Mario R. Zelaya
**** ***** ****** ****, *******, L4Y2N9, Apt. 1010 / 647-***-****/ E-mail: *********@******.***
Objective:
I m in search of a new professional challenge that allow me to offer the best of my experience,
skills and qualification in benefit of the company and the possibility of a growing career within a
telecommunication company like a mobile telecom operator, system integrator company or
project development company.
Profile:
• Senior Telecommunications Executive and Project Manager with large experience in Direction
and Managing positions of Mobile Telecom Operators, Accustomed to work under pressure
and goals oriented with experience in operational, planning, direction and management
positions also as a consultant for national and international projects.
• Highly trained in technical analysis, enabling effective implementation and management of
business operations and allowing efficiency in purchasing of systems and services.
• Fosters an innovative approach to key business responsibilities and known for practical
effectiveness and detailed processing ability when offering solutions.
• Self-motivated team leader with a sustained passion for the industry, collecting an impressive
track record in customer satisfaction, and mature in team building and development.
• Excellent skills and experience with contracts, client negotiations, verbal and writing
communications and presentations, analytical and decision making skills, proven interpersonal
relationships.
Business Development and Management Experience:
• Had been responsible for P&L of companies, developing strategies to enter into the market to
provide different kind of products of services and being in charge of the complete operation of
the company, even to open and find new business opportunities and Rollout.
• Experience in negotiation with of large, medium and small telecom vendors, telecom
regulators and operators, as well contractors and subcontractors.
• Developed and put in place sales and market strategies to get new project and business.
• Experience preparing and managing network planning budget OPEX and CAPEX up to
$800M.
• Prepared technical tenders and procurement for network expansions and managed bidding
process.
• Handled technical-finance feasibility studies
• Developed and implemented policies and procedures over technical, financial and
administrative activities.
Team management and leadership experience:
• Managed multifunctional equipment of professionals’ through rollout process to assure to the
completion of projects according schedule and budget.
• Defined objectives and works plan of different technical departments and resources,
preparing career plan for the resources and keeping highly motivated the team.
• Managed relationships between technical units and its interaction with other units of the
company, like operations, legal and community affairs.
Coordination of activities with other operators or work groups of the same company.
Coordination with other departments of the company to define the new plans of the whole
company.
Participation of national and international meetings and forums.
Technical experience:
• Managed since the phase of design the complete Rollout of a mobile operator with 1500 BTS
and a budget of $500M, including technical and administrative activities, coordinating process
of optimization of the RF and Transmission network design, site acquisition, construction and
integration until commercial lunch of operation.
• Had been responsible as CTO for the complete technical operation of the company, including
the areas of Operations, CORE, VANS, Planning and IT.
• Assured the network to work within the defined KPI, to offer the customers the best quality of
service.
• Monitored and planned network expansion requirement according the growing of traffic and
subscribers, defining the areas of requirement of capacity and recommending new areas of
coverage
• Prepared and managed technical strategic planning of the company and its required OPEX
and CAPEX budget for technical area, as well assuring the best use of the resources.
Coordinated Network Optimization activities
Managed installation and place in services of voicemal, prepaid, SMS and MMS plantform.
Developed site survey activities for new sites to be added to networks.
• Managed technical and administrative issues relatives to the operation of the cellular and
transport network
• Prepared Forecast of subscribers, traffic and network element size, definition of technical
plans like, routing, interconnection, numbering.
Provided technical support in different projects across central America.
Prepared and managed network operations and maintenance plans.
Prepared prepare network performance reports and KPIS.
Specialties:
• Hands on Manager with strong knowledge base in field of Planning and Engineering,
Operations and Maintenance of GSM/3G/LTE and CDMA wireless mobile networks. Expertise
in bringing up mobile networks from the drawing broad to the commercial operations with all
processes and systems in place for sustained revenue generating full blown Mobile Network
Project Management, Network Deployments, Network Optimization. Team Building, Value
Added Services, System Integration.
Work Experience
General Manager /CEO IGETEL Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2010-
2014
• Launched the company and established commercial relationships with customers and
vendors, having average yearly sales of $2M
• Developed complex telecom and power project for main mobile telecom company in the
country achieving the reduction of the OPEX cost
• Co-founder of the regional offices in other countries of Central America to provide
regional services to the mobile operators and increase sales
VP Engineering (CTIO) DIGICEL Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2007-2010
• Managed the rollout of Digicel in Honduras, developing more than 1300 cellular sites in
less than 1 year with a budget of more than $500M
• Managed technical strategic planning of the company and its required OPEX and CAPEX
budget for technical area, as well insuring the best use of the resources
• Monitored and planned network expansion requirements according to the growth of traffic
and subscribers, defining the areas of capacity requirement and recommending new areas of
coverage
General Manager /CEO AVANTEL Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2004-2007
• Developed the business plan for the first VoIP private telecom operator in Honduras,
getting the strategic technical partner and finance resources for the project
• Managed the technical and commercial implementation of the project, getting the permit
from the telecom regulator of the country to enter into commercial service
• Developed and implemented policies and procedures over technical, financial and
administrative activities
Chief Technology Officer Millicom Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1998-2003
• Prepared the strategic growing plans of the company, focus in technology trends to
comply with customer growing forecasts and new coverage requirements and get the
approval from BOD
• Prepared and manage the OPEX and CAPEX budget required to comply with
maintenance and operation of the network as well with the expansion plans approved by
BOD
• Negotiated with international vendors and contractors the technical requirements for
networks expansion with budget approved by BOD of the company
Project Manager COCESNA Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1993-2008
• Elaborated technical and finance feasibility studies for the project of the corporation along
the Central American Region
• Provided technical support to regional offices located in each country of Central American
region in the approved projects
• Planned and insured the execution of the maintenance plans in all sites along the region
Switching Traffic Engineer Hondutel Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1998-2003
• Participated in the project units in acceptance tests
• Prepared traffic reports of all switches system in the country
• Supported the operation manager in monitoring activities related to switching system
Education:
• Master in Finances, UNITEC, Honduras, 1998
• B.E. Industrial Electrician Engineering, UNAH, Honduras, 1991