PERSONAL DETAILS:

Name: Nationality: Date of Birth: Languages: Telephone: Email: Gordon Ariho Ugandan Dec 06, 1979 English + 256 (0) 751 222 252 / + 256 (0) 776 222 257/ +256 (0) 717 222 252 muhororo@gmail.com

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: November 2010 May 2012 First Point Group, UK / Ericsson Uganda RF Planning Consultant (Contract basis)
Radio Network Planning using Planet EV 5 & MCP 10 for Airtel Uganda Project. Over seeing Approved Service Providers (ASPs) carrying out planning and optimization field work. Capacity Plan and expansions

July 2010 September 2010 ATX Technologies, Uganda Wireless Network Planning Consultant (Contract basis)
Transmission planning using Pathloss 4.0 for 300 new sites for the Airtel Uganda Project. o Line of Sight planning o Link budgets o Link Capacity Planning Radio Network Planning using Atoll and Planet EV 5 for Airtel Uganda Expansion Project. o Coverage Predictions o Neighbour Lists creation Managed a group of 6 planners to plan the 300 sites for the Airtel Uganda Expansion Project

2010 Makerere University Kampala, Uganda Assistant Lecturer

Offering lectures in communication, electronics and telecommunication in the School of Engineering. Setting and Marking tests and exams. Offering input to curriculum development.

October 2009 August 2010 Bana Communications Ltd, Uganda Operations Manager (part time)
Worked as a freelance consultant for RF planning (Using Asset, Planet EV and Atoll) and in some cases Transmission Planning (Using Pathloss 4.0). Executing the projects Bana Communications obtains from its clients like RF and Transmission installations, Civil Works.

June 2008 August 2008 LM Ericsson International AB, Uganda Branch Solution Manager Worked as a solution engineer providing technical solutions to MTN (Mobile operator in Uganda & Rwanda) for the Radio Access and Transmission network. This included preparing BOQs for radio equipment and microwave equipment. I also dealt with complaints and queries regarding Ericsson wireless products. (I got a scholarship and had to leave Uganda for further studies at the University of Manchester)
Gordon Arihos CV, http://ug.linkedin.com/pub/gordon-ariho/14/53b/641

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Dec 2007 May 2008 Gemtel & i-Tel Limited Chief Technical Officer (contract) Network planning (CDMA, GSM and microwave) using Atoll, Asset and Pathloss o Planned RF and transmission for Juba, Rumbek, Bor, Wau, Torit, Yei, Malakal, Aweil o Supervised initial part of the implementation of this network. Managed a team of over 30 people both in Uganda and Southern Sudan o Offered training for new staff in radio network planning June 2005 Dec 2007 Uganda Telecom Wireless Services Planning Engineer Radio Network Planning using Atoll for UMTS, GSM and CDMA Wireless Local loop Network. o Initial desk plans: coverage and neighbour lists o Site surveys o Initial optimisation and continuous optimization: drive tests and analysis of drive test results, interference analysis etc o Capacity planning: recommending upgrades and new capacity sites based on traffic load especially for urban sites. Statistics monitoring o BTS Relocation plan and implementation (moved sites from one region and introduced new vendor) Evaluating new technologies and their trials o Evaluated Huawei UMTS trial o Planned with vendor (Alcatel) the commercial UMTS network that was implemented in 2007. Code planning o Evaluated various broadband technologies and produced a broadband strategy report for UTL Nov 2004 May 2005 Uganda Telecom BSS and TX Planning Engineer Planning for both BSS and Transmission Network. o Coverage planning using Atoll o Link planning using Pathloss 4.0 Doing capacity planning & forecasting for network expansions April 2004 Oct 2004 Celtel Uganda (now called Airtel Uganda) Radio Transmission Engineer Operating and maintaining transmission systems to the required QoS level. Optimizing Microwave radio link systems in the entire Network. Ensuring proper integration of new microwave radio links in the Network. Maintaining accurate records of all network equipment, spares and frequency databases. Microwave link Planning and Frequency Planning. Did capacity planning (SDH and PDH) and forecasts for network expansions. Coordinated frequency assignments with the regulatory Agency (UCC) to ensure overall system regulatory compliance.

Gordon Arihos CV,

http://ug.linkedin.com/pub/gordon-ariho/14/53b/641

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PROJECTS INVOLVED:
Deloitte Uganda - Project Matrix, Telecom Audit MTN Uganda / Ericsson GSM drive tests Airtel Uganda - GSM Project (Vendor: Ericsson) Warid Telecom Uganda, Fuel System Modification Project Gemtel Ltd, South Sudan GSM rollout (Vendor: Huawei) I-tel Ltd, Uganda CDMA rollout (Vendor: Huawei) Uganda Telecom 3G project (Vendor: Huawei and Alcatel) Uganda Telecom CDMA WLL project (Vendor : Huawei) Uganda Telecom GSM Relocation project (Vendor : Huawei & Alcatel) Celtel Uganda SWAP Project (Vendors: Ericsson, Motorola, Siemens)

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
Dates Title of qualification awarded Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Name and type of organisation providing education and training Dates Title of qualification awarded Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Name of organisation providing education and training Dates Title of qualification awarded Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Name of organisation providing education and training Dates Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Name of organisation providing education and training Dates Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Name of organisation providing education and training Apr 2008 Prince2 Project management Norplan (U) Ltd on behalf of Rovsing Management A/S

Apr 2007 Diploma WiFi & WiMax in the Global Marketplace Intel Corporation / USTTI (USA)

Apr 2007 Diploma Mobile Broadband Qualcomm Incorporated / USTTI (USA)

Nov 2006 GSM, GPRS & UMTS RNP training (Atoll) Alcatel University

Dec 2005 - Jan 2006 UMTS (3G) and GPRS-PCU training Huawei Training Center, China

Gordon Arihos CV,

http://ug.linkedin.com/pub/gordon-ariho/14/53b/641

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Dates Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Name of organisation providing education and training Dates Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Name of organisation providing education and training Dates Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Name of organisation providing education and training Dates Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Name of organisation providing education and training

Jul 2005 GSM, GPRS and UMTS training UK Telecoms Academy

Apr 2005 GSM training Huawei Uganda

Jan 2005 CDMA planning and Optimization Huawei Training Center, China

2004 Microwave Planning & Maintenance Harris Microwave Communications Division

EDUCATION:
Msc. Communications Engineering (University of Manchester) - Distinction Bsc. Electrical Engineering (Makerere University Kampala) First Class

REFEREES:
Edgar Kasenene Competence Domain Manager (RSSA) Ericsson Uganda edgar.kasenene@ericsson.com Tel +256772712532 Lenson Dsouza Lead Customer Project Manager, Airtel account Ericsson Uganda lenson.d.souza@ericsson.com Tel +256752770667 Per-Ake Elisson Project Manager, System Design Ericsson AB Sweden per-ake.elisson@ericsson.com Tel:+46767602248 Dr Emad Alsusa Lecturer, School of Electrical & Electronics Eng. The University of Manchester, e.alsusa@manchester.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)161 306 4709

Gordon Arihos CV,

http://ug.linkedin.com/pub/gordon-ariho/14/53b/641

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