Alex Thomas Email & Phone Number

Bangalore

Responsible for Planning and implementation of Hathway FTTH Network in Bangalore City. Capacity Planning and Dimensioning of ZTE ZXA10 C300 & C320 OLTs. BOM Finalization, Tracking & ensuring material & other resource availability for various projects. Reviewing project progress & risks to achieve deliverables & Publishing deployment dashboards to management. Capex/Opex cost analysis & control for meeting strategic objectives of company. Creating analytics, Dashboards & Review slides for corporate leadership. Planning of UG & OH Fiber network for FTTH service. Analysis of various ZTE EMS reports for service improvement. Business interaction for Home passes Planning & Operational issues. Monitoring of Field KPIs for improving service delivery and Customer Complaints Reduction. Interacting with TAC team for resolution of critical issues. Field Quality Audits for Network & Service improvement.

Bengaluru Area, India

BTS Rollout Project Management,IP Vendor Finalization based on Planning Data.SACFA clearance based on IP Vendor Finalization for New Town rollout.Coordinate with IP Vendors to ensure the Tower is ready with Space and Power.Coordinating with SCM team to ensure material availability in warehouse as per BOM.Kick of meeting with Project vendor and drive them for BTS delivery within timelines.Daily progress tracking with DPR flashing to management.NEP portal updation before BTS is on air.Monitor KPIs for 1 week and make sure BTS AT is completed without punch points.Monitor the BTS roll out and make sure Rewards/Penalty is implemented on based on BTS delivery.Random field visits and Audits to ensure the quality of rollouts are as per specifications.Network OperationsDriving MS Vendors TCTSL, NSN & Huawei on GSM/3G/CDMA & Wireline operations.Daily Monitoring & Analysis of various Performance KPIs of RF, RAN, CS&PS Core, Wireline & NLD Switches, MPLS, WI-FI, Broadband, Transmission & Optical Fiber Networks.Planning and optimizing Wireless & Wireline network for maximum revenue generation.Generation and validation of Various Regulatory reports.Handling various audits from Regulatory, Internal & External teams.Logic Building and Implementation of ICR connectivity with other Operators for 2G & 3G services.Coordination with Packet Core & VAS Vendors Teams for various operation issues.CDR analysis to avoid regulatory issues & Auditing of B Tables to avoid wrong routing of Calls.Implementation of Wi-Fi network for offloading 3G Network (MDO).

Dakc, Navi Mumbai

Core Head: NLD-ILD, Wireline & STP - Mumbai Circle (DAKC)➢ Operation and maintenance of Ericsson AXE10 switches used for Wire line, NLD&ILD connectivity.➢ Operation and maintenance of Lucent Telica Soft switch used for NLD&ILD Connectivity.➢ Operation and maintenance of Tekelec EAGLE STP used as Signaling Backbone for RCOM.➢ Day-to-Day activities such as CP backup, CDR backup, Lifeline Test etc.➢ Analysis of SS7 Traces using Tektronix K1297 Protocol Tester for Roaming & SMS issues.➢ Analysis of Etherial Traces of SIGTRAN Links for Location Roaming & SMS issues.➢ Part of the Software (Enabler Classic 1.0) Upgrade Team of Ericsson AXE10➢ Creation, Integration and Acceptance Testing of SS7 routes with MTNL/BSNL and other PSPs.➢ CDR analysis to avoid regulatory issues.➢ Validation of and correction of Translation Table and Routing Cases to avoid wrong routing of Calls.➢ Recommendation for routing changes as required.➢ Analysis of NPA and other Traffic reports on various Poi’s for minimumBlocking and Maximum Utilization.➢ Co ordinate with BSNL/MTNL and other TSPs in case of low ASR.

Mumbai Area, India

Worked as Sr. Switch Engineer at Nariman Point & Worli Network Centers,* Involved in the installation, commissioning of Ericsson AXE810 CDMA MSC&GMSC.* Creation and testing of S7 routes between Ericsson MSC and Motorola CBSC.* Creation and Integration of Cell Sites to Ericsson MSC.* Creation, Integration and acceptance testing of SS7 routes with other Operators.* Day-to-Day activities such as CP backup, APG backup, CDR backup etc.* Operation and Maintenance of NEC 61SIGMA Wire line Switch.* Creation, Integration and commissioning of access networks (UT Star, ELUs)Connected to NEC 61SIGMA switch on V5.2 connectivity.* Creation & testing of PRI & E1R2 lines for various customers from the switch.* Generation and Analysis of traffic reports on different POI Routes and Backbones.* Solving Roaming & Routing related complaints with the help of C7 Traces.

Mumbai Area, India

* Technical Lead - Customer Service Department of Mumbai Branch.* Installation and Maintenance of EPABX Systems up to 1500 lines with E1R2, PRI and QSIG over PRI, E&M & TWT connectivity. * Maintaining switch-based call centers.* Maintaining GPAX sites.* Installation and maintaining of call Billing Software.

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech (Distance Learning Program), Telecommunications Engineering, First Class

Diploma In Telecommunications, Telecommunications Engineering, First Class

Puc, Pre University Course