Arafat Anwar Choudhury

Experience

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  Ericsson

  Oct 2006 - Nov 2010

  Solution Manager & System Integration Solution Architect

  o Defining Long Term and Short Term Strategy on service layer solutions.o Manage and lead technical team within project to provide solutions.o Secure the functionality and technical quality of deliveries in customer projectso Drive technical negotiation and actively participate in commercial negotiation with Key Account Manager.

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  Grameenphone Ltd

  Nov 2010 - Jan 2018

  Key Achievements:Lead Contextual Marketing Design and Architecture in Grameenphone, which contributed significant portions of Grameenphone's yearly revenueResponsibilities includeo Leadership & People Management.o Investment planning.o Supplier & solution selection through procurement process.o Driving the Analytics Roadmap for GP and building new capabilities.Portfolio:o Enterprise Data Warehouse & ODS.o BI Applications.o Contextual Marketing & Campaign Mgt. System.o Network Analytics and Probe solutions. o Big Data and Hadoop. Show less Responsibilities include:o Leadership &People Managemento IT Infrastructure Planning.o Formulate strategy and Investment Planning, IS/IT budgeting and CAPEX Control.o Supplier, Partners and solution Selection through Procurement Processo IT development prioritization and change management.Portfolio include:o Complete IT Infrastructure of Grameenphoneo Enterprise Data warehouseo CRM & Customer Facing ITo Enterprise Application e.g. ERP, HRMS, DMS, CMS, POS, BPM Show less

  • General Manager & Head of Analytics & Insight Systems Planning

    Sept 2016 - Jan 2018

  • General Manager & Head of Enterprise Support System Planning

    May 2013 - Sept 2016

  • Head of Charging & BSS Planning

    Nov 2010 - May 2013
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  Telenor

  Jan 2018 - Dec 2021

  Senior Consultant

  Driving internationally impactful initiatives on cutting edge digital technologies making a direct impact in Telenor’s business operations to increase revenue, reduce inefficiency, and enhance customer / user experience. These initiatives are shaping up future of digital technologies for Telenor across nine business operations in Nordics (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland) and Asia (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia).Defining strategy and direction in Telenor Group in digital technologies like data science, cloud computing, artificial intelligence / machine learning etc. Managing global strategic programs and governance across multiple country operationsCollaborating with Group Procurement Entity to ensure right technology enablement across organization. Show less

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  Ericsson

  Jan 2022 - now

  Overall responsible for Cloud SW and Services Solutions in the Telstra Key Account across Core, Cloud, OSS, BSS, and Wholesale. Responsible for driving tactical and strategic initiatives across these solutions. Responsible for Ericsson Cloud Solution for Telstra. Driving tactical and strategic initiatives on Cloud, Infrastructure, Cloud Native Infrastructure, and HCP. Supporting solution sales as Cloud Domain Sales Manager.

  • General Manager & Head of Solution - Digital Infrastructure

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Domain Sales Manager

    Jan 2022 - Nov 2022