Co-Founder & CTO at Telesoft Company Limited
Ghana
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- Freelance Consulting Engineer at Telesoft Company Limited
- Founder & Head Janitor at GA Foundation
- Past
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- ICT Volunteer at World Leadership Corps
- RF Planning & Optimsation Engineer at Ghana Telecom (ONEtouch)
- Cell Planning Engineer at Scancom Limited (Areeba)
- Education
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- 'Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
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George Appiah’s Summary
Radio Communications Engineer, with experience in planning, designing, and deploying GSM cellular systems (radio interface) and integrated voice and data over wireless communication systems.
George Appiah’s Specialties:
Cellular network planning and optimization (radio interface); planning, designing, and deploying integrated voice and data over wireless networks; computer network and systems administration.
George Appiah’s Experience
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Freelance Consulting Engineer
Telesoft Company Limited
(Telecommunications industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
Design, deployment and administration of communication systems integrating voice (VoIP) and data over IEEE 802.11 wireless networks for corporate clients in Ghana.
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Founder & Head Janitor
GA Foundation
(Philanthropy industry)
October 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)
Organizational leadership, strategic technology consulting for partner non-profit institutions, and grantmaking.
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ICT Volunteer
World Leadership Corps
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2005 — July 2006 (1 year )
Executed projects at both the national and regional levels in Uganda, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and SchoolNet Uganda to improve education through teacher training programs and the introduction of advanced ICT methods.
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RF Planning & Optimsation Engineer
Ghana Telecom (ONEtouch)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
December 2004 — August 2005 (9 months)
GSM radio network planning and optimization, with major activities including RF planning, drive testing, network monitoring against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and issuing recommendations for optimization of radio parameters.
Worked with contractors (Alcatel Shanghai Bell) to swap entire GSM radio network from Motorola to Alcatel.
Additionally responsible for administration of Aircom Enterprise Radio Planning tools. -
Cell Planning Engineer
Scancom Limited (Areeba)
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
September 2004 — December 2004 (4 months)
GSM radio interface planning and optimisation. Major tasks included RF planning, drive testing, network monitoring against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and issuing recommendations for optimization of radio parameters.
George Appiah’s Education
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'Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
1996 — 2002
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George Appiah’s Interests:
All things wireless, gadgets, business startups, Internet marketing, professional networking, digital photography, hanging out with and interviewing entrepreneurs.
George Appiah’s Groups:
Conversations Network, GNoTE, World Leadership Corps
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