Chander Gurram

Senior Telecom professional with 17+ years of experience across the US and Australia telecom markets, including extensive project exposure with Comcast, Frontier Communications, and NBN Australia. Strong combination of deep technical telecom expertise, client coordination, stakeholder management, technical solutioning, delivery governance, and team leadership. Experienced in understanding client requirements, translating business needs into practical telecom engineering solutions, supporting proposal and delivery discussions, managing technical escalations, and coordinating cross-functional teams to achieve quality and schedule objectives.

Brings a client-focused approach with strong knowledge of FTTH/FTTx, OSP fiber engineering, network planning, and large-scale broadband deployments.

QC Lead – Design Engineer I - CCI Systems - USA

(2023-05)

Project Client: Comcast (USA). Serve as a key technical interface between engineering, planning, project management, and delivery teams supporting Comcast telecom programs.

• Understand client requirements and translate them into engineering review priorities, quality expectations, and delivery objectives.
• Lead technical discussions to resolve design issues, manage escalations, and ensure alignment with Comcast standards and project needs.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent projects, balancing client expectations, technical requirements, quality, and delivery schedules.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers, strengthening team capability and delivery consistency.
• Support stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve first-pass quality and reduce rework.

Senior Telecom Design & QC Engineer - Cyient Ltd - USA

(2020-03 - 2023-04)

Project Client: Frontier Communications (USA). Supported Frontier Communications programs through close coordination with client, engineering, and planning teams.

• Interpreted client requirements and engineering standards to ensure deliverables aligned with business and project objectives.
• Participated in technical issue resolution, stakeholder discussions, and escalation management across multiple projects.
• Supported team coordination and technical guidance for designers while maintaining delivery schedules and client expectations.
• Applied RCA to recurring issues and contributed to process improvements that enhanced customer delivery quality.

Telecom Design Engineer - Cyient Ltd - Australia

(2017-03 - 2020-03)

Project Client: NBN Australia. Designed end-to-end access networks supporting the NBN broadband rollout.

• Coordinated with planning and construction stakeholders to resolve design issues and maintain project schedules.
• Prepared engineering documentation and validated deliverables against client specifications.

Junior Telecom Design Engineer - Cyient Ltd - Australia

(2012-11 - 2017-03)

Project Client: NBN Australia. Delivered more than 220 MDU designs supporting the NBN broadband rollout.

• Supported engineering documentation, data validation, and network planning activities.

GIS Engineer - Ramtech Software Solutions - USA

(2008-03 - 2012-11)

Project Client: Comcast (USA). Supported Comcast OSP fiber engineering projects through GIS data validation, network documentation, and engineering support.

• Worked closely with engineering teams to improve network data accuracy and project delivery.

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Electrical & Electronics Engineering - Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) (2006)