RAGHUNANDAN T R
Bangalore,Karnataka
Summary
Accomplished program management Professional Specializing in Project Management. Recognized for outstanding efficiency and effectiveness in project management. Key strengths include planning, development and implementation of targeted projects which align with organizational objectives and requirements. Talented and astute with keen attention to detail, meticulous analysis and interviewing perceptivity to produce results on complex Projects.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Program Manager
NOKIA INDIA PVT LTD
Bangalore
07.2022 - Current
- Program Management for Femto & AIOSC Products.
- Feature Project Management for Femto & AIOSC Programs.
- Maintenance Program Release Manager for Femto & AIOSC Programs.
- NPI Program Manager for NAM Customers.
- Quality Lead for Femto & AIOSC Programs.
- Second in-line support for Change Request Revision Board (CRRB)
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
NPI Project Manager
NOKIA INDIA PVT LTD
12.2018 - 07.2022
- New product introduction (NPI) to Customers, Testing & Integration of new SW & features in field and in Lab for SBTS.
- Lead a Virtual Team of Technical Experts from the global pool of resources for the
smooth execution of the project. - NPI Project Kick Off by gathering the requirements from R&D and Customer Team for new SW and feature introduction.
- Mitigation of Customer faults in Lab for quick issue resolution.
- Self-driven technical competency development for future product deliverables.
- Work closely with RnD Teams, Customer Teams, Technical Project Management
Teams, Software Maintenance Teams for a smooth introduction of the New
Software into the Live Networks of Operators such as Bharti, Vodafone-Idea Limited. - Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
- Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
Tester, Productization - BSC - I&V
NOKIA INDIA PVT LTD
10.2016 - 12.2018
- Doing PCU and O&M load testing in Test Lab.
- Working on new Features and produce test case accordingly.
- Handling Care & Emergency Cases.
- Worked on GSM 17 and GSM 18 releases.
- Worked on AIRSCALE BSC integration, finding Bugs, Testing Features.
- Deployed VM on EE cloud and Test PS and CS calls with AIRSCALE BSC.
- Working on PRONTO TOOL and CR’s.
- Handled MPGB feature (32 SGSN) testing and pilot implementation for China Customer under BSC18 SP.
- Working on Python for TEST case automation
- Conducted tests and diagnostic procedures using tools such as analyzers, multimeters, and power supplies.
- Supported, implemented and helped shape test approach by identifying solutions to recurring issues.
Engineer - Data Optimization
NOKIA INDIA PVT LTD
04.2015 - 10.2016
- Data KPI’s monitoring to maintain QoS for DL Hard Blocking, TBF SR, MCS, and Edge Throughput.
- Sleeping cells monitoring on daily basis to avoid Zero data cells.
- EDAP Expansion on the basis of DAP rejections occurred.
- Optimizing PCU Utilization in the Network.
- Dedicated & Dynamic DATA Timeslots optimization on the basis of cell Utilization.
Engineer - BSS TIER II
NOKIA INDIA PVT LTD
02.2010 - 04.2015
- SPOC for all FM related activities between NOC, Customer and Circle MS Operations Team.
- Tier II support for all the NE’s of the Vodafone / Tata Docomo Karnataka Network.
- Handling Care support in case of Emergency issues (CSR’s).
- Working on Nokia OSS/BSC/RNC as to look after the network faults.
- BSC/BTS Software Upgrade, CD implementation, Licence implementation.
- GB Creation and modification as per the Utilization.
- Implementation of X.25, OSS over IP, OSS over TCP/IP, GB over IP, PCU Pooling & BSC Electrical to Optical Conversion.
- Reparenting of BSC from one MSC to another.
- Configuration of BSC Transcoder traffic links & CICS.
- Diagnosis activities for Nokia OSS/BSCs.
- End to End Support for O&M team during Major, Critical & Emergency Situations/Faults.
Senior Engineer – BSS.
AIRCEL LIMITED
Bangalore
09.2008 - 01.2010
- Operation & Maintenance of Huawei BSC 6000 and Huawei BTS 3900, 3900A & DBS
3900. - Perform installation, integration and commissioning of Huawei BSC.
- Perform installation, integration and commissioning of the HUAWEI Macro and Micro BTS.
- Perform New Ater additions to BSC.
- Perform Physical connection fault analysis between various elements such as Ater interface (between XCDR and BSC), Abis interface (between BSC and BTS), Data Links (between BSC and PCU).
- Perform Patch up-gradation of Huawei BSC 6000.
- First Line Maintenance i.e. Alarm handling, Fault diagnosis and Rectification.
- Worked on various transmission equipment like Huawei microwave modules viz Huawei OSN 2500, RTN 600 for both PDH and SDH Equipments.
- Performance, Fault and Configuration management for microwave link.
- Perform Equipment Configuration and commissioning.
- Alarm Handling through NOC/OMC Terminal.
Engineer – System Support.
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS
Bangalore
02.2007 - 09.2008
- Extending Support to Field engineers in resolving problems that arise during Integration & Maintenance phase of the network.
- Troubleshooting and diagnosis of problems related to BSS and escalation of the same as per criticality of problems.
- Perform regular Health check of BSC and ensuring proper backup of each network
elements decided by NOKIA. - Operations, Maintenance and Trouble-shooting of BSC, Transcoder Unit, Packet
Controller Unit & its auxiliary units. - TCSM definition.
- Handover definition and testing for handovers for Inter MSC’s and Inter BSC’s.
- Defining Ater & A-interface and assigning CICs for the devices in Transcoder Units.
- Creating SS7 signaling link between BSC & MSC.
- X.25 definition for New BSC’s & up-gradation.
- Creating GB link between BSC & SGSN for GPRS/EDGE.
- Alarm database and file system maintenance.
- Reparenting of BTS from one BSC to another BSC.
Engineer – BSS.
NOKIA INDIA PVT LTD.
Bangalore
02.2006 - 01.2007
- Maintenance of BSC, BTS, Transmission Equipment such as Micro wave, SDH etc.
- Commissioned Ericsson & Nokia BTS & Transmission Equipment.
- Up-gradation of the same to increase the traffic capacity.
- Commissioned PDH (Nokia & Ericsson & NEC) & SDH-ECI & Up-gradation of the same.
- Have performed Nokia BSC Up-gradations to increase the Transceiver capacity.
- Extending A-Bis, A-ter interface & GB Link connected to SGSN/GGSN (for GPRS).
- BSC & BTS Re-parenting.
O & M Engineer (BSS)
Hutchinson Essar South Ltd
Bangalore
05.2005 - 01.2006
- Maintenance of BSC, BTS, Micro wave transmission equip, SDH etc.
- Commissioned Ericsson & Nokia BTS & Transmission Equipment.
- Up-gradation of the same to increase the trafficc capacity.
- Commissioned PDH (Nokia & Ericsson & NEC) & SDH-ECI & Up-gradation of the same.
- Have performed Nokia BSC Up-gradations to increase the Transceiver capacity.
- Extending A-Bis & A-ter interface & GB Link in SGSN/GGSN (for GPRS).
- BSC & BTS Re-parenting.
Customer Support Engineer
Dynalog (India) Limited
Bangalore
06.2004 - 05.2005
- Involved troubleshooting of Industrial PC’s, installation of Windows 98, Windows 2000,
Windows XP, installation of Add-On Cards such as Digital to Analog converters, Analog to
Digital Converters etc.
Education
B.E -
Vivekananda Institute Of Technology
01.2003
PUC -
St. Joseph's College PUB
01.1999
SSLC -
Florence High School, KSSEB Board
01.1997
Skills
- Project Leadership
- Status Updates
- Problem-solving skills
- Requirements Gathering
- Project integration activities
- Corrective Action Planning
- Strong analytical skills
- Program review
- Project Coordination
- Scope Management
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Hardware and software installation
- Risk Management
- Scheduling and Coordinating
- Team Leadership
- Managing Operations and Efficiency
- Professionalism
- Negotiation
- Documentation And Reporting
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Multitasking
- Goal Setting
- Active Listening
- Excellent Communication
- Interpersonal Relations
- Adaptability
- Self Motivation
- Continuous Improvement
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Task Prioritization
Affiliations
- Fitness enthusiast.
Timeline
Senior Program Manager
NOKIA INDIA PVT LTD
07.2022 - Current
NPI Project Manager
NOKIA INDIA PVT LTD
12.2018 - 07.2022
Tester, Productization - BSC - I&V
NOKIA INDIA PVT LTD
10.2016 - 12.2018
Engineer - Data Optimization
NOKIA INDIA PVT LTD
04.2015 - 10.2016
Engineer - BSS TIER II
NOKIA INDIA PVT LTD
02.2010 - 04.2015
Senior Engineer – BSS.
AIRCEL LIMITED
09.2008 - 01.2010
Engineer – System Support.
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS
02.2007 - 09.2008
Engineer – BSS.
NOKIA INDIA PVT LTD.
02.2006 - 01.2007
O & M Engineer (BSS)
Hutchinson Essar South Ltd
05.2005 - 01.2006
Customer Support Engineer
Dynalog (India) Limited
06.2004 - 05.2005
B.E -
Vivekananda Institute Of Technology
PUC -
St. Joseph's College PUB
SSLC -
Florence High School, KSSEB Board
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