Muhammad Khalid Email & Phone Number

Saudi Arabia

Senior TETRA & DMR MSO / MW Tx Engineer for the Implementation & Operations of a national PMR TETRA / Dimetra system for Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saudi Arabian Royal Guard (RG) & Ministry of Defense / SPSF located in key military & government facilities in three geographical zone divisions of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Responsible For: Involvement & oversight of telecommunication projects in various phases (Design, Implementation, Testing and Commissioning). O&M and Ground Support - O&M of mission critical TETRA Systems from server to subscriber level. Network management track with emphasis on redundant, seamless & secure communications 24/7/365. Successfully deployed public safety radio network based on TETRA technology for West Region, KSA.  Performed technical sites surveys for green/existing remote RF sites & data centers to evaluate critical areas to be considered, with appropriate coverage & future capacity requirements. Assisted deployment of backhaul microwave point to point networks for the IP network connectivity. Troubleshooting various alarms & connectivity issues in backhaul microwave point-to-point network. Configured infrastructure core network elements; including enterprise servers, based on multiuser operating systems, with preventive backup & recovery solutions. Validated & optimized network performance and RF coverage being experienced by the end users Supervised & lead a team of QA/QC technicians to ensure accuracy of field work activities, during the construction & implementation of telecom & civil works. Managed to upgrade thousands of wireless terminals and deployment of BARCO screen. Implementation of quality control as per the organization’s quality assurance guidelines & procedures.Major Clients: Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) Saudi Arabian Royal Guard  Ministry of Defense/SPSF Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) Ministry of Interior (MOI)

Saudi Arabia

Worked as Telecommunication Engineer in Implementation & Operations of Wireless (WiMAX, MW & VSAT) and Wire line (OSP & IN Building Fibre) projects for West Region, KSA. Responsible forCoordination with clients & contractors for new field Implementation requests from feasibility study till final acceptance of field execution and activation of services.Preparing Daily statistical, weekly & monthly report for West Region.Monitoring & supervising maintenance data base ticketing system “Remedy User” to monitor team performances & deliver state of art services to customers by maintaining high SLA.Conducting weekly meetings with management, customers and contractors to plan, target and monitor the overall progress of the project. Also supervising field engineers at sites if required.Supervision of LOS for new MW Links and analyses on Path Loss.Installation, configuration & troubleshooting of NEC PASOLINK NEO & NEC VER 4.Installation, configuration & troubleshooting of RED LINE WiMAX & RED LINE AN-80i.Facilitating in the planning, design and implementation of the company’s FOC network and metro rings w/c will be used for its Fiber-to-the-Home project. Supervising feasibility study, design & cost estimation of FOC routes. Manage & supervise subcontractors for the installation and integration of FOC routes and new WiMAX Base station to the existing network. Manage & supervise subcontractors for the installation and integration of FOC routes and new WiMAX Base station to the existing network. Supervising In Building activities including site surveys, cabinet installation, cabling with fibre or UTP, patching, power management etc. Conducting PATS and handling the OIL activity.. Updating the centralized data base spider system & E-Clip with all the new implementation requests. Preparing inventory report & supervising overall inventory process of the stocks in the region. Preparing KPI & annual performance review reports for the team

Saudi Arabia

Worked as SDH / MW Transmission Engineer for testing & commissioning in ZAIN & STC projects for Siemens in about 60 sites in Western Region. Responsible for  Comprehensive commissioning & testing of HiT7070, HiT7035, HiT7060 & HiT7030.  Configuration and testing of Ring protection schemes including SNCP, MSP, EPG and other ring card protection schemes.  Nokia Siemens HiX 56XX MSAN series Site survey, Installation, Integration, Commissioning, VoIP, ADSL installation & Acceptance. Also doing the fiber testing from MSAN to exchange.  Troubleshooting & testing E1’s for Integration of P2P nodes.  Troubleshooting of various issues at Core sites. Familiar with the upgrade procedures for all HiT’s & work on TNMS Core Software.  Troubleshooting & Testing of Zain‘s Interconnectivity links with STC & Mobily.  Configuration of OSI and IP communication setup.  Configuration & troubleshooting of DCN and Routers for remote end visibility.  Commissioning & troubleshooting of IMA Group MSR for 3G traffic.  Troubleshooting of Interconnectivity issues with BSC, MGW & P2P nodes.  Troubleshooting of fiber internal interconnections and working of different cards.  Familiar with Transnet tool with all of its contents.  Configuration & Testing of XC’s for all HiT family both Remotely & ON sites.  Performed Traffic Routing & Cross Connection between different transmission nodes using Transmission NMS. Good knowledge to work with Siemens Microwave SRA4 & SRT1F  Good knowledge of adding and deleting new NE elements and also to existing rings.  Practical knowledge of SDH analyzer, 2 Mbit testers, Optical power meter, light source, variable attenuator and other test related equipments.

Saudi Arabia

BSS/Microwave Engineer (TEAM LEADER) in Microwave & RBS (2G, 1800 Expansion & 3G) Indoor & Outdoor Projects with Ericsson & Nokia Equipments for Mobily & STC in West Region for about 120 Sites. (Ericsson RBS 2206, 2106, 2308, 2207, 2106, 3206, 3202). Responsible for Installation, Configuration & Troubleshooting of RBS, Microwave Links, Node B, DXX, Traffic Node & HICAP Links STM 1. Good knowledge to upgrade software and uploading configuration file using BPFTP server. Integration of RBS with Microwave Links Node B using OMT. Conducting Performance tests for Ericsson Minilink using MSM & Ethereal Network Analyzer.  Hands on experience on Emerson & Ascom Power supply system. Troubleshooting of interconnectivity issues among RBS and BSC.  Conducting PATS and manage to handle Oil outstanding clearance activity. Conducting MDT’s (Maintenance Down Time) & Surveys with vendors. Installation, Configuration & Integration of Micro cell sites. Installation of Nokia Ultra and Metro sites. Microwave link installation, Commissioning, alignment & testing of NOKIA Flexi hopper plus. Conducting E1 testing using BER Tester / STM Analyzer and end-to-end loop test. Conducting sweep test for VSWR, DTF & cable loss by using site master. Material Inventory, Binders & Office documentation

Pakistan

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Engineering/Industrial Management

Msc, Telecommunications & Computer Networks Engineering, Distinction

Be, Electrical Engineering

Hssc, Pre Engineering