Adolphe Mbonjo Zede

Accomplished, Bilingual (English/French) Senior Solutions Engineer and Technical Sales Leader with 12+ years of experience delivering telecommunications and real-time communication architectures across EMEA. Trusted advisor throughout the sales cycle, bridging the gap between complex engineering and business value. Proven track record of securing high-value contracts for global service providers and enterprises through strategic RFP execution, technical workshops, and high-impact Trials and PoCs.

Combines deep expertise in VoIP, SIP Trunking, Analytics, and cloud platforms with a Six Sigma Green Belt mindset to drive innovative, customer-centric revenue growth.

Solutions Engineering Sr. Specialist at Ribbon Communications (2022-10 – Present)

• Providing technical support to ensure that the best/most appropriate Ribbon solution is selected.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the portfolio and be responsible for developing and presenting products.
• Be a technical resource on Bids, RFI's and RFP's; provide high-level network architecture support; and work with the Services team to validate customer architecture
• Interface with PLM to review and plan for customer requirements

Pre-Sales Consultant EMEA at Ribbon Communications (2019-04 – 2022-09)

• As Pre-Sales, Supporting Sales on technical level for EMEA Account.
• Managing trials, POC and labs; project follow-up.
• Technical aspects of accounts under my responsibility
• Product line: SBC 7K/SWE, Ribbon Analytics, PSX, EMS/RAMP, VNFM.

Resident Engineer EMEA at Ribbon Communications (2018-05 – 2019-04)

• Managed services – Integration, SBC 7K, PSX, NSC and EMS
• Ticket resolution and KPI daily check / Quality and network performance
• Design, operation and maintenance, technical support.
• Customer Interface, Teamwork, and skills/knowledge transfer.

Core Network Consultant at PENTA CONSULTING (2017-10 – 2018-05)

• Core Network Integration Professional – CS NSN Specialist
• SS7/SIGTRAN and TDM/SIP. Integration with other nodes, new SS7 link with partners

Core Network Planner at ORANGE - CAMEROON (2016-07 – 2017-10)

• Huawei EPC and CS portfolio ATCA: UMG, Msoft, UGW, USN, U2000, etc.
• Project Manager of MOSAIC RAN SWAP with Core CS and EPC
• Planning, design and strategy, Project, and budget management
• Forecasts of medium and long-term resource utilisation
• Ensure technological and competitive intelligence.
• Follow technology evolution in the target areas, Management of CAPEX/OPEX, EoS, EoL, EoM etc.

Core Network Engineer at NEXTTEL - CAMEROON (2014-07 – 2016-07)

• NSS Team Manager for 1 year and 4 months
• NSN SDM HP blade: NT HLR 6.0 Mobile Subscriber Provisioning and Administration, ONE NDS 9.0 SP1
• O&M: NEBR 8/9, NETACT 7 SP3 / OSS 5.
• NSN CS: ATCA MSS Ma16.1, ATCA MGW EP3 UI5.0.4.2.1
• Integrating new equipment via SS7,
• Integration of new interconnection via TDM and SIP via SBC: B2B, Local MNO and International

Part-time consultant / Cameroon local representative at UNIFUN (2015-11 – 2016-07)

Mission: Negotiate and manage project integration and implementation (MTN, Orange, Nexttel and local operators)

IT and Telecoms Support Engineer - Internship at ASECNA - CM (2012-05 – 2013-04)

Internship Network optimization, Transport Frame relay's protocol optimization. Help desk support.

M.D. in IT & TELECOMMUNICATION – Industrial Faculty of Engineering (new, National Higher Polytechnic School), Douala, Littoral, Cameroon (2008 – 2013)