Sinan Akkaya's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Sinan Akkaya has a BS in electrical engineering from Turku University. He has worked in the field of electronics and design for 25 years. Akkaya has experience in a number of different areas, including product management,RF design and optimization, contracts management, and project management. Akkaya is currently a PRODUCT MANAGER at GE from June 1997 to February 1999 (1 year 9 months) in Istanbul, Turkey. Manager for Key Product Line for major clients in paper, steel and energy co-generation industry. RF DESIGN ENGINEER at TURKCELL from March 1999 to March 2001 (2 years 1 month) in Istanbul, Turkey. RF Design and optimization engineer responsible of GSM/GPRS network of Ericsson hardware. Analyzing coverage and quality; performing system capacity and transmission traffic studies; preparing drive test routes for surveys of coverage and measurement integration. MANAGER OF RF ENGINEERING at AT&T Mobility from February 2007 to August 2013 (6 years 7 months) in San Francisco Bay Area. Responsible for a variety of activities including design and optimization of wireless network in Northern California and Nevada region. Assists directors and executive management with implementation, development of strategies, guidelines for network expansion, technology overlays, capacity management and roaming. Remains current with industry trends/technologies. Monitors and is responsible for budgets for area of responsibility. Plans and organizes work projects, budgets (CAPEX and OPEX) and resources. Works closely with managers and project team members to assess/meet department goals, managing RAN Engineers and professional employees in multiple complex RAN (radio access network), transmission and implementation areas. Contract Management; secures and approves sub-contractors tasks/missions in line with the contractual lead times, quality and financial objectives. Ensures compliance with government regulations and system specifications. Contributes to the definition and improvement of deployment & acceptance processes, methods and procedures of RAN organization.CAPEX planning for up to $420 M budget annually3G and 4G technology launchesNetwork expansion +900 sites, +20000 LTE carriers, +15000 UMTS carriers, +15000 RAX Boards, +6000 T1s, +3000 fiber to site, 43 RNCs, SONPerformance improvement on Network KPIs by 14% (CQI) Best Expense structure in the companyMajor in-building\​specialvenue designs 200+ venuesBuilding a new engineering team of 50+ by hiring. PRINCIPAL RF ENGINEER at Wireless Facilities International Ltd. from September 2002 to January 2007 (4 years 5 months) in Reston, VA. Technical Lead, Project Manager and in "network guru" role executing 2G and 3G Design and Optimization projects at client's site as part of wireless network activities. Business development of Key Accounts (NCAL Cingular Wireless), identifying customers' technical exposures and adapting solutions to meet their requirements. Providing technical network leadership and guidance to operator's diverse teams and serve as the prime technical advisor to clients' executive team ensuring timely and concise technical support to key network deliverables performed by internal staff (both operator staff as well as consultants) and 3rd party network service providers and OEM

🎓 Education

Sinan Akkaya was educated at AAAL, where he studied Business Administration. He then graduated with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2016. Sinan Akkaya also studied at Middle Eastern Technical University, where he obtained a BSEE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering degree in 1990 and 1995.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Sinan Akkaya's professional and technical skills include:-Director of RAN Engineering at AT&T Mobility-Manager for Key Product Line for major clients in paper, steel and energy co-generation industry-RF DESIGN ENGINEER at TURKCELL from March 1999 to March 2001 (2 years 1 month) in Istanbul, Turkey-RF Design and optimization engineer responsible of GSM/GPRS network of Ericsson hardware-Analyzing coverage and quality; performing system capacity and transmission traffic studies-MANAGER OF RF ENGINEERING at AT&T Mobility from February 2007 to August 2013 (6 years 7 months) in San Francisco Bay Area-Responsible for a variety of activities including design and optimization of wireless network in Northern California and Nevada region-Remains current with industry trends/technologies-Monitors and is responsible for budgets for area of responsibility-Plans and organizes work projects, budgets (CAPEX and OPEX) and resources-Works closely with managers and project team members to assess/meet department goals, managing RAN Engineers and professional employees in multiple complex RAN (radio access network), transmission and implementation areas-Contract Management; secures and approves sub-contractors tasks/missions in line with the contractual lead times, quality and financial objectives- Ensures compliance with government regulations and system specifications- Contributes to the definition and improvement of deployment & acceptance processes, methods and procedures of RAN organization-CAPEX planning for up to $420 M budget annually3G and 4G technology launches-Network expansion +900 sites, +20000 LTE carriers, +15000 UMTS carriers, +15000 RAX Boards, +6000 T1s, +3000 fiber to site, 43 RNCs, SON-Performance improvement on Network KPIs by 14% (CQI) Best Expense structure in the company-Major in-building\​special venue designs 200+ venues-Building a new engineering team of 50+ by hiring-PRINCIPAL RF ENGINEER at Wireless Facilities International Ltd. from September 2002 to January 2007 (4 years 5 months) in Reston, VA-Technical Lead, Project Manager and in "network guru" role executing 2G and 3GDesign and Optimization projects at client's site as part of wireless network activities.-Business development of Key Accounts (NCAL Cingular Wireless), identified customers' technical exposures and adapting solutions to meet their requirements.-Providing technical network leadership and guidance to operator's diverse teams and serve as the prime technical advisor to clients' executive team ensuring timely and concise technical support to key network deliverables performed by internal staff (both operator staff as well as consultants) and 3rd party network service providers and OEMs.-Cingular Wireless \ AT&T California Market Network RF Design and OptimizationPerformance improvement\management of NCAL wireless Network (group of 58 engineers 2003 to 2006), UMTS launch on GSM (