Edgardo Benson, Engineer

Edgardo Benson

Engineer

Houssam Contracting Company (HCC)

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electronics & Communications Engineering
Experience
32 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :32 years, 7 Months

Engineer at Houssam Contracting Company (HCC)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since August 2015

Installation, configuration, commissioning and integration of Tetra Base Station (Cassidian)
• Configuration of Microwave tower equipments using Aviat’s Provision Software
• Provides technical support to the field engineers for the operation and maintenance project to ensure the
networks good performance for the client
• Configuration and maintenance of analog IP base CCTV (Visual Security Software).
• Configuration, simulation and managing external alarms using ProVision Software
• Monitor status of alarms, prepare corrective tickets and coordinate with field teams all corrective actions and
preventive maintenance routine
• Prepare material request of spare parts and consumable materials then followup and monitor the status
• Liases with field personnel regarding plans, troubleshooting, equipments‘ movement, dispatches and
installation schedules
• Technical documentation of processes and procedures used throughout normal operations

Operations Manager at Esssam's Restaurant
  • Philippines
  • August 2011 to July 2015

Responsible in the complete operations of family business restaurant which include marketing, staffing,
inventory of stocks, billings, payroll and proper handling of financial statements.
• Preside the regular meeting with other family members regarding the status of the business.

TELECOM ENGINEER at Saudi Telecom Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2000 to June 2011

Monitor Remedy Trouble Ticketing System for Problem Report escalated then investigate and troubleshoot
the problem.
• Installation, commissioning and troubleshooting of home broadband and telecommunication services such
as router or modem, IPTV, VOIP, telephone cables, CCTV using wired or wireless connectivity.
• Prepare all the required reports dumped from RTTS then get the KPIs for every vendor (ALU, NSN, Huawei,
WiMax, Zhone & FTTH).
• Organize Maintenance Downtime request necessary for system upgrades and troubleshooting purposes.
• Prepare and administer monthly Critical outage problem report and get average restoration time.
• Assist ANOC Team Leaders in the preparation of their required report.
• Administer database of all the problem reports / complaints received by ANOC departments.
• Assist System Engineers in the development, modification and enhancement of programs.
• Log all system design problems and initiate action with the supplier for correction.
• Issue Engineering Maintenance Letters (EML) and Warning Notices (WN) to exchange maintenance staff to minimize the service impact of existing exchange problems.

ENGINEER at Norconsult Telematics (NSA)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 1998 to May 2000

• Supervise the installation and acceptance tests of ALU’s 5ESS switches and NSN’s EWSD switches.
• Supervise the installation and acceptance tests of ALU’s 5ESS switches and NSN’s EWSD switches.
• Perform Preliminary Acceptance Test (PAT) of both ALU and NSN switches on different sites kingdom wide and at Remote Test Centers.
• Inspect the installation quality of the switching equipment in every site under Y2K and TEP7 projects and make sure that standard operating procedure is being followed.
• Identify failures and non compliance of contractors to rectify and re-design.
• Perform diagnostic tests of the sites need to be commissioned.
• Attend in System Quality Test (SQT) for new equipment
• Technical review of MOPs and Switching Contract Unit List (CUL) for every site.
• Supervise the cut-over activities of ALU and Ericsson switches to be Y2K compliant.
• Create and update the database records of the status of ongoing and completed projects.
• Review, recommend and approve Preliminary Acceptance Certificate.
• Prepare all the necessary reports required by the Manager to be discussed in regular meetings.

ENGINEER at Digital Telecommunication Philippines (DIGITEL)
  • Philippines
  • November 1996 to August 1998

Supervise all the personnel working in Technical Operation Center (Rizal Province)
• Provide assistance and supervise in correcting trouble analysis and faults
• Gather switching system data / information for use in the expansion, reconfiguration, modification and
upgrading of the switching network.
• Perform trouble analysis and diagnostic tests of ERICSSON AXE 10 Equipment
• Perform network integration with several network operators
• Analyze traffic data and give recommendations for the necessary task to be done
• Monitor alarm, troubleshoot and fix the fault at the soonest possible time.
• Perform the activation and testing of signaling link using CCITT 7
• Perform the activation of subscriber lines and subscriber class of services
• Perform dumping of billing data and system data regularly.
• Prepare reports of all the activities performed on weekly and monthly basis to be submitted to the Technical
Manager.
• Evaluate the performance of the personnel under my supervision.

TELECOM ENGINEER at Saudi Ericsson Communication Co. Ltd
  • May 1994 to May 1996

Perform system programming and installation of MD 110 PABX Digital equipment
• Study and survey jobsites before installation
• Monitor quality assurance of work performed
• Perform preventive maintenance of different MD equipment
• Prepare reports of all the activities performed on regular basis
• Replace defective equipment parts, adjust, modify and calibrate.
• Analyze and interpret test data and maintain accurate record of work performed
• Ensure adherence to customer equipment safety procedure and established policies
• Train new telecom technician and give support in performing their works

TELECOM TECHNICIAN at Building Care Corporation (Asian Development Bank
  • March 1991 to April 1994

Responsible in carrying out the effective operations, maintenance, relocations and troubleshooting of the
telecommunications facilities including voice and non voice services.
• Troubleshooting of telephone line, programming for multiline network, layout of cable and repair of pull out
telephone sets and fax machines.
• Programming of ICOM Mobile Radio and Motorola handheld radio to resonate with their respective radio
repeated.
• Modification of antenna cables, installations and modification of repeater as well as its preventive
maintenance activity.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electronics & Communications Engineering
  • at Mapua Institute of Technology
  • October 1990
Bachelor's degree, Electronics & Communications Engineering
  • at Mapua Institute of Technology
  • October 1990

Specialties & Skills

CABLEADO
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
MEETING FACILITATION
NETWORKING
PERSONNEL
QUALITY
SWITCHES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE SKILLS

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate