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Anisur Rehman

Anisur Rehman

SD WAN Network Project Manager
New Delhi,DL

Summary

A performance-driven professional, propelling projects, turnarounds, and high-growth cycles; delivering mission-critical results. Adroit in managing work streams. Proficient in concepts of end-to-end project scheduling and implementation. Excellent in mapping business requirements, and designing customised solutions; strong customer-focused approach & motivation to deliver quality results. A unique blend of progressive leadership with the expertise to lead strategic planning for the development of new products & launching a new business as per consumer need & business analysis.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications

Work History

NETWORK PROJECT MANAGER

Mantra Telecom
07.2022 - 07.2024
  • Company Overview: contractor for Nokia
  • Efficiently managed a team of 8 data-centre technicians to ensure the smooth delivery of data Centre networks including SDWAN routers, switches and firewalls.Collaborated with Senior and Executive Leadership to create a comprehensive program delivery roadmap, aligning with project goals, resulting in a 12% increase in project completion rates and a 18% reduction in budget overruns.
  • Worked closely with vendors to ensure the timely and efficient implementation of new projects.
  • Used Agile methodologies, critical path analysis, risk management, budget management, change management, stakeholder management, and JIRA ticketing tool.
  • Nokia business managed revenue and non-revenue medium to complex projects related to the addition of network upgrade, equipment decommission, fibre pull, fibre splicing and equipment install for Nokia SDN/SDWAN network in Dallas Texas, Chicago and Seattle.
  • Worked on several projects related to the install of Cisco SDN ACI & Viptela SD WAN network hardware for KPTECH clients. The hardware includes nexus 9k, nexus 5k for Cisco ACI and Cisco 1000 & 4000 ISR's router and virtualised Cisco CSR 1000v Series Cloud Services Routers for SD WAN.
  • Communicate effectively with all stakeholders including order management, service delivery, account services, operations(Nokia/Verizon technicians), outside plant(OSP) engineers and technicians, third party vendors and upper management (managers, directors and VP level).
  • Generated earlier revenue of 20,000k on by compressing milestone /queues and completing projects before set RFT's/ SLA.
  • Escalated projects when it is necessary and resolved projects related issues in timely manner and with no errors.
  • Made sure ordered equipment are on site, tagged and located and issued dispatch tickets for install and testing.
  • Nokia

TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER

British telecom India Pvt Ltd
12.2016 - 04.2022
  • As a Project Manager covers all phases from project preparation and execution through transfer to the care phase, and closure of the project. The deliverables of BT Project Management Service are:
  • Upfront investment and professionally managed project start-up.
  • Accurate and transparent project control and reporting.
  • Solid service supplier management.
  • Systematic project and site quality management.
  • Project communication management with regular meetings and collaborative tools.
  • Working as a technical project manager for SDWAN, IP network (WAN/LAN)/IPSLA/Security/Cloud/VoIP/WLC deliveries. Responsible for Project kick off, project planning, implementation, control & change management, on boarding and operations of IP MPLS, network deliveries on products like Cisco Nexus 7k,9K , ASR9000, and telepresence equipment's like Cisco IX5000, TX9000, and MX800.
  • Delivers IT LAN/WAN projects within defined scope, cost, time and quality, enabling the expected business benefit and to the client's satisfaction, managing issues, risks and dependencies successfully along the way.
  • Part of monthly Stakeholder and Client meetings whose keen agenda is to give updates on the deliveries. Also involved in meetings with 3rd party suppliers, which may involve ensuring timeliness and quality of deliverables.
  • Regular meetings with Cloud ISP's regarding MPLS, VPLS Migrations of network from MPLS to SDWAN seamlessly using Cisco Viptela solution. Providing network availability, redundancy and load balancing are some accomplishments of this project.
  • Identify risks in the project plan and made risk mitigation plans. Able to monitor & control standard complexity projects.

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Ericsson Global India Ltd.
03.2010 - 12.2016
  • Sprint Datacentre Migration & Bandwidth upgradation at all 4G locations.
  • Successfully Project managed the closure of Sprint Datacentre, including relocations of 200 routers and 180 servers from Sprint old campus to the new campus.
  • Managing a team of 50+ architects & SME's, including numerous third parties, the project was identified as significantly increasing Sprint's IS revenue contribution, as delivered under cost. Project regarded as highly successful by client (Gold star account rating).
  • Vodafone Netherlands WAN, LAN & IPSLA network setup all across Netherlands.
  • Direct Management of 12-20 network engineers, for IPSLA deployment at 20 locations across all Netherlands for Vodafone. Delivered more than 100 MPLS circuits for Vodafone MPBN network and tested successfully all applications on Vodafone MPLS network.

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Wipro InfoTech
12.2008 - 05.2010
  • Working as a Technical Specialist I was giving L3 support, presales solutions designing and business case as required by the business teams in India and Middle East sales teams.
  • Step by step troubleshooting to the review of overall design and architecture of the network.
  • The main areas of support are LAN/WAN links, MPLS links, Point to point Lease lines, ISDN connectivity, HSRP and VLANs.
  • Involved in doing network audits at customer locations. The main idea of doing these audits is to find the shortcomings and gaps in the network design, configuration and to see the adherence of best ITIL practices in the network domain.
  • Business case for new opportunities in IT data center, Solution design for best practices in IT environment.
  • Responsible for guiding and train network team, providing them best practices documents.
  • Working as a panelist in conducting network interviews for various requirements at customer locations and in general Walk inn's events conducted by Wipro.

TEAM LEADER

Tata Sky Ltd.
03.2008 - 09.2008
  • Directed Teams on application rollout projects across the Group's subsidiaries Main Duties are.
  • Overseeing network re-cabling and installation of new broadband and DSL bandwidths.
  • Meticulously studied the impact and instituted new network elements within the existing network.
  • Promptly diagnosed the problems and troubleshooting the core network devices like Cisco 4507 series switches & lease lines.
  • Proficiently managed and monitored overall network using tools like Cisco works and MRTG.

Senior technical associate

TechMahindra Ltd
03.2007 - 02.2008
  • As a senior engineer allocated in wan design team of Tech Mahindra, Noida for the designing the high level document for the customers of Tech Mahindra Ltd sitting from offshore.
  • Administering & designing LANs, WANs internet/intranet for customer (Lease Line connectivity with a backup of ISDN line).
  • Changes of the high level document in case of any up gradation or change management of the customer network. Documentation for the Network configuration changes of the customer WAN connectivity.

NETWORK PLANNING ENGINEER

Reliance Communications Ltd
09.2006 - 03.2007
  • Innovatively planned and capably deployed new network elements in the existing network to improve the efficiency.
  • Efficiently served some reputed clients like LG Electronics India Ltd., Bharti Infotel and Tech Mahindra for Planning, Commissioning of WAN setup covering multiple locations and installation & integration of IPVPN services on wireless as well as on leased lines across India using protocol Eigrp.

NETWORK CONTROL ENGINEER

Sify Ltd.
01.2005 - 07.2006
  • Design Microwave links and assign the respective Frequency using Path loss and Ellipse prediction Software.
  • Coordinate with the Frequency Coordination Company, to issue Non-Interference Certificates.
  • Research, Evaluate, Test and Integrate to the transport or access network new wireless technologies like PREWIMAX, WIMAX, FSO, etc and its possible applications.

NETWORK/RF ENGINEER

TULIP IT Services Ltd
08.2002 - 08.2004
  • Responsible for network designing of network base stations for TULIP at Delhi as well as at Lucknow, Moradabad and Agra.
  • Responsible for successful migration of all the customer wireless links from Axcellera (5.7 GHz radios) to Proxim (5.7 GHz radios).
  • Skillfully implemented the physical circuit including router and switch installation and IP block routing for multiple clients like Wipro, Sapient, HCL and Tech Mahindra.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics Communication

MD University, Rohtak
GPA: First Class

Senior Secondary School - undefined

Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi
GPA: First Class

Secondary School Examination - undefined

CBSE Board
GPA: First Class

Skills

Roadmap Development

Certification

AWS associate

Designation

SD WAN Network Project Manager

Additional Competencies

  • Roadmap Development
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Information Technology
  • Project Delivery
  • Product Development
  • System Thinking
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Business Strategy and Agility
  • Lean Agile Mindset and Transformation
  • Project Portfolio Management
  • Project Management
  • Confluence
  • Requirements Analysis
  • JIRA
  • Resource Management
  • Mentoring
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Business Case
  • CAPEX
  • OPEX
  • Data Governance & Compliance
  • Data Management
  • Data Quality
  • Data Privacy & Security
  • Data Strategy
  • Metadata
  • Risk Management and Mitigation
  • Regulatory Compliance

Accomplishments

Build up IPSLA probes for performance management roadmap in Vodafone Nederlands on behalf of Ericsson Global India Ltd.

Additional Information

Currently developing SDWAN and AWS skills and preparing for next level certifications in these two areas.

Interests

Playing chess, watching soccer and cricket

Timeline

NETWORK PROJECT MANAGER - Mantra Telecom
07.2022 - 07.2024
TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER - British telecom India Pvt Ltd
12.2016 - 04.2022
TECHNICAL SPECIALIST - Ericsson Global India Ltd.
03.2010 - 12.2016
TECHNICAL SPECIALIST - Wipro InfoTech
12.2008 - 05.2010
TEAM LEADER - Tata Sky Ltd.
03.2008 - 09.2008
Senior technical associate - TechMahindra Ltd
03.2007 - 02.2008
NETWORK PLANNING ENGINEER - Reliance Communications Ltd
09.2006 - 03.2007
NETWORK CONTROL ENGINEER - Sify Ltd.
01.2005 - 07.2006
NETWORK/RF ENGINEER - TULIP IT Services Ltd
08.2002 - 08.2004
MD University - Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics Communication
Jamia Milia Islamia - Senior Secondary School,
CBSE Board - Secondary School Examination,
Anisur RehmanSD WAN Network Project Manager