge
Proven experience in Quality Assuranceand AGILE continuous improvement processes
Working experience with telecom giants including Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T and Samsung on telecom
technologies includingLTE, CDMA, GSM and EVDO
Holdingpost graduatedegree in Business Management and Telecommunications
Hands on experience with tools likePlanet,Atoll, iBwave, Actix and TEMS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Self-Employment Consultant/ PM Lead (2004 – present)
Self employed owner of (Global WirelessMountain LLC) April 2015 to present:
2. Involved in studies to enhance theoretical knowledge base and also delivering trainings to meet the
requirements for PMP
Set trainingCurriculumand trained students for the PMP certification examination
Business development: Wrote and RFP for CDC to teach the PMP course for the company for the year
2017.
Workingon timeshare opportunities in the north region in Ellijay,GA
Team mother Volunteer at Reiverwood high school in Sandy Sprigs,GA
Seeking new opportunities
Sublime Wireless (October 2014 to March 2015)
RF Design Engineer Consultantfor Sprint
PM Lead the design and optimization for both macro sites and small cell/DAS of multi -million dollars’
project for Softbank/Sprint for the New England,Mass market
Individual contributor to Sprintnew site builtdesign and Zeus deliverable
Performed below Link Budget grid network analysis to determine sites needed for future build out for
New England market that includes Boston, Southern & Northern CT, Providence, Vermont, New
Hampshire,main, Upstate & Central NY
Provided corporate headquarters with monthly Best Pilot Ec/RSRP and best server Grids on a monthly
basis for all technologies CDMA800&1900/LTE800, 1900&2500 in the market using planet EV tool
generation to upload itin Sprint.com webpage
Worked with the optimization team to rank the top 75 sites needed for approval to begin the design
process
Performed ACP Analysis for macro and small cells
Site survey/Baseline walk testing to collect signal strength and quality measurement to
determine design criteria
Performed Network Analysis for Zeus project for 2.5 deployment for New England market by ensuringall
designs to meet the minimal throughput requirement; that is a min of 2.5mbps in building at least 85% in
focus area polygons and 1mbps min in buildingin therest of the market area within current footprint
Performed CDMA/EVDO/LTE Coverage, interference and Capacity analysis
Issued search rings for New Site Build for coverage and capacity
Created RF Configuration sheet for the proposed implementation of 1900, 800 & 2500
CDMA/EVDO/LTE
Prepared zoning plots to the zoning team to present RF needs for new cell site to local
jurisdiction members
Used PlanetEV propagation prediction tool to generate CDMA best pilot Ec plot & best Server Plot to
assess CDMA voice coverage performances & dominances, CDMA Ec/Io plot & pilot pollution plot to
assess CDMAinterference performances, CDMA Best Server plot to assess dominantsector coverage
LTE RSRP, RSRQ (DL), SINR (DL) & SINR (UL) plot to assess LTE RF coverage performances
LTE RLC (DL) & RLC (UL) Channel throughput to assess LTEthroughput performances
Reviewed and Redlined Zoning and Construction Drawings per issued RF configuration sheet and per site
walk implementation plan
Reviewed Sweep report to identify abnormality in RF paths from BTS to antenna
Presented and articulated siteselection and design to landlordsand city planningmeetings
Generated Neighbor listto accountfor Hard HO (IVHHO and IFHHO) for the migrated sites
3. Processed 1900 & 800 CDMA/EVDO/LTE data usingXCAL and XCAP software tools
Used Lucent's Base Station Manager (BSM) to support siteoptimization:
Change/review electrical down tiltvalues
Change/review attenuation values
Change/review HO type parameters
Worked with the national team on design effort to achieve Sprint Vision to be # 1 carrier in the industry
focused on Tier1 markets; that is Boston, Southern Connecticut and Providence
Assignment included, generating prediction for CDMA 800&1900, FDD LTE 800&1900 and TDD 2500
Frequency bands for Full build,on air,candidates and proposed sites
Working with the National tram to provide executive reports from our local markets to determine the
areas we need to add coverage and capacity sites for future build outs. Report included: coverage
prediction plots, throughput plots, SINR, Best server, E(c)/Io, Plots for all On Air, Funded and proposed
solutions plots
Involved in the design process of reviewing and Redlining Zoning and Construction Drawings per issued
RF Configuration sheet and per site walk implementation plan
Used Siterra and Planetand data manager for the design tool
Investigated coverage gabs by usingthe delta link budget
Assisted in-Building DAS Engineer with the optimization and resolving issue in the MBTA for Boston,
Mass Sprintwas migratingfrom the legacy BTS unit to MMBTS Multi Mode Fiber run Base station
Sublime Wireless for Alcatel Lucent (October 2013 to February 2014)
Lead RF Engineer and PM
Lead RF Engineer and PM on the launch and optimization of the 800 MHz Band
400 sites were launched in December and January for the South Carolina, Georgia, Georgia SC Coast
and Myrtle Beach region for Sprintworking with the Alcatel Lucent team
Worked on the optimization for both 1900 and LTE for the same region
Worked on the optimization of 1900 band and LTE for Alcatel -Lucent, Sprint network
Assumed responsibility for Georgia, South Carolina, GA SC Coast and Myrtle Beach region to turn
up/launch 800 MHz band to a commercial network
A total of 400 sites were launched in my region in the months of December and January
Had direct management responsibilities for the Drive test team interfacing with the Program
manager and all drive test team and directed them to do cluster drives, IFHO drives and individual
sitedrives
Presented and articulated siteselection and design to landlordsand city planningmeetings
Interfaced with PMs and operations to fix all alarms to complete Launch all in time
Used Edat tool to analyze data collected and create report for Alcatel - Lucent customer Sprint
submittal and approval
Used SPO to obtain Per Call Measurement data, alarm monitoring, and KPI trending to optimize in real
time
Used Transcend to write scripts and used the ELOG system for operation to implement the scripts
Trained other new hires on the process of launching 800 MHz band and taught them how to use the tools
and write scripts
Held trainingsession and provided documentations that explain the process
4. Was the single point of contact for the 800 MHz band and attended all conference calls and ensured
all sites were launched on time
Interfaced with E911 team from Ericsson to schedule sitelaunch for each cluster
LCC International for Samsung(November 2012 to February 2013)
Lead RF Engineer
Lead RF Engineer and PM on $400M project that impacted 750 sites with a team over100 people to
implement 4G/ LTE network in the Oregon territory for Sprint
Knowledge of Samsung LSM/BSM
Had directManagement responsibility for a team of 2 RF engineers and 4 drivetester
Responsibility included scheduling of Engineers and testers to strategizing the work and work with
serviceprovider as well as the vendor to ensure the outcome matches the baselineof the scope
Used MS Project and outlook
Had indirect management responsibility to manage other PMs from the construction side of the business
and site acquisition managers to get the sites up and ready for LTE deployment
Reviewed drawings prepared in Visio, visited sites to verify designs along with site acquisition
managers and other PMs
Looked for design discrepancies between what is actually in the field and what is the Playbook design is
required for CDMA/EVDO and LTE
Lead and managed the drive test team to collect cluster data for the Oregon Region. Used X-cal and Xcap
to setup data collection and analyzedata collected respectively
Worked with the national team to provide cluster data to test the 3G/4G mobile meridian tool to set up
the Oregon market for cluster processingand statisticsanalysis
Involved in the 4G/LTE site acceptancetesting
Worked on the Viper next generation tool to create the No Harm reports for EMS after event changes
and/or antenna change and consolidation
Used the SamsungEvent Reporting Tool to report siteoutstandingissues
Used Cell Site Maintenance Scheduler (CSMS) and the Change management control tool (CMC) to
schedulesite for maintenance and migration purposes
Successfully,created a process to schedulesite outage and repair alongwith the operation team
Sat up the team for Network Services Security Administration Access Request Tool (NART) and LSM-R
access for both San Jose and Tacoma
Key member in executing the migration process step 6 (CLA optimization drives and analysis), 7 (Cluster
ATP test), 9 (Pre-migration IVHHO test) and step 13 (No Harm Testing)
Attended all Samsung 3G/4G training. Reviewed Samsung design and optimization guidelines,
Neighbor listaddition,IVHHO pre-migration and strategy
Used Planet propagation tool for coverage display and design purposes
Tabuk, KSA (February 2010 to August 2010)
Lecturer, FBSU
Served as a full time faculty at Fahed Bin Sultan University Business College utilizing my teaching
experience at Golden Gate University, my MBA and applying my long years of practical industry
experience in the academic arena
Courses taught are: Management information systems, financial markets and institutions, financial
accounting, Basic business statistics, Assumed the department coordinator and student advisor for the
business department, launched the EMBA program for the school.
5. NEXX now, Beaverton, OR (October 2008 to December 2009)
GEOPCS, LLC
Developed and refined a viablewireless broadband businesscasefor the owner of GEOPCS, LLC
The company is a provider of Wireless Broadband services in rural communities
The services span applicationsin business,residential,education,health care,and public safety
The viability of the business case resulted in GEOPCS recently receiving funding of $2M from the USDA
(United States Department of Agriculture) to develop wireless broadband networks and advanced
education and health care applicationsin high need communities
Ericsson for AT@T Wireless Deployment (June 2008 to September 2008)
Lead RF UMTS/HSDPA Engineer
Radio network designing for high rise buildings (hospitality, commercial, health care), low rise buildings
(shopping malls, casinos, convention center), Arenas (indoor and outdoor stadium) and transit buildings
(airports, subway) on either neutral or single carrier using iBwave design tool on 2G, 3G, networks for
AT&T
Did site surveys for high risebuildings
Pre and Post Launch UMTS cluster Tuning/Optimization, Post processing of the field collected data
usingActix analyzer and Omega to generate the required sitereports GNG30 and GNG60 (Tuning)
Optimized and analysisof Technology drop callsand Access failureof MOC, MTC, R99 and HSDPA
Optimized and analysisof Application drop calls and Access failureof R99 and HSDPA
Optimized the neighbor relation with UMTS to GSM sites in KGET and MCOM
Optimized the Pilot Pollution of the cluster and recommendation to down tilt and or CIPCH power
reduction of the main candidates
Optimized the IRAT failurein MOC, MTC, R99 and HSDPA
Monitor System Performance Indicators such as RSCP, Ec/Io, Pilot Power, and UE TX Power, HSDPA
Throughput, BER, and HO failure
At a sector level, optimize neighbor relations by addingand removing neighbors
Investigate coverage and handoff issues utilizingTEMS Investigation
Generated verification checklistto be used for on air siteverification
Involve in various type of drive testing using TEMS and AGILENT network), Venue testing, GoNoGo
drives using TEMS 6.1.3/Agilent
Post processed Agilent log files using Actix Analyzer and Performed network performance
evaluation drives usingAgilentE6474A (GoNoGo drives)
Plot RSCP and dropped calls on MapInfo and create thematic Map, legends and adding/deleting layers
for better understandingof the system
Works closely with the RF Systems team in identifyingand correctingcell sitecongestion
Used Atoll for the redesign process
SQL query experience to retrieve and analyzedata
Cellular One(February 2008 to June 2008)
Market Lead RF Engineer
Provided executive Project Management progress reports to senior level management for all the
implementations for the new sites
Spearheaded the performance efforts for voice and data for 120 sites with a team over 50 people to
implement 3G/GSM/GPRS network in the four Corners territory for Cellular One on a 60M wireless
project.
6. Lead the RF engineering department for the four corners market a total of 120 sites
The assignment included both design and optimization. Lead all the performance efforts for voice
and data EDGE/GPRS
Conducted and created an optimization process for Cellular One network that included Cell Techs,
Switch techs, drive tester, and Data processingperson
The process included a methodology for a set of KPIs to be set and followed for the behavior of the
network, for Drop calls, Blocking, accessibility, retain ability and minutes of use. The methodology
followed an industry standard of KPI for GSM/EDGE/GPRS. Drove tested areas of concerns usingInvex3G
tool to collect data and Interpreter tool to analyze data collected and made recommendations for
changes to improve performance
Conducted capacity study for EDGE/GRPS and for voice also and used that for dimensioning data and
voice
Used the number of TRX count to conduct an Automatic Frequency plan using Plant EV a
propagation tool MapInfo based to utilizefrequency hopping in the market
Attended all deployment meetings, provided coverage maps, prioritized candidates depend on
company coverage objectives, provided RF data sheets and worked with both site acquisition and
construction for new site build outs
RF DAS design and in buildingcoverageutilizingLGC interface Unison network architecture
T-Mobile (November 2007 to January 2008)
UMTS-3G/GSM-2G RF lead for the antenna change-out optimization effort
Spearheaded antenna upgrades for the UMTS roll-outfor T-Mobile Nevada region
Managed and drove the vendor (Ericsson) to work on the outstandingissues for the change out
Reported directly to the impacted executive managers of T-Mobile
Coordinated market optimization efforts and issues with the market and cluster engineers to resolve
all issues affected by the UMTS roll-outeffort
Assignment included antenna change out for the UMTS roll-out
This effort required down tilting the site being changed out and monitoring surrounding sites and
areas affected on the GSM side
Monitoringsites usingXPMfor checking performance, traffic,MOU/drop, etc.
Checked alarms usingOSS for TMA failure,T1 issues,etc.
Used Homer to create trouble tickets for operations to correct outstandingissues
Updated Asset, InSite, and Las Vegas_UMTS.xls files: The spreadsheet included before and after the
changes, the GSM (current inventory) and the UMTS (change out inventory), includingtheRET, DT, etc.
Managed and drove the vendor (Ericsson) to work on the outstandingissues for the change out
Worked with all mangers from installation, operations and contractors involved including the Program
manager and the general manager for T-Mobile
This was through 7:00 AM morning call and 4:00 PM afternoon call
7. Coordinated market optimization efforts and issues with the market and cluster engineers to resolve
all issues affected by the UMTS roll-outeffort
RF DAS design and in-buildingsystems UtilizingAndrew/Commscope ION-B architecture
Cricket Communications,Nashville,TN (August 2007 to November 2007)
CDMA RF Engineer (Consultant)
Designed, analyzed and optimized the design and layout for Greensboro NC market and the
surroundingregions to deliver the projecton time and on budget
Assignment included optimization of Lucent BTS technologies usingtools such as prospectand
the channel element management tool (CEMENT) for capacity planning for adding extra carriers andT1 s
to solveT1 and Channel Elements blockingissues
Worked on optimization of sites due power blocking and wash code blocking by optimizing,
changingpowers and addingextra carriers
Utilized the KPI MAP tools including: PGraph, Top 20 offenders to identify drop calls and used cause
analysisto identify and resolveproblems within the network
Worked with site modification team to add extra carries (F1, 2, & 3) and additional BTSs (6 sector
sites), worked hand by hand with operations personal and manager to complete assignment and
tasks diligently
Sat on all conference calls for design, optimization, operation, capacity, corporate future
planningrelated to the Greensboro, NC market
Used ZK Sam test equipment to collect systems drive data and used Actix to analyze data
collected
Resolved issues related to Inter Vendor Handover between Lucent and Nortel at the bordering region
between Greensboro and Burlington: That is by tuning parameters, adding neighbors, changing
searched window sizes and Transmit/Receive delays to insureIVHH worked between the two markets
Assumed 100% responsibility for the Greensboro, NC market immediately and Asheboro region as part
of the Rocky Mountain high project: provided direction to leads and site acquisition managers as needed
from the RF perspective to integrate sites
Provided RF configuration sheetto integrate sites
Utilized Planet to provide coverage maps as needed. Worked with Siterra and provided RF
approvals to design sites and provided RF configuration sheet includes Antenna azimuth, Ant enna
types & PN
Worked with sales and marketing to insure delivery on time and sat new targets for the
company’s continuous growth
T-Mobile (Consultant) (July 2005 to September 2006)
RF Engineer
Managed $600M project that impacted 1200 sites with a team over 200 people to implement
3G/GSM/UMTS network in the Atlanta, GA territory for T-Mobile
Analyzes of data performance usingthe TEMS Investigation,X-TEL/Xi tools or Actix
8.
Utilizes OptPCs MapInfo based tool to analyze data collected and process TEMS and Xi data
collected
Ericsson OSS to collect MRR and NCS recording to analyze timing advance and neighbor relations and
change parameter settings
Put together process documentations for optimization
Provided the PEST development team with GPRS/EDGE specifications for the engineers to be able to
monitor data Key Performance Indicators
Worked with senior management on the analysis of Telephia voice and data outcomes using MapInfo
tool, the results were incorporated in the 3 years’ siteplan
Attended daily morningcall for siteoptimization alongwith the operations team
Participated in the model tuning process
RF DAS design and in-buildingsystems
T-Mobile (November 2004 to May 2005)
Wireless RF Engineer
Worked in the New Jersey market in the design group assignment included site selection utilizing
Asset tools to acquirecoveragemaps
Identified impaired serviceareas for coverage and capacity
Worked with site acquisition and leasingto get search rings RF approved
Reviewed zoning and construction drawings. Attends zoning hearings a long with T-Mobile
attorneys to obtain county’s approval of the siteselected for T-Mobiledeployment
Designed antennas, cables, number of radios needed, TMAs to commission the site. Once the site
went in air, drove tested the site and optimized it for overshooting, antenna tilt, and checked any
frequency issues co-channels or adjacent channels interference completed the optimization process
until siteis integrated with the rest of the network seamlessly
Permanent Full time Employment Positions (1992 to 2004)
Tartec (February 2004 to November 2004)
Senior Performance Engineer
Lead identification and analysisof performance issues for AWS markets usingNokia equipment
Worked on the Best in Class (BIC) projectalongwith lead engineers for the AWS Chicago market
Worked on data trialsto determine the best channel for data hoppingor non-hoping channel
Created executive reports for the national Key Performance indicators for the national team and Nokia
senior management team
Used TEMS to conductDrive test analysisfor optimization findingson the GPRS/EDGE projects
Experience with Wizard Optimi planningtool for propagation and model tuning and frequency planning
SQL query to retrieve, analyzeand display data
Cingular Wireless(November 2000 to March 2003)
Senior RF Engineer
Designed and analyzed and provided onsite supportfor Cingular cellular systems usingPlanettool
9. Migrated network systems within infrastructure using TEMS drive test tool, Ericsson OSS
features and OptPCS optimization tool
Integrated all networks to work seamlessly
Optimized GSM network in the North and EastBay areas of San Francisco
RF DAS design and in-buildingsystems
AirTouch Communications (May 1995 to June 2000)
Senior Radio Frequency Engineer
Spearheaded the deployment for Airtouch Cellular systems in the U.S. and Internationally
Planned GSM and CDMA systems for Nokia, Ericsson,Qualcomm,Motorola,Nortel, Lucent, and Samsung
Deployed, tested, and optimized GSM and CDMA systems
Tested and integrated new systems into the existingnetwork
Optimized all systems to work at peak efficiency within the network
Worked with the development team and created specifications for the Phoenix tool for RF
propagation the project involved development specifications for the AFP, Neighbor list, and other
features
RF DAS design and in-buildingsystems
US West Advanced Technology R&D division:
Senior System Engineer, (May 1992 to May 1995)
Led the industry test bed for the CCITT standards committee
Created all the requirements necessary for the telecommunications management network
Designed the architecturefor the network
Supervised the the software team form BelCore who created the software
Designed the best practices Testcases to test the software
Presented it to the CCITT with 70 country representative in attendance to witness our nest generation System for
the PCS Operations prototype.
The project one of the firstin the world to implement in the SS7 network in its entirety
Findings were transferred to the European markets through Orange Company in the UK and Standards
committees.
EDUCATION
Masters Business Administration (MBA) Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA M.S.
Telecommunications Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
B.S. Electrical Engineering,Utah State University,Logan City, UT
Member of the GAS (Get a way Special program) fro NASA.
Certifications
iBwave level 1 & Level 2 certified
Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certified # 1644297
WIMAX/LTE award solution training
CIBET participantMarch 2014