Naveen Kolli

Experience

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  CSIR-CEERI

  May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Summer Intern

  • Programming control registers of Analog to Digital Convertor (ADC) module on MSP430 Microcontroller for Zigbee based RF communication using Texas Instrument’s CC2520 Transceiver.• Interfacing MSP430 MCU with CC2520 Transceiver using SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) protocol.• Testing RF communication using Packet Error Rate (PER) and Receiver Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) parameters.

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  Nvidia

  Jul 2015 - Dec 2015

  Intern

  • Identified & automated verification tasks using Perl, bash shell script, which runs every midnight using CRON job. Test results are classified as pass/fail based on Regular Expression patterns & failed cases are e-mailed to teammates for further analysis.

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  Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

  Sept 2016 - Apr 2023

  • Spearheaded a major transition of the organisation's network from SDH to MPLS TP technology. Responsible for planning & execution of migration at 100+ POP locations across 8 cities within a year. This enabled organisation to deliver high-capacity circuits (>1G) within shorter timelines.• Identified ~20 vulnerable sections in the network, Proposed and implemented System Improvement Plan (SIP) to avoid Single Point of Failures (SPOFs) for maintaining SLAs with customers.• Shared technical feasibility & timeline for ~50 requests per month to the sales team for Bandwidth requirements of customers.• Handled 3 contracts for procurement of Telecom accessories like patch cords, Attenuators, SFPs, etc., Show less • Planned and upgraded 10G SDH intracity network to 100G OTN in 4 cities in Kerala, India within a 2 month timeline during COVID-19 for urgent delivery of 4*10G circuits to a major ISP to handle internet traffic surge due to WFH.• Executed seamless migration of traffic from 2.5G legacy SDH Multiplexers (reaching End of Life) to 10G for reduction of space and power consumption requirements to 50% at ~50 access and ~10 backbone locations over a period of one year.• Network planning & modification for new customer links/capacity upgrades of ~50 per month in coordination with vendor and site teams.• Tier 3 escalation point for South Indian client base tickets, troubleshooting, and providing resolution for ~5 cases per day.• Handled 10 Annual Maintenance Contracts of 3 equipment vendors for timely resolution of breakdown/preventive maintenance issues. Show less

  • Deputy Manager

    Apr 2021 - Apr 2023

  • Assistant Manager

    Oct 2017 - Apr 2021

  • Executive Trainee

    Sept 2016 - Sept 2017
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  Best Brains Learning Center

  Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

  Programming Tutor

  • Design & deliver interactive lessons in Python, Web Development and Scratch programming to ~30 students aged 6-15 years.• Assess student progress through regular evaluations, providing constructive feedback to enhance their coding proficiency.

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  Arctic Wolf

  Sept 2024 - now

  Senior Network and Technology Operations Specialist