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Francis Byaruhanga

Francis Byaruhanga

Telecommunications Engineer And A Certified Project Manager
Entebbe

Summary

I am a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute (PMI) with Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Engineering as well as an Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain Management. I have over fifteen (15) years of experience in the Telecommunications industry, covering the areas of access planning for both Active and passive, optimization; maintenance and operations; budgeting and administration. In addition, I have experience in people management as well as leadership and coaching Accomplished Project Manager offering 15 years of experience in Telecommunications. Successful when leading high-performing teams to sustain product vision, roadmap and business goals. Exceptional technical expertise, leadership and talent for driving stellar, on-target results.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
16
16
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Dealership Project

Shell
01.2019 - 01.2023
  • Conduct the Business and its operations at the Site as a reasonable, prudent and diligent retailer in compliance at all times with (i) all applicable law and regulation; (ii) the provisions, requirements and standards set out and the Manuals; (iii) Schedule 5; (iv) Best Industry Practice; and (v) such reasonable requirements as Vivo Energy required;
  • Ensure compliance at all times with the provisions, requirements and standards set out in the Vivo Energy General Business Principles, the Vivo Energy Code of Conduct and the Vivo Energy ABC Manual in all dealings with, for or on behalf of Vivo Energy in connection with the Agreement and/or the business resulting therefrom;
  • Ensure that the Business is fully open to the public 24 hours a day 7 days a week or as otherwise determined by Vivo Energy from time to time;
  • Comply at all times with the Site Regulations relating to the Site, having regard at all times to the hazardous materials stored and handled at or around the Site;
  • Recruit, employ and properly train all employees and contractors necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the
  • Meet all requirements relating to the employment and management of employees and contractors under applicable law and ensure that all of its staff attend any training programs required by Vivo Energy from time to time;
  • Maintain (in accordance with any manufacturer’s specifications, Best Industry Practice or applicable law, whichever standard is highest) the equipment for which it is responsible for maintaining. For the avoidance of doubt, the Retailer's obligations to maintain the Fuel Systems are to carry out any routine day-to-day cleaning. The replacement of the nozzles, hoses, swivels, breakaways and whips to the dispensers to the Fuel Systems and the locks to the fill pipes will be carried out by Vivo Energy or by the Retailer if Vivo Energy so requests. The Retailer shall carry out housekeeping activities, as defined in the Manuals, to Vivo Energy’s Equipment in order to ensure optimum equipment performance.
  • Obtain and maintain all licenses, permits and authorizations for the operation of the Business by the Retailer at the Site;
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.

Senior Engineer – Radio Network Planning and Optimization

ZTE
01.2015 - 01.2019
  • Company Overview: www.zte.com
  • Led the site cut over project, ensuring timely execution and adherence to safety and quality standards with minimal network interruption.
  • Maintained stakeholder communication and reporting using MS Projects and Office Suite, facilitating transparency and alignment.
  • Led a cross functional Project team in optimizing over 200 cellular sites, resulting in 30% improvement in network performance and a 25% reduction in dropped calls
  • Conducted detailed radio frequency planning and designed RF coverage for a new 5G network rollout, enabling the company to launch 4G services with seamless coverage across 40,000 square Kilometers, two months ahead of schedule.
  • Conducted extensive data analysis on network Key Performance Indicators (such as and provided recommendations that led to a 20% increase in network efficiency and a 15% improvement in customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Successfully designed and implemented RF optimization strategies, making sure all planning tools and configuration tools were up–to–date and well configured for major project like vendor Swaps, and Upgrades increasing overall network capacity by 40%
  • Led a team of 10 Engineers in the implementation of an Automatic Frequency plan which reduced dropped call rates by 40% and improved data throughput speeds by 20% significantly enhancing customer satisfaction and reducing churn rate by 15%.
  • Weekly dashboard meetings with analysis details to the client of What, when, why and by who
  • NOTE: Ericsson MSC and Ericsson and ZTE BTS

Senior Radio Network Planning and Optimization Engineer

MTN Uganda
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Project coordination for radio access projects, such as site build projects, upgrades projects, among others, had a budget of more than USD 3 million.
  • Managed a number of site cutover projects in a timely and cost-effective manner while adhering to the quality standards.
  • Responsible for the deployment, activation, optimization, analysis, and improvement of the performance of LTE, UMTS, and GSM networks in the Northern and Western regions. Latency (50 ms to 15 ms), speed (15/5 Mbps for DL/UL to 32/25 Mbps for DL/UL), and data penetration/coverage were achieved.
  • Conducted regular audits of networking assets, ensuring compliance with industry best practices and regulatory standards.
  • Weekly performance reviews with responsibility matrix.

Planning and Optimization Engineer II and III

MTN Uganda
01.2011 - 01.2013
  • Planning, Deployment and optimization for the Northern region in Uganda, under MTN (a leading Telecommunications Company in Uganda) I surveyed (location selection and height of tower), selected equipment (type of base station, number of transceivers, antenna type, Cable type and length), lead the implementation and commissioning of more than 250 sites. These were basically new sites so we had to do acceptances including sign offs and drive/walk tests.
  • Network forecasts in terms of capacity planning which is derived from the current traffic and utilization key performance indicators like congestion, this led to more than 1000 transceivers being added on the network and this reduced congestion in my region to below 1% from 5% on regional level
  • Project resource support was another key role. As the team lead of six engineers, one of my roles was to assign resources to different projects or actually be the resource. The projects included, among others, site builds, capacity upgrades, and site cutovers, to mention but a few.
  • For cases where we needed procurement to get involved, having had a background with a procurement qualification, I used to be the lead in raising specifications and Terms of Reference for the goods, services, and works required for the region, as well as assist in preparing technical evaluations and contractor evaluations.
  • Drive testing, as and when required, was another major role. This is a process where you drive to the field to check on the health of the network with KPIs like coverage, call setup, and handovers. This would help improve KPIs like call setup and congestion by more than 15%.
  • It was my duty to ascertain that all sites and switches have the latest software, and to update those that do not; this would help improve KPIs, like call setup, by more than 20%.
  • For all new sites or upgrades it was my role to provide E1 routing and E1 Mapping on the switch this would in the end improve capacity on the network. During my time more than 500 E1 maps were provided.

Site Planning Engineer II

MTN Uganda
01.2006 - 01.2011
  • Designing and planning new and upcoming site deployments, including but not limited to surveying, location selection, line-of-sight paths since we used microwave for most sites, equipment selection, capacity determination, and releasing work orders. More that 100 sites were planned
  • Maintaining correct data related to radio planning and optimization of the network on the planning tools, and frequently matching planned and live network parameters for my assigned nodes.
  • Changing radio parameters on-site with the purpose of optimizing the usage of network infrastructure (Network Optimization), looking at the top 10 worst cells, helped to improve the network.
  • Escalation of switch alarms and faults to the switch engineers through the incident management system, and following up on their resolution.
  • Weekly meeting reviews for the regional performance.

Education

Project Management Certification - Project Management

Project Management Institute (PMI)
Kampala
12-2023

Postgraduate Diploma - Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Uganda Management Institute
Kampala
03-2012

Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunications Engineering

Kyambogo University
Kampala
02-2007

Advanced Level Certificate - Physics, Mathematics and Economics

Valley College Bushenyi
Bushenyi
12-2001

Ordinary Level Certificate - O-level

Muntuyera High School
Ntungamo
12-1998

Skills

  • Telecom planning and optimization
  • Can do spirit with great integrity
  • Project Management (PMI-Certified)
  • Procurement and Supply Chain Management
  • Recruitment and managing staff
  • Supervisory and coaching
  • Multinational Organization experience
  • Diving with D1 and B classes for local and B for international License
  • Team collaboration and Responsibility matrix managment

Certification

Better Organization and Supervisory Skills (BOSS)

References

Yasin Ismail, Ramadhan, Snr Manager Planning, ramadhy@mtn.co.ug, +256772121112, MTN Uganda, Uganda

Ms. Laetitia Komweru, Snr Planning and Optimization MTN Uganda, komwerl@mtn.com, Tel: +256772121133

Mr. Ronald Rwankangi , Director, Kira Motors, rwankangi@gmail.com, 



TOOLS

  • Aircom-Asset Enterprise- a planning and prediction tool
  • Citrix (CCNA,CCNP) for configuration for new sites and Optimisation
  • Arieso Geo - Customer experience management tool
  • Ms Office tools- for reporting and presentation
  • MS Projects- for Project management
  • M2000/ U2020- for Huawei Configuration
  • WAS – works Authorisation and management tool
  • ZTE UME- for ZTE configuration management
  • TEMS/NEMO

Biographical Information

  • Family name: Byaruhanga
  • First name: Francis
  • Date of birth: 09 April 1980
  • Gender: Male

Timeline

Dealership Project

Shell
01.2019 - 01.2023

Senior Engineer – Radio Network Planning and Optimization

ZTE
01.2015 - 01.2019

Senior Radio Network Planning and Optimization Engineer

MTN Uganda
01.2014 - 01.2015

Planning and Optimization Engineer II and III

MTN Uganda
01.2011 - 01.2013

Site Planning Engineer II

MTN Uganda
01.2006 - 01.2011

Project Management Certification - Project Management

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Postgraduate Diploma - Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Uganda Management Institute

Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunications Engineering

Kyambogo University

Advanced Level Certificate - Physics, Mathematics and Economics

Valley College Bushenyi

Ordinary Level Certificate - O-level

Muntuyera High School

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