PRAJITH PARAN

Address: P.O. Box 502666, Dubai,UAE.

Contact No.: +971559532703/+971505310077 (Mobile) ~ E-Mail:

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Seeking challenging positions that will effectively utilize acquired expertise and talent inTechnical Architecture and Software Application Design & Development in TELECOM / IT environments(ICT)

PROFESSIONAL ABRIDGEMENT

  • An astute professional having 20+ years’ of total ITexperiencein Architecting /designing & developing systems in various Platforms comprising of over 16+ years in IT / TELECOMM Software industry on mission critical applications on BSS & OSS Systems.
  • Certified on TOGAF and ITIL V3 and experience in Telecom frameworks like SID and e-TOM
  • Extensive knowledge and SME (Subject matter expert) in TIBCO suite of products which includes EMS/BW/Active Matrix BPM/ESB integration , Architecture and design patterns in highly fault tolerant & geo redundancy environments
  • Integration experience of Ericsson IN (CS5) /SDP/AIR/CCN and VS nodes with packet and voice core.
  • Hands on experience in design and development of Roaming System TAP3.XX and NRTRDE (Near Real-time Roaming Data Exchange).
  • Highly experienced in Enterprise Data Modeling using UDM (Universal Data Models) for Business Applications, CLOUD computing and Virtualization.

-Highly skilled database (Oracle) tuning and optimizations.

-Experience in designing/developing high performance database applications.

-Experience designing database applications in highly fault tolerant and TAF environments.

  • Skilled in analyzing, identifying complex business integration issues; designing & developing complete solutions and implementing them using industries’ best practices.
  • Extensive knowledge of PCRF/OCS and Data charging solutions of multiple vendor(Huawei/Oracle/Ericsson etc)
  • Knowledge on IMS (IP Multimedia Sub Systems) / VO-LTE solution from multiple vendors like Huawei/ Alcatel Lucent & Ericsson on integration to convergent architecture of Mobile and fixed networks.
  • Extensive knowledge and SME(Subject Matter Expert) in Telecom Mobile & Fixed range products and convergent solution which Quad play & Triple play (landline/internet/IPTV)
  • Experience in open CRM & ERP system like OPENTAPS (Ofbiz) and Frameworks
  • Adept in analyzing information system needs, evaluating end-user requirements, custom designing solutions, troubleshooting for information systems management. Skilled in the areas of Incident Management, Configuration Management, and Process Management.
  • Comprehensive hands-on experience in:

-ESB (Enterprise service BUS) and SOA architecture.Active Matrix Business Works platforms.

-Message Oriented Middleware (EMS/JMS etc)

-Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) using TIBCO. Experience in designing/ developing systems using TIBCO EMS/SDK/ APIs / TIBCO Designer and Business Works/Active business process (i-Process/Business studio)/BPMN process (C++/JAVA).

-Design and development of object oriented methodologies and design patterns, Mechanism layering using tools: RATIONAL ROSE. (C++/JAVA)

-ASN1 Compilers (OSS NOKALVA)

  • In depth architecture/design and development knowledge of:

-Complete provisioning and service Order Management and Billing systems (COM & TOM layers) development experience in GSM/FIXED & IMS Domains. Diversified experience includes Service activation and billing mediation systems and Rating systems on multiple vendors like ERICSSON,ALCATEL and HUAWEI

-Experience in protocols like UCIP/ACIP/MAP v2/SCAP v2 /Gy/CIP-IP/SNMP/NTP/EJB/WS/JMS etc to integrate with Ericsson IN nodes.

-Network Communication protocols like TCP/IP and X.25 in Unix C (IPC, Semaphores, Shared Memories) and JAVA (EJB, BC4J, JOLT, JSP).

  • Rich exposure in project designing projects with RUPand Agile methodologies using UML and design patterns from use-case development to analysis, design and implementation with experience in RATIONAL tools like ROSE , CLEAR CASE, CLEAR QUEST, etc.
  • In depth knowledge in Stream Serve (OPENTEXT)invoicing platform and architecture.
  • Possesses strong experience in SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), defect tracking, release management and project delivery activities.
  • Skilled in planning, conducting and leading assignments involving moderate, high budget projects including, Customer Care & Billing Systems, J2EE, UNIX Application Porting C/C++, etc.
  • An effective communicator with strong team management, leadership, relationship management skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Experience of working in cross-cultural and multi-lingual environments. Mentored team members. Experience in Training and staff development.

COMPETENCIES

MANAGERIAL

  • Delivering architecture models and patterns confirms to TOGAF/ITIL / e-TOM and SID and Universal Data Models (UDM) frameworks and standards.
  • Ensuring the Enterprise architecture is across all horizontal levels which include ESB integration frameworks in all levels.
  • Telecom BSS/OSS Architecture(Service Fulfillment/Billing/Rating/Roaming/Fixed/Mobile etc)
  • Ensuring compliance with the quality process in the development process.
  • Enterprise System Integration (EAI/ESB-TIBCO/FUSION etc)
  • Technology Optimization
  • Strategic and Business Planning and Design
  • Oracle Technologies/Database Solutions / Management
  • Vendor Negotiation & Capacity Planning
  • People Leadership

FUNCTIONAL

  • Interfacing with onsite/ offsite teams for business gathering, conducting system analysis and finalising technical / functional specifications and high level design documents for the project.
  • Contributing to the design, development, testing, troubleshooting and debugging of the software.
  • Ensuring smooth implementation and testing.
  • Providing post-implementation, application maintenance and enhancement support with regard to the product/ software application.

TECHNICAL SKILLSET

SOFTWARE

  • Enterprise Data Modeling using UDM
  • OPENTAPS (CRM&ERP) technical expertise
  • Stream Serve (OPENTEXT) invoicing platform
  • TIBCO EMS (Enterprise Messaging Systems)
  • TIBCO Active Matrix Business Works
  • TIBCO Adaptors
  • TIBCO Enterprise Service Bus (EMS/BW)
  • TIBCO Business Process Management (BPM)
  • TIBCO Business Studio
  • TIBCO active Matrix BPM Integrations
  • TIBCO I-Process Suite
  • Oracle DB XXg/OCI/OCCI/PROC++
  • Oracle Middleware(WebLogic)
  • Integration to OSS elements (PCRF/SMSC/Ericcsson IN)
  • Rational Rose / Clear Case / Clear Quest
  • Protocols SOAP/Diameter/SMPP/SMTP/CAI/MNSAT
  • Oracle application Server with ,TOPLINK,EJB
  • ASN1 / Sun Studio /C/C++
  • UNIX & C /C++
  • BEA TUXEDO Middle Tier/JBOSS
  • Performance tuning Oracle

HARDWARE

  • Sun Enterprise Systems with Solaris 9/10/11 – High-end Systems(clustered)M8000/M5000 Series and beyond
  • HP-PARISC and ITANIUM series Servers with Unix System 11+
  • Compaq/DEC Alpha Servers with TRU 64 OS
  • INTEL based servers
  • ATAE Server Platforms based ATCA A(Advanced Telecom Architecture based)
  • Amazon EC2 environments

WORK EXPERIENCE

Since May 2011Emirates Integrated Telecom (DU) – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Senior Manager OSS/BSS (ArchitectureDesign)

  • Project Title: Convergent Billing Solution using Ericsson Charging System 5(CS5) and BSCS

CBIO (charging & billing in ONE) is the Ericsson’s convergent billing solution which covers end to end billing and customer care requirements of postpaid and prepaid customers.

-Responsible for end to end integration & architecture (BSS/OSS).

-Review of Voice and Data products for mapping to SDP/Charging platform.

-Integration requirements and architecture review of ESB /TIBCO infrastructure.

-Integration of billing mediation systems and service activation systems (HPSA & IUM)

-Integration of CCN/SDP/AIR/VS nodes to Voice and Packet Core & Vas nodes integration.

-Integration of multi-IN existence using GGSN/PCRF for packet core.

-Involved in Fault Tolerant and load balancing requirements across Datacenters.

-Involved in near real-time synchronization with IN system & BSCS

  • Data Charging and real time rating (Smart data policy)

The aim of this project is to enhance customer experience by providing real-time Data usage of multiple data bundles to the customer’s mobile device. Solution is basds on Huawei VGS which includes PCRF integration and portal for subscribing to multiple data bundles. The landing portal is redirected from GGSN once the policy is triggered from PCRF through PCEF. Once customer depletes its data bundles, customer can subscribe through integrated portal

-Involved in the end to end (E2E) architecture and solution reviews.

-Design reviews and suggestions and patterns for better performance

-Challenging the vendor to use best and suitable solution for the current environment which reduces the TCO (Total cost of ownership)

-Integrating with EAI/ESB(TIBCO) and recommending design patterns and best practices

  • Project Title: Transformation of Invoicing platform

Solution is based on OPENTEXT Stream Serve Platform which includes defining of convergent bill layout for Enterprise and consumer segments which covers both fixed and mobile networks

-Involved in the design and architecture reviews.

-Design reviews and suggestions and patterns for better performance

-Integrating with Billing platform

Since Dec’96 till May 2011Emirates Telecommunications (ETISALAT) – Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates

Technical Architect

Project Executed

As Sr. Technical Architect

  • Project Title: Work Force Management System

WFMS facilitates optimization of Telecom technicians in the field visit with usage of state of the art technologies like GPS and PDA. Project mainly consists of SIH (Strategic integration Hub), FOS (Field optimization suite) and BSS domain using TIBCO infrastructure (ESB and BPM – I-process Suite)

-Involved in the architecture of Strategic Integration Hub (SIH).

-Design and tuning of database entities and Oracle11g on RAC.

-Business Process Management(BPMN) using TIBCO I-process engine and Business Studio

-Involved in Fault Tolerant and load balancing implementations.

-Highly scalable architecture using TIBCO EMS and SOA support and Fault Tolerant.

  • Project Title: TAP3.11.12 Roaming System

TAP3 (Transferred Account Procedure), the new global telecommunications industry billing standard, provides all the means to meet the challenges of billing new generation services, including Internet information, mobile multimedia, and new international roaming services. It is a standard process, which allows operators to exchange information as a part of roaming for the billing of the use of networks and services.

-Involved in complete design & development stages.

-Developed using ASN1, OCI/Sun Studio12 & Solaris 10/C++/C.

-Involved in performance tuning /mechanism designs/Database tuning, etc.

  • Project Title: Implementing an Enterprise Service BUS (SOA & EAI)

ESB provides the infrastructure for all messaging and SOA implementation requirements of the corporation.The ESB integrates with BSS(Business Support System) and OSS(Operational Support Systems)layers which support activation and mediation of Wireless (GSM/3G/Data) and Wires Products(PSTN/GPON/etc.) Supports multi-layer protocols like SOAP/ HTTP/ JMS/ FTP/ TCP, etc. and custom protocols like DIAMETER, SNMP SMTP etc.

-Architect of the design and patterns to support millions of messages per hour and messaging patterns.

-Complete SOA with Policy Management and Controls.

-Involved in Fault Tolerant and load balancing implementations.

-Highly scalable architecture using TIBCO EMS and SOA support.

-Adaptors for ERICSSON ,ALCATELHUWEI communication gateways which gets activated from BSS domains.

-Complete solution for service fulfillment and service activation.

  • Project Title: Customer Care and Billing System (BSS DOMAIN)

This is one of the prestigious projects of the Corporation which facilitates the complete customer care and billing package. With an estimated time frame of two years, the project involves sub modules like Service Provisioning system, Payment system, Rating Engine and Billing Systems with integration of EAI layer. For Online application layers J2EE/JAVA technologies are used extensively in this project. Except for Rating Engine and due the performance issue, the system designed to use C++/STL

-Enterprise Data modeling controls flows and business process.

-Designing and implementation of Rating Engines/ Customizable Rule Engines and EAI modules. Also involved in performance tuning in system side as well as database side.

-Tools: Rational Rose, Oracle10g, OCI, OCCI, C++ / STL J2EE/JAVA & TIBCO

  • Project Title: NRTRDE (Near Real Time Roaming Data Exchange)

NRTRDE solutions capture roamer call detail records and send them from the serving operator (the VPMN) to the home operators (HPMNs). The records are not rated before sending and are sent independently of TAP, which means that there is very little delay in providing them to the home network. NRTRDE solutions are already used by approximately 100 operators worldwide; provide visibility of roaming subscriber activity to the home network within a few hours of events taking place. NRTRDE solutions consistently deliver reductions in fraud losses and result in business cases that outperform expectations.

-High speed processing solutions/mechanisms & design patterns to create & process NRTRDE files.

-Design & development stages.

-Developed using ASN1,ORACLE-OCI/Sun Studio12 & Solaris 10/C++/STL

-Performance tuning /mechanism designs/Database tuning etc.

As Technical Architect & Design Lead

  • Project Title: USSD gateway & SMSC Provisioning System

This project facilitates, customer request coming the channels like SMSC & USSD to be routed to provisioning system. This acts like a centralized hub for providing multiple channels for the customer. Online deduction of payments for prepaid customers is done through ERICSSON EMM.

-Developing in ORACLE10g/OCI/C & JAVA Platform enables any service request coming from the channels will be delivered to service provisioning system.

-Interactive menus are provided to the customer depending upon the service.

As EAI Architect

  • Project Title: Enterprise Service BUS and SOA Implementation

-Designed Technical Architecture of BSS and OSS communications using TIBCO ESB

-Complete solution for high speed SOA communications

-BSS to OSS Dual layer ESB with high speed turbo adaptors on database replications

-Centralized monitoring with complete custom made dashboards

-Benefits includes the following

  • Highly scalable architecture.
  • Simple integrations to HLR MMSC SMSC IN gateways
  • BSS and OSS no time to Market with configurations
  • Cuts administration costs while improving the performance.

As Technical Architect

  • Project Title: Online Shopping Site ( E-SHOP ) and User management system(Online Shopping Site)

This is a 3-tier application developed under WEBLOGIC Server and Java2 platform. Customers can subscribe to different value added services without visiting sales counters

-Extensive use of EJBs, JSPs and TUXEDO (JOLT).

-User management system provided Contact Center Staff for administering the Users of the E-SHOP Site.

-Design & development of interactive/dynamic pages using JSP and Servlet, Java Bean components, Tuxedo Services, etc.

  • Project Title: IVR/SMSC/USSD Interface system

The system provides Online & Outstanding Billing Inquiries for GSM, Telephone & Internet, subscription to more than 500+ value added services, etc.

-Designed & developed:

  • The system in Embedded C (PRO-C) for database interaction (Oracle). Communication protocols are developed in UNIX C/C++/SMPP/SNMP. The system uses IPC technologies (pipes semaphores & shared memories for better performance).
  • Using TCP/IP protocol to communicate to more than 30 SUN-PERIPHONICS IVR machines.
  • Project Title: Online Billing / Charging module for Intelligent Network (IN), E-mail, Credit Card Payphone, etc.

-Calls charging for different products: PPC (Pre-paid Card), PPS (Pre-paid GSM), Post Paid Calling Cards

-Different charging patterns: Cheap/Normal and Pulse based & volume based charging.

-Systems could able to process more than 800 million calls.

-Based on UNIX platform, developed in Oracle.

-Technologies used: Java, PROC & PL/SQL.

-Added the Cyclic Billing method.

-Online inquiries are developed using ORACLE and java.

  • Project Title: OPENTAPS (CRM & ERP) implementation

- This is freelancing project executed as part of R&D in the open source area.

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As Systems Analyst

  • Project Title: Porting of Application across platforms

-Porting application from HP to Digital and vise versa. Porting projects like IVR, Billing systems etc.

  • In IVR project, the X.25 communication systems ported to TCP/IP and the HP is ported to DEC (COMPAQ).

-Developing and extensively using systems internal system calls porting applications across platforms used to be one of the most difficult tasks.

-By doing so, the hardware resources can be utilized more efficiently.

Aug’93 - Sep’96 Al Andalus Group of Companies, KSA

Senior Software Engineer

Complete Office Automation system in Client Server Technologies which includes Sales and accounting packages

  • Financial Package
  • Inventory System
  • Payroll
  • Sale Order Management

Jun’92 – Jul’93 Canada-India Institutional Co-operation Project Trichur, Kerala, India

Software Engineer

Developing various software in windows and dos

TECHNICAL SKILL ENHANCEMENTS (Certifications & Training)

  • TOGAF Certified
  • ITIL V3 Certified
  • TIBCO Active Matrix Business Works Integration/Admin Boot Camp
  • TIBCO Enterprise Messaging Service (EMS) Administration
  • TIBCO Hawk Administration
  • TIBCO BPM Academy (I-process suite / Business studio)
  • Architecture Essentials of Distributed Systems
  • Stream Serve Fundamentals
  • Stream Serve Advanced
  • Stream Serve System Administration & Installation
  • Architecting on TIBCO SOA
  • OracleAs TopLink: Implement Persistent Java Objects in ORACLE Education
  • Oracle – Develop Enterprise JAVA Beans in ORACLE Education
  • Oracle – Create Servlets and JSPs in ORACLE Education
  • Java Programming (J DEVELOPER) in ORACLE Education
  • DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) for DECNET/OSI/X.25/TCP/IP in DIGITAL
  • In house training for complete SDLC and UML/ Rational

ACADEME

  • Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering with 1st Class from Mangalore University, INDIA in 1992

PERSONAL DETAILS

  • NationalityIndian
  • Family DetailsMarried: with 2 kids
  • LanguagesEnglish, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Arabic
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