Senior Project Manager
SingTel Optus
Total years of experience :23 years, 7 Months
SINGTEL OPTUS (June 2014 - Current)
SingTel Optus is Australia’s second largest mobile & fixed network operator and a fully owned subsidiary of SingTel Group
Senior Project Manager, Consulting & Systems Integration:
• Currently managing the Mobile Core network transformation and Voice over LTE launch project for SingTel Optus
• Project spans over 12 months from planning phase through to commercial launch with CAPEX spend of $ 20 Million
• Leading a cross-functional project team of 30 Optus staff including business analysis, solution architects, design leads, technical implementation managers and provisioning / billing domain leads
• Negotiated Statements of work with vendors & prepared business case for CAPEX approval by the Directors & CXO
• Coordinated with product marketing manager, device vendor manager, regulatory team, customer experience & technology strategy team for VoLTE go-to-market plan preparation and presentation to the company Directors & CTO
• Set-up and managed project governance meetings, technical forums & reporting structure with multiple vendors i.e. Ericsson, Cisco, Alcatel Lucent and Nokia
• Successfully managed Ericsson’s IMS and Subscriber Data Management solution implementation in Optus Network
• Managed features implementation on Nokia CS/PS Core network, IP Core Backbone upgrade for QoS and IPV6 support, multivendor integration, provisioning & billing systems integration and Voice over LTE service testing
• Currently managing production network field trial for Voice over LTE commercial launch readiness
VISIONSTREAM (Leighton Holdings Australia) (Jan 2013 - May 2014)
Visionstream is Australia’s largest Telecom Network Infrastructure services provider & value added re-seller
Senior Project Manager
Telstra Mobile Broadband Access Rollout Project June.13 - May 14
• Responsible for managing Telstra’s fixed and mobile converged broadband access network services projects
• P & L responsible for project work worth $ 45 M revenue p.a. reported to the Head of Service Operations
• Monthly rollout volume of 200 fixed broadband links over multiple access technologies and 100 4G overlay sites with backhaul - Services involved Ericsson, Alcatel Lucent and Cisco equipment
• Lead Customer PM and escalation point for Telstra’s Program Management and Functional Heads
• Led a country-wide project team of 70 internal staff and 10 active subcontractors through 4 regional Project Managers and regional Design Managers, Construction & Technical Implementation managers
• Improved services delivery time by 20% and over-achieved gross-margin by 10% through operational efficiencies
• Managed pre-sales along-with Account Director for Enterprise Wi-Fi Hotspots & LTE_A services opportunities
• Pre-sales support included services bid preparation and trial phase management through to successful deal closure
National Broadband Network Project Jan.13 - May 13
• Managed Project Development Services for NBN Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) roll out in the state of New South Wales
• Scope included feasibility, design, land access, construction and GPON engineering services for Fiber Service Area (60, 000 Connections) within service budget of $ 10 Million
• Managed the project start-up phase including demand planning, scheduling & cost baselining, hiring 25 staff, subcontractors selection, non-financial / financial reporting to stakeholders and change management process setup
VODAFONE AUSTRALIA (Aug 2010 - Dec 2012)
Senior Project Manager
• Lead PM responsible for managing Vodafone and Hutchison Core Networks Consolidation & Modernization program, a highly complex network transformation to realize merger synergies of the two Operators
• Program spanned over 2.5 years with CAPEX spend of approx. $35 Million per annum
• Led a cross functional program team from Vodafone planning, engineering domains, operations, revenue assurance, marketing & business analytics to ensure successful & timely projects delivery
• Managed multiple Project Managers from vendors Nokia, Cisco Huawei network up to successful projects delivery
Key projects successfully delivered within the program of works;
• Ericsson Circuit & Packet Switched Core network swap with Nokia product line and Hutch subscriber voice / data services migration to new Nokia Core
• Broadband network Modernization & Capacity upgrade - Nokia broadband packet core network implementation, IP MPLS Backbone upgrade and traffic migration to the new high capacity packet Core
• 4G LTE Launch Project - Trial and network launch with Cisco Enhanced Packet Core and Huawei LTE Radio
NOKIA NETWORKS - MEA PMO (July 2005 - July 2010)
Ooredoo Qatar - Mobile Core Network Modernization & Swap Program Feb.09 - Jul.10
Senior Technical Project Manager
• Successfully managed multiple concurrent projects delivery from pre-sales phase through to acceptance
• Led a design and engineering services team of up-to 20 internal staff and 2 subcontractors to deliver projects
Key projects successfully delivered;
• Swap of legacy Siemens Circuit Switched Core network by Nokia Core and traffic migrations to the new core nodes
• IMS Voice over IP trial in Qtel 3G network and Fixed mobile convergence trial implementation
• Successful launch of HSPA+ and Small cells in Ooredoo network
• Implementation of High capacity Packet Core nodes with geo-redundancy including data service migrations
• FDD LTE trial project management for ZAIN Telecom Bahrain
SabaFon Yemen - Mobile Core Network Swap Program Apr.08 - Jan.09
Swap Project Manager
• Project Manager responsible for SabaFon Mobile Core and Radio network Swap Projects
• Managed project start-up processes including project forecasting, setting time & cost baseline, Latest Estimate reporting, resource ramp-up and management to ensure on time and efficient delivery within service budget of $4m
du Telecom, Dubai - 2G/3G Full Turnkey RAN Rollout Project Aug.07 - Mar.08
Regional Project Manager
• Responsible for managing full turnkey Radio access network rollout for 7 Northern States of United Arab Emirates
• Managed rollout of 250 2G & 100 3G new Cellular sites with transmission backhaul and existing sites expansions
Telenor Pakistan - Network Rollout Project Jan.07 - July.07
Service Project Manager
• SPM responsible for design & implementation services of Radio Access Network rollout project
• Managed rollout scope of 120 Cellular sites and 8 BSCs implementation per month
Mobilink Orascom - Core Network Project July.05 - Jan.07
Service Project Manager
• SPM responsible for CS core & SDM network rollout, expansions and upgrades - PO’s worth $ 100Mil p.a.
SIEMENS PAKISTAN ENGINEERING Co. LTD. (Nov. 2000 - June 2005)
Project Operations Manager: Managed Ufone GSM rollout scheduling, program reporting, quality assurance and network acceptance of 270 full turnkey GSM sites Dec.03 - June.05
Implementation Manager: Led the countrywide implementation of Ground-to-air and Ship to shore RF tactical communication systems and data network for the Civil Aviation Authority Jan.03 - Nov.03
Senior Engineer: RF Site commissioning and integration for Frequency Allocation Board Frequency Monitoring System. The nationwide system monitors 10KHz-30 GHz spectrum including satellite monitoring Feb.02 - Dec.02
Network Engineer: Access Nodes / MW Link commissioning & technical support for various carriers Nov.00 - Jan.02
MBA (Exec.) Australian Graduate School of Management - UNSW (2011 - 2014) AGSM MBA is one of the top 50 MBA programs worldwide as per Financial Times Global MBA Rankings – 2013 MBA COURSES: • Graduate Diploma in Management: Managing People & Organizations, Accounting Management, Marketing Management, Corporate Finance, Data Analysis & Statistical Modelling, Managing Change and Managerial Skills • Strategic Management Year (Grade - Distinction Average): Business Evaluation & Corporate Strategy Formulation, Strategy Implementation, Business Growth Strategy and Business Model transformation MBA BUSINESS PROJECTS: • Formulated Corporate Strategy & Organizational alignment pan for Visionstream Pty. Ltd., largest Australian Telco Value added reseller (2 $bn. services business), and presented recommendations to the General Manager & CTO • Formulated Business Growth strategy for Telstra Sensis Digital - leaders in Digital Marketing & Advertisement • Formulated Business Model Transformation paper for Co-op Retail Australia & presented recommendations to CXO • Conducted Marketing Analysis for Vodafone Australia and prepared B2B Marketing Plan for Westpac Bank Australia