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Personal Details 24-Feb-02

Name: Graham Colin Williams
Date of Birth: 29.09.63
Nationality: British
Mobile: +44 (0) 7973 624 023
Email: graham1812@talk21.com
Web: http://www.geocities.com/graham1812

Courses

Feb 2001 Nokia UltraSite: Equipment Overview
In-house training on the commissioning, integration and configuration of Nokia’s triple mode UltraSite for GSM, EDGE and WCDMA

Dec 2000 UMTS Air Interface
Principles of CDMA operation and use of codes
UMTS air interface protocol structures and their relationship with UMTS system elements
Physical channel structures and their operation in the UMTS access modes
Layer 2 channel structures and functionality
Security and error protection for the air interface
Power control in UMTS handover scenarios and operation
Network areas and radio network element identities
Optimal features
- Multi-user detection
- Beam forming antennas
- Transmit diversity
User equipment activity-idle and connected mode
Layer 3 interactions with lower layers, signalling and call control scenarios

Dec 2000 UMTS System Overview
Review of the development and standardisation process for 3G systems
The role of UMTS as a 3G system
Services offered by a UMTS system
Basic principles of CDMA and its application in a cellular system
General development and architecture of a UMTS system
Core network (CN) functional elements and interfaces
UMTS terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN)-functional elements and interfaces
Overview of the UMTS air interface
User equipment (UE) activity
Basic call procedures

Dec 1998 Nokia DMC radio course
Installation and commissioning course on DMC radio equipment held in Eisenstadt Austria

Sept 1997 ORANGE PCS in house training courses
Installation and commissioning courses on PCOM, SAIE, TELESCIENCE and MRC microwave radios

April 1995 Cable and Wireless College
Digital Transmission Principals

March 1992 OTSS
CGLI optical fibre course with OTSS involving practical skills in fibre optic technology, techniques and applications, terminating fibre optic connections, mechanical and fusion splicing, use of test equipment (OTDR) and fault diagnosis

1988-1990 Mabel Fletcher College-Liverpool
City and Guilds of London Institute (CGLI) in Electronic Servicing

Career History

Jan 01-April 01 NOKIA UK (BT Cellnet)
Project Engineer

Provided system level technical support on the implementation of the BT Cellnet roll-out and expansion project, site and customer support on the existing GSM/BSS network, liased with staff within customer and Nokia organisations on technical aspects of the deliver phase of the project, performed the detailed project planning, resource scheduling, controlling, progress monitoring and evaluation. This project involved on-site technical support for the commissioning and integration of the Nokia Talk-Family and UltraSite base stations.

June 00-Dec 00 CPS (Cambridge Positioning Systems)
USA (Houston Texas) – ITALY (Rome)
Test Engineer

Testing CURSORä system, the leading manufacturer of E-OTD (Enhanced Observed Time Difference) location technology for mobile telephones, testing and upgrading GSM handsets using GSM simulation equipment, recording drive test measurements and comparisons between software modified handset co-ordinates and MapInfo, GPS Link, GPS (TRIMBLE DSM212L/TSIP) results, including the analysis of test results. Upgrading and monitoring between a network of LMU’s (Location Measurement units), and the MLC (Mobile location centre) co-located within the BTS Talk-family (City, Intra, Flexi) environment, monitoring signal strength and antennae performance using various GSM test equipment including Rhohde & Schwartz. During this project I was introduced to and trained in the use of Unix and Linux.

Feb 00-April 00 GPT MARCONI (M.O.D. National
Guards-Saudi Arabia)
Supervisor and Site Acceptance Engineer

Overseeing Filipino sub-contractors for switch installation and commissioning of NORTEL MERIDIAN PABX system, options 51c, 61, 71, 81, 81c, MERIDIAN MAIL + SDH equipment, system testing and configuration, site-acceptance, operations and Maintenance and customer support.

Sept 99-Jan 00 NOKIA HUNGARY (Vodafone)
BTS Integration Engineer-BSS Support Engineer

Responsible for GSM site-build between Budapest and Vienna, supervising Hungarian sub-contracting teams from tower/mast erection to the completion of System Acceptance Tests (SAT’s) and site handover. This involved overseeing the installation and commissioning of BSC-BTS and microwave equipment including the routing, mapping and configuration of the DX200, DN2. Commissioned and integrated Nokia Intratalk, Citytalk GSM900/1800, DE21, DE/DF34 Intratalk (900/1800) base stations and Nokia FlexiHopper RRIC/FIU19 microwave radios, field O+M and BSC testing and link monitoring (MML).

April 99-Sept 99 NOKIA SWITZERLAND (Diax/Sunrise)
BSS Support Engineer

Based in Lugano, the main duties were on-site support and maintenance of the GSM network in and around Ticino Switzerland and supervising and training Italian sub-contracting teams (ABB) for the installation, commissioning and maintenance of Nokia BTS and microwave equipment. Other duties included the Integration and maintenance of Nokia BTS Talk-family, BSC DX200, DN2 configuration, BSC testing and link monitoring (MML), customer support and call-out duties in Lausanne, Bern, Luzern and Zurich.

Aug 98-April 99 NOKIA AUSTRIA (Connect Austria)
BTS Integration and Support Engineer - Microwave Maintenance Engineer

Organised and attended pre-installation site meetings together with the representatives of the customer, Integration, maintenance, upgrades and fault finding on NOKIA BTS Talk-Family (City, Intra, Flexi) DE/DF21/34 (900/1800). Commissioning and faultfinding of DMC and NOKIA FlexiHopper, DynaHopper, I, C, CE microwave radios, protected and unprotected. PDU software upgrades, test calls, SAT’s, covering zones from Linz to Salzburg and south Austria.

Aug 97-Aug 98 ORANGE PCS UK
Commissioning Engineer-Supervisor

Main duties were Commissioning PCOM, (2E1, 4E1, 8E1 and 16E1), 22/38GHZ, TELESCIENCE and MRC (2E1 and 4E1), 22/38GHZ, SAIE 7.5GHZ Space diverse, 13/14/22GHZ protected and unprotected microwave equipment. Supervising rigging personnel employed to ensure radio Path line up and achieved RSL meet link budget specification. This involved measuring the TX/RX levels using Marconi power meter. Establishing the 10-6 receiver threshold performance using rotary vein attenuator/BER testers, checked correct operation of radio equipment alarms and their visibility back at the regional switch centre, ensured error free operation of all channels of radio equipment deployed using various BER test equipment. Performing return loss measurements using a Marconi 6203 Tester to ensure any wave-guide deployed meets Orange PCS specifications. Other duties involved integration test calls, circuit orders, LOS, site surveys, faultfinding, and supervising overseeing BT lease line installations.

Dec 95-Aug 97 NORTEL, LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES (AT+T)
Installation-Commissioning Engineer

Installation and Commissioning of PCOM, SAIE, TELESCIENCE, MRC, 7.5/23/38GHZ protected and unprotected microwave links, including dish feeder and wave guide installation, cabling, panning, testing, fault finding, site surveys.

Aug 93-Dec 95 MECURY COMMUNICATIONS
MERCURY 1-2-1, ERICSSON, ORANGE and various cable television companies.
Installation-Commissioning Engineer

Installing NORTEL STM 1 and 4 and NOKIA equipment for NKT, installing multiplex equipment, consisting of 30 Channel PCM-PDM 2-8, 8-34, 34-140 and 565 higher order multiplexes. Also radio installations, LANS, WANS, structured wiring, fibre optics, microwave systems and the installation, commissioning of DMC and NEC RF equipment within the U.K.

April 93-Aug 93 MERCURY PAGING
Installation-Commissioning Engineer

All aspects of the installation and commissioning of a 3 channel satellite paging system, involving cabinet preparation and interconnecting cabling of MOTOROLA transmitters. Installation and tuning of AFL combining equipment and J Beam antenna systems, Satellite dish installation, alignment and interconnections to Compondex receiver-telemetry multiplexes.

Dec 92-April 93 NORTHERN TELECOM
Installation-Commissioning Engineer

Contracting for HUTCHISON MICROTEL for the installation and commissioning of class 2 and 3 BTS and BSC equipment involving installation of microwave antennas, RF units 14 GHZ and 23GHZ protected microwave links. Further duties involved tower work, antenna installation, panning and interconnections.

Jan 90-Jan 91 MERCURY CALLPOINT
Installation-Commissioning Engineer

Installing commissioning CT2, the then new generation of hand-held Mobile phones, involving the installation of the Callpoint base-station, aerials, mains and connection of BT telephones leased lines, commissioning and testing. Further duties involved faultfinding and modifications to component level.

Feb 86-Dec 89 CONTRACTING
Installation-Commissioning Engineer

Short term contracts for various companies including ALCATEL, NORTHERN TELECOM, VDUI, VIDEOTRON, BT and MERCURY 1-2-1, installing and commissioning both voice and data systems PDX, PABX, PDS, PDMX and SDH. This involved cabling, cable Termination, MDF frame jumping, underground cable links, fibre optic links, commissioning, testing and faultfinding.

Computer knowledge

Sound Knowledge: Microsoft Office 2000: Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage. PhotoDraw, Publisher. Windows/NT, Cell Tracker, GPS-Navigation & Tracking (MapInfo), GPS Link, (Professional), Trimble DSM212L, Garmin Map Source and various other software packages.

Basic knowledge Unix, Linux, HTML and currently studying C/C++ 6.0

Languages

English: Native Language
German: Beginners level

References available on request