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K. Kamesh
Email
kamesh.iyer@gmail.com
Present Address
A1/1, AWHO
Parameswaran Vihar,
67 Arcot Road,
Saligramam,
Chennai – 600093.
Ph:044-23652039 ®
Cell: 9884034768 (P)
Personal Data
Date of Birth : 01/03/1951
Sex
: Male
Nationality
: Indian
Marital Status : Married
Linguistic abilities :
(R,W,S)
English, Tamil, Hindi
Personal Strengths
Self confidence,
Diligence, Tenacity
Adept at adapting new
Technologies.
Other Interests
Reading books,
Education
 M.Tech with Honours from IIT Kanpur (1984).
 Degree Engineering Course with Honours from CME/MCTE (1981)
 B.SC with Distinction from Madras Christian College in 1970.
Attributes
 Good analytical & reasoning abilities.
 Excellent communication skills.
 Sound management capabilities
 Extensive experience in various aspects of telecom
Additional Qualification
 Course on Numerical Analysis with Honors : IIT Kanpur - 1984
 Course on Spectrum Analysis from HP - 1990.
 Lead Assessor Course from QMI, UK - 1994.
 Course on TQM from Anna University, Madras - 1994
 Qualified in Paging Systems from Paging Systems UK - 1996
Accomplishments
 Awarded Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Card for Meritorious Service
rendered in providing communications to IPKF.
Expertise
 Implementing Network Monitoring systems
 Assessment of Solar PV systems, monitoring & management
 Maintenance of GSM NW infrastructure for Infrastructure providers. Maintained
systems with uptime performance > 99.999%
 I&C of GSM NW (MSC, BSC, BTS) elements & RF NW optimization for OEMs.
 Telecom Switching Network design and optimization, installation and Network
integration, Operation, Administration and Maintenance of Large Switching Systems
for GSM networks
 Survey, Installation, Network integration, operation, maintenance and administration of
corDECT WLL systems – both in India and abroad, including Project Management
 Extensive hands-on experience in Planning, Project Management, I&C, Operation,
Administration & Maintenance of Telecom systems
 EMI/EMC. Headed Test & Measurement department, Army EMC Agency. Expertise
in Test and Measurement, Selection and establishment of EMI/EMC Test Centre.
 Development of Standards & Specifications for a given Project.
 Lead Assessor: Implementation of ISO9000 & TQM including Second Party Audits.
 Setting up, developing, organizing & motivating dedicated teams
 Organising and conduct of Technical training – Trained trainer.
 Extensive administration expertise and hands on experience
 Development of NMS for a mobile fluid geometry Network
 Testing of 4G Network performance
 Planning, Development and implementation of Energy optimization devices for
Telecom cell sites including O & M
 Teaching Graduate/Post Graduate Engineering courses on advanced subjects.
Jun 2015 – till date
IC & SR, IIT Madras
Senior Projects Advisor
Material Planning & execution of all support systems for UDC power Project
Jan 2015- May 2015.
Lineage Power Systems
India Ltd
Head – NMS, Lineage Power Systems Ltd
 NMS Implementation
 Network Infrastructure Management Support.
 Assess Solar systems, set up performance metrics, monitor & control.
Jul 2011-Dec 2014
Tejas Networks Limited
Mar 2010-Oct 2010.
Lineage Power Systems India
Ltd
Jan 2009 – Mar 2010
Prithvi Information
Solutions Ltd
Jan 2003- Jan 2009
Midas Communication
Technologies (P) Ltd. India
Sep.2001 – Jan 2003
Hutchison Telecom East
limited
Professional Experience
Head, Head – Network Operations , Tejas Networks Limited
 Participated in Design, Development, field trials and evaluation of Energy
Saving device for Telecom Cellsite.
 Fielding, O & M of Energy Saving Devices.
 Testing, Field trials of 4G system.
Circle Head, Chennai Circle, Lineage Power Systems Ltd
Maintained Infrastructure of GSM NW for WTTIL (Quippo) with uptime
performance > 99.999%. Chennai NW Rated as No2 consistently among WTTIL
NWs for 3 consecutive months.
Circle Head, Chennai and TN, Prithvi Information Solutions Ltd
 Installed GSM NW components for Huawei and ZTE
 RF NW optimization for Huawei (Reliance, Tata, Idea & BSNL NW)
 Highest number of sites installed and customer signoff completed.
 Highest number of sites optimized and customer signoff completed.
 Rated as Best performing Circle among Prithvi circles
 Survey and Planning of Gigabit Radios for Bahrain
Head, Projects, Midas Communication Technologies (P) Ltd, India
Rolled out corDECT Network across 14 BSNL Circles and other countries.
BSNL
 Ensured that loading reached an average of 70% across the Project
and implemented IP rollout in 75% of the systems in a record time.
 Managed 7-8 teams across different circles and vendors to ensure
effective rollout
 Conducted about 60 training programs for vendors and customers.
 Generated immense goodwill in BSNL both for Midas and for self.
Other countries/Operators
 Besides NW Planning, implementation and performance review, guided
operators across countries in establishing Networks and optimizing
them for performance, organizing operation, maintenance and Customer
Care teams and administering them.
Head- Switch, Hutchison Telecom East Limited
Managed SW NW Planning, Engineering, Roll-out & Operations at two
locations with the objective of providing Network Security while integrating
functions, optimizing resources and achieving strategic cost objectives.
 Designed, Planned & implemented I&C of second MSC. Integrated
O & M of two MSCs into a single one improving cost & efficiency.
 Reduced project cost by more than 15% while including additional
safety features by effective negotiations with vendors.
 Pioneered the concept of SMS based low cost roaming. Developed
the product and ensured effective rollout of the scheme.
 Planned and executed the following in record time:
o Expansion of MSC from 100 to 250K
o Establishment of 800K HLR
o I & C of 100K MSC at second location, Interconnection of
MSCs on STM 1 Radio with Backup interconnection on fibre
o Planned IN prepaid services and carried out infrastructure
implementation for IN.
Oct 1998 – Sep 2001
Midas Communication
Technologies (P) Ltd, India
May 1997 – Oct 1998
DSS Mobile Communications
Apr 1996 – May 1997
Weston Pagers (P) Ltd.
Mar 1994 – Apr 1996
Indchem Electronics
Jun 1973 – Jan 1994
Indian Army,
Corps of Signals.
Professional Experience
Senior Manager/Country Manager, MCTPL, India
Technology Transfer to licensees, Techno-commercial Interactions with
customers, Implementing Projects
 Effectively coordinated technology transfer to two major
licensees – HFCL and ITI/ECIL combine.
 Secured the first commercial order in Brazil, negotiated and
wrote the contract & implemented the project in record time.
 Single point contact for techno-commercials for Latin Americas
 Streamlined and defined the procedures for site implementation
and commissioning. Formalized processes for preparation of
BOQs, prepared sample BOQs and rationalized documentation.
 Conducted training programs for vendors and customers.
Trainings sessions were highly appreciated.
Head- Technical, North India, DSS Mobile Communications
Operation and Maintenance of Glenayre Paging systems in three cities –
Delhi, Kanpur and Lucknow
 Operation & Maintenance of the Second Largest Paging NW
 Tested, coordinated and implemented dialup based Roaming in
Paging Networks
Senior Systems Manager, Weston Pagers (P) Ltd
Planning and Installation of Paging systems in three cities – Jaipur, Kanpur
and Lucknow
 Installation and TEC approval completed in a record three
months time. Coverage was commended by TEC as the Best.
 Training of teams for operation and maintenance.
Manager TQM/Projects, Indchem Electronics
Implementation of QMS, Projects
 Functioned as MR and implemented ISO 9000 QS
 Conducted Second Part QS audits.
Officer, Indian Army, Corps of Signals
Army Officer with 21 years of experience in fluid geometry Telecom NW
 Served as a Comissioned officer in Corps of Signals for years.
Participated in various design and development, testing and
approving activities of the Army
 Intelligent Device modeling and optimisation
 Headed EMI/EMC Test and Measurement laboratory and
provided design guidance on products to various vendors.
 Technical Member Price Negotiation Committee for finalization
of EMI/EMC test equipment
 Continuously involved in Installation, Operation and
Maintenance of static and mobile fluid geometry networks
including frequency planning and management.
 Sought premature retirement on own request as a Selection
Grade Lieutenant Colonel.
 Equal compliment of Technical & Administrative experience
PUBLISHED WORKS:
International
 Evolution of Design EMC Specifications for Radio Systems. INCEMIC-92, Calcutta.
 Radiated Emission Spectrum of Frequency Hopping Systems. INCEMIC-92, Calcutta.
National
 Amplitude vs. Frequency Response Analysis of Networks. LRDE EMI/EMC Symposium, Bangalore.
 Use of Receiver Response Characteristics in Conjunction with Receiver De-sensitization Model. LRDE
EMI/EMC Symposium.
 Measurement of EMI/EMC parameters of Frequency Hopping (FH) Radio Systems. LRDE EMI/EMC
Symposium.
 Receiver Automated Spurious Response Testing. HAL EMI / EMC Symposium, Hyderabad.
 Case Study of HF Receiver and the Relevance of EMI Standards and Design Practices. EMI/EMC Symposium,
New Delhi.
 Development of Software for Management of a Mobile Network - Poster Session, CSI Convention, Calcutta.
Kamesh K