INDUSTRY
Employment
1996-2001 Nortel Networks
Duties Ÿ
Conduct network planning studies for sales support (e.g.
tenders)
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Pioneer GIS in network planning
and transfer processes Asia-wide
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Build customer knowledge via
geo-demographic market analysis
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Understand service requirements
for specific market segments
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Map evolving services to
technologies given technical and topographic constraints and a view of industry
trends
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Design voice and data traffic
models for metropolitan and/or wide area networks with such considerations as
community-of-interest
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Understand network access, edge
and core issues and products
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Technology focus on VoIP and 3G
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Generate Bill-of-Materials given
an account product strategy
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Review high-level business plans
for customers
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Create and deliver presentation
packages to customers
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Lead, mentor and train other
network planners
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Prime and manage projects and
resource budgets
Skills
Gained Ÿ Further
detailed knowledge in the field of telecommunications
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Ability to absorb a lot of
information quickly, take what is useful and apply it to solving a problem to
meet a customer deadline
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Ability to work within a team
environment across many time-zones
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Enhanced interpersonal skills
given the number of projects completed and the requirement to liaise with
internal and external contacts traversing cultural, political and social
boundaries
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Expert skills attained in the use
of numerous software packages
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Ability to manage time and
resources to meet multiple project commitments
Country Project Focus
Business Travel To
Projects
Conducted For PCCW/CSL,
PowerCor, Downer Engineering, Lend Lease, Telstra,
China
Unicom, CLEAR, Telstra Saturn, Uecomm, Vodafone, Cable & Wireless Optus
(CWO), CyberPort, United Networks, CAT, Equant, Lit Cheong, SKT, PowerTel,
NCIC, Formus, Bell Canada International (BCI), Bharti Telecom, PowerNet, NBN
Television, Soul Pattinson Telecommunications (SPT), Transact, North Power,
United Energy (UE), BellTel, VisionStream, Semaphore, Telstra, MCI WorldCom,
CLEAR, Saturn, Koos Group Telecom (KGT), FET, Bayantel, ICC, ONSE Telecom,
Hyundai, Reliance, Lanka Bell, Hutchison PCS, Telecom New Zealand (TCNZ)
Jan
1996-June 1996 Andersen Consulting
(Ampol/Caltex BPR), Systems Analyst
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Create programming standards for ABAP/4 development
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Write specifications and code the
customer, material and direct banking interfaces for implementation into SAP
R/3
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Use MS Access to manipulate master
data used by the interface programs and ensure correct conversion of system
components
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Upload customers, materials and
plant data for the training database and system testing procedure
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Participate in online
performance/stress test; integration testing of interfaces and build coaching
material for change management
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Liaise with users after 'Go Live'
to identify any additional requirements
Ÿ Enhanced
communication skills within a team environment
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Ability to work under pressure to
meet budget schedules
July 1994-Dec 1994 United Technologies-OTIS, Systems
Analyst/Designer
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Construct a problem definition for a new training relational
database
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Conduct interviews to gather
information about employee skills
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Design an entity-relationship
diagram showing necessary attributes
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Design the national training
centre competency skills database
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Implement the solution using MS
Access tables, queries, forms, reports and macros
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Prepare formal reports and present
findings to management
Ÿ Ability
to work without a great deal of supervision
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Make independent decisions
whenever necessary about the direction of the project
Oct 1993-July 1994 Data Division, Proprietor/Desktop
Publishing
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Word processing, page design and
layout, desktop publishing
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Planning and designing promotional
material for the business
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Customer service interfacing
skills
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Understanding requirements and
satisfying customer requests
Industry Training Network
Planning Bootcamp, Web Publishing, IP/Data Certification, Application
Service Providers, Nortel Networks Certified Account Specialist, Assertiveness
Training, Internet Thruway (ITW) & Internet Call Waiting, CDMA Overview,
Magellan Technical Specification, Advanced STEM Analysys, Nortel Technical
Products Overview, Advanced MapBasic Programming, NetMate Architect-
proprietary network design tool, Introduction to STEM Analysys, Network
Management and Control CCS#7, DMS Engineering & Architecture, BC170 Introduction to
ABAP/4 Certificate (SAP Australia).
Computer Skills Ÿ
Geographic Information System Software: MapInfo Professional
6.5,
MapBasic 6.5, Vertical Mapper, ABS CDATA96,
ABS Business
Register, Microsoft Access, SQL, RF Import,
MapMarker
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Network Planning: Microsoft Excel,
Netmate Architect, Copper & Cable Plant Tool, SDH Planner, Bandwidth Model
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Business Planning: Microsoft
Excel, Analysys STEM 6.2 (Strategic Telecommunications Evaluation Modelling)
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Presentation Software: Microsoft
Powerpoint, Adobe Acrobat, Word
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Document Management Systems: OpenText
Livelink 9.0, WebCT