Konsultprofil Behrouz Rahimzadeh

 

Nationality:  Swedish

 

Motivated, experienced and professional engineer with 15 years documented track record within telecom. Experience in Design, test, trail projects and development of Tools, methods and process. Diplomatic and tactful with professionals and non-professionals at all levels, and used to colleagues and associates in multinational environment.

 

Flexible and versatile - able to maintain a sense of humor under pressure. Poised and competent with demonstrated ability to easily transcend cultural differences. Thrive in deadline-driven environments. Excellent team-building skills.

 

Areas of Expertise         

·      Project Management Coordination and Team leading

·      Technical Project administration

·      Tools, Method & Process Development

·      System & Function Design, Specifications

·      Test, Test Strategy & Automation, Specifications, Scenario

·      Real Time and Embedded Systems Testing

·      System Integration & Verification

·      UMTS Network Planning & Management

·      UMTS Operation & Maintenance

·      UMTS Node Integration

·      Support

 

Technical Skills               

·     Project Management

PROPS

·     Revision Management System

Clear Case

·     Trouble Reporting System

ClearQuest , Customer Service Request (CSR)

·     Radio Access Tech.

WCDMA, TDMA

·     Nodes

RNC, Node-B, MediaGateWay

·     Testing

Function, System, Integration, Regression,  Interoperability Test, Automation

·     Operating Systems & Platforms

OSE-Delta , Vxworks, Cello (CPP)

·     Application Software

CELLO Based Applications for Utran Nodes

·     Networks

Ethernet, UTRAN, Transport Netwoks (ATM, SDH and PDH)

·     Interfaces

Iu(c/p), Iur, Iub, Uu (RRC)

·     Protocols

RANAP, RNSAP, NBAP, ALCAP, TCP/IP, SS7 , AAL2 (Q.2630), MTP-3b, USAAL

·     Environments

Sun Solaris, Unix, NT

·     Standards

3GPP, ITU, ETSI

·     Test tools

3gsim,TTCN, Autosis, Expect, Nethawk, Tektronix, ANT-20, InterWatch (IW)

·     O&M Tools

EMAS, OSS-RC, Cello test bed

 

Projects Summary

 

Company: Huawei Technologies Sweden AB

UMTS Test Platform Development Project                     Feb. 2006- June 2006 

           Test Method development

           Testing process in incremental development

           Tools development Technical studies, Analysis and Reports

           Test Automation Strategy

 

 

Company: Ericsson AB

Ericsson Test Environment System administration       Nov. 2005- Jan. 2006 

¨       Preparation, upgrade and Maintenance of SGSN,GGSN,GIS, RNC, RBS

 

Technical environment

  • Operating System & Platform               UNIX, OSE-Delta & CPP
  • Environment                                        Sun Solaris, CITRIX client
  • Net Elements                                       RBS, RNC, SGSN, GGSN, GIS, OSS-RC
  • O&M                                                    emas, OSS-RC
  • Application Protocols                           DNS, DHCP
  • Protocols                                             TCP, ip, UDP, ATM, SDH, PDH

 

Company: Ericsson AB      

Transport network Function Test & Test Automation Jan. 2005 – Sept. 2005

¨       Function Test

¨       Regression Test

¨       Integration and Verification

¨       Test Environment Preparations & Configuration

¨       Test Design

¨       Generating and Executing Test Cases (scripts)

¨       Test results Analysis, Debugging, Test Reporting

¨       Release & Revision handling

¨       Function & Regression Testing

¨       Troubleshooting and Trouble Reporting

¨       Test Configuration Management –TCM

¨       Tools, Method and process improvements

¨      Preparation, upgrade and Maintenance of Test Environment

 

Technical environment

  • Operating System & Platform           OSE-Delta & CPP
  • Environment                                     Sun Solaris, UNIX
  • Transport network interfaces           E1, T1, J1
  • O&M                                                 emas, MO shell, Coli (CLI)
  • Network Protocols                            AAL2 (Q.2630), MTP-3b, USAAL, SDH, PDH
  • Trafic Generator                              LOCO, ANT-20, IW
  • System Under Test                           AALx
  • Test Automation                               Expect (tcl)
  • Revision Management System         Clear Case
  • Trouble Reporting System               Clear Quest

 

 

Company: Ericsson AB  

3G Network Simulator Tool Test , Integration & Verification Sep. 2004 – Dec. 2004

¨       Function Test, Integration and Verification

¨       Preparing Test  Specifications & scenario

¨       Providing Test Cases

¨       Generating and Executing scripts

¨       Test results Analysis, Debugging, Test Reporting

¨       Test Environment Configuration

¨       Release & revision handling

¨       Function & Regression Testing

¨       Troubleshooting and Trouble Reporting

¨       Test Configuration Management –TCM

¨       Tools, Method and process improvements

¨       Preparation, upgrade and Maintenance of Test Environment

 

Technical environment

  • Operating System & Platform              OSE-Delta & Cello
  • Environment                                       Sun Solaris, UNIX
  • Standard                                             3GPP
  • Application Software                           Cello Based Applications for Utran Nodes

·         Network Protocols                               RANAP, NAS, NBAP, RRC, RLC, MAC,ATM,SDH,PDH

  • Utran Interfaces                                  Iu(c/p), Iur, Iub, Uu
  • Revision Management System            Clear Case
  • Trouble Reporting System                  Clear Quest

 

 

Company: Ericsson China Ltd              

UMTS Test Environment Consultant   Oct. 2003 – Feb. 2004

¨       Technical Coordination of Test Environment development

¨       Determining environment requirements

¨       Support testing in a multi-vendor, multi-platform environment

¨       Resource Forecasting & Planning

¨       Transport & Radio Network Planning  and Configuration

¨       RNC,RBS & MGW Upgrade & Operation & Maintenance

¨       Test specification

¨       Generating and Executing scripts

¨       Node Integration and Test

¨       Troubleshooting and Trouble Reporting

¨       Test Configuration Management –TCM

¨       Tools, Method and process improvements

¨       Preparation, upgrade and Maintenance of Test Environment

¨       Organization, co-ordination  & implementation of Software solutions and upgrades in UTRAN Elements

¨       Information Management

¨       Co-ordination and working with 2nd level Support

 

Technical environment

  • Operating System                                Cello and OSE
  • Environment                                        Sun Solaris, NT,UNIX
  • Language                                            PERL for Unix
  • Operation & Maintenance                    EMAS & OSS-RC 
  • Application Software                            Cello Based Applications for Utran Nodes
  • Network Protocols                                TCP/IP, RANAP, RNSAP, NBAP
  • Utran Interfaces                                   Iu(c/p), Iur, Iub, Uu (RRC)
  • Network                                                UMTS, Ethernet, ATM, SDH and PDH
  • Trouble Reporting System                   Customer Service Request -CSR

 

Company: Ericsson Italia S.P.A            

ROME- 3 rollout  UTRAN Consultant Engineer Oct. 2002 – April 2003

¨       Support in Fault Management (1st Level) and troubleshooting of Software and Hardware Faults of the UTRAN Elements

¨       Preparing Test  Specifications, Executing test cases in UTRAN live Network and IOT-Test Plant

¨       Network Integration and Field Test

¨       Operation & Maintenance of Ericsson UTRAN Network Elements ( RNC, NODE B, MGW)

¨       Utran Node and Network configuration, generating & executing scripts

¨       Regression  Testing

¨       Acceptance Test

¨       Organization and co-ordination of the implementation of Software solutions and upgrades in UTRAN Elements

¨       Co-ordination and working with 2nd and 3rd  level Ericsson Support

Technical environment

  • Standards                                            3GPP, ITU, ETSI
  • Operating System                                Cello and OSE-Delta
  • Environment                                        Unix, NT, Sun Solaris                          
  • Language                                            PERL for Unix
  • Operation & Maintenance                    Cello test bed, Nethawk, Tektronix ,EMAS & OSS-RC, Nethawk, Tektronix
  • Test tools                                             MSMS (Mobile Station Mobility Simulator), CCN (Cellular Coaxial Network)
  • Application Software                            Cello Based Applications for Utran Nodes
  • Network Protocols                                TCP/IP, RANAP, RNSAP, NBAP
  • Utran Interfaces                                   Iu(c/p), Iur, Iub, Uu (RRC)
  • Network                                                UMTS, Ethernet, ATM, SDH and PDH
  • Trouble Reporting System                   Clear Quest

 

 

Company Siemens AG                      

RNC Function Test Consultant  Sept. 2001 – April 2002

¨       Providing Test specifications for L3 Function tests on Iur and Iub (RNSAP ,ALCAP,NBAP protocols)

¨       Release & revision handling

¨       Providing Test Cases & Scripts  in TTCN

¨       Execution of  test cases , Debugging

¨       Function & Regression  Testing

¨       Trouble shooting

¨       Test Reporting

 

Technical environment

  • Standards                                            3GPP
  • Operating System                                Vxworks
  • Environment                                        NT
  • System Under Test                              RNC
  • Network Protocols                                RANAP, RNSAP, ALCAP, NBAP
  • Interfaces                                             Iuc, Iur, Iub
  • Language                                            UML, MSC, TTCN/SDL, Visual C++
  • Test environment                                 TTCN
  • Trouble Reporting System                   Clear Quest
  • Revision Management System Clear Case

 

 

Company Ericsson Radio Systems AB            

UMTS Network Planning Co-ordinator  Feb. 2001 – May 2001

¨       Conducting & Co-coordinating Network Planning Activities and Optimization

¨       Network planning, Node Configuration & Network Integration

¨       Test environment setup coordination

¨       Dimensioning & Providing Network Data And Node Configuration

¨       Providing Core Network Data Transcript (MSC,RBS,HLR)

¨       Time, Resource, Activity & Release Planning

¨      Documentation, Change and Revision Handling

Technical environment

  • Operating System                                Cello and OSE-Delta   
  • Environment                                        Unix, NT, Sun Solaris
  • Language                                            PERL for Unix
  • Operation & Maintenance                    Cello test bed, Nethawk, Tektronix
  • Test tools                                             MSMS (Mobile Station Mobility Simulator), CCN (Cellular Coaxial Network)
  • Application Software                            Cello Based Applications for Utran Nodes, MS Project ,PP,…
  • Network Protocols                                TCP/IP, RANAP, RNSAP, NBAP
  • Network                                                UMTS, Ethernet, ATM, SDH and PDH
  • Network Elements                                MSC,RBS,HLR- SGSN,GGSN,RNC,Node-B & MGW (Media Gateway)
  • Trouble Reporting System                   Clear Quest

 

Company Ericsson Utvecklings AB       

GSM R.7 Project Software Design Test leader - Aug. 2000 – Feb 2001

¨       Function Test ( Ericsson’s Regional Processors)

¨       Automation of Test environment

¨       Providing Test Specifications

¨       Providing Test Case Instruction Scripts

¨       Setting up and executing the test

¨       Evaluating test execution

¨       Recovering from errors 

¨       Regression  Testing

¨       Conformance Test

Technical environment                            

  • Environment                                        Unix, NT, Sun Solaris
  • Language                                            Plex
  • Tools                                                   AUTOSIS
  • Application System                              Ericsson Specific
  • Trouble Reporting System                   Ericssons Special
  • Revision Management System Clear Case

 

Company Ericsson Radio Systems AB            

RNC Integration & Verification Test leader  Dec. 1999 – Aug. 2000

¨       Responsible for Test Planning, Specifications, Scripts, Execution and Reports of RNC  Integration & Verification

¨       Direct the activities of a medium size team, responsible for Integration & Verification team.

¨       In conjunction with other teams within Ericsson, develop test plans and procedures for Integration & Verification

¨       Participation in the Quality Procedure, Test tools and methods Development reference group & Initiating and managing Workshop

¨       Resource & Time Planning

¨       Providing technical direction

¨       Providing regular status reports to project and team management

¨       Tools and set up processes and procedures to facilitate the tracking of defects and progress metrics.

¨       Handling of Trouble reports

 

Technical environment

  • Standards                                            3GPP
  • Operating System                                Cello and OSE-Delta   
  • Environment                                        Unix, NT, Sun Solaris
  • System Under Test                              RNC
  • Language                                            PERL for Unix
  • Tools                                                   TTCN, Agilent BSTS, Mobile Simulator, Cello test bed, RoseRT
  • Application Software                            Cello Based Applications for Utran Nodes
  • Network                                                Ethernet, ATM, SDH and PDH
  • Network Protocols                                TCP/IP, RANAP, NBAP
  • Utran Interfaces                                   Iuc, Iub
  • Trouble Reporting System                   Ericsson’s Special
  • Revision Management System Clear Case

 

Company Ericsson Radio Systems AB            

Maintenance Project Manager  Feb. 1999 – Dec. 1999

¨       Responsible for Maintenance of WCDMA Experiment System for different markets

¨       Initiating and managing Workshop

¨       Handling project feasibility study, execution and conclusion phases

¨       Resource, Time & Release  Planning

¨       Day to day direction of a  medium sized SW Design, Integration & Verification team

¨       Plan and coordinate RNC, RBS (NODE-B) and MSC Design &  Testing team activities

¨       Coordinating  Trouble reports handling

¨       Supervising build

Technical environment

  • Standards                                            ISO
  • Project Model                                       PROPS
  • Application Software                            MS Project, RUP
  • Trouble Reporting System                   Ericssons Special
  • Revision Management System Clear Case

 

Company Ericsson Radio Systems AB            

WCDMA Trail Leader  -Beijing    Nov. 1998 – Feb. 1999

¨       Responsible for WCDMA Experiment System Test Strategy and Planning, Specifications, Scripts, Execution and Reports

¨       Features included connection set up and release for Speech & UDI (RAB)

¨       Responsible for a successful TRIAL of WCDMA Experiment System in Beijing-China

¨      Managing  all aspects of the operation ranging from Planning & Preparations, Resource Planning, Resource Competence development, Workshop, project execution, conclusion and final evaluation & reporting of the project.

 

Technical environment

  • Operating System                                Cello and OSE-Delta   
  • Environment                                        Unix, NT, Sun Solaris
  • Network Elements                                MSC, RNC, NODE-B
  • Network Protocols                                TCP/IP, RANAP, NBAP
  • Interfaces                                             Iu, Iub
  • Language                                            PERL for Unix
  • Test tools                                             Mobile Simulator, Cello test bed
  • Application Software                            Cello Based Applications for Utran Nodes
  • Network                                                Ethernet, ATM, SDH and PDH
  • Revision Management System Clear Case

 

Company Ericsson Radio Systems AB            

Integration and Verification Engineer Dec. 1997– Nov. 1998

¨       Regression test

¨       System Test

¨       Integration & Verification of the MSC, RNC, NODE-B &  Mobile Simulator.

¨       Setting up and executing the test

¨       Evaluating test execution

¨       Recovering from errors 

¨       UNIX Environment, Cello and OSE-Delta Real Time operating System, Agilent BSTS

¨      WCDMA Experiment System Test Planning, Test Specifications, Test Scripts, Test Execution and Trouble Reports handlings

 

Technical environment

  • RAT                                                     WCDMA
  • Operating System                                Cello and OSE-Delta   
  • Environment                                        Unix, NT, Sun Solaris
  • System Under Test                              RNC
  • Network Protocols                                TCP/IP, RANAP, NBAP
  • Language                                            PERL for Unix
  • Test tools                                             Mobile Simulator, Cello test bed
  • Application Software                            Cello Based Applications for Utran Nodes
  • Trouble Reporting System                   Ericsson’s Special
  • Revision Management System Clear Case

 

Company Ericsson Radio Systems AB                        

Data Transcript Engineer & Tools development Project Manager June 1995– Dec. 1997

 

¨       Network & Node Configuration  (MSC,RBS and HLR  )

¨       IN features implementation

¨       Project Pre-Studies

¨       Requirement Specifications

¨       Load  and Traffic Test

¨       Project Manager for Method Development ( Instructions) & Implementation

¨       Project Manager for Tool  Development & Global Implementation

¨       Project Manager for Engineering Process Development & Implementation

¨       Initiating and managing Workshop

¨       Information Management modeling

¨       Quality( Verifying, Measurements And Lead-Time)

¨       tools: DTSS

 

Technical environment                     

  • Standards                                ITU, ISO
  • Environment                            Sun Solaris, UNIX, NT, PC
  • Language                                Man Machine Interface High Level Language
  • tool                                          Data Transcript Support System-DTSS
  • Project Model                           PROPS
  • Application Software                MS Project
  • Application System                  AS 136, Microsoft Application Programs
  • Network                                    PSTN, PLMN
  • RAT                                         TDMA
  • Protocol                                   SS7
  • Trouble Reporting System       Ericsson’s Special

 

Company Ericsson Telecom AB              

ES201 System & Function Design  Aug. 1990– June 1995

 

¨       System Study

¨       Function Specifications

¨       Software Development & Design Test

¨       Test specifications

¨       Integration Test

¨      Project Pre-Studies, Resource & Time Planning, Follow up, Reporting  & conclusion

¨      Data Base development as Trouble Reporting System & Version manager

 

Technical environment

  • Standards                                ITU
  • Environment                            Sun Solaris, UNIX, NT, PC
  • Language                                Assembler, C, Man Machine Interface High Level Language
  • Data Base                                Super Base- SQL
  • tool                                          Autosis
  • Network                                    PSTN  (SS7)

 

 

EDUCATION

¨       Electronics And Computer Engineering - Orebro Institute Of Technology - Sweden 1988-1990

¨       Electronics - Lund  Institute Of Technology - Sweden 1987-1988

¨       Electronic Communication - University Of Salford - England 1978-1980

¨       Advanced Level in Mathematics & Physics - Dudley Technical College - England 1972-1975

 

 

 

LANGUAGES

Swedish

English