Santhanakumar Gopalan
Srivilliputtur,India
Summary
Have more than 20 years of experience in Fiber Optic Transport Network - Telecom Industry. To take up a challenging position in your esteemed Organization where my knowledge and skills would be of value.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work history
Engineer
e& ETISALAT
Dubai
09.2014 - Current
- Maintain High Level IP Core & Transport Network performance through quality day-day operation & maintenance
- Handle Physical traffic Provision, Cessation, Re-allocation for IP core, Transport, GPON Access & Fiber Optic Network as per work orders issued by Operation Team for National / International Customers
- Handle the 100G/10G Ethernet & SDH Analyzer to test the Physical Traffic and Newly Provisioned Links & Generate the BERT / RFC Test Report
- Handle the Physical network traffic, Link & Hardware failures escalated by TNO/IMC Centers in Core/Transport Networks & Terrestrial & Submarine CLS Networks
- Handle Physical traffic, Hardware Expansion & Software Upgrade planned outages/hazardous in coordination with Network Operations
- Implement the Quality of new Installation & Commissioning by applying ACL (Acceptance Check List) set by CNO department
- Implement the Preventive & Corrective maintenance activities for Core & Transport Network systems
- Handle and Executing the OFC Project work like, Trenching, HDPE Ducting, OFC Blowing, Splicing and Link Testing & Commissioning
- Hand on Experience in Operation & Maintenance in Fiber Optic Networks in various Operators in India.
Transport Engineer
Alcatel-Lucent Managed Solutions India Pvt Ltd
Madurai
04.2013 - 04.2015
Project Engineer
4Th Dimensions
Iraq
05.2014 - 07.2014
Transport Engineer
Reliance Integrated Services Pvt Ltd
Coimbatore/Madurai
12.2007 - 04.2013
Transport Engineer
Bharti Airtel Services Ltd
Vellore / Bangalore
05.2007 - 11.2007
Transmission Engineer
Aarvi Encon Pvt Ltd – for Tata Communications Projects – O&M
Coimbatore
03.2005 - 05.2007
OFC Engineer
Konstelec Engineers Pvt Ltd – for Reliance Industries Ltd
Jamnagar-Gujarat
06.2004 - 02.2005
Project Engineer
Bhupendra and Brothers – for Reliance Industries Ltd
Jamnagar-Gujarat
01.2004 - 05.2004
Project Engineer
Technimont ICB Pvt Ltd – for RCOM Projects
Jaipur-Rajasthan
01.2002 - 12.2003
Education
Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering -
P.A.C. Ramasamy Raja’s Polytechnic
Rajapalayam, Tamil NaduBachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) - undefined
Alagappa University
Karaikudi, Tamil NaduSkills
- Handling the Day-Day Operations & Maintenance Activities in e& ETISALAT Fixed Networks covering Traffic, Hardware, and Junction Dark Fiber network in following areas
- Handling the Physical Traffic, Hardware Faults and Unplanned / Planned Outages, Hazardous in the following e& IP/Transport Network Domains of e& ETISALAT
- Handling the Hardware & Link Failures in the Transport /IP networks –OTN/DWDM/CWDM/IP CORE, IP-VPN and INTERNET Network Equipment’s as below
- Handling the Hardware & Link Failures in the SDH Transport networks –SDH X-Connects/SDH/Legacy Equipment’s as below
- Handle the Faults & Providing Field support to GNOC/Mumbai in TATA Gulf Submarine CLS and Terrestrial networks
- Expert in Testing the National/International Circuits, by 100G VIAVI, 10G EXFO Ethernet/SDH Analyser
- Expert in O&M of Nortel DWDM, HDX, Repeater, Amplifier & Optical Multiservice Edge-N6500 (10G), Nortel 16X, 4XE, TN-1X, TN-1C, OME 6100, 6200, 6300, HDE, Fibcom, and ECI XDM 100 STM 16/4 Equipment’s
- Expertise in Handling Soft Cross-Connections Faults, Physical E1 Faults & Alarm management of Nortel NEs by Using Nortel Preside
- Experts in O&M of NEC I Paso, SDH & PDH, Ceragon Microwave and VSAT-Remote Earth Station Equipment’s
- Handle the Installation and Commissioning of above said DWDM/SDH Optical and SDH/PDH Microwave networks in Airtel/RCOM
- Implement Preventive & Corrective maintenance activities for core & transport network systems and Maintain the station Quality of ODF, DDF & EDF
- Providing the Field support & Implementation of SW and HW Up gradation in transport network
- Coordinate with other Service provider (POI) to resolve transmission link related interconnect faults & test the newly provisioned POI Links
- Handle operation & maintenance databases related to traffic, hardware inventory, fixed assets & fibers network in coordination with respective TNM management team
- Handle fixed assets related to IP core, transport networks, test equipment, office supplies in coordination with management team
- Hands on experience in Zhone, Alcatel & Huawei GPON OLT Operations and Fault Managements
- Expert in the Provisioning & Fault Management of PRI/LD Circuits through GPON/SDH Networks
- Handle Fiber Optic Network Failures, including important traffic restoration, fault localization and coordination with concerned section for fiber repair and after fault clearance testing of spare fibers and traffic normalization
- Plan and execute Fiber Optic hazard/Outages for Cable cut/Road Work/Cable Relocation/Cable Rationalization in most optimum way in order to have least impact on network by adopting various precautionary measures in coordination with concerned sections
- Provide the on-field support to the Cable Repair ships to locate & repair the Submarine Cable systems of Dubai – Sir bu nair islands – Moon Islands
- Handle Hazards/outages for augmentation/rearrangement of Nodes/Rings for optimization
- O&M of all Junction Fiber Optic network covering all ETSIALAT exchanges (85Nos) in all over Dubai Emirate
- Prepare the ISO 9001:2015 Audit file for the Planned Fiber Optic Hazard activities
- ATP for the newly Installed FO Junction Cables 200F/100F/48F/24F in coordination with Project Team
- Hand on Experience in Maintaining Optical Fiber Networks of Tata Tele Services ltd, Route: Coimbatore – Pollachi - Ottanchatram, Tanjore – Pattukottai – Tiruvarur
- Bharti Airtel Ltd, Route: Chittore – Kolar, Chittore – Vellore - Tiruvannamalai)
- Reliance Communications Ltd, Route: Madurai-Melur, Madurai – Kovilpatti, Madurai – Natham & Local Access networks in Madurai City
- Executing the OFC Project work like, Trenching, HDPE Ducting, OFC Blowing, and Splicing of Tata Communications Ltd – Coimbatore MAN / Aurangabad MAN Project
- Executing the OFC Project work like, Splicing and OTDR Testing of the following NLD/MA Links of Reliance Communications Ltd, Gujarat: Ahmedabad – Rajkot – Jamnagar, Ahmedabad – Himatnagar – Udaipur, Ahmedabad – Vadodara – Surat, Ahmedabad City Access Ring Rajasthan: Delhi – Udaipur – Ajmer – Bewar – Udaipur Jaipur – Sikar – Bikaner – Nagaur – Jodhpur Bhilwara – Kota – Ujjain MA Rings: Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur
- Maintenance of Electrical Substations Interconnected Fiber Optic Networks – Single mode/Multimode Fiber Optic Cables across the Reliance Petroleum Refinery in Jamnagar - Gujarat
- Installation of FTTH in Reliance Town Ship, Jamnagar Gujrat
- Expertise in operating Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer (OTDR), VFL, Power Source meter and Talk set
Languages
Tamil
English
Hindi
Malayalam
Telugu
Custom
I hereby declare that the above-mentioned statements are correct and true to the best of my knowledge.
Yours Sincerely,
(Santhana Kumar.G)
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 07/21/82
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital status: Married
Timeline
Engineer
e& ETISALAT
09.2014 - Current
Project Engineer
4Th Dimensions
05.2014 - 07.2014
Transport Engineer
Alcatel-Lucent Managed Solutions India Pvt Ltd
04.2013 - 04.2015
Transport Engineer
Reliance Integrated Services Pvt Ltd
12.2007 - 04.2013
Transport Engineer
Bharti Airtel Services Ltd
05.2007 - 11.2007
Transmission Engineer
Aarvi Encon Pvt Ltd – for Tata Communications Projects – O&M
03.2005 - 05.2007
OFC Engineer
Konstelec Engineers Pvt Ltd – for Reliance Industries Ltd
06.2004 - 02.2005
Project Engineer
Bhupendra and Brothers – for Reliance Industries Ltd
01.2004 - 05.2004
Project Engineer
Technimont ICB Pvt Ltd – for RCOM Projects
01.2002 - 12.2003
Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering -
P.A.C. Ramasamy Raja’s Polytechnic
Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) - undefined
Alagappa University
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