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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Providing consultancy and advisory services for the planning and design of various network and wireless initiatives and solutions to support Suncor’s Mine operations.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

 Provide professional telecom consulting services to enterprise customers including: Integrated/Strategic Telecom Services • Telecom Services Audit • Telecom Roadmap Development • Integrated Telecom Solution Design • Telecom Engineering Standards Definition • Conceptual Design and Feasibility Study • RFP/RFQ/RFI Preparations • Network Migration and Expansion Planning • Front… Show more  Provide professional telecom consulting services to enterprise customers including: Integrated/Strategic Telecom Services • Telecom Services Audit • Telecom Roadmap Development • Integrated Telecom Solution Design • Telecom Engineering Standards Definition • Conceptual Design and Feasibility Study • RFP/RFQ/RFI Preparations • Network Migration and Expansion Planning • Front End Engineering Design (FEED) RF/Network Planning Services • Radio Frequency Engineering and Propagation Simulation Analysis • Licensed Microwave (MW) link design and ISED licensing application • Communication Site Candidate Selection, Survey and Evaluation • Architecture and Route planning for Wireless, Optical Fiber, and Hybrid networks • RFP/RFQ/RFI Response Preparation Project Management Services • Project Execution Plan Development • Project Scope of Work (SOW) Definition • Project Resource Planning and management • Project Delivery Schedule Planning & Management • Project Work Packages Development • Project Documentation management • Vendor Sourcing, Evaluation and Management • Project progress & Cost Monitoring and Reporting Provide EDX SignalPro-related (www.edx.com) training and consulting services for the design, implementation and optimization of large-scale wireless communications systems. Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

 Initiated, approved and managed new product introduction, network infrastructure enhancement, and customer migration projects Established and maintained standards for engineering plans and system configurations as the responsible professional engineer for the company’s engineering permit with APEGA Defined and implemented integration strategies for acquired businesses  Planned and executed annual budgets for the Enterprise Solution division and the engineering… Show more  Initiated, approved and managed new product introduction, network infrastructure enhancement, and customer migration projects Established and maintained standards for engineering plans and system configurations as the responsible professional engineer for the company’s engineering permit with APEGA Defined and implemented integration strategies for acquired businesses  Planned and executed annual budgets for the Enterprise Solution division and the engineering department Oversaw the development and improvement of internal business processes and documentation Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

 Designed advanced connectivity solutions to meet the clients’ strategic and operational needs. These solutions are often used by the clients as road-maps for the roll out of the telecommunications systems over a period of several years Led the implementation of the clients’ telecom projects. Acted as the principal interface to the clients, vendors and other groups in the company to ensure consistent and high-quality engineering service delivery to clients Developed engineering… Show more  Designed advanced connectivity solutions to meet the clients’ strategic and operational needs. These solutions are often used by the clients as road-maps for the roll out of the telecommunications systems over a period of several years Led the implementation of the clients’ telecom projects. Acted as the principal interface to the clients, vendors and other groups in the company to ensure consistent and high-quality engineering service delivery to clients Developed engineering tools, procedures, and case studies to improve the team’s overall knowledge and the efficiency for the delivery of clients’ projects Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

 Reviewed and approved the design, implementation, and optimization plan for CCI's 4G wireless network in Alberta, Canada Managed the day to day operations of the Access Network team to ensure high quality project deliveries Directed the activities of suppliers and subcontractors for land acquisition and field drive testing

Calgary, Canada Area

• Defined and managed the company’s 5-year product roadmap by analyzing technology trends, competitive offerings in the Calgary market and the company’s technical capacity. Owned the development process of new products• Managed the City of Calgary/ENMAX’s $2M wireless pilot project. Responsible for relationship management, solution assessment, vendor evaluation and selection, project implementation, and final project acceptance

Calgary, Canada Area

• Successfully delivered eight consulting projects with a total value exceeding $2M for the design of various wireless communications networks.• Enabled China Huatone Communications Inc. to win 50% of the 3.5GHz licenses auctioned in 2004 by providing professional and high-quality designs for the wireless networks to be built in 29 cities.• Brokered a sole-supplier deal between Provigent Ltd (www.provigent.com) and two major telecommunications manufacturers in China by providing… Show more • Successfully delivered eight consulting projects with a total value exceeding $2M for the design of various wireless communications networks.• Enabled China Huatone Communications Inc. to win 50% of the 3.5GHz licenses auctioned in 2004 by providing professional and high-quality designs for the wireless networks to be built in 29 cities.• Brokered a sole-supplier deal between Provigent Ltd (www.provigent.com) and two major telecommunications manufacturers in China by providing technical and business expertise. This deal was key to Provigent’s growth at a time when it just launched its first product. Provigent was acquired by Broadcom in 2011 with over $300M.• Facilitated the on-time closure of the $1.5M GPRS modem deal between Novatel Wireless (www.novatelwireless.com) and Beijing Mobile, China. This deal was crucial for the survival of Novatel wireless when it was going to run out of cash in two weeks. Show less

Calgary, Canada Area

• Supervised the network engineering team for the design and verification of Wi-LAN’s OFDM-based wireless systems.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Designed wireless communications systems using Harris’ various wireless communications solutions.

Beijing City, China

• Provided technical leadership to the system engineering team for the design, implementation, optimization and pre-sales support of Nortel’s GSM and CDMA communications systems.

Beijing, China

o Designed MEI’s nationwide ATM-based data communications network.

Mba, Management

M.Eng, Telecommunications And Electronics Systems

B.Sc., Electronic And Information Systems