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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Managing mobile network migration program for large wireless carriers in their 5G and 4G LTE network. Working closely with the market teams, engineering teams, national and regional customer teams, sub-contractors and various other teams within Nokia to plan site audits, material ordering, pre-installation and cutover activities in the network. Provide Technology Consultancy for Apollo International in the areas of IoT design and deployment, smartcity, wireless telecommunication, network operations planning, big data science, cloud computing, and smarthealth.

Perform technical program management for multiple cross-device projects of mobile applications in the Research & Technology organization, work closely with the project team members, coordinated with internal resources for the execution of projects in preparation for showcasing the proof of concepts (PoC) at Lenovo TechWorld event. Successfully completed several PoC projects using waterfall and/or agile methodologies enabling successful demonstration of prototypes at TechWorld 2016 making the event a great success for Lenovo. Excell in effectively working with a globally diverse team distributed in US, China, India and Japan where flexibility, collaboration and effective communication are key to delivering results and achieving cross-functional strategic initiatives. Understand the administrative requirements and processes of factory builds of prototypes, establish strong relationships with the factory team, and business units. Establish necessary changes to the existing PMO processes. Work with research teams and make contributions for long term objective projects including 5G, Future Compute Technologies, SmartHealth and Wearables. Supporting SmartHealth and SmartCity IoT projects.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Managed multiple projects and led FFA (First Field Application) and deployment teams including project managers, architects, planning, installation, and commissioning teams for implementation of 4G LTE and 3G (UMTS) network for AT&T in their national network. Spearheaded and coordinated all network architecture & implementation activities by working very closely with Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), Ericsson and Nokia deployment teams, third party vendors, and AT&T staff. Understood the administrative requirements of the projects and processes, established strong relationships with Ericsson, ALU and Nokia teams, third party vendors and internal delivery teams within AT&T in order to deploy, implement and launch the 4G and 3G network upgrades in record time with highest quality. Used waterfall and/or agile methodologies for project management.Championed the lead role in AT&T 4G/3G network certification/FFA and deployment projects, completed successfully many FFAs uneventfully providing high attention to details, managed nationwide implementation activities for 4G/LTE network, managed and implemented network evolution projects (SDN and NFV), monitored productivity and performance of the project teams and oversaw project schedule to ensure that deadlines are met consistently and provided leadership for project teams to maximize morale, motivation, recognition resulting increased productivity.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Implemented a GSM/GPRS network in the north east region for US Cellular. Managed deployment teams including planning, installation, and commissioning for implementation of GSM/GPRS network for US Cellular in the north east region. Spearheaded and coordinated all network implementation activities by working very closely with Nokia Siemens Networks deployment team, third party vendors, and US Cellular personnel. Established strong relationships with NSN teams, third party vendors and internal delivery teams within US Cellular in order to deploy, implement and launch the network with highest quality. Assumed the lead role in US Cellular GSM network implementation project, took responsibilities for core network and all associated activities for the deployment of the GSM network. Met a very tight schedule and consistently exceeded US Cellular expectations with the launch of the GSM network within six months, on time and under budget. Took responsibility and stepped into an already launched project for deployment of intelligent service routers and completed it successfully in US Cellular Network.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Administered and managed W-CDMA/UMTS feature development and release management for RNCs at Lucent development centers at various locations. Managed and directed release programs and feature project plans based on approved charters, created project quality management plans and provided mitigations, consistently exceeding objectives. Chaired release and feature team meetings addressing cross functional and organizational feature development issues. Established strong relationship with stakeholders such as front-end planning, systems engineering, development, QA and FOA teams in order to formulate, solidify, and implement detailed plans for features and releases. Ensured that requirements are clearly tested by reviewing design and requirement documents and followed through all test activities till product delivery. Assumed project management responsibility of all UMTS features assisting management team in communication, clarification and escalation, managed many UMTS releases, coordinated and worked across MSC and SGSN teams ensuring all feature dependencies are met.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

* Managed and lead CDMA network deployment, including installation, RF design and optimization for Reliance Infocomm in India. Spearheaded and coordinated all regional project implementation activities. * Managed customer interactions involving requirements, deployment and contractual issues and made several significant contributions for the implementation of the multi-billion dollar Telephone Network Expansion Project in Saudi Arabia.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

* Conceived, formulated and proposed product requirements & architecture for Lucent Softswitch (LSS). *Supported Lucent customer base in China, India and Saudi Arabia with next generation network for voice and data applications. Served as a central point of contact between customer teams and development community and offered solutions that generated customer satisfaction.

Murray Hill, Nj, Us

* Lead Systems Engineering team for Network and Service management systems projects for Belgacom in Belgium and NTT in Japan. Played a key role in planning and driving technical and business meetings with customers to understand their requirements for the turn-key offering for the leased line network.* Developed feature specifications for call processing and signaling for telephone companies in several countries.

Holmdel, New Jersey, Us