Lorcan Mc Crea Email & Phone Number

Letterkenny, Ie

County Dublin, Ireland

• Solution responsible for Three Ireland Network management estate encompassing service delivery, provisioning, maintenance & operations of the OSS platforms.• Design responsible for e2e delivery of Three Ireland Network management systems (development of e2e design artifacts ensuring due diligence while maintaining architectural design principles)• Responsible for vendor selection & partner management cultivating & maintaining relationships with 3rd party vendors while establishing strategic partnerships.• Responsible new platform introduction to meet evolving Network & business requirements; RFI/RFQ development & program governance from inception to delivery.• Lifecycle management – Maintain the Network management Topology roadmap to meet Operational, Business & Network requirements.

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E/// GSDC (Global Services Delivery Centre) 2008 – 2014MBNL Solution Architect, Guildford UK:• E2e Lead Solution Architect for the NetAct15 & RU50 (Nokia OSS, WRAN respectively) upgrade program, Managed Services UK• Responsible for OSS environment (Northbound Tools & Systems) readiness to ensure continuity of processes & functionality.• Identified system development & process optimization required to ensure end-to-end system readiness and business continuity, enabling Operational and RAN planning & design activities.• Technical Co-ordination across the IT & OSS domainsSolution Implementation Manager (UK):• Technical implementation management role, Solution implementation responsible throughout project lifecycle to customer handover.• Technical responsibility for defining delivery strategy & scope, driving technical issues in accordance with defined requirements and technical strategy.• SPOC for technical decisions, clarifications and co-ordination of technical activities within the project delivery both internally & towards the end customer.• Support the Project re. resource management; single point of resource coordination from within the delivery teams, co-ordinate the technical aspects of the project with respect to overall delivery strategy, external and internal interfaces and interaction between units.OSS Solution Architect, E/// GSDC:• Eircom, Ireland: Technical lead OSS/ENIQ Upgrades.• EPT, Luxembourg: Technical lead, greenfield OSS/ENIQ blade install.• Vodafone, Holland: Lifecycle Manager, Solution Architect OSS/ENIQ upgrades (SPARC->Blade)• Vodafone D2, Germany: Solution Architect OSS upgrades• Ericsson Engagement Practice Ireland: OSS-RC solution support local market• Korea Telecom: High/low level designs for Korea Telecom OSS customer adaptations

Various

Global Solution Architect Team (GSAT) Member IPTV – GSDC Ireland:• Dedicated to targeting prioritized global business opportunities for Ericsson in the IPTV space• Working towards customers globally in CSR, lead SA & GSAT roles. Work mostly based on presales activities, i.e. RFx’s, trial activities, mentoring etc. Activities included:• Mentoring & Core 3 support• e2e solution scoping/dimensioning/design• Customer workshops/presentations• 3PP engagements - negotiations, technical & commercial, integration etc.CSR New Business MUSA, South AfricaTechnical responsible for Media in MUSA region. • Business development• Technology roadshows• Technology partner development, • Customer presentations/workshops, RFx responsesEnriched Communications Solution Architect, GSDC Ireland: • Core member of IPTV GSAT (Global Solutions Architect Team)

Stockholm County, Sweden

Single Point of Contact globally towards Market Units for all IPTV technical support (‘extended IPTV’ & IMS based ‘Core 2.0’ IPTV solutions). Activities Include: • Providing guidance to Market units to define, scope, and sell an e2e IPTV offering which fulfills their customer requirements.• Support & co-ordinate responses to tenderso Design & dimension • Maintain sales funnel• MU competence build-up/transfer.• Provide market & product feedback to solution areas (Prod Dev. feature decisions)• Competence development of Solution & Product Sales Support staff • Roadshows – Demos, Trials etc.• Customer workshops/presentations• Future solution evolution (Core 2.0), design & dimensioning training, scoping etc.• Knowledge transfer of Ericsson e2e IPTV solutions to Tandberg S&PSS team & vice versa • Active member of IPTV Operation Core Team (OCT) - Sponsors main coordination place for all IPTV activities. Plan, decide, follow-up and correct issues around scope, finance, time, etc.• Acting manager for IPTV Solution Product Sales Support team (June ’07 – Aug ‘07).