Objective
Highly skilled and experienced Senior in Project Management of Telecommunications roll-out/swap projects with strong working knowledge of relevant technical concepts and practical implementation is seeking a career in a reputable company where can prove his technical and management skills as a thorough professional for mutual benefit.
Profile
Eight years of dynamic and rich experience in Telecommunication Project Management, with expertise and track record of success
Senior Project Manager for 3rd Party Integration in Intelligent Network
Transmission Project Manager
Solution designer and Architect for Intelligent Networks
IN Sales Solution Manager
Senior IN Consultant with wide experience in managing charge@once select deployment, integration and testing TopUp, ServiceXpress, @commander, Backup & Restore, 3- rd Parties, Customer Care, SIM/Voucher management, Disaster Data Recovery, adapt@once
New Intelligent Networks/PS/CS projects on time delivery, effective in managing and working with cross-functional teams, all over the world Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, Pakistan, Indonesia, South Africa,Germany, Austria, Malaysia, Mozambique, UK
Committed to excellence, and possess the drive and energy to follow through and manage projects to completion.
Innovative, passionate, hardworking, enthusiastic and trustworthy individual with passion for winning
Career Development
ZTE Malaysia
Intelligent Networks Senior Manager Expert (June 2011-present)
ZTE Project Integration Manager for PS/CS with DiGi NSN charge@once
IOT/MVI/UAT Test Management I managed ZTE CS/PS Integration with IN NSN Live 2 weeks before Master Plan schedule, including UAT customer acceptance tests
Interface communication with NSN for planning and execution of CS/PS cutover/migrations prepare workshops, discuss technical and commercial issues
Customer Interface for Integration/Cutover activities approval and progress/issues reporting
Managed and prepared Cutover activities to preserve KPI Live network and to avoid any outage or impact of subscribers services
Set objectives and priorities for project execution in line with the project scope and Clients requirements.
Prepare and signoff Acceptance 3rd Parties test documents
Updated and revised Master Project Plan according new Milestones achievement
Change Management for Customer CR
Ensure a detailed Project Plan and necessary and satisfactory project procedures established to maintain timely execution and quality of work.
Monitor project progress and proactively track bottlenecks and related issues to ensure that project schedules and key milestones are satisfactorily met.
Proposed and tracked mitigation solutions for critical issues
Coordinate project activities with all involved departments and sections to ensure well-ordered, end-to-end execution of project tasks.
Supervise work results and compare results with guidelines and project plans.
Ensure that results are compiled, documented and forwarded to Client Steering Committee in required format, quantity and quality, and ensure timely and correct presentation and explanation of results.
Establish new mechanism to track, review and clarify problem issues raised in the project, and identify actions needed to resolve project blocking issues
Shared management experience with ZTE team leaders
Followed customer requests and satisfaction
Transmission Project Manager (Acting)
Subcontractors and installation teams management managed from scratch ZTE
Site Installation teams IP RAN
Communication and reporting between departments established new customer reports templates
Delivery process tracking
Site survey/installation/swap planning
Solving blocking issues to keep project on the track
Hold regular project progress reviews and coordination meetings with key project team members, with Contractors, and other project stakeholders.
Daily report meetings with the Customer to track project progress and Issue Register
Conduct regular reviews of changing project requirements, organization and resource needs, and provide recommendations for changes accordingly.
Personal KPI achieved and confirmed 95%
NSN UK for Viacloud (MVNO) Project, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Intelligent Networks Senior Expert (June - July 2010)
Project Manger for Implementation and Customer Acceptance Tests
Implementation and commissioning of a new IN charge@once select 1.8
Backup& Restore, @Commander, SS7, Offer Manager, Top Up 4.1 administration
Troubleshooting, Fault, Performance, and KPI Management
Software upgrade
NSN South Africa for Vodacom, Mozambique
Intelligent Networks Telecom Expert (March - August 2009)
Restored customer confidence in NSN Intelligent Network quality, managing Software Upgrade on the live system without any outage.
Disaster Data Recovery All subscribers accounts were backup from live system and restored succesfuly on Disaster Recovery Platform with all services and features available and working
Rollout Manager for IN Prepaid Service Live/Disaster Recovery Platforms
Commissioning, Implementation, Services configuration and administration
Customer Acceptance Tests Manager
Backup& Restore, @commander, SS7, Tariff Tool, adapt@once
PSE Siemens, Austria for DiGi Project, Malaysia
Solution Sales Manager for Intelligent Networks charge@once select
(August 2007 - February 2009)
Solution design and Architect for Intelligent Network
Design customer Requirement Specifications, according the business requirements
Technical Project Data, Change Request, Fault Reports management, Ticket Specification documentation
Design Customer Care Service, SIM cards and Voucher management specifications
Technical Project manager for Customer Loyalty Program
PSE Siemens, Romania
Intelligent Networks Support Engineer (TAC2) (January 2003 - August 2007)
Implementation and commissioning charge@once
Customer Acceptance Tests, Subscribers migration
Backup& Restore, @Commander, SS7, Customer Care administration
Troubleshooting, Fault and Performance Management
Successful Software Upgarde of live IN systems (new services and features)
Operation, administration and maintenace of customers systems
Education
BE Electronics and Telecommunication Politehnica University, Bucharest, Romania
September 1977 June 1982
MS Official Curriculum Administering and Supporting Windows NT 4.0 Core Technologies
July 1997 August 1997
Certified TAC2 Engineer, TAC2 @vantage and Migration workshop, Project team leader, Project Management, Train the trainer at NSN Training Centers Berlin/Vienna
January 2004 - February 2009
Other Skills
Languages
Strong communication skills in both written and spoken English.
Technical Skills
Products
NSN-IN@vantage 7.5, 7.6, Charge@Once 1.5, Charge@Once Select 1.8, VOMSXpress, IP Dispatcher, NSN@vantage Commander v8.5 & v9.0, Networker 7.2 & 7.3, USSDs. IVRs
Operating Systems
Sun Solaris 8.0/9.0/10.0, Ubuntu 11.4, HP-UX 11i, Windows 9x/2000/XP/2003
Databases
MySQL 4.x/5.0, Oracle 8i/9i/10g,
Volume Managers
Veritas Volume Manager, Solaris Volume Manager, Spheras Storage Manager, Navisphere Storage Manager, Reliant Cluster Volume Manager
Cluster Packages
Sun Cluster 3.0, Prime Cluster
Scripting
Bash, Ksh, Perl, MSDOS Batch
NSN Tools
Resolve, FEKAT, ICTS, IMS-Share Net,
H/W Architecture
Intel 86x, Pentium,
SUN Microsystems Sun Fire V240, V440, V880, V890, SUN Fire E6800, E6900, NETRA 210, 220, 440, HP Compaq Servers, Fujitsu Siemens Prime Power Servers (250, 450, 650, 850, 900, 1500)
Servers
Apache 1.3/2.0, Tomcat, Squid, ISA Server 2000, Qmail, Sendmail
Protocols
TCP/IPv4, Networking, SS7, SMPP, SMTP, SNMP, NTP, LDAP, FTP, FTAM, DHCP, RADIUS, DIAMETER
Social skills and competences
project management and cooperation in multicultural environments
experience in international projects (including Middle-East)
communication, negotiation and presentation skills, excellent training abilities
ability to adapt easy to any cultural environment, to travel and relocate
Organizational skills
project management, and organizational manger skills
project progress tracking and reporting
creativeness, autonomy, initiative
determination, persuasion, fair-play
ability to work with minimal supervision, with strength and efficacy
competence to meet deadlines and work under pressure
discretion and understanding the need for confidentiality
Personal interests
Enjoy swimming, hiking and photography
Love to travel and experience different cultures
Art, movies and music lover
