Multilingual professional with history managing and supporting all phases of complex large-scale international projects which revolutionised telecommunications industry on worldwide basis.
Cultivate operational and service excellence, building, motivating, and leading world class teams.
Spark ingenuity and creativity, facilitating knowledge and idea sharing among parties on all levels.
Bridge gaps between technical and non-technical entities, providing 360-degree perspective of issues vital to success.
Mitigate conflict, evaluating and negotiating optimal solutions across cultures and disciplines.
Drive seamless project turnarounds, spearheading strategic directions and tactical plans.
International Full-Lifecycle Project Management Strategic & Tactical Planning Business Development
Telecom Standards & Standards Implementation Negotiations Team & Consensus Building
Systems & Product Management Core Network Technologies Sales & Marketing Customer Relations
EUROPEAN TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ETSI), Sophia Antipolis, France 2000 Present
EU recognised non-profit organisation specialising in developing globally-applicable standards for Information & Communication Technologies (ICT).
Senior Project Manager
Provide international project management and logistical support for 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Technical Specification Core Networks Group involves +100 members from 50 international telecom companies. Manage, prepare official reports, and maintain 3GPP technical specifications and reports on 3GPP CT Plenary and 3GPP CT WG4. Coordinate implementation of 3GPP approved change requests. Deliver revised technical specifications and reports to Specifications Manager. Oversee all IT management planning and support. Present project recommendations and updates to Technical Coordinator for inclusion in 3GPP Work Plan.
Achievements
Played major role in successful achievement of all 3GPP project goals enabled standard development and worldwide availability of new 3G and 4G features for +3B global users.
Developing and implementing new features in Core Network equipment in European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI).
Actively worked as a contact person between 3GPP and ETSI GSM-R Working Group.
Improved reporting processes and access to references in documents, topics, and specifications discussed, developing comprehensive database and procedures.
Galvanised information and idea sharing while boosting morale and core business work, encouraging and facilitating open lines of communication.
Ensured 100% of budget targets were achieved and 100% consistency of projects at all times.
Participated actively in global 3GPP standardisation conferences in worldwide locations 10 times per year with all major ICT players such as Nokia, Ericsson, Huawei, Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent, Vodafone, T-Mobile, AT&T, Orange, and numerous other 270 3GPP member companies.
Project Manager for the following 3GPP and ETSI Work Groups
o 3GPP TSG CT Plenary
The TSG Core Network and Terminals (TSG CT) is responsible for specifying terminal interfaces (logical and physical), terminal capabilities (such as execution environments) and the Core network part of 3GPP systems.
o 3GPP TSG CT WG4
The TSG Core Network and Terminals WG4 (TSG CT WG4) standardizes stage 2 and stage 3 aspects within the Core Network focusing on Supplementary Services, Basic Call Processing, Mobility Management within the Core Network, Bearer Independent Architecture, GPRS between network entities, Transcoder Free Operation, CAMEL, Generic User Profile, Wireless LAN - UMTS interworking and descriptions of IP Multimedia Subsystem. CT4 is also responsible as a "protocol steward" for the some IP related protocols (this involves analyzing, validating, extending if necessary, clarifying how they are used, specifying packages and parameter values).
o 3GPP TSG CT WG6
TSG CT WG6 is responsible for Development and maintenance of specifications and associated test specifications for the 3GPP smart card applications, and the interface with the Mobile Terminal.
o ETSI SCP
ETSI technical committee Smart Card Platform (SCP) is responsible for creating a series of specifications for a Smart Card platform on which other bodies can base their system-specific applications to achieve compatibility between all applications resident on the Smart Card.
o ETSI GSM-R
TSI's standardization activities for GSM-R centre on the application of GSMTM for railway telecommunications. This includes numbering and addressing, configuration aspects, system aspects and functional aspects and any additional services sought by the railways.
Project Manager and a contact person for the following Workshops
o IMS Alignment and Evolution Workshop (Palm Springs, US, 2006).
o Project Manager for 3GPP/3GPP2 Common IMS Workshop and (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 2008).
o Project Manager for 3GPP DVB-NGH and eMBMS Workshop (Kansas City, US, 2011)
TELIASONERA, Helsinki, Finland 1995 2003
Premier telecom company in Nordic and Baltic regions, and leader in mobile communications in Eurasia.
Project Manager
Coordinated and led large-scale projects management related to mobile network equipment involved BSC, HLR, and MSC integration, implementation, and testing in Sonera Mobile Networks. Served as key representative of core network issues in international 3GPP technical meetings planning and standardising future mobile services. Represented Sonera Mobile Networks in Operator group meetings arranged by Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA).
Achievements
Cultivated talents for large-scale international project management, managing multitude of 1st-of-their-kind projects during largest GSM boom in history in latter part of 1990s.
BSS and NSS managing related to implementation, maintenance and integration projects in TeliaSonera mobile networks in Finland. Including several BSC/MSC/HLR software update, correction and management projects.
The BSS managing responsibility to implement the first ever used satelite interface between the BSC and the BS.
The partisipation in the first TETRA implementation project in the World end of 1990s.
Planned and orchestrated numerous seamless implementations and launches of new TeliaSonera mobile networks new releases.
Fostered development of high-performance project teams, expertly managing individual and team talents, and delineating assignments to maximise efficiency.
BSS and NSS management responsibilty to build and implement a Nokia testbed (MSC/HLR/BSC) in Milan Italy 1997.
Starting up the new GSM operator Omnitel in Italy (nowadays known as Vodafone Italy) including managent responsibility on BSS and NSS network implementation.
Provided site operating support service instruction on major Nokia DX200 GSM/DCS network element for Vodafone (former Omnitel) employees.
ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE
KK KOMUNIKACIJE D.O.O, Zagreb, Croatia 2007 Present
KK-COMMUNICATION LTD., Lappeenranta, Finland 2003 Present
Independent companies specialising in mobile telecom consulting and project management.
Founder & CEO
Pioneered 2 highly successful consultancy and project management companies from ground-up, cultivating loyal client and referral bases.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Master of Business Administration Business Management Major, Management Accounting Minor
Helia-Haaga University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland
Barcelor of Science (Technical) in Engineering Automation Major
Lappeenranta University of Applied Sciences, Lappeenranta, Finland
Business Immersion Programme Entrepreneurial Environment, The Business Concept, Leadership, Culture & Strategies for Change, Creativity & New Product Development
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Core Network Issues (Multiple Courses on Mobile Network Elements)
Nokia Training Centre, Espoo, Finland, 1995 -2003
TECHNICAL SPECIALITIES
Mobile Core Network Technologies
M2M LTE SAE/EPS LCS CAT
GRPS HSDPA MBMS TETRA MAP
WLAN UMTS Interworking
IMS SS7 Signalling in Mobile Networks
MS Office Tools (Advanced Knowledge)
Word Excel PowerPoint Access
DX200 Nokia Man & Machine Language
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Finnish (native)
English (fluent)
Swedish (advanced)
French (basic)
German (basic)
Italian (basic)
Croatian (basic)
Employer:
European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI)
Job Title:
Project Manager
Start Month/Year:
09/2000
End Month/Year:
Current
City:
Sophia Antipolis
Country:
France
Description:
Provide international project management and logistical support for 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Technical Specification Core Networks Group; involves +100 members from 50 international telecom companies. Manage, prepare official reports, and maintain 3GPP technical specifications and reports on 3GPP CT Plenary and 3GPP CT WG4. Coordinate implementation of 3GPP approved change requests. Deliver revised technical specifications and reports to Specifications Manager. Oversee all IT management planning and support. Present project recommendations and updates to Technical Coordinator for inclusion in 3GPP Work Plan.
Employer:
TeliaSonera
Job Title:
Project Manager
Start Month/Year:
02/1995
End Month/Year:
06/2003
City:
Helsinki
Country:
Finland
Description:
Coordinated and led large-scale projects management related to mobile network equipment; involved BSC, HLR, and MSC integration, implementation, and testing in Sonera Mobile Networks. Served as key representative of core network issues in international 3GPP technical meetings planning and standardising future mobile services. Represented Sonera Mobile Networks in Operator group meetings arranged by Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA).
Employer:
KK Communication Ltd
Job Title:
CEO
Start Month/Year:
06/2003
End Month/Year:
Current
City:
Lappeenranta
Country:
Finland
Description:
Pioneered highly successful consultancy and project management company from ground-up, cultivating loyal client and referral bases.
Employer:
KK Komunikacije d.o.o
Job Title:
CEO
Start Month/Year:
12/2007
End Month/Year:
Current
City:
Zagreb
Country:
Croatia
Description:
Pioneered highly successful consultancy and project management company from ground-up, cultivating loyal client and referral bases.
Education Level:
Bachelor's Degree
School Name:
Lappeenranta University of Applied Sciences
Major:
Mechanical Automation
City:
Lappeenranta
Country:
Finland
Graduation Date:
02/05/1994
Description:
Barcelor of Science (Technical) in Engineering: Automation Major
Education Level:
Master's Degree
School Name:
Helia-Haaga University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland
Major:
MBA
City:
Helsinki
Country:
Finland
Graduation Date:
21/06/2010
Description:
Business Management Major, Management Accounting Minor
