• Leads the Enterprise Team and offers enterprise solutions to clients including connectivity, hosted solutions, ISP etc.• Owns budgets and reports to senior management.• Created funnel follow-up plan and reports on revenues to senior management; built pricing and costing database.• Achieved ISP 300 Mbps connectivity for various international customers.• Managed planning for ISP backup which improved customer availability by up to 97%. Achieved revenues of 3.5 million USD in… Show more • Leads the Enterprise Team and offers enterprise solutions to clients including connectivity, hosted solutions, ISP etc.• Owns budgets and reports to senior management.• Created funnel follow-up plan and reports on revenues to senior management; built pricing and costing database.• Achieved ISP 300 Mbps connectivity for various international customers.• Managed planning for ISP backup which improved customer availability by up to 97%. Achieved revenues of 3.5 million USD in 2016 Show less

• Led high-value and strategic projects. Owned project planning, risk assessment and mitigation planning. • Reported throughout the organization to executive level. Ensured delivery of projects/ programs on time/within budget. • Managed vendors/subcontractors and cross-functional teams. • Led project CapEx reporting and control; reported to the board and prepared next year’s budgets for approval.• Managed large-scale programs and coordinated colleagues from other functions.•… Show more • Led high-value and strategic projects. Owned project planning, risk assessment and mitigation planning. • Reported throughout the organization to executive level. Ensured delivery of projects/ programs on time/within budget. • Managed vendors/subcontractors and cross-functional teams. • Led project CapEx reporting and control; reported to the board and prepared next year’s budgets for approval.• Managed large-scale programs and coordinated colleagues from other functions.• Developed processes, program control, the PMO and a new cross-functional process improvement plan.• Also played a major role in customer experience strategy.• Managed a power-saving project which generated savings of 500K USD.• Led successful backbone upgrade to enhance capacity from 300Mbps to 900Mbps. Show less

• Led O&M Department with a focus on cost control (OPEX), processes, KPI’s and SLAs. Established PMO and associated processes. Managed test bed activities and coordinated all connectivity requirements with the team.• Led Rollout Team to achieve swap, new site and 3G target plans.• Successfully renovated and swapped network; 1 data center and 150 sites. Installed 45 3G sites in the capital city. Achieved 98% NT availability..

• Led site renovation/new site rollout; owned project plans and risk assessments. Reported to senior management.• Also managed swap projects for the entire network in Syria from Ericsson to Ericsson and from Siemens to Huawei.• Owned and controlled the CPM and PMO budgets.• Worked closely with internal stakeholders, vendors and subcontractors.• Recovered 450 2G and 3G damaged sites, renovated 950 sites, rolled out a backup data center, built a disaster recovery network in major… Show more • Led site renovation/new site rollout; owned project plans and risk assessments. Reported to senior management.• Also managed swap projects for the entire network in Syria from Ericsson to Ericsson and from Siemens to Huawei.• Owned and controlled the CPM and PMO budgets.• Worked closely with internal stakeholders, vendors and subcontractors.• Recovered 450 2G and 3G damaged sites, renovated 950 sites, rolled out a backup data center, built a disaster recovery network in major cities and three emergency network management locations. Show less

• Managed presale activities for LTE, 3G and GSM. Worked closely with other ZTE teams.• Discovered new potential opportunities and communicated them within ZTE. Worked on completed contracts and supported the After Sales Team to ensure project completions.• Closely analyzed customers’ communication costs and suggested solutions to reduce their costs.• Sales included 3G modem upselling, solar sites and hybrid sites.

• Managed presale activities related to FTTX, SDH and DWDM across the Levant region; Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.• Owned all deliveries for the fixed network. Liaised with Sales, NI and CT teams to ensure that delivery targets were achieved; on time and within budget.• Supported technical teams working on the FN account to make sure installation progressed as planned.• Reported both internally and externally on project delivery progress.• Supported ISP and SP teams and NGN… Show more • Managed presale activities related to FTTX, SDH and DWDM across the Levant region; Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.• Owned all deliveries for the fixed network. Liaised with Sales, NI and CT teams to ensure that delivery targets were achieved; on time and within budget.• Supported technical teams working on the FN account to make sure installation progressed as planned.• Reported both internally and externally on project delivery progress.• Supported ISP and SP teams and NGN implementation Show less

Earlier roles and projects from March 1992 to October 2009• FCCI-Qatar Project, Qatar; January 2008 to October 2009• Vodafone Qatar, Senior Project Manager, IBS Turnkey Project for 50 sites; March 2009 to October 2009• Alcatel-Lucent/VDF, Senior Project Manager, RAN Turnkey Project for 75 sites; October 2008 to October 2009• Huawei/VDF, Senior Project Manager, RAN Turnkey Project for 90 locations; July 2008 to October 2008• NSN/Qtel, Senior Project Manager, Swap project for… Show more Earlier roles and projects from March 1992 to October 2009• FCCI-Qatar Project, Qatar; January 2008 to October 2009• Vodafone Qatar, Senior Project Manager, IBS Turnkey Project for 50 sites; March 2009 to October 2009• Alcatel-Lucent/VDF, Senior Project Manager, RAN Turnkey Project for 75 sites; October 2008 to October 2009• Huawei/VDF, Senior Project Manager, RAN Turnkey Project for 90 locations; July 2008 to October 2008• NSN/Qtel, Senior Project Manager, Swap project for 390 sites; January 2008 to July 2008 • NSN Bakcell Project, Azerbaijan; January 2007 to January 2008• National IMP Manager, ISP\OSP Project, WIMAX Project (6 main locations/70 sites in total), Swap & Renovation Project (350 PH1 swap sites/250 PH2 swap sites), New Site Project, Transmission Expansion Project (50 sites).• Siemens Telenor Project, Pakistan; July 2005 to December 2006• BSS O&M Regional Manager, BR7.1 Upgrade Project Manager, Back Office Manager, BR8 Rollout Project Manager; January 2006 to December 2006 • BSS IMP Project Manager (GSM roll-out); July 2005 to December 2005• Syriatel Mobile Telecom BSS Implementation/O&M; April 2001 to June 2005• Ericsson RBS 2202 – 2206 installation, integration and swapping from Siemens to Ericsson; BSS Implementation/O&M; Siemens implementation and operations; July 2002 to June 2005• Production Supervisor; supervised Siemens and Elteck rectifier power supply installation; supervised civil work, generator, A/C, power system and BSS system installation; April 2001 to June 2002.• A.M Private Center, Electronic Maintenance Systems, Syria; July 1996 to December 2000• Maintained electronics home systems and carried out industrial cabling installations and DB design for factories.• Damascus International Airport, Telecom Team leader; March 1992 to June 1996• Led a maintenance team for civil aviation traffic systems. Show less

July-2005 - Dec-2005 Siemens Telenor Project Karachi - Pakistan BSS IMP Project Manager (GSM Roll Out Experience)- Coordination & control of all the practical issues involved in the installation & implementation (ensuring the correct material are in the required place at right time etc)- Follow up day to day with Subcon and BSS team BTS, BSC, TRAU, Rectifier, Radio installation, commissioning, and integration for a 300+ GSM site rollout.- Update and monitor site readiness /… Show more July-2005 - Dec-2005 Siemens Telenor Project Karachi - Pakistan BSS IMP Project Manager (GSM Roll Out Experience)- Coordination & control of all the practical issues involved in the installation & implementation (ensuring the correct material are in the required place at right time etc)- Follow up day to day with Subcon and BSS team BTS, BSC, TRAU, Rectifier, Radio installation, commissioning, and integration for a 300+ GSM site rollout.- Update and monitor site readiness / RFI using CAPRI, based on civil work progress.- Responsible for BSS weekly Planning and reporting.- Perform commissioning & troubleshooting for BSCHC/120, TRAU/HC, BTS240XL, 240XLII & Elteck Rectifiers.- Perform integration between network elements BTS, BSC, TRAU&MSC - Perform software upgrade for BSS network elements from BR7.05 to BR7.40 & from BR7.40 to BR7.45- Perform drive test using TEMS- Provide on site training to junior / local engineers.- submit weekly report to upper management regarding Sites Integration activities and target Milestone.- Follow up BSS installation materials according to TSS report.- Perform plans to reduce Site installation time line. Example: LAB test to insure no faulty equipment will be delivered to site, BTS precommissioning to avoid send Site Engineer to commission the BTS in Site. Show less