Project Customer Service
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Current Location: Warsaw,
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Date of Birth: 26th April 1982
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VARUN BAHL
Career Summary
Proven 10 plus years of Technical Project Management experience in Telecom
domain (LTE, 3G and 2G): voice, data and wireless technologies. Having
experience in Project Management, Project Planning, Resource Planning,
Implementation, Integration, Validation & Support of Mobile Devices and
telecom equipment.
Products include Mobile modem chipsets, M2M, IP Switches, Routers,
Firewalls, Circuit Switched Core and VAS suite.
Have global work experience including Asia, Europe, US and Africa, and have
managed projects with team size up to 40 engineers and operations in 11
countries
. Experience - 10+ years
. Present Job Title - Architect
. Organization - Symphony Teleca
. Duration - April 2013 - till date
Key Skills
- Project Management and Planning
- Resource Planning
- Stakeholder management and reporting
- Mobile Devices : LTE, 3G and 2G
- Field Testing, IOT, Pre Certification testing : GCF,
ADAPT
- Communication with the Customer
- Give Technical trainings
- Pre sales support/presentations
. Previous Job Title - Technical Lead
. Organization - Aricent
. Duration - June 2008 - April 2013
Key Skills
- Project Management and Planning
- IP Backbone - Integration and Validation
- Network Audit - 2G, 3G, IPMPLS
- VAS Managed Services
- Interconnects - SS7, SIP
- Pre sales support/presentations
- Give Technical and Behavioral Trainings
. Previous Job Title - Senior Engineer - Support (ELS)
. Organization - Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd
. Duration - Oct 2004 - June 2008
Key Skills
- Circuit Switched Core (GSM and CDMA)
- IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
5 Manage Customer Service Request and handle Emergencies in the mobile
network
6 Communication with the Customer
- Give Technical Trainings
Qualification Summary
. Diploma - Master of Business Administration, Finance
. University - Symbiosis Center for Distance Learning, Pune
. Score - 70 %
. Degree - Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and
Communication
. University - Maharishi Dayanand University, Haryana.
. Institute - Lingaya's Institute of Management and technology
. Score - 70.2 %
. Certificate - AISSCE (12th)
. Institution - Air Force Bal Bharti School, New Delhi.
. Score - 79 %
. Certificate - AISSE (10th)
. Institution - Air Force Bal Bharti School, New Delhi.
. Score - 86 %
Awards
. ACE Award for business excellence in Q2 2006.
. ACE Award for business excellence in Q2 2007
. ACE Award for business excellence in Q1 2008
. Award for business excellence in Q1 2009
Projects Undertaken
Present Job Title - Architect
Organization - Symphony Teleca
Duration - April 2013 - till date
Project Title : Field Testing: Intel
Description Modem testing of IMC Chipsets in 2G, 3G, LTE and
LTE Adv. Network (FDD & TDD) for Modem chipset
vendor: Intel
Team size 40+
Contribution Verification Lead for Customer Products. Leading
team of 40+ Engineers
Understanding Technical Requirements. SPOC for
customer
Test Planning and Estimation of resources.
Consolidating and reporting Test Results with
stakeholders on daily, weekly and monthly basis
Represent Verification details in daily release
meetings and follow-up. Important role to play in
Software release decision to customer
Modem testing in filed and Lab testing and
reproduction of issues, Review Test suits, Raising
defects and follow-up with vendor and test fixes
KPI Testing: Power, Throughput, CSFB, PLMN, VOLTE,
Carrier Aggregation, etc.
Pre Certification testing: GCF, ADAPT/10776, TMO
ADAPT Field test, Regression, Sanity, Reliability
and Performance Testing
Perform first level analysis of logs to identify
issue areas - network, protocol stack or
application
Technology Skills 2G, 3G, LTE, LTE advanced, VOLTE, SRVCC, HSDPA,
HSUPA, RLC, RRC, MAC, Mobile device Platforms -
Android, HP Quality Center, UTP, Vendor
Proprietary tools - Mobile Analyzer, System Trace
Tool, Phone Tool, IRTC, Odin, Connection Manager,
etc..
Previous Job Title - Technical Lead
Organization - Aricent
Duration - June 2008 - April 2013
Project Title : Mobile Device and Application Testing
Description To test M2M platform, mobile devices and
applications for an operator in UK: Vodafone
Team size 12+
Contribution Verification Lead
Understanding Technical Requirements.
Planning and Estimation of resources and time
lines
Consolidating and Reporting to stakeholders
Writing Test Cases, Execution of test cases,
Raising defects and follow-up with vendor.
Regression, Reliability, Sanity, Performance
testing for CS and PS calls
Technology Skills 2G, 3G, RLC, RRC, MAC, NAS, M2M, QC, Device
Platforms - iOS, Android, Windows,
Project Title : Aircel LTE Lab Trail
Description ALU is chosen by Aircel along with other vendors
like Ericsson, Huawei, NSN and ZTE to showcase its
equipment capabilities in EPC and RAN domains at
Hyderabad (INDIA) location.
Team size 4+
Contribution Lab and field environment for ALU products like
TAU update, UE initiated Attach/Detach, MME
initiated attach/Detach, Paging scenarios,
Authentication scenarios and capturing traces and
logs at Wireshark and UE end.
configuration using MME Provisioning GUI, HSS UE
profile creation and PCRF charging rule creations
and subscriber QCI
Configurations in ALU 9471 MME and 8650 HSS as
preconditions to execute a test scenario.
Writing, verifying and validating the test
procedures for EPC test cases involving different
PCRF (policy rule and charging scenarios) like
Dynamic PCC rules, GBR and NGBR QCI and bandwidth
testing.
Checking reports in NPO (network performance
optimizer) tool and configuring new KPI and PCMD
reports for troubleshooting UE issues.
Technology Skills LTE, Wireshark, Troubleshooting
Project Title : Network and IP Integration and Validation
Description Network Integration and Validation of Core IP
backbone for an ISP in France: SFR
Team size 7+
Contribution Understanding Technical Requirements. SPOC for
customer
Planning for project integration and validation.
Estimation of resources and time lines
Switches/Routers deployment, integration and
validation with Access and Core nodes - NodeB,
RNC, MGw, MSS.
Multivendor environment: Cisco 7200, 7600, 3500,
2600, ASR1K, ASR903, ASR901, MWR2941, Huawei
S9300, S5300 and Ericsson SE800, SE1200 routers
and switches.
Raise anomalies to vendor and follow-up for
resolution/fix.
Testing topologies for Mobile and Broadband
access, FTTx, 3G, LTE, Broadband, etc
Technology Skills Routing and Switching : OSPF, BGP, etc.
QOS,IPMPLS, Load Testing, SyncE, PTP (1588v2)
Project Title : Load Testing of S1 Interface
Description Load testing of S1 Interface: RANGw (Kineto INC
5500, Sec Gw) and Juniper AAA for NEC, UK
Team size 2
Contribution Understanding Technical Requirements
Evaluation and selection of tool based on defined
parameters
LAB setup and Integration Load test of S1
interface
Technology Skills AAA, Femto Cells, Radius, Load Testing, IP
Fundamentals
Project Title : Managed Services - VAS
Description Setting up of managed Services for a Greenfield
operator in India for VAS nodes.
Team size 15 +
Contribution Leading the project for Managed Services.
Active participation in RFP/RFQ and Project
costing
Helping in effort estimation and preparing project
plan.
Leading Resource hiring for the project
Setting up of processes for manages services
Guiding L3/L2/L1 engineers in their roles and
responsibilities
Technology Skills VAS suit - Acision SMSC 5.2, MMSC R3, VMS R95-5,
Comviva BMG 3.x, Rater4.x, USSD5.x, etc...
Project Title : F5 BIGIP LTM and Acision Voice Mail IOT
Description Interoperability Testing of F5 BIGIP LTM Load
balancers and Acision Voice Mail R95-5 system for
Time Warner Cable.
Team size 1
Contribution Implementation of BIGIP switches
Configuration of BIGIP Load balancers
Preparation of IOT document and Test Plan
Interoperability Testing of BIGIP with Acision
Voice mail
Technology Skills Testing, Linux, LDAP, SIP, Networking
fundamentals.
Previous Job Title - Senior Engineer - Support
Organization - Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd
Duration - Oct 2004 - June 2008
Project Title : IMS Implementation, testing and Support
Description Implementation and testing of IMS in Australia for
Testra and Dialog in Sri Lanka
Team size 3
Contribution Doing lab setup and Integration of IMSv1.x
Help in preparing Test case document for IMS
testing
Integration of xCSCF, DNS, MGCF and BGCF
Integration of MGCF with MGw for connectivity with
outside network
Integration with eCCF for Billing
Functional and acceptance testing of IMS
Technology Skills Testing, Unix, Mysql, IP basics, SIP
Project Title : IMS, HLR, ENR, MGw and MSS Testing and
Implementation
Description Implementation of Core nodes - HLR, MGw, MSS and
ENR for multiple clients and doing acceptance
testing for Dialog in Sri Lanka, Aircel, Idea,
Vodaphone in India
Team size 1
Contribution Implementation and Integration of Core Nodes -
Ericsson MGW R2.x, R3.x, R4.x, R5.x and MSS R11,
R12, HLR R12, TSP HLR3.x, 4.x, 5.x, ENR3.x, 4.x,
5.x
Integration and Functional Testing of Ericsson IMS
Integration of Ericsson MGw with Customer IP
backbone. IOT testing
Acceptance testing of HLR, ENR, MGw and MSS with
Customer
Technology Skills Testing, Scripting, SS7, Sigtran, TCP/IP
Project Title : CSS core - MGw, MSS, HRR and ENR support
Description To support CSS Core - Ericsson MGW R2.x, R3.x,
R4.x, R5.x and MSS R11, R12, HLR R12, TSP HLR3.x,
4.x, 5.x, ENR3.x, 4.x, 5.x
in India
There were six redundant pair of HLR across India
and support was provided remotely as well as
onsite
Provided support for HLR, MSS and MGw and ENR -
Ericsson Node Reporter
Team size 3
Contribution Resolving problems in form of CSR and giving
generalized solutions
Emergency handling and on call support
Installing software patches and perform upgrades
Hardware troubleshooting and RNR
Meeting SLA requirements
SPOC for customer
Technology Skills Unix, Shell Scripting, Solaris, SS7, MAP, TCP/IP
Software Knowledge
. Protocols
- NAS, AS, PDCP, RLC, RRC, MAC, SS7/Sigtran, SIP, IP:
Routing and Switching, OSPF, BGP, MPLS
. Database
- Mysql, Oracle
. Platform
- TSP, CPP
. OS/Tools
- Windows, Linux, Cisco ANA, Cacti, JIRA, UTP, Spirent
Test Center, Mobile Analyzer, Odin, System Trace
Tool, Phone Tool, IRTC, Mobile Device Platform - iOS,
Android, Windows, HP Quality Center
Software Knowledge
. Protocols
- NAS, AS, PDCP, RLC, RRC, MAC, SS7/Sigtran, SIP, IP:
Routing and Switching, OSPF, BGP, MPLS
. Database
- Mysql, Oracle
. Platform
- TSP, CPP
. OS/Tools
- Windows, Linux, Cisco ANA, Cacti, JIRA, UTP, Spirent
Test Center, Mobile Analyzer, Odin, System Trace
Tool, Phone Tool, IRTC, Mobile Device Platform - iOS,
Android, Windows, HP Quality Center
Extra Curricular Activities
. Participated at Interstate level in football
. Participated at Intrastate level in football and basketball
. Active participation in college sports activities
Trainings/Certifications
. PMP (35 PDU's)
. ITIL v3 Foundation
Languages Known
. English, Hindi, French (Basic)
Hobbies
. Traveling, Music
Valid Visa
. US : B1, L1
. Poland : Resident
. India : Citizen
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