Som Chand

Telecommunications project and engineering professional with extensive experience in India, Qatar and the UAE. Hands-on background in 2G, 3G, LTE, 4G and 5G rollout, DAS/IBS and small cells, microwave and transmission, BTS installation and commissioning, fibre work and site acceptance. Experienced in coordinating customers, vendors and field teams, tracking project targets, solving site issues and completing handovers.

Seeking a telecommunications project management, project engineering or senior telecom role in New Zealand and available to relocate.

Project Manager - Accord Synergy - Mumbai Circle, India

(2022-01 - 2023-12)

Managed telecom project activities for the Jio / Ericsson programme in the Mumbai circle and coordinated day-to-day field delivery.

• Planned and tracked rollout activities, coordinated vendors and followed up site implementation against project targets.

Engineer - Innovis - UAE

(2020-01 - 2022-12)

• Worked on Huawei-to-Nokia 3G swap activities across the Abu Dhabi region.
• Supported field implementation and delivery for LTE 4G Single RAN and 5G network projects.

Implementation Manager - Blue Charcoal - Doha, Qatar

(2018-01 - 2019-12)

Planned and coordinated telecommunications and electrical project activities from initial planning through implementation and delivery.

• Coordinated field teams, technicians, subcontractors and other project resources during implementation.
• Coordinated material and equipment requirements with site teams to support timely project delivery.

Project Coordinator - Wajda Group - Doha, Qatar

(2016-01 - 2017-12)

• Coordinated BACS installation and termination work, including field equipment, panels, cable trays and related site activities.
• Performed and coordinated multimode and single-mode fibre splicing and OTDR testing.
• Supported DAS, small-cell, IBS, 2G, 3G and LTE deployments at locations including Khalifa Stadium, high-rise towers, Qatar University and Lusail tunnels.
• Supported installation and commissioning across 65 small-cell sites and 25 IBS sites.

LTE Project Engineer - Zajel Telecommunication - Doha, Qatar

(2012-01 - 2015-12)

Worked on Ooredoo Qatar Advanced LTE implementation, LTE upgrades, LTE core network elements and MOI LTE radio/core activities.

• Supported microwave swap and expansion, UMTS900 upgrades, annual 2G/3G expansion, small-cell and DAS projects.
• Project work included 253 RTT upgrades, 100 MHA upgrades, 91 MRC upgrades, Huawei microwave swaps across 50 sites and small-cell implementation across 40 sites.

Field Manager - Transmission - Nokia Siemens Networks (Accord payroll) - Haryana, India

(2009-01 - 2012-12)

• Handled day-to-day project planning, customer targets and tracking, vendor allocation and microwave site surveys.
• Coordinated customer issue closure and worked with logistics and engineering teams on material delivery, microwave installation and integration.
• Tracked field progress, followed up material and quality issues, maintained project records and coordinated acceptance testing and site handover.

BSS Engineer - N R Switch N Radio Services Pvt. Ltd. - India

(2008-01 - 2009-12)

Supported Vodafone BTS rollout, WiMAX / data communications and Huawei projects across J&K and Punjab.

• Coordinated technical teams and customers, tracked site status, supported drive testing and acceptance, and maintained on-air site quality.
• Worked with BTS and microwave installation/commissioning, antenna-line and TRX additions, microwave links, E1 testing, alarms and RFI surveys.

Project Engineer - Aaha Tele Services Pvt. Ltd. - India

(2006-01 - 2008-12)

Managed implementation partners against site-readiness plans and handled installation, commissioning and fault rectification for Nokia / ZTE equipment.

• Worked on Nokia PDH microwave integration, external alarms, VSWR measurement, NEC transmission maintenance, E1/PCM troubleshooting and site quality acceptance.

BSS O&M Engineer - Nokia Siemens Networks (TeamLease payroll) - Rajasthan, India

(2006-01 - 2006-12)

• Supported Vodafone Nokia BSS operations and maintenance activities in Rajasthan.

Family & Agricultural Activities - Self - India

(2023-01)

Planned career break after an extensive engineering career, spending time with family and managing farming / agricultural activities in India. Now available to return to full-time engineering and project delivery work and open to relocation to New Zealand for a suitable opportunity.

Three-Year Diploma - Electronics Engineering - D.N. Polytechnic (2005-01)