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Mobile Telecoms IT Solution Architect eSIM BSS OSS Rating Billing
Andrew Smithwell
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Harpenden, United Kingdom
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I am an enthusiastic self-starter who has delivered many end to end telecom solutions within large scale business critical projects with multinational stakeholders. I am valued for my ability to communicate effectively with the full range of business and technical colleagues. In my current EE/BT role, in addition to delivering end-to-end IT solutions, I have been providing support to the various business and technical stakeholders to help them understand the challenges presented to their departments in managing the paradigm shift from SIM card to eSIM.
Markets
United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2016 - 2020
job
eSIM IT Solutions Architect
Hyphen/EE/BT.
Predominately I have been the lead Solutions Architect on EE's consumer eSIM projects. In all projects I functioned as technical lead and produced full end-to-end design documents, supporting their implementation throughout the project lifecycle. This involved consulting with SM-DP+ vendors, device manufacturers, internal and external stakeholders to update existing supply chain, sales fulfilment and in-life support solutions to enhance EE propositions to support eSIM devices:
Design, Consulting, Sales, It, Support, Implementation, Tech lead
2015 - 2015
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Solution Designer
Smart421/O2.
Lead Solution Designer on two projects:
• O2 Corporate Mitel Unified Communications. This involved working with Mitel to determine how to integrate Mitel applications into the existing O2 architecture and producing an end-to-end design detailing impacts to existing O2 IT systems.
• O2 Corporate Cloud Solution. This involved developing a high level the end-to-end design describing the order management, billing and revenue assurance solution.
• O2 Corporate Mitel Unified Communications. This involved working with Mitel to determine how to integrate Mitel applications into the existing O2 architecture and producing an end-to-end design detailing impacts to existing O2 IT systems.
• O2 Corporate Cloud Solution. This involved developing a high level the end-to-end design describing the order management, billing and revenue assurance solution.
Design, Cloud, Management, Architecture, It
2014 - 2014
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Solutions Architect
Mosaic Island.
Lead Solution Architect on three projects:
• New MVNO joint venture with international mobile network operators. This involved assessing and documenting impact to existing UK solution to enable integration with foreign MNOs.
• Assessing existing UK solution gaps with PCI DSS regulations and documenting changes required.
• Impact assessing the integration of a replacement case management system.
• New MVNO joint venture with international mobile network operators. This involved assessing and documenting impact to existing UK solution to enable integration with foreign MNOs.
• Assessing existing UK solution gaps with PCI DSS regulations and documenting changes required.
• Impact assessing the integration of a replacement case management system.
Integration, Management, Network, International
2011 - 2014
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Solutions Architect
Sopra/EE.
Lead Solution Architect on numerous high priority projects:
• Integration of a new MVNO BSS platform into existing EE architecture to provide a managed service solution for numerous wholesalers. This included:
◦ Producing a full end-to-end IT design document detailing impacts to existing EE IT systems and the requirements of the new BSS system. This included authoring some of the design myself and collating input from a team of 10 Solution Architects.
◦ Running technical and non-technical workshops to present the proposed solution to the EE business.
◦ Running workshops with the vendor to explain the requirements of the new MVNO BSS system.
◦ Signing off detailed designs from existing EE systems and new MVNO BSS system to ensure the end-to-end solution was being adhered to.
◦ Signing off test cases and supporting fault resolution during test phases.
◦ Assisting in post-implementation fault resolution.
• Payments, banking and financial accounting project. This included implementing a PCI DSS compliant credit card account updater solution with Barclaycard and implementing additional functionality in the credit card fraud screening solution with Retail decisions.
• BSS replacement programme, responsible for billing, mediation, revenue assurance and IMSI resource management.
• Integration of a new MVNO BSS platform into existing EE architecture to provide a managed service solution for numerous wholesalers. This included:
◦ Producing a full end-to-end IT design document detailing impacts to existing EE IT systems and the requirements of the new BSS system. This included authoring some of the design myself and collating input from a team of 10 Solution Architects.
◦ Running technical and non-technical workshops to present the proposed solution to the EE business.
◦ Running workshops with the vendor to explain the requirements of the new MVNO BSS system.
◦ Signing off detailed designs from existing EE systems and new MVNO BSS system to ensure the end-to-end solution was being adhered to.
◦ Signing off test cases and supporting fault resolution during test phases.
◦ Assisting in post-implementation fault resolution.
• Payments, banking and financial accounting project. This included implementing a PCI DSS compliant credit card account updater solution with Barclaycard and implementing additional functionality in the credit card fraud screening solution with Retail decisions.
• BSS replacement programme, responsible for billing, mediation, revenue assurance and IMSI resource management.
Design, Retail, SoMe, Integration, Management, Test, Service, Architecture, Banking, Workshops, It, Resource management, Implementation
2011 - 2011
job
BSS IT Solutions Architect
Colt Telecommunication.
Solution Architect representing the IT architecture department on two projects:
• Technical lead on proof of concept working with vendors and internal stakeholders to deliver a bill analysis tool.
• New bundles product working with internal and offshore design teams to produce an end-to-end BSS technical solution for internal stakeholders.
• Technical lead on proof of concept working with vendors and internal stakeholders to deliver a bill analysis tool.
• New bundles product working with internal and offshore design teams to produce an end-to-end BSS technical solution for internal stakeholders.
Design, Architecture, It, Offshore, Tech lead
1996 - 1999
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Software Engineer/Analyst and Manager
Dataphone.
I designed and implemented software in C and Pro*C to extract call data records from a Nortel DMS telephone exchange to populate an Oracle database
TECHNICAL SKILLS & VENDOR EXPOSURE
UNIX C/C++ ORACLE SQL UML Agile
OSS/BSS Visio Word Excel PowerPoint GSM
Amdocs Convergys Comverse CTI Alcatel-Lucent ReD
Barclaycard PCI DSS WorldPay eSIM Gemalto G&D
TECHNICAL SKILLS & VENDOR EXPOSURE
UNIX C/C++ ORACLE SQL UML Agile
OSS/BSS Visio Word Excel PowerPoint GSM
Amdocs Convergys Comverse CTI Alcatel-Lucent ReD
Barclaycard PCI DSS WorldPay eSIM Gemalto G&D
C, Manager, Gsm, Software, Analyst, UML, Oracle database, Visio, Word, Sql, Database, Unix, Agile, Exchange, Oracle, Powerpoint, Excel
My education
1995
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1996
Liverpool University
Masters, Computing and Mathematics
Masters, Computing and Mathematics
1991
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1994
Newcastle University
BSc, Statistics
BSc, Statistics
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