Experience

Accedian is now part of Cisco

• Canada
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Network Services Engineer

  • Jan 2019 - Present

• Technical Project Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  United Kingdom



Coriant, Inc.

• Germany
• Telecommunications
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Principal Network Consultant

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  • Developed, implemented, tested and rolled out network services which met clients’ core requirements and scope. • Worked collaboratively with all stakeholders to design, test and build network infrastructure to a portfolio of telecommunications clients worldwide. • Technical Lead for multiple customer projects involving Greenfield implementations or existing network evolution solutions including testing, upgrades and migrations. • A trusted advisor to executive management teams and… Show more • Developed, implemented, tested and rolled out network services which met clients’ core requirements and scope. • Worked collaboratively with all stakeholders to design, test and build network infrastructure to a portfolio of telecommunications clients worldwide. • Technical Lead for multiple customer projects involving Greenfield implementations or existing network evolution solutions including testing, upgrades and migrations. • A trusted advisor to executive management teams and heavily influencing buying decisions, infrastructure and end to end processes. • Developed and Performed network audit and assessment of information to make recommendations to senior management to improve network performance. (This is done by using Perl programs to automate the audit) • Integral member of the project team accountable for the critical and technical analysis of existing network infrastructure and the specification, design, selection, build and implementation of customer specific solutions which met clients’ current/future business needs. • Assisted the sales teams, presented information to clients’ and heavily influenced buying decisions. • Provided Network design, Proof Of Concept(POC) testing and preforming First Office Applications(FOA) of customer specific solutions. Assisted the sales teams, presented information to clients’ and heavily influenced buying decisions. • Developed programs and scripts to automate a verity of tasks (network rollout, SW upgrades, network changes, etc.) for customers significantly increasing rollout speed and accuracy saving on cost and resources. Show less



Tellabs

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Network Consultant

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2013

  United Kingdom • Provided Network Planning, High Level Design and Low-level design ensuring all levels and procedures for a successful implementation of new and existing network infrastructure • Performed network audit and assessment of information to make recommendations to senior management to improve and achieve network performance. • Assisted the sales teams, presented information to clients’ and heavily influenced buying decisions. • Provided Network design, Proof Of Concept(POC) testing and… Show more • Provided Network Planning, High Level Design and Low-level design ensuring all levels and procedures for a successful implementation of new and existing network infrastructure • Performed network audit and assessment of information to make recommendations to senior management to improve and achieve network performance. • Assisted the sales teams, presented information to clients’ and heavily influenced buying decisions. • Provided Network design, Proof Of Concept(POC) testing and preforming First Office Applications(FOA) of customer specific solutions. • Create Method of procedure documents to outline design and implementation • Support and Assist and Automate Network rollout of customer specific solutions after POC and FOA. • Support and Assist and Automate Network migrations assuring minimal down time and network stability. • Performing feature testing of network element SW and assisting and support and automate roll out. • A trusted advisor to executive management teams and heavily influencing buying decisions, infrastructure and end to end processes. • Tested and implemented new solutions for customers inter-working on 7100, 7090 (7300), 8600 and 8800 products.

• Senior Network Consultant

  • May 2008 - Jan 2010

  United Kingdom • Network design, Proof Of Concept(POC) testing and preforming First Office Applications(FOA) of customer specific solutions. • Create Method of procedure documents to outline design and implementation • Support and Assist in Network rollout of customer specific solutions after POC and FOA. • Support and Assist in Network migrations assuring minimal down time and network stability. • Performing feature testing of network element SW and assisting and supporting the network… Show more • Network design, Proof Of Concept(POC) testing and preforming First Office Applications(FOA) of customer specific solutions. • Create Method of procedure documents to outline design and implementation • Support and Assist in Network rollout of customer specific solutions after POC and FOA. • Support and Assist in Network migrations assuring minimal down time and network stability. • Performing feature testing of network element SW and assisting and supporting the network wide roll out. Achievements: Secured high levels of customer satisfaction for upgrades and installations. • Provided expert opinion to executive management teams and heavily influenced buying decisions, infrastructure and end to end processes. • Led green field mobile network design and implantation from concept through to delivery - accountable for planning and prioritisation of tasks. Delivered an infrastructure on Tellabs IP/MPLS router equipment. • Assisted and verified customer design, implementation documents and blue prints.



Saab Grintek Technologies

• Information Technology & Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Support Technologist

  • Feb 1999 - May 2008

  South Africa • Provided mobile backhaul technical support to multiple networks. • Network design, proof of concept(POC) testing and preforming first office applications(FOA) of customer specific solutions. • Create Method of procedure documents to outline design and implementation • Support and Assist in Network rollout of customer specific solutions. • Support and Assist in Network migrations assuring minimal down time and network stability. • Performing feature testing of network… Show more • Provided mobile backhaul technical support to multiple networks. • Network design, proof of concept(POC) testing and preforming first office applications(FOA) of customer specific solutions. • Create Method of procedure documents to outline design and implementation • Support and Assist in Network rollout of customer specific solutions. • Support and Assist in Network migrations assuring minimal down time and network stability. • Performing feature testing of network element SW and assisting and supporting the network wide roll out. • Provided product training to customers on different technologies and network equipment

• Technician

  • Jun 1998 - Feb 1999

  South Africa • Installation and commissioning of digital cross connect equipment. • Installation commissioning and upgrading of Synchronization equipment (Symantec)