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Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Programme management of shared transmission upgrade projects. Poor performing microwave links and congested sites. Microwave and Fibre delivery lead.Budget management, reconciliation, forecasting & reporting.Sitetracker (Salesforce) data migration owner & superuser.Relationship owner for Managed Service Partner including placing orders, raising purchase orders and hardware requisitions. Vendor management for hardware ordering and logistics including decommissioning and re-farming.Direct report welfare, management and recruitment.

London, United Kingdom

Theale

Project Manager for various RAN activates into Vodafone UK including IPVPN Migrations & IUB expansions.Managing customer relationship with multiple stakeholders, based within customer premises.Managed and coordinated a successful trial into new business for BT fibre patching and Cisco router installations.SFP swap project including, scheduling, access and FE route optimisation for over 650 successful site visits in a single month.Controlling offshore (India) project management team interaction and workload coordination.Priority fault resolution management for Vodafone P1 cell sites.Weekly reporting on project performance and financial impact including forecasting for budgeting.Subcontractor management, scheduling and liaising with engineers and management.Transitioned a field team from one subcontractor to a new subcontractor smoothly without impacting delivery performance.Supplier management and logistics for RAN hardware and fibre cabling.Producing documentation including Scopes of Works, Handover Packs and RAMS for engineer site access.Overall responsible for deployment quality, field engineer safety, ensuring all training and equipment is up to date and tested.Process review of end to end delivery for Vodafone cell site integration.Researched and successfully implemented new resource management tool increasing efficiency and overall control of projects.Distributing workload and management of back office coordinators and up to 20 field engineers.On-site Surveys, installation of Cisco ASR 901 routers, BT exchange patching, fault investigation & resolution.

Pre-sales technical consultant, RFP/RFQ responses.Detailed design for PtP & PtMP microwave radio links using ATDI (ICS Telecom) tool.Small Cell network planning including PtMP and WiFi deployment.Owning technical relationship with O2/TEF UK Microwave network planning for Beacon Project.Lead technical consultant for BT channel including ‘Managed Radio Service’ Microwave roll out.Layer 2/3 Fixed line Local Loop Unbundling (LLU), FTTC & MPLS Ethernet planning for local authority networks (PSN).Mobile infrastructure Project (MIP) backhaul consultant for BDUK/DCMS “Not Spot” project.Network performance, complete microwave self-build audit and ATP ring breakup for Vodafone UK.Fibre To The Home (FTTH), G-PON ISP Connectivity and Backhaul.Desktop and onsite line-of-sight surveys & OFCOM licensing.

Managed Services MORAN project for MBNL Ltd working within Customer office location.Area Planning, Responsible for designing, planning and network maintenance in geographical area.PWE Ethernet & IP Iub network dimensioning and capacity planning for LTE.Iub ATM-Ethernet swap outs. Transmission ATM planning & re-configuration. CoCo creation and loading onto Nokia RNC’s for Iub expansion and new site integration. AXC xml creation.Site integration fault analysis and resolution. RNC Re-Parenting.Utilizing Nokia Netact, AXC Manager & WBTS Manager tools for equipment monitoring.Operational support for live network cutovers, limiting outage time by working closely with several teams.Microwave radio links using IQ LINK & raising TDM and ATM IMA leased line feasibilities, placing orders with OLONetwork routing and utilization using Industry tools and databases including CramerLine of sight planning, placing orders in SAP. Site visits for NTQ work arounds.Health and Safety Representative

Turnkey 'End to End' planning and design for Greenfield Networks.Iub planning for 2G, 3G & HSDPA Networks.LOS Surveys, transmission plan design & Microwave link planning.Microwave link Planning for Nokia Flexihopper & Power Hopper using Netact Link Planner.OFCOM Liason and Licence applications.RNC, AXC and ATM data build configuration & commissioning files.On site auditing, Install and commission co-ordination.Equipment ordering and delivery co-ordination.Pre-sales technical consultancy. RFQ/RFI response and documentation.High Level Design Documentation.Future technology planning for I-HSPA Hybrid Ethernet backhaul and All IP transmission.

Responsible for designing, planning and network maintenance in geographical area including London.Planning the deployment of GSM, UMTS & HSDPA networks.Point to point microwave radio links & raising TDM and ATM IMA leased line feasibilities, placing orders with OLO.IP address, CoCo and VPI Allocation, loading RAN Configuration data onto designated Nokia RNC’s.ATM cross-connect loop testing and connectivity transproving using Nokia netact tool, Telnet & MML.Training other team members in UMTS network planning, processes and tools.Network optimization, ensuring sufficient capacity for both new cell integrations and TRX expansions on existing cells. Link fault diagnostics and maintenance.Work around planning for “Notice to Quit” sites and problem sites.Line of sight surveys, cabin, rooftop and new site audits, site share applicationsDisaster recovery team member Transmission analysis and link recovery prioritization. Health and Safety Representative.

Wiring Loom manufacturer for the Automotive industry!Cost Planning, Complete data analysis for cost reduction ideas.Breakdown of technical drawings and supplying detailed quotations