CV _ I Gabisi

Iscandri H Din Gabisi

dingabs{at}yahoo{dot}com

An accredited and experienced professional who can work from home

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

 ABE Certificate in Business Admin. & IT Impact International College, Reading, United Kingdom 2007;

 Association of Business Executives, (ABE United Kingdom), Student Member 2006

 Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE United Kingdom), Chartered Member C.Eng (2002), Associate Member (1996);

 Network Planning and Engineering, Project Estimating Telkom SA., Pretoria, South Africa 2002;

 Combined Overhead and Underground Basic Skills British Telecoms Training Centre, Stafford, United Kingdom 1999;

 Business Communications & Inter Personal Relationship Sierra Leone 1996;

 Editorial experience

 Telesales experience

 Familiar with electrical wiring and accessory installations, equipment installation and maintenance and PC knowledge

 Fibre Optic cable installations – fundamentals;

 Telecommunications cable laying, jointing, testing and sealing (2 pairs upwards); cable fault measurement, location, and fault clearance

 Ability to prioritize projects; work independently, as well as a dynamic team member;

 Ability to multi-task, meet tight deadlines; and possess excellent written and oral communication skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WMATA- Service and Inspection Shop, Alexandria, Virginia, USA

CMNT - Rail (Jan 7th 2008 to date)

B&Q, Reading Retail Gate

Electrical Professional

Reading, United Kingdom (Feb 2007 -September 2007)

I provided professional advice and assistance to customers in the purchase of core electrical components including cables, switches, timers, cable trunking etc. I placed customer orders on the Store Stock Management System and also replenished stock and helped with merchandising.

Sierra Leone Telecommunications Company Limited (SIERRATEL)

Freetown, Sierra Leone (1994 – 2006)

Station Manager (2003 2006)

 Managed the daily operations of Sierra Leone’s southern wired telephone network at Bo and Kenema Approximately 4,000 lines);

 Plant installation and maintenance, monitored 50 subordinate staff and all company assets

(2 vans, 6 remote microwave sites, 2 exchanges and all power and air conditioning plant);

 Monitored subscriber complaints, customer care & satisfaction;

 Increased subscriber coverage by 15% after a primary cable network upgrade;

 Reconnected dormant subscribers for increased cash flow;

 Reduced the company's operating costs by 10% to stimulate growth;

 Maintained solar power plant at all remote microwave radio sites;

 Assisted in defining strategies to prepare SIERRATEL for competition from five new mobile telecommunications operators giving the company a leading edge.

Sierra Leone Telecommunications Company Limited (SIERRATEL)

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Senior External Plant Engineer 1998 2003

 Monitor Underground (UG) cable maintenance activity for Freetown;

 Monitor materials requisitioned to the various work sites, and prepare way leaves to Sierra Leone Roads Authority for road excavations;

 Prepared management information system (MIS) reports for entire Freetown overhead network;

 Supervised five (5) junior engineers and undertook relief planning and development of outside overhead network for Freetown Central;

 Measured and located faults on UG cables and ensured safety management.

Sierra Leone Telecommunications Company Limited (SIERRATEL)

External Plant Engineer in Training (1994 – 1997)

 Job training on rapid fault clearance and accident free work sites;

 Supervised sites, reporting to Senior Engineers.

EDUCATION

UNDERGRADUATE

University of Sierra Leone (founded in 1827)

Bachelor of Engineering - Honors (1988 1993)

RESEARCH, TECHNICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS

• Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Microsoft Excel, CAD, MS Office, PC Installation and maintenance fundamentals and basic Web Design

• OrCAD software tools - (Design, Verification and Simulation Tool, PLD and Printed Circuit Board)

• Telesales experience

• Positive attitude and Excellent communication skills

• Home PC with high-speed internet access (Can work from my home office)

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

- I was a regular contributor to the Sierratel Quarterly Magazine

- I was on the Editorial team of "Engineering Society" during my Undergraduate studies

TELESALES EXPERIENCE

- Two months at Craftmatic plc UK, cold sales of orthopedic beds and mobility scooters, Reading

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