rahul_warrier@yahoo.com                Warrier Rahul            +91 7356781919 / +91 7025659391

Visionary and result oriented trained project management professional with more than 21 years of pioneering and year ~ on ~ year success in managing Projects, Operations, Maintenance, Administration and Sales Support.

Synopsis of Experience

Oct 2016 to CURRENT                             Euro Terrain Pvt Ltd, India                       Consultant – PM.

Dec 2012 to Sept 2016                  Elite Technology LLC, Oman                     Project Manager.

From Dec 2009 to Nov 2012         Nokia Siemens Networks, India                 Project Manager.

From Jan 2009 to Nov 2009           Uninor, India                                               Manager.

From Nov 2005 to Jan 2009           Alcatel-Lucent, India                                 MTS.

From May 2002 to Oct 2005         Reliance Infocomm Ltd, India                     Switch Lead.

From July 1999 to April 2002       Lucent Technologies Inc, Saudi Arabia     Integration Engineer.

From Aug 1997 to June 1999         Escotel Mobile Communication Ltd, India       Senior Officer.

Professional Achievements / Awards

“Appreciation Award from Alcatel-Lucent, In Recognition of outstanding team work and contribution to the successful completion of phase -1 of Global Professional Services Delivery Center-India.”

“Recognition award from LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INTL INC, for exceptional and outstanding performance in Y2K Project in Saudi Arabia.”

Competencies in diverse PM knowledge areas

Planning & Execution Management | People Management |Scope Management |Time Management| Risk management | Cost Management | Procurement & Logistics Management |Vendor Management| Quality Management |Network I&C Management |Network O&M Management

An Overview

• PMP trained with expertise in handling Cost Center Operations, Multi Site Operations, Engineering, Planning, Budgeting, Purchase, Maintenance, Quality and Customer Support.
• Strong exposure in end to end Project and or Program Management life cycle.
• A Technocrat with extensive experience in telecom Rollout of different technologies and Network SWAP including Acquisition, Built-up, Implementation of Active and Passive elements with Quality assurance followed by the Acceptance, Operation & Maintenance of Network.
• Directed entire gamut of techno-commercial activities including Vendor Management and Sub-contractor Management.
• Holding a fair perspective on Global Telecom Environment, New Technologies and Process.

Myself as Project Manager:

Holds the distinction of spearheading complete and end to end accountability of managing Telecom Project’s based on PMP methodology to complete the life cycle of initiation, planning, execution, control - monitoring and closure phases.

- Taking care of project starting from integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources,

communication, risk, procurement and stakeholders.

- Responsible for Project Documentations – Business Case, Statement of Work, Project Charter,

Project Plan (Baselines – Scope, Schedule, Cost and WBS), Change Request, Action Log, Risk

Register, Status Reports, Budgets and Lessons learned review.

- Works closely with customer organizations, customer care teams, program managers, line

management, region/sub-region management, legal department, logistics department,

suppliers, partners, contractors, vendors, care managers, operations managers, MS Managers.
- Plan and communicate accurate figures for products & resources.
- Ensure that all project targets are met with quality with in time line / cost.
- Monitor scope, implement change control process and handle change management, ensure

customer acceptance for the system or service.
- Responsible for meeting project cost forecast with regards to services costs, 3rd party HW and

SW products, local materials, vendors, contractors.
- Responsible for initiating customer invoices after pre and final acceptance.
- Monitoring and controlling quality.
- Ensure creation, updation, circulation and storage of internal and external project

documentations with agreed and accepted quality.
- Follow process and milestones in projects.
- Plan, book and manage resources within the project organize and lead the project teams.
- Setting up and maintaining clear and effective internal and external communication within the

customers and project teams.
- Identify, analyze risks, plan and implement risk response actions.

-Co-ordination of Trainings for Project / Operations team as and when required.

- Project team members mentoring, performance appraisals and rewards.

- Inviting quotations, negations with vendors – contractors - local suppliers on cost and expected -

quality, finalizing the vendors, approving PR for vendors, releasing PO, BOQ – BOM verifications

and ensuring on time delivery.

- Monitor the project/sub project team including partners/service – local

suppliers / contractors / vendors.

Exposure in Rollouts, Operations, Administration and Maintenance of Telco Networks:

- Led and managed the installation, commissioning and integration / provisioning of various core networks entities (SGSN, GGSN, Revenue Management, STP, HLR, IN, VAS, LBS, LI…) between Regional Tech: HUB / NNOC and Circle.

- Responsible for day to day operation, maintenance, administration and performance

management of networks.

- Telecom regulatory management (PoI, SACFA, VTM, TEC).

- Led and managed the Installation, Commissioning & Integration of Lucent Flexent CDMA Wireless

System, Nortel Transport System, Cisco and Juniper Data Services.

- Led and mentored a team of technical officers for day to day operation, maintenance,

administration and performance management of networks of Flexent CDMA Wireless System.

- Integration of Lucent 5ESS - 2000 Switches (PLMN/PSTN) as a part of Y2K project.

- Operation, Administration & Maintenance of Lucent 5ESS-2000 MSC.

Led and driven the following Projects:

• CME Project: Civil, Mechanical and Electrical – New Sites Rollout – Ooredoo.
• Cell on Wheels & RDU Project: Cell on Wheels & RDU deployment and maintenance for emergency coverage requirements – Ooredoo & Omantel.
• Telecom Equipment’s Relocation Project in Oilfield Regions – PDO.
• Power on Request Project: Emergency Power Generator mobilizations during commercial power failures – Ooredoo.
• G11 Digital Radio MW Link Project – Ericsson.
• Wireless Broadband Network Telecom Project Phase II – Motorola.
• Packet Core Network Rollout (Phase I & II) Project – Nokia / Uninor.
• 3G Network Rollout Project – Nokia / Idea / TTSL.
• Gemini Interface Project – Nokia / Idea.
• Xing Verification and Reconciliation Project – ALU / Cingular.
• Software Retrofits – ALU / Moviestar & Movilnet.
• EVDO Roll out – ALU / Reliance Infocomm - R-COMM.

• Telco Clients: Ooredoo, Omantel, Petroleum Development Oman, Uninor, TTSL, Idea, Cingular, Movilnet, Moviestar, R-COM, Reliance Jio.
• Telco Vendors: Ericsson, Huawei, Motorola, Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent.

Academia

Engineering Diploma - Applied Electronics, Model Polytechnic College, IHRD, and Govt: of Kerala, India.

Industrial Training Certifications

PMP FasTrac (AstroWix Corporation – PMI Certified GEP – R.E.P).

“Petroleum Development Oman” Health & Safety Environment Passport Holder.

Cisco Certified Network Associate -2006-2009.

Digital Marketing Training – ipsr solutions ltd.

Personal Dossier

Nationality: Indian                                                                                     Passport: P 9112319

rahul_warrier@rediffmail.com                                                               DOB: 10/Nov/1978