Omar Fahnbulleh - Mba, Cissp, Ms. Cybersecurity Univ Md. Email & Phone Number

Morrisville, Nc, Us

As a Systems Engineer, I am an integral member supporting the Sales Account Executive team in a Pre-Sales Capacity. I support the Mid-Atlantic State, Local Government, and Education Team. I travel to customer sites presenting Proof of Concepts; contribute to the design, planning, and implementation, and training on the Extreme Networks architecture. I provide Partner training and assist the Partner in the sale Cycle.Assist the Pre-Sales team in the design, planning, and implementation of a Secure Network Solution EngineerProvide consultative support for pre-sales, partners, and customers on Extreme Networks SolutionsPresent at trade shows, and seminars, and oversee internal demonstration facilities, etc.Prepare and deliver customer presentations to all levels of managementProvide educational training on leading-edge technologies/Extreme Networks products to presales

Morrisville, Nc, Us

• Senior System Engineer Specializing in data networking design, configuration, remediation, and installation. Traditional Networking, SPB (Shortest Path Bridging) along with Network Access Control, Wireless Solution, Network Management, and Security• Customer engagement to formulate plans on providing solutions and implementation.• Manage projects and timelines to expedite project completion.• Working with Global Clients, including, Airports, Universities, Financial institutions, Medical facilities, and other entities in the United States and Africa.

2021-01 - Current Consulting Technology OfficerRed Ant International, Nairobi, Kenya• Setting vision for how technology will be used in the company• Ensuring technological resources meet the company and it's customers short and long term needs• Outline the goals for research and development along with timelines for deployment of all technology services and following the Agile Methodologies for software development and deployment• Making executive decisions on behalf of the company's technology services and how it's offered to our customers• Provided demonstrated consistent leadership in designing and managing deployments for Financial Institution (FINTECH) –Mobile Banking, Mobile Money, Digital Wallets, and Mobile savings and loans• Specialties include Money Transfer Projects development, Agency Structuring, and implementation• Ensuring all technology practices adhere to local regulatory standards• Designing and implementing Blockchain solutions for Digital ledger and wallets• Design security, Cybersecurity, Risk Analysis, mitigation policies, and training staff in Fintech Architecture and mobile applications• Responsible for Cybersecurity strategy• Proficiency in designing and implementing Cloud or on-premises solutions, including compute and storage• Utilizing excellent communication skills influences Customers Vision and Strategy on how Fintech Mobile Money Solutions are implemented and assisted in communicating the vision on the go-to-market strategy• Managed solutions delivered in Nigeria and Ethiopia.

Morristown, New Jersey, Us

• Recruited as Engineering Manager to transform engineering team and services offered on the African Continent• Core responsibilities were sales development strategies in line with the sales team agenda and ensuring engineering team delivery of RFP's and POC in working with Customers and Partners• Overseeing all aspects of technology and operations.• Managed team of 10 individuals to deliver Avaya’s products and services to customers and partners.• Communicated the Avaya value-added proposition and vision to our partners and customers in the region.• Consistently led team in delivery of sales strategy which led to 15% year to year growth for seven years as manager• Provided bridge between the Sales team and the Engineering team.• Implemented cost-saving initiatives that addressed long-standing problems and thus saved about $20k a year in travel expenses.• Drove the Mid-Market Avaya Cloud Hosting Solution for Unified Communications and Customer Experience for Mauritius Telecom and Services Providers in Nigeria.• Delivered services for Security, UC, Cx, and Infrastructure in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Cote d'Ivoire, Morocco, Tanzania and Uganda.

2006-02 - 2014-10 Senior Consulting EngineerNortel Networks - Avaya, Baltimore, Maryland• Supporting Partners and accounts across the Southeastern United States• Led Solutions designs and Engineering for State-local governments and K-12, higher educations, Fortune 500 corporations, and SMEs from Maryland to Florida• Drove all deployment work, from design, planning, delivery, troubleshooting, and solving problems• Influence Customer's vision and strategy and drove Avaya's involvement in creating customers' visions, procedures, and requirements and providing Mentoring for Nortel Distribution and Partners Sales Team• Identify business opportunities and customer business needs through consultative engagements• Drove knowledge transfer to perform coaching and mentoring to Nortel distributor and partner sales team to build external support competence in the Nortel Solutions• Provided knowledge of Data Centers, Network infrastructure, Virtualization, Network and Cybersecurity, Wireless, cellular, Network Access Control, IPS/IDS, Mobile Data Networks, and Wi-Fi technologies• Led engineering for Layer 3-7 Application Security Intelligence team and served as a council member for the Nortel Application Intelligence and Security Team• LAN/WAN/MAN solution expert Security, Optical, Routing, Switching, and Virtualization.

Executive Mba, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Internetworking Technologies