Resume of Prajit K Biswas

Mobile: (425) 647-8412

 

Objective:

 

A position in backhaul Network planning and Engineering, providing the opportunities to make strong contribution to the organizational goals through continued development of my diverse professional knowledge and experience.

 

Professional Summary:

 

Around 10 years’ of solid experience in wireless communication field. This diverse experience includes field level equipment installation support to comprehensive Microwave and Fiber optic network planning, design, implementation, performance optimization, project management etc. Reliable, punctual, and capable of working under pressure in a team or independently. Have through knowledge and experience in various design, analysis, and project management tools including Pathloss, MapInfo, Granite, Cramer, Homer, Siterra+ and various other tools.

 

Education:  M. Eng. (Electrical), Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2005

 

Skills/Computer Literacy:

 

·         Applications: MS Office, Open Office, MS Streets and Trips, and Delorme X-Map.

·         Programming Language: C++, FORTRAN, Perl and, AWK.

·         Tools: Pathloss, MapInfo, Connect, Granite (Xpercomm), Cramer 5.

·         Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP, LINUX, UNIX.

 

 

Professional Experience:

 

RF Engineer                                                                                         Jun 2007 – Present

FiberTower Corporation, Houston, TX

·         Design, Capacity planning and expansion of backhaul network based on monetary potential and carrier demands.

·         Topology design and optimization to fulfill T1 requirements with minimum microwave hops.

·         Fiber access point selection and routing design for the microwave links.

·         MW path design, interference analysis using Pathloss and frequency coordination.

·         Network analysis with MapInfo and visualization with Google Map, Delorme etc.

·         LOS survey coordination and updating network design based on LOS feedback.

·         BoM and Granite circuit approval, Siterra+ based project management.

·         Disaster planning, schedule regular maintenance for the existing equipments.

 

Microwave Design Engineer                                                                Nov 2006 – May 2007

T-Mobile USA Inc., Bothell, WA

·         Planning, dimensioning, and design including link budget calculations, link availability, and fade margin calculations of low and high capacity licensed and unlicensed Microwave links.

·         Budgeting and budget expenditure planning based on the requirements of the market.

·         Coordination of Comsearch and FCC filing for link/frequency licensing.

·         Creating BoM for new link, spare equipment for maintenance and measuring tools selection.

·         Managing outsourced contractors and vendors to ensure on time deliveries of service and equipment.

·         Inspect the contractor-installed sites to maintain the strict quality and acceptance test policy.

·         Worked with joint site survey team for initial site assessment for possible new site.

·         Support Implementation Engineering, Deployment, NOC and Field Operations teams.

·         Updating Granite (Xpercomm), Cramer and other databases to reflect the circuit and inventory changes.

 

Microwave Engineer                                                                            Jun 2005 – May 2006

GrameenPhone Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

·         Performed site selection/placement, tower height evaluation, antenna selection, output power levels, and other details involved with the transmission and reception of cellular telephony.

·         Evaluated spectrum utilization at each site, its ability to support traffic, and its impact on the system; coordinates with adjacent systems and respective companies.

·         Monitored current system performance, makes changes to improve performance to meet market objectives of minimal dropped calls and quality audio.

·         Assisted cell site technicians in turn up of new sites while recording initial performance benchmarks; includes creation and utilization of test procedures and equipment, etc.

·         Utilized engineering resources to create new tools to more efficiently carry out above-mentioned tasks; includes hardware and software design.

·         Designed, and verified performance of microwave radio portion of cellular network.

 

Engineer/Access Network                                                                    Mar 2001 – Aug 1997

Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, Dubai, UAE

·         Planning and Acceptance testing of STM-n, SDH, DWDM, E1 – E5, OCn, and other fiber optic equipments and prepare test reports.

·         Fault analysis and maintenance of optical fiber network and SDH/PDH equipments using E1 Bert, PCM Analyzer, ISDN analyzer, Communication Analyzer etc.

·         Planning, maintenance and acceptance testing of Access network to provide xDSL, leased line, ISDN, E1 etc. using DLC and DSLAM system with V5.1 and V5.2 technology.

·         Routing, link maintenance, alarm management, and maintenance crew dispatching for various Optical Fiber equipments using NMS.

·         Implementation of DAS (RF on Fiber) to cover dead spot and indoor propagation.

·         RF network and Mini-link planning, dimensioning, interference analysis for Ericsson GSM systems.

·         Drive testing, Optimization and KPI monitoring of GSM EDGE Radio Access Network.

·         Work order prioritization, scheduling and also creating employee PDP, weekly report, monthly progress, forecast report etc.

 

Engineer                                                                                              Mar 1994 – Aug 1997

Bangladesh Rural Telecommunications Authority, Dhaka, Bangladesh

·         Lead a team for planning, co-ordination, optimization, and Acceptance testing of ETAC and NMT cellular systems to provide WLL service in rural areas.

·         Signal Integrity (SI), Interference Analysis and Drive testing of cellular communication systems.

·         Link Planning, Frequency Selection, Propagation Path Analysis, Antenna Selection and Site Selection for Digital Microwave radios for rural areas using MUX/DMUX.

·         Worked in a team to install 350 KM Microwave Radio Link (STM1) using Digital Microwave Radio (2.4 GHz, 8X2 MB/S) equipments.

·         Planning and implementation of PSTN service to remote areas using of long range Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint radios.

 

Reference:

 

Excellent references available on request.

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