Data Center Project Management

PERSONAL SUMMARY

IMRAN SHIEKH

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Nationality: British

An industry expert, technically proficient, and goal oriented in the field of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) with a background in IT infrastructure, Data Centre design specialist, & Telecom consultancy experience. Having an overall of eighteen years of rich, cross-functional, demonstrating success, managing complex technology solution(s) in Multinational organizations internationally. Key competencies in the areas of strategic planning, designing, coordinating and supervising, and managing large-scale projects - including data centre projects from conception to completion. Committed to delivering innovative solutions and maintaining high standards of quality and safety.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT & Telecom Network Infrastructure Manager

Dorsch Gruppe - (Nov 2015 – July 2024)

Providing IT & Telecom technical consultancy services to Royal Commission of Riyadh City (RCRC) for the

development of Riyadh ITS Bus Project Network (scale of 850 Buses, 2,000 CBSs, 60 BRT Stations, 4 BUS Terminals, Bus Depots, P&R and a central TCC data center for hosting of ITS applications).

Lead a team of professionals of 8-10 personal (system experts, engineers and field inspectors).

Involved in different stages of the ITS Bus project including: Project management, telecom study, survey, planning, scheduling, coordinating, communicating, execution, ensuring compliance, controlling and reporting.

Involved in key phases included: System Design

Specifications (SDS) review, System Acceptance Testing

(SAT) – standalone & integrated test bed environment & Overall Acceptance Testing (OAT).

Supervise installation, configuration, and testing of data center infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance.

Overseeing all phases of the project execution, ensuring to fulfill functional requirements as per contractual ITT.

Participate in the review process of technical documents related to design, testing and commissioning including AVM, CCTV, AFC, Traffic, BMS/SCADA, Data Centre, DRC, IT & telecom networks and low voltage systems.

Manage interfaces with public and private entities related to meeting cross-functional requirements of the project.

Involved in the RFP of BRT Private Fiber Optics IP/MPLS Backbone & interconnectivity of BRT Station(s) with Metro Intersection Stations for the communication of ITS elements.

Involved in the RFP for Riyadh ITS Telecom Services with SLAs for BUS Project (Buses, Bus Stops, Depots, P&R & Traffic Intersections backhaul connectivity with TCC/DRC).

Responsible for the evaluation of available GSM, 3G, and 4G service provided by KSA Mobile Telco’s – drive test to monitor KPIs (RSSI, throughput) for BUS AVM Operations.

Development design role of Disaster recovery plans and handling scenarios based on defined RTO/RPO and

switchover mechanisms.

Qualification Highlights

Outstanding knowledge of IT & Telecom

systems for the development & infrastructure

across different sectors

Interface Management of IT & Telecom

facilities for Riyadh ITS BUS project with

Metro PMCMs & DBs for design,

coordination, and implementation of RCRC’s

private fiber-ring topology to interlink 5 Metro

OCCs with the central TCC.

Coordination with contractors & stakeholders

for the development of central data center

inside TCC (having 108 data racks) for ITS

applications & operations.

Development of Disaster recovery plans and

Business Continuity Plans (BCP) & strategies

for the fulfillment to meet the desired KPIs on

defined RTO/RPO and switchover

mechanisms.

Coordination with local KSA Telco operators

for the hosting of DRC setup inside their DC.

Supervision of installation, commissioning,

system integration, testing and final

acceptance of IT & Telecom Systems.

Certifications

Unify (Formerly Siemens Enterprise)

Certified Communication Associate

for Sales LAB (Large Account Business)

Sales SMB (Small Medium Business), Open

Scape Business Pre-Sales

Supervision of the installation, commissioning & testing of TCC - LAN including traffic engineering, QoS & security infrastructure components for the implementation of different data center zones as: WAN, Server Farm (SF), Internet/DMZ and Campus Block(s).

Coordination with project planning and schedulers for risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize project risks.

Technical Manager Telecom & Data Center Infrastructure Insiyabi Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd.- (Formerly Siemens Enterprise)

(Dec 2013 – Oct 2015)

Directed and managed all enterprise telecommunication systems which included all physical and regulatory aspects of the networks.

Leading and directing a team of 5 engineers and several technicians for successful project delivery.

Responsible to research, analyze, and recommend vendors, hardware / software and cabling infrastructure.

Managed end-to-end rollout of multiple data center projects, ensuring successful completion within scope, time, and budget constraints.

Stakeholders’ management for the coordination of project plans, schedules, and budgets, and monitored project progress against key performance indicators.

Analyzed, designed and coordinated installation of telecommunications infrastructure, along with latest IP telephony servers, hosted & cloud-based environment, and DRC business continuity plans.

Conducted regular project reviews and presented status updates to senior management.

Conducting professional Technical/Business model presentations, negotiations, building & maintaining strong customer relationships for achieving quarterly & yearly targets. Managing countrywide sales team to deliver commercial and operational results.

Demonstrated strong leadership, coaching, and guidance on a continuous basis to team members in the areas of leadership, communication, stakeholder management, project lifecycle, operating procedures, processes and practices.

Operations Expert - Newcastle Metro

Nexus Holding Ltd. UK – (Jan 2013 – Nov 2013)

Sunderland & Simonside Station

Responsible for the networking of Telecom (PABX’s), MSAN, TETRA system. Involved in system migration from distributed to centralized telephony contact center and CRMS applications.

Manage a team of 3-4 persons - Operations and Management, Project Forecasting, Study, Survey, Planning, Scheduling, Coordinating, Communicating, Execution, Controlling and Reporting.

Responsible for the delivery of Project Management Reports

(PMR), Project Performance Reports (PPR) and Project Financial Reports (PFR).

Siemens

SEN Open Communication Strategy and

Market

Hipath 3000 Solution and Value, Xpressions

V7 Consultants and Engineers

Web Collaborations, Aconex: Certificate for

Completion

Trainings - Technical

Involved in various professional international

trainings:

Siemens AG - Germany

ASC Telecom (Voice Recording Solutions) -

Singapore

OTN Systems (Mission Critical

Telecommunication Systems – Metro,

Railway, ITS, Oil & Gas) – Olen Belgium

Aastra System (VoIP system) – Dubai

Enterprise Networks – Kuwait

Skills Profile

Communicational, Interpersonal, Negotiation

and Time Management skills.

Customer Relationship Management

Adapting at short notice to carry out different

tasks.

Meeting deadlines both planned and

unexpected.

Working in a team-based environment to

achieve common goals effectively and

efficiently.

Dedicated, motivated and believe in

hard-work to achieve one goals.

Design Engineer

SPT Strathclyde. UK – (Aug 2010 – Sep 2012)

Co-ordination of Telecom Systems for Glasgow Underground: Strathclyde Metro

Study, Design, Network Planning, Evaluation & Coordination for the upgrade of Metro Line BTN (Backbone Transmission Network) for accommodating bandwidth needs for additional services (Voice, Data, Video, SCADA, CCTV, PA, RTPI).

Planning, scheduling, monitoring and reporting for the execution of civils works for BTN optical backbone network infrastructure and troubleshooting fibre nodes (working with power meter and OTDR). Manage the delivery and completion of TCC Access Network expansion and integration of WLAN with the existing network.

Involved in study, system design and rollout for OCC LAN, WLAN, BMS, Access Control, BTN upgrade.

Executive Engineer

Siemens Enterprise Communications (Pvt.) Ltd.

(July 2007 – July 2010)

Responsible for actively driving and managing the technology evaluation stage of the sales process; worked in a fast-paced team oriented and entrepreneurial environment, involved in the day-to-day management of clients for maintaining customer database by using web-based CRM tool (Salesforce).

Managed to close multiple substantial value deals. Customer relationship building and maintaining throughout the sales cycle to ensure complete customer satisfaction through all stages of the sales process.

Sales Engineer

Siemens Pakistan Engineering

(Sept 2004 – June 2007)

Responsible for selling the company’s IT/Telecom products, responding to queries, providing advice and support on a range of product related issues. Liaising with both current & potential clients to develop existing and new business opportunities. Internship

Panasonic (Berkshire, United Kingdom)

Oct 1999 - Apr 2000

Involved in using Auto-CAD and P-Spice software for the designing of Panasonic GSM Printed Circuit Boards (GD-90/93). I have done mechanical assembling, soldering of chip components, and in testing a range of components.

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 14 February 1979

Mobile (WhatsApp): +966-**-***-****

Education

B.ENG (Hons.) Telecommunications

Queen Mary University of London

Interests

I enjoy playing cricket, football. Indoors

activities include my inclination towards

chess as it enhances logical thinking.

I like listening to music and reading outside

the field of communication & IT.

Languages

English Fluent

Urdu Fluent

Reference

Reference available on request.

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