• I project managed a section of the network rail infrastructure upgrade that is being implemented after huge investment, Approx. £36bn nationwide. My role is to maintain network security of the transmission network and to have in depth knowledge of security risks at an IT/IP level with all business partners.• I am responsible for the roll out and management/Integration/Procurement of a multi layered & multi-protocol system that needs to be business ready for business integration on a… Show more • I project managed a section of the network rail infrastructure upgrade that is being implemented after huge investment, Approx. £36bn nationwide. My role is to maintain network security of the transmission network and to have in depth knowledge of security risks at an IT/IP level with all business partners.• I am responsible for the roll out and management/Integration/Procurement of a multi layered & multi-protocol system that needs to be business ready for business integration on a multi-year integration business plan.• My Project manager activities are focusing on RFI/RFQ process & contract, Procurement, design, installation & commissioning, configuration & integration, end to end testing and customer acceptance of vendor solutions such as DWDM, SDH, CWDM,FTTP,FTTH GSM, SCADA, Spectrum sales, DCN, Network Security, Synch and IP/IT solutions. The requirement of this role is for an Optics integration professional engineer with an understanding of security IP layers.• I work with Business, international partners, commerce and industry by leading CEM, CRE, customers, architects, solutions and integration teams to perform detailed designs and integration of all parts of the solution including products and multivendor equipment’s speciation’s.• I verify that the detailed design effectively translates customer requirements into a workable solution meeting customers’ dynamic requirements and ensuring designs integrity and a contractual conclusion.• I always try to adhere to a standard design, development and testing processes,This is to be supported by a technical understanding and documentation/processes. Show less

• Technical Senior Engineer for the roll out of a UK DWDM/SDH optical network using ZTE optical EQP.• Actively involved with the RFP, RFQ process along with the technical testing and integration program.• Responsible for the test and commissioning of all ZTE EQP in over 120 sites across the UK, This was a vast piece of work as contractual payments were linked to the schedule including the on-site documentation.• Worked with ZTE to commission the optical links using 120 wavelengths… Show more • Technical Senior Engineer for the roll out of a UK DWDM/SDH optical network using ZTE optical EQP.• Actively involved with the RFP, RFQ process along with the technical testing and integration program.• Responsible for the test and commissioning of all ZTE EQP in over 120 sites across the UK, This was a vast piece of work as contractual payments were linked to the schedule including the on-site documentation.• Worked with ZTE to commission the optical links using 120 wavelengths connecting the 120 sites and to configure the network as per the EE design.• A lead role in the planning of the optical migration of the ex-T-Mobile/Orange networks onto the new ZTE optical network and the timescales and logistics required for an 8month migration project.• Working with ZTE engineers to implement and bring on line the Network Management System and to bring all elements within the network on-line including faults diagnostics and configuration issues.• Being one of the lead engineers in the migration of over 300 optical wavelengths onto the ZTE DWDM network over a 8month period, this was the lead project for EE over the last 2 years enabling EE to provide 10GIG, 4G, LTE for over 20 million customers, This was one of the most complex projects I have been involved with, We completed the migration on time without one outage or disruption to any customer.• Lead test engineer for the optical integration of the Huawei 100GIG,10GIG data( MPLS) network across 40 sites that completes a fully meshed MPLS data network using the Juniper router family.• High expertise in transmission testing at all levels, Core strengths are faults diagnostics and optical network roll-outs. Show less

• Technical Senior Engineer for the roll out of a UK DWDM/SDH optical network.• Actively involved in the tender process liaising with the design authority to achieve client contractual agreements.• To manage the testing and integration process with Ericsson within the project timescales and to implement the support processes. I produced the test and commissioning documentation to ensure all elements and optical spans had been tested to their limits.• Main responsibility, to ensure… Show more • Technical Senior Engineer for the roll out of a UK DWDM/SDH optical network.• Actively involved in the tender process liaising with the design authority to achieve client contractual agreements.• To manage the testing and integration process with Ericsson within the project timescales and to implement the support processes. I produced the test and commissioning documentation to ensure all elements and optical spans had been tested to their limits.• Main responsibility, to ensure the test and commissioning of all elements and optical spans in accordance to the design and constraint’s. • One of my main projects was to test and integrate the network management system & servers and to have full control over the network elements and the function to configure the optical spans.• Responsible for the implementation and installation of Ericsson DWDM/SDH equipment across a 3rd party vendors optical network.( Hutchinson,3)• To manage and control the documentation from design to implementation through to test and operational acceptance.• To ensure and validate vendor equipment matches contractual agreements including KPI’s/SLA’s and vendor support.• Responsible for network acceptance on behalf of T-Mobile in readiness for operational use for the SMC and our 3rd party interconnect vendors.• To prepare the optical network for a national mobile network migration plan. Involving migration of 2G, 3G, and 10Gig, Ethernet, HLR, SGSN, GGSN, RNC, MSC, BSC, MEDIA GATEWAYs, IP BACKBONES and GLOBAL CARRIER INTERCONNECTIONS, MBNL RAN• Proficient with platform tools, SAP, Spectrum, Circuit Manager, Office, NMS, Show less

 Project Manager for the roll out of a UK/European DWDM/SDH network. Pre sales involvement on contractual tender process. Technical sales support engineer for vendor products. Actively involved in the tender process liaising with the design authority to achieve client contractual agreements. Technical lead for the agreement on the build and test strategy through to acceptance and validation. Responsible for managing the site installations and testing/integration of… Show more  Project Manager for the roll out of a UK/European DWDM/SDH network. Pre sales involvement on contractual tender process. Technical sales support engineer for vendor products. Actively involved in the tender process liaising with the design authority to achieve client contractual agreements. Technical lead for the agreement on the build and test strategy through to acceptance and validation. Responsible for managing the site installations and testing/integration of DWDM/SDH for government and business clients within Europe. Responsible for Document control for contractual, legal, network reports, design/technical updates from a central source. Technical lead and point of contact for clients, vendors and contractors with associated documentation and reporting. The Project had annual budget of £20 million over a projected time frame of 5 years. The funding for the project was supplied and controlled by Capita UK. Show less

 Project Manager for the DWDM/SDH national transmission rollout. Actively involved in the tender process leading to vendor selection. Project managing the installation/test and commissioning with implementation of vendor equipment for client acceptance.  Technical management of integrating and migration mobile networks onto the DWDM/SDH network through to the acceptance phase.  Management of 15 sites within the UK/Europe region operating within project budget and time… Show more  Project Manager for the DWDM/SDH national transmission rollout. Actively involved in the tender process leading to vendor selection. Project managing the installation/test and commissioning with implementation of vendor equipment for client acceptance.  Technical management of integrating and migration mobile networks onto the DWDM/SDH network through to the acceptance phase.  Management of 15 sites within the UK/Europe region operating within project budget and time frames. Managed site security and vendor supervision regarding site access. Acceptance and verification of transmission testing with global vendors. Responsible for client KPI’s and SLA’s within the UK, DWDM, SDH, IP network for the duration of construction and acceptance phase. The implementation of document control and standards.May 2000 - Jan 2001 MCI/WORLDCOM AMSTERDAM Senior transmission Engineer WDM/SDHJan 2000 - May 2000 MCI/WORLDCOM BRUSSELSSenior Transmission Engineer WDM/SDHJan 1999 - Dec 1999 GTS CARRIERS BRUSSELSTransmission Engineer, T+C Engineer WDM/SDH1995 – 1999 NTL UK WIDETransmission Engineer1992 – 1995 Folknoll Ltd UK WIDESystems Engineer Security Systems Show less

• March 94 Nokia Transmission Systems• May 94 Fibre Theory (NTL)• June 94 Nokia Switch Part 1• June 95 Nokia Switch Part 2• June 95 SDH Overview• Jan 96 SDH Signaling (GPT)• July 96 Network Management System (EMOS)• Aug 96 C-Mux 1.2 (GPT)• Sept 96 1 Week Fibre Optic Course (Cable-Wireless College)• Sep 96 SDH Part 1 (GPT)• Nov 96 SDH Part 2 (GPT)• System X (Switch) Part 1• Apr 97 ATM Overview (NTL)• Mar 98 Digital Broadband (NTL)• June 98… Show more • March 94 Nokia Transmission Systems• May 94 Fibre Theory (NTL)• June 94 Nokia Switch Part 1• June 95 Nokia Switch Part 2• June 95 SDH Overview• Jan 96 SDH Signaling (GPT)• July 96 Network Management System (EMOS)• Aug 96 C-Mux 1.2 (GPT)• Sept 96 1 Week Fibre Optic Course (Cable-Wireless College)• Sep 96 SDH Part 1 (GPT)• Nov 96 SDH Part 2 (GPT)• System X (Switch) Part 1• Apr 97 ATM Overview (NTL)• Mar 98 Digital Broadband (NTL)• June 98 MSH 80 Marconi (3 week course)• Nov 98 Siemens EWSD International Switch• Apr 99 Alcatel 1641 1651, GTS (2 week course)• March 2004 Ceina DWDM Equipment• 2001 Various courses relating to the Alcatel DWDM/SDH product range.• 2003 Three vendor courses relating to the product range from Lucent over DWDM/SDH/IP networks.• 2003 Two week Alcatel course utilising the network management platform to supervise the optical network(NMS)• 2004 Alcatel photonics course,2 weeks• 2004 Capita, project management course(Two weeks)• 2004 Capita, DWDM/SDH/IP Provisioning(four weeks)• 2006 T-Mobile in house courses, DWDM/SDH/IP/ATM and mobile networks.• 2007 Ericsson/Marconi DWDM/SDH product range(8 weeks)• 2007 T-Mobile in house courses including, HLR, SGSN, GGSN, RNC, MSC, BSC, MEDIA GATEWAYs, IP BACKBONES, GLOBAL CARRIER INTERCONNECTIONS.• 2007 Ericsson Network Management Provisioning Platform(NMS)• 2007 T-Mobile Project Management course(Prince 2 compatible)• 2008 T-Mobile Network management Systems• 2011 Wray Castle, Ethernet, ( 1 week)• 2012 ZTE DWDM/SDH T&C• 2012 ZTE DWDM/SDH maintenance and configuration.• 2014 Huawei OTN/DWDM OptiX BWS• 2014 Huawei OTN NMS• 2014 Huawei 100G T&C Show less