EDUCATION
 Atmiya Institute of Technology – Saurashtra University (2007)
Anand Karia
BSS Manager in telecom network,
Vodafone Idea Ltd.
B.E. Electronics &Communications
Job Location: Amreli, Gujarat
PROFILE
Experienced Telecom Professional Lead
with a demonstrated history of more
than 15+ years in BSS MW+OFC
Network, RF Planning & Optimization,
IP addressing, NOC coordination
ATTRIBUTES
 Management & Leadership
 Creative & Problem Solving
 Fast & self-directed learner
 Motivated & Dedicated
 Organizational & Mentoring Skills
INTERESTS
 Traveling, Learning newthings
CONTACT
+91 9824104314
anandkaria2@gmail.com
Shriji Krupa Raman Park
Opp Krupali General Store,
Khapat, Porbandar-360579
Gujarat
B.E. Electronics & Communications with Distinction (Agg.
66.00%)
 GS & HSEB Board (2003)
12th STD Science Stream passed with First Class (Aggregate 66%)
 GS & HSEB Board (2001)
10th STD Passed with Distinction (Aggregate 85%)
WORK EXPERIENCE – 15+ YEARS
 Vodafone Idea Ltd Formally Idea Cellular Ltd. (Technology –IP/TX
Transmission, BSS Microwave + OFC Network)
Oct’13 to till date
 Huawei Telecommunication Pvt Ltd (BSS & RF Planning)
Dec’09 – Sep’13
 Kelly Services (BSS & RF engineer) SEP’07- Dec’09
Technical Expertise:
Alarm Monitoring, Faultfinding and troubleshooting, Incident
Management, Change Management, Team Building, Performance &
Process Management, 24x7 L 2 support,Network Rollout, Telecom
InfrastructureManagement & Operations, Critical Decision – Making,
ProjectManagement, Vendor Relationship Management, Quality
maintain &Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Cost Reduction,
FunctionalAcceptance, Service Assurance, Routing & Switching, & OFC
Network
Network Access Node Visibility, SecurityAudit of Node, Solid foundation
on Enterprise & Mobility technologies.
SKILL SETS
Network Hardware:
 ECI /Huawei (SDH & Packet Node)
 Ericsson, Huawei,Nokia-BTS 2G/3G/4G
 Ericsson, Huawei, Ceragon & NEC Microwave Node
Technology: 2G, 3G, 4G, LTE, IPv4, IPv6, Enterprise services
Automation: Excel, MS office package
Supported Applications & Tools:
Huawei NMS & EMS, Ericsson So EM, MYCOM Tools, WFM, WinFIOL,
Citrix (OSS), RBS Element , Manager, FTP, WINCMD32, Putty, Hyper
Terminal, MS Office Package
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Vodafone Idea Ltd formally Idea Cellular Ltd.

 BSS Experience: Oct’13 – Present

 Responsible for implementation and maintain BSS BTS/MW KPI as per target.
 Monitor and Manage IM of VIL Access network. Drive all necessary escalations, as required, through resolution.
 Raising chronic cases of NE Faults & Service Outages & Service affecting alarm to Respective TAC teams and co-
ordination with vendor TAC, till theresolution of problem.
 Mobility and enterprise service KPI monitoring, analysis, rerouting and restoration Maintain MTTR.

 Tracking of tasks to ensure the project roll-out targets of circle and Zonal level.
 Automation initiative for repetitive activity in terms of investment Vs saving of man hours.
 Effectively implement best practices processes and procedures for all aspects of a 24/7/365 Function of Network
Operations Centre.
 Analysing BSS Network Element’s Health Check-up Reports and aligning improvement activities.
 Providing SME/2rd level support to Field engineer Team/circle core team if required.
 Time bound audit of network elements and services on it.
 Support to operationalization of newly integrated network elements and services on it.
 Doing audit of asset by Galaxy app,GPM,CIAT application to accurate IP fees and data management.
 Attended meetings with quality assurance, developers and project managers to assess scope and sequence of project
 Ensure to publish timely Deviation tracker, closer report for project and daily IM activities for Access TX network.
 Main tasks: Fault maintenance, Performance management, Process improvement, Competence transfer
 Executing fault diagnosis & tasks activity
 Commissioning integration of BTS 2G/3G/4G/LTE/Mimo
 Trx addition/BTS upgradation /Swapping
 SA and NSA alarm removal KPI of BTS
 Maintain RNA of BTS all tech
 Project support/Tx planning support

 Transmission MW Experience: Oct’13 – Present

 Overseeing Network Management (OFC & MW node) Availability, Provisioning of circuits, traffic or media shifting and
network elements reconciliations.
 Executing fault diagnosis & rectification in the first line maintenance of:
 Fault & Alarm on MW / OFC equipment..
 OFC Ring splitting, up gradation & Traffic migration planned outage completion within time with accuracy.
 MW Frequency check as per plan and TRIA Guidline
 PM of MW Equipment
 Hands-on in configuring routers/switches with Command Line Interface - Ericsson, Cisco
 Creating setups for 2G, 3G & 4G networks and core components, interfaces and connectivity
 OFC POP Shifting on nearest Pre AGG & IPRAN node by doing Network Optimization
 Definition of TN IP address, OSPF, Area ID, Static Routes on TN through telnet Session.
 Commissioning, Integration, up gradation, Traffic Shifting, Swapping& Troubleshooting of Ericsson,Huawei
TransmissionEquipment
 Handling DCN Planning & controlling of OFC & MW Traffic node.
 Preparing:
 Proactive & reactive plans to reduce faults in network.
 RCA with complete POA & track till resolution.
 Site master data base/Nw dia to understand topology
 Visibility, RSL, Frequency, Performance & Link error Reports for MW Network (TN, ML E & NEC node).
 LRF & LKF generation for TN node to enhance capacity of MW HOP & Maintain it on regular basis
  OFC Network Experience: Oct’13 – Jun’17

 Hand on experience to maintain approx. 100km OFC network in Bhavnagar & Outskirts area.
 Timely take up with various IRU Operators for specific issues of fiber losses clearance/break fiber rectifications.
 Maintain data & monitor Media performance of OFC links/DWDM/POI/MW network with proactive actions on it.
 OFC OTDR/LSPM report monthly basis in zone & improve health by reducing losses & aerial of cable where required
with timely doing it back to underground.
 OFC 3 no. of FRT team & Vendor handling for Cuts restoration in TAT, Patrolling activity monitoring done, OFC cable
duct protection, Execution of PE‘s with 100% completion.
 Maintain NWA by save Fiber cuts by proactive actions, effective route surveillance & Maintain MTTR as per SLA & special
attention to ensure route surveillance on protection path to avoid ring collapse & avoid SA Outages.
 New Fiber route survey for project rollouts with AT & Punch point clearance for smooth Handover of routes.
 Active Involvement while take up with Govt. Agencies & Utility Operator for ROW Issues for smooth execution of task.
 Generating Work orders for different planned activities and accomplishing those in given timeliness.

Huawei Telecommunication Pvt. Ltd. c/o (Network Services - BSS & RF Planning) Dec’09 – Sep’13

Kelly Services. c/o NSN airtel operator (BSS Engineer) Oct’07 – Dec’09

 Maintenance of BSS Network that includes BSC, BTS& microwave links

 Keeping the BSC and Transcoder utilization under acceptable range by adding Ater Links and Signaling Links depending
up on the OMCR reports.
 Keeping BTS utilization in acceptable range by TRX addition or deletion depending upon RF reports.
 Maintaining the BTS, Microwave links and RF portion in best condition by planning and implementing activities like Pre-
Monsoon, Interference Reduction, and Clock Synchronization.
 Conducting Acceptance Test for New sites, Swap sites, Microwave Links, Leased Lines as Nokia Representative.
 Traffic defining (Chain/Loop site) and interface (E1/T1) checking in commissioning operation.
 Maintaining the database of all Network elements for the cluster (i.e. PCM plan, Hop details, and Spare list).
 Attending & troubleshooting various RF Customer Complaints viz Call Drops, Data Calls etc
 Responsible for Daily checking of alarms like, TRX blocked, Sector Blocked of BTS and Taking Follow up to diagnosis it
From BSC.
 Responsible for BSS Performance and Fault Management reporting to Nokia Project Team when needed.
 Responsible for making Cross Connections, Implementing Traffic from TNMS Server to Remote Site.
 Remotely login to the site by Nokia-BTS Manager, and do the necessary activity for maintenance
 Coordination with OMC and RF department for daily Alarm clearance.

DECLARATION:

I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date: Anand Karia