John Lievens

Senior Implementation Manager at Odido Netherlands BV

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

About

Specialties: Technical implementations, complex technical projects, analytic trouble shooting, data center build and data center move/migrations, in Mobile and Fixed telco networks. I will not answer question regarding staffing and/or vendors.

Experience

  • Odido Nederland (19 yrs 10 mos)
    • Senior Implementation Manager
      Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Project Manager
      Jun 2012 - Feb 2023 · 10 yrs 9 mos

      Projects: SBC Consolidatie - migration of all interconnect partners from ACME and Mavenir SBC to Huawei I-SBC STP upgrade - upgrade of Oracle (Tekelec) STP’s - upgrade of Oracle EPAP’s Network Stability Program - identifying bottlenecks - identifying quick wins - recommendations to improve all processes New Network performance platform: - Installation and integration RefLab - Installation and integration production - KPI ensurance - Reporting - IP management - Training - Embedding Managed Services DWDM upgrade: - introduction new NMS System (1350OMS) - NBI integration of 1350OMS into umbrella System for PM and CM data and FM towards HP-OV Metroregional fiber changes: - removal of leaved infrastructure and change to horseshoe setup - change metro Regional rings Transport Network Expansion: - implementation of two new datecenters - implementation Cx to D-layer aggregation - change setup of firewalls to enable third party connections - new AMSIX connections - capacity upgrade IP - capacity upgrade DWDM - disentanglement Online from TMNL networks RU30/40 NSN RNC / wBTS's upgrade 4G (SingleRAN) Introduction: - Introduction SingleRAN Radio-nodes - Introduction / Installation / Acceptance SingleRAN MultiControllers - Decommisioning NSN RNC's and BSC's - Testbed coordination - Testbed installation - Rollout MultiControllers live network - BSC nodes redundancy Implementation - RNC in Pool IPsec & PKI for SRAN/LTE RAN over IP RNC capacity build VPN platform replacement

    • Project Manager Networks Online
      Sep 2006 - Jun 2012 · 5 yrs 10 mos

      Responsible for all Network releated project, e.g.: - KPN Wholesale ATM implementation and rollout - KPN Wholesale Ethernet implementation and rollout - Datacenter Build - Lawfull Interception platform build and generic solution - Backhauling network build / rollout / implementation - Core and D-layer upgrade - VDSL network build and rollout - DSLAM migration (ADSL/VDSL) ECI -> Huawei - Accessrouter migration Cisco -> Huawei - MDF moves (KPN) - Datacenter moves - Backhaul Migration to FttS/FttMDF - Access router migration on MDF's - Testbed move from Amsterdam to Den Haag - KPN Wholesale ATM migration to new BRAS platform - IPTV datacenter rollout - IPTV MDF rollout

  • Versatel (6 yrs 8 mos)
    • Sr. Project Leader Network Build
      Mar 2005 - Sep 2006 · 1 yr 7 mos

      - Responsible for rollout Triple play on all MDF's. - Rollout Extended E1 - All other related DSL builds on MDF's

    • Product Manager Voice
      Feb 2002 - Mar 2005 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Responsible for all voice related product introduction in VSTL network e.g. introduction of Calamity Routing Services, Bounced Traffic Service, Call Forwarding Service, VoIP services for Consumer and SMB

    • Project Manager Interconnect
      Feb 2000 - Feb 2002 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Technical responsible for: - All interconnections to OLO's - NIT testing ICA's OLO's - Capacity on ICA's - Contact towards KPN regarding ICA's national and international

  • Libertel (4 yrs 5 mos)
    • Project Leader Switch Build
      May 1998 - Feb 2000 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Responsible for the technical build of MSC and BSC locations in Breda, Alkmaar, Utrecht, Houten, Leidschendam, Venlo-Blerick

    • Sr. Change Engineer
      Jan 1997 - Feb 2000 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Responsible for all changes needed on MSC, BCS and VAS's. From sites swaps to MSC and BSC upgrades

    • 24hr Support Engineer NOC
      Oct 1995 - Feb 1997 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Keeping BTS's , MCS's, BSC's up and running. SO 1st and 2nd line support and if needed involve contractors or 3th line support to solve problems in GSM network.