Mugenyi Livingstone
Kampala
Summary
- 7+ years experience as Accomplished Network Engineer responsible for working on DWDM, IPRAN, Microwave and Enterprise services for mobility Networks.
- Responsible for operations of the network environment based on solution and support the sales team on related business opportunities.
- Skilled in planning, installation, configuration, maintenance, supporting and optimization of transmission network hardware, software and communication links
- Quality-driven and safety-focused with excellent troubleshooting and diagnostic skills. I am passionate in whatsoever i set myself to do.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
IP / Transmission Engineer
Huawei Technologies
02.2024 - Current
- Managed and executed various IP and transmission projects, including the hardware acquisition, licensing, and project scheduling
- Provision of support to maintenance team
- Provided remote technical support to installation team, verified E1/STM/Ethernet connections, as well as end to end service provisioning
- Provided Enterprise business support by configuring VPN connections for head and branch offices, and troubleshooting connectivity issues
- Scheduled & implemented routine preventive maintenance plans for the transmission network equipment
- Maintained accurate documentation and inventory updates for all equipment, as well as updated equipment configurations/backups utilizing company tools
- Worked with Operations team members to ensure documentation and MOPs are accurate
- Service Configurations for DWDM, Microwave and IPRAN Network Huawei
- Support to Network Packet Loss Analysis and Providing solutions plus implementation
- Regular node software, hardware & link upgrades as per planning requirement
- Provided 2nd level support, training and mentoring to Field maintenance teams
- Supervised integration and commissioning of new nodes/links including carrying out acceptance with outsourced contractors
- Maintained inventory of spares for all TRM equipment and assisted in budget planning of spares for the network
- Prepared daily and weekly transmission reports for management
IP / Transmission Engineer
Innovis Telecom Services
11.2021 - 02.2024
- Managed and executed various transmission projects, including the hardware acquisition, licensing, and project scheduling
- Provided remote technical support to installation team, verified E1/STM/Ethernet connections, as well as end to end service provisioning
- Provided Enterprise business support by configuring VPN connections for head and branch offices, and troubleshooting connectivity issues
- Scheduled & implemented routine preventive maintenance plans for the transmission network equipment
- Maintained accurate documentation and inventory updates for all equipment, as well as updated equipment configurations/backups utilizing company tools
- Worked with Operations team members to ensure documentation and MOPs are accurate
- DWDM Power Optimization
- Service Configurations for DWDM, Microwave and IPRAN Network for ZTE and Huawei
- ZTE and Huawei IPRAN Microwave Ring Optimization
- Network Packet Loss Analysis and Providing solutions plus implementation
- Enterprise Outage Analysis and solution provision
- Regularly participated in team meetings with various stake holders
- Regular node software, hardware & link upgrades as per planning requirement
- Provided 2nd level support, training and mentoring to Field maintenance teams
- Resolved network performance issues, analysed network traffic and provided capacity planning solutions
- Supervised integration and commissioning of new nodes/links including carrying out acceptance with outsourced contractors
- Carried out regular network ring protection tests, investigated and corrected any failures
- Coordinated with Vendor TACs through CSRs for timely support & resolution of complex network issues
- Maintained inventory of spares for all TRM equipment and assisted in budget planning of spares for the network
- Prepared daily and weekly transmission reports for management
Transmission Engineer / IP Engineer
Huawei Technologies
06.2019 - 11.2021
- Configuring and Uploading of RTN (microwave) and WDM(OSN) sites on the Network Management Server (NCE)
- Configuring and Uploading of ATNs and CX-02 on the NMS
- Adding of VLANs in the RTN, ATN, CX-02 routers in the IPRAN network
- Adding of services (2G,3G and LTE) on both Microwave sites and IPRAN net elements (ATNs, CX-02s)
- NCE Server Upgrades
- Coordinated with Huawei TACs through CSRs for timely support & resolution of complex network issues
- Commissioning of ATN, CX-02, CX-08 routers
- Monitoring performance of ATNs, CX-02 and CX-08 routers
- Clearing of Alarms on both ATNs, CX-02s and RTNs
- DCN Optimization
- PLA Solution Implementation
- Firewall Configurations on the MPBN (NE40s)
- Access Control Lists (IPRAN - CSG, ASG,RSG)
- Design Interpretation (Link budgets) and Material Requisition/Out bounding
- Field Teams coordination for Project delivery
I.T Technician
Kyambogo University
06.2017 - 08.2018
- Installations of server software
- Configurations of server software
- LAN Network Installations
- Training of Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
- Web Management Systems Development and training (HTMl,CSS)
- Content Management Systems (WordPress , Joomla, Wix)
- Training of office software
- Surveillance Camera Installations and Maintenance
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Information Technology & computing
Kyambogo University
01.2019
UACE -
Mengo Senior School
01.2015
UCE -
Mengo Senior School
01.2013
Skills
- Microwave transmission
- IP networking
- Project management
- SRv6 Implementation
- MPLS Implementation
- DWDM systems
- Cost estimations
- Interference analysis
- Network optimization
- Link budget analysis
- Troubleshooting skills
- Fiber optic networks
- Fault analysis
- Quality controls
Certification
- HCIE -Datacom (Certified)
- HCIA -R&S (Certified)
- HCIA Security (Certified)
- MCSA (Trained)
- Huawei DWDM (Optix OSN8800, Optix 9800, Optix OSN1800V)
- Huawei MW Nodes (Optix RTN980/950A/910/905)
- Huawei CX600-X2-M8, ATN910B, CX600-X8
- Huawei NCE, U2000
- Ericsson MiniLinK TN
- Nokia IXR
- Microtik
- ZTE Elastic Net
- ZTE IRAN (ZXCTN 6120H-A/B, ZXCTN 9000-2E10, ZXCTN 9000-8E Plus)
- ZTE MW Nodes (ZXMW NR9150 V2A, ZXMW NR9000TR V2A)
- CISCO SDN
Projects
- MTN Uganda FTTS (300 sites Direct to Srv6), IP Engineer, Huawei Technologies, 02/01/24,04/01/24
- Airtel Uganda Link Upgrades, IP Engineer, Huawei Technologies, 03/01/24, 04/01/24
- Airtel Rwanda MW 200 New sites, Transmission Engineer, Huawei Technologies, 05/01/24, 06/01/24
- Airtel Rwanda MW 64 Backbone Hops, Transmission Engineer, Huawei Technologies, 06/01/24, 07/01/24
- Airtel Rwanda MW SDB 127 Hops, Transmission Engineer, Huawei Technologies, 07/01/24, 08/01/24
- Airtel IPRAN ATN-CX2-CX8 Swaps, IP Engineer, Innovis Telecom Services, 05/01/23, 11/01/23
- Airtel IPRAN Phase II ZTE IPRAN SWAPs, IP Engineer, Innovis Telecom Services, 03/01/23, 05/01/23 2022
- Airtel ZTE IPRAN Uganda Project, IP Engineer, Innovis Telecom Services, 04/01/22, 10/01/22 2022
- Airtel Microwave Modernization & Upgrades, Transmission Engineer, Innovis Telecom Services, 03/01/22, 10/01/22 2021
- Airtel Microwave Modernization & Upgrades, Transmission Engineer, Innovis Telecom Services, 12/01/21, 01/01/22 2021
- MTN Microwave Modernization & Upgrades, Technical Director, Huawei Technologies, 04/01/21, 06/01/21
- MTN.Net Board Expansion, Technical Director, Huawei Technologies, 02/01/21, 03/01/21 2020
- MTN Microwave Modernization & Upgrades, Transmission Engineer, Huawei Technologies, 04/01/20, 08/01/20
- MTN AMC Project, Transmission Engineer, Huawei Technologies, 01/01/20, 12/01/21
- MTN IPRAN Software Upgrades Uganda, Position- IP Engineer, Huawei Technologies , 01/12/19, 01/01/20
References
- Arthur Byamukama, Huawei Technologies, Senior Transmission Engineer, Kampala, Uganda, +256779518512
- Raymond Mitchell Geno, Metro Cable Africa, Senior IP Engineer, Sierra Leone, +256705581860
- Joel Mujuzi, Nokia Managed Services, Transmission Engineer, Kampala, Uganda, +256759976869
Personal Information
- Title: Transmission / IP Engineer
- Nationality: Uganda
Timeline
IP / Transmission Engineer
Huawei Technologies
02.2024 - Current
IP / Transmission Engineer
Innovis Telecom Services
11.2021 - 02.2024
Transmission Engineer / IP Engineer
Huawei Technologies
06.2019 - 11.2021
I.T Technician
Kyambogo University
06.2017 - 08.2018
Bachelor's Degree - Information Technology & computing
Kyambogo University
UACE -
Mengo Senior School
UCE -
Mengo Senior School