RCI's Capabilities

Roraima Consulting Inc. (RCI) is a global consulting consortium which partners with clients to create and implement sustainable world-class solutions to development challenges.  Utilizing innovative management techniques and technologies, our approach is rooted in the needs of our clients, the transfer of knowledge and skills and the protection of the environment. 

Our Approach

 

RCI is dedicated to ensuring that its consulting activities result in real development for the clients, organizations and communities with which it partners.  The structure and personnel of RCI reflect the overarching purpose of conceptualizing and implementing projects that optimize the benefits to the client and community.

 

Motivated by this overriding objective, RCI carefully assesses the needs of various project beneficiaries, especially vulnerable groups, collaboratively proposes solutions and carefully analyzes project impacts on the economic, environmental and social well-being of communities.

 

Results orientation and service excellence pervade the thinking of RCI’s Principals and Associates and every phase of our operations.

 

Our Core Values

 

Our core values of Customer Focus, Integrity, Respect, Professionalism and Teamwork are sacrosanct and permeate all our internal interactions and those with our clients.

 

Our Capabilities

 

RCI provides a range of consulting and training services to its clients in the areas of:

 

·        Telecommunications engineering, network design and information technology;

·        Civil engineering, procurement of water treatment plants;

·        Design and deployment of renewable energy systems, including photovoltaic;

·        Organizational development, management development and training, strategic planning,  human resource management and operations optimization;

·        Education system design and capacity development;

·        Business strategy formulation and implementation, financial planning and management and accounting systems;

·        Governance; and

·         Program and project management to support all our capabilities.

 

Project Capabilities

 

RCI is supported by a Team of Associates with qualifications that supplement the core competencies of its Principals.  As a consequence, RCI’s service categories and specific capabilities are broad and are detailed below:

 

 

 

SERVICE CATEGORY

 

 

CAPABILITY

Telecommunications Engineering and Networks Design

Multi-media converged networks:

 

  • Voice, video and data switching
  • PBX, IP telephony, land line, satellite and microwave wireless networks
  • ATM, IP and MPLS networks
  • DWDM, SONET (TDM)
  • Power, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)
  • Military and civil emergency wireless (HF/ VHF/UHF) telecommunications systems
  • Passive Optical Networks (BPON), GPON, and NG-PON)
  • Wireless networks (W-iFi and Wi-Max)
  • Microwave networks

Network Management Systems

  • Operations Support Systems (OSS), Network, Management Systems (NMS) and Element Management Systems (EMS)
  • Fault management, Configuration and Capacity Management, Account Management, Performance Management and Security Management (FCAPS)

Information Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network solutions for:

 

  • E-Business/E-Commerce/E-Government
  • Hosting, internet and intranet
  • Application Services Provider (ASP)
  • Internet Services Provider (ISP)
  • Wide Area Network (WAN) and server farms
  • Local Area Network (LAN), applications, printing, email and database systems
  •  Conferencing and distance learning

Telecom and IT Program and Project Management

System Life Cycle design, planning and implementation

 

Design and development of:

 

  • Strategic Objectives and Requirements
  • Feasibility studies
  • Business case
  • Solution architecture and design
  • Requests for Information and Proposal (RFI/RFP)
  • Implementation of project plans
  • Solution implementation (First Office Application – FOA)
  • Cut over to a production environment
  • Training and technology transfer

Manage network testing:

 

  • Unit and systems testing
  • Network verification testing
  • Operation readiness testing
  • Acceptance testing
  • Establishment of program or project management and communication models

Vendor Management

  • Engineering/equipment recommendation (ER)
  • Contract negotiations
  • Management of equipment procurement
  • Statement of Work
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA)
  • Site plans and requirements
  • Installation plans
  • Development and deployment of products and services
  • Logistics planning and staging
  • Equip, furnish and install (EF&I) 

ICT Training

 

Transport Network Technologies and Topologies

 

·         Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)  

·         Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) 

·         Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM)

·         Mesh Networks

·         Metro Ethernet

Network Architecture Design

 

·        IP Networks

-          Local Area Network (LAN)

-        Wide Area Network (WAN)

-        Virtual Private Network (VPN)

 

·          Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP)

·          IP network management and security

·          Storage Area Network (SAN)

      -          Passive Optical Network

-          Broadband (BPON)

-          Gigabit (GPON)

·          Next Generation converged networks

·           Wireless networks

  •    Satellite networks

Telephony

 

·        Traffic engineering

·         Soft-switch

·         Operation Support Systems (OSS)

·         Telecommunication Management Network (TMN)

 

 

Technology

·        Fiber Optics

·         Microwave

·        Trunked and other radio network (HF, VHF and UHF) planning and implementation

·         Broadband network including broadband over power line

·         Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

·         Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)

 

IT and  

Telecommunications

Procurement

  • Hardware and software i.e. Network Elements (NE), Operation Supports Systems (OSS), Element Management Systems (EMS), Network Management Systems (NMS), Network Security Software, PCs, servers, printers

Water Treatment Plants

  • Procurement of Water Treatment Plants (Fixed and Mobile Systems installations)

Renewable Energy and traditional powering systems

  • Energy Policy Design
  • Design and deployment of renewable energy systems
  • Design and installation of Photovoltaic Systems
  • Landfill Power Generation
  • Wind Systems
  • Uninterrupted Power Supplies
  • Batteries Systems
  • Generators

Civil Engineering

  • Water engineering projects
  • Design of roads and highways
  • Schools design and construction
  • Development of affordable housing

Hotel Construction and Tourism

  • Planning and development of hotels and tourism resorts
  • Sourcing finances for tourism development
  • ICT and communications for the tourism sector
  • Management of tourism projects

Organization Development and Management Consulting

  • Strategic Planning
  • Balanced Scorecard
  • Conduct of Communications and other Audits
  • Culture transformation
  • Program and Project Management
  • Work Design
  • Budget Planning and Implementation
  • Performance management
  • Organization Structure redesign
  • Reengineering and Revitalization
  • Cost Reduction and Internal Controls

Management Training

 

 

 

 

  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Workshops
  • Management and Leadership Skills
  • Building Trust in Organizations
  • Coaching for Results
  • Delegating for Success
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Developing Others
  • Motivation
  • Leading and Managing Change
  • Establishing Performance Targets
  • Reviewing Performance
  • Managing Performance Challenges
  • Managing Stress
  • Time Management
  • Team Dynamics and Communications Skills
  • Customer Care Skills

Production Management

  • Crew Planning and Scheduling
  • Set Up Reduction
  • 5S Workplace Organization
  • Asset Care and Maintenance
  • Streamlining the Process
  • Line Balancing

Lean Enterprise and Continuous Improvement

  • Identifying Waste
  • Lean Elements and Rules
  • Kaizen
  • Understanding the Tools
  • The Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) Cycle

Logistics and Transportation

 

  • International Logistics Management
  • Aviation and Shipping Management

Education System Design

  • School design and redesign
  • Curriculum formulation
  • Training of pedagogical staff in Classroom Management

  Business Development

  •   Small Business Startup and Development  
  •   Business Strategy Design
  •   Financial Planning and Analysis
  •   Internal controls
  •   Accounting Audits 

Governance

  • Compliance with Regulatory Laws
  • Citizen Participation Programs
  • Ethical Issues

 

 

 

 

 

   
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