Roberto Grillo
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Curriculum Vitae

Roberto Grillo

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Senior Engineer & Automation, Innovation Specialist

  • Senior professional with 20 years of experience in telecommunications, technology, and IT, specialized in mobile telecommunications systems (3G/4G/5G), applied electromagnetics, and application development.
  • End-to-end project management and multi-team coordination across departments
  • Advanced expertise in technology, process automation, innovative solution architectures, advanced use of artificial intelligence
  • Management of complex projects, team training on automation and innovation, and workflow optimization for global clients.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

April 2025 - Present
Aubay
Senior Automation/AI Engineer
  • Design, Evaluation, and Development of automated solutions in the Telecommunications and IT sectors
  • Design and development of Rollout Management and Activity Tracking Tools [Img. a] [Img. b]
  • Coordination of a cross-functional automation team
    • 2021 – March 2025
    Aubay → ERICSSON
    Trainer, Coordinator and Solution Architect

    Head of Process Automation for 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G Radio Projects for Ericsson clients (TIM, Wind3)

    • Team coordination and training on efficient work methodology
    • Design and implementation of automation solutions to reduce time and operational costs [Img]
    • Development of tools for automatic task execution and automated report generation [Img] [Img] [Img] [Img] [Example]
    • Linux Command Line App and Web App for a system that collects and processes data from 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G radio network nodes to generate dynamic, time-based, cross-referenced reports for analysis, activity correction, and automatic reconfiguration
    • Linux Command Line Tool for a system that collects data from Cisco Routers and performs automatic configuration
    • Linux Command Line Tool for a system that performs automatic configuration tasks (based on live network data) on 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G network nodes, with automatic result analysis and report generation
    • Prompt Engineer for Artificial Intelligence
      • Creation of documents, presentations, reports, and charts
      • Development of tools to enhance reporting and analytical efficiency
      • Development of final products for 4G and 5G radio network automation (configuration and analytics)
      • Integration of OpenAI APIs in Bash and Excel to generate text, automate processes and Linux commands, and produce tables and charts in Excel
    • Analysis of new Ericsson 4G radio features using logs, counters, and events
      • UL Carrier Aggregation (Improved UL power split)
      • Enhancement for Reduced Connection Setup Time feature
      • Optimized PDCCH Enh Improved configuration flexibility for PDCCH Congestion handling
      • Intelligent Power Emission Control
      • Enhanced Public Warning System Observability
      • NB-IoT Random Access Response Multiplexing
      • Robust Uplink Link Adaption for VoLTE
      • Downlink Triggered VoLTE Mobility
      • LTE Decoupled Downlink and Uplink PDCCH Link Adaptation
      • Automatic SCell Management
      • PLMN-Level X2 Exclude List
      • Automatic detection of the VoLTE codec rate
      • Increased Number of Operator Defined QCI
      • UL CA Optimization
      • Enhanced Volte Rate Recommendation
    • Analysis of new Ericsson 5G radio features, including configuration and laboratory installation
      • Speed-Based Beamforming Mode Switching
      • ANR-Specific Threshold for Creating LTE-to-NR Neighbor Cell Relation
      • NR Service-Adaptive User Plane Profile
      • NR Massive MIMO Sleep Mode
      • Unrestricted Volume for NR Downlink Carrier Aggregation Features
      • RAN Compute Deep Sleep Mode
      • Automated Neighbor Relations
      • NR Adaptive Uplink Grant Size
      • Mixed mode Aperiodic and Periodic SRS for DL reciprocity based beamforming
      • NR Service Adaptive SR Periodicity
      • NR Multiple PDCCH Symbols Low/Mid-Band
      • Minimized Downtime at the Software Upgrade
      • NR Carrier Aggregation Scheduling Optimization for External Scells
      • NR Aperiodic CSI Trigger Handling
      • Ricordarsi di includere i test di SEC nella TOL
      • NR SRS Capacity Boost Mid-Band
      • NR Flexible Downlink Resource Allocation Type Low/Mid-Band
      • NR Improved Adaptive RRP Share Adjustment
      • Secure Handling of NR Neighbor Cells
      • 8CC DL Aggregation
      • 2CC UL Aggregation
      • Optimized UL Peak Throughput HB
      • SSB Power Boost
      • High-band EMF counters monitoring solution
      • Multiple PSCells High-Band
      • PS cell change high priority
      • Extended Propagation Delay Support High-Band
      • Enhanced NR Restriction
      • band overlapping 257 and 258
      • NR Flexible Cell Shaping High-Band
      • Improved Periodic SR on PUCCH
      • Downlink Power Boost for Initial Access High-Band
      • LTE-NR Uplink Aggregation (LTE 1CC + NR 4CC High-band)
      • NR 256-QAM Downlink High-band
    • Analysis of new Ericsson 5G Standalone radio features, including configuration and laboratory installation
      • NR RRC Connection Re-establishment
      • RAN Slicing Framework
      • QoS Framework
      • Downlink Throughput Test in gNB
      • Uplink Single-User MIMO
      • RRC Inactive State
      • Idle Mode Management (Cell Reselection)
      • Rate-Controlled Priority Domain Shift
      • NR Cell Soft Lock
      • Cell handling at loss of all external interfaces
      • NR-NR Dual Connectivity
      • NR Downlink and PDCCH Multiplexing (LB and MB)
      • Advanced Multi-Layer Coordination
      • NR Uplink RRC Segmentation
      • NR Mobility
      • Public Warning System
      • NR DL Carrier Aggregation
    • Development of a real-time tracking tool for 5G beamforming
    • Development of a schematic reader tool for 4G and 5G radio node objects [Img]
    • Call Flow analysis related to new features installed on laboratory radio nodes [Example]
    • Analysis and definition of optimal configuration methods for field rollout of software and new features
    2018 - 2021
    Aubay → ERICSSON
    Lead Solution Engineer & Technical Consultant

    Responsible for the development of automation tools to improve operational efficiency in the configuration of Ericsson 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G radio networks worldwide

    Map 🌍

    Company Role and Activities
    Vodafone (UK) Product Owner and Trainer. Developer of the Radio Network part
    TIM (Italy) Product Owner and Trainer. Developer of the Radio Network part
    Wind3 (Italy) Automation Developer and Solution Architect: developing of the automation to auto-configure radio nodes 3G, 4G, 5G; analysis of the KPI formulas and logs to introduce them in the automation for autoevaluation
    TDC (Denmark) Product Owner, Trainer, Amos/Moshell/Bash Developer
    NOS (Portugal) Product Owner and Solution Architect for 4G and 5G
    Telia (Sweden) Product Owner
    Telia (Norway) Product Owner
    Telenor (Norway) Product Owner
    N4M (Sweden) Product Owner
    Telekom (Albania) Product Owner, Amos/Moshell/Bash Developer
    Bharti (India) Product Developer, Automation
    XL Axiata (Indonesia) Product Trainer
    AMX (Costarica) Product Owner
    ATT (Mexico) Product Coordinator and Amos/Moshell developer
    Entel (Bolivia) Product Coordinator and Amos/Moshell developer
    Millicom (Bolivia) Product Coordinator and Amos/Moshell developer
    Claro (Honduras) Product Coordinator and Amos/Moshell developer
    Claro (Puertorico) Product Developer
    Millicom (Nicaragua) Product Coordinator and Amos/Moshell developer
    Millicom (Paraguay) Product Owner
    Telcel (Mexico) Product Coordinator and Amos/Moshell developer
    • Design and proposal of innovative solutions for automated configuration and validation of radio nodes
    • Analysis of network nodes to define validation requirements based on radio node counters
    • Customer request analysis and feasibility study development
    • End-to-end management of delivery cycles
    • Coordination of backend and frontend development teams
    • Software development of components directly related to the management of Ericsson 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G radio network nodes [Img]
    • Implementation of systems for automated configuration, troubleshooting, data analysis, and reporting [Img] [Img] [Img]
    • End-to-End Solution & Automation Architect, responsible for designing intelligent, data-driven dynamic systems capable of automatically adapting configurations based on the detected environment—replacing multiple roles (solution design, data preparation, configuration) with a single automated, scheduled process, significantly reducing time, costs, and human resources
    2012 - 2017
    Ads → ERICSSON
    RAN Engineer & Technical Coordinator

    Technical Coordinator for troubleshooting and RAN network optimization activities for client TIM (Italy)

    • Supervision and coordination of rollout activities
    • Technical coordination for resolving network anomalies and in swap and modernization projects
    • Advanced analysis of logs, network counters, error tracing, identification and implementation of actions to resolve SW/HW issues; on-call availability for 24/7 emergency support
    2011 - 2012
    Devoteam → ERICSSON
    RAN Troubleshooter and Solution Architect
    • Solution Architect and technical issue management on 3G networks for Orange (Spain), Orange (France), Wataniya (Algeria)
    • Configuration of new RNC and NodeB radio equipment
    • Development of operational procedures for enabling new features in the radio network
    • Creation and validation of configurations for RNC and NodeB equipment
    • Optimization of radio and transport configurations
    2010
    Pentaconsulting → ALCATEL UNIVERSITY, ROMANIA
    UMTS Trainer for technical specialist courses on Ericsson Radio Networks
    • Ericsson 3G Radio RNC and NodeB: hardware, software, configuration, performance analysis
    • Transmission configuration of 3G Radio Networks over ATM and IP
    • Operation & Maintenance procedures
    2007 - 2010
    Devoteam Ausystems → ERICSSON
    RAN Engineer
    • Technical coordination of radio and transport configuration teams for H3G (Italy) radio network
    • Integration of new RNCs for radio network swap and expansion projects
    • Management and resolution of technical emergencies
    • Development of automation scripts for RNC and NodeB configuration
    • NOC Trainer about analysis and problem solving and configuration, operation and maintenance tools
    2006 - 2007
    VODAFONE
    Quality of Service Engineer
    • End-to-End QoS analysis, data traffic, and core network evaluation
    • Network performance analysis of mobile devices and Layer 3 RRC/NAS
    • Production of analytical reports based on network KPIs; database analysis on VLR
    2005 - 2006
    Reply → SOGEI
    SQL, Web developer, Tester
    • Implementation of customer portfolio management systems through analysis and development of Forms and Reports on Oracle Database at So.Ge.I. for the Italian Customs Agency.

    PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

    CROSS-FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

    • Project management and coordination of technical teams in the telecommunications and IT fields
    • Time management optimization at both individual and team levels
    • Effective communication, interpersonal skills, negotiation, and teamwork
    • Continuous learning ability and stress management
    • Artificial intelligence: use of AI tools for workflow optimization and development of automated solutions
    • Advanced technological literacy

    TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    • Mobile radio technologies: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G systems, NodeB, eNodeB, gNodeB, RNC, MGW, RXI, Router, Monitoring Systems
    • Ericsson Hardware & Software: Solution Architect, advanced configuration, fault and performance analysis, installation and configuration of new features and software releases
    • Analysis of network counters and traces
    • Product Owner for applications aimed at optimizing work time in design, configuration, testing, and software rollout activities
    • Telecommunications physics: antenna theory and applied electromagnetics
    • Antenna simulation: Ansys HFSS, Ansoft Designer, CST Studio
    📱 Radio Network Analysis Competencies
    • Protocol Analysis: Layer3 RRC, RANAP, RNSAP, NBAP, S1AP, X2AP, NGAP, XnAP, F1AP. SCTP, TCP, IP, IPSec for comprehensive troubleshooting
    • Call Flow Analysis: End-to-end troubleshooting of voice and data call flows across 3G/4G/5G technologies with precise failure point identification
    • NAS Signaling: In-depth analysis of MM/SM/EMM/ESM/5GMM/5GSM protocols for mobility management and session management analysis
    • Performance KPI Analysis: Monitoring and analysis of thousands of radio KPIs including RRC success rate, RAB/ERAB establishment, handover performance and bearer quality metrics
    • RF Parameter Optimization: Radio parameter optimization through multi-layer correlation between Physical, PDCP, RLC and MAC layers
    • Features Analysis: Analysis of new radio and transport features in 4G and 5G radio networks
    📊 Technical Specializations
    • VoLTE Implementation: Implementation, analysis and troubleshooting of VoLTE, QCI optimization and bearer management
    • Multi-RAT Analysis: Advanced analysis of 2G/3G/4G/5G interworking and dual connectivity scenarios for cross-technology performance optimization
    • Advanced Mobility: Soft/hard handover algorithm optimization and in-depth analysis of X2/Xn interfaces for seamless mobility
    • Protocol Trace Analysis: Call flow debugging, root cause analysis and performance correlation through multi-layer traces
    🔧 Tools and Methodologies
    • KPI Correlation Analysis: Correlation analysis on multi-dimensional datasets (temporal, spatial) for performance pattern and anomaly identification
    • Automated Troubleshooting: Development of automated methodologies for large-scale network optimization and acceleration of problem resolution times
    • Tool Development (O&M): Development of supervision systems for Alarms, Network Counters, Configuration, HW, SW
    • Tool Development (Automation): Development of management and automation systems for SW, HW, Features, Configuration rollout projects
    • Protocol Analyzers: Ericsson decoders, Ericsson traces activated on nodes, Wireshark, TEMS, QXDM for Layer 3 and NAS trace decoding
    • Artificial Intelligence: AI using for new analysis tools developing, for study ans summarize, projects handling, multimedia creation
    💼 Business Results
    • Complex Issue Resolution: Systematic resolution of complex performance issues through multi-layer deep-dive analysis with structured and documented methodologies
    • Large-Scale Optimization: Management of optimization projects on large-scale deployments with direct measurable impact on customer experience and network KPIs
    • Framework Development: Development of troubleshooting systems and standardized supervision systems to significantly accelerate problem resolution times and knowledge transfer
    • Technical Mentoring: Training of technical teams on protocols configuration, rollout activities, troubleshooting

    FINTECH and Blockchain

    • Trading: TradingView GUI and Pine Script, development of trading and investment strategies
    • Blockchain: Exchanges, Wallets, Web3, Smart Contracts (white paper creation and basic development in Solidity)
    • Financial automation: API management for data collection, processing, presentation, and order placement; development of automated trading scripts

    ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS

    • Electronic instrumentation: in-depth and targeted use of electronic instruments such as Function Generator, Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, and Multimeter
    • Design, simulation, and prototyping of analog/digital electronic circuits (on breadboards and printed circuit boards)
    • Design and implementation of electrical systems

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

    Web Development and APIs
    • Application Development: Full-stack web application development (Python/Flask), data collection and organization, interactive dashboards, automated reporting, charts and visualizations, project progress monitoring, multi-environment deployment on Docker/Cloud
    • APIs: REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, JSON/XML, integration with external services
    • Process automation through Python/Bash scripts and task scheduling
    • Creation of interactive dashboards, data visualizations, and automated reporting
    DevOps and Infrastructure
    • Infrastructure: Docker, containerized environment management, Docker Compose, HTTPS deployment, domain management, Nginx (reverse proxy, load balancing, SSL termination), Redis (caching, session management)
    • Containerization: Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes
    • Cloud: Hetzner, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
    • Servers: Nginx (reverse proxy, load balancing, SSL), Gunicorn
    • Operating Systems: Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, Linux-like: Cygwin), Windows
    • Internet: DNS, HTTPS, and domain configuration, ...
    Languages and Development Tools
    • Languages: Python, Bash, JavaScript, SQL, C/C++, PHP, HTML/CSS, VBA
    • Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab
    • IDE/Editors: Visual Studio Code, Notepad++, Matlab, Simulink, Android Studio
    Database and Data Analysis
    • Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle
    • Skills: Database design, query optimization, caching, session management
    • Data Analysis: Advanced Excel, pivot tables, VBA macros, real-time monitoring dashboards
    Security and Networking
    • Security: User authentication, encryption, input validation, secure session management
    • Networking: TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, VPN, routing, switching, mobile networks (3G, 4G, 5G)
    • User and permission management

    EDUCATION

    2007
    PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING LICENSE obtained at Roma Tre University
    Esame di Stato – Section A: Civil and Environmental, Industrial, and Information Engineering
    2005
    DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS/TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING from Roma Tre University
    Focus: Signal Processing and Electromagnetics applied to Telecommunications

    Thesis: Beamforming in Next-Generation Antennas

    Other academic work:
    • Synthesis and design of linear antenna arrays using Matlab 6 and Mathematica
    • Radio coverage planning: antenna design for Radio Stations and Mobile Terminals (software: Mathematica)
    • Simulation of next-generation patch antennas using Ansoft Designer, HFSS, CST, MW Studio
    • Simulation of antennas with metamaterials using HFSS and CST MW Studio
    1999
    DIPLOMA IN ELECTRONICS/TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICAL STUDIES from I.T.I.S. G. Armellini (Rome)
    Focus: Telecommunications

    Technology, Design, Planning, and Electronics Labs: Advanced design and construction of electronic circuits on breadboards and printed circuit boards

    Equipment: Oscilloscope, Function Generator, digital and analog multimeters, electronic components

    TRAINING

    2025–2025: Ubuntu, PostgreSQL, Docker, Flask, Python for the creation of professional web apps
    2024–2025: Artificial Intelligence: data analysis, automation, APIs, charts, images, music
    2020–2023: Manual and algorithmic trading techniques: strategy and development
    2022–2022: Development course on Algorand (RomaTre + Algorand Foundation)
    2020–2021: Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies: wallets, smart contracts, technologies
    2017–2022: Nutrition and Lifestyle for Health and Sports
    2013–2014: Nautical skills and meteorology
    2006–2007: Antennas and Remote Sensing: SAR and satellite data
    2005–2013: Electric guitar, Piano, Synthesizer
    2006–2007: Human Resources (Etjica)
    2005–2006: PL/SQL, Oracle Forms & Reports (Reply)
    2002–2005: Neuro-Linguistic Programming: communication and emotion management
    2004–2005: Protection from electromagnetic emissions (CNR/ENEA)

    PERSONAL TECHNICAL PROJECTS

    2025
    Rollout Manager Web App
    Web app for planning, management, and reporting of rollout activities for 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G mobile telecommunications networks.
    2025
    Eye Interactive Behavior Simulation
    Interactive system for simulating eye behavior in healthy conditions and in the presence of visual impairments. Web application developed in a Docker environment using JS, Python, and SQL.
    2025
    Pattern Prediction for Forex and Crypto Trading Strategies [Img]
    Trading web application for Forex and Crypto focused on identifying the most frequent patterns and predicting future trends.
    2025
    Crypto Project White Paper
    System with smart contracts for training, skill sharing, NFTs, and tokens. Solidity code developed with AI support.
    2024
    Bash Parser for Cryptocurrency Tax Report Generation

    Bash parser for Binance, Bybit, and Crypto.com exchange APIs. Generates Excel reports with wallet details, transaction history, withdrawals, and deposits. [Img]

    2024
    Market Condition Alert Generator

    Bash parser for Binance, Bybit, and Crypto.com exchange APIs. Displays real-time placed and executed orders and triggers alerts when favorable market entry conditions occur [Img]

    2020–2023
    Algorithmic Trading
    Development of algorithms and scripts for algorithmic trading strategies, backtesting, and automated execution on live markets.
    2021
    Crypto Wallet
    Excel automation + APIs for monitoring forex and crypto assets and sending Telegram alerts.
    2019
    Electrical Systems
    Design of electrical systems, home automation, alarm systems, energy consumption monitoring, automatic reset, and load management.
    2012
    Android App
    Android application for shared lists among users in groups, with Linux backend, PHP, and SQL database. Multi-user access and real-time synchronization.
    Github: github.com/roberto-grillo
    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robertogrillo