Project Manager Management

Fahad Ansari, PMP, B.Sc (EE), ITIL, CSM

ca.linkedin.com/in/ansarifahad 416-***-**** *************@*****.*** IT PROJECT MANAGER

SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE IMPLEMENTATIONS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Experienced project manager offering 10 years of success leading all phases of diverse technology projects; PMP, ITIL and CSM credentials supplemented by a degree in Electronics Engineering.

Business strategist; plan and manage multimillion-dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains.

Excellent communicator; leverage technical and business acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams.

Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies. Able to manage large project teams and known for high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timelines and budgetary targets. Skills Summary

Project Management:

Custom Software Development

Database Design (RDBMS)

Systems Engineering

System Integration / Migration

Enterprise Wide Implementations

IT Project Lifecycle:

Requirements Analysis

ROI Analysis

Costing & Budgeting

Project Scheduling

Testing/QA/Rollout/Support

Value-Added Leadership:

Cross-Functional Supervision

Team Building & Mentoring

Client Relations & Presentations

Business & IT Planning

Vendor Management

Career Progression

IT / VAS PROJECT MANAGER with ZTE Corporation (Malaysia), via a 3rd party (2011 – 2015) PROJECT MANAGER with Nokia Siemens Networks (Yemen), via a 3rd party (2010 – 2011) IN SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR with Nokia Siemens Networks (Bangladesh), via a 3rd party (2009 – 2009) Recruited by two of the leading Telecom / IT firms to provide project management consultancy over large-scale, top-priority and complex Charging, Billing, CRM and Value Added Services initiatives. Managed budgets of up to $5M and cross-functional teams of up to 25 Solution Architects, System Analysts, Solution Engineers, Software Developers, Test Engineers and Network Specialists. Drove high-quality completion of systems engineering, software / systems development and enterprise wide implementation projects for globally reputed clients including: Telenor, Pakistan

Mobilink, Pakistan

Ufone, Pakistan

Nokia Siemens Networks

Banglalink, Bangladesh

Grameenphone, Bangladesh

ZTE Corporation

DiGi Malaysia

SabaFon, Yemen

Achievement(s) Highlights:

Led teams across broad technical, financial and business disciplines. Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget and with the desired results.

Mitigated risk factors through careful analysis of financial and statistical data. Anticipated and managed change effectively in rapidly evolving global business environments.

Defined processes and tools best suited to each project. Moved between agile and waterfall approaches depending on project specifics and client goals, creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules and work breakdown structures.

Honored with Employee of The Year in 2007 by Nokia Siemens Networks, Pakistan and received Letter of Appreciation in 2015 by DiGi Telecommunications in recognition of outstanding project results. Fahad Ansari, Page Two

Representative Projects (2006 – 2015)

Systems Engineering: Led the installation, commissioning and rollout of robust, scalable and secured Linux based enterprise hardware servers that were running business critical Charging, Billing, CRM and VAS applications for clients including Telenor & BanglaLink. Results: Completed projects up to two months ahead of schedule, as much as $1M under budget and to universal client acclaim.

Custom Software Development: Managed all phases of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) for dozens of custom solutions predominantly for Charging and Services based projects. Results: Delivered industry-leading software that met client’s business requirements as well as saved them millions of dollars, shortened processes from weeks to minutes, captured #1 market share and generated up to

$2M in annual revenues within year one of launch.

Database Development: Guided teams in the development of relational database management systems

(RDBMS) for clients including Telenor, Mobilink & Ufone. Results: Improved the consistency, recoverability and accessibility of data.

System Integration / Migration: Managed large-scale initiatives involving the transition / transformation of full turnkey Charging, Billing & Value Added Services projects / programs into new initiatives from leading equipment suppliers.

Results: Achieved seamless migrations and integrations that were transparent to client’s customers, accomplished with no unscheduled downtime and delivered by as much as $500K under budget.

Enterprise Wide Implementations: Directed global rollouts of new software based features and systems for clients including Telenor & SabaFon.

Results: Ensured defect-free releases through careful planning, testing and QA efforts. Early Career

NOKIA IN ENGINEER with Afghan Wireless Communications Company (Afghanistan) (2008 – 2009) IN ENGINEER with Nokia Siemens Networks (Pakistan), via a 3rd party (2006 – 2008) INTERNEE with Siemens (Pakistan) (2003 & 2005)

INTERNEE with Oil & Gas Development Corporation Limited (Pakistan) (2004) Education & Credentials

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

21 Contact Hours Training for Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) Fujitsu Enterprise Hardware Servers Specialist, Fujitsu Academy, Paderborn, Germany B.Sc (Electronics Engineering), Air University, Pakistan (2002 – 2006) 1503 – 1477 Mississauga Valley Boulevard, Mississauga, ON, L5A3Y4 416-***-**** *************@*****.***

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