Gurpreet Singh

Experience

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  Airtel

  Jan 2001 - now

  Network IP Traffic analysis, designing state-of-art Internet Domestic/International network for carrying high volume of data traffic.• Network and Peering Capacity: - Reviewing and trending actuals; analysing historical data and applying decision making skills to generate the most appropriate requirement of backbone, CDN and Peering (Public/Private Interconnection/Exchanges) for NLD/ILD IP and MPLS network. • Drive the technical discussion , project plan for executing a successful CDN partner in Airtel network , ensuring major milestones are met in a timely basis and project dependencies (within and across the organization) are documented, visible, and addressed.• IP/MPLS/Peering CAPEX & OPEX planning on rolling financial year.• Technical discussion with Vendor, Vendor Finalization, Preparing network aliment BOM/BOQ and co-ordination with other departments for implementation.• Provide strategic technology directions for large-scale critical projects in order to reduce cost, manage risk, improve reliability, ensure compliance with risk policy, audit requirements and ensure required level of performance, response time, and throughputa Show less • RFP creation, complete vendor evaluations and graded vendor responses to bid requests, ensuring risks were remediated and addressed.• Translate business requirements into formal requirements and design documents, establish specific solutions, and leading the efforts and testing that culminate in client acceptance of the results.• End to End testing of the new hardware/product including test case & test setup readiness, testing with a partners, and finally handed over to the team for execution in the production network. • Identification, evaluation and POC of tools to automat processes and accomplish planning and operation requirement. • Identify and analyze costs/benefits of available options to support decision making and meet business expectations• Strategized and led projects with Process Owners on project development, vendor selection and process implementation. Created project plans and led meetings to give timely status and collaboration to Process Owners. Show less  Strategy, Engineering and planning for CDN partner co-location in Airtel India Network. Formulate a global interconnection strategy polices, including which networks and geographies is require direct interconnections/session with CDN, Datacenters and services providers. Built and maintain the relation with Global Partners by participating and contributing in the International Carrier and Telecommunication Events and Forums. Managing the network Capacity (Public/Private Interconnection) as per variance between business forecast vs usage so that network constraints or over capacity is eliminated. Show less • • Responsible for managing “Data Service Delivery (DSD) Team” as Team Leader.• Responsible for implementation and commissioning of ISP and MPLS (L2/L3 VPN) links for customer on provider network devices and CPE’s.• Driving provisioning automation and Zero touch activation journey• Ensuring high performance levels for service-related processes and implementing improvement activities wherever necessary.• Ensuring that systems, procedures, and methodologies are in place to support outstanding service delivery, meeting customer expectations, and driving future demands.• Involved in Pre implementation Project Design and discussion with BSG (Business solution Group) and Product Manager for new products. Show less

  • Sr.Manager-Network Planning – IP/MPLS

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Sr.Manager- Strategy & Planning IP/MPLS

    Jun 2019 - May 2021

  • Manager/Sr.Manager- Strategy & Planning IP Peering/CDN

    Jun 2010 - May 2019

  • Asst. Manager- Network Service Provisioning

    Jun 2005 - May 2010

  • Sr. Engineer Infra Project- NOC

    Jan 2001 - May 2005