Technical Presales, Bid Manager, Business Development, Project Manager
SUMMARY
Over 20 years of experience in several stages Optical Transmission (SDH/WDM/OTN, GPON), Technical Presales, Technical Project Management, Business Development, Product Line Management, R&D Expertise and Technical Lead
HW Solution Prototype boards based on Mediatek LinkIt One board /firmware on Arduino platform, and on Maxim MAX32620HSP board/ firmware on mbed platform).
SW Solution: Desktop Web Application: Javascript BLE Web API, DHTMLX UI, Protocol Buffers data exchange.
Solution Architect for Voice Encryption device:
Product Line Manager (Specification of the main product and some derivatives, Product Life Cycle, Roadmap)
Solution Architecture: Definition of HLD HW functional blocs and bus interfaces (I2C, I2S, SPI, UART, USB), Definition of SW HLD functional blocs and LLD API implementations.
Technical leader for HW activities: HW design based on STM32 Cortex-M0/Cortex-M4 Microcontroller, and Maxim audio chipset, cypress USB Hub, Silicon Compact Flash chipset.
Technical leader and Trainings for SW activities: Implementation of components in C/C++, for Linux cross compiled environment: gcc Linux (Debian 8.0)/ x86 for workstation and Cortex-M4 Linux BSP(µCLinux).
Consulting & Instructor in:
Optical Transmission: OTN, SDH, WDM (CWDM & DWDM)
Optical Access (GPON / TWDM-PON, FTTx)
Dimensioning Rules and methodology to build WDM and GPON networks.
Presales Consultancy for optics solutions and OSS
01/2013 – 03/2014
Mobinets - Business Development / Technical Tendering Professional / Product Line Management
NG- OSS Solution – Advanced Inventory System for large Telecom Networks for Multi technologies and Multi vendors - Lebanon / Paris
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Business Development activities for Optical Transmission Management Solutions (WDM, GPON)
Present solutions and new features for large organisation group customers : Orange, Maroc Telecom
Introduction of WDM & GPON solution in NEP to be reactive to new Carrier needs.
Risk Definitions and estimations in terms of delays and costs.
Definition of Professional Services Framework:
Definition of Professional Services catalog items for OSS Solution and support
Definition of costs and celling prices according to customer region.
Elaboration of SLA (Service Level Agreement) definition for Meditel (Orange – Morocco).
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Project management: RFP and RFQ management for French & African carrier operators
Definition of Quotation guidelines and Catalog items for NEP platform
Main offers :
Meditel (Orange Group – Morocco): Optical Transmission Management and Capacity Planning
Maroc Telecom (Etisalat Group - Morocco) : OSP Solution and Access Network Management (copper and fibre optic)
Product Line Management:
Definition of Product Life Cycle Management: definitions of each the steps required to build and maintain a product release: from market opportunity, features definitions, R&D implementation, commercialisation, maintenance, to end of product.
Technical leading of WDM technology: product definition and requirements to introduce and design the WDM Network solutions in NEP platform and build the Capacity Planning for WDM design. This domain was mainly based on ALU 1830 PSS and Huawei OSN 1800, 6800, 8800 equipments.
Specification of OTN frame management (G.709) to be managed through capacity planning in the NG OSS platform (NEP platform).
Technical leading of the Access Network (GPON, FTTx , DSLAM) product definition and requirements to introduce and design the Access Network solutions in NEP platform and build the Capacity Planning for GPON (FTTx) infrastructure. This domain was mainly based on ALU 7342 ISAM and Huawei MA56XX equipment.
Technical leading of the OSP for copper networks and optical networks: product definition and requirements to introduce the OSP features to build copper and optical infrastructure.
Technical Leading of the Administration guide and “how to” of NEP platform: features definitions
Technical lead of the NEP platform dimension guidelines and rules: to define rules to consider to dimension the hardware solution of NEP platform to deploy according to the NEP components.
Software Architecture design of Network Discovery solution of NEP in multi technologies / multi-vendors network equipment.
Responsible for supervising all aspects of optical transmission(SDH & WDM) related scope delivery and optimization of the design in most cost effective manner to the satisfaction of the Company and Client for large-sized projects
Responsible to ensure that the optimized design meets performance, reliability and functional requirements of the Client, and that the product delivered is of acceptable quality
Responsible for providing prime technical interface and interaction with customer for successful resolution of discipline related scope and technical issues.
Liaise with project management through Engineering Manager and inter discipline co-ordination.
Responsible for maintaining the technical quality of the documents and ensure their delivery in a timely manner.
Design, Quotation & Project Management of Optics solutions for Operator: managing the SDH and WDM Capacity Planning for Bouygues Telecom concerning the whole French national network.
Risk analysis: budget reviews, forecast in conjunction with Sale team and Program management teams, capacity to afford in conjunction with supply chain, and third party suppliers.
Financial reviews: to include all variable cost and update the variable margin and see profit and loss points.
KPI definition and analysis
Support for Business Development team : analysis ALU capacity to propose and afford new Optics technology (100G) and muxponders
Optical Solutions based on : OMSN: ALU 1650, 1660, 1678 , TSS 1850 / WDM: 1830 PSS, 1695 WSM, 1625 LX (ex : Lucent OLS400G), 1626, 1696 : NMS
Improvement for orders management to decrease costs and delays: : Definition of an Unified Customer Price List for all French Carriers for each technology: Access, IP, Optic, Wireless
Definition and realisation of a process tool chain generation of Customer Commercial Catalog in each Customer and technology to improvement pertinence of logistical items links to commercial items regarding the products release phase out and replacement for Optical and Wireless French operators (Bouygues Telecom, Orange Group, SFR and their subsidiaries)
02/2002 – 10/2008
Optical Network Division – Software Architect, Villarceaux – France
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Development of the Next Generation of Optical Platform (Submarine & Terrestrial)
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Strategy Definition for UML Development and code generation for the different teams using Rational Rose 2002. ( Customisation & Design Pattern)
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Design & Development of a Agent Q3/CORBA ( C++ Component) : used to managed the Equipment through a Q3 Manager
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Management, Specification, Design and implementation of data persistency services for the WDM Network element.
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Management, Design and implementation of Network supervision over OSI, and introduction of IP for 1626 WDM equipment.
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Management, Specification, Design and implementation of File Transfer / Backup /Restore services over OSI and IP on 1626 WDM NE.
Environment : UML, Linux ,CVS, ClearCase, TAO 1.2, C++ , Java
10/2000 – 01/2002
Research & Innovation – Software Development, Marcoussis – France
Analysis, design UML and implementation CORBA of an interface SIP (SIPAPI) for a Softswitch telecom. Implementation of the component SipApi Component (Multimedia Call Server Project - Alcatel Stuttgart)
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Development of a Multimedia Application Server Simulator (MMAS Project - Alcatel Antwerp) for testing the Multimedia Call Server
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Strategy of Test and Integration of various SIP CORBA components
Environment: UML, Sun Solaris, Linux, ClearCase, Orbacus 4.0.3, TAO ORB 1.1,C++,Corba-Script 1.3.4, Java 1.3, Rational Rose 2000, Objecteering 4
03/99 – 09/2000
DATACEP – Altran Group - Software Development, Paris – France