
Telecommunications Freelance Consultant and Contractor
Bologna Area, Italy

Telecommunications Freelance Consultant and Contractor
Bologna Area, Italy
B.A. Engineer (Major in Telecommunication) at University of Study of Bologna with a thesys on “Handover techniques in urban environments for W-CDMA systems” collaborating with Ugo Bordoni Foundation.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
• RADIO ACCESS: GSM/GPRS, UMTS, WI-Fi (802.11 a/b/g), WiMAX (802.16-2004 and next evolutions), UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) and DVB-H;
• ACCESS NODE: ATM, Frame Relay, Routing and Switching Protocols, IP;
• TRANSPORT NETWORK: DWDM, SDH ad PDH
OPERATIVE SKILLS:
• Operation and Maintenance (O&M): to access nodes, transport network and billing network (CDRs);
• Research and Development (R&D): management of all trial phases, in join with international vendors and their R&D groups, studying next-generations services for wireless/wired network convergence.
• Design of complex networks (WLAN, LAN, MAN) for big enterprises and public companies.
MANAGEMENT SKILLS:
• Management of complex international projects collaborating with international players for technical turn key solutions, starting from the customer’s issues, technology choice and vendor/system integrator verification (for creation of short lists).
• Team Leader, Regional manager and Head of Office with team of 10 people;
• Project Manager
Some of the most interesting projects that I did:
WiMAX network for an African country (turn key solution);
VoIP network (IP-Centrex, Softswitch..) for Poste Italiane S.p.A
VoIP network (IP-Centrex, Softswitch..) for CNIPA [Centro Nazionale per l’Informatizzazione della Pubblica Amministrazione]
Wi-Fi network for Malpensa airport
Fixed/Mobile network for Catanzaro University pole
MAN project for AVIANO Military ONU airport
MAN projects for some italian cities
MAN for Edisontel in La Spezia city
LAN projects for Bank Of Italy local offices
I HAVE STARTED an EXECUTIVE MBA.......
Be free to contact me at saullemattei@yahoo.it
Good Know-how of GSM/GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA, DVB-H, Wi-Fi, WiMAX (802.16) network and study, for the Wi-fi and WiMAX network, a integration with 3gpp ones. Study of 3gpp, 3gpp2 standards, IP networks and their services (VoIP, video streaming, broadcast, unicast e multicast services), Mobile IP.
TCP-IP, 802.11b protocols, 2,4 GHz wavelength links.
Good know-how about monitoring and reporting tools
Good experience of network design, for telecommunication and networking, too.
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Telecommunications industry)
August 2004 — Present (4 years 3 months)
Activities roles:
Telecmmunication Freelance Consultant,
Analyst and White Paper technical writer,
Inventor and co-owner of Patent for Mobile Telecommunication Security Equipment,
Trainer for Telecommunication technical courses.
Projects:
• Design of SDH and TCP-IP backbones.
• Design of NGN (New Generation Network) for VoIP, Video Call and other IP services.
• DVB-H network assessment.
• Coaching and teaching of technical telecommunication courses (VoIP, IPTV for Cisco Photonics, DVB-H is incoming)
• Design and planning of one TELCO network based on SDH and WiMAX protocols for emerging market African country.
• WiMAX and DVB-H project, technologies scouting, trial management, team management, trial services definition and scouting.
Publication: Mobile TV:Technology and Solutions for Implementation and Operation.
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
February 2004 — July 2004 (6 months)
Job Competence: Consultant for TO&M group (Testing, Operating and Maintenance) for Charging, Billing competence. Study, with S.M.A.R.T. tool, of the CDRs (Call Data Recording) that are produced by the network machines (BSC, MSC, SMSC
..), of the Packet Data network QoS (Quality of Service), of the generic network parameters and of all these technical variables that are used for the launch of new 2G/3G services.
Technical Competence: good know-how of GSM/GPRS and UMTS network;
Good know-how about monitoring and reporting tools.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2003 — January 2004 (10 months)
Job Competence: complex Enterprise and MAN network designer merging fixed networks (MAN, WAN and Gigabit Ethernet ones) with wireless ones (Wi-Fi) and VoIP.
Technical Competence: TCP-IP, 802.11b protocols, 2,4 GHz wavelength links.
Installation of switches, routers, their troubleshooting and their remote control and access with Networks Management tools.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
April 2001 — March 2003 (2 years)
Job Competence: network designer for fixed network (public or private ones, like MAN and WAN) and wireless too based on Wi-Fi protocol (802.11 a/b) and GSM/GPRS/UMTS technologies.
Technical Competence: TCP-IP, 802.11b protocols.
Install and troubleshooting of routers, switches.
I trained the following courses:
Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (Milan);
Switching e Routing Designers (Allied Telesyn International)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
May 2000 — March 2001 (11 months)
Job Competence: start-up and commissioning of Vodafone GPRS Backbone. Answer to RFI and RFQ of Italian Service Providers for the UMTS licences tender, especially for the Core Network. Workshop and implementation session of tools for the 3G cell planning and soft-handover simulation.
Technical Competence: GSM/GPRS and UMTS networks and cell planning software.
Installation of backbone switches and their troubleshooting
I trained the following courses:
GSM architecture (Lucent Nuremberg GSM Group);
UMTS Technical Overview (The Phillips Group);
UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (Wray Castle);
UMTS and WCDMA technologies (GSM Consulting Ltd.);
UMTS Product Offer Training Session;
Frame Relay configuration and Naviscore fundamentals (Uxbridge, London);
ATM configuration (Milan).
1991 — 2000
I listen to music and I play guitar, I love cooking for my friends and travel (abroad and in Italy). I played football, basketball and swim for many years. I have a certificate in first aid and sanitary emergency. I am punctual, reliable and work well under pressure, either as part of team or alone. I am straightforward and positive with a friendly disposition and good sense of humor. My aim is to find employment in the Telecommunications world in cell-planning, network planning, R&D or O&M groups.
I did a civil service in Public Assistance at Sasso Marconi, Bologna, Italy.