Hennie Louw

Manages a global engineering team. Support Sales & Pre-Sales with new deal opportunities, RFP/RFI submissions, design, deployment, and integration of network infrastructure and software.
Manage and handles customer high escalations, fulfillment, engagement and customer satisfaction.
Manages high end global projects and rollouts.
Manages Budget and cost structures.
Engage on CC levels.

Managing 30 skilled engineers in radio, Voice, security and Data technologies
Overseeing major specialized projects, like Cisco DPI and PCRF Projects, in the Mobile sector
Research, establish and expand into new vendor relationships and technologies across West Africa
Build customer relations in major accounts. Create, build and close major technology opportunities
Manage certification tracks for the company, for company compliances
Part of the executive team in restructuring the business, increase profitability techniques and effectiveness
Manages OEM relationships, meetings, workshops, specializations and product roadmaps
Manages 7-10 major projects at a time (Ironport, Infoblox, Mergers, IP/MPLS expansions, ArcSight, Assessments, DPI, GGSN/DPI, Security, IPT, Call Centre etc.)
Delivering successful business solutions to Mobile, Finance and Oil & Gas companies
Manages Call Centres solutions in Ericsson and Avaya technologies
Manages Radwin radio products suites and rollouts.
Manages Cisco Routing & Switching technologies, projects and proposals.
Do executive engagements with CC levels and above.

• Manage a team of 18 employees and 3 Line managers. Responsible for OPEX Budget of about $73m in corporation with NWG Finance Department.
• Responsible for managing resources and Vendors.
• Project Management of major TX and IP projects.
• Rollout of transmission network nationally.
• Manages the IPBB and TDM/RF network, access and core network.
• IP System design verification
• Cisco/ Huawei backbone strategic management
• Capacity planning based on forecasts
• Introduction of MPLS technology and QoS
• Verification of design, key in an all IP network aspects.
 Transmission Access Infrastructure
• Planning and design of access transmission (BTS Tx, Microwave, Backhauling)
• Interfacing with incumbent leased line providers.
• Capacity planning in line with business needs and growth
• Provincial and national leased line interfacing
 Transmission Core Infrastructure
• Management of Transmission Back-Bone
• Management of Transmission redundancy plans
• Provisioning of systems to meet business requirements
• Budget
• Employees and employment
• GSM Core element integration into IP
• BSC/BTS connectivity planning


Projects: Metro Fiber Project
- Technical design
- Telco Assessment
- Quotes, planning and implementation

VSAT Project
- Vendor evaluation
- Technical support
- Budget
- Design
- KPI management
IP
- QoS on IP/MPLS management
- Design
- Traffic engineering
- Network re-design and planning

SRS
- Design(TX & IP)
- International carrier interfacing
Other Projects

- Video conferencing
- ADM Project
- 802.1x Project
- Synchronization BITS
- SC1/SC2 Fiber Project
- HRIS