Professional with over 8 years of solid experience on Value Added Services for Mobile Telecommunications. Specialist on SMS, MMS, WAP and other VAS-related solutions. Well-experienced on diverse Value Added Services network elements from Nokia, Comverse
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Value Added Services Engineer
Professional with over 8 years of solid experience on Value Added Services for Mobile Telecommunications. Specialist on SMS, MMS, WAP and other VAS-related solutions. Well-experienced on diverse Value Added Services network elements from Nokia, Comverse, Empower/mBalance and LogicaCMG/Acision. Skilled on various most common Operating Systems such as UNIX, Linux, Tru64 and OpenVMS. Strong foundation on both telecom operator and telecom provider objectives and work environment. Proven track of being analytical, hardworking, efficient, fast learner, team player, service-oriented and results-driven
Technical Expertise
SMS MMS WAP SMSC (LogicaCMG/Acision, Nokia, Comverse, Empower/mBalance) MMSC (Nokia) WAP Gateway (Nokia) System and Network Administration
and Programming (HP-UX, Tru64, Solaris, Linux and OpenVMS)
Technical Skills
Technology* Experience Level
LogicaCMG/Acision SMSC 3 years Advanced
Nokia SMSC 5 years Advanced
Comverse SMSC 2 years Advanced
Empower/mBalance SMSC 2 years Advanced
Nokia MMSC 4 years Advanced
Nokia WAP Gateway 4 years Advanced
LogicaCMG/Acision Business Tools 3 years Advanced
LogicaCMG/Acision Generic Billing Gateway 1 year Advanced
LogicaCMG/Acision OMG 0.5 year Beginner
CriticalPath SMS Access Server 2 years Intermediate
Cisco Router/Switch/Loadbalancer 3 years Intermediate
SMS 8 years Advanced
MMS 4 years Advanced
WAP 4 years Advanced
GSM 8 years Advanced
3G 4 years Intermediate
SS7 8 years Intermediate
GPRS 4 years Intermediate
SMRSE 5 years Intermediate
M3UA 4 years Intermediate
SMPP 3 years Advanced
CIMD2 5 years Advanced
HTTP 4 years Advanced
SMTP 4 years Intermediate
International SMS Roaming 8 years Advanced
International MMS Roaming 4 years Advanced
Mobile Number Portability 1 year Advanced
Numbering Plan Change 0.5 year Advanced
SMS Hubbing 8 years Advanced
Anti Fraud 8 years Advanced
Diameter 1 year Intermediate
Lawful Interception 0.5 year Intermediate
ASN.1 2 year Intermediate
Nokia SC5B CDR 5 years Advanced
SNMP 3 years Advanced
NTP 5 years Advanced
DST 3 years Advanced
Telnet 8 years Intermediate
FTP 8 years Intermediate
SSH 3 years Intermediate
SFTP 3 years Intermediate
UNIX 8 years Advanced
OpenVMS 3 years Advanced
Linux 5 years Advanced
Tru64 5 years Advanced
Solaris 5 years Advanced
SQL 8 years Advanced
Legato/Networker 2 years Intermediate
* pertains to technology related to VAS network elements
Trainings
Nokia GSM System Training
Nokia SMSC
Nokia MMSC
Nokia NAWG (WAP Gateway)
HP Fundamentals of UNIX
HP-UX UNIX System and Network Administration 1 & 2
HP-UX POSIX Programming
Comverse FDA (First Delivery Attempt) ISMSC
Comverse SIGTRAN ISMSC
Empower/mBalance MDP(Message Delivery Platform)
LogicaCMG/Acision SMSC
LogicaCMG/Acision Business Tools
LogicaCMG/Acision OMG (Messaging Gateway)
Finance Workshop
Utimaco LIG
Cisco ICND1
Cisco ICND2
Professional Experience
Etisalat, Abu Dhabi, UAE ...one of the top telecom operators in the world
System Engineer (Aug 2009 Present)
operates and maintains a huge LI network comprising of Ericsson, Siemens, Alcatel, Huawei and Utimaco
administers LI network servers, health check, monitoring, alarms, faults, links, configurations and backup
investigates, troubleshoots and resolves LI, HW (hardware) and SW (software) related incidents
attends integration, projects and user acceptance tests
develops UNIX scripts as workarounds, solutions and/or automation
documents MOPs (Methods of Procedure)
LogicaCMG/Acision MENA, Dubai, UAE ...originated the first SMS in the world
deploys LogicaCMG/Acision products such as SMSCs (Short Message Service Center), Business Tools statistical solution, Generic Billing Gateways diameter IN (Intelligent Network) billing proxy, and Centralized Automatic Backup
upgrades application software and installs patches for LogicaCMG/Acision products such as SMSC, Business Tools and Generic Billing Gateways
integrates LogicaCMG/Acision solutions for M3UA (MTP Level 3 User Adaptation Layer), Mobile Number Portability, SMS (Short Message Service) Hubbing, Foreign Subscriber Gateway, Numbering Plan Change, Roaming Awareness, Prepaid Checking via Diameter IN Billing Proxy, Address Translation, Anti-Fraud, Centralized Automatic Backup and Rule Based Decision Logic
performs user acceptance tests for handled projects with Middle East & North Africa telecom customers
provides technical solution towards projects
develops UNIX and OpenVMS scripts as workarounds and/or solutions
performs administration such as system health check, monitoring, license upgrade, configuration, and change requests
handles and resolves fault incidents for Middle East & North Africa telecom customers on SLA (service level agreement)
Smart Communications, Inc., Manila, Philippines leading operator in the SMS capital of the world
Value Added Services Engineer (Oct 2001 Jul 2006)
integrates into the GSM network and accepts Nokia, Comverse and Empower/mBalance products such as SMSCs, MMSC (Multi Media Messaging Center), NAWG WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) Gateway, OMAP operations and maintenance tool
leads a team of Operations and Maintenance and Optimization VAS engineers
operates and maintains a huge VAS network comprising of Nokia SMSCs, Comverse ISMSCs, Empower/mBalance MDPs (Messaging Delivery Platform), Nokia MMSC NAMPs (Nokia Artuse Messaging Platform), Nokia NAWG (Nokia Artuse WAP Gateway) and Glenayre VMSs (Voice Mail Service)
attends hardware/software upgrades, patch loadings, hardware/software repairs of SMSCs, MMSC and WAP Gateway
administers VAS network elements, health check, monitoring, alarms, faults, links, configurations and backup
investigates, troubleshoots and resolves VAS related incidents
develops UNIX scripts as workarounds and as automated routines
activates SMS & MMS features as needed in operation
coordinates with various content providers, other operator, other teams such as Planning, IT, Billing, Revenue Assurance, Fraud, Marketing and Customer Care
works on other VAS connecting servers such as billing engines, messaging platforms, prepaid platforms, MMS transcoder, mail server, content provider platforms & GSM network elements
dimensions and plans VAS services SMS, MMS, WAP and reports to upper management and other departments
provides technical solution towards VAS projects
Network Switching Subsystem Engineer (Sep 2001 Oct 2001)
operates & maintains MSCs (Mobile Switching Center), HLRs (Home Location Register) and Unified & SysNet Prepaid Front End Systems
Education
Mapua Institute of Technology Manila, Philippines
B. S. in Electronics and Communications Engineering
Professional License
Licensed Electronics and Communications Engineer
Registration Number 23424
by Professional Regulatory Commissioning in Philippines
Personal Data
Age 32
Gender Male
Nationality Filipino
Civil Status Married
