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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Section Manager. Rakuten Mobile Japan
Yokohama Shi

Summary

Resourceful Section Manager, RAN Operations with impressive industry expertise in Telecom. Manages fast-paced departments with grace and efficiency, continuously improving operations. Strong financial management, organizational and communications skills enabled exceptional outcomes.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Section Manager

Rakuten Mobile
Tokyo
05.2020 - Current
  • Identified section KPIs and created measurement mechanism to track operations efficiency.
  • Review new RAN product handover to operations with Architecture review and operational maturity.
  • Created and maintained operational documentation to establish operations framework and enable adherence to preset guidelines.
  • Created technical SOP for day to day troubleshooting at level-1 and level-2 operations.
  • Reporting of RAN availability and rescue to executives with regular planning of improvement.
  • Network software rollout planning and implementation.
  • Handling of IOT use cases for Radio Access Network.
  • Department budgeting and vendor management to meet low cost operational efficiency.
  • Planned and implementation of automation for operational monitoring, troubleshooting and audits
  • Scheduled weekly section meetings to review emerging challenges, identify opportunities and recognize high-performing employees.

Network Operation Engineer

Nokia Japan
06.2019 - 04.2020

Project: Rakuten Mobile Network


1) End to End Testing

  • End to end analysis including VoLTE, Data Browsing and other test cases
  • Layer3 message analysis and troubleshooting
  • Identification of issues and failures, escalation to the concerned teams: Core, RAN and RF
  • Follow-up of the highlighted issues with the concerned stakeholders (Core, RAN, RF) to ensure resolution within SLA timelines
  • Daily dashboard reporting for the tracking of the E2E testing and network status in terms of sites being failed and passed
  • Measuring and analyzing E2E user application experience
  • Identify clusters for testing with >70% coverage at RSRP >-116dBm


2) Operations Availability Support

  • Daily monitoring and reporting of site availability of the assigned clusters
  • Reporting the availability degradation to the concerned teams and assigning the trouble tickets accordingly
  • Prioritizing the issues based on the impact and issue duration
  • Following up the raised issues and ensuring that the critical issues are addressed on priority
  • Cluster level KPI trend analysis and reporting
  • Checking and reporting other KPIs like retain ability and accessibility for cluster owners to work on
  • Monitoring site level alarms and escalating to the concerned Altiostar team for RCA
  • Monitoring, analyzing and reporting different availability counters within assigned zone
  • Monitoring, analyzing and reporting different availability counters within assigned zone


3) Drive Testing

  • Implement different test cases to record network performance using NetVelocity and XCAL
  • Single Site Verification Test including VOLTE,Upload, Download,Ping etc
  • Perform Cluster drives to test the performance and coverage of the clusters
  • Perform In-building and roaming testing
  • Reporting of on-site issues in the network
  • Performing OTT Application testing.
  • Prepared technical white papers, proposals and customer presentations, delivering presentations to senior management and customer community to explain technology implementations.
  • Conducted research to test and analyze feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components, and systems.

Project Engineer

Descon Engineering UAE
01.2019 - 04.2019
  • Resource management to meet the requirement on the project
  • Attend weekly the customer meetings to discuss customer concerns and requirements.
  • Regular project progress report and dashboard.
  • Analyzed system development efforts using potential ROI and associated liability figures.
  • Assisted with cost proposal development and customer presentations.
  • Monitored installation of materials and equipment for compliance with drawings and specifications.

Project Engineer

Elite Engineering Pvt. Ltd
03.2018 - 12.2018
  • Review and revision of SOP’s
  • Prepared and implemented Quality Management System as per ISO 9001 standards
  • Support the Corporate Management in implementing of yearly plans to meet objectives of Elite Engineering Pvt
  • Ltd
  • Conduct internal audit KPI compliance
  • Monthly performance reports for KPI compliance
  • Regular meetings with customer to provide the regular report of the project.

Sales Engineer

Overseas Enterprises
02.2016 - 12.2017
  • Pre-Sales presentations to the customers regarding the features and functionalities of the solutions aligned with the customer requirements
  • Preparation of engineering proposals for the company’s complete range of products and services
  • KPI Monitoring and Reporting.
  • Managed technical integration, systems engineering program management, customer support and program management.

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering -

University of Engineering and Technology

Skills

Skills and Expertiseundefined

Timeline

Section Manager

Rakuten Mobile
05.2020 - Current

Network Operation Engineer

Nokia Japan
06.2019 - 04.2020

Project Engineer

Descon Engineering UAE
01.2019 - 04.2019

Project Engineer

Elite Engineering Pvt. Ltd
03.2018 - 12.2018

Sales Engineer

Overseas Enterprises
02.2016 - 12.2017

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering -

University of Engineering and Technology
Muhammad AliSection Manager. Rakuten Mobile Japan