Runaway Bay, Queensland, Australia
Coordinate / plan comprehensive deployment of Telstra 5G / LTE Network Rollout. Initial scope involves reviewing / approving new site AAA and associated FC Drawings to ensure fit for construction prior to Build. Manage Build Change Requests / Customer Approval. Attend Customer face to face meetings to report on project progress / deal with any customer escalations / CSA (Variation) review. More recently involved in the 3G Closure Project involving augmentation of 4G Coverage in prep for October 2024 Shutdown of the 3G Network.
Qld Implementation Coordinator - deployment of NBN Co Wireless Network delivery for H/Speed Broadband throughout Qld Country Regions Major Responsibilities: • Coordinate and plan the comprehensive deployment of NBN Co Wireless Network Rollout using E/// MLTN Microwave Tx hardware and E/// RBS 6601 BTS hardware. The Wireless Fixed Customer Network is being rolled out across several major Qld Regional centres where Optic Fibre cabling is not physically or commercially viable. These centres include Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville, Cairns, Nambour, Bundaberg & Grafton with more to follow. • Initial scope involves reviewing / approving new site FC Drawings to ensure fit for construction prior to issue to ASP’s for quote preparation. • Issue approved NBN Designs / Drawings to ASP for submission of Fixed Price Quotes. Review ASP completed Civil & ICIO quotes to ensure ASP compliance to agreed NBN Build Standard Drawings and associated E/// National Price Book. • Hold regular ASP Team Leader schedule Review Meetings to ensure resource levels planned / ramped to match Customer Schedule demand / expectation. Ensure Team Tech / Rigger members identified by ASP’s meet E/// hardware Training Certification requirements. • Attend sites during construction phase to perform OHS&E Audit on ASP Teams, address any nil conformance whilst onsite. Ensure construction is being completed in accordance with approved NBN FC Drawings. Cross check team onsite is collecting the required NBN Artefacts to achieve Civil and ICIO acceptance. • Single point of contact for onsite ASP Team Leader issue escalation. Typical issues encountered include changed of site access and layout since Design scoping visit, recent onsite work undertaken by a Colo Carrier now impacting on planned NBN works. Requirement to Deal with FC Drawing onsite modifications review / approval to keep project moving.
Ericsson / VHA Catalina / Phoenix Transmission Upgrade. Qld Regional Build Lead - deployment of VHA new TX Microwave Link upgrades within Qld & Nth NSW. Major Responsibilities: • Coordination of the Deployment Site Controller’s to ensure workload balanced amongst the Team aligned with VHA Customer demands. Provide ongoing support to National PMO Team to analysis Curriculum Vitae Mick Dickinson Page 5 of 13 complexity of proposed TX Network upgrade. In depth Microwave Link Chain dependency review taking into consideration associated SDH Platform upgrades. • Coordinate regular PMO / SC project schedule reviews to ensure VHA customer provided site specific and accurate Network upgrade status. PMO (reviews occurred on a daily basis during peak of project). • Coordinate weekly ASP (Authorised Service Partner) project build status review. This involved face to face meeting with SC / ASP Team members to discuss / confirm Scheduled Build / Cutover and Integration dates. • Coordinate regular ASP (Authorised Service Partner) project Completion / Acceptance status review. This also involved face to face meeting with SC / ASP Team members to ensure sites completed had associated Acceptance documentation submitted within agreed timeframes (KPI’s). Ongoing challenge was to align ASP’s with the ever changing VHA Acceptance guidelines. • Review associated ASP’s completion / acceptance documentation to determine if ASP’s “Commercial Stage Completion Certificates” were validated prior to Signing Off Certificates on behalf of VHA customer.
VASP / Optus 3G BTS Network / Transmission Upgrade - deployment of Optus new 3G BTS Sites including TX upgrades within Qld & Nth NSW.. Major Responsibilities: • Analysis and field site deployment to rectify NMS (Network Mangement System) associated with newly upgraded Microwave Radio links. Due to complexity of Voda’s NMS Network which communicates with a variety of Vendor provided Mircowave Links, Ericsson was responsible to reconfigure all NMS for old and new radio links. This involved implementation of a several solutions and associated cabling and hardware. Role required pre desktop analysis of specific faults followed by field deployment into effected Tx Chains to implement any cabling / hardware / software changes required to resolve fault. • RAN GSM modernisation warranty hardware replacement program. Task involved identification of a faulty batch of GSM 2216 DXU Hardware. A number of GSM BTS sites that had been modernised during the WCDMA 3G upgrade program had developed a fault condition that caused the Base to go into standalone mode once remote BSC switch software configuration upgrade was attempted. Ericsson produced a MOP that basically involved swapping out the DXU unit onsite once BSC switch staff had blocked site traffic. Attended approx 50 sites in SEQ / Nth NSW to upgrade DXU hardware.
Vodafone 3G Xelerate Transmission Upgrade. Major Responsibilities: • Performing Qld lead role to coordinate the complex expansion of Vodafone’s Transmission Network to enable Modernisation of the existing 2G Mobile Network and the connection of the new 3G Mobile Network. Major Achievements: • Given the information available within Ericsson re complexity of Voda’s existing 2G Tx network, were able to successfully unravel the issues placing Ericsson in a position where they could competently complete 2G/3G Tx scope of work contained within the Tender. We are now in a position to assist Vodafone expand further their Tx Network as their customer base takes up capacity of the new 3G / 2G Modernised Network. • Have developed good working relationship with Regional Customer ASP stakeholders despite inherent commercial constraints. This has proven extremely valuable in terms of cost and time
Ericsson / Vodafone 3G Xelerate Project / Site Survey’s. Mar 2008 to Apr 2008 Qld Site Controller – Vodafone 3G Xelerate Site Survey’s in prep for 3G rollout Major Responsibilities: • During early stage of Xelerate project attended approx 40 Voda sites with TCI Rep to conduct site survey’s to identify requirements to Modernise existing 2G to new 2216 BTS and install new 3G 3206 including associated A/C & D/C Power / Tx upgrade / External RAN work required. TCI was engaged to complete Int/Ext RF design including power upgrades & Kordia was engaged to complete Tx DD’s including Microwave Radio Links / SDH Mux Exp’s / Leased Lines / Tx Chain E2E jumpering expansion taking into consideration existing complex timeslot grooming via SDH / DXX’s with identification of dependencies / sequence required to maintain Network Integrity. Survey’s included collection of following info from site: Site Access / Shelter Type & Spec / Floor plan Layout / BTS Equipment Config / Aircond capacity / AC & DC Power capacity incl Id of all existing DC devices / Earthing points / DDF Details / Alarm Details / Int - Ext Cable Trays / Ext Plant Ant’s & Feeder type - length - bird proofing / Int RF plumbing diagram – filters – duplexers – FSR’s / Structure Type & Spec / Id of any Permits req’d BA, Council / Microwave Radio Dishes / Internal Radio Units / Tx Rack Layouts / Power Rack Layouts / Battery capacity / Comprehensive selection of Int/Ext site photo’s. Major Achievements: • Site Survey’s and associated info collated was supplied to TCI within required timeframe to meet Vodafone’s initial timeline. The info was utilised by TCI to produce the Prelim designs (Vodafone milestone).