Suraj Ghatge

• Created detailed test plans for the new features worked on.
• Created test cases with respect to SRS provided for the features.
• Conducted thorough reviews of test plans and test cases to meet rigorous testing standards at the organizational level.
• Identified opportunities to improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Developed and maintained technical documentation for new setup environment.
• Collaborated with other team members to troubleshoot complex issues and develop solutions.
• Mentored juniors in implementing END to END setup environment with adherence to best practices and standards.
• Performed root cause analysis for production incidents and identified permanent fixes.
• Managed multiple tasks within tight deadlines while ensuring quality control throughout the process.
• Resolved customer issues by establishing workarounds and solutions to debug and create defect fixes.
• Collaborated on multiple feature enhancements like M-Plane connectivity and its alarm testing; MLB-based alarm monitoring integrated with third-party applications; NEAR RT-RIC involving x-apps such as traffic steering, energy saving, UE-redirection.
• Performed testing on RIC feature across the stack's L1 and L2 layers.
• Contributed to the implementation of various IPsec configurations and solutions.

• Working on customer-raised defects, reproducing customer issues on internal lab.
• Coordinating with DEV, with respect to customer issue.
• Collaborated on 5G PRACH testing.
• PRACH testing on End-to-End device and verifying on UE log side using QXDM tool.
• Handling end-to-end testing for any new feature is our product.
• Engaged in discussions on product features and support provided by EMS for O-RAN NRT-RIC.
• Executed test cases and ensured adherence to NRT-RIC feature.
• Performed functional and unit testing on O-RAN NRT-RIC product.
• Recreating the customer's issue on our lab setup, analyzing the issue, and sharing the ROC report with the developer.
• After successfully executing all the test cases, automating the same test cases to repeat in regression.
• Testing all new builds before release.
• Perform Functional and Integration testing from the product side before releasing to the Integration team.
• Interacting with multiple teams to test the defects raised by the customer.
• Worked on New ME(Features) like PRACH, 2G Power Control during Mobility, TCH Re-Assignment, PTP Fronthaul Timing Synchronization, WB-AMR, Frequency Hopping, GEO NBR, NBR Blacklist, UE attached NBR.
• Going through the feature requirement and product environment, I created comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and use cases to support testing objectives.
• End-to-End functional, sanity, and regression testing on real end-to-end and simulation setup for 2G, LTE, and UMTS.
• Strong QA experience in project development via coordination of defect logging, verifying fixed defects, and defect tracking activities with team members.
• Performing regression test for all new features before releasing to the integration team.
• Performing all the test cases within the assigned deadline.
• Conducting a meeting with developers and senior authority to go through the test plans written for any new feature.

• Worked for the Client, Parallel Wireless, in the PWEMS R&D Department as a Sr. QA Engineer.
• Developed and executed comprehensive test plans and workforce breakdown structures for complete systems.
• Created comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and use cases to support testing objectives.
• Execution of test cases on all new builds.
• Created Open stack VM(Kubernetes based) setup.
• End-to-End functional, sanity, and regression testing on real setup for 2G, LTE, and UMTS.
• End-to-End functional, sanity, and regression testing on simulation setup for 2G, LTE, and UMTS.
• Created simulation setups with different scenarios.
• Good understanding of LTE, GSM, and WCDMA.
• Responsible for LTE Layer 3 analysis for troubleshooting issues like access failures, RRC drops, and handover failures.
• Strong QA experience in project development via coordination of defect logging, verifying fixed defects, and defect tracking activities with team members.
• Good knowledge of features like CSFB, Synthesized (RF) Frequency Hopping , Repeated FACCH , Repeated SACCH and ANR GEO NBR.
• Reviewed over 10 new features for functionality and quality before release.

PROJECT: Telefónica, Vodafone, Yovigo, and Orange. (SPAIN)
ROLE: RAN INTEGRATION ENGINEER (POST INTEGRATION) Post Integration.

• CR Script generation for LTE, 3G, and 2G implementation.
• Troubleshooting the Fault while Implementation in LTE, 3G, and 2G.
• Fault Management: Tracking the fault and reporting to the region team.
• Coordinating with NOC and Region team and performing Night Activity for LTE, 3G, and 2G.
• Troubleshooting and upgrading for power parameters in LTE, 3G, and 2G and reporting to NOC and Region team.
• Executing and generating script for NBR creation/deletion and NBC creation/deletion.
• Updating and changing parameter for (5G, LTE, 3G and 2G).
• Alarm monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Health Check and babysitting for RNC, NODE, and BSC end.

PROJECT: WIND TRE(ITALY)
ROLE: RAN INTEGRATION ENGINEER

• Script Generation for all technologies for Baseband.
• Integration of 2G, 3G, and LTE.
• Preparing XML scripts to implement the parameter change in RNC and NODES.
• Integration of new sites and swap sites.
• 48 HRS Monitoring, Performing RFST test for nodes.
• Troubleshooting the issues after RFST test.
• Performing QUIK test for Nodes.
• Reporting the Test Result and troubleshoot for QUIK test result.
  

PROJECT: TELEPHONICA(SPAIN)
ROLE: RAN INTEGRATION ENGINEER

• Integration of 2G, 3G and LTE.
• Integration of new sites and swap sites.
• LTE Carrier Addition, Dual bad to tri-band swap sites Integration.
• Swap from DU to Baseband.

• In charge of managing quality assurance program with responsibilities including on-site evaluations, internal audits, and customer surveys.
• Delivered LTE Site within specified timeframes to customer locations.
• Oversaw operations of a 30-person team spanning different regions in Oman (Muscat, Nizwa, and Dhofar).
• Responsible for coordinating and documenting site acquisition activities through field work.
• Coordinated with clients and effectively organized team activities.
• Managed the team of engineers responsible for surveying and installing new proposed sites.
• Developed configuration scripts to facilitate the integration of Node B and ENode B.
• Managed end-to-end commissioning and integration of U900, 3G (WCDMA), and 4G (LTE) sites, starting from the ground up.
• Implemented Mixed Mode UMTS900 Sites.
• Capacity upgradation and swapping of transmission equipment in outages.
• Implemented configuration for various Ethernet switch features such as Ethernet Bridge, VLANs, WAN connections and LAG.
• Contributed to the commissioning of Ericsson Traffic node (Tn 6p & Tn 2p), enhancing transmission equipment performance.
• Upgrading Microwave Radios
• Acceptance test for MiniLink.
• Allocating daily plans to the team.
• Team management.