FIRAS SHAARI

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

•Accredited Telecommunications Engineer with 10 years of experience in designing and implementing wired and wireless networks.

•A Rollout manager with company oversight, committed to cost-effective management of resources and quality performance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

•Strong grasp on 2G and 3G Telecom concept such as GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, CDMA, WiMAX.

•Site survey, LOS survey and MW link budget calculations.

•Installations and maintenance of DC Rectifiers and Solar Systems.

•Testing tools: Anristu Site Master, BER Tester and, Spectrum Analyzer.

•Expertise in installing and troubleshooting telecommunication equipment (such as PDH, SDH, and SONET systems).

•Design and implementation of small to medium wired and wireless networks (Fiber, RF, and Wi-Fi).

•Sound Understanding of UNIX, Windows, Perl scripting and Linux shell scripting.

•Extensive experience with Fluke networks products like AirMagnet Survey Pro and Spectrum Analyzer.

•Good knowledge of C, C++, Java coding.

•Very Good knowledge of networking hardware (Cisco Routers, Switches, WLC’s) and protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, STP, VTP, FHRP, VPN)

•Comprehensive knowledge of wireless networking systems and protocols.

•Experienced with AAA servers and RADIUS protocol.

•Excellent Leadership and entrepreneurship skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wireless Network Engineer Sep 2016 - Now

Randstad Technologies. – Columbus, OH

•Wi-Fi network design and on site survey using AirMagnet Passive and active Survey to assess and redesign existing Wi-Fi networks.

•Installation, troubleshooting and spectrum analyzer verification survey for Wi-Fi networks.

•Configuration of routers, switches, and wireless controllers.

•Network migration and networks upgrades.

•Final Report delivery to customer.

Wireless and Telecom Engineer Sep 2015 - Jul 2016

Global Convergence, Inc. - Oldsmar, FL

•LOS survey and link budget calculations for PTP Wireless links.

•Wi-Fi network design and on site survey using AirMagnet. Designed More than the 3 million square footage of medical facilities nationwide in the last 12 months.

•Passive and active Survey to assess and redesign existing Wi-Fi networks.

•Installation, troubleshooting and spectrum analyzer verification survey for indoor passive cellular repeaters.

•Supervision role over field Technicians.

•Final Report delivery to customer.

Telecoms Roll-out Manager Aug 2012 - Oct 2014

Almadar Aljadid - Libya

•The main coordinator for sites establishment. This included issuing work orders and preparing the final installation bill for each site.

•Defined the criteria for accepting new installed sites.

•Supervision role over field engineers.

•Manager and coordinator for survey teams and radio design teams. This leads to the selection the best candidate location for the new sites.

•Monitored costs, timescales, and resources management to achieve the desired installed sites number.

•Reports and monitoring the project progress ensuing meeting targets and milestones.

•Tracked teams progress and enforced deadlines.

•Developed project management tools to report project progress to the executive’s team.

Founding partner Jan 2012 - Oct 2014

Ion Telecom and Technology - Libya

•Worked with other partners to establish the company's technical vision

•Designed and supervised with the other partners the company’s WISP network.

•Configuring the network core section which consisted of 7200VSXR router,3570 switches, Aradial RADIUS server (HP DL380), Ruckus & Cisco Wireless Controllers, Cache server, and, mikroTik controllers.

• Supervised and reviewed configuration done to 2800 routers by the field engineers on the clients site.

•Supervised Technicians and engineers installing and integrating new backhauling and Terminal devices into the network (Cambium PTP650, PTMP450, and ePMP1000).

•Tested various solutions in different scenarios before integrating them into the network.

Assistant Lecturer Jan 2010 - Oct 2014

Garyounis University - Libya

•Teaching wide number of different courses like Digital Signal Processing, Signals and Systems, Digital Electronics. During that time, maintained a teaching load of 4 undergraduate courses each semester.

•Developed strong relations with students in class and through regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist.

•Served as an Academic Adviser for new undergraduate students each year.

•Lectured and communicated effectively with students from diverse backgrounds.

•Emphasized the importance of academic honesty with students and instructed them on proper citation of research sources.

•Supervised under graduation projects for advance research topics in telecommunication engineering.

VSAT Engineer Feb 2011 - May 2011

NTC Telecom Committee - Libya

•Member of the Telecommunication committee during the period of National Transient Council. The work included providing Internet VSAT connection to whole eastern area.

•Setting up a VSAT link to connect the PSTN switch between cities.

BTS Field Engineer Apr 2008 - Dec 2010 Al-Madar Al-Jadid - Libya

•Commissioning, troubling shooting, and maintenance of BTS and microwave links.

•Disassembled and assembled broken and defective BTS and MW links to facilitate repair.

•Conducted one-on-one job training for new Field engineers for maintaining, commissioning and integrating new sites.

•Scheduled preventive maintenance for BTS, Microwave (MW) links and any site accessories.

BSS Field Engineer Feb 2005 - Oct 2007

ALCATEL-LUCENT - Libya

•My expertise was adopted to a new project in Saudi Arabia, and was appointed a BSS engineer position.

•Supervising the Installations of Alcatel-Lucent BSS systems, including the power and earthing systems.

•Commissioning, troubling shooting, and maintenance of BSS equipment and MW links.

•Documented and reported each installation in the company logbook.

•Run all necessary tests and prepare ready-for-acceptance documents to be signed by the customers.

•Carefully explained all aspects of service to customers.

•Inspected installation sites to determine the best route for feeders and cables and the best place to mount the equipment to optimize cable and feeder lengths and reduce cost.

•Maintained spare equipment and parts and managed inventories for remote sites.

Stuff Engineer Sep 2003 - Jul 2004

Garyounis University - Libya

•Running trials of experiments and then demonstrating techniques to students;

•Maintaining and repairing equipment and laboratory apparatus.

•Record keeping, e.g. for students' practical sessions, tracking methods, results, etc.

•Ensuring that all health and safety procedures are understood and followed correctly.

EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS

M.Sc., Electrical Engineering 2009

Garyounis University - Libya

Major in Telecommunications and electronics.

B.Sc., Electrical Engineering 2003

Garyounis University - Libya

Major in Telecommunications and electronics.

Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA Wireless 200-355. 02/2017

Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA R&S 200-120. 2016

Certification - Radio Network Fundamentals, Alcatel Training Center, Cairo, Egypt. 2004

Certification - Acatel GPRS Solution, 9135 MFS Description, Alcatel Training Center, Cairo, Egypt. 2004

Certification - Introduction to Alcatel GSM Network, BSC/TC, 9100 BTS, 9110 micro-BTS, Alcatel Training Center, Cairo, Egypt. 2004

Certification - BSC/TC Maintenance and Commissioning, 9100 BTS/9110 micro-BTS maintenance and commissioning, Alcatel Training Center, Cairo, Egypt. 2004

Certification - MFS maintenance and commissioning UX 9400 Maintenance and commissioning, Alcatel Training Center, Cairo, Egypt. 2004

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

•Co-founder of Ion Telecom and Technology, a private Telecom company. The company’s WISP project is one of the first large scale private ISP's in Libya. The team succeeded to achieve more than 1000 subscriber and more than 70 Hot spot. The company showed an unprecedented fast growth compared to similar business models in the city.

•A member of the National Transient Council’s Telecommunication committee in the period 2011-2012. The work included management and renovation of the telecommunication companies in Libya. These include a wide spectrum of government based companies in different fields, i.e. GSM, WiMAX, TETRA, etc.

•Awarded the annual Certificate of Excellency from Al-Madar Aljadid (Largest GSM provider in the country) for unique achievements (2009).

•One of distinguished Alcatel's supervising engineers for extending mobile coverage in eastern Libya.

•Leading the management and establishment of extending Almadar coverage in Libya, denoted by Phase-4 project.

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