RAMESH CHANDRA YADAV

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: Shanti Niwas, House Number-75, Near Sahara Mall, Gurgaon-122001

Aspiring assignments in Project Management/ Service Delivery / Change Management

SUMMARY

Over 5 years’ of experience in managing Projects, Network Centre Operations, Configuration and Technical

Support

Possess sound knowledge of telecom technologies & experience in providing technical Training & Sales

Support on Core Switching Systems

Insightful experience in network planning, configuration, optimisation and management of 24*7 customer

service operations, execution of business transformations projects and acquisition assignments

Deft in conducting impact analysis and advising changes in configuration of core nodes/network for multiple

domestic and international customers

Track record of working in close coordination with the senior management i n charting out & implementing strategies

at the global scale, with focus on business performance improvement

Knack of identifying process loopholes & bottlenecks, and accordingly initiating measures for achieving cost savings

Well versed with call flow, traffic cases, handover cases, channels concept in Access Network

(BSC/RNC/BTS) and Core Network (MSC/MSC- S/HLR/MGW etc.)

Good understanding of Telecommunications, e.g. telephony switching principles, traffic concept, telecommunications

networks, signaling and product functional demand

Excellent communication & interpersonal skills with strong analytical, team building, problem solving and

organizational abilities

Possesses effective people management, project directing and leading skills

Highly focussed on delivering quality results, completing projects on time & within budgets

SKILL SET

Functional Skills Managerial Skills

CORE COMPETENCIES

Handling Access Network (BSC/RNC/BTS) and Core Network (MSC/MSC - S/HLR/MGW etc.)

Working on GSM, SS7 Signalling, Understanding Call flows, SIGTRAN, CAMEL, INAP and IP Basics

Performing configuration, testing and troubleshooting of Telecom Switch Nodes

Effectuating configuration, testing, integration & support of Ericsson MSS/MGW/HLR/BSC Nodes

Troubleshooting services related issues and handling change request as per SLA/WLA.

Managing network expansion for coverage and capacity: network dimensioning, traffic planning/analysis

Optimising radio network & performance engineering including BSS parameter

Undertaking interference analysis, traffic and capacity analysis, antenna configuration

Planning and scheduling site activities to ensure completion of the project within the time and budgetary

parameters and for optimising resource utilisation

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since May ’12: Ericsson India Global Services Private Limited, as Services Engineer - Experienced/ Senior

Engineer - Customer Support

Jun’08-Apr’12: Ericsson India Private Limited as Senior Engineer - Product Configuration and Integration

Key Result Areas

Accountable for:

o Delivering complex project smoothly to get customer satisfied and secure profitability for Ericsson.

Identifying add-on sales opportunities via a close cooperation with the customer and the Core 3

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team

Ensuring that all the core implementation activities and requirements are clarified with the

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customer and the project team to secure a professional Execution of the project

Contributing to customer meetings as the technical solution expert regarding the core delivery

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project

o Assisting customers identify exchange requirement

Ensuring prompt flow of DT information for Access and Core network and related documents

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Drafting configuration scripts for Access nodes (BSC/RNC/BTS) and core nodes (MSC-S/HLR/MGW)

Efficiently preparing configuration change scripts for implementation of new features and functionalities

Designing core network (MSS/MGW/HLR) scripts for Regions other than India

Effectively creating test strategy, test plan, test cases based on customer requirements and specifications

Performing test planning, test execution, debugging, problem reporting and fault tracking

Assessing the technical documents & requirement analysis leading to in -depth system understanding

Formulating test plans as per configuration and network features bought by customer

Effectuating Network Element Test, Integration Test, Traffic Test and Acceptance Tests

Functioning as Test Leader for co-ordinating the activities at a site & carrying out necessary changes in DT if

required

Providing technical solutions to problems reported

Developing & implementing Switch Testing Procedures

Executing commissioning, configuring & maintaining switch (MSS/MGW, BSC, MSC, HLR, and STP) equipment

Testing & Integration of Ericsson MSS/MGW Nodes

Providing technical support / training to clients for resolving critical technical issues

Resolving customer complaints / issues within the minimum possible time

Highlights

At Ericsson India Global Services Private Limited as Services Engineer - Experienced

Efficiently performed the commissioning, integration and support of switch nodes encompassing:

Investigation, delivering remedy & restorations and producing solutions to CSRs reported

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Proposing answers and solutions to customers’ CSRs according to commit ted service level and lead time

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If the CSRs cannot be answered/solved within the time limit, escalate the CSR to Second level support

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and if required to PLM/PDU

At Ericsson India Private Limited as Senior Engineer - Product Configuration and Integration

Successfully led a team of 4 people from Africa and India for Airtel Africa 2G+3G network rollout in Rwanda in 2012.

Successfully led a team of 6 people from Sri Lanka and India for Etisalat 2G+3G Network rollout in India in 2009.

o Was subsequently given the responsibility of a team lead and handled the functions of 5 -6 people and

sometimes 12 people for 2G+3G network rollout in India for Bharti Airtel Limited.

Deftly handled the configuration and integration of switch nodes entailing:

Commissioning of MSC, MGW, MSC Server and HLR

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Integration of MSC with other nodes like BSC, HLR, SCP, CCN, SMSC, USSD and POI of other operators

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o Preparing & loading of all type of data required for Implementation of SS7 Links, GT analysis, Route

Analysis, B-Number Analysis, Forwarding Analysis, Traffic Analysis, and Charging Analysis, etc.

Recipient of:

o Ericsson Ace Falcon Awards for Uninor 2G Greenfield Network Rollout

o Special Appreciation Award for Airtel Greenfield 2G+3G Network Rollout in Rwanda – Africa

Successful in significantly reducing the average rework man-days significantly while leading a team of 6-Configuration

Engineers for the highly voluminous managed services project of India’s largest Telecom Operator - Bharti Airtel

Played a pivotal role in contribution towards the maintaining of process documents as well as on explanation for

general principles for equipment configuration, thereby resulting in uniformity and enhanced quality in deliveries by

different team members.

Conducted customer trainings as a Flexi- Trainer, along with facilitating Ericsson Training Academy to

deliver quality trainings on specific products/solutions.

Successful in delivering internal trainings to new team members, aimed at enhancing their competence.

Initiated a refinement in the process of following "specific" check-lists before deliveries for Airtel Rwanda

project along with mitigation of risks.

EDUCATION

2008 B.Tech. (Electronics & Communications) from MCKV Institute of Engineering, Kolkata

CERTIFICATIONS

Certificate of Attendance ECT (Ericsson Certified Technology)-IPE Integration Engineer -

(PMP Preparation Programme) Experienced (Bugs Global Certification

Programme)

Ace Award Falcon Special Appreciation Award - Airtel Rwanda

(Ericsson)

Project Management Professional

TRAININGS ATTENDED

HSS/SLF 11A Operations and Configuration from Ericsson India Ltd.

CSCF 11A Operation and Configuration from Ericsson India Ltd .

IS 3.1 Operation and Configuration from Ericsson Espana, Spain

EPC System Survey and Signalling from Ericsson Espana, Spain

LTE Integration & Configuration from Ericsson India Ltd.

MSS R5 Signaling from Ericsson India Ltd.

IP Networking for Associates from Ericsson India Ltd .

MSC-S R14.0 BC Overview from Ericsson India Ltd.

WCDMA W10 RAN Configuration from Ericsson India Ltd .

GSM MSC/MSC-S R13 Configuration from Ericsson India Ltd.

GSM AXE/BSC/MSC Operations from Ericsson India Ltd.

ATM Fundamentals from Ericsson India Ltd.

GSM System Survey from Ericsson India Ltd.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 16th March, 1987

Linguistic Abilities: English, Hindi and Bengali

Passport No.: G698683

Target Location: North India and anywhere outside India

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PROJECTS DONE

At Ericsson India Global

June 2013 - till now T-Mobile (USA - Detroit)

This involved an integration of Ericsson GMPv4 MGW based on R6.4.0 revision. This was the first time implementation of

Ericsson's GMPv4 MGW nodes for T-Mobile USA in Detroit region.

February 2013 – May’13 Telcel (Mexico – Mexico city)

Preparation of Design, configuration scripts along with integration of Blade cluster nodes based on R14.1 revision. This

was first time implementation of Blade cluster (MSS) nodes of Ericsson for Telcel in Sonora state of Mexico.

December 2012 – January 2013 Rostelecom (Russia - Chelyabinsk)

Preparation of Design, configuration scripts along with integration of Bl ade cluster nodes based on R14.1 revision. This

was first time implementation of Blade cluster (MSS) nodes of Ericsson for Rostelecom in Ural region.

September 2012 – November 2012 Etisalat (UAE - Dubai)

Preparation of Design, configuration scripts of Blade cluster nodes (MSS) based on R12B along with mentoring and

providing support to integrators in Dubai, while based in India. This was first of its kind of project for Etisalat Dubai and

Ericsson India.

May’12- August 2012 Rogers Wireless (Montreal-Canada)

Preparation of the data transcripts and loading of the same onto MSC nodes for Enhanced Emergency Routing cell site

reparenting.

At Ericsson India Private Limited

Sl. Assignment Type of Activity Task Remarks

No.

1 Airtel Greenfield Greenfield network DT/Scripts preparation for MSC-S, Greenfield network rollout

Network Rollout rollout of Circuit core MGW,HLR and onsite support while outside india with no

in Rwanda - (MSS,HLR,MGW,BSC) - Integration and handover to customer. reference.

Africa Rwanda, Africa.

2 Aircel Blade Blade Cluster R14.0 DT/Scripts preparation for Blade First Blade Cluster rollout

Cluster Rollout Rollout Clusters & onsite support while for Aircel with no reference

Integration and new feature testing in the customer network.

alonwith customer

acceptance/handover.

3 Idea Blade Blade Cluster R14.0 DT/Scripts preparation for Blade First Blade Cluster rollout

Cluster Rollout Rollout Clusters & MgWs (GMPv4) & support for Idea with no reference

while Integration & customer in the customer network.

acceptance/handover.

4 Project Sunrise – Core Swap project with Migration of all BSS nodes from old First Blade Cluster R14.0

Vodafone India Blade Cluster R14.0 & Siemens MSCs onto new Blade Cluster rollout in India for an

GMPv4 MgW Rollout & thereafter making the complete operator; INAP based MNP

network MNP compliant. – FNI.

5 BSNL 3G Rollout 3G network rollout Script/DT preparation & integration First 3G network rollout in

support for NodeB, RNCs, and MSS India

etc.

6 Aircel 3G Rollout 3G network rollout Script/DT preparation & integration First 3G network rollout for

support for NodeB, RNCs, and MSS Aircel in Tamil Nadu circle.

etc.

7 Uninor Wireless MIP feature enabled 2G DT/Scripts preparation for MSS First time integration of

2G Network Network Rollout Project (R13.2), GMPv3 MGW, BSS R8B BSS and MSS rollout for

Rollout Project alongwith remote support during Uninor Wireless. GBOIP and

integration and AT punch point RPMO feature also

clearance. implemented.

8 Vodafone BSS BSS swap, Vodafone BSS DT preparation for swapping

Swap Delhi existing Motorola BSS with that of

Ericsson. Was also involved in multiple

feature testing.

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