Engineer Project

ATIF SHAIKH

Mobile: +91-900******* ~ E-Mail: ********@*****.*** /

********@**********.***

Seeking assignments in Project Management / Installation & Commissioning /

Operation and Maintenance / Customer Support with a reputed organisation.

Industry Preference: Telecom(optical fiber network engineer)

Location Preference: Qatar

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

> B.E (Electronics and Communication Engineering) with over 6 years of

experience in Project Management, Installation & Commissioning,

Operations & Maintenance, Network Management and Relationship Management.

> Last associated with Huawei Tech Investment, Qatar as Transmission

Engineer.

> Adept in end to end project execution of Telecom networks, with

distinction of leading the installation, commissioning, maintenance,

fault management, testing and configuration of telecom as well as

transmission equipment.

> Experienced in route survey, way leave permissions and execution of

trenching and drawing work of Optic fibre cables in all types of terrain

and road conditions.

> Resourceful at customer account management and providing after prompt and

timely services as per the SLA levels.

> Gained Exposure to operation and maintenance of Transport Equipments;

possess in depth knowledge of various protection techniques,

synchronization, various architectures, alarm management, bandwidth

management, and protection techniques.

> Proficient in managing & leading teams for running successful process

operations & experience of developing procedures, service standards for

business excellence.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Project Management

> Evaluating project cost / benefits analysis at project decision points.

> Finalizing requirements and specifications in consultation with

collaborators / promoters.

> Participating in project review meetings for evaluating project progress.

> Establishing project implementation methods and procedures including

network resource allocations.

> Monitoring the Project to meet the committed Timelines.

Networking Operations

> Mapping client's requirements and architecting customised network

solutions to suit their requirements. .

> Managing the in-building cabling & up-dating of routing details.

> Monitoring routine performance reports as a measure of preventive

maintenance.

>

Operations and Maintenance/ Technical Support

> Planning and affecting the preventive maintenance schedules of various

telecom equipments to increase equipment reliability.

> Providing technical support / training to clients for resolving critical

technical issues.

> Submitting field technical complaints, analysis and MIS reports.

> Identifying performance bottlenecks and taking adequate measures to

rectify faults.

Installation and Commissioning

>

> Foreseeing performance bottlenecks and taking corrective measures to

avoid the same.

> Managing the Installation & commissioning of telecom products and

services.

Team Management

> Managing team functions viz. manpower planning and ensuring the same.

> Mentoring & monitoring the performance of team members to ensure

efficiency in process operations and meeting of individual & group

targets.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Aug'10 - Mar'11 Huawei Tech Investment, Qatar

Transmission Engineer

Significant Highlights

> Held responsible for POTN Project and gained good exposure on NGDWDM

equipments OSN 6800 & 8800.

> Managed the commissioning, software upgradation, wavelenghts

configuration as per low level design, service commissioning, system pat

and service pat for DWDM RINGS in POTN.

> Conducted optical fibre testing for CD/ PMD/ OTDR tests using ftb-400.

> Handled the installation of racks, subcon management & inventory

management; met with the customer and delivered presentations.

> Held responsible for the QA/QC for installation,commissioning,labelling &

routing of patchcord & power cables as per the international standards

Nov'09 - Jul'10 Vodafone Essar South Ltd., Bangalore

Network Engineer

Significant Highlights

> Held responsible for O&M of 400km optical fibre route ad managed the FRT,

SDH equipment of ECI equipment BG-20/40 & XDM-100.

> Ensured the login of ECI equipment and oversaw the 20 site maintenance

activities.

> Undergone ECI training in Mumbai and received certificates.

Aug'08 - Oct'09 Tata Communications Ltd., Hassan O&M

(ISP, OSP) Engineer

Significant Highlights

> Managed O&M of OFC Network, O&M of Access Network Equipments.

> Held responsible for O&M of SDH, DWDM, NEC/ Huawei Optical Network.

Aug'07 - Jul'08 Nokia Siemens Networks, Delhi Surveillance

Engineer (Off rolls)

Significant Highlights

> Held responsible for NOC (SDH) operations at Delhi.

> Designed network on SDH; installed and commissioned siemens equipments,

Surpass hiT 7020 & 7060.

> Reduced the downtime by planning quick results.

> Ensured the installation and configuration of ip phones.

> Managed NOC Surveillance for Siemens TNMS-Mv10.3 NMS for SDH network.

> Ensured the troubleshooting of network and fault rectification.

> Provided NMS/NE's backup, archived alarms from TNMS server and managed

NMS/NE Software upgradation.

> Monitored the performance and conducted link testing, logs browsing of

NE's using FTP.

Nov'05 - Aug'07 Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd., Pune Transmission

Engineer (Off rolls)

Significant Highlights

> Held responsible for O&M of SDH, DWDM, OFC at Pune.

> Brought technical support from different vendors and resolved technical

ISP related problems.

> Conducted O&M of optical fibre for NLD transmission and CU cable for

access link transmission.

> Managed the fault rectification related to NEC DWDM link and extended

link for NMS monitoring.

> Commissioned POI links with other telecom operators and IT customers for

voice and data for BPL & IDEA.

> Ensured maintenance of fibre route and DWDM links for backbone network

from Pune to KOLHAPUR; handled the system fault rectification in fibre

using OTDR and Laser Source, Power Meter and Splicing.

> Implemented measures for improvement of uptime and MTTR, reduced OPEX,

and increased the life of OFC backbone and site infrastructure.

> Monitored the NORTEL equipment and NEC (SDH, DWDM); rendered support on

ISP related problems.

> Maintained all the POI's of IDEA, BPL, fibre route and made operations on

fibre or system whenever required; coordinated with BSNL, BHARTI

operators.

> Conducted operations with Fusion Splicing and checked the health of a

fibre with OTDR as per requirement.

> Ensured maintenance of VSNL site to maintain quality of services,

planning and resolution of critical installation or maintenance problem.

> Major Projects Handled:

V DWDM/SDH commissioning for VSNL back haul. - Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

V Was involved in Lamda-9 augmentation Mumbai-Hyderabad bb link. -

Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

> Provisioned DWDM NEC Network for the NLD Backbone

> Ensured network provisioning for the given network in coordination with

NMS; conducted O&M of NEC DWDM network and augmentation of new lambdas as

per the requirements.

> Carried stability tests for the newly added lambda for errors.

> Rendered support to the NNMS during network fault and expanded the

network.

> Monitored the network on a regular basis when NMS was unable to reach the

nodes.

> Managed the O&M of POI circuits and expansion of Transmission Equipments.

> Managed the troubleshooting of transmission equipments and fiber

rectification.

> Coordinated for project implementation: Huawei DWDM project Installation

for Chain-13.

> Ensured the deployment of NLD DWDM Network using Huawei Optix BWS1600G

Product (OTM, OLA, OADM).

> Coordinated for project implementation for GAILTEL project.

> Coordinated with contractor for O&M of OSP, handled pressure situation

for the entire OFC route of 450Km and maintained all the OADM, ILA

equipments.

> Maintained the SLA for the clients such as TTSL, GAILTEL & Spice.

SCHOLASTICS

2006 B.E (Electronics and Communication Engineering) from KBN college of

Engineering VTU with 57%.

1999 12th from National Pre-University College, Gulbarga with 57%.

1996 10th from Faraan High School, Gulbarga with 82%.

TRAINING

Attended training on:

V NEC DWDM at VSNL, Pune

V NEC SDH at VSNL, Pune

V RFTS at VSNL, Pune

V MPLS

V Optical Line Protection System (Optical Switch)

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth : 26th Apr'1981

Present Address : C/o Laequrrehman Baqtiyar, Opp. to New Water Tank

Makka Colony Ring Road, Gulbarga - 585104, Karnataka.

Permanent Address : C/o Shaikh Liyakhat ali, Opp. to New Water Tank Makka

Colony, Ring Road Gulbarga, Karnataka - 585104

Languages Known : English, Hindi, Urdu, kannada and Marathi.

Nationality : Indian

Passport Status : Passport valid till 2018

Marital Status : Married

No. of Dependants : 4

Driving License : yes

Visa Details : N/A

Contact this candidate