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Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips

Alexandria,Canada

Summary

I am an engineering and science professional interested in Engineering and Project Management.

Work History

Professor, Electronics Engineering Technology

Collège LaCité
08.2023 - 06.2024
  • Student project advisor. Taught courses in Semiconductors, Circuitry, Mobile communications, Digital communications, DSP, Networking, Wireless protocols, Modulation, Coding, Propagation theory, Simulations, Coding, modulation, network simulations (Matlab).

Professor & Program coordinator & project coordinator

Conestoga College
08.2007 - 08.2023
  • Duties involved program design –including course and laboratory design– and advising student projects. Acting chair when regular chair absent.
  • (2016 – 2023) Designed the program and served as Coordinator for Wireless Network Infrastructure graduate program. Courses taught: IoT, LTE & 5G, OFDM, VoLTE, Software-defined radio, WiFi, Digital Telecommunications, Project Course. Used network emulators such as R&S CMW500. Filled-in for Chair at various points. Coding, modulation, network simulations (Matlab).
  • (2014 – 2023) Instructor for Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology program. Courses taught: DSP, Advanced Calculus, Mobile Telecom Engineering (Propagation Modelling, LTE, VoLTE, WiFi, traffic modelling and planning, troubleshooting), Digital Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Project Course.
  • (2007 – 2013) Telecom and math instructor for new bachelor-level engineering program. Courses taught: Telecommunications, High-Speed Communications, DSP, Calculus, Computer Networking, Statistics, VoIP, simulations (Riverbed, Matlab).

Applications Engineer

Qualcomm
01.2013 - 03.2013
  • Applications test and analysis on LTE & HSPDA in terms of session setup and service negotiation.

Sr RF Performance Engineer

Nokia
04.2005 - 06.2007
  • Lead engineer, Wireless buildout, design & optimization.
  • Nokia & Nortel NB, RAN, call and data processing, propagation modelling, traffic allocation, capacity planning, backhaul, data analytics, troubleshooting.

RF Engineer

T-Mobile
05.2002 - 04.2005
  • Optimization, and testing for New York MTA, including in-building applications.
  • Worked with Frequency Hopping, Frequency planning, RAN, backhaul, call routing/switching, propagation modelling, traffic allocation, capacity planning, backhaul, data analytics, troubleshooting, in-building applications.

Engineering and project management consultant

inCode Telecom
07.2000 - 04.2002
  • Projects:
  • Technology and market studies
  • Telematics
  • Technical evaluation of RF diagnostic monitoring tools and scanners.
  • Certification research for broadband wireless system. Involved researching ETSI, ITU and TIA standards.
  • Research and evaluation of enterprise and professional services automation.
  • Wireless design & optimization: Network design, pilot allocations, RAN, propagation modelling, traffic allocation, capacity planning, backhaul, data analytics, troubleshooting.
  • Composed and taught training courses on RF engineering/optimization and nwk tools.
  • Lab group: Integration radio access network (RAN) and with various network modules from member providers.

Senior RF engineer

Sprint PCS
06.1999 - 06.2000
  • Duties involved project management of RF design and optimization activities for New Orleans, Louisiana MTA. Details:
  • Technical responsibility: capacity planning, performance diagnostics, design of test plans and procedures, optimization and allocation of duties among engineering personnel.
  • Areas of managerial responsibility: hiring, promotions and outsourcing to contractors. Managed Sprint New Orleans MTA.
  • Wireless design & optimization: Network design, pilot allocations, RAN, propagation modelling, traffic allocation, capacity planning, backhaul, data analytics, troubleshooting.
  • In-building projects: New Orleans Superdome, Harrah’s Casino (New Orleans).

Systems engineer

Motorola Inc.
02.1997 - 06.1999
  • Wireless design & optimization: Network design, pilot allocations, RAN, propagation modelling, traffic allocation, capacity planning, backhaul, data analytics, troubleshooting.
  • Lab Projects: Capacity testing, Traffic allocation, NB (base station) testing and optimization, network test and optimization.

IT support

Ontario Hydro Nuclear Division
06.1991 - 09.1991
  • System troubleshooting and software installation.

Summer internship

Ontario Hydro Nuclear Division
06.1990 - 09.1990
  • Wrote software for nuclear generator operators training system.

Education

Master of Telecommunications - wireless Personal Communications Systems

INRS-Telecommunications, University of Quebec
Montreal, Quebec

Master of Physics in Optics - Non-linear Optics

Laval University
Quebec City, Quebec

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering - Communications and Digital Electronics

University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario

Skills

  • Project management and engineering management
  • Planning, analysis, design, development, and maintenance of telecommunications systems; analysis in support of telecommunications support functions
  • LTE, 5G, OFDM, LoRa, IoT, software-defined radio
  • Computer languages & SW packages: Matlab, Mathematica, Java, C-sharp, C, html
  • Simulation software for Telecommunications and nuclear systems: Matlab, Riverbed
  • Languages, both spoken and written: English and French (Also, have taken courses in Spanish, German, and Mandarin but am not fluent)
  • French-English translation
  • Propagation tool experience: NetPlan, GraNet, PlaNet, Odyssey, Asset
  • Drive test analysis tool experience: Actix, Nortel RFO, OptPCS
  • Experience with Ericsson & Nokia OSS and Nortel OMCr
  • Experience with network emulators such as R&S CMW500

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Full Professional
Spanish
Limited Working
Chinese (Mandarin)
Elementary
German
Elementary

Timeline

Professor, Electronics Engineering Technology

Collège LaCité
08.2023 - 06.2024

Applications Engineer

Qualcomm
01.2013 - 03.2013

Professor & Program coordinator & project coordinator

Conestoga College
08.2007 - 08.2023

Sr RF Performance Engineer

Nokia
04.2005 - 06.2007

RF Engineer

T-Mobile
05.2002 - 04.2005

Engineering and project management consultant

inCode Telecom
07.2000 - 04.2002

Senior RF engineer

Sprint PCS
06.1999 - 06.2000

Systems engineer

Motorola Inc.
02.1997 - 06.1999

IT support

Ontario Hydro Nuclear Division
06.1991 - 09.1991

Summer internship

Ontario Hydro Nuclear Division
06.1990 - 09.1990

Master of Physics in Optics - Non-linear Optics

Laval University

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering - Communications and Digital Electronics

University of Western Ontario

Master of Telecommunications - wireless Personal Communications Systems

INRS-Telecommunications, University of Quebec

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