Agnel Fernando

Project Manager

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India11 yrs 4 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in managing complex telecom projects.
Proven track record of delivering projects on time and under budget.
Strong leadership in cross-border team management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications Project Manager with expertise in cloud migration and network optimization.

Contact

agnel.fernando@rediffmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementTelecommunications

Other Skills

Project PlanningLeadershipNetworkingVendor ManagementLinuxVMwareKubernetesAgileWaterfallIMSPython (Programming Language)Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)GSMProcess ImprovementTeam Leadership

About

Telecom Project Management with the use of Linux platform on VMware and migrating to Openstack based Platform

Experience

11 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 11 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 3 mos

Current Experience

Avinton

Project Manager

Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Remote

Spearheading multiple end-to-end VNF to CNF migration projects across 4G and 5G network functions including NPC, CSD, SBC, IMPACT
Managed cross-border teams and delivered upgrades from software versions from time to time across multiple environments
Coordinated with telco customers, engineering, QA, security, and deployment teams to execute Helm-based CNF rollouts on Kubernetes clusters.
Spearheaded MOP planning, release management, regression testing, and post-migration stability assessments.
Collaborated with product owners, stakeholders, and users to ensure requirements were met while resolving conflicts and removing blockers
Ensured compliance with security baseline, penetration testing, risk acceptance, and vulnerability reports for audit readiness.
Address and resolve project risks, roadblocks while securing resources for delivery on time
Project Planning & Control, Risk management, Stakeholder management and Go/No-Go control.
Managing a team of Engineers and Analysts in a matrix organization
Team nurturing and development, Collaborating cross functional and technical teams

Project PlanningProject ManagementLeadershipTelecommunicationsNetworkingVendor Management+3

Infinite computer solutions

Technical Project Manager

Sep 2021 – Jul 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

TELCO CLOUD | NFV | CBIS -NOKIA PRODUCT "IMPACT" / KDDI Japan Nokia Policy Controller/Cloud Signal Director
Spearheading Nokia Policy controller, IMPACT and Cloud Signaling director Project
Implemented Project Management Methodologies of Agile and Waterfall to ensure timely delivery and Successful completion of Projects
Collaborated with product owners, stakeholders, and users to ensure requirements were met while resolving conflicts and removing blockers
Advised Upper Management on Technology, Design and Revenue
Project Planning & Control, Risk management, Stakeholder management and Go/No-Go control.
Managing a team of Engineers and Analysts in a matrix organization
Team nurturing and development, Collaborating cross functional and technical teams
Global Clientele: NA, LATAM and EMEA

Project ManagementProject PlanningAgileWaterfallTelecommunications

Jio

IMS-Deputy Manager-VOLTE

Apr 2020 – Dec 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Responsibility includes Design, dimensioning, deployment, integration, testing and acceptance of IMS Nodes.
Understanding the IMS nodes cluster/connectivity with other POI networks for troubleshooting.
MOP implementation of new IMS nodes testing
Network performance,4g/IMS core performance core analysis
SIP protocol testing and system Validation of IMS nodes (P/S/I CSCF, MGCF, BCF, BGW, CTAS, MRF, BGCF, STP)

Project ManagementProject PlanningTelecommunicationsIMS

Infinite computer solutions

2 roles

SON(Self organizing Networks)-Solutions Engineer

Mar 2019 – Mar 2020 · 1 yr

Optimization and SON deployment of LTE, 3G and 2G technologies

Solutions Consultant

Mar 2019 – Mar 2020 · 1 yr

As a solution Engineer responsibility includes Design, dimensioning, deployment, integration, testing and acceptance of
Nokia’s Eden Net SON solution, a solution helping operators achieve self-configuration, self-healing and selfoptimization.
 Deployment of solution with Linux, VMware server virtualization and OpenStack based deployment.
 Validation, testing and use case preparation of SON solution modules.
 Planning and optimization of radio network for mobile operators across the globe.
 Study of frequency layers for different technology and handover parameters among these layers, strategize parameters
for modules to enhance the network performance.

Nokia

Network Engineer

Aug 2014 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr · Mumbai Area, India

Accenture

Business Analyst

Jun 2014 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Requirement gathering and Analysis, Working with Pre-Sales team on prospective leads.
 Telecom billing, Consumer billing, Revenue assurance.
 Responsible for identifying all projects with a direct impact to billing or bill validation processes to ensure that bill
validation and revenue analysis requirements are included and current outputs to support these processes are not
adversely impacted.
 Highlight financial risk in the solution proposed and working to mitigating it.