Claude Perruche has over 20 years of experience in telecommunications engineering and project management. He has extensive experience planning and implementing mobile networks across Africa and the Middle East for various operators. Some of his roles include senior regional manager, transmission project manager, engineering department director, and engineering manager. He has expertise in areas such as network transmission, radio planning, site surveys, and auditing transmission networks.

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Title: Senior Manager
EDUCATION
IGN (French Geographic National Institute)
• Graduate from the ENSG (National School for Geographic Sciences).
Other Specializations and Qualifications:
• Patent of qualification in geodesy
• Patent of qualification in photogrammetry
• Patent of qualification in topometry
• Patent of qualification in topographic complement
• Patent of qualification in teledetection
• Diploma in formative Studies of Cartographic and Radio Electric Propagation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Democratic republic of Congo « DRC »
2014-until now Senior Regional Manager Rollout and Transmission.
Establishment BoQs for the construction sites.
CAPEX for the equipments.
Civil work.
Logistics and organization teams on the terrain.
Plan of work, with scheduling of works.
Supervision studies transmission.
Aircom South Africa
2010-2013
Transmission Project Manager
Workshop Transmission for different operators, in different countries. 70 Engineers attended this Workshop
Objective:
To explain, the interest that the operators of mobile telephony must carry for" the transmission" in a GSM network.
Presentation of the different transmission modes and recommendations associated. Definitions of the different parameters to
respect for the quality of a network transmission. Advice on the planning of a network transmission.
Senegal, Coast of Ivory, Niger, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, RCA.

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Trainings: Network Transmission for GSM.
Microwave Link Planning.
Availability and KPI Parameters.
Software Connect V8, Software developed by Aircom International
Support on sites:
Analysis of some studies achieved by the operator, remarks on the results. Advices for the development of the studies to
come. Use of the planning software Connect V8
Transmission Network Audit Role.
Orange Niger, Moov Ivory Coast , Zain Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA), Expresso Senegal.
Audit:
Transmission studies.
Performance transmission networks.
Transmission and transportation technologies Information.
Use plan of the frequencies (bands, bandwidth, duplex, ITU-R references F recommendations, etc...).
Processes & Procedures.
Customer Smile
Study of feasibility of a network 4G, for the countries following:
A sutudy per year during one period of 2 years to 5 years.
• Nigeria end 2019: 2128 sites
• Tanzania end 2017: 361 sites
• Uganda end 2017: 638 sites
• DRC end 2014: 615 sites
2004-2010
MTN Sudan MTN Afghanistan, MTN Syria
Engineering Department Director (2 Managers, 8 Supervisors, 25 engineers, 5 technicians, 2 data base coordinators, 1
secretary of department)
My essential role in the various operations of the Group MTN for which I intervened, was to steer teams of engineers,
to set up the various sections as: Radio Planning, Optimization, Transmission, VSAT, Core Network.
• Organize departments.
• Recruit the engineers.
• Establish the processes and the procedures.
• Establish the budgets CAPEX and OPEX.

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• Define the priorities and make the good decisions.
• To coordinate the actions between the various entities.
• To transfer my knowledge while giving some formations.
2001-2004
Investcom Syria, Cyprus
Engineering Manager (3 Supervisors, 12 Engineers, 5 Technicians, 1 Secretary)
Organized sections Transmission, Commissioning, Core Network.
• Elaboration of working procedures.
• Establish the budgets CAPEX and OPEX.
• To define the priorities.
• Participation in the studies of the architecture of arteries transmission of the cellular network GSM.
• Training.
In October, 2002 Spacetel Yemen project
Mission of formative in Cartographic Studies and Study of the Radio electric propagation.
Objective:
Training of 14 engineers.
Title of the training: Cartography and study of the Radio electric Propagation.
Duration of the training: eight weeks
Training: with obtaining of a Diploma
Before 2001
Topographer Engineer
• Responsible for topographic Survey (Organization, Preparation mission’s exports).
• Cartographic studies for the projects Alcatel.
• Topographic missions essentially on the geographic zone Africa.
Striking missions.
• The various missions in countries below are one to pack works made in the export.
YEMEN GUINEA CONAKRY
UZBEKISTAN MADAGASCAR
MAURITANIA GREECE
NIGER TUNISIA
ERITREA LEBANON
BENIN NEW CALEDONIA
A party of my professional experience was also acquired in France.

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Validation architecture Hertzian of the first two cellular networks GSM of the national operators SFR and Bouygues
Telecom. Marseille, Toulouse, Nice
The first studies and recognitions of the new technology LMDS (Point to multi Points) on: Rennes,Toulouse, Strasbourg
France (Between the various missions in France and in the export)
Expertise of towers for Alcatel, Thomson, French army.
KNOWLEDGE
Management (Details of the competences)
• Organization of a department.
• Coordination between the various entities of the department.
• Recruitment.
• Procedures and Specifications.
• Establishment and respect of a budget.
• Define the priorities and make decisions.
• Plans coordinate actions.
• Manager, to protect but also to estimate, to decide and to sanction.
• Rigorous, methodical, organized.
• Transfer my knowledge.
• Good editorial capacities.
• Very good capacity of listening, analysis and synthesis.
• Adaptation to varied contexts (environment) and different interlocutors.
Audit, Expertise Network Transmission.
• Analyze all the transmission and signaling technologies used on each transmission link accessible using
Network Management Terminals for Transmission network elements.
• Analyze Network Topology for PDH/SDH and microwave Networks.
• Frequencies re-use Strategy for Microwave Links.
• Frequency Bands utilized for Microwave Links .Hi/Low channel bands planning.
• Link Budget Calculations criteria used for determining Microwave Links availability.
• Unavailability Objectives in place for all Transmission Links and their conformance to ITU standards.
• Protection / Diversity mechanisms in place for Transmission Links.
• Network Synchronization structure, Sources, alternate Fallbacks.
• Data fill errors and inconsistencies in network elements.
• Redundancy planning for all critical elements.
• Transmission Network Performance.
• Process & Procedure.
Network Topography Study
• Research in the cartographic supports maps, MNT (Digital Map).
• MW networks topology study and design for PSTN and GSM.
• To locate sites candidates.
• Point to point line of sight. Verification with the Theodolite or by astral measure and altimeter.

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• Link budget, (calculations of the radio electric propagation).
• Backbones study and survey (specialization).
Engineering installation Study:
• Realization plan of mass of the sites and localization of future towers, technical building, local for the energy and
solar fields according to the needs..
• Cadastral plan for the authorities.
• Realization plan of equipment room and localization of the new equipments (transmission, radio and energy).
• Measures and calculations for the feeders, the cables energy, or optic.
• Study the existing towers obstruction (in case of reuse these).
• Study the risks of interference with sites existing nearby.
Transmission and Radio Network Planning:
• Elaboration and studies of the urban and suburban GSM networks.
• Calculations of the radio and transmission capacities.
• Transmission Network Planning for GSM.
• Core Network Alcatel & Ericsson (BTSs, BSCs, RCPs, TCs etc…).
Transmission Equipment ALCATEL:
• Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy link (PDH):A9400 UX & LX.
• Synchronous Digital Hierarchy link (SDH): A9600 LSY & ADM.
• Rural link: DECT (WLL 9800).
• LMDS Point to multipoint.
Transmission Equipment ERICSSON et SIEMENS:
• Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy link (PDH) : MINI-LINK E, TN, SRA L.
• Synchronous Digital Hierarchy link (SDH): LH MDRS & ML HC
BOOKS WRITTEN
• Initiation of the Radio Topography for Transmission Engineers.
Title « Topographic Radio Engineer ».
• Generalities on the cartographic study associated to the Radio Electric Propagation.
Title « Site Surveyor Engineer ».
• Networks of transmission for the networks of coverage GSM.
Title « Network Transmission for GSM ».
• The GPS system.
Title “Global Positioning System”.
CONTACT
Claude Perruche
3 Place des Vernes
Résidence Périchelles
77500 Chelles

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France
+33 (0)6 66 53 55 12
+33 (0)1 60 20 17 65
Nationality: French
Languages: English, French

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France
+33 (0)6 66 53 55 12
+33 (0)1 60 20 17 65
Nationality: French
Languages: English, French