Project Manager Telecom
Resume:
Said Ahmed Nashaat, IPMA
Telecom Project Manager – Railway Industry
5th Settlement, Cairo, Egypt. +201********* ***.*********@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/said-nashaat-56b49529/ said.ahmed.nashaat Telecom Project Manager with up to 13 years of hands-on experience in managing Signaling & Telecom Projects for 1000 Km railway network in Egypt. Proven success in bidding document elaboration, offers evaluation, contract negotiations, contract awarding, design, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of railway telecom solutions implemented in time, within scope and adhered to quality standards. Experience:
SIEMENS Mobility L.L.C, Cairo, Egypt
Telecom Project Manager
2018: Now
Managing the Telecom Scope under the frame of SIEMENS contract with Egyptian National Railways (ENR) to modernize the Signaling and Telecom Systems for Benha / Port Said Railway Corridor. The project is 214 Km long, it has 1 Operational Control Center, 1 Backup Telecom Center, 21 main stations, 19 secondary stations, 84 Level Crossing and +1000 signals. My responsibilities are: -
- Full responsibility for delivering the telecom scope of work in our contract with ENR ensuring the full adherence to the project scope, project budget, project time schedule and the quality standards.
- Managing the telecom subcontractors (HUAWEI, FIBERMISR, HASSAN ALLAM and GTS) and SIEMENS telecom team during the different project phases ensuring the telecom scope smooth delivery.
- Planning the telecom scope activities (Design, Procurement, Manufacturing, FAT, Material Delivery, Installation and Commissioning) ensuring the full adherence to the project time schedule.
- Controlling the telecom scope budget during the different project phases ensuring the under-budget execution and negotiating the subcontractors in case of any changes.
- Controlling the telecom works quality by applying SIEMENS quality control process (IPPs, NCRs, … etc.).
- Risk Management for the telecom scope and supporting in the Overall Project Risk Management.
- EHS Management by reviewing subcontractor EHS monthly report and doing monthly Safety Walk and Talk visits to the different project sites.
- Representing SIEMENS in the project weekly/monthly meetings with ENR stakeholder departments and ITALFERR showing the telecom works progress.
- Leading the weekly follow up meetings with the telecom subcontractors to follow up the telecom progress.
- Supporting the Project Director during the different project phases with my hands-on experience in the different Signaling and Telecom Railway Projects in Egypt.
- Internal interfacing between the different project teams within SIEMENS ensuring the well integration of the telecom systems with the other systems (Signaling, Power Supply, Civil, BMS, …etc.).
- Planning the migration from the old system to the new system ensuring the smooth migration and addressing the other scopes needs during the migration phase.
- Conducting monthly site visits to follow up the activity’s execution done by the telecom subcontractors on-site.
- Reviewing and approving the telecom scope deliverables (detailed design, datasheets, test procedures, …etc.) received from the telecom subcontractors and officially submitting them to ENR/ITF.
- Supporting the finance team technically during the invoicing process to invoice the telecom related invoices.
- Leading the all the factory and site tests (FAT/SAT) for the telecom systems.
- Representing SIEMENS in the technical and financial negotiation with customer and the subcontractors.
- Managing the Telecom systems Operation and Maintenance.
- Supporting the bidding team during the different mobility bids in Egypt.
- Supporting the procurement team during the contract negotiations.
- Member of SIEMENS Mobility Egypt - Health and Safety Committee. Page 2 of 3
Key Achievements:
- Successful Testing, Commissioning and Putting into operation for 13 main stations.
- Finalizing the Telecom Installations in 19 stations including the Backup Telecom Center (BTC) with full adherence to EHS and Quality Standards.
- Successful negotiation with Huawei and getting 35% discount plus tribble spare parts amount free of charge.
- 2 million EGP cost saving in the fiber accessories budget by modifying the fiber design to be fit for purpose.
- Getting ENR/ITALFERR approval for the installation drawings of Operational Control Center (OCC), Backup Telecom Center (BTC), 21 main stations, 19 secondary stations and 84 Level Crossings.
- Successful Factory Acceptance Tests for 100% of the Telecom materials (equipment, fiber, and copper cables) with having 95% of the whole Telecom materials in our warehouse in Egypt.
- Invoicing 95% of the Material Delivery Portion in the contract.
- Getting 96% of the Telecom Detailed Design approved.
- Invoicing 96% of the Telecom Detailed Design Portion in the contract.
- Getting ENR/ITALFERR approval for the As-built Drawing for 13 stations with invoicing.
- Successful migration from the old telecom systems to the new ones. Egyptian National Railways (ENR), Cairo, Egypt
Head of Telecom Projects Division / Overall Project Manager 2016: 2018
- Management of telecommunication projects in the framework of the modernization of Signaling and Telecom systems for 1000 km of the railway network in Egypt.
- Define the scope of work and contract guidelines in the RFP with the consultants.
- Responsibility for the elaboration of functional and technical specifications of the telecom systems.
- Leading the technical and clarification meetings with the bidders and the contractors.
- Contribution in the Bidders Evaluation, Contract Negotiation and Contract Award according to World Bank and Kuwait Fund standards.
- Review, development and approval for the preliminary design and the detailed design of the telecom systems.
- Review and approval of the telecom subcontractors and vendor list and the proposed telecom equipment.
- Controlling the change requests of the contractor ensuring the implementation of the full scope.
- Managing telecom engineering teams and supporting the other project teams and the project manager.
- Supervise the project implementation ensuring its adherence to the international standards.
- Supervise the weekly and monthly work progress and assuring that the progress follows the project time schedule.
- Responsibility for proceeding all FATs, SATs, testing and commissioning for the telecom systems.
- Overall Project Manager and Telecom Project Manager for the following projects: - a. High-Speed Train on Cairo / Aswan and Luxor / Hurghada Corridors, ENR Overall Project Manager. b. Cairo /Bortos and Shebeen El Qanater/Zaqaziq Corridors (75 Km long), ENR Overall Project Manager. c. Tanta / El Mansoura / Damietta Corridor (119 Km long), ENR Overall Project Manager. d. Cairo / Alexandria Corridor (208 Km long), ENR Telecom Project Manager. e. Beni Suef / Assuit Corridor (250 Km long), ENR Telecom Project Manager. f. Benha / Port Said and Zaqaziq / Abu Kebir Corridors (214 Km long), ENR Telecom Project Manager. g. Assuit / Nagaa Hammady Corridor (180 Km long), ENR Telecom Project Manager. Egyptian National Railways (ENR), Cairo, Egypt
Telecom Project Engineer / Telecom Project Manager 2013: 2016
- Discussing the needs of ENR stakeholder departments in the project.
- ENR representation in all site surveys with the consultant explaining ENR existing telecom systems.
- Contribution in the elaboration of ENR telecom functional and technical specifications.
- Clarifying the telecom scope and provide the needed information to the bidders in the clarification meetings.
- Technical evaluation for the bidder technical proposal.
- Proven success in developing and improving the preliminary design and the detailed design for SDH transmission network, LAN/WAN, Optical Fiber, Radio networks (Microwave and VHF), PBX and VOIP telephony, Voice Recorder, Fire Alarm, Master Clock, CCTV, Access Control and PA/PIS systems.
- ENR representation in local / abroad FATs and SATs for telecom systems with authorized signature.
- Following-up the daily and weekly progress of the implementation of telecom systems on-site. Page 3 of 3
Egyptian National Railways (ENR), Cairo, Egypt
Telecommunications Engineer
2010: 2013
- Operation and maintenance country-wide for Microwave transmission network and VHF system.
- Administrating, operating, and maintaining the country-wide telephony networks with +5000 subscribers.
- Fault tracking and diagnosis of cables across the entire railway corridors using cable locator tools. Education:
Helwan University in Cairo, Bachelor of Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering 2005: 2010 Skills:
Leadership Decision Making & Problem Solving Scope Management Cost Management Technical and Financial Negotiation Scheduling and time management Risk Management Team Building Excellent communication skills Bidding Management Quality Management Well Organized Training:
- German Language – B1 level at ÄDK.
- International Project Management Associate, IPMA Certified, 2019 – Certificate ID: 1112
- Project Management Professional, PMP.
- Project Management Training at SIEMENS.
- FIDIC, PPP and BOT contracts.
- Mechanical Interlocking, Electrical Interlocking, Electronic Interlocking and Railway Operation at ENR.
- Korea Railway School in Egypt – Class 2016 and 2017.
- Optical Fiber fundamentals: Fiber splicing and testing using: Light Source- Power Meter and OTDR.
- Transmission Technologies: SDH and Microwave.
- Cellular Networks: GSM, GPRS, HSPA and LTE.
- Wireless Technologies: VHF and Wi-Fi.
- Data Networking: Cisco [CCNP, CCNA Certified], Alcatel-Lucent and Huawei.
- Telephony: AVAYA, Harris, Dikos, Alcatel-Lucent and Huawei.
- Low - Current Systems: CCTV, Master Clock, Access Control, PA/PIS and Fire Alarm System.
- Business Conduct Guidelines at SIEMENS.
- Cyber Security at SIEMENS.
- Product Quality at SIEMENS.
- Antitrust Essentials at SIEMENS.
Software and Computer Skills:
Windows 98, XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10 C++ and Data Structures Microsoft: Word, EXCEL, Power Point, Outlook and MS Project VHDL Languages:
English: Fluent.
Arabic: Native Language.
German: Intermediate Language Proficiency (B1 Level). Personal Information:
Marital status: Married Date of birth: 17/04/1988
Military Service: Exemption Driving License: Yes
Interests: Travelling, Riding Horses, Playing Football and Reading Willing to relocate abroad: Yes
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