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London, England, Gb

United Kingdom

• Led the development and delivery of an innovative mobile application for a business ecosystem in Vietnam & Philippines, collaborating with customers for business requirements.• Managed vendors and cross-functional teams, ensuring systematic governance of development and delivery, including financial management.• Secured a demonstration slot at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2024 for the App developed at MyBiz.

Singapore

Led large programs/ projects in core telecom (3G, 4G, 5G & IMS), network (SDN, SD-WAN, IP, MPLS) & cloud transformation, OSS and BSS leading multilocation & cross-functional teams and in partnership with major vendors including Cisco, Dell VMWare, RedHat and others: o 5G Policy Control & Charging Platform. Team of 25. Deployment of 5G policy control and tech refresh of Singtel charging platform. Delivered ahead of schedule, drove 10% cost efficiency and enabled Singtel to monetize 5G… Show more Led large programs/ projects in core telecom (3G, 4G, 5G & IMS), network (SDN, SD-WAN, IP, MPLS) & cloud transformation, OSS and BSS leading multilocation & cross-functional teams and in partnership with major vendors including Cisco, Dell VMWare, RedHat and others: o 5G Policy Control & Charging Platform. Team of 25. Deployment of 5G policy control and tech refresh of Singtel charging platform. Delivered ahead of schedule, drove 10% cost efficiency and enabled Singtel to monetize 5G capabilities.o Service Orchestration and 5G Network Slicing. Team of 36. Strategic programme to monetize 5G capability through network slicing and orchestration, including infra setup. Enabled Singtel to dynamically create NW slices and seamlessly onboard enterprises. First ever successful deployment of dynamic network slicing worldwide. Created re-usable assets with potential to save 15% of deployment costs.o Core Network Cloud Transformation (NFVI) and 5G readiness. Team of 62. Major programme to build cloud infrastructure and migration of PNF to VNF involving all core network functions. Successfully migrated 20+ in-service telco functions to cloud. Drove 12% reduction of operational costs. Optimised 3G & 4G core network architecture. Built accelerators for 5G adoption.o Modernization and Life Cycle Management of Singtel’s OSS platform . Team of 18. Successfully migrated 50+ nodes. Improved network visibility and operational efficiency through proactive monitoring.o Modernization of Singtel’s Core Network. Reduced nodes by 60% and successfully migrated 1000+E1. Achieved operational efficiencies, 25% OpEx reduction. o LBS Deployment. Team of 8. Deployed location-based solution for M1 in collaboration with IMDA. Achieved 50 meter accuracy for 70% of the time which was 20% better than the required criteria.o Implementation of platform for MediaCorp’s OTT launch. Team of 24. Drove 15% delivery efficiency through synergies, saved 20% costs by effective control of schedule & scope. Show less

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Led various telecom projects in OSS, BSS and OTT/IPTV: o Conducted skill assessments, identified competency gaps, and implemented training programs; improved team performance by 15%.o Led and improved pre-sales activities. o Defined / delivered an optimized delivery model / strategy; reduced project delivery time.o Developed reusable assets as project accelerators; reduced development time / costs by 15%.o Managed relationships with suppliers; improved project reliability… Show more Led various telecom projects in OSS, BSS and OTT/IPTV: o Conducted skill assessments, identified competency gaps, and implemented training programs; improved team performance by 15%.o Led and improved pre-sales activities. o Defined / delivered an optimized delivery model / strategy; reduced project delivery time.o Developed reusable assets as project accelerators; reduced development time / costs by 15%.o Managed relationships with suppliers; improved project reliability and reduced delivery risks by 20%. Show less

Kolkata Area, India

• Managed telecom projects in OSS, BSS and Cable TV:o Optimized financials via accurate estimation / project costing; increased project profitability by 10%.o Managed project lifecycles (planning, scheduling, resources); reduced project delivery time by 15%.o Implemented robust communication / stakeholder management; reduced project risks by 20%.o Organized requirement workshops; drove better alignment of outcomes with client expectations.o Designed end-to-end solutions and… Show more • Managed telecom projects in OSS, BSS and Cable TV:o Optimized financials via accurate estimation / project costing; increased project profitability by 10%.o Managed project lifecycles (planning, scheduling, resources); reduced project delivery time by 15%.o Implemented robust communication / stakeholder management; reduced project risks by 20%.o Organized requirement workshops; drove better alignment of outcomes with client expectations.o Designed end-to-end solutions and interface specifications for system integration; reduced data integration issues and improved system interoperability.o Led Billing and Customer Care solution delivery for Videocon, India o Implemented OBRM for STC, Bahrain Show less

Kolkata Area, India

Led various telecoms projects in OSS and BSS for both fixed & mobile networks:o Revenue Assurance Project; increased revenue accuracy by 20%. o Designed / developed new data mediation and activation software for telecom operators including Reliance Telecom, Bhutan Telecom, Onatel and Iran Telecom o Implemented a revenue assurance solution for CANTV, Venezuela.