Muhammad Tariq

RF Optimization Engineer with 15+ years of experience in RF planning, capacity management, and network optimization across LTE and 5G NR technologies. Strong expertise in 3GPP standards, RF principles, IOT, and IMS architecture. Extensive multi-vendor experience with Nokia, Ericsson, and Huawei networks.

Proven success in pre- and post-launch optimization, refarming, and vendor swap projects. Experienced in optimizing networks during high-traffic, high-visibility events (FIFA26, Super Bowl, NFL, NHL). Customer-focused engineer with strong ability to resolve network incidents and good client relationships.

Experienced with systems testing and verification and troubleshoot or resolve the issues related to the network performance or products based on the signaling analysis and other methods.

Solid

Experience in performance monitoring, traffic balancing and capacity management.

Experience in network performance components and troubleshooting. Strong technical analysis of network incidents providing technical support and handling customer's complaints professionally and keeping the relations in excellent terms.

Sr. Optimization Engineer - Nokia US (GTA)

(2024-09)

• Monitor and optimize the performance of SA, NSA, VONR and LTE networks.
• Implement new parameters and features for RF performance improvement.
• Analyze and investigate the performance issues using counters, KPI and L3 messages.
• Perform parameter audit and align them based on PBL.
• Create configuration plans and implement them for parameter modification.
• Propose high Cap and LMS for high traffic events.
• Analysis problem at site and network level to propose solution for the issue.
• Check performance of the sites and report the capacity issues to Team for expansion.
• Analyze the data on site level and network level and make decisions to improve the network performance.

RF Team Lead - Amdocs

(2021-05 - 2024-07)

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers regarding RF optimization activities.
• Communicate RF performance findings, network issues, and optimization recommendations to clients clearly and professionally.
• Provide regular status updates and technical reports to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Perform Pre and post launch optimization of the 5G sites.
• Implementation of new features and tuning 5G/4G (LTE) radio network parameters.
• Analysis the PCAP and L3 messages to find missing 4G_5G neighbors to improve NSA accessibility.
• Conduct drive testing to verify the performance of 5G NSA & SA RAN features.
• Collaborate with RF Operation team to highlight product and hardware issues that bottleneck acceptance.
• Implemented optimization strategies to enhance coverage, capacity, and overall network quality.
• Perform parameter audit and troubleshoot the performance.
• Perform 5G NSA/SA network analysis on cluster and market level and make proactive actions.
• Perform 5G/LTE/Volte RF optimization or network performance management functions including analysis, monitoring, reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with design specifications and performance objectives for a scalable 5G offload network.
• Verified and analyzed major network changes and software updates pre/post launch to ensure improved/maintained performance levels and customer experience.

Sr. RF Optimization Engineer - Nokia Canada - (SWI)

(2020-04 - 2021-05)

• Perform mapping between Huawei and Nokia parameters for basic and advanced features.
• Verify the performance of 4G and 5G KPIs after 5G integration.
• Troubleshoot NR RACH SR, NR NSA accessibility, SgNb release rate and Inter-gNB HOSR of the worst sites.
• Conduct LTE/5G link budgeting, coverage & capacity simulation and planning along with site surveys.
• Verify LTE/5G new features in Lab & field and try on POC cluster and then implement on large scale.
• Monitor and optimise the performance of LTE/5G analysing counters, KPIs, UE DT logs and signaling traces.
• Create tool to check parameter settings between Huawei & Nokia.
• Perform RF parameters audit, optimize the values and correct discrepancies to improve user experience.
• Analyze the drive test logs and recommend a solution to improve performance.
• Implemented optimization strategies to enhance coverage, capacity, and overall network quality.
• Ability to expose problems, support effective root future proofing of the Wireless Access network infrastructure while driving customer focused solution development.

Sr. Network Specialist - Huawei Canada – Quantum Recruitment

(2015-05 - 2020-03)

• Perform LTE/5G link budget, network planning for coverage prediction or capacity simulation.
• Perform Pre and post launch optimization of the 5G sites.
• Conduct Weekly meetings with customers to discuss to progress & bottle neck of the project.

RF Consultant - Huawei

(2014-05 - 2015-05)

Sr. RF Engineer - Ufone

(2013-04 - 2014-04)

RF Engineer - LCC

(2012-01 - 2013-04)

RF Engineer - Pakistan Telecommunication

(2010-08 - 2019-09)

MSc - Telecommunications - Queen Mary University of London (2011)

BE - Telecommunications - NED University of Engineering & Technology (2008)