
Experienced Solution Architect at Ericsson
Madras Area, India

Experienced Solution Architect at Ericsson
Madras Area, India
Versatile range of experiences in Telecom - employed with Operators, Services & Product companies and Vendors. Experiences include Solution Architecture, Design, Development, Integrate, Solution Support. Drives Solution Design that balances service requirements (telecom grade) and conscious of budget of the customer. Experienced with global assignments in India, Sri Lanka, Poland, Austria, Ukraine, Philippines, Equatorial Guinea, Netherlands, Mexico, Iran, Saudi, Qatar, Kuwait and Dubai.
Domain Expertise in Telecom Billing and Charging, Service Delivery Platform, IMS, NGIN, Service Provisioning, Messaging, Value Added Services on GSM (Calls+ Roaming+ Messaging). Delivery in Software Engineering, System Integration & Solution Architecture.
(Public Company; ERIC; Telecommunications industry)
January 2008 — Present (2 years )
Functional: Pre-Sale Support, Contract Scoping, Solution Design, Solution Architecture, Customer Driven Software Development, Delivery Responsible, Customer Relations, Solution Support, Strategic Consulting, Partnering and Sourcing, Project Management, Process Engineering, Requirements Management, Configuration Management, Knowledge Management, Competence Planning, Organizational Establishment, Governance
Technology Domains: Service Delivery Platform, Charging System, IMS, Provisioning, NGIN
* Ericsson Global Certification: Experienced Solution Architect
* Driver Business Driven Culture: To evaluate new business ideas identified from Work Force.
* Driver Knowledge Culture: Local Knowledge Management Driver
(Telecommunications industry)
December 2006 — January 2008 (1 year 2 months)
Functional: Solution Design, Solution Architecture, Customer Driven Software Development, Delivery Responsible, Customer Relations, Solution Support, Strategic Consulting, Partnering and Sourcing, Project Management, Process Engineering, Requirements Management, Configuration Management
Technology Domains: SDP, IMS, Charging System
* Drive Unit-level process certification for Customer Adaptations. Achieved first certification globally.
* Drive Unit-level process certification for Solution Configuration Management. Achieved first certification globally.
* Adapted Ericsson Business Process on Customer Project Management into Software Delivery Process. Key contributor to Service Delivery Maturity Program.
(Telecommunications industry)
December 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Functional: Systems Integration, Customer Driven Software Development, Delivery Responsible, Customer Relations, Solution Support, Sub-Contractor Management, Project Management, Configuration Management
Technology Domains: Multimedia Messaging, WAP
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
December 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 1 month)
Functional: Contract Scoping, Solution Design, Solution Architecture, Delivery Responsibilities, Solution Support
Technology Domains: Calls, Roaming Control, Messaging VAS over GSM Roaming & SS7 (ISUP, MAP, SINAP5M+, CS1+)
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 2004 — December 2004 (9 months)
Functional: Domain Expert, Requirements Scoping, Solution Design, Solution Development, SDLC responsibilities
Technology Domains: MMSC, WAP
(Telecommunications industry)
October 2003 — April 2004 (7 months)
Functional: Requirements Scoping, Solution Design, Solution Architecture, Customer Driven Software Development, Delivery Responsibilities, SDLC responsibilities
Technology Domains: NVFS Drivers, SMTP, POP, IMAP clients for handheld Smartphone devices
(Telecommunications industry)
December 2000 — October 2003 (2 years 11 months)
Functional: Solution Design, Solution Architecture, Solution Support, Customer Relations, Enterprise Support, Project Management, Process Engineering, Configuration Management, SDLC responsibilities
Technology Domains: Telecom Management domains (Operations, Maintenance, Fulfillment, Assurance, Billing, Service & Resource Management), VAS RnD on Messaging and Charging domains
(Computer Software industry)
November 1999 — November 2000 (1 year 1 month)
Functional: SDLC responsibilities, Solution Design, Solution Development, Operations and Maintenance
Technology Domains: Algorithms, DNA Architecture, MS SQL/ MS MTS/ IIS Server based Solution RnD Developer
MSC - IT , Information Technology and Telecom , 2003 — 2005
Graduated with First Class (above 80%) thru the entire program. Project work involved simulating an E-Commerce web-portal with real-world problems and solutions. Real-world features such as Logistics EAI, Payment Gateways, Prepay Accounts, etc. that could be plugged in were also demonstrated.
• ACE Falcon (Ericsson, 2007) – For successful delivery of PIPS module integrating with Nokia SMI at Globe, Philippines
• ACE Falcon (Ericsson, 2006) – For developing first Market Adaptation product CVRS for maiden CS3 network in India for BSNL
• ACE Individual (Ericsson, 2006) – For executing Aircel MMS delivery within first month of joining
• Best Performer (Roamware, 2005) – For record-time implementation of roaming product suite and competitor swap-out at Telering, Austria
• Best New-Comer (Roamware, 2005) – For successful demonstration of roaming MCA and winning contract from Plus GSM, Poland
• Honor Your Hero (RPG Cellular, 2003) – For contributing to fastest BSCS Upgrade Migration in the world.
• Honor Your Hero (RPG Cellular, 2002) – For developing content charging and revenue reporting
• Honor Your Hero (RPG Cellular, 2001) – For developing up SMS contest applications in record-time
• Honor Your Hero (RPG Cellular, 2001) – For in-house development of SMS VAS Gateway