Miguel (Ángel) Díaz Hernández
Telecom and IoT Project Manager, Solution Architect, Consultant, Presales & Sales Engineer
Experience
Founder, Project Manager, Solution Architect, Consultant, Presales & Sales Engineer
Nethalis Solutions S.L. (own SME)
Consultant with 20+ year experience in advanced architectures for Telecom Operators and IoT/M2M applications.
Held technical, management and business development positions in international projects across Europe, with works also done for LATAM, Africa and Middle East customers.
Founder of an engineering SME specialized in Telecom Professional Services and Internet of Things (IoT) turnkey solutions, with strong knowledge and experience built around two main areas:
Telecom Consultancy and engineering: Next Gen Networks; Telecom Security; Virtualization; Carrier-grade, mission critical SW development; Telco grade IP connectivity solutions. Project management, pre-sales and sales support, RFx elaboration and evaluation, customer presentations, trainings, demos, deployment of production systems, integration with Operator network, etc.
IoT: Product Strategy, Product Development and Team Management. Managed the company’s technical development and product offering, with own R&D and solutions for energy efficiency, precision agriculture, industry or utilities.
I have been involved in international projects for Tier-1 Operators like Vodafone, Telefónica, BT, as well as a number of other mid-size Service Providers. For more details, please refer to my CV or feel free to contact with me directly.
Specialties:
Project management, Telecom consultancy (NGN, NGIN, IMS, 4G-LTE, VoIP, VoLTE), signaling protocols (SS7, SIP, CAP/INAP, MAP, Diameter), virtualization (NFV), security (IPsec, SeGW, ePDG, PKI), Service Delivery Platforms (SDP), mission critical SW.
IoT, M2M, WSN, LPWAN, Zigbee, sensor integration, ultra-low power management, network integration for IoT, management of IoT solutions delivery involving both HW and SW development.
Co-founder, SW Architect and Consultant
Volgent S.L.
- Specified, designed and developed value added services and IN solutions for telecom operators and system integrators
- Elaborated the business plan for the M2M solutions business line
- Awarded the most innovative project prize at REMPRENDE’04 for the M2M business plan
Presales Engineer
Teligent S.A.
- Responded to RFIs from European customers and designed and developed proof of concepts
- Provided technical support to marketing and sales departments
- Architected solutions for European projects and produced technical reports on IN technologies and VAS
- Collaborated internationally on prepaid platforms, number portability systems, virtual contact centers, massive messaging applications and VPNs
Senior SW Development Engineer
Teligent S.A.
- Designed and developed distributed, high availability software for subsystems of the Teligent IN platform
Development Engineer
Excel Data S.A.
- Developed access control systems, PC securing systems, biometric recognition, secure e-mail, GSM value added applications and electronic purse applications
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Telecommunication (26 years) and Information Technology (25 years).
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Experienced in Information Technology (29 years), Product Development (27 years), Project Management (21 years), Research and Development (4 years), Marketing (2.5 years), and Sales (2.5 years).
Summary
Consultant with 20+ year experience in advanced architectures for Telecom Operators and IoT/M2M applications, in roles ranging from Project Manager or Solution Architect to pre-sale engineering or business development support. Strong knowledge and experience built in a wide set of disciplines around two main areas:
Telecom consultancy and engineering: Next Generation Networks, Telecom Security, Virtualization, Carrier-grade, mission critical SW development, Telco grade IP connectivity solutions. Project management, pre-sales and sales support, RFx elaboration and evaluation, customer presentations, trainings, demos, deployment of production systems, integration with Operator network, etc.
Internet of Things (IoT): Product Strategy, Product Development and Team Management. Founded a SME with a highly specialized team and managed the company’s technical development and product offering, with own R&D and solutions for energy efficiency, precision agriculture, industry or utilities.
I have been involved in international projects for Tier-1 Operators like Vodafone, Telefónica or BT, as well as mid-size Service Providers in Europe, LATAM, Africa and Middle East.
Skills
Project Management And Technical Consultancy Around The Following Technologies: Ngn, Ngin, Ims, 4g-lte-5g, Voip, Signaling Protocols (Ss7, Sip, Cap/inap, Map, Diameter), Virtualization (Nfv), Security (Ipsec, Segw, Epdg, Pki), Mission Critical Sw.
Iot, M2m, Wsn, Sensor Integration, Network Integration For Iot, Management Of Iot Solutions Delivery Involving Both Hw And Sw Development Projects.
Self-initiative. Interpersonal And Communication Skills For Team Management.
Customer Communication Abilities.
Used To Working In International, Multi-disciplinary Projects.
Interested In And Open To Learn New Technologies And Business Concepts.
Creative, Interested In Innovation And Entrepreneurship.
Telecom Area
- Next Generation Networks, Intelligent Network Systems And Vas For Telecom Operators: Ngn, In, Ngin, Service Delivery Platforms, Sip Servlet Containers, Extensive Knowledge And Experience In Jain Slee (Amdocs Jnetx And Mobicents Platforms).
- Network Architectures: Fixed; 2g/3g/4g/5g Mobile Networks; Voip, Ims; Network Function Virtualization (Nfv).
- Signaling Protocols: Ss7, In (Cap, Inap, Inap Cs1+, Map), Vas And Messaging (Smpp, Mm7 And Proprietaries), Ngn Ip Based Protocols (Sip, Diameter). Ip Based Technologies For Telecom (Http, Web Services, Soap, Rest).
- Security Architectures Applied To Telecom Networks (Ipsec, Segws, Pki).
- Design And Development Of Mission Critical, Distributed Solutions (Low Latency, 99,999% Availability).
Iot/m2m Area
Wireless Sensor Networks (Wsn), Mesh Networking, Internet Of Things (Iot), Cloud Computing.
Experience In Wsn Protocols Like Zigbee, Ieee 802.15.4, And Other Proprietary Ones.
Technologies Related To Ultra-low Power Management, Energy Harvesting.
Experience In Low Level Sensor Integration, Embedded Systems (Embedded Linux, Sbcs) And Projects Involving Hw Development (Hw Design, Pcb Development, Device Encapsulation, Device Deployment).
Programming Languages: Java, C/c++, Web Technologies (Html, Xml, Javascript).
Unix Based Operating Systems: Linux, Solaris, Shell Scripting (Bash).
Relational Databases (Mysql, Oracle Timesten, Hsqldb), Clustered Configurations For High Performance And High Availability.
Languages
Education
Polytechnic University of Madrid
Telecommunication Technical Engineering, specialty Telematics · Telecommunication Technical Engineering, specialty Telematics · Madrid, Spain · Honours (10/10)
Polytechnic University of Madrid
Telecommunication Technical Engineering, specialty Electronics · Telecommunication Technical Engineering, specialty Electronics · Madrid, Spain · Distinction (9.5/10)
Certifications & licenses
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®)
Scrum Alliance
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