Shri Vipan Kumar
Work Experience:
• Has experience as Arbitrator for Civil disputes between Companies.
• Running own Private Limited Company for Consultancy and Project Management for Telecom & ICT
• Retired from Department of Telecommunications HQ as Senior Deputy Director General at HAG level
Educational Qualification:
• M.Tech. (Electronics & Communications) from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
• B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering) from Punjab University.
PERFORMANCE DRIVERS
Versatile Officer: Skilled in complex interactions and relations; guide projects from viability evaluation and concept development, through government approvals, entitlements, site plans, permits, and partnerships. Keen focus on simultaneously balancing supply and demand of multiple project components in the industry.
Quality & Profit-Driven Professional: Committed to delivering high-value, profitable projects that meet goals and contribute in creating healthier environment and telecom solutions.
Resourceful Solutions Provider: Look for solution opportunities in every challenge, and creative ideas from self, team members, and consultants. Adept at quantifying issues, scoping sources, and using extensive network. Implement strategies required to manage short-term issues while pursuing long-term objectives.
Mentor & Team Builder: Lead through example, for results, not glory. Articulate objectives and work tirelessly to achieve them. Motivate the task force through consistency, persistence, and constant communication.
Core strengths:
• An Ambassador of Change with the distinction of leading and implementing technical and business solutions with Profit & Loss responsibility and deadlines.
• Has Strong business development, project management and supervisory skills, able to oversee activities of large groups and deliver quality results on time.
• Distinction of executing International projects for Bhutan Telecom which earned goodwill to India for timely completion.
• Possess acknowledged competence in strategic management on business and technical matters with the distinction of driving new policy based business initiatives and achieving organizational objectives.
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS
Sr Deputy Director General ,Department of Telecommunications
• Monitoring vigilance assignment in the DOT, BSNL and MTNL for strict follow-up of various policy instructions, its implementation and follow-up with punitive actions. Took active part in implementing various Technical measures like e-tendering, e-procurement, Information Security etc. As Technical expert, guided various Technical committees for effective implementation of time-bound projects
• Offered Technical advice for implementation of important projects that ensured speedy and transparent processing.
Chief General Manager, MAHANAGAR TELEPHONE NIGAM LTD
• Member of the Senior Management Group, Accountable for budgeting, designing, planning and execution of large IT and Telecom projects, Network Operations Centre, Certifying Authority Project.
• Strategizing Planning, Negotiating and finalizing several projects and corporate deals. Generation of new business after conducting field trials and promotion of new value added services on revenue sharing basis.
• The security solutions using IDS, IPS, Firewall, LIS, antivirus, IPSEC, L2TP, MPLS VPN, etc. had been used in various projects of clients as well as for commercial uses.
• Functioning as Corporate Head to enter into alliance with various business entities for Technical and business operations in marketing and provisioning of broadband, IPTV, value added services, GSM and CDMA products and services and generation of new source of revenue.
• Submitted various plans and documents about procurement of 3G handsets, introduction of various value added services, sharing of infrastructure, acquisition of BTS sites, broadband and IP TV penetration.
• Responsible for preparation and finalization of plans for all IT related activities in MTNL, preparation and finalization of tender document and award of contracts for all IT related activities in MTNL, Project Management and Monitoring of MTNL projects, Convergence Billing & CRM project, Broadband access network, IPDSLAM, BRAS, LAN Switches provisioning, EMS, CPEs for Triple play services and Inter-operator Billing.
Dy. Director General TELECOMMUNICATIONS EGINEERING CENTRE
• Spearheaded the planning, approval process, conformance testing and research & development of IP based Next Generation Network viz. Soft Switch for Local & Transit Applications, Sessions Border Controller, Integrated Access Devices, Media & Applications Servers, Gateway Devices, Next Generation Operations Support Systems (NGOSS), Convergent Billing & Customer Relationship Management Systems (CRM), Centralized Converged Lawful Interception (CCLI) & Fraud Management Control (FMC) Systems for PSTN, Mobile & IP Based Access Networks.
• Institutionalized Technology standardization, technology appraisal and forecast, technology certification, test-plan and test lab set-up and development for NGN, IMS, IPV6, TDM Networks, etc.
• Planned for implementation of phase-wise centralized convergent billing and customer care system for all the services, disaster management policy, unified converged call centre & CRM system, on-line payment system, single window clearance mechanism.
Group General Manager–IT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS INDIA LIMITED
• Heading a wide gamut of activities encompassing Business Development, Bid preparation, Alliance Management, Resource Management, Project implementation and Project staffing.
• Effectively managed and completed projects like:
o Enterprise Resource System and Security Software
o Value added software to Mobile phone operator
o Recharge Card Management System
o E-mail Over Telephone
o Differential Rating System
• Finalized Consortium Agreements with HP, CISCO, IFS, ICS for hardware, networking, ERP and security software, Immigration control, Airport/Boarder gates security monitoring
PUBLICATIONS
• Published paper on NGN in Telecommunications Journal published by BSNL Jabalpur.
• Released technology/ whitepapers on various topics related to NGN in TEC for all stake holders namely telecom service providers, manufacturers & institutes, these covers new frontiers of technology viz.,
Soft switch for Local and Transit Applications; SIP Application Server; IMS TISPAN Architecture; Element Management System; Services for NGN Subscribers; National Standards for SIP; Interconnect Exchanges for NGN; Session Border Controller; Line Media Gateway; Trunk Media Gateway; National Standards for H.248; Migration of PSTN to NGN; Service Delivery Platform for NGN; Migration from Soft switch to IMS; Numbering and Routing Plan in NGN; IN Services in NGN; QoS in NGN; Security in NGN; Charging and Rating Engine in NGN