John Lavelle

Technical advisor (architecture and technical decision-making) for Celcom MVNO – yoodo.

Design, Deploy , Launch in 2017 and subsequent extension towards International Roaming (Roam Like Home); MNP; Online Banking; eSIM, EDW / BI / Analytics; Campaign-Loyalty Platform; VoLTE; 5G

• Technical Advisor for joint venture planning to set up Digital Service Providers in S.E.Asia (2022- 2023)
• Consultancy to make decisions / recommendations for future systems strategy (Singapore) (2022)
• Design – build – integration – deployment of new digital MVNO in the Middle East (2020).
• Consultancy to support RFP process for a service provider in Philippines (2019)

• Systems Architect during design of Yoodo (Oliver Wyman consultancy) – e2e design across networks & systems from vendor selection to commercial launch
• In particular, designing a “simplified architectural footprint” to support Yoodo’s minimum viable footprint (MVP).

• End to end systems solutions for key Ericsson accounts in Indonesia - detailed knowledge of Indosat & Telkomsel’s OSS/BSS & Data Governance
• OSS: Centralized NOC Optimization Programme; CEM; Inventory Management & Catalogue-driven OM & Provisioning
• BSS: Policy Control & Charging (3GPP PCC); Convergent Billing & Real Time Rating; Catalogue-driven “Orchestration of Capabilities”
• Designed executive workshops to improve E/// global cultural diversity.

• Similar role to the one with Ericsson – except regionally based – mainly Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand & Philippines
• OSS: PM & SQM; Inventory; Network Rollout & Lifecycle Management
• BSS: Convergent Billing & Real Time Rating (3GPP OCS); Customer Database & Product Catalogue; Data Governance; Middleware & Service Delivery Platform; CEM; Real Time Promotions & Notifications.

• Direct consultancy within Telecom operators in Asia – mainly 2.5G / 3G Mobile Data Services (Operators + Content Providers) & Wholesale – based on a SAAS model
• Functionality: Real Time Rating; Data Management & Analytics; Content Settlement + support of the Content “Value Chain”; Wholesale BSS.

• Several one to two year assignments - mainly mobile start-ups, covering Systems Architecture; Management of Technical Teams & Vendors
• Maxis (Malaysia); China (Huawei); Intracom / Athens; Viag Interkom (O2) / Munich; Blu / Rome; Clear Communications / Auckland; 'Concert II' / New Jersey; Cegetel-SFR Paris; Cellnet (O2) / Slough; Peterstar / St Petersburg

• 'Concert I' / BT Labs & Reston, Virginia - Global Billing Programme development Manager - responsibility for all developments & deployments of the Global Billing System for BT, MCI & Concert
• Director of 'Fast Response Unit' - managed several remotely sited, multi-skilled teams of analyst/programmers in the BT London districts (50 in total).

• Technical lead & project manager for the development of a replacement Securities Database system for a US (Wall St) Brokerage Company (Drexel Burnham Lambert).