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Ivo Piskov

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Last update: 19.03.2024

Telecom / IT Project Delivery / Program Manager CN Planning, Implementation&Optimization consultant

Graduation: MSCEE
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: Bulgarian (Native or Bilingual) | German (Full Professional) | English (Full Professional) | Russian (Full Professional)

Attachments

IvayloPiskov-CV-engl_190324.pdf

Skills

Experienced Senior Technical Project Manager with 28+ years of proven track experience in international telecom and 15+ years IT and manufacturing projects, including Deutsche Glasfaser(DE), Telefonica O2(DE), DB InfraGO(DE), Liberty Global(NL), Three (AT), telering/T-Mobile (AT), Vodafone (FR), Sunrise(CH), Qatar Telecom(QA), Nokia(DE), Siemens(DE), Alcatel(F), Huawei(BG), HP Enterprise(DE, BG), Vivacom (BG), Mtel/A1 (BG). Profound experience in project and program management with goal-focused project delivery in-time and in-budget. Strong international project experience in GSM/UMTS/GSM-R roll-out, operations, network performance optimization, configuration data planning and implementation.  
Considered to be pragmatic, result driven with precise attention on details and costs, a team player experienced in leading of multi-cultural teams, independent, self motivated, assertive, target oriented, very adaptable to change. hard working, able to work under pressure, versatile. 

Core competences:

•    Project management consultancy
•    Project management best practices (PMI/PMBOK) and ITIL/ITSM Management processes
•    Projects delivery throughout project lifecycle and ahead of time and under budget
•    Risk and change management, comprehensive project control
•    E2E Transition & Transformation project delivery, with focus on delivering managed services, including technical infrastructure, operations and maintenance
•    Out-/In-sourcing and knowledge transfer management of services
•    Manage large multicultural off-shore teams and counterparts
•    Setup and manage teams and personal activities, define key performance indicators
•    Manage company targets transformation to team tasks, plan and provide trainings to teams
•    Precise attention to details and cost. Handle challenging tasks in a fast-paced environment under presure.
•    3G Circuit Switched Core architecture, Nokia R4 MSS&MSCi / HLR / U3C MGW / SGSN experience, HP HLR Power Node, Siemens MSC/VLR/HLR mobile network switches and a knowledge of EWSD fixed network switches, Huawei R4 MSS/MGW/HLR mobile network equipment.
•    Plan, prepare and implement of inter-connectivity between various network systems such as STP, MSS, MGW, HLR, IN/SCP-Systems, SMS-C platforms, VMS, RNC/BSCs of access network and NodeB/BTS
•    Experienced in set up and organizing a Project Management Office.

Project history

11/2015 - Present
Project Manager SME, Consultant for Core Network Engineering under Transition and Transformation programs
im Auftrag von DB Netz AG (Telecommunications, >10.000 employees)

  • MSC-Reinvest – transition and transformation program R99 to R4 migration of core network elements MSSs, MGWs, HLRs, STPs, SMSC, IN-Platform, RVSt and interconnections to EIRENE GSM-R partner
  • SMSC-Reinvest – transition and transformation of SMS Center
  • T-Mobile Germany National Roaming – transition and optimization of core network interconnections
  • IP Interconnect to T-Mobile Germany – planning and implementation of IP based core network interconnection
  • EIRENE International Roaming setup and – transformation and optimization of connectivity to GSM-R partners
  • BSS-Reinvest - transition and transformation of DB Netz Base Stations System. BSC/BTS swap (>3500 BTSs)
  • BBRC-Reinvest ph.1 – transition and transformation towards of Black Box Recording Center to R4 GSM-R network

10/2020 - 10/2020
Switching Network Manager (CS services)
Sunrise Communications AG (Telecommunications, 1000-5000 employees)

Circuit switching core network national and international interconnections

03/2015 - 10/2015
Senior Technical Project and Delivery Manager
Liberty Global (Telecommunications, >10.000 employees)

New Ziggo Integration Program:

  • MVNO transition and transformation
  • BSS/OSS IT systems transformation

02/2011 - 02/2015
Senior Technical Program and Project Manager, expert level
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Internet and Information Technology, >10.000 employees)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise:

  • SKF SPIRIT Transformation program:
  • IBM iSeries infrastructure transition and transformation and data centers consolidation
  • Outsourcing of service support and knowledge transfer to 3rd party

 

  • SAG – MS Outlook 2003/2010 Exchange server and Applications transition and transformation over SAG head quarter and subsidiaries
     
  • WLAN deployment across company’s offices and manufacturing locations
  • Audi-City – service transition and process improvement

 

  • Data center and IT infrastructure expansion and optimization

 

  • Mohammed Bin Rashid’s Smart Learning Program (MBRSLP) – WLAN deployment and implementation of e-boards/end-user devices



SKF Group

 

 

 

 

 



SAG GmbH

 

 

 

The Absolute Company

Audi AG

 

 


Shell Royal Dutch

 



UAE Ministry of Education


06/2010 - 02/2011
Head of PM Core Network and Platforms
VIVACOM (Telecommunications, >10.000 employees)

  • NGIN - transition and transformation of IN platform

01/2009 - 07/2009
Senior Expert Consultant for Core Network Engineering
Telefonica O2 Deutschland (Telecommunications, 1000-5000 employees)

R4 Network performance analysis and optimization

09/2006 - 12/2008
NSN CS Core Design and Implementation Expert
“3” Hutchison 3G AT (Telecommunications, 1000-5000 employees)

NSS CS Core Network expansion and performance optimization

06/2006 - 08/2006
NSS CN CS-PS Senior integration expert
Alcatel (for Vodafone SFR) (Telecommunications, 5000-10.000 employees)

BSS transition and transformation and connection to PS network

09/2005 - 05/2006
Project Implementation Manager & NSS Senior Engineer for UMTS network trial
Huawei (Telecommunications, >10.000 employees)

UMTS trial network deployment

09/2000 - 09/2005
NSS Senior Planning & Implementation engineer SS7/Voice Routing Expert
telering / T-Mobile Austria (Telecommunications, 500-1000 employees)

  • MNP – Mobile Number Portability planning and implementation
  • IN Transition and Transformation – IN platform swap (Alcatel to HP)
  • HLR Transition and Transformation – HLR swap (Siemens)
  • NSS CS Core Network transition and transformation R99 to R4
  • SS7 signaling network transformation

07/1998 - 09/1999
TAC1/2 O&M Project Engineer SSS D900
Siemens AG (Telecommunications, 5000-10.000 employees)

  • HW / SW Upgrades in Siemens D900 SSS

- Q-Telecom

- Vodafone SFR

- Mannesmann D2

- UMC


Local Availability

Only available for remote work
nach Bedarf und Rücksprache mit dem Endkunde und zu zusätzlich abgestimmten Konditionen

Other

Experienced Telecom/IT Project and Program Manager with >25 years of international experience in attaining detailed projects, delivering projects in time and budget looking for a new challenging assignment in project delivery environment. Proven track record of successfully performed project within large and middle companies.

If you are looking for a person to manage and drive forward newly initiated, current problems indicated or delayed projects and get them done, as well as my experience and skills match your requirements, feel free to get in contact with me.
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