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Stoke On Trent

Lead, handle and manage multiple Telco delivery projects from inception to completion, currently contracting with Huawei into O2’s network, previously driving projects across EE / Orange and Three networks. Scope, cost and estimate project deliverables, manage stakeholder relations, budgets, resource teams and risk mitigation. Constantly scrutinise and deliver management analysis, financial reports and project updates to Senior Stakeholders and Programme Manager.Key Accomplishments: Manage multiple projects at one time, with conflicting priorities, chairing regular resource project meetings to track progress, anticipate risks and motivate teams to deliver against project timescales, budget and resources Handle Senior Stakeholder relations, managing steering calls or project updates using Perform or Clarity to provide coherent project updates, deliver project analysis to technical and non-technical audiences and solve escalations Identify and manage risks through RAID (Risks, Actions, Issues and Dependencies), inputting identified risks from projects calls, assigning risk management resource and monitoring risk management progress on a regular basis Manage resource teams, leading regular resource meetings to communicate, motivate and monitor delivery standards Led challenging Vendor Equipment refresh project, handling multiple vendor resources, scheduling new equipment upgrades around regular maintenance and manage site failures / call degradation until project completion Managed Cellular Licence Certification renewal project, with numerous resources across 3 vendors (Ericsson, Vodafone and Telefonica), leading the activation of new certificates to prevent network outages and project delivery within strict timescales External vendor control, working with third party partners to efficiently handle workload and rollout hit rates. Issue resolution, future work assignments and rollout monitoring on major 3UK swap out programme.

Huntingdon

Handled numerous engineering projects upon major mobile telecommunication client sites, leading installations, integrations, commissions and project delivery. Provided high levels of quality project delivery, ensuring effective quality management. Key Accomplishments: Installed, commissioned and integrated node equipment across Telco network client sites to high standards Led and delivered to agreed timescales a major RNC’s installation projects, handing resource teams, scheduling installations / commissions and delivering network integration to agreed timescales Managed numerous vendor relations, ensuring clear communication, understanding of deadlines and quality standards Delivered within testbed areas and network monitoring to high standards

Huntingdon

Hands on role, developing bedrock knowledge for career within installation, commissioning and integration of network elements: MSC, HLR, BSC, and BTS. Apprentice role around HNC Telecommunications qualification. Successful completed courses in basic telecommunication, BSS Systems and O&M systems.

Cisco Network Collection

Completed Telecommunications Courses

• MSC Server Site Connectivity • IPA2800Troubleshooting • ATM Principles • MSC Server and MGW Operations & Integration M12 & U2 •.

Hnc Telecommunications