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• Vendor Management for Silver Spring Networks, including selection of AMI Software Stack Acceptance, AMI Hardware orders, Maintenance Spares Ordering & Forecasting, LAN Contract completion, Defect Resolution, Maintenance Contracts• Supervised & Key Stakeholder of the UIQ 4.9 AMI Network Upgrade, including complete refresh of the NMS Head End Infrastructure. Mentored the new Upgrade PM on how to Plan, Design, Project Manage the AMI Upgrade. Creation & Execution of new AMI End to End test cases including all Applications, Access Point, AMI Backbone & Metering Test-cases.• SME for the introduction of SensorIQ, creation of SIQ HF Read profiles and Data Collection scheduling (first deployment of Beta quality product), Gridscape Applications including mentoring UE key stakeholders on how to maintain and deploy the Application Profiles. Collaboration with Information Next Team & Analytics teams to ensure end to end Analytics progressed from ideas to working Dashboards and useful Analytics tools. One of the primes for analyzing and raising/escalating emergency Neutral Integrity fault issues to the NCC for resolution.• SME for the Applications: Central Authentication/Authorization Server, FSU Secure Access Manager, GridScape, HAN Communications Manager, Meter Program Configurator, Network Element Manager, Outage Detection System, SensorIQ• SME for Project Waratah Metering Service Provider project.• Provided forecasting for 2015 AMI Communications EDPR submission.• RF Planning/Engineering/Optimization for the complete AMI Metering and DA Radio Infrastructure and to be able to provide the additional RF bandwidth requirements for the SensorIQ Application.• New hardware introduction for Release 4.5 Access Points, 4.5 Relays and Micro Access Points, SSN Street Light Module evaluation, solutions including testing & ensured full compliance to be rolled out in the UE AMI communications backbone network.

AMI Communications Engineer for Jemana & United Energy.The AMI Communications Engineer key member of a strategic and technology team providing support to United Energy asset management and electricity network operations. The main responsibilities of the role are to:Manage and Develop AMI System Strategy: Develop future-state network strategies and plans for the evolution of the AMI network and its components.AMI Capacity and Performance Management: Provide engineering analysis, validation, capacity and performance projections and optimisation of the AMI communication solution and manage the AMI System to appropriate industry standards.Technical / Operational Contract Management of Vendors: Work with and manage vendors and partners to leverage and realise the benefits of the AMI network capabilities within the UE network area.Develop and Execute a Program for Continuous Improvement: Initiate process improvements and or develop procedures that enhance the outcomes, efficiency or quality to enable continuous improvement in operationsResponsible for the AMI End to End Communications Solution for United Energy & Jemena Smart Metering Solution.

SP Ausnet; Distribution May 2010– Present (1 year 5 months)Have working in the field of Wimax Smart metering rollout in Victoria WiMax to provide communications from the power meters to the Motorola Wimax Basestation and deliver real time metering via Ceragon IP 10 Microwave & MPLS/L2TP backhaul  ASN-GW Gridnet AAA/DNS/DHCP PolicnetKey Accountabilities:Creation of Acceptance test plans for Wimax ASN-GW,Ceragon IP 10 Microwave, MPLS cutover from L2TP  MPLS. IP Migration test cases. Prime for Creation/Execution of Wireless test cases for debugging Software/Radio Air Interface protocol issues between Wimax Meter  Gridnet AAA/DHCP/DNS Policynet. Technical Lead on escalations from level 1 CNOC Support & providing level 2 Support for the Wimax End to End Solution.Technical lead on Problem Management on determining root cause, work arounds and solutions.Ensure that service availability and service quality met.24 hour on call prime for resolution on all Wimax Network .Ensuring Issue Resolution is implemented and tracked using appropriate supporting control.processes, ITIL change management Process.Prime for raising cases with Vendors for P1  P4 incidents.Prime for carrying out Acceptance & escalating quality issues with vendors on End to End Wimax network, including RF propagation issues.Configuration management & storage of all sites.Produce monthly process KPI metrics and analyse for process improvement opportunities.Mentoring level 1 Engineers Wimax End to End Solution. I was awarded another major award for Affiliative Behaviours in 2010.

I have worked throughout Australia and internationally: Asia, Europe, North America on a wide variety of communications systems, across a variety of roles including:• Carrier Switching TDM & VoIP• FIXED WIRELESS• BROADBAND WIRELESS• FDMA• TDMA• GSM• CDMA• UMTS• WIMAX• L2TP• MPLS• Ceragon IP10 microwave with Polyview EMS• Excellent skills in the following roles: Installation and Commissioning, Integration, Integration Manager, Site Supervisor, Trials of pilot systems. Design and of Data, Optical, Switching & VoIP deployments.Key Attributes:• Issue resolution.• Customer focused.• Customer facing experience.• Team Leadership.• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.• Attention to detail.• Systematic and structured execution of tasks.• Ability to meet aggressive timelines for deployments.• Extensive practical experience.