NAVNEET KUMAR
Project Delivery Manager
Hatfield
Summary
Accomplished Project Manager offering 8+ years of experience in Telecom Industry. Skilled in driving projects to effective, efficient completion. Successful when leading high-performing teams to sustain product vision, roadmap and business goals. Exceptional technical expertise, leadership and talent for driving stellar, on-target results. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager (BT - Contract)
Torry Harris Integration solutions
Hatfield
01.2022 - Current
- Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance
- Owning projects for authentication & signaling applications, voice core platforms and virtualized infrastructures migration
- Capacity management for Core & ESN network elements across BT
- Successfully delivered projects on time and within budget, resulting in improved customer satisfaction and a 10% increase in e-sim sales
- Managing cross-functional team members to deliver large-scale technology projects for BT in collaboration with Ericsson
- Achieved resource / cost optimization for clients while executing the program management & release management for all the deliveries in core networks area - Planning & Execution, Management of Stakeholder, People
- Escalations & Commercials, Reporting & Process Reengineering, Automation with DevOps tools
- Programme management by adopting professional services from Ericsson for the VoWIFI network components
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance
- Resource forecasting and billing and ensure project adheres to budget and schedule
- Reduced backlog by 60% within 1 year of major project release
- Oversee a diverse team across globe and managing 13 major technology releases with project ranging from £500k to £2M requiring 1000+ resource hours
- Negotiated terms for complex contracts with external vendors in consultation with Vendor Management and legal to ensure receipt of specific resources, as well as the best value for the organization
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
Project Manager ( BT-Contract)
Torry Harris integration solutions
Manchester
07.2020 - 01.2022
- Successfully implemented RAN transformation programme by leading team based on salesforce based SAAS product - Sitetracker
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance
- Planned, designed, and scheduled various phases of migration from legacy to new SAAS platform
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management
Software Consultant
Torry Harris Integration Solutions
Hatfield
06.2019 - 06.2020
- Designed, tested, installed and monitored new systems
- Served as primary liaison between software customers and development team and concerns for future patch cycles
- Consulted with clients to align future software development with customer priorities
- Leading projects for Erlang based Network services like SEVAS, IPA for BT
- Troubleshot incidents reported by end-users to schedule system changes and identify permanent solutions
- Offered input for HLD & LLD to support client-ready final versions
- Worked as a Onshore Network Team Lead for delivering Erlang solutions and providing Level 3 support
- My team had 10 resources in the development team, 5 resources in Level 3 support team and 8 resources in System testing team .
Senior Software Engineer
Torry Harris Integration solutions
Bangalore
06.2017 - 05.2019
- Worked with project managers, developers, quality assurance and customers to resolve technical issues
- Trained and mentored junior developers and engineers, teaching skills in Erlang, network protocols, databases and working to improve overall team performance
- Provided technical support using knowledge of complex technology to solve problems and support new projects
- Worked as a lead resource in team that developed and deployed a provisioning interface which does provisioning into customer database developed by Nokia
- Implemented Service Provisioning Markup Language to generate SOAP API for
- Nokia's database
- Implemented REST call back functionalities over HTTPS using OAuth when a customer first attaches to network
Software Engineer
Torry Harris integration solutions
Bangalore
01.2015 - 07.2017
- Coordinated with other engineers to evaluate and improve EE legacy software's based on Erlang
- Tested methodology with writing and execution of test plans, debugging and testing scripts and tools
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance
- Analyzed data to coordinate installation of new systems or modification of existing systems
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
SIR M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology
Bangalore, IN 06.2011 - 06.2015
Skills
Finance tracker, SAP, project management, Kanban board
API, HTTPS, SOAP, REST, Erlang, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, OAuth
Cloud-AWS, Integration, API Gateway, DevOps, Core Networks
Competencies
- Technical project planning
- Finance management
- Negotiation with Procurement team
- Strategic planning
- Cross functional vendor management
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (Credential ID 001529511)
Timeline
Certified Scrum Master (Credential ID 001529511)
06-2023
Project Manager (BT - Contract)
Torry Harris Integration solutions
01.2022 - Current
Project Manager ( BT-Contract)
Torry Harris integration solutions
07.2020 - 01.2022
Software Consultant
Torry Harris Integration Solutions
06.2019 - 06.2020
Senior Software Engineer
Torry Harris Integration solutions
06.2017 - 05.2019
Software Engineer
Torry Harris integration solutions
01.2015 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
SIR M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology
06.2011 - 06.2015