RAMANJANEYUL (RAMU) AKULA
Irving,TX
Summary
Dynamic Principal Delivery Consultant at AWS with a proven track record in architecting automation frameworks and leading multi-partner initiatives. Expert in AWS services and cloud-native solutions, I excel in technical leadership and stakeholder engagement, driving significant revenue growth and operational excellence. Recognized for innovative strategies and impactful training initiatives.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Delivery Consultant (L7)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Irving, TX
04.2021 - Current
- Architected core automation framework for $300 million AWS Outpost program, migrating 60,000+ servers across 16 data centers to AWS.
- Established incubation environment for VMware, .NET, and Java platforms within two weeks of assuming leadership role.
- Led VMware pilot project, achieving tenfold improvements in application grouping and wave planning accuracy.
- Identified 13 potential ATX opportunities in pre-sales; actively supported six pilot projects at CSL, ITAU, Amgen, TP-ICAP, Alcon, and Melco.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams on complex projects involving multiple vendors to drive successful outcomes.
- Received Operational Excellence Award from AWS CEO for leading first-ever automation orchestration framework for hybrid cloud 5G management.
- Managed over 50 engineers across six time zones to deliver production 5G RAN at national scale in Japan amid hardware constraints.
- Delivered Dish Network's 5G RAN deployment on AWS, covering 20% of U.S. population across 34 markets with $53 million ProServe SOW.
Principal Engineer
Verizon Wireless
01.2020 - 04.2021
- Spearheaded RFP preparation and vendor selection for 5G CNF certification per 3GPP R16 specs.
- Directed multi-vendor integration troubleshooting for seamless production deployment of 5GC SA architecture.
- Led design and development of next-generation wireless communication systems.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve product performance and reliability.
- Mentored junior engineers on best practices and engineering principles.
Senior Solutions Architect & Pre-Sales Lead
Nokia Networks
06.2011 - 01.2020
- Won Cloud Service Implementation Award by leading E2E 5G Network Edge Slicing PoC (5G NSA Option 3X) with ONAP/ENSA orchestration for AT&T at LA conference.
- Secured $4M multi-year Ansible automation deal with AT&T, executed $2M private LTE deployment, delivered $1M cloud benchmarking for AT&T and Bell Canada, and implemented $1M Sprint test automation framework.
- Designed and integrated IMS, EPC, SDM, PCRF VNF solutions on Cisco UCS NFVI for Sprint, enhancing network capabilities.
- Chief Architect, Nokia NetAct OSS Platform: Architected multiple major releases; pioneered ONAP early platform within Nokia; designed hybrid OpenStack + AWS cloud for peak-hour traffic offload.
- Implemented $1 million Sprint test automation framework to enhance operational efficiency.
- Designed and integrated IMS EPC SDM PCRF VNF solutions on Cisco UCS NFVI for Sprint.
- Architected multiple major releases as Chief Architect for Nokia NetAct OSS platform.
- Pioneered ONAP early platform within Nokia; designed hybrid OpenStack and AWS cloud for peak-hour traffic offload.
Lead Architect & Project Manager
Wipro Technologies
03.2001 - 05.2011
- Oversaw $3 million Nokia multi-vendor integration and $2 million OSS4 program.
- Managed offshore and onshore teams of 20+ to execute $1.5 million Q3 mediations development.
- Served as lead architect for OSS4/OSS5 NetAct transformation and Q3 mediations.
- Delivered successful multi-vendor integration with Ericsson, Huawei, and HP Elements using NetAct.
Education
B.Tech - Electrical & Electronics Engineering
JNTU
Hyderabad05.1999
M.Tech - Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
ChennaiSkills
- Technical leadership
- Architectural design
- Cloud capacity planning
- AWS Architecture
- Application migration to AWS
- Executive leadership
- Product and program management
- Product roadmapping
- Technical management
- Partner management
- Cross-team collaboration
- Global team experience
- Leadership and communication
- Operational excellence
- Agile implementation
- High-performance team development
- Best practices implementation
- Customer partnerships
- Critical thinking
- Installations and upgrades
Certifications And Awards
Operational Excellence Award, AWS CEO Matt Garman, NTT Docomo 5G RAN, 2024, AWS Top Talent ProServe Telco, 2022 -2025, AWS Solutions Architect Associate, AWS SysOps Administrator, AWS Certified Senior Speaker, AWS Certified AI Practitioner , RedHat OpenStack, MEF 2019 Cloud Service Implementation Award, Spotlight Award, 2020, Nokia Service Excellence Awards, 2016–2019
Timeline
Principal Delivery Consultant (L7)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
04.2021 - Current
Principal Engineer
Verizon Wireless
01.2020 - 04.2021
Senior Solutions Architect & Pre-Sales Lead
Nokia Networks
06.2011 - 01.2020
Lead Architect & Project Manager
Wipro Technologies
03.2001 - 05.2011
B.Tech - Electrical & Electronics Engineering
JNTU
M.Tech - Electrical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)