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PERSONAL RESUME

PAUL GORDON

PERSONAL DETAILS Name

Paul Gordon

Residence

4 Orchard Road Southsea, Portsmouth PO5 0AB

Phone E-Mail

07753 815582 (mobile) [email protected]

Nationality

UK

Education,

City and Guilds – Electronic Servicing, HMS Collingswood, Fareham, Hants. Main Subject Areas: Radar, Sonar, Communications and Satellite Communications. Professional Development Courses, Alcatel, Nortel & NTL Project Management, Requirements Capture, Estimating and Forecasting, Risk Identification and Management. Quality Assurance and Change Management. Optical Networks, SDH, PDH, DWDM, IP, VOIP, ATM, DPNSS, DASS, ISDN. DCN Networks, Cisco Catalyst 6500, Alcatel SH1353, RM1353, Structured Cabling, Cat5, Cat6e, EPOS Rational Unified Process-testing, ISEB Software Testing, Source Safe, Global Change Management Process. Prince 2 Foundation, SPOCE Project management Ltd

CAREER SUMMARY I am an achievement oriented professional with technical and project management experience within the Telecommunications and IT sectors. The foundation of my career is a sound understanding of telecommunication networks, information technology and a broad knowledge of Business. My interpersonal skills, attention to detail and ability to work effectively within diverse environments, particularly those requiring strong communication skills and responding to needs of customers, are among my highest attributes. The variety of tasks and sectors in which I have worked has meant that I have become a quick learner, capable of prioritising and working effectively in a multi-task environment. I have a proven ability to successfully manage client-facing relationships from a Project Management perspective. With careful preparation and planning techniques, I take pride in my pro-active approach, I enjoy tough challenges and I give full commitment to everything I do to achieve maximum results. As an individual I am energetic and enthusiastic and wish to be associated with people and organisations striving for excellence.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Organisation: Period: Position: Client:

NTL Telecommunications Mar 1999 – Jan 2003 Project Portfolio Manager Worldcom, BT, Premium TV.

Main task was to Project Manage a £28M UK wide network rollout, comprising a new National Optical Network, and High Capacity Switching and Multiplexing equipment. This Telco rollout involved new hardware suppliers and was the largest value infrastructure project undertaken by NTL in this period of sustained growth. I was the key interface between the supplier and the business and was responsible for ensuring delivery lead times were met, this was achieved by fostering a positive approach to issues and maintaining a cool head with an ability to think clearly in pressurised environments. The rollout was managed using a variety of management tools and controls, including Prince 2, this ensured this high profile, high value project and it’s dependencies proceeded to the operational environment in a controlled and manageable series of phases, designed to provide Data and Telco services initially to areas of the country where previous network capacity was reaching it’s limits, eventually covering the length and breadth of the country and connecting to all newly acquired sites and businesses. An energetic and focussed approach to deal with risk, ensured that this Project had inbuilt contingency plans, to ensure progress was made during all phases ensuring an appropriate and effective use of resource, this project was successful and was the Telco/IT backbone Infrastructure to NTL’s 3rd generation technologies, including the UK Internet Service, migration from legacy ATM architecture to POP and Gateways. Responsible for a £26 Million pound budget I utilised Oracle Financials to keep the project within tolerances, I enabled cost savings to be made by bringing to the table an intimate knowledge of the UK telco supplier network. Network Architecture: 2 x Mirrored SH machines, 4 x RM Machines. 3 x STM64 20Gbit Optical Express Rings over DWDM. 8 x Digital Cross-connects. 9 x STM16 2Gbit Optical Collector Rings, STM4/STM1 Multipexors. IP Tunnelling, VOIP, G773,Giga-net WANs/LANs. I also managed the full lifecycle of several concurrent SDH and IP Broadband networks during this period. Organisation: Period: Position: Client:

Alcatel Networks June 1996 – Mar 1999 Project Portfolio Manager Worldcom, Cable and Wireless, Level 3.

Responsible for Project Managing simultaneous worldwide Network Rollouts up to £6M+ (SDH / SONET / VPN / Advanced Optical, ATM, ISDN30, INM, NMC. 1353 SH, 1354 RM, Data cabling, Cat5, Distribution racks, DDF, Cable types; 2002, 2003, Micro-coax) Managing geographically, dispersed cross-functional technical teams 20+, Cocoordinating, Test Strategies, Software Updates, Network Migrations and Upgrades. Produce Gantt Charts (MS Projects) Updating and reporting on progress regularly. Carry out man management tasks, recruitment, motivation and performance analysis. Provide members of the Project Board with accurate reporting information via, periodical reports consisting of a general summary, KPI and RAG status and Cost to complete reports, Responsible for controlling the hiring, delivery and tracking of high value rented test equipment. (Annual Budget £¾M) Responsible for ensuring, Engineering Installation and Test Results documentation covering the Project Lifecycle completed by the engineer’s and approved by the client. Oversee the networking phase, using RM and SH Machines to access network nodes, set up The Test Environment and co-ordinate testing activities to ensure a successful Network handover to Operations through system and user acceptance tests.

I acted as the main interface on all aspects of the project, ensuring the Communication Plan is relevant and that the necessary reporting and escalation systems are in place. Develop and improve professional relationships with clients acting as the key interface and liase with suppliers and internal resources to ensure Installation and Integration activities progress as planned. Organisation:

Nynex Cablecomms, Orange PCS, Ericsson, Cherry Comms, Period: June 1992 – May 1996 Position: Consultant Commissioning Engineer I was employed by the Organisations detailed above, as a senior commissioning engineer, I was responsible for, conducting standalone, link and network testing on STM16 SDH/ PDH, 2nd generation mobile PCS networks and Broadband cable TV Networks. Responsible for safe-keeping of high value rented test equipment and tools, maintaining site logs, completing test result sheets and fault reports, undertook fault finding and rectification activities in sites and networks throughout the UK, able to work on own initiative and have the ability to be a team player to ensure co-coordinated integration activities. On site duties including power up and commissioning of rack mounted Telco and CATV, Co-ax cable crimping, Telco Cable Terminating, Fibre optic terminating, DDF MDF and ODF cable Management, Installation and Setting Up of RM and SH machines. Testing of Networks using RM and SH machines. Completing Test Results, conducting UAT, Test equipment knowledge Spectrum Analysers- Protocol analysers- SDH/PDF AnalysersOrganisation: Period: Position:

Royal Navy June 1985 – May 1992 Systems Engineer

As a Weapons Engineer specialized in Radio Communications, I underwent intensive theoretical and practical technical training. I gained a broad knowledge of Electronic Principles and was trained in the practical aspects of faultfinding on complex electronic equipment including; but not limited to: Radar (primary and secondary), Sonar (active and Passive), Navigational Systems, Communication Systems, MF-Microwave, including satellite. I gained practical experience during three years on board sea-going warships, I gained promotion and at a relatively young age assumed leadership responsibilities, I spent a further year at sea and was the supervisor of a team of 4 engineers responsible for maintaining the ships external communication and satellite systems. I was then employed as a Systems Engineer based at a NATO Communications Center for 2 years prior to leaving the service.

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS & INTERESTS • • • • • •

Youngest Confirmed Leading Hand within the Royal Navy. Successful transition from a military career to a civilian one. FA Football Coaching Certificate held. Competent and keen snowboarder. Summer Golfer. Interested in Astronomy, Physics and new scientific discoveries.

REFEREES

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