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Iraq

Iraq

• Direct technological vision of a 900-person telecommunications corporation, developing and implementing a technology strategy based on industry trends, technologies, and software development. As a key member of the.
• Drive technological improvement, maintaining and optimizing GSM network, implementing new technical policies and procedures.
• Manage risk assessment process, identifying potential exposures and developing contingency plans.
• Negotiate cost-effective contracts with vendors and contractors, identifying and implementing emerging technology to enhance or replace existing systems and tools.
• Lead continuous process improvements, introducing new charging and billing system, converting legacy system to “Plan-Build-Run” strategy, and rebuilding network following civil war.
• Direct multiple projects, including CBS “CBiO” project (2013) convergence billing system with budget of $100m and work flow revisions, cutting operating expense by 30%.

Iraq, Sulaymaniah

• I streamlined operations, championing large improvements to both data and voice services to align with international standards. I significantly improved network key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Managed quality improvements, building nationwide transmission backbone to support mobile services continuity covering 98% of country.
• Designed, developed, and implemented disaster recovery plan to ensure service reliability.

• I led all wireless system and maintenance activities for the core network, managing 400 employees. As acting CTO from November 2007 to July 2008, I consistently improved service availability and reliability. I.
• Co-ordinated change management initiatives, rolling out new Network Operations Centre for network management and building mobile network for five provinces in southern Iraq.
• Designed, developed, and implemented technological strategy for expanded network, setting and monitoring network KPIs and introducing new preventive maintenance processes.
• Led key projects, including GPRS project “Huawei” (2005), first data over cellular project in Iraq, and Network Management System, reducing service outages (total budget of $12m).
• Outsourced critical operations to third party vendors, reducing costs, improving service quality, and managing vendor relationships.
• Centralised Network Operating Centre (NOC), reducing nationwide NOCs from six to two.

• Led all wireless system and maintenance activities. Core network equipment includes MSS,MGW,STP,HLR,M5000,SGSN,GGSN,SMSSC,VMS,MMS,CRBT,USSD,ADM,MDSP and anti-spam. Owned departmental budgets. Led a team of 400 employees.
• Worked as Acting CTO from November 2007 to July 2008 until the new CTO was recruited.
• Constantly improved service availability and reliability.
• Managed all change requirements.
• Led vendor relationships; devised & imposed vendor penalties when required.
• Led development of technical staff training programs.

Iraq

• Led project to build a complete mobile network in Baghdad - the largest province in the country including RAN, IN, MSC, HLR, VLR and transmission.
• Integrated Baghdad within the national network.
• Created a complete IT network.
• Implemented Customer Service and Sales organisations.

• Managed the separate network in Kirkuk Province; created a new organization.
• Planned and managed expansions based on consumers demands.
• Established and monitored network KPIs.
• Developed and implemented new policies and procedures for Operations & Maintenance Center (OMC).
• Introduced new Time to Repair (TTR) policies.

• Built a separate regional mobile network in Kirkuk Province.
• Implemented the first connection between the mobile and the PSTN networks in Iraq.
• Managed GPRS Project; the first data service in the network.
• Successfully introduced new SMS2TV service.
• Also involved in second biggest network implementation in Mosul Province and built the network in Basra Province.

Libya

• Planned content of courses, owned departmental budget, supervised graduation theses.
• Managed the construction of an educational power station to be used by students.

Iraq

• Provided maintenance services for electrical equipment.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Certificate Of Business Leadership Program, Business Administration And Management, General

B.Sc, Electrical & Communication Engineering, 6

Activities and Societies: Computer programming in Power stations; a research submitted to Electrical and communication engineering.