Kalhari Gamage

• Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.
• Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
• Prepared project reports, project documentation and briefs related to Service Delivery 1/ Service Delivery -2 and Service on Demand projects.
• Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to key stakeholders and coordinate working groups, committees and consultations to facilitate exchange of information and support project completion in line with project plans.
• Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
• Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
• Analysed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
• Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with relevant internal and external personnel and provide technical support and arrange HSE and other required training to staff.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• ·Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.

• Reviewed documents for compliance with local and national code requirements.
• Proposed potential solutions for design optimization, challenges and improvements.
• Established relationships with project team members, subcontractors, engineer of record and clients to facilitate understanding and influence design and project development.
• Provided review and guidance for project non-conformances and operations issues.
• Guaranteed designs adhere to company brand standards and guidelines.
• Developed and maintained comprehensive library of design assets for easy access and reuse.
• Reviewed project requirements to plan workflows and evaluate client time and budget constraints.
• KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
• SME for Defect management
• SME for IFDV (In field Design variations) handling
• Training and uplifting a team of 15 Designers (Offshore design team) to achieve completion of 450 IFDVs for a week.
• Act as the Prime for Servicestream for the planned build design delivery and achieved 5 SAM(Serving Area Module)s per month, exceeded the expected delivery (target was 3-4 SAMs)
• I have selected for Elevate program under high performance women category-2018.

• Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
• Delivery partner on boarding and uplifting. Project coordination and end to end delivery management.
• Area planning, network infrastructure planning and design. Review and provide inputs to FTTC (Fibre to the Curb)network document/ architecture/ FTTC planning and design tools.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform Initial Technical Assessments for IFDV's for approvals and rejections for FTTC service delivery.
• Project Co-ordination and Delivery partner governance
• Directing DPs and provisioning trainings for design optimization.
• Generating and providing Reports for construction support and to other stakeholders.
• PNI (Physical Network Inventory) data quality assurance, Field and design QI support, Coordination with LMS for service delivery.
• Communicate with Telstra to get on-time approval for IFDV's.Proper Coordination in between Delivery Partner's Design Managers, design teams to get all deliverables handed over to nbn, review and approve or object and get corrective actions and then pass in to next level in standard process to get customer's service delivered in accurate and efficient manner.
• Identified key strategies to meet network and infrastructure requirement for FTTC designs.
• Developed and managed key external stakeholder relationships to resolve complex issues for Delivery Partners and improved efficiency and accuracy of Planning and design submissions.
• Continuous communication, negotiation, consultations, and provisioning required training to uplift e Delivery partner to have accurate submissions according to nbn specifications and architecture rules and also to resolve conflicting agendas.
• Risk analysis and quality assurance for design delivery.
• Review detailed design deliverables, completion documents and rectify complex issues and defects as well as end to end management until get e appropriate service classes (SC2/SC12/SC23 etc) to customers to ensure service delivery.
• Communicated, demonstrated and ensured commitment to nbn ‘s vision, values and business priorities

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:

Delivery Partner Governance:

Organize DP governance meetings and support for all ongoing issue resolution for ‘constructability', ‘safety', ‘on-time delivery' and ‘cost optimization' related to end-to-end service delivery of projects.

I have actively been involved to perform efficient and effective monitoring of project work floor. Effective planning/Designing and project coordination directed to achieved 100% on time performance. Effective relationship with Delivery Partners and identification of risks for time delivery directed to provide required training to delivery partner's design teams (Service stream in VIC for FTTC design Project). Hence, I could improve quality of submissions. Brought up to zero-defect level and saved time for end-to-end process.

Present ‘latest findings' and ‘updates' for design deliverables, explain trends and changes in insightful presentations, consult for outcomes-based achievements for project targets.

Achieved monthly set off targets of SAM completion from Service Stream.

IFDV Project (FTTC footprints)

· Developed and managed IFDV management and coordination program for whole FTTC footprint. Responsible for offshore IFDV team leading including training provisioning. Coordinate with Construction teams and Telstra for submissions. Carried out continuous reviews and supervision to overcome Design issues.

· Managed all IFDVs received from Dps (Downer/ Fulton Horgan and ServiceStrem)

· Sites visits and inspection of construction sites for quality assurance.

· Liaised with BPE (Business Process Excellence) team to improve IFDV process.

· Managed average 400 IFDVs / per week with offshore team.

· Managed to deliver IFDVs with DPU relocations exactly within 24 Hours (Atlas tool) and achieved on time performance.

• Managed successful day-to-day operations of projects by maximizing productivity from available resources.
• Engaged in both long and short-term project planning, strategizing for on-time, high-quality deliverables.
• Monitored and tracked progress of projects using Gantt charts and project management software.
• Established project goals and objectives by reviewing project initiatives in line with company requirements.
• Prioritized schedules to meet project goals and overall customer satisfaction.
• Supported senior leadership by developing status reports on activities related to planning, scheduling, cancellation, inquiries, resourcing, risk mitigation, and proposal development for various events.
• Evaluated existing plans, processes and events planning services to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Trained and supervised event staff to complete tasks on time.
• Developed detailed event reports, documenting all aspects of each event.
• POSITION SUMMARY:
• Gather network data and base data from Optus/ Telstra and other resources to prepare initial planning briefs. Plan and curved FSA/SAM/ ADA boundaries for HFC SAMs. Plan DFN network by considering high level data.
• Delivery partner on boarding and uplifting. Capacity planning and forecasting of HFC network
• KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
• I have been involved to determine an end-to-end integrated Network Planning process that delivers optimized financial and strategic value to nbn. Lead initiatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Network Planning process.

• Drafted documentation detailing design requirements and technical specifications.
• Addressed design challenges and evaluated alternative design models to meet project requirements.
• Used Sp net and Mapinfo to meet design specifications for functional prototypes.
• Liaised with stakeholders to define and document design requirements.
• Developed high-quality engineering designs and plans to meet industry standards.
• Documented and developed engineering procedures and processes.
• Created detailed reports on engineering activities and findings.
• Designed and implemented quality control processes to facilitate customer satisfaction.
• Verified construction documentation to meet client requirements and vision.
• Assisted in developing cost-effective solutions to engineering problems.
• Monitored and evaluated engineering performance to recommend improvements.
• Developed and implemented procedures to verify compliance with engineering standards.
• Performed complex calculations to analyze and optimize engineering processes.
• Implemented automated systems to improve accuracy and efficiency of engineering processes.
• KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Actively involved to seek out and cultivate best in fiber and copper access strategy and architecture to enable continual improvement of Australia's broadband network.
• Administration of reference architecture artefacts for fixed access network technologies (FTTN/ FTTP)
• Followed and implemented end-to-end integrated Network Designing process that delivers optimized financial and strategic value to nbn.
• Data quality assurance of ‘Physical Network Inventory', Construction support to improve the productivity, DFN Network planning & design optimization for excellence economical outcomes.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:

• To ensure all the designs undergo with the Aerial design specifications and architecture rules, updated PNI and issued designs for construction.
• Liaise with Telstra and other aerial network owners for Pole license requirements.
• Ensure delivery as per the agreed KPIs and CX measures.

POSITION SUMMARY:

• Collate and analysis of field inspection information and then provide optimized design according to nbn architecture and specifications. Implement intelligent and innovative process and construction approach for nbn and Kordia sign off.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prioritization and assignment of tasks to appropriate teams, ensuring project direction is correct, and delays minimized.
• Preparation of reports, scheduling delivery dates and estimating construction completion dates for reporting to stakeholders.
• Engineering and architecture rules applied to have a constructable, cost optimized and safe network design.