Khawaja Saad Ahmad, Manager QA (WLL Wing)

Khawaja Saad Ahmad

Manager QA (WLL Wing)

etisalat-ptcl

Location
Pakistan - Lahore
Education
Master's degree, Total Quality Management
Experience
15 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 11 Months

Manager QA (WLL Wing) at etisalat-ptcl
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • My current job since September 2010

Major responsibilities include:
• To check out the coverage and signal quality of the deployed CDMA2000 Network (1X/Rev-A/Rev-B voice and data based services), by conducting the Drive Tests, using Nemo Outdoor 6
• Post processing of the log files using Nemo Analyze 6, identifying problems in the network to enhance the coverage & capacity, and generating the KPI Reports
• Optimization of the CDMA2000 Network (1X/RevA/RevB based services) using Nemo Analyze 6
• Reviewing the monthly based BTS outage reports and providing different suggestions to avoid un-necessary interruptions and outages, and to improve the network quality
• Coordinating with stakeholders residing at the development, operation and vendor end for the resolution of discrepancies & short comings affecting the performance of the network
Additional responsibilities include:
• Quality testing by conducting planned technical audit/Inspection for the following systems:
1. Wireless Local Loop (WLL) and Allied Equipment- CDMA based BTS/BSC/MSC sites and RF equipment provided by Huawei and ZTE, WiMAX BTS provided by Redline Communications
2. Transmission System and Allied Equipment- Optical Fiber System (SDH/DWDM/ADM), Digital Radio System (DRS), Fast Ethernet, E1 Convertors etc
3. Switching System and Allied Equipment- Switching (Switches from ZTE, Ericsson, Alcatel, Huawei), NGN Switches (Access and Gateway switches)
4. Access Network and Allied Equipment- Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON), Optical Network Units (ONU), Add Drop Mux Systems
5. IP Data Services and Allied Equipment- Multi Media and Broadband (Broadband Remote Access Server BRAS, Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer DSLAM), IPTV etc
6. Power Plant and Allied Equipment- Rectifier, Generators, UPS, Batteries

Asst. Manager Operations & Maintenance (Nationwide) at CONSISTEL Pvt. Ltd
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • February 2008 to February 2010

Major responsibilities included:
• Maintenance of over 500 GSM IBS/ODM sites and management of a team of over 50 people
• Conducting Walk/Drive Tests & performing RF Optimization of the on-aired sites
• Maintenance of Ericsson & Motorola Radio Equipment, Microwave System, Power System etc
• Weekly meetings with IBS manager at Client’s end for radio support
• Conducting the corporate Trainings and Workshops for staff development and foreign clients
• Assisting other Project Managers for Site Acquisition, Installation, Procurement & RF purposes
• Negotiations with the clients, subcontractors and other stakeholders involved in the business
Achievement: During my two years service, my team/department never missed any KPI under my supervision/ leadership.

RF Drive Tester / Engineer at Telefonica O2 UK Limited
  • United Kingdom
  • June 2009 to August 2009

Major responsibilities included:
• Working on NSN FlexiBTS
• Testing of the GSM/WCDMA sites using TEMS Investigation 8.1, Map Source, 2G/3G Mobile handsets
• Checking the coverage areas of 02 Network by performing drive testing in different areas
• Post processing of log files using TEMS Route Analysis & MapInfo
• Identifying problems in network by analyzing log files and generating the KPI Reports
• Performing the electrical tilts in the field to improve the network quality

Operations and Maintenance Engineer at Mobiserve
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • November 2007 to February 2008

Major responsibilities included:
• Maintenance of the Motorola Radio Equipment (BTS)
• Maintenance of Microwave Systems from NEC Pasonlink, Ericsson Minilink, Alcatel, Stratex etc
• Maintenance of Rectifier Power Systems of Ascom, Emerson, Eltek, Delta, Power Saft etc
• Conducting Preventive maintenance (PM) and Corrective maintenance (CM)
• Rectification of the RSL issues
• Installation, Configuration, Commissioning and Testing of WiMax system

Education

Master's degree, Total Quality Management
  • at Superior University
  • April 2013

Major Subjects: • Total Quality Management (TQM) • Quality Management System- ISO 9001:2008 • Lab Management System ISO 17025 • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) • Six Sigma • Advanced Statistics • Statistical Process Control • Kaizen & Quality Circles • Metrology • Project Management (PM) • Strategic HRM • Research Methodologies (RM) • Suppliers Quality Assurance (SQA) • Emotional Intelligence • Business Process Re-engineering (BRP) • Organization Behavior (OB) • Organization Development (OD) • Change Management • Health & Safety Environment (EHS)

Master's degree, Mobile and Satellite Communication
  • at University of Surrey
  • September 2007

Telecommunication and Networking Subjects • Mobile Communication (Both Basic and Advanced level) • Satellite Communication (Both Basic and Advanced level) • Digital Communications • Principle of Telecommunication Network • Operating System for Mobile (Practical Labs offering Software for the Cell Phones) • Data and Internet Networking Technologies • Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) • Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP/3G) • Wireless Interoperability for Mobile Access (WiMax) • Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) & Wideband CDMA (W-CDMA) • Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDM) and Multi Input Multi Output (MIMO) • Ultra Wideband (UWB) • Long Term Evaluation (LTE)

Bachelor's degree, Computer Sciences & Networking
  • at Punjab University College of Information and Technology
  • June 2006

• Digital Communication Networks • Electronics (Basic and Advanced) • Programming (C, C++, Java etc.) • Software Engineering • Data Bases (Oracle, SQL and MS Access) • Simulations in MATLAB, NS-2 etc. • Website designing (Microsoft Front Page and Macromedia Flash)

Specialties & Skills

Drive Test
Operations Management
RF Engineering
Quality Assurance
Project Management
Operations & Maintenance
Networking
Information Technology
Qualtiy Assurance
Project Management
RF Engineering

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2013
Valid Until:
March 2013
CCNA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2009
Valid Until:
February 2010
Six Sigma (Green Belt) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2013
Valid Until:
February 2013