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Lakshmi Kiran A

Montreal,QC

Summary

Lakshmi Kiran is an Associate Technical Consultant with 15+ years of experience in Telco provisioning and Inventory Management. He excels in requirement gathering, functional analysis, solution designing, testing, Go-Live, and T2 & T3 operational support activities. He brings extensive hands-on knowledge of data migration in end-to-end scenarios for telecom transformation projects, along with expertise in agile methodology, DevOps methodology, and various telecom technologies. With a rich exposure to 9 implementations of Telco projects across the globe, he has proven expertise in WiMAX, GSM, MPLS, Metro Ethernet, and Carrier Ethernet technologies and services. Additionally, as an SRE, he has demonstrated skills in providing operational support, building reliable software and systems, and optimizing system performance. With 6+ years of onsite work experience, he is a highly skilled client manager with excellent interpersonal, intercommunication, and negotiation skills.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Technical Consultant

CGI Canada
10.2019 - Current
  • Identified technical tasks on projects as a Technical Lead
  • Participated in requirement gathering calls, PI Planning, solution design calls, and sprint review calls
  • Contributed to performance improvement solutions by participating in calls with architects
  • Ensured proper test cases were identified and processed during UT/IT phases to align with technical specifications
  • Orchestrated automation and tools for continuous delivery and integration using tools like Jenkins and Junit
  • Performed root cause analysis for critical production issues and provided recommendations to avoid future issues
  • Ensured middleware solution architectures were compliant with enterprise architecture and strategies
  • Orchestrated road map for IMS project using CGI proprietary tools
  • Developed prototypes for client acceptance of solutions
  • Coordinated with multiple stakeholders for latest fixes/patches of applications
  • Automated manual processes using Python and shell scripts
  • Identified opportunities for hardening and fortification of project for better stability and performance
  • Provided technical support for tuning of JVMs, web-container sessions, dynamic cache, and thread pools
  • Supported applications as an OpenShift,Kafka,OSM & UIM SME, providing production tuning and sizing inputs
  • Identified progress for offshore deliverables and provided updates in daily status meetings
  • Led and drove incident bridges for outages or priority issues, communicating with all stakeholders
  • Handled offshore ticket quality processes

Senior Technical Consultant

Capgemini
08.2013 - 12.2016

Performed Requirement gathering & Analysis

• Prepared FRS [Functional Requirement Specifications] from BRS [Business Requirement Specifications]

• Defined & reviewed – LLD [Low Level Design], ASD [Application Specification Document], System Interface Mapping & TDD [Technical Design Document]

• To assess the impact on the System Components at low level for a given requirements and provide the relevant effort estimation

• Performed the Fit/Gap analysis for functional requirement provided by client and providing the alternative solution, if the requirement is a Gap w.r.t Oracle OSM.

• Performed gap analysis to ensure that the business requirements and functional specifications are tested and fulfilled

• Provided the technical solution in line with RODOD/RSDOD framework for various service line viz. PSTN, Internet, Wi-Fi, WiBro, IPTV, VOIP to map their business requirement to Oracle OSM

• Developed OSM Cartridges and automation plugins for integrating the OSM with north bound & south bound systems.

• Modelled the Service & Network inventory cartridges for the technologies – WiMAX, GSM, MPLS, Metro Ethernet & Carrier Ethernet and Services – Mobile, PSTN, Internet, IPTV, VoIP, Broadband.

• Defined the data collection templates for Customer- Service - Resource data migration

• Designed and implemented the solution framework for the Customer- Service - Resource data migration

• Implemented the technical solution for the customized TN Management, IP Inventory & Service Life Cycle Management

• Designed and implemented the custom framework for Network Discovery & Reconciliation

• Developed customized inventory reports

• Responsible for cluster based installation of OSM & UIM in the production environment

• Provided support to the external test teams during System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

• Performed L2 support during operational support period

• Mentored and trained the teams internally

Technical Consultant

Prodapt Solutions
11.2011 - 07.2013
  • Designed and implemented the solution framework for the Customer-Service-Resource data migration
  • Implemented the technical solution for customized TN Management, IP Inventory & Service Life Cycle Management
  • Designed and implemented the custom framework for Network Discovery & Reconciliation
  • Developed customized inventory reports
  • Responsible for cluster-based installation of OSM & UIM in the production environment
  • Provided support to the external test teams during System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Performed L2 support during the operational support period

Technical Team Lead

Wipro Infotech
03.2008 - 10.2011
  • Designed and implemented the solution framework for the Customer-Service-Resource data migration
  • Implemented the technical solution for customized TN Management, IP Inventory & Service Life Cycle Management
  • Designed and implemented the custom framework for Network Discovery & Reconciliation
  • Developed customized inventory reports
  • Responsible for cluster-based installation of OSM & UIM in the production environment


Education

Master of Science - VLSI System Design

Coventry University
United Kingdom
04.2006

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communication Engineering

Madanapalle Institute Of Technology And Science
Madanapalle, India
04.2002

Skills

Project Management

Product Knowledge - Oracle OSM 7xx , Oracle UIM 7xx

Technical Support

Software Applications

Database

System Support

Core Java

SQL

PL/SQL

XSLT

XQUERY

Python

AWS

Shell Scripting

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional

Certification

Project Management Professional

The Open Group Architecture Framework

ITIL Foundation

SAFe 5

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

Docker Certified Associate

SRE Foundation

TMForum Certified Frameworx Transformation Manager

TMForum Certified Business Development Manager Career Certification

TMForum Certified Platform Development Manager


Timeline

Associate Technical Consultant

CGI Canada
10.2019 - Current

Senior Technical Consultant

Capgemini
08.2013 - 12.2016

Technical Consultant

Prodapt Solutions
11.2011 - 07.2013

Technical Team Lead

Wipro Infotech
03.2008 - 10.2011

Master of Science - VLSI System Design

Coventry University

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communication Engineering

Madanapalle Institute Of Technology And Science
Lakshmi Kiran A