Stephane Donald NJIKE PAHO
Pickering,ON
Summary
With over 10 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, including 3 years as a BSS support engineer and over 7 years as a Customer Project Manager, coordinating complex telecommunications projects to ensure customer satisfaction. My various roles gave me a bottom-up view of network activities, including managing scope, timelines, deliverables, and risks, while overseeing effective project implementation. I excel at deep analysis, change requests follow-up, and good collaboration with the team and the customer. My passion for innovation in telecom solutions led me to manage the complex trial projects. Leveraging my network integration and problem-solving skills, I have contributed to strategic initiatives such as 4G expansion and the implementation of advanced solutions.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Customer Project Manager
Nokia
Douala, Littoral
07.2017 - 05.2025
- Managed multiple projects with competing deadlines to ensure timely delivery (List of projects (100M) delivered with customer satisfaction: Microwave Project 300 links, Mosaic swap 2G/3G/4G sites from fAlu- to fNokia 635 sites; 3G/4G Extension 200 3G(U900/U2100) & 400 4G (L800/L1800); SRAT-SRAN16.10 migration for more than 1000 sites; 4th sector implementation project with DualBeams antennas; New sites Projects)
- Interface with the sales team for bid preparation.
- The main stakeholder in charge of presenting project progress to the customer.
- Planned and monitored project execution while ensuring adherence to acceptance criteria with the technical team; Established and validated project budgets; conducted monthly and quarterly sales forecasts.
- Ordered materials and coordinated logistics for project requirements.
- Built and managed project teams to enhance collaboration and productivity.
- Review the tracker with the roll-out managers and ensure daily follow up.
- Identified risks and implemented response plans to mitigate potential issues.
Project Manager
Nokia
Niamey, Niger
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Manager of 2 projects with Orange Niger: new sites and ran modernization (Nokia HW).
- Manager of 1 project with Airtel Niger: Ericsson Swap DUG, DUW & 4G introduction
BSS Implementation Network & Wireless Engineer
Nokia
Douala, Littoral
01.2015 - 07.2017
- 2G BTS, 3G nodeb, 4G integration, controller integration, IP planning
- Installed, configured and maintained networking equipment including femto, routers, switches and firewalls.
- Worked with others vendors such Ericsson, Huawei to resolve compatibility issues between different devices and systems.
- Implemented wireless solutions such as Wi-Fi access points, controllers, bridges.
- Provided technical support and guidance to end users in resolving network related issues.
NOC Engineer
Alcatel-Lucent
Douala, Littoral
04.2014 - 01.2015
- Managed the RAN installation and Servers availability from OSS view
- Monitored network performance to ensure high availability of services.
- QoS wo impl, Weekly NUR calculation and reporting; 2nd level of troubleshooting of network issues
- Proceed to basic troubleshooting with field team
Education
Master Degree - telecommunications Engineering
Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique
Yaounde, CTR08-2013
Bachelor’s degree - Physics and Computer Science
University of Buea
Buea, SW08-2010
Skills
- Project management
- Data analysis and project Reporting
- Wireless RAN 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G trial, UE relay
- Ability in deploying in risky area with risk evaluation & impact response plan (RAN & MW)
- Regulatory compliance
- Network configuration and optimization CSSR, BLR
- Telecom architecture and infrastructure
- Budget and resource management
- Logistics coordination
- Nokia experiences hardware and software
- Nokia wireless solution TDD MIMO Wavence MW
- Ericsson RAN/IPRAN
- Network troubleshooting
- Roll out E2E follow-up with a tracker having all roll-out milestones
- Knowledge of E2E deployment projects in the telecommunication industry (MW, RAN, IP…
- Equipment installation
- System integration / IP plan
- Network operations monitoring
Languages
- French, professional level
- English, professional level
Personal Information
- Age: 34
- Status: permanent residency
Certification
- PM Practitioner - Deploy Certification Full Exam (PMP+Nokia PM+SU/BG) | PMBBBMF-E-2112
Languages
French
Native/ Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Training
Curriculum completion for RollOut Project Manager, Digital Deploy, Fixed Wireless, MW Wavence, Licence0, PMP preparation...
Timeline
Project Manager
Nokia
01.2019 - 06.2019
Customer Project Manager
Nokia
07.2017 - 05.2025
BSS Implementation Network & Wireless Engineer
Nokia
01.2015 - 07.2017
NOC Engineer
Alcatel-Lucent
04.2014 - 01.2015
Master Degree - telecommunications Engineering
Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique
Bachelor’s degree - Physics and Computer Science
University of Buea
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