Abhinav Garg

Dubai, UAE

+971559022354
garg.abhinav@gmail.com

Summary

11+ Years Working Experience, specializing in Radio networks, Project Management & Business development.
Highly motivated with the ability to work effectively and cross functionally with all internal and external
stakeholders across multiple departments.

In-depth understanding of technologies and their strategic value to business interests with strong negotiations
capabilities.
Multicultural experience of working in USA, India, & Middle East and brings the best wireless practices and
approaches for different customer needs.

Good Technical hands on experience (KPI/ Layer 3 messages/ Implementation/Design) in technology

(LTE/UMTS/HSPA/GSM/GPRS/EDGE) across Vendors.

Experience
Polaris Wireless, Dubai

Jan 2013 till date

Technical Manager-MEA

Responsible for all Regional RF related Strategy, Sales and Delivery activities in MEA region
Developing relationships with clients, identifying and reporting on business opportunities in target markets
Undertaking Technological Initiatives & Product development with Research, Engineering & Development Team
Improved Processes and brought cost efficiency to Polaris operations
Increased RAN Business of Polaris from 1 M per annum to 3 M per annum in one market.
Managing a team of RAN Experts to deliver Contractual KPIs with consistent Performance

Nokia-Siemens Networks
USA, Saudi Arabia, Dubai

Aug 2004 Jan 2013

Radio Network Manager

Nov 10 Jan 13

Fully responsible for Operator - Du Network Planning, Optimization and Performance activities.
Ensuring the MS Contractual KPIs within the thresholds.
Technological Initiatives & Process development
Feature Testing New feature trials to enhance the quality of the network

RAN Technical Lead

Responsible for Broadband Project Rollout for Zain-Saudi network

Coordinating with the Implementation team for clearing network level issues
Preparing timelines for each tasks and managing the team to achieve the set objective
Responsible for dimensioning and planning of all Radio network elements required for the BB launch
Planning and Optimization of the Broadband sites with I-HSPA and Dual Carrier with RU10.
New feature trials and solution proofing

June 09- Nov 10

RAN Optimization Lead

April 08-May 09

Responsible for the nationwide performance and optimization of Zain-Saudi Project

Design /Establish Capacity Planning & Monitoring Process for 3G/2G Radio network
Monitoring & Recommendations on KPI Improvement - Quality & Capacity for 3G/2G
New feature Trials on Radio features, Quality/Coverage Enhancement.
Implementation of Capacity Management Techniques & new features to improve SLA KPIs
Enhancing the HSDPA throughput with different traffic layering strategies and parameters.
Tuning of 3G /HSDPA parameters to maintain the KPIs and QoS for high profile customers
Annual, Periodic as well as Special Events (HAJ1429) Capacity Expansion planning
Troubleshooting system level issues and VIP complaints using ICSU logs
Management of Dual band 850/1900 network for capacity and overload issues on various interfaces

3G Radio Planning Engineer

T Mobile Project - Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, Kansas city, Tampa

Terrestar Project Dallas

Oct 06 Mar 08

Lead the RF surveys for the site acquisition for 2 markets of T Mobile, one being the first of Nokia flexi, worldwide
Nominal Plan Design ( Capacity and Coverage) for Terrestar for Dallas market
Model Verification and Tuning using the CW data with Assest Enterprise and Mapinfo.
Using TSS reports with all construction details and zoning issues to propose the Node-B design layout
Coverage and terrain analysis of regional clutter using Vertical Mapper for Model Assignment and to predict number
of sites with potential subscriber growth, suggest orientation, height, azimuths and tilts.
UMTS Traffic Analysis, Link Budget & Cell Capacity Calculations for Path loss predictions and Simulations
GSM Performance and Optimization Engineer

Aug 04 Sept 06

Washington/Baltimore- Cingular Wireless (AT & T)

Daily Network Health Monitoring and Managing Optimization.
Evaluating and Troubleshooting all RF related problems and Hardware faults using Nokia NDW Reports and by
studying various Nokia NMS alarms
Providing coverage and capacity solutions by parameter optimization for PoC, Quality and power budget handovers,
congestion relief and also optimizing neighbor relations by frequency planning
Field Troubleshooting expertise with various drive testing tools and optimization tools
Day to Day Operational Maintenance based on KPIs
Experience in all Nokia OSS tools/ BSS Network Doctor / MML commands /Counters / Features and Parameters
Collecting traces on various interfaces using NETHAWK and K15 protocol tester and analyzing for concern issues.

Global Technology Resources, USA

Jan 04- July 04

Associate RF Engineer
RF Measurements and Analysis were performed to study and report the coverage, interference and call quality of
the network using TEMS Investigation and TOM
Analyzed & identified all the RF related problems such as call drops, SD failures, HO failures, TCH/SDCCH
congestion, missing neighbors, link imbalance on site/cluster basis
Carrying out different optimization procedures ( azimuths, antenna tilting, neighbor list analysis, etc.) for optimal
site/cluster performance in the network
Performed CDMA testing using Grayson wireless kit for Call P, Intersystem hand off, step down and checked for PN
and RF channel numbers

Novanet Technologies, India

March 02-June 02

System Engineer
Worked on E-smith Server- a web based GUI running on Linux which provides all intranet administrative features.
Developed customized interface solutions for the clients systems and also upgrading their servers with the patches.
Obtained extensive training on various Internet Technologies (DNS, Telnet, DHCP, and SMTP).

Wigan and Leigh College, India

August 01-Feb 02

System Administrator
Provided designing, installation and configuration of NT and Unix server with 45 workstations in 3 different subnets
Responsibilities included securing, troubleshooting and maintenance of the entire network.

Education
Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering , Dec 2004
Southern Methodist University, Dallas Texas (G.P.A: 3.5)
(Specializing in Wireless Telecommunications)
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications, June 2001
University of Mumbai (G.P.A: 3.6)

Certifications and Research Papers

Currently Preparing for ITIL Certification
Cisco Certified Engineer (CCNA 640-607)
Radio Network Design, Wireless LANs ,Wireless Antennas