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Swapnil Shah

Bellevue,WA

Summary

More than 12 years of experience as a solution-oriented network engineer with extensive background in planning and building telecommunications data networks. Have an extensive experience in managing stakeholders, relationships and process between supplier technical teams and customer technical planning and operational teams. My career emphasis has been on nurturing strong customer relationships and delivering solid technical guidance in alignment with the project's objective. Global experience in solution selling and services in Telecom. In depth understanding of competitive conditions, market opportunities, industry partner and customer requirements in the telecom industry. Extensive knowledge and implementation experience in cloud native technology and telecom for Vogt/VoLTE/ViLTE, Subscriber Data Management and Evolved Packet Core (EPC) for 5G and 4G LTE. Successfully built and executed the strategies and architecture for multi domain products and solutions that accelerate sales growth in the customer team through applying business and technology applications towards company's strategy.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Consulting Engineer

Cisco
01.2024 - Current
  • PROJECT: Policy server solution verification/implementation for a Tier-1 operator
  • Responsible for developing and implementing new features in PCF/SMF/UPF
  • Creating E2E call flows which includes PCF/SMF/UDM/HSS/UPF
  • Leading the charge on packet core features for testing and implementation.
  • Coordinate the end-to-end process to resolve the live production/lab issues.
  • Extensive knowledge of 4G/5G Architecture and call flows
  • Very vast experience in troubleshooting issues with Tier 1 Telco operator (T-Mobile)
  • Explaining new features/release to the customers.
  • Primary skills: Complete understanding of 3G/4G/5G architecture

Solution Architect

Spirent Communication
03.2023 - 12.2023
  • Company Overview: (Client-AT&T)
  • PROJECT: Policy server solution verification/implementation for a tier-1 telecommunications provider
  • Engaged with Account Managers (AMs) to define proactive, strategic initiatives towards customers and support them with Qualification of opportunities at the pre/RFI/RFP stage.
  • Working in a CI/CD environment.
  • Drive the roadmap with PLM.
  • Drive customer adoption

Solution Architect

HCL America
11.2021 - 03.2023
  • Company Overview: (Client-T-Mobile)
  • PROJECT: Policy server solution verification/implementation for a tier-1 telecommunications provider
  • Working with customers and handling production issues.
  • Engaged with Account Managers (AMs) to define proactive, strategic initiatives towards customers and support them with Qualification of opportunities at the pre/RFI/RFP stage.
  • Installed and integrate 5G PCF policy servers in networks for T-Mobile
  • Leading the charge on packet core features for testing and implementation.
  • Working in a CI/CD environment.
  • Involvement in performance testing of the system and check KPI of the system.
  • Primary skills: Complete understanding of 3G/4G/5G architecture

Solution Architect

Inabia Computing
04.2021 - 11.2021
    • Company Overview: (Client-AT&T)
    • PROJECT: Policy server solution verification/implementation for a tier-1 telecommunications provider
    • Responsible for developing and implementing new features in PCRF/PCF.
    • Installation of 4G and 5G products from scratch which involves ESXi, Openstack, CentOS, Ubuntu, Docker, Kubernetes.
    • Managing the vendor (Cisco/Openet) relationship
    • Coordinate the end-to-end process to resolve the live production/lab issues.
    • Primary skills: Complete understanding of 3G/4G/5G architecture.
    • (Client-AT&T)

PCRF Engineer

Glow Networks
05.2017 - 04.2021
    • Company Overview: (Client-T-Mobile)
    • PROJECT: Replace Siemens PCRF with Nokia PCRF for T-Mobile.
    • Led the migration of from Siemens PCRF to Nokia PCRF. Developed POCs (proof of Concept) for 4G PCRF.
    • Created more than 200 test cases for T-Mobile for Nokia PCF.
    • I have done E2E testing for 5G PCF and integrated with AUSF/HSS/USD/UDM.
    • PROJECT: Automate test cases for SMF/UPF for T-Mobile
    • Developed a series of new test cases for newly rolled out features to automate & speed up the testing process.
    • Replicate the same issue which is reported by production in lab and if there is any defect raise it and drive till closure.
    • Coordinate the end-to-end process to resolve the live production/lab issues. Includes validating and fixing the reported issues.
    • Developed MOP (Method of Procedure) for the newly rolled out features.

Test Lead

Tele Tech Team
02.2017 - 05.2017
    • Company Overview: (Client- AT&T)
    • PROJECT: New feature Introduction – PCRF
    • Owned End to End testing for PCRF before any new feature going into production.
    • Led the drafting and verification of product documentation e.g. Install, Upgrade/Backout, Disaster Recovery procedures.

Solution Planning Engineer -Wi-Fi

Synophic Technologies
10.2016 - 01.2017
    • Company Overview: (Client- JIO Telecom)
    • PROJECT: Provide network planning, testing, and deployment engineering services for Wifi platform.
    • Document, deploy, and Integrate the Wifi solution for a nation-wide multi-site VoLTE network.
    • Provide ongoing technical support for customer lab validation activities.
    • Support customer lab product functional validation testing & product upgrade procedure verification.
    • Create, validate, and support customer operational procedures and test plans.

Technical Lead

Aricent Technologies
10.2014 - 10.2016
  • Company Overview: (Client- Cisco)
  • PROJECT: Design, develop, test and deploy a 3GPP PCC (Policy and Charging Control) architecture for Cisco PCRF (CPS). Serve as technical lead for PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function) and ANDSF (Access Network Discovery and Selection Function).

Senior Test Engineer

Amdocs
10.2013 - 10.2014
  • PROJECT: Design and execute test cases based on product requirements, system engineering specifications and scope documents, verifying all aspects of the LTE network architecture.
  • Installed and configured PCRF policy servers and software.
  • Identified and communicated system bugs to development team.
  • Garnered extensive knowledge of all system communication protocols to troubleshoot messaging between platform servers, devices, third party conditional access servers and third-party merchandising platform.

Education

MIS, Masters in Information System -

University of Ballarat
Melbourne
07.2010

BE - Computer Engineering

North Maharashtra University
India
06.2007

Certification

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Amazon Web Services, PKHGERXBEMV1QR3K
  • Microsoft Azure Fundamental

Core Areas Of Expertise

  • Data Network Infrastructure/Design
  • Network Test/Deployment/Upgrade
  • Network Administration
  • Project Management
  • Vendor Management

Timeline

Consulting Engineer

Cisco
01.2024 - Current

Solution Architect

Spirent Communication
03.2023 - 12.2023

Solution Architect

HCL America
11.2021 - 03.2023

Solution Architect

Inabia Computing
04.2021 - 11.2021

PCRF Engineer

Glow Networks
05.2017 - 04.2021

Test Lead

Tele Tech Team
02.2017 - 05.2017

Solution Planning Engineer -Wi-Fi

Synophic Technologies
10.2016 - 01.2017

Technical Lead

Aricent Technologies
10.2014 - 10.2016

Senior Test Engineer

Amdocs
10.2013 - 10.2014

MIS, Masters in Information System -

University of Ballarat

BE - Computer Engineering

North Maharashtra University

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