Alok Kumar

About Alok Kumar

23 years of experience in of management, development, integration, validation, customer enablement and ramping up teams from ground zero for Wireless Products (5G, CBRS, 4G, 3G, GPRS, PSTN) & Cloud Hosted end-to-end n/w Management Solutions along with Mobile Apps. Experience & Expertise Coverage:o Planning and Execution - Translating the Strategies into Realityo Development, Integration, Validation, Customer Enablement and Ramping upo Cloud-Hosted Solutions & Products – 5G, 4G-CBRS, Access Points, Controllers, TLSo Telemetry, Configuration, Automation, GUI Frontendo Mobile-Apps – Android & IOS – Cisco Access Points & Private Networks for managing Devices & Guests to share devices.Solutions & Products: o 5G & 4G based Private Network Management Solutions for Enterpriseso 4G Citizen Broadband Radio Services (CBRS) Management Cloud Solutionso Cisco Access Points, Controllers Management Cloud Solutions o Cisco DNA (Automation & Analytics) based SP-WiFi whole offer solutiono Cloud Data Analysis Engine and Location & Presence Analytic Mobility IQo WiFi-SON Agent, Universal Cisco SP-WiFi Solutionso VoWiFi, Virtual HetNet, Mobility IQ (Analytic Solutions)o LTE – eNodeB App, eNodeB Protocols; RADISYSo EPC – MME, SGW, PGW Protocols and Application; RADISYSo 3G WCDMA (2005 & 2012) HNB, SGSN, GGSN; RADISYS/CCPUo GPRS/GSM/SS7 Products – Customer Support & Enablemento Call Processing (PSTN Technology) and Charging - C-DoTRamping up Teams – Establishment/Ramp-up of talent, technology & Labso Cisco Cloud-Offer & Mobile App team - Currento Cisco WiFi Solutions teams, o Cisco’s Small cell producto Radisys/CCPU teamTechnologies – 5G, CBRS, LTE, 3G, 2G, Small Cells, VoLTE, GPRS, WiFi (SON), VoWiFi, TLS, GSM, SS7o Cisco Products – Cloud-Offers, OnPriem DNA (APIC-EM, PnP), 3G Small Cells, Cisco EPC, WiFi AP (Cat xK, AireOS, Mobility Express), WLC, ASR1K, ASR5K, SaMoG, ePDG, PGW, CPARo Program & Project Management (estimations, scheduling & resource planning).o Leadership Skills (mentoring, team coaching and development, focus on delivering results etc.).

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Manager

   Cisco

   Nov 2021 — Present · Bangalore Urban, IN

   Development for WiFi AI/ML based RRM Enhancement, Self-Optimisation SolutionBackend and Frontend developmentServiceability & Observability – Improvisation in Config Previews, Health Monitoring, Logging and TroubleshootingNetwork Management – Day-0/N Configuration, FCAPS (Faults, Alarms, Performance, Security), GUI DevDevOps & CICD – from planning, development to releasing the products to production setupsResponsible for budget estimations, CapEx & OpEx managementCross-Functional Stakeholder management – PLM, UX Team, Customer Facing Teams, HR, Finance, Lab

Education

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Master of Science (M.S.), Software Systems

  1999 — 2001

• Madan Mohan Malviya Engineering College

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Communications Engg

  1992 — 1996

• Project Management Institute

  PMP, Project Management

  2009

• ICFAI Dehradun

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), General Management / Finance

  2006 — 2008

• CMMI

  ATM (Appraisal Team Member), CMMI L3 Assessment

  2008