Responsibility: Test Nokia mobiles for their conformance to 2G/2.5G and 3G mobile communications standards. Assure compliance to latest GCF / PTCRB test specifications. Use R&S CRTU-G and IT3 SIM-ATK conformance testers.

Test handset Mobility performance using controlled attenuators simulating Soft, Hard and Inter-system handovers. Provide the necessary scripts to simulate Voice, Video and Data calls controlled via AT commands. Collect traces when issues are found and raise error reports for development fixes.

Test Bluetooth functionality according to Bluetooth SIG specifications and the test tool PTS (Profile Test System). Use proprietary scripting tools along with Quality Centre and Synergy database to automate the conformance tests.

Take responsibility for providing test network coverage and functionality to applications level testers within the test department.

Provide input to test plans, strategies and test reports via Quality Centre (Test Director) testing tool

Responsibility: Assist Telecom Modus with the design of their L3 RNC call processing software using the ETSI 3GPP Telecommunications standards on the Iu and Iub interfaces. Specifically providing hands-on SDL/SDT design guidance and also developing design processes where appropriate. Writing Function Sheets specifying the implementation of new functionality on the Node B (Iub NBAP Reset). Assisting Telecom Modus putting in place processes and organisation towards ISO9000 accreditation.

Responsibility: Assist Anritsu in the requirements capture process of their new test set aimed at the evolving GSM / UMTS / 3G telecommunications standards.

Responsibility: Assist Motorola in the Design / Implementation / Integration of their TETRA PMR system (Dimetra). The role involved using Telelogic’s SDL tool (SDT) to model the system behaviour using MSCs between the various functional entities in the system. Develop SDL Application software to achieve required functionality. Develop an automated test environment for both Box and System level integration. Take responsibility for the design and SDL coding of the TETRA - Telephone Interconnect (Land/PSTN) and Group Call system functionality. Take responsibility for integrating Motorola subscribers onto Nokia infrastructure for the completion of a subscriber order worth more than $100 Million. This work involved setting up and conducting practical assessments of mobile behaviour in the field to examine coverage and mobility issues.

Training: Self financed three day training course on Telelogic’s SDL tool, SDT.
Self financed three day HP training course Unix Shell script programming.

Responsibility: Assist GEC Marconi in the engineering of a TETRA digital Private Mobile Radio (PMR) infrastructure using the ETSI standard series 300-392-X. Specific areas of work included advising client on Network synchronisation, Base Station Receiver diversity techniques, Packet Switched data services, providing estimates of system processing requirements and considering system architecture. Assist client in capturing and documenting system requirements using the RTM requirements engineering tool.

Training: Self financed three day training course on RTM provided by MST Ltd.

Nov. 1991 to Mar. 1996.

In-House (Aug. 1995 to Mar. 1996) TETRA - Digital Private Mobile Radio.

Position: Senior Software engineer.

Responsibility: Specify and Design a generic product to be sold to multiple customers. The product implements communications layers two and three of the TETRA standards for Digital Private Mobile Radio and Base Station applications. Produce implementation of L2/L3 protocol entity using Microsoft Visual C/C++ environment.

In-House GSM Phase II stand-alone Conformance tester.

Responsibility: Design and code the PC-controller part of the overall system in Borland C/C++ for Windows. The tests were produced by ETSI in TTCN format for the GSM phase II recommendations (GSM 11.10). Liase and participate with ETSI working Group PT65v for the production of TTCN test scripts.

Training: 5 day residential Project Management training. (Covered all aspects of Project Management including estimating, planning, resource planning, costing and reporting).

Responsibility: Lead a team of CRAY consultants in function Test of advanced telephony features on the AXE public telephone exchange. Aid in automation of function test, and identify Functional Specification deficiencies. Provide software corrections (Patches) and proposed solutions to errors.

Training: Extensive AXE System and Software training including hands-on
AXE handling

Responsibility: Design the next generation of Mass Transit Railway signalling systems Transmission Based Signalling (TBS). Assist in capturing requirements of the new signalling system. Produce Essential Model of Automatic Train Protection subsystem. Produce further more rigorous Object Oriented specification of system for implementation of ATP subsystem.

Training: Hands-on experience in Yourdon, Teamwork and Essential
Modelling. On the Job OOA training via Kennedy Carter consultants
Using Shlaer Mellor methods. Quality Auditor training ISO 9001 (3 days in house, BATALAS).

Project Leader of part of a Pan-European project promoting ATM test technology. Project was part of Research and Development of Advanced Communications technologies in Europe (RACE) initiative.

Responsibility: Take leadership in the Man Machine Interface and Equipment Controller part of the project. Defining and tracking project tasks and timescales. Co-ordinate the efforts of up to seventeen European partners in the project. Liase closely with other partners involved in development of ATM switches for the purposes of capturing the required system functionality. Specification of whole system using Yourdon structured analysis techniques for the design of the real time system using Teamwork CAE tool. Real time system breakdown using Event Partitioning techniques, concluding the analysis and providing recommendations for the final implementation of both hardware and software environments. Local responsibility for three engineers, two junior and one senior. Specified and controlled work of up to three external Consultants on specialised tasks. Involvement in the specification of personnel skills and involvement in recruitment process.

Training. On the job project leadership skills.
IEE summer school : Software Engineering for Electronic Systems Designers
(5 days residential).
On the job hands on training in Structured Analysis, TEAMWORK and SDL.