Abhay Sapru

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Red Hat Linux, Telecommunications, Computer Networking
About
To describe myself in a nutshell, I am systematic, organized and hardworking; ready to take up any challenge of life abreast with the latest trends and a team player with excellent communication skills.
Review of my credentials will indicate that I am a qualified Telecom Industry Professional offering experience of over 8 years in Network Management, Installation, Commissioning, Performance Monitoring, Preventive Maintenance of telecom equipments & systems.
Talents
Work Experience
Product Manager
Brocade Communications Systems
Full Time Mar-2015 To present 10 years 1 month
Responsibilities
  • • Designing of software architecture as per 3gpp standards and customer requirements.
    • Testing of vEPC core software as per 3gpp standards.
    • Provide active support for the pre-sales and marketing activities including technical solutions support in the RFI/RFP response.
    • Create high level PRD and Test plan documents.
    • Work closely with engineering to drive the timely and quality release of new products and features.
    • Create detailed system level functional specifications
    • Work with existing and potential new customers to understand their problems and translate them into practical, scalable, cost effective, and easily deployable and manageable product/feature requirements
    • Perform technical evaluations of major system enhancements and major new customer requirements
    • Configuration of vEPC for integration testing in customer labs for various PoC 's and lab trials
    • Discussing Radius, Diameter Split & HTTP redirection to captive portal design with DT team.
Achievements
  • • Integration and Functional Testing of vPGW
    • Integration and Functional Testing of vEPC
Senior Systems Engineer
Connectem Software Systems India Pvt Ltd
Full Time May-2013 To Mar-2015 1 year 10 months
Responsibilities
  • • Perform technical evaluations of major system enhancements and major new customer requirements
    • Configuration of vEPC nodes through CLI
    • Responsible for setup creation and integration of vEPC
    • Worked with Amethon (now invigorinsights) team for mobile data and network visibility analytics.
    • Integration of Analytics Engine with vEPC for mobile data analytics for control plane and user plane event reporting by correlating the SGi traffic with the control plane and representing it in graphical form and exportable report’s to provide valuable and actionable insight on mobile data and mobile web usage to mobile
Achievements
  • Successfully integrated vEPC with mobile analytics engine.
L2 Support Packet Core Engineer
ZTE India Pvt. Ltd
Full Time Aug-2009 To May-2013 3 years 9 months
Responsibilities
  • Responsible for 24/7 Alarm monitoring and troubleshooting for Packet core / IP infrastructure (switches, routers, firewall) and Backbone connectivity (Intra Circle, Inter Circle, PDSN locations, ISP, Blackberry, GRX).
    • Configuration & maintenance of PDSN Core nodes
    • Configuration & maintenance of PCRF, SPR and PDSN nodes.
    • Daily execution of PCRF Dump script for health check and Policies created as per Business requirements.
    • Handling Data Roaming which involves configuring various roaming related nodes (GRX, Firewall etc.), testing new roaming partners, handling complaints and troubleshooting various national and international data roaming issues. Also involved in implementing Inter Circle Roaming (ICR). Maintaining the network connectivity of the servers hosting various data services.
    • Handling various planned activities on packet network/IP & PCRF nodes

Achievements
  • Done PCRF integration with ZTE PDSN
    New PCRF plan addition
WFM Engineer
Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd
Full Time Jul-2007 To Aug-2009 2 years 1 month
Responsibilities
  • • Prioritize hardware faults to meet customer demands within the required time frame along with analysis, solution and reports of the same.
    • Recommend timely actions and solutions to customer service requests.
    • Lead investigation teams in conjunction with Major disturbances and failures or other serious Systems Problems as also to work for emergency support.
    • Perform quality, desk Checks and verification test for corrections
    • Communication of faults and Solutions to the customer.
    • Maintenance and repair of Ericsson BTS & Access Systems or complimentary Products Supplied by Ericsson. As also Maintenance of Datacom equipment’s such as Routers etc.
    • Working on Ericsson tools like OSS, winfiol, citrix click scheduler, Ericsson remedy.
    • Providing BSS support to Field Technician.
    • Knowledge of BSC level commands.
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Education
Bachelor of Engineering or Technology
Shobhit Institute of Engineering and TechnologyMahamaya Technical University
2002-2006 Score60%
Extra-Curricular Interests

  • Cricket

  • Reading

  • Music

Profile Snapshot
Abhay is based out of Mumbai & has studied ECE ENTC-Electronics and Tele-Communication Engineering, BE BTech-Bachelor of Engineering or Technology from Year 2002-2006 in SIET-Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mahamaya Technical University.
Abhay Sapru is Skilled in Red Hat Linux, Telecommunications, Computer Networking and other talents.