farai Hove, Site Manager

farai Hove

Site Manager

PINELINK HOLDINGS

Location
Botswana
Education
Bachelor's degree,
Experience
13 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 8 Months

Site Manager at PINELINK HOLDINGS
  • October 2012 to August 2013

PINELINK HOLDINGS Site Manager, 10/2012 to date

Site Manager at PINELINK HOLDINGS
  • Botswana
  • May 2012 to August 2013

WORK DESCRIPTION
- RF and Microwave Installations Supervision.
- Configuring, commissioning and upgrades of radio sites.
- Base station equipment installation and commissioning.
- Installation and configuring of WIFI radios
- Supervision of BTS (Ericsson and Huawei) equipment swap out.
- Installation and integration of IP, analog and digital PABX.
- Installation and configuring of high capacity digital microwave radios, universal multiplexers and antennae systems.
- Installation and configuration of ADSL modems at customer premises.
- Recovering and Upgrading of Harris Stratex Microwave radios for MTN Zambia.
- Producing and maintaining as-built documentation.
- Resolving technical issues during projects.
- Supervising Sub contractors.
- Rectification of VSWR alarms using site master.
- Attending to PABX faults.
- Ensuring installation is in accordance with documentation and quality standards.
- Replacement of faulty site equipment (BTS, antennas, feeder cables, radios, rectifiers, air conditioners...etc).
- Installation, Configuring, and Commissioning of Telecommunication Equipment in Botswana.
- Solar power installation for Telecommunication sites

Site Manager at Pinelink
  • Botswana
  • January 2003 to January 2013

WORK DESCRIPTION
- RF and Microwave Installations Supervision.
- Configuring, commissioning and upgrades of radio sites.
- Base station equipment installation and commissioning.
- Installation and configuring of WIFI radios
- Supervision of BTS (Ericsson and Huawei) equipment swap out.
- Installation and integration of IP, analog and digital PABX.
- Installation and configuring of high capacity digital microwave radios, universal multiplexers and antennae systems.
- Installation and configuration of ADSL modems at customer premises.
- Recovering and Upgrading of Harris Stratex Microwave radios for MTN Zambia.
- Producing and maintaining as-built documentation.
- Resolving technical issues during projects.
- Supervising Sub contractors.
- Rectification of VSWR alarms using site master.
- Attending to PABX faults.
- Ensuring installation is in accordance with documentation and quality standards.
- Replacement of faulty site equipment (BTS, antennas, feeder cables, radios, rectifiers, air conditioners...etc).
- Installation, Configuring, and Commissioning of Telecommunication Equipment in Botswana.
- Solar power installation for Telecommunication sites

Site Manager at pinelink
  • Botswana
  • January 2003 to January 2013

WORK DESCRIPTION
- RF and Microwave Installations Supervision.
- Configuring, commissioning and upgrades of radio sites.
- Base station equipment installation and commissioning.
- Installation and configuring of WIFI radios
- Supervision of BTS (Ericsson and Huawei) equipment swap out.
- Installation and integration of IP, analog and digital PABX.
- Installation and configuring of high capacity digital microwave radios, universal multiplexers and antennae systems.
- Installation and configuration of ADSL modems at customer premises.
- Recovering and Upgrading of Harris Stratex Microwave radios for MTN Zambia.
- Producing and maintaining as-built documentation.
- Resolving technical issues during projects.
- Supervising Sub contractors.
- Rectification of VSWR alarms using site master.
- Attending to PABX faults.
- Ensuring installation is in accordance with documentation and quality standards.
- Replacement of faulty site equipment (BTS, antennas, feeder cables, radios, rectifiers, air conditioners...etc).
- Installation, Configuring, and Commissioning of Telecommunication Equipment in Botswana.
- Solar power installation for Telecommunication sites

RF Supervisor at NTR BOTSWANA
  • April 2012 to May 2012

NTR BOTSWANA RF Supervisor, 04/2012 to 05/2012

Assistant to Maintenance Manager at CAMUSAT BOTSWANA
  • August 2011 to October 2011

CAMUSAT BOTSWANA Assistant to Maintenance Manager, 08/2011 to 10/2011

Maintenance Technician at CAMUSAT BOTSWANA
  • September 2008 to July 2011

BROLAZ PROJECTS BOTSWANA Maintenance Technician, 09/2008 to 07/2011

Telecommunication Technologist at G.M.C TECHNOLOGIES BOTSWANA
  • January 2004 to August 2008

G.M.C TECHNOLOGIES BOTSWANA Telecommunication Technologist, 01/2004 to 08/2008

Telecommunication Transmission Technician at TELONE ZIMBABWE
  • January 2001 to December 2003

TELONE ZIMBABWE Telecommunication Transmission Technician, 01/ 2001 to 12/ 2003

WORK DESCRIPTION
- RF and Microwave Installations Supervision.
- Configuring, commissioning and upgrades of radio sites.
- Base station equipment installation and commissioning.
- Installation and configuring of WIFI radios
- Supervision of BTS (Ericsson and Huawei) equipment swap out.
- Installation and integration of IP, analog and digital PABX.
- Installation and configuring of high capacity digital microwave radios, universal multiplexers and antennae systems.
- Installation and configuration of ADSL modems at customer premises.
- Recovering and Upgrading of Harris Stratex Microwave radios for MTN Zambia.
- Producing and maintaining as-built documentation.
- Resolving technical issues during projects.
- Supervising Sub contractors.
- Rectification of VSWR alarms using site master.
- Attending to PABX faults.
- Ensuring installation is in accordance with documentation and quality standards.
- Replacement of faulty site equipment (BTS, antennas, feeder cables, radios, rectifiers, air conditioners etc)
- Installation, Configuring, and Commissioning of Telecommunication Equipment in Botswana.
- Solar power installation for Telecommunication sites


Equipment Worked on: • Digital Microwave Radio HARRIS MICROSTAR, TRUEPOINT, PASOLINK NEC, CERAGON, ERRICSON, DXR100/200, SPECTRUM, SIEA, RACOM
• Ericsson Minilink installation, configuration and software and hardware upgrades
• Rectification of VSWR alarms using Aniristu Site Master

at Ericsson
  • Egypt
  • January 2000 to December 2000

• Ericsson 2000, 3000 and 6000 series RBS installation and integration, also supporting GSM/CDMA/ WCDMA
• Installation of Huawei BTS 3900 and RTN Microwave radios
• Outback Power Systems (Solar)
• Delibarent, Ligowave WIFI radio
• Universal Multiplexer Platforms KEYMILE UMUX 1300/1500, ALCATEL, FUJISTU
• Antennae assembly for Digital Microwave radios ANDREWS, Broadcasting equipment SISTEMI
• Basic Telecommunication tower construction
• Working knowledge of Satellite communications and VSAT
• PABX and extension installation ALCATEL, SIEMENS, SAMSUNG, LG, PANASONIC
• Test equipment conversant with: site master, spectrum analyzer, power meter, oscilloscope, frequency counter, bit error test set, deviation meter, test meter, OTDR for fiber breaks, splicing machine, Windows based software for configuring and fault finding on equipment, network management software for digital microwave radios and for multiplexer platforms, telephone management software. I am able to work on telecommunications towers with ease. I have a valid driver's license.

Education

Bachelor's degree,
  • at University of Zimbabwe
  • May 2003

DIPLOMA IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS [HEXCO] TELONE Centre for learning Zimbabwe CERTIFICATE IN TELECOMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY [CITY AND GUILDS UNIT CREDITS] University of Zimbabwe

Bachelor's degree, TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
  • at TELONE Centre for learning Zimbabwe
  • February 2003
Diploma, TELECOMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY
  • at CITY AND GUILDS
  • February 2000

Specialties & Skills

Microwave
Telecommunication Industry
DOCUMENTATION
MAINTENANCE
MICROWAVE
POWER INSTALLATION
TELECOMMUNICATION