Technical Project Manager

1. Danilo Abbati – Tel.3483999406; e-mail:abbatidanilo@gmail.com Page 1
Danilo Abbati
Phone +393483999406 (cell) +390229532315 (home)
E-mail abbatidanilo@gmail.com; LinkedIn: https://it.linkedin.com/in/abbatidanilo
Professional profile
 Telecommunication Engineer with extensive experience gained in broadband mobile networks
(ETSI-3GPP: 2G, 3G, LTE, NFV) in both MNO and MVNO packet core (SGSN, GGSN, MME,
P/G-GW, DNS, PCRF, OCS) and access network areas in various professional environments
working as a project manager, designer, tester, system architect, consultant and as a coach
 As a Project manager following different streaming programs concurrently in an international
environment. Supporting commercial and sales management providing technical assessments
based on operator’s requirements.
 As a Network Designer with extensive experience in planning and detailed configuration of
network nodes for several European operators.
 Solution Architect and network analyst with an important background in many tenders (RFI,
RFQ) for network dimensioning and for the feature implementation processes at international level.
 Consultant for feature planning and implementation. Various experiences in validation and
acceptance campaigns and for network performance evaluation (KPI).
 As a Trainer, being involved as a document editor for reference guidelines and delivering several
workshops worldwide.
 In system test (R&D department) to perform system and single element integration testing
(mainly on access network side) and having a leading role in methodology definition for integration,
regression, functional, stress and performance test campaigns.
Professional Experience
March 2013 – January 2016
Vodafone Milan, Italy - Technical Project Manager
In Vodafone Global as a free-lance consultant.
Solutions definition and budget planning for the VIPX roaming backbone, data load analysis and
modeling. Main networking activities: BGP troubleshooting, network monitoring improvement
and network security assessments. Implementing various BI tools and data modeling to
analyze and presenting the relevant network performances. Preparing RFI’s technical requirements
for network monitoring system implementation. Planning and following the deployment of a
distributed root-DNS in an NFV architecture focusing on the EMS for the Vodafone roaming
network. Project management for several client networks integration.
Skills: Data analysis and project management for several concurrent processes.
July 2005 – August 2012
Nokia Siemens Network Milan, Italy - Senior Network Engineer (Packet Core Planner)
Detailed Network Planning for packet core (SGSN/GGSN) for several network providers in Italy (both
MNO and MVNO) like Vodafone, GSM-R, Wind, Fastweb, BT, Postemobile and abroad: MIRS-Israel,
Plus-Albania, Cosmote-Greece.
Skills: Being a network designer (3GPP architecture) to support and direct several customers in
architectural and functional selections. Negotiation and documentation synthesis within a
pressurized environment and tight deadlines at customer premises.
Network Solution Architect
Involved in many tenders (RFQ,RFI) on different operators in packet core LTE/EPC.
Responsible for dimensioning and implementation process of features and architectural solutions
also in charging and QoS definition areas (PCRF/OCS). Supporting presales and commercial
management providing technical analysis to fulfill operator’s requirements.
Skills: Defining long term solutions for network evolution together with project management
strategy in different network areas, providing presentations and project synthesis documentation.
Trainer
Leading and editing material for several workshops and publishing guidelines documentation for
several network nodes (FlexiNS e FlexiNG on ATCA platform) at global level. Releasing several
courses all over the world on planning strategy and network evolution.
Skills: Editing guidelines utilizing extensive knowledge and skills (having a competent synthesis
aptitude) and delivery of classroom based training

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November 2004 – June 2005
Nokia USA Burlington, MA, USA - Network Engineer
Following the Cingular/AT&T Network Integration activity. Delivering several workshops to steer
customers on network planning and introducing the latest Packet Core Network functionalities.
Skills: customer presentations and network design
April 2000 – November 2004
Nokia Milan, Italy - Customer Consultant
Providing consultancy in packet core networks. Responsible for the SGSN following several
acceptance related activity for the features evolution. Consultant for several other European
operators (Orange Swiss, Telefonica, Cellcom, Vodafone) for planning and for network
optimization activity (KPI, QoS and network assessment).
October 1996 – April 2000
Italtel - STET Milano, Italia - System tester (R&D)
Responsible of the most critical functional areas of the SBS system (Access networks) in the
acceptance test phase. I undertook/followed all the planning and acceptance test design with
German operators. In Siemens ICN (Munich-Milan) worked in system integration for GPRS (mainly
for the access network).
Skills: Functionality test for several different nodes. Description and definition of activities. System
knowledge at interface level. Leading role in methodology definition in integration, regression,
functional, stress and performance testing for several test campaigns.
April 1995 – September 1996
Siemens Telecommunication AG München, Germany - System and integration test (R&D)
Responsible for the test execution of some functional areas in the Integration phase of the SBS
(Siemens Base Station) system.
Skills: Working in this phase allowed following in detail the whole software development life cycle
April 1994 – May 1995
OMSO Reggio Emilia, Italy - Electronic Engineer (Automation)
Automation design for a printing machine. The project focused on the evolution from mechanical to
numerically controlled (C programming) mechanism for a printing machine. The system was
presented at a key/relevant exhibition in Germany
October 1993 – April 1995
Siemens telecommunication Milan, Italy
System tester (R&D): System Test area of the SBS system - Siemens version of the GSM Base
Station System. I was involved in designing, planning and execution on various kind of test activity.
Skills: The activity requires a global vision of the GSM System, a good knowledge of the ETSI/ANSI
specifications
Personal data:
Born in Vimercate (MI – Italy) 18/04/1967. Married, with a daughter. Living in Gorgonzola (Milan)
Education:
Bachelor: Electronics Engineer (Università degli Studi di Parma): Master thesis: Analysis and
modeling of distributed and concurrent computing architectures with Petri’s networks
Languages: Italian (mother tongue), English (fluent), Portuguese (intermediate)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) - 2013
Technical Expertise:
Networking: IP, OSPF, EIRGP, RIP, VLAN/VPN design, FTP, DNS, WLAN (IEEE 802.11),
Radius, SDH, PDH, ATM, MPLS, Frame Relay, SS7, SIP, LTE, EPC, UMTS,
GPRS; 3GPP Nodes (SGSN, GGSN, MME, S-P/GW)
Programming: Python, PHP; MySQL; C++; Java;
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