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Rignesh Kakadia

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Telecom Consultant with 10 Years experience (Telecom Core Network Managed Services)

Graduation: B.E Electronics and Telecommunication
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Languages: English (Native or Bilingual) | Hindi (Native or Bilingual)

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Rignesh_Kakadia_Resume_2020 (2).pdf

Skills

PRESENT OCCUPATION PRESENT OCCUPATION
Organization:     Essjay Ericsson Pvt Limited, Rajkot, India
Designation:      Assistant Manager-CS Core
KEY RESULT AREAS::
Presently working in Project: Reliance Communications Ltd (May-2013 to present), India                                                           
·        Working as a Team Lead of Rajkot Core Team.
·        Handling O&M, Configuration and KPI performance management of Network Elements like Huawei CDMA and GSM MSC(CSOFTX3000             and MSOFTX3000), Huawei  MGW(UMG8900),Huawei M2000.
·         Daily check up and traffic analysis of MSC.
·         Giving technical guide to partner for Hardware installation.
·         Acceptance testing and commissioning for Huawei Core Network NE.
·         System Integration and test execution.
·         Responsible for the test quality.
·         Technical issue solving and other technical things, etc.
·         Output daily/weekly report including progress/status/issues.
·         Daily/weekly/monthly backups of all Core nodes.  
·         Daily checks of POI utilizations of all the Operators connected to MSC.
·         Conducted configuration, KPI performance and O & M of Huawei MSC and MGW.
·         Operation and Maintenance with trouble shooting of faults related to  Huawei GSM and 
          CDMA MSC BAM, IGWB, XPTU servers, EWS server.
·         Configuration & Modification in database for running POI\'s / BSC\'s & new Upcoming POI\'s ,   
          Intra-circle Roaming, International roaming, New BSC/BTS creation,
          Swapping and re-homing of BSC/BTS sites at MSS end.
·         IREG Testing(IR-24,IR-32,IR-35) for International roamers.  
·         Managing the major incidents in Voice Core network
·         Creating SS7 signaling link, SIP and BICC connectivity.
·         Good understanding of H.248, BICC, SIP, ISUP, INAP, SIGTRAN, MAP, BSSAP, CAP protocols
·         Upgrade of new version of software for MSC/MGW.
·         Core KPI improvement(ASR, PSR, SCR etc)
·         Handling L2 fault management of Voice Core faults and ensuring TT assignment as per SLA. 
·         On site intervention and hardware replacement for faulty network elements.
·         Local Monitoring in case of visibility loss from NOC. 
·         Remote assistance and on site intervention for resolution of Voice Core network problem  
         (including Loop break, site restoration, reset, hardware alarm rectification etc. ) and on site  
          intervention for planned operations of Migration and Commissioning.
·        Outage monitoring and Preparation of outage analysis
·         Perform Escalation and Notification to keep management and other business units    
          informed during system outages. Interfacing with level 3, R&D and Support other    
          function to find Root Cause analysis  for the all issue and outages related to Voice Core  
          network Maintenance
·         Owner for all the Tools and database system in the Voice Core network  and responsible for Backup, license and capacity management             of these systems 
·         RMA requisition, Faulty card dispatch and TT updating as per SLA.
·         Ensuring Safe storage and availability of spares, tools & inventory & its maintenance.
·         Generation and publishing Core reports and data for performance analysis.
·         Tracking and reporting of CORE Network Performance and implementing improvement  plans.
·         Raise Work order for any Configuration change and request to configuration for work orders
·         Timely execution, testing and closure of the Configuration Work orders with logs
·         Service Assurance Audit for Core Nodes (Configuration/Performance)
 
Previous Experience
Organization:      Alcatel-Lucent Managed Solutions Pvt Ltd, Rajkot, India
Designation:       Assistant Manager-CS Core
Achievements:                
1)      Recognition and appreciation certificate received from CEO for achieving all Core KPI/Network Quality Index on top level for GSM and CDMA Network of Reliance Communication.
2)      Recognition and appreciation certificate received from CEO for Error free implementation of MNP (Mobile Number Portability) GSM/CDMA first time for Reliance Communication Ltd in India for Gujarat Circle.
KEY RESULT AREAS::
Project: Reliance Communications Ltd (Oct-2009 to Apr-2013), India
 
·         Worked as a Team Lead of Rajkot Core Team.
·         Handling O&M, Configuration and KPI performance management of Network Elements 
          like Huawei CDMA and GSM MSC(CSOFTX3000 and MSOFTX3000), Huawei      
          MGW(UMG8900),Huawei M2000.
·         Daily check up and traffic analysis of MSC.
·         Giving technical guide to partner for Hardware installation.
·         Acceptance testing and commissioning for Huawei Core Network NE.
·         System Integration and test execution.
·         Responsible for the test quality.
·         Technical issue solving and other technical things, etc.
·         Output daily/weekly report including progress/status/issues.
·         Daily/weekly/monthly backups of all Core nodes.  
·         Daily checks of POI utilizations of all the Operators connected to MSC.
·         Conducted configuration, KPI performance and O & M of Huawei MSC and MGW.
·         Operation and Maintenance with trouble shooting of faults related to  Huawei GSM and 
          CDMA MSC BAM, IGWB, XPTU servers, EWS server.
·         Configuration & Modification in database for running POI\'s / BSC\'s & new Upcoming POI\'s ,   
          Intra-circle Roaming, International roaming, New BSC/BTS creation,
          Swapping and re-homing of BSC/BTS sites at MSS end.
·         IREG Testing(IR-24,IR-32,IR-35) for International roamers.  
·         Managing the major incidents in Voice Core network
·         Creating SS7 signaling link, SIP and BICC connectivity.
·         Good understanding of H.248, BICC, SIP, ISUP, INAP, SIGTRAN, MAP, BSSAP, CAP protocols   
·         Upgrade of new version of software for MSC/MGW.
·        Core KPI improvement(ASR, PSR, SCR etc)
·         Handling L2 fault management of Voice Core faults and ensuring TT assignment as per  SLA. 
·         On site intervention and hardware replacement for faulty network elements.
·         Local Monitoring in case of visibility loss from NOC. 
·         Remote assistance and on site intervention for resolution of Voice Core network problem  
          (including Loop break, site restoration, reset, hardware alarm rectification etc. ) and on site  
          intervention for planned operations of Migration and Commissioning.
·         Outage monitoring and Preparation of outage analysis
·         Perform Escalation and Notification to keep management and other business units   
          informed during system outages. Interfacing with level 3, R&D and Support other   
          function to find Root Cause analysis  for the all issue and outages related to Voice Core 
          network Maintenance
·         Owner for all the Tools and database system in the Voice Core network  and responsible for  
          Backup, license and capacity management of these systems 
·         RMA requisition, Faulty card dispatch and TT updating as per SLA.
·         Ensuring Safe storage and availability of spares, tools & inventory & its maintenance.
·         Generation and publishing Core reports and data for performance analysis.
·         Tracking and reporting of CORE Network Performance and implementing improvement plans.
·         Raise Work order for any Configuration change and request to configuration for work orders
·         Timely execution, testing and closure of the Configuration Work orders with logs
·         Service Assurance Audit for Core Nodes (Configuration/Performance)
               
Previous Experience
Organization:     GTL Limited
Designation:      Sr. Engineer (Projects)
Achievement:  
       1)  Trained on Ericsson Data Transcript Tool (DTSS & DTH) for Ericsson products at Ericsson Manchester UK
       2)  Trained on Ericsson Site Engineering Tool PPT-SE. Certified under Ericsson ASP Certification   
             Program and listed in Global ESS list at Ericsson Guildford UK.
       3)  Nominated for Passion for Action award for best employee of the company in PAN India.
       4)  Nokia Training on 3G systra           
 
KEY RESULT AREAS::
Project: T-Mobile/Ericsson (Guildford/Manchester, UK) (Aug-2007 to Sep-2009)                                                             
·         Data Transcripts (DT) Generation for All Ericsson Core nodes using DTH and DTSS tool. 
          Node C3A files Production and MML commands for New Nodes.
·         To participate in customer meetings to secure Exchange Requirements & discuss  Network specifications
·         To prepare Exchange Data.
·         To provide on-site support for Exchange Data preparation for change-over and Expansion
·         To provide DT support during validation of new functionalities / features.
·         To provide suggestions and ideas to improve DT process and procedures.
          New Node and Extension Node PPT-SE Handling
·         3rd Party Products PPT-SE Handling
 
Project:  BSNL/Nokia (Rajasthan, India) (Aug-2005 to Jul-2007)
 
·         Worked as Project Team Leader for rollout and Acceptance testing project of (approx 1500 cell sites) Nokia/BSNL and Ericsson/BSNL at             Jaipur, Rajasthan Circle.
·         Monitoring and Troubleshooting of BSS through BSC base command.
·         Having keen knowledge of Nokia (Ultra Indoor, Outdoor, Metro BTS) and Ericsson (2202, 2206, 2204 BTS), Nokia BSC 3i
·         Also worked on OMT (R23_2) for Ericsson and Nokia BTS Manager (CX 4.1) for Nokia BSS.
·         Rectification of faults involved systematic trouble shooting, logical   approach, measurements, pinpointing, faulty units/modules and      
          replacing the same by good units/modules.
·         Development of Acceptance Test procedure and responsible for Final GPRS & Edge Acceptance Test .
         
Previous Experience
Organization:     Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited (Nagpur)            
Designation:      Trainee Engineer (Jul-2004 to Jul-2005)
KEY RESULT AREAS::
·         Monitoring and clearing the different alarms at OMCR, controlling and maintaining     
          different malfunctioning cards & equipment from OMCR, outage management with team   
          of technicians.
·         Activation and deactivation of CDMA systems in switch (Motorola Soft Switch) using    
          METASOLV and also looking for all technical complaints of Nagpur cluster.
·         Having the work experience on ECI terminal and NMS.
·         Played an important role in BSS & network commissioning, Operations and Maintenance  
          of CDMA Motorola BTS, alarm extension
  
Educational Qualification
Academic:
 St.Mary’s High School Examination 1998 Gujarat Board (Rajkot)
 Shri Saurashtra High School Examination 2000 Gujarat Board (Rajkot)
 
Technical Qualification:
 B.E (Electronics & Tele-Communication)
 Shivaji University, Kolhapur, INDIA
 Pass out Year-2004.

Project history

Mr.Abhay Desai (VP Technology, GTL Limited)
Mr Kashyap Desai (Sr Manager, Alcatel-Lucent)

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