Telecommunications Network Engineer • ANZSCO 263312

Mario Shyomal De Silva

Telecommunications, RF, fibre, IoT and infrastructure engineer with 8+ years of regional project experience across Australia and Asia.

Experienced in 2G/3G/4G/5G network planning, field engineering, coverage analysis, tower/site audits, fibre and backhaul planning, smart connected infrastructure, data analytics, technical coordination and end-to-end project delivery.

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RF Planning & Optimisation Fibre & Backhaul LoRaWAN / 5G / IoT Site Engineering Project Delivery Australia-wide Relocation

Professional Profile

A practical engineer who combines field knowledge, planning tools, data analysis and stakeholder coordination to turn network requirements into deployable solutions.

What I bring

Hands-on and planning experience spanning RF coverage, drive testing, infrastructure audits, fibre routes, network documentation, IoT integration, operational dashboards, supplier coordination, technical reporting and management-level presentation of findings.

How I work

Comfortable working between field teams, engineers, technicians, vendors, finance teams and senior management. I focus on safe delivery, clear records, practical design decisions, measurable outcomes and documentation that others can use.

Professional Experience

Telecommunications engineering, infrastructure planning, IoT systems, operations and regional project delivery.

Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
Boorowa, NSW, Australia

Telecommunications Network Engineer / Operations Manager

Hilltops Free Range Pty Ltd

  • Delivered telecommunications, fibre and connected-infrastructure planning across a 1,000-acre operating site.
  • Designed the SmartFarmNet architecture integrating LoRaWAN, 5G, RFID, MQTT, REST APIs, cloud dashboards, alerts and mobile workflows.
  • Developed an Australian RF Planner concept using ACMA tower data, candidate-site parameters, propagation modelling and map-based visualisation to compare RSRP/SINR coverage.
  • Combined RF planning with drive-test logs along the Yass–Cowra corridor to identify coverage gaps and support tower/micro-cell site selection.
  • Prepared preliminary fibre/backhaul routes, Bills of Materials and splice-point schedules, and assessed antenna height, coverage overlap, solar capacity and battery requirements for off-grid locations.
  • Built operational dashboards and forecasting for feed, water, production, maintenance and labour; digitised SOPs, records, training registers and QR-code access.
Apr 2018 – May 2025
Malaysia + regional assignments

Telecommunications / IoT Engineer • Technology Project Lead

Telsoft Consulting Malaysia Sdn Bhd

  • Worked across Malaysia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, India and Indonesia on telecommunications infrastructure, audit, revenue-assurance and planning assignments.
  • Led and performed 300+ telecom site audits for Edotco, supporting asset reconciliation, revenue assurance and technical verification.
  • Delivered a 100-site Bangladesh reconciliation program through two engineering teams, managing schedule, field coordination, data quality and reporting.
  • Supported Bharti Infratel revenue-assurance/site-audit work in Haryana, India.
  • Planned and designed the Telsoft Site Audit Application used to structure and upload audit data across Malaysia, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
  • Developed demand-linked services costing and profitability models for Telin Indonesia and presented findings to senior finance and country-level stakeholders.
2017
Sri Lanka

Trainee Technical Officer – Access Network Planning

Dialog Axiata PLC

  • Completed six months of training in access-network planning and telecommunications operations, building a foundation in mobile network infrastructure and field engineering.

Featured Projects

Selected work that demonstrates network planning, practical engineering, digitalisation and delivery across field and management environments.

RF / GIS

Australian RF Planner

Map-based planning concept combining ACMA tower data, candidate sites and propagation parameters to compare predicted RSRP/SINR, identify weak-coverage areas and support site-selection decisions.

IoT / Connectivity

SmartFarmNet

Connected-field architecture integrating LoRaWAN, 5G, RFID, MQTT, REST APIs, dashboards and mobile workflows for operations, monitoring, alerts and data-driven decision-making.

Telecom Infrastructure

Edotco Site Audit Program

Engineering audits across hundreds of tower sites to validate assets, reconcile records and provide structured field data for revenue assurance and operational decision-making.

Project Delivery

Bangladesh 100-Site Reconciliation

Coordinated two engineering teams to complete a 100-site program with focus on scheduling, data accuracy, quality control and completion reporting.

Fibre / Backhaul

Fibre Route & Backhaul Planning

Prepared preliminary fibre routes toward NBN points of interconnect, Bills of Materials, splice schedules and backhaul concepts for connected infrastructure.

Digital Tools

Site Audit Application

Planned and designed a field-data workflow/application for Telsoft site-audit teams, improving consistency of evidence capture and upload across multiple countries.

Technical Skills

Tools and capabilities relevant to telecommunications planning, field engineering, fibre, connected systems, project delivery and commercial analysis.

Network Planning & RF

2G / 3G / 4G / 5GTEMSNEMOPlanetiBwaveLINKPlannerQGISGoogle Earth ProCloudRFU2000Wi-Fi AnalyzerKML / GISRSRP / SINR analysisDrive testing

Fibre, Backhaul & Field Engineering

Fibre route planningSplice schedulesBoM preparationSite surveysTower auditsBackhaul conceptsCoverage gap analysisSite selectionField QA

IoT & Connected Systems

LoRaWANRFIDMQTTREST APIsCloud dashboardsAlert logicMobile workflowsUptime monitoringSmart infrastructure

Analytics, Project & Commercial

ExcelPowerPointForecastingDashboardsCAPEX / OPEXNPV / IRRJiraClickUpdraw.ioChart.jsApps ScriptTechnical reportingVendor coordination

Education & Credentials

Engineering, management and professional development supporting both technical and delivery responsibilities.

ENGINEERING

BEng (Hons) – Electronics & Communications

Degree focused on electronics, communications and telecommunications engineering.

ENGINEERING

IESL Engineering Graduate Diploma

A-grade graduate diploma covering electronics, telecommunications and computer engineering.

MANAGEMENT

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Supports commercial analysis, stakeholder management, operations and project leadership.

PROFESSIONAL

Memberships & Training

Engineers Australia member; IESL Associate Engineer. Hands-on fibre optic splicing training and prior CommScope Fibre Optic Specialist certification.

English & Communication

IELTS General Training overall 7.0 (Listening 7.5, Reading 7.5, Writing 6.0, Speaking 6.5). Trinity College London Spoken English distinctions across multiple grades. Experienced presenting engineering and commercial findings to country managers, CFO-level stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Australia Work Rights & Availability

Clear recruiter-facing information for employers considering transfer, nomination or sponsorship.

Visa Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand / Core Skills stream) valid until 4 November 2027.
Occupation Telecommunications Network Engineer – ANZSCO 263312.
Employer change Available for a suitable new-employer nomination / sponsorship arrangement.
Availability Available to return to Australia for the right role and can relocate Australia-wide.
Driving NSW unrestricted driver licence.
Roles considered Network planning, field engineering, fibre, site survey, telecom project/site engineering, IoT/connected infrastructure and related technical roles.

Regional Experience

Worked across multi-country engineering environments with field teams, telecom infrastructure owners, service providers and senior stakeholders.

Australia Malaysia Bangladesh Myanmar India Indonesia Sri Lanka

Open to telecommunications opportunities

I am interested in telecommunications network engineering, RF planning, field/site engineering, fibre, infrastructure, IoT and project-delivery roles. I am also open to positions at different levels where my field and regional experience can add value.

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