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.

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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 2025Present · 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 2021Jul 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 2020Dec 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 2019Mar 2020 · 1 yr

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

Solutions Consultant

Mar 2019Mar 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 2014Aug 2015 · 1 yr · Mumbai Area, India

Accenture

Business Analyst

Jun 2014Jun 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.

Starcomms plc.

Network Engineer

Aug 2009Aug 2012 · 3 yrs · Mumbai Area, India

Education

Don bosco High school, Mumbai, Matunga

SSC

Mumbai University Mumbai

Bachelor's degree — Electronics and Communications Engineering

Tamilnadu state board

hsc

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