director
3gnetwork solutions
Total years of experience :35 years, 8 Months
Strategy, direction, guidance to teams on business, memorandums of understanding with other companies, modus operandi, creating new business opportunities and avenues to young team members, motivation, knowledge and training on select subjects
development testing and consulting services, consortia on technologies supporting mobile device manufacturers, infrastructure companies and test equipment makers in advanced 3g, 4g wireless
Leadership role in research in SDN, NFV, 5G, IoT, Smart Cities
Supporting other colleagues in Knowledge Transfer and Mentoring
Executing major production, technologies aspects of GPON, DWDM products for nation wide deployment called National Optic Fiber Network, for BBNL India
Support international projects of MEA in ITEC SCAAP
Support NSDC, TSSCI, ESSCI in knowledge dissemination to engineers for career
Alcatel-Lucent, Bangalore (India); as Deputy GM January 1998 - Till Date
Key deliverables: - Quality Assurance, Program Management, Delivery, Revenue, Bids and Proposals
Lead Global QA Program Globally; Conceptualized, initiated, aligned, executed, and delivered best solutions involving evaluation & definition of scope of project and finalization of project requirements; finalizing test plan and governance for managing stakeholders.
Managed a small team of dozen trainers as Delivery Manager and participated in bids and proposals and planning training programs for our customers as part of the contracts.
Handled various projects at Alcatel-Lucent such as TATA Tele Services, Reliance Communications, BSNL, MTNL, HFCL, STL, IAF, Indian Army, BEL, HCL and various global operators such as AT&T, VF, TNZ and Telstra
Key Leadership Contributions:
• Delivered Complex Projects on time and on budget. Leading the Project modules, Project Planning; Task allocation within the Team, Conducting daily meetings between development team and client, Code analysis and providing re-factoring recommendations, Estimation for projects.
• Successfully lead process transformation across organization; playing the role of QA coach for the Business Unit.
• Establish relationship of Function & technology to business results by deeper knowledge dissemination and adapt to the changing needs of the organizations.
• Strategy definition and execution capabilities for customer operation; work with Vendor Partners for execution & Operations Support of Global projects (Vendor Management, Contracts, and Negotiations) & Resource Management. Account Management and Services Engagement for large, multi-million dollar bids
• Delivered more than 1000 platform days of learning content on various technologies such as SDH, Optic Fiber Based Communication Systems, Mobile 2G, 3G and 4G, Legacy and Next Generation Networks.
• Apart from Learning, being part of erstwhile LWS (Lucent Worldwide Services), have worked on technical support services roles along with a large team of TSO.
• Worked on OSS, BSS payment applications such as sure pay and IeCCF.
• Worked extensively on delivering training on network operations of several Telco's in home and abroad conducting short duration courses for one day to three weeks at a stretch.
• Teach technology roadmap aligned with business objectives and enhancing business performance
• Complex Contract Definition and negotiation, techno-Commercial involvement including business view of IT and execution
Previous Employments
Indian Air force, Delhi (India); as Commissioned Officer March 1991 - 1997
Managed people, organized operations, implemented tele-communications
Responsible for IAF military trainings, functional checks on fly catcher, weapon control radars, launchers and battalion. Supervised airmen and SNCO's messes, welfare activities, sports, entertainment and amenities.
• Got certified as Aeronautical engineer electronics with one year of training at AFTC and GWTI.
Aruna Computers, Hyderabad (India); as Principal Jan 1987 - June 1989
• As principal of the academic institute, I was overall in charge of all operations of the software coaching, certification of trainers, roll out of new courses, and certification of students from standard institutes.
• As a head of the institute, was directly responsible for the careers of hundreds of students during those pre-Y2K days.
Computer Science Applications Diploma from NITM New Delhi Feb 1997
Electronic Document Interchange Certificate Course from AIMA New Delhi Nov 1997
3M trainings on Outside plant Feb 1999 Digital Microwave corporation Certificate Course on Microwave Radios
• Strong Hand in Linux, Solaris, and Unix OS as system administrator • Adroit in Products that forms core of telecom networks such as BSC, MSC, OSS and BSS • Excellent 2G, 3G, 4G RAN and CORE competences of various vendors • Packet core, , LTE, EPC nodes (SGSN, GGSN, PCRF, SGW, PGW, MME, SBG, DNS, HSS) • Protocols used in packet core * Call flow, session control, handover in mobile, wifi and heterogeneous networks. • Certified to train on RF, Optimization, Planning, Engineering, Design and OA&M of Wireless, Wire line and Applications products • Delivered more than 1000 platform days of learning content on various technologies such as SDH, Optic Fiber Based Communication Systems, Mobile 2G, 3G and 4G, Legacy and Next Generation Networks Management Outline An ambassador of change with the distinction of leading large QA programs with geographically distributed teams with pragmatic approach to accomplish business objectives and deliver quality improvements and bottom line savings. Impressive, fast track management career driven by challenges and a desire for excellence & success in every endeavour. Proven track record in implementation of innovative solutions and successful process improvement initiatives to achieve pre-set budgets and deadlines. Passionate at practice management, program management, Solution Design, Engineering or Product development