Menzi Shangase
Pietermaritzburg
Summary
- Passionate Transmission Technician with 15 years of experience.
- Experienced in IP Networking layer 1 to 4, Cisco Devices (Switches and Routes), also Huawei Devices (Switches and Routers).
- Experience in Transmission Equipment i.e.: Metro Ethernet, DWDM, NG-SDH, SIAE, Fibers, Routers, Microwave and Synchronization.
- Responsible to maintain the Transmission devices and also provide high level support to the technicians.
- We have successfully co-ordinates the number of projects with other sections within the organization, which is TMNet planning engineering, Transmission planning SDH and Contractors.
- I am a dedicated, self-motivated, dynamic and organized person.
- I fully accept responsibilities and give advices wherever is required. Always meet my deadlines for any given tasks, so I can say I fulfill my employers’ requirements all the time.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Transmission Technician (CNFO)
Telkom
03.2024 - Current
- Engage with support teams to correct hardware failures and alarms in the transport domain to ensure and improve network quality
- Applying quality checks on new transport infrastructure against specifications and guidelines
- Assist / manage integration of new links and upgrades
- To provide Transmission Service Assurance support for transport network architecture from core to access domains.
- To resolve P1 to P4 failures by engaging with high level support
- My Responsibility was to maintain these Technologies:
- Telkom mobile technologies (LTE, UMTS, GSM)
- Microwave Technologies (SIAE, Huawei RTN 905 MW, Radwin, Hughes, Mini Links),
- Fibre Technology (FTTX, GPON, MSAN, Splitters, Access Fibre),
- Routers and Switches Technologies (Cisco Router, TMNET, IQM, Huawei NE 8000, Nokia Metro Ethernet Router, Alcatel Lucent Metro Ethernet Router, Huawei ATN 950 B, Huawei ATN 905V, Nokia SAS - D, Nokia SAS - E, Tellabs, Martis),
- Switching Transmission Technologies (ATM, PDH, SDH, C/W/DWDM, POTN),
- Applications used to manage above technologies:
- Access View,
- Putty,
- Radwin (Radwin MW Management Platform),
- WebLCT (Huawei RTN 905 Management Platform),
- SCT (SIAE Management Platform),
- U2000 (MSAN and GPON Management Platform),
- NFM Metro E/ ISAM (Metro Ethernet Management Platform),
- N2510 Production (GPON and MSAN fault analyzing),
- xAct (GPON and MSAN Platform),
- TXOPS (Transmission),
- BPM (Project management Platform),
- OSNET Engineering
Inside Plant Technician(ISP)
Telkom
06.2023 - 03.2024
- I am responsible for Installations, Recovering, Configuring, Testing and migrations of these systems:
- Telkom mobile technologies (LTE, UMTS, GSM)
- Microwave Technologies (SIAE, Huawei RTN 905 MW, Radwin, Hughes, Mini Links),
- Fibre Technology (FTTX, GPON, MSAN, Splitters, Access Fibre),
- Routers and Switches Technologies (Cisco Router, TMNET, IQM, Huawei NE 8000, Nokia Metro Ethernet Router, Alcatel Lucent Metro Ethernet Router, Huawei ATN 950 B, Huawei ATN 905V, Nokia SAS - D, Nokia SAS - E, Tellabs, Martis),
- Switching Transmission Technologies (ATM, PDH, SDH, C/W/DWDM, POTN),
- Applications used to manage above technologies:
- Access View,
- Putty,
- Radwin (Radwin MW Management Platform),
- WebLCT (Huawei RTN 905 Management Platform),
- SCT (SIAE Management Platform),
- U2000 (MSAN and GPON Management Platform),
- NFM Metro E/ ISAM (Metro Ethernet Management Platform),
- N2510 Production (GPON and MSAN fault analyzing),
- xAct (GPON and MSAN Platform),
- TXOPS (Transmission),
- BPM (Project management Platform),
- OSNET Engineering
Transmission and Build Technician
Telkom
10.2010 - 06.2023
- Engage with support teams to correct hardware failures and alarms in th transport domain to ensure and improve network quality
- Applying quality checks on new transport infrastructure against specifications and guidelines
- Assist / manage integration of new links and upgrades
- To provide Transmission Service Assurance support for transport network architecture from core to access domains.
- To resolve P1 to P4 failures by engaging with high level support
- My Responsibility was to maintain these Technologies:
- Telkom mobile technologies (LTE, UMTS, GSM)
- Microwave Technologies (SIAE, Huawei RTN 905 MW, Radwin, Hughes, Mini Links),
- Fibre Technology (FTTX, GPON, MSAN, Splitters, Access Fibre),
- Routers and Switches Technologies (Cisco Router, TMNET, IQM, Huawei NE 8000, Nokia Metro Ethernet Router, Alcatel Lucent Metro Ethernet Router, Huawei ATN 950 B, Huawei ATN 905V, Nokia SAS - D, Nokia SAS - E, Tellabs, Martis),
- Switching Transmission Technologies (ATM, PDH, SDH, C/W/DWDM, POTN),
- Applications used to manage above technologies:
- Access View,
- Putty,
- Radwin (Radwin MW Management Platform),
- WebLCT (Huawei RTN 905 Management Platform),
- SCT (SIAE Management Platform),
- U2000 (MSAN and GPON Management Platform),
- NFM Metro E/ ISAM (Metro Ethernet Management Platform),
- N2510 Production (GPON and MSAN fault analyzing),
- xAct (GPON and MSAN Platform),
- TXOPS (Transmission),
- BPM (Project management Platform),
- OSNET Engineering
Junior Engineer (Planning and Optimisation)
Nokia Siemens Networks
01.2010 - 10.2010
- Worked on RF Planning and optimization for Cell-C project, Commissioning and Troubleshooting Flexi WCDMA BTS, These technologies, BTS, RF signals, Cell phone Antennas, Node B, RNC, Frequency Planning also worked on planning where I was designing antennas and frequency bands, Nokia Siemens Net Planning Tool: for mechanical and electrical tilt Planning tool
Education
B-TECH in Electrical Engineering, Level 7 -
UNISA
National Diploma: Electrical engineering, Level 6 -
DUT
NSN Engineering Program Certificate, Level 7 - undefined
Nokia Siemens Network
Grade 12, Grade 12 - undefined
Bhamu high school
Skills
- Technology
- OSI layers(1 - 4)
- IEEE
- ITU
- MEF
- Radio Frequency
- Customer Focus
- Dedicated
- Flexible
- Analytical
- Team Player
- Project Management
- Planning
- Decision Making
References
- Lucas Mangena, Telkom, Ops Manager (CNFO), LucasM8@openserve.co.za, 081 354 1254
- Colin Botha, Telkom, Manager (CNFO), ColinB1@openserve.co.za, 081 406 8151
- Michael Mokoena, Telkom (ISP), Ops Manager (ISP), Michaelm3@openserve.co.za, 081 354 8324
- Ntebaleng Mataboge, Telkom, Ops Manager (CNS), NtebalengM@openserve.co.za, 081 346 5877
Projects
IQM installation Project, I was the team leader of the IQM installation project in NER region.
Timeline
Transmission Technician (CNFO)
Telkom
03.2024 - Current
Inside Plant Technician(ISP)
Telkom
06.2023 - 03.2024
Transmission and Build Technician
Telkom
10.2010 - 06.2023
Junior Engineer (Planning and Optimisation)
Nokia Siemens Networks
01.2010 - 10.2010
B-TECH in Electrical Engineering, Level 7 -
UNISA
National Diploma: Electrical engineering, Level 6 -
DUT
NSN Engineering Program Certificate, Level 7 - undefined
Nokia Siemens Network
Grade 12, Grade 12 - undefined
Bhamu high school
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