Project Manager

Profile Summary .

In recent years, I have actively managed and delivered multimillion-dollar network infrastructure projects. This involved project/program level planning, scope and risk management, stakeholder and customer expectation and communication management at executive management levels, full program P/L responsibility for services’ deliveries and project execution, including determination of budgetary requirements and cost baseline, full responsibility and accountability of invoicing and cash flow based on achieved key milestones, internal and external reporting of project status/progress, allocation and assignment of program/project resources, local procurement and outsourcing of project materials/services and impact assessment of “Change Requests” on projects’ human and financial resources.

Achievement Highlights .

Roles of increasing responsibility as an individual contributor, consultant, manager and director in project and program management leadership.

Managing and deploying projects/programs by implementing project management methodologies.

Over 15 years of a successful program and project management; including Wire line, Wireless Core and RAN (Radio Access Network) rollout/deployment, Network Integration, Release Management, VAS and other areas. Many projects have been international in scope with the largest budget exceeding $60 million.

Proficiency in financial planning, communication management, stakeholder management and expertise in building fruitful customer relationships and managing expectations.

Recognized for strategic thinking, technical expertise, implementation abilities, and innovation while handling tough assignments and providing quality results.

Education & Qualification .

B.S. Electrical Engineering – Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus (Turkey)

Courses: Networking, SS7, Unix/Linux, CCNA, SDH, Telecom Implementation, PMP

Professional Training/Certifications: Voice Mail System, SMS Systems, NEC Switching System, Progeny (Auto Attendant), VAD System (Voice Activated Dialing), CAJUN (CISCO Switching System), ITIL

Professional Experience .

Huawei (Client: Bell), Canada (July ’15 – Aug ’17)

Program Manager – IBS (In Building Solutions)

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Supervised teams of Huawei (Internal) and 3rd party System Integrators during DAS Deployments.

Continued integration of new DAS buildings and arenas into existing programs.

Managed all phases of DAS deployment, including but not limited to, NTP, DAS designs, RFP preparation, Contract negotiations, BTI Vendor qualifications, Contractor and vendor management, and Material Procurement.

Managed complete project life cycles, including but not limited to, Planning, Scheduling, tracking and effectively communicating project status internally as well as the client side.

Samsung (Client: Sprint), USA (March ’13 – May. ’15)

Senior Project Manager – SW Release Management (Samsung Core & RAN)

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Managed and finalized Feature Description (FDD) & Design Documents; prepared Lab & FIT (First Integration Testing) Test Plans consisting of Regression, New Feature & Bug Fix testing based on FDD & design Document.

Managed Samsung 4G SW load testing in Sprint Lab and then FIT market, both for core and RAN.

Responsible for day-to-day operation of engineers and training teams as well as managing supply chain of any infrastructure/Hardware piece

Obtain decision from sprint stakeholders (bigger audience) to take this new load to FIT market for FIT testing and SOAK period and get approvals from Sprint stakeholders on new load being ready to be rolled out in to the production network.

Huawei, Canada (July ’10 – Feb. ’12)

Program Manager – Telus HSPA+ Expansions (RNCs and Node Bs) and LTE RAN Projects

LTE Network Implementation (NI) Program Manager for TELUS Network deployment, expansions, and upgrades (e.g., Network, Radio Network, and OSS), which includes: Infrastructure Installation, Commissioning, Integration, and Acceptance with full P/L accountability.

Financial and Business Management:

Full P/L accountability of project services cost, revenue and gross margin in addition to Cash Flow management (invoicing based on achieving key project milestones, e.g., PAC and/or FAC);

Defining and establishing projects cost-base lines, conformance to internal and external policies and regulations for significant expenditures and project work outsourcing;

Monthly forecast and management of service costs and revenue generation based on service delivery targets and commitments as established in the Short Term Plan (STP);

Active participant within the Account Team in proposal preparation, customer solution design, Scope of Work (SoW) development, RFP responses, Services definitions and scoping, etc.

Program Planning and Management:

Proactively planned project resource requirements, managed and directed project technical teams and recruited external consultants/contractors to support ongoing project activities; established a program management plan to integrate individual project plans and manage interdependencies and risks; managed target KPIs to ensure efficacy and efficiency of implementation and deployment.

Internal and external liaison for establishing and managing annual strategic network expansions and upgrade plans to ensure network resilient and performance;

Customer/Stakeholder Management:

Effective communication and management of customer relationships while maintaining stakeholders’ expectations throughout the program lifecycle; Chaired weekly customer Steering Committee meetings for presentation and reporting of projects’ status, progress, issues, risk, etc.

Scope and Change Management

Developed and defined projects’ Scope of Work (SoW) during the project definition phase and gained customer approval and signoff prior to the implementation phase; Effectively managed and implemented the Change Management process with the customer for services.

Procurement Management

Prime responsibility for selection, recommendation, and hiring of external consultants, contractors and vendors either through bidding, interviews, or request for proposal process; Negotiated and set up work outsourcing contracts with local/international consultants, contractors or vendors for commissioning, integration and RF optimization of RAN deployment.

Comverse Inc. (Oct ‘06 – Sept. ’09)

Country Representative – APAC-2

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Deployment Accountability of VMS, ISMSC and Billing projects in Hong Kong, Singapore, Pakistan & Afghanistan including Business Development; Managed operators at CXO level (Mobilink, Ufone, Warid, Telenor and Instaphone).

Responsibility of 3rd party agreements (InfoTech and IBM).

Monitored tasks, milestones & timelines to ensure project stays on track and responded to RFPs.

Coordinated customer-focused teams and other necessary resources to track implementation activities from initial order through turn-on and then throughout the maintenance period.

Rogers Wireless, Canada (Apr ‘06 – Oct. ’06)

Project Manager – HSPA Deployment

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Deployment accountability role of new/upgrade Node-B cell sites within Roger’s Ontario network (HSDPA)

Ownership of within time and work scope project deployment.

Coordinated Implementation of RF, Civil and power work orders.

Review Civil engineering installation work orders-IWO (Antenna/feeder design & mounting h/w, cabinet installation, work completion and handoff etc); Installation work orders; Power work order & Microwave work order

Identify scope of work and method of procedures for projects. Develop schedules for implementation, manage resources, and tender.

Coordinated with Management team, Equipment vendors & Equipment Engineering

Create reporting structure to monitor & track project.

Deployment of RBS/Node-B (Radio, AC & DC Power, Indoor (3206) and outdoor (3106) UMTS Ericsson Cabinets), RNC (Radio Network Controller), & Transmission (including leased Line and Microwave)

Highlighted risks, show stoppers and issues to Senior Management for resolution at various times.

Manage teams, resolve conflicts, & day-to-day issues. Build relationship with various cross functional teams

Myson Engineering Systems, Pakistan (Feb ‘04 – Mar. ’06)

Project Director – GSM Deployment

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Preparation of proposals for clients like Mobilink, Ericsson, Nokia, U-fone, etc. for different activities like surveys, Microwave, BTS installation, integration, testing and commissioning.

Signing of contracts/agreements on behalf of company.

Project planning on paper before execution of the project.

Proper team building and arrangements of other resources.

Project Execution in all three regions (North, Central & South) of Pakistan.

Bi - Monthly performance comparison (Planned Vs Actual) to control the activity.

Planning of the monetary budget for the project.

Liaison with the finance department for proper cash flow for project.

Presentation to client regarding progress of the project at different stages of implementation.

Built a team of approximately 50 engineers and 80 technicians.

Comverse Inc., Canada (Sept. ‘01 – Jan. ’04)

Project Manager

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Installation, Commissioning & Integration of Voice Activated Dialing (VAD) System in Toronto and Montreal.

Installation & Integration of Voice Mail System (VMS) in Toronto

Installation & Integration of ISMC (SMS) System in Toronto

CAJUN (CISCO) switch configuration for HSBN (back bone).

Conducted the ATP for VMS in Toronto and Montreal

Configured the CCS (for SS7) for VAD at the Montreal site

NEC, Pakistan (Sept. ‘93 – Aug. ‘2001)

Switch Engineer/Project Manager (B.L.T Project)

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Integration of NEAX 61 E Local/Transit and International Switches

Configuration of switch and linking with other switches and services.

Performed SS7 Protocol Test at NEAX61E Switch for layer four signal messages

Performed MTP Layer Testing through NEAX Analyzer (Chameleon)

Established the Operation & Maintenance Center (OMC)

Traffic Analysis and continuously monitored the Network Performance

Provided ‘ON JOB TRAINING’ to Customer staff

Managed meetings between PTCL (Customer) and TOKYO TASC (Technical Assistance Center) to resolve different switch issue

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