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Selveena Cunnen Armoogum

Camp Roches, Henrietta

Summary

Driven project manager with strong stakeholder management experience. Works well under pressure to tight timescales in both traditional and agile environments. Focused on shaping projects to successfully deliver on project goals within time, budget and quality constraints. I am also an accomplished team lead who guides and motivates team members towards improving company productivity.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work history

Team Lead

Emtel Ltd
06.2021 - Current
  • Ensure smooth operation of all Transmission, Fixed and Datacom Network Equipment.
  • Demonstrate effective & efficient leadership in completion of tasks and projects within timeline and budget approved in order to support and contribute in achieving company objective on target revenue.
  • Creating project plans, tracking progress, and delivering projects on time and within budget as per project management principles.
  • Providing high level reports to management and stakeholders.
  • Use of agile practices to improve the team efficiency by leading daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives.
  • Financial management including budgeting, forecasting and requesting of CAPEX from project sponsors.
  • Management of RFI and RFP processes.
  • Optimise service delivery internally through process efficiencies.
  • Lead Emtel Change management process for the transmission unit.
  • Responsible for the selection, recruitment and grooming of new recruits for the transmission unit.
  • Managing time-off and leaves for reporting lines.
  • Set objectives and conduct 1-to-1 performance related discussion with reporting lines.
  • Preparation of training plans for subordinates.

Senior Network Architect Tx

Emtel Ltd
01.2018 - 05.2021
  • Responsible for planning, design, implementation, operation and maintenance of Transmission, Fixed Access and Datacom network of Emtel Network Infrastructure.
  • Delivery of projects as per tailored Project Management principle and operations as per ITIL framework.
  • Develop and maintain reporting trackers such as Project Trackers, Action Point Trackers and adhoc reports
  • Resolve problems by providing troubleshooting and network problem resolution
  • Participate in monthly CAB meetings as per Change Management Process and perform Resource Allocations
  • Contribute to Supply Chain Management delivery and integration of CAPEX/OPEX items.
  • Ensure all assigned network databases, inventories, backups, log reports and spare databases are constantly updated and accurate.
  • Have a 2 to 3-year roadmap for growth/expansion/phase-out of technology under area of expertise.
  • Involved in licensing exercises with the local telecom regulator
  • Involved in the setting up of METISS Submarine cable systems landing station
  • Responsible for tracking the congestion level on access and backbone links and timely trigger of upgrades

Associate Engineer

Emtel Ltd
10.2010 - 12.2017
  • Planning and design of microwave transmission links, Fibre Optics backbone, GPON Networks, TDM and SDH networks, satellite transmission links
  • End to end service delivery to enterprise customers
  • International circuit activation for transit services and IPLCs
  • Regulatory procedures for radio spectrum usage
  • Budget planning and brainstorming for CAPEX and OPEX
  • Supplier chain management; supplier selection, liaison with international suppliers to ensure timely delivery of services and hardware.

Technical Officer

Data Communications Ltd
09.2009 - 09.2010
  • Setting up linux cache servers, database servers, web servers.

Education

BEng (Hons) - Electronics and Communications Engineering

University of Mauritius
2009

Cisco Certified Network - undefined

University of Mauritius Cisco Academy
2008

A-Levels -

Queen Elizabeth College
2004

O levels -

Queen Elizabeth College
2002

Skills

  • ITIL v3 Foundation Certification
  • Project Management Professional(PMP) Exam preparatory workshop
  • Huawei Certification HCIA Access, 5G and Transmission
  • Operations and maintenance
  • Hiring and training of new recruits
  • Analytical problem solving
  • Project planning and development
  • Change Control Processes

Languages

English
Fluent
French
Fluent

Timeline

Team Lead

Emtel Ltd
06.2021 - Current

Senior Network Architect Tx

Emtel Ltd
01.2018 - 05.2021

Associate Engineer

Emtel Ltd
10.2010 - 12.2017

Technical Officer

Data Communications Ltd
09.2009 - 09.2010

BEng (Hons) - Electronics and Communications Engineering

University of Mauritius

Cisco Certified Network - undefined

University of Mauritius Cisco Academy

A-Levels -

Queen Elizabeth College

O levels -

Queen Elizabeth College
Selveena Cunnen Armoogum