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MALEK HUNNON

Tel: +971**-**-***-**; E-mail: adeiot@r.postjobfree.com;

Nationality: Jordanian; Marital: Married;

Dynamic and result-oriented professional with more than 20 years of rich and extensive experience in the mission critical Data Centre physical Infrastructure, Telecommunication Infrastructure field and Business Development, and Team Leading Roles in Information Technology.

Seeking to be Technical Manager/ Technical Lead / Data Center Operation Manager / Business Development Manage / Head of Technical Department in a progressive and vibrant organization.

Summary

RCDD (Registered Communication Distribution Designer) Certified by BICSI.

CDCP, CDCS (Certified Data Centre Professional and Certified Data Centre Specialist) by EPI.

B.Sc. Graduate of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

+20 years of experience in the field of IT infrastructure Data Centre and Telecommunication field.

Design and implement short- and long-term strategic plans to ensure infrastructure capacity meets existing and future requirements.

Manage a mission critical data centers Tier III for aviation sector.

Expert in Passive Network Infrastructure design and implementation.

Solid knowledge of International Standards and industry best practices.

Qualification

Experience in large or complex ICT projects or environments,

Extensive experience in Data Centre physical Infrastructure design, implementation and operation. In addition to OSP and FTTx network,

Excellent engineering skills in designing and implementation of power, cooling, cabinets, containment system, grounding, cabling and physical security for mission critical Data Centres,

Expert in Automated Infrastructure Management design and implementation solution for Data Centers.

Excellent experience in Data Centers operation, Hold primary responsibility for the maintenance of data center power, cooling and network cabling.

Provided subject matter expert consultations, engineered telecom solutions and managed designs and implementations for many strategic projects in the region in different verticals,

Multi-tasking, with strong sense of responsibility and self-motivation to work with minimum supervision to achieve the goals and professional standards required by the competitive nature of the business,

Possess valuable knowledge in integrated IT system, such as Networking, Telephony, and physical Security like CCTV, Access Control and video storage,

Strong customer relationship and customer service skills,

Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment,

Prepare RFPs, bid proposals, contracts, scope of work reports, and other documentation for IT projects and associated efforts,

Expertise with vendor management, negotiation and oversight of vendor resources,

Excellent organizational, and analytical,

Critical thinking and problem-solving skills,

Excellent stakeholder, vendor, 3rd party management experience,

Good business sense, with business and/or functional knowledge,

People Management skills, ability to manage in excess of 40 or more staff,

Good project management knowledge, practice and skills,

Very orderly, reliable and methodical,

Excellent knowledge of Airports procedures and methodologies,

Excellent written and oral communication skills, and

Computing skills and proficiency in MS applications and good knowledge in AutoCAD.

Work History Total experience: 21 Years

Anixter ME - Dubai, UAE Jan. 2012 up to present

Reginal Technical Manager

Key Deliverables:

Part of the Global Technical Solution Support, responsible for supporting Middle East, providing the right solution with the best fit vendors from Anixter portfolio.

Support Anixter global and local partners, design their Data Centers, do the Data Center Health check, and check Data center redundancy systems level, Tier (level) 1, 2, 3 or 4

Support End users with Data Centre and passive infrastructure design, schematic diagrams, data centre detailed passive infrastructure drawings, technical write up and solution evaluation.

Support Anixter customers enhancing data center planning, expansion, change management and availability.

Act as technical advisor for customers, support in requirements and guide projects through the entire project lifecycle.

Offer Anixter professional services which include Anixter Data Centre College, a two days’ face to face training course coving: Data centre international standards and field best particles in cabling, power, and cooling, grounding and physical security.

Conduct Data Centre health check and provide client with detailed report of the Data Centre status, finding and recommendations, and present to client.

Conduct a technical needs assessment with client, doing the gap analysis, finding their needs, set the approach strategy with Anixter account manager, and lead technical discussion with vendors.

Support global account, to replicate their high critical Data Centre design in the region, following their international standards.

Present Anixter in their technical summit, speak about Anixter technology approach, available solutions for Data Centres in different verticals.

Support sales team developing the relationship with End Users, offering high quality technical advisories to client, exposure the available technologies which best suit them.

Smart Technology Services (Smartworld) - Dubai, UAE Mar. 2008 – Jan. 2012

Senior Manager, Telecom Infrastructure

Key Deliverables:

Responsible for creating Dubai World Central-Smartworld Telecom

Infrastructure guideline, system, procedures and setting the technical department requirements, objectives, functions, planning, and implementation.

Participate on DWC Smartworld Central offices and mission critical Data Centres Tier III design, implementation and operation.

Coordinate with suppliers, engineers, and operations and be involved with design, development, contract document, work sessions, system installations & testing and review of systems during the project phase.

Coordinate activities with technical professionals from disciplines including defining and implementing procedures for data center projects.

Evaluate and select data center suppliers and sub-contractors in addition to track and monitor related scope of work

Manage and lead all customer related contracts, SLA, projects and daily activities.

DWC Data center operation and supervision, heading the data center operation team.

Facilitate Cololocation customers, and support for smooth setup, and operation.

Review and approve Dubai World Central telecom infrastructure ISP and OSP projects, make sure that DWC guideline implemented in the right way by providing DWC consultants and contractors the required support and technical information.

Monitor the telecom infrastructure work within DWC area, by doing the regular and final inspections for the sites and provide them with the telecom completion certificate which authorizes them of getting the telecom services.

Leading the SCS project team in overall administration, technical, and financial issues pertain to the projects.

One of my most remarkable achievement is the Design & Implementation of Open Equal Access Network (OEAN) for Dubai world Central a 140 sq km area in Jebel Ali, Dubai.

Lojainnet Communication Networks - Dubai, UAE Mar. 2007 – Mar.2008

Technical Manager

Key Deliverables:

Set the technical department requirements, objectives, functions, planning, team management and evaluation.

Lead the project management team in overall administration, technical, and financial issues pertain to the projects.

Prepare department annual budget and control it, based on the department needs, and projects forecast.

Follow up, ensure the smooth operation and meet the client requirements.

Provide the technical support for the team at site, and per-sales team in the design for both ISP and OSP fields.

Open new opportunities for the company, and widening company product ranges.

Du (Emirates Integrated Telecom. Company) - Dubai, UAE Jan. 2006 – Mar. 2007

Infrastructure Planning Manager

Key Deliverables:

Played a vital role in launching du Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Serves by rolling out fixed telecommunications network infrastructure across Dubai.

Involved in managing the teams including creating the system and putting the work procedures for ISP and OSP planning and design team. At the same time I was involved in big exercise to restructure the company operational departments to map the job tasks and responsibilities to the proper organizational department.

The head of the infrastructure ISP and OSP plan and design division and the one responsible for the division planning as well as making all critical decisions related to the technical and management of projects and line of action taken (approves projects and gets to follow up their implementation with the team leaders).

Receives strategic orders from the higher administration and makes sure that they are planned and implemented according to the rules and regulations of the organization and conforming to the needs of the parties involved.

Oversee, control and monitor the Infrastructure systems design including review of request for proposals (RFP), supervision and coordination with other departments.

TECOM- Dubai Internet City - Dubai, UAE Jun. 2001 – Dec. 2005

Telecom infrastructure planning and Design Manager

Key Deliverables:

Major Contribution in Developing the Telecom Infrastructure Sector (Structured

Cabling System, Outside Plant OSP, Data Centre) in Dubai.

Alpha Data - Dubai, UAE Jun. 2000 – May 2001

Technical Account Manager

Key Deliverables:

Develop opportunities.

Handel account from sales and technical prospective.

Support activities for clients:

oStructured cables Design (UTP & Fiber Optic) following the Telecommunication Infrastructure Standards ANSI/TIA/EIA. (Such Hilton Creek Hotel 2000 outlets, Higher College of Technology Dubai Women’s. 500 outlets, Sheraton Plaza 4000 outlets)

oMaking the Site Survey, coming up with the proper solution for Structured Cabling System.

oResponding to RFP, preparing commercial and technical proposal.

oPreparing the Proposals for tendering and the BOQ’s.

oConduct technical sessions with Consultant and End users, updated them with latest technology and what’s new in the cabling field.

oSupervising the Sites and making sure that it is going on according to our schedule.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering,

Baghdad University, Iraq – 1998

References

Available upon request

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