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Value Added Services Planning - Principal Engineer (MGR) at Etisalat
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Nigeria Telecommunications Otiseghene Ibadin (CCNP)
Snr. Solutions Architect, Transport
Current Etisalat Nigeria Network
Previous Etisalat Nigeria, UBA Group, Globacom
Education Huawei University Shenzhen, China Sobhit Tripathi
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Technical Expert in telecoms value-added services and mobile financial services

Technical Lead in Commercial product design and development

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June 2012 August 2016 (4 years 3 months) Ikechukwu E.A Kalu
Business Application Developer - IT
Define the optimal network topology for the VAS & Data platforms (SMSC, USSDC, MMSC, Nigeria
VMS,MCN,ICACHE SCG, ADC,IPCC, UPCC, CRBT) for deployment of Value Added service to give
the network competitive advantage.
Ikechukwu Okore Kalu (MNSE;
Execute prompt provisioning of network capacity for all the VAS network elements, features and
MASCE, RE, MNIStuctE, MNICE)
protocols. Lead, Engineering Design at
Liaise with vendors on new market releases and technology upgrade path to ensure quick Reyikoka Engineering Services
deployment of new and innovative products/services Limited
Design and dimensioning of VAS & Data network as well as new products and services to Nigeria

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Conduct technical and feasibility studies for new products and services and produce feasibility BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Sign in
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Plan and design the implementation of future VAS and Mobile Financial products. Nigeria Join now
Produce Functional and Technical Specification documents for new products and services.
Plan and design network architecture to optimally serve the growth of the VAS network in terms More professionals named Ikechukwu Kalu
of traffic, subscribers and value added service capacity.
Coordinate and/or participate in cross functional meetings with key stakeholders involved in the
development and deployment of new Value Added Services in order to define best solutions for new
products and services.
Carry out feasibility studies for new products and produce a technical report.
Conduct analysis of network model outputs and traffic patterns to evaluate model and proffer
solution if necessary within the VAS & Data environment.
Design and plan the evolution of Value Added Services, such as messaging (Voicemail & SMS),
Mobile Data, WAP, GPRS, Multimedia products and other Third Party applications and services.

Deputy Manager, Business Innovations & Intelligence

(Afripay)
UBA Group
December 2011 June 2012 (7 months)

Plan and implement integration projects of U-MO mobile money platform to telecommunication
providers on SMS, USSD, GPRS and IVR channels.
Design, implementation and optimization of user interface and interaction flow on SMS, USSD,
GPRS and IVR of U-Mo Platform
Plan and implement integration projects of U-Mo Mobile Money platform to regulatory, local and
international electronic switching providers, EFT terminal providers
Identify and integrate innovative Value-added services (VAS) products as key differentiator for
the business
Identify and generate business intelligent and management reports to analyze business
performance

Value Added-Services Planning, Engineer

Globacom
November 2007 November 2011 (4 years 1 month)

VAS
Design & implementation of VAS services based on
SMS,USSD,WAP,DSTK,GPRS,MMS,VOICE/IVR and 3G
Handle technical evaluation and selection of new VAS platforms/services from vendors
Manage end-to-end process of planning to integration of new VAS platforms into the existing
telecom infrastructure
Manage deployment of WASP VAS services within agreed SLA
Manage creation of new services on VAS SDPs and infrastructure
Design and Development of in-house VAS applications based on commercial requirement
specification
Planning and optimization of relevant VAS nodes, systems and platforms to support Value Added
Services

MPS (Mobile Payment Services)

Plan and execute technical integration requirements of licensed Mobile Money Partners to MPS
Platform
Evaluate mobile channels requirements for MPS providers platforms
based on SMS, DSTK, USSD, DSTK, WAP/GPRS and IVR technologies
Plan and implement end-to-end integration of Mobile Money Partners to Network nodes
Plan and optimize network nodes to support MPS providers platforms

Ebusiness Consultant - Associate

Nextzon Business Services
November 2006 November 2007 (1 year 1 month)

Software Engineer
Neptune Software Plc
June 2005 November 2006 (1 year 6 months)

Certifications

Huawei CRBT System Operation and Maintenance

Huawei Technologies
November 2013 Present

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Huawei IPCC/URP6600 System Operation and Maintenance
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November 2013 Present

Huawei SMC System Operation and Maintenance

Huawei Technologies
March 2013 Present

Huawei SMC System Advanced Maintenance

Huawei Technologies
March 2013 Present

Huawei SMS GW & USSD System Operation and Maintenance

Huawei Technologies
March 2013 Present

Huawei MMSC System Operation and Maintenance

Huawei Technologies
March 2013 Present

Huawei MMSC System Advanced Maintenance Training

Projects
Huawei Technologies
March 2013 Present

Huawei SCG System Operation and Maintenance

Huawei Technologies
September 2013 Present

Huawei iCache System Operation and Maintenance

Huawei Technologies
May 2012 Present

Introduction to Charging System/Charging Contol Node 5.0

Ericsson
October 2011 Present

GemConnect Secure Platform Administration

Gemalto
December 2010 Present

OTA & Service Manager Administration (DSTK)

Gemalto
December 2010 Present

MNO Portal - Online Service Gateway

Gemalto
December 2010 Present

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Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

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Oracle9i Database Adminstrator Certified Associate

Oracle
January 2006 Present

Volunteer Experience & Causes

Volunteer
Red Cross Youth
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Causes Ikechukwu cares about:

Children
Civil Rights and Social Action
Economic Empowerment
Education
Health
Human Rights
Poverty Alleviation
Science and Technology
Social Services

Skills

VAS Mobile Devices Integration SMS WAP IVR GSM

Telecommunications Requirements Analysis Project Management BSS SS7

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Education

Huawei University Shenzhen, China

2012 2013

Huawei SMC System Operation and Maintenance

Huawei SMC System Advanced Maintenance
Huawei SMS GW & USSD System Operation and Maintenance
Huawei MMSC System Operation and Maintenance
Huawei MMSC System Advanced Maintenance Training Projects
Huawei SCG System Operation and Maintenance
Huawei IPCC/URP6600 System Operation and Maintenance
Huawei CRBT System Operation and Maintenance

Michael Okpara' University of Agriculture Umudike

BSc, Computer Science
1999 2004

* Director of Software (D.O.S) for National Association of Computer Science Students for 2
consecutive terms

* Industrial Attachement in ABC International Bank (Now Spingbank Plc)- Facilitated in development
of Mobile Banking Suite integrated with Temenous Globus Banking Platform

* Federal Govt Academic Scholarship Award recipient (2003)

* Project Work: Mobile Reservation System for Transport

Companies: Case Study ABC Transports Plc
Activities and Societies: Director of Softwares, National Association of Computer Science Students
(NACOSS)

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