Ashraf Rady Email & Phone Number

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Canada

• Collaborated security requirements gathering activities during plan and design phases for new solutions.
• Managed risk and threat management evaluation for new deployed infrastructures and environments.
• Supported conducting penetration testing and vulnerability assessment for new solutions and systems.
• Supporting senior management during all projects’ lifecycles starting from business case study, RFI/ RFP preparation, bidding, proposals evaluation, vendors negotiation and selection, budget/ schedule estimation, and.
• Followed up on daily basis on business teams' queries and investigated their concerns to provide inputs and recommendations to management with the most appropriate course of improvement actions.
• Prepared, organized, and updated various project documents to assist project delivery starting from conceptual prototyping through design/ development till final go-live and support.

• Supervised deployment activities and supported resolving technical issues during the execution phase.
• Coordinated weekly meetings with customer’s project management to ensure work is being performed in accordance with technical design, specifications, standards, budget, and schedule.
• Captured all non-scope work activities and estimated its impact on scope/ schedule/ budget plans. Prepared and negotiated results to get management approval for necessary change requests.
• Administered efficient use of resources to meet project requirements with clear task identification.
• Assisted deployment teams Creating and updating required technical project documentation: SOW, technical design, specs, SRS, operation and maintenance manuals, User acceptance.

• Supported service migration for Vodafone Qatar - FO & BO GNOC from Alcatel Lucent to Huawei platform, (reported directly to the professional service director).
• Provided a single point of contact for all customer engagement activities, responsible for conducting early phase project meetings to maintain constant touchpoints with all partners.
• Communicated effectively with customer to ensure a smooth transition, stabilization, and improvement of all operation and support activities.
• Administered and Supervised subcontractors’ work to ensure E2E Service Processes are being followed as per contracted SLA (i.e., Event, Incident, Performance & Change Management processes).

• Managed ICT consulting services with customers: Huawei, NSN, Zain, VIVA, Ministry of Health, … etc.
• Designed & Developed different ICT and Low Voltage solutions for different sized LAN, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Bridge, CCTVs & Time Attendance Networks (starting from Sites Survey, Network planning, hardware ordering & delivery.
• Handled all activities related to Tendering processes (i.e., RFQs, RFPs, Proposals, and Contracts (i.e. Cost estimation, prices negotiations, P&L calculations, budgeting, … etc.)

• Handled all Fault Management related activities (detection, correlation, restoration and/or escalation).
• Enhanced network performance through performing database auditing, benchmarking, corrective and preventive maintenance actions.
• Cooperated with network planners, site acquisition, site inspection, and logistic teams to ensure all roll-out activities are done according to agreed project plans.

• Supported Zain 3G-RAN network O&M activities (L1/ L2 emergency support, hardware & software installation, commissioning, database configuration, performance monitoring, auditing, alarm handling)
• Supported migration 3G network from old to new Huawei RAN hardware/ software platform.
• Delivered new technical projects (3rd Carrier installation, 4th Sector expansion & NodeB power upgrade)
• Supported launching first 7.2, 14.4, 21.6Mbps, HSDPA/UPA, HSPA+, IUB/IP & IUPS/IP services in Kuwait.

Egypt

Performed design, installation, operation & maintenance for Copper & Fiber Networks.

Cyber Security Analysis

Information Systems Business Analysis

Bachelor'S Degree, Telecommunications Engineering