Andrzej Korzeniowski
Chapel Hill,NC
Summary
As an innovative Technology Product Manager and team leader, I excel in driving the entire product management lifecycle, from identifying market needs to implementing cutting-edge solutions. My expertise lies in uncovering market problems, developing new products and features, and utilizing Agile methodologies to ensure successful and efficient project execution.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cloud Transformation Manager/Technology Product Manager
Deloitte Cloud Engineering
Chapel Hill, NC
07.2021 - Current
- Product Management for Multi-Cloud Connectivity, NaaS (Network as a Service) and Network Security -Verizon Business Group
- Define mid and longer-term product development roadmap, key features/capabilities and tracks, coordinates, and communicates end-to-end project schedules
- Manage full life-cycle product development with clear roadmap schedules, engineering and deployment deliverables including security components
- Build infrastructure-related metrics across Multi-Cloud segments of applications, network infrastructure and cloud infrastructure
- Coordinate product management processes, gather and analyze market information, research similar products on the marketplace, provide strategic planning to the company vision, and suggest new product features under Verizon NaaS portfolio
- Contribute to the financial performance of the product suite and make a recommendation for revenue growth - market size is estimated to reach USD 32.75 billion by 2028 according to Gartner
- Collaborate with diverse business/engineering partners to ensure proposed features/scopes and functions are correctly aligned to the product delivery and meet the business's needs
- Serving as a liaison between the product team and the company's stakeholders
- Orchestrates and integrates efforts on cross functional projects with internal teams and external partners
- Ensures alignment on product management and release
- Identifies areas for improvement in the operational support processes and drives initiatives to enhance efficiency, reliability, and user satisfaction
- Collaborates with channel, product, technology, and sales teams to align initiatives with business needs, ensuring alignment with business growth plans
- Oversees architecture activities of the organization to assure strategic goals of the organization are met, including coordinating all required procedures, technical artifacts and approvals.
- Developed and implemented transformation strategies to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Facilitated workshops with cross-functional teams to define scope of projects and develop implementation plans.
- Analyzed current processes, procedures, and systems to identify areas of improvement.
Technology Strategy Manager
Millicom International Cellular SA
MIAMI FL
01.2015 - 01.2021
- Introducing a global, long-term strategy/large-scale transformation programs for Core & VAS Services/Network/Platforms for 50 million of Tigo Customers
- Provided leadership in the development of long-term objectives and short-term goals.
- Responsible for moving MIC CORE network towards cloud native architecture to capitalize on the full power of cloud by delivering faster time to market, increased scalability, improved flexibility and better consumer experiences (CUPS, edge strategy, automation)
- Identify and analyze complex market/business opportunities to help determine how to best position Tigo in the market
- Orchestrates and integrates efforts on cross functional projects with internal teams and external partners
- Ensures alignment on product management and release
- Evaluate key players and technologies available in the market
- Responsible for Tigo/Millicom network/systems design, deployment, (e.g., 2/3/4/5G Core Network, VMware Telco Cloud-TCA 5G NFV evolution, MEC and Network Security)
- Responsible for providing input to the budget planning and tracking CAPEX/OPEX analysis and optimization
- Lead the technical relationship with Telco vendors for future development
- Ensure both meet milestones and mitigates risk based on deep understanding of technical implications of decisions and wide basis of knowledge
- Driving the ideation, technical development, and launch of innovative products with a proven track record of defining, developing, and deploying products & offers with leading service providers (3G, 4G, 5G in near future)
- Establish partnerships across the enterprise to define, develop, manage and drive execution of the product roadmap based on technology/business and customer needs
- Support & accelerate execution of strategic initiatives, working alongside leaders to ensure effective implementation, governance, communication and change management
- Support the group companies to define the optimum cost-effective implementation scenario for new network technologies based on Telco Cloud (VoLTE, VoWiFi, EPC, PCEF, PCRF, CDN, OSS/BSS), in relation to local constraints and environment.
Technology Strategy Officer
Millicom International Cellular SA
Luxembourg
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Introducing a global strategy for Telco Service/Network/Platforms
- Support the group companies to define the optimum cost-effective implementation scenario for new cloud-based products
- (VoLTE, VoWiFi, Caching), in relation to local constraints and environment
- Suggest and implement network dimensioning rules and optimizations for current and new generation data products/technologies, in order to exploit technologies in ways that create value for the company
- Providing quality leadership and people management experience with abilities and strengths to oversee processes, direct initiatives and guide team members toward specific goals
- Lead team of 1+ passionate engineers to accomplish complex product delivery
- Proven ability to translate broad next generation strategies into clear, specific business deliverables
- Provided strategic advice on operational, financial and technological matters.
Technical Project Manager
Telecom Vanuatu LTD
Vanuatu
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Expert level knowledge of Cloud Voice and Data Mobile networking environment
- Technical project/program management
- Monitors and Controls Project and Execution
- Manages network SW and HW configuration
- Support customer's network performance and evolution
- Monitors and reports customer's life network performance
- Responsible for the quality of the contract and negotiations
- Establishing and managing relationships with customers and all key stakeholders.
- Implemented process improvements which resulted in increased efficiency across various departments.
- Provided guidance and support to team members when needed to meet project objectives.
GCC Engineer
Nokia Siemens Networks
Poland
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Develop and provide services to the portfolio NSN Care products
- Providing solutions for the Customer Interaction Team
- Support sale process in tender preparation and evaluation of technical issues
- Main responsibility for below customers projects: QoS KPIs in NSN part of Orange PL network, Luxembourg - Tango project based on ATCA, Orange Switzerland - mVAS solution platform integration & verification, Orange Switzerland - ROLLOUT for the Radio Migration under R4 - participation, Orange Switzerland - R4 implementation, SAT testing and validation with pooling - participation, HW&SW upgrade Telecom Serbia, WB-AMR Orange Switzerland.
Chief Planning Engineer
Orange Poland
Poland
01.2008 - 01.2010
- To work out the short-term network evolution based on NSN Core & Radio
- Project management implementation of a Multi Vendor UMTS ecosystem
- Delivery of Core/Radio Network from initial CAPEX request trough operational acceptance and Launch for Orange PL.
O&M Engineer
Orange Poland
Poland
01.2006 - 01.2010
- Second line of support for maintenance of mobile CS Core/Radio network and VAS services (Nokia: MSCi, HLRi, MGW, SGSN, signaling)
- Implementation of new configuration/changes prepared by engineering dep
- On mobile CS/PS Core/Radio network
- Participation at software updates and testing on network elements
- Solving complicated technical problems reported by business, VIP and mass customers (voice, SMS, GPRS, MMS, roaming etc
- Taking part in/performing tests roaming (GSM, GPRS, CAMEL).
Education
Project Management -
Project Management Institute
Poland01-2012
Master of Science - Telecommunications
Warsaw Military University of Technology
Poland10-2006
Skills
- Cloud/Multi-Cloud Connectivity Strategy & NaaS (including SASE, cloud networking, software-defined networking) and Network Security aspects
- Introducing global, long-term strategy/large-scale transformation programs
- Driving ideation, technical development, and launch of innovative products including full life-cycle product development
- Establishing partnerships across the enterprise
- Supporting group companies in implementing new network technologies and accelerating execution of strategic initiatives
- Building infrastructure-related metrics
- Contributing to financial performance of product suite
- Data-driven decision-making
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Agile Software Development
- End to End Feature Delivery
- Innovation management
- Strategic Thinking
- Roadmap development
- Technical acumen
- Network Security
- Network design
Personality
- Leadership and ability to take initiative
- Highly customer focus oriented
- High culture and business ethic
- Problem-solving orientation and orientation on achieving results
- Curious
- Able to understand and take an educated risk
- Strong analytical, communication and collaboration capabilities and team spirit
- Good team player, as sole contributor
- High commitment
- Self motivated
- Key contributor
- Able to speak English, Polish and Spanish (learning actively)
Certification
- SAFe Agilist
- PRINCE2 certificate
- Agile Project/Product Management
- AWS Cloud Certified
- WS Partner Certified (Business/Technical)
- VMware NSX Certified
Hobbies and Interests
- Photography
- Videography
- Travel
Timeline
Cloud Transformation Manager/Technology Product Manager
Deloitte Cloud Engineering
07.2021 - Current
Technology Strategy Manager
Millicom International Cellular SA
01.2015 - 01.2021
Technology Strategy Officer
Millicom International Cellular SA
01.2013 - 01.2015
Technical Project Manager
Telecom Vanuatu LTD
01.2011 - 01.2013
GCC Engineer
Nokia Siemens Networks
01.2010 - 01.2011
Chief Planning Engineer
Orange Poland
01.2008 - 01.2010
O&M Engineer
Orange Poland
01.2006 - 01.2010
Project Management -
Project Management Institute
Master of Science - Telecommunications
Warsaw Military University of Technology
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