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Having 30 years of extensive international experience in transmission, switching and network management, I am seeking a long term contract in Saudi. Additionally, my experience in Saudi Arabia dates back to 1983 and as recent as 2007 and includes positions with Saudi Aramco, Bell Canada International, DETECON (Deutsch Telekom), Strategic Telecom, LCC (Saudi Telecom) and a recent government contract several months ago.
My experience in Saudi has provided with a unique insight in regards to the cultural and related sensitivities working in the Kingdom, and I have a "high comfort level" working with the Saudis and also transferring my knowledge and experience.
I look forward to communicating with your team regarding a suitable position on the project.
Below is a short summary of my experience
Perform Engineering, Installation, Test, Acceptance/ORT Inspection and OA&M of the following:
* STM-1 to Terabit (STM-16) DWDM Optical Transport Systems.
* VoIP / VoATM Networks.
* DSLAM
* 6, 11, 18, 23 Ghz Digital Microwave Systems.
* Frame Relay, ATM, Data and IP Switches, Routers, LAN, WAN and SAN.
* Class 4 and 5 Digital Switching Systems >100k, Toll, Tandem, C7 Signaling, PBX, PABX.
* Hybrid, Fiber Coax and Head-End OAM&P
* Wireless systems AMPS, JTACS, TDMA, GSM, CDMA, TETRA.
* Digital and analog multiplexing systems.
* Emergency power, UPS, Transfer Switching, Generators, Rectifiers, Battery plants, Alternate energy, lighting and ancillary support systems.
* RF and Data Grounding Standards.
* Specialty, O&M circuits (Order Wire), telemetry and control systems (SCADA) Oil and Petroleum communications.
* Satellite, INMARSAT, High power Standard B Earth Station Operations including SSOG testing.
* Manage and Supervise Large Central Office Construction Projects.
* Establish company Policies, Process, Procedures and Standards per ETSI, IEEE, ITU, IETF, ISO and TL9000.
* Administer Maintenance Engineering and Central Office Equipment Standards for Complex Telephony Systems.
* Perform Tier 1, 2, and 3 network operations support.
* Subject Matter Expert for PSTN Network Operations including dialing plans, interconnection agreements with providers / appropriate agencies.
Fully proficient with the following test equipment, Sweep generators, Function generators, Scalar network analyzer, Logic Analyzer, Power meters, OPM, OTDR, TDR, Frequency counters, Signal generators, TIMS, Sage, O-scope's, Communications analyzers (sub-rate to Gbit), Spectrum Analyzers, and RF communications test sets (GSM, CDMA, TDMA, etc.)
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
* 30 years experience in Telecommunications. Thorough understanding components and techniques as applied to PSTN, Transmission systems, Network Planning, IN / VAS Systems, VoIP / VoATM, ISP, NMS, OSSN, Prepaid Billing Systems, Core Networks, NSS, SS7 (C7) Signalling, ATM,, SDH, WDM, ADSL / DSL, Class 4 and 5 ESS switching systems and related equipment engineering and maintenance.
* Excellent communicator with strong experience in establishing and maintaining relationships at all levels: personable,
* Service and Quality orientated approach to solution provision.
* Good understanding of Sales and Marketing techniques.
* Extensive understanding of program and project management challenges and techniques and their application within the telecommunications environment.
* Applies drive, energy and initiative to achieve goals.
* Firm believer in being a good "team player" and possesses ability to motivate personnel to give of their best.
* Ability to design and implement Network Management Systems, Network Operations Centres, as well as the associated Methods and Procedures, Service Level Agreements between internal and external customers.
* Ability to conceptualize and implement new ideas and processes.
* Personally prepared Turn-Key technical training programs which included the full range of development actions from requirements determination to lesson plans. Proficient mentoring capabilities.
* "Shirt-sleeve" technical experience in designing, building, commissioning, optimization, ORT (Operational Readiness Testing), O&M and troubleshooting complex communications systems.
* Ability to accurately develop and interpret technical documents, drawings, diagrams and working papers.
* Solid experience in budgetary planning, programme / project management, project leadership, resource management and safety programmes.
* Perform audits against "bills of quantity" as well as audits for information security and "best engineering" practices on all projects.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Saudi Arabian General Intelligence Presidency August 2006 to January 2007
Senior Technical Project Advisor Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
* Responsible for the conceptual design of the SwMI, Core Network and transmission technical specifications (SDH / DWDM) microwave, Scope of Work for the development of the RFP being put to tender by the GIP for their communications network.
Brown & Root ¡V Condor August 2005 to July 2006
Senior Transmission Engineering Manager Algeria
* Responsible for rollout of the "RUNITEL" TETRA / SDH - DWDM / E112 network for the Gendarmerie Nationale. Responsible for developing network management methods and procedures, SLA's, operations documentation.
* Managed the OSP implementation of nationwide transmission facilities (ADSL / DSL, Fibre and Microwave) as well as "Smart Switching" systems.
LCC Ltd. / Saudi Telecom (Al Jawwal) (GSM) September 2004 to June 2005
Core Network / Transmission Senior Engineering Manager Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
* Multiple roles, responsible for new design upgrade of OSSN and Core Network Transmission Systems of the Saudi Telecom Al Jawwal GSM network throughout Saudi Arabia.
* Multiple vendors include several new platforms (Huawei, Siemens), and existing Nokia, Ericsson and Lucent.
* High degree of design work, planning and coordination (Change / Configuration management) and liaising between different vendors, intra-departmental / regional management and Ministry of Communications. Developed Operations and Maintenance plans for all Core Network / OSSN platforms.
* Extensive planning, Transmission engineering developing "Nominal and Rehome Plans" for network expansion and vendor swap outs.
Globacom Ltd. (Wireline / LMDS / SDH / ISP-DSL) December 2003 to July 2004
National Manager of Operations and Maintenance Lagos, Nigeria
„X Responsible to insure the timely rollout parallel with managing O&M in conjunction with Globacom marketing plans.
„X The network also utilizes Alcatel's Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS), as well as low-medium and high-capacity microwave radio systems, thus totalling 3,000 kilometres of microwave routes and a 2,300-kilometres fibre backbone based on Alcatel's SDH Optical Multi-Service Nodes (OMSN) systems, to interconnect major cities.
„X Globacom also rolled out nationwide Wireline system (Siemens), ISP - DSL services and the SAT-3 Undersea Cable.
„X Developed Operations and Maintenance Procedures, Trouble Reporting, Performance Management.
„X Liased with the NCC (Nigerian Communications Commission) insuring interoperability with competing carriers.
iTel GmbH (Corporate VoIP, SDH, ATM) December 2001 to December 2003
Central European O&M / iNOC Manager Frankfurt, Germany
„X Designed, built and managed an iNOC (International Network Operations Centre), and associated network design for, Voice, Data, (VoIP), SDH / PDH and corporate ISPs. iTel was the third largest alternative business communications service provider in Central Europe providing services in Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic with the iNOC and international gateway located in Frankfurt.
„X Vendors include Cisco, Juniper Systems, Lucent 5ESS switch, Nortel SDH, Ericsson voice switch (Austria), Hughes VSAT and various other platforms. Managed in-house security group.
„X Responsible for the implementation of OSSN, network monitoring platforms such as HP OpenView, Metrica (Kingfisher) Performance Monitoring, Lucent Billing System, as well as development of "homegrown" platforms that notify staff of degraded conditions via SMS. Developed SLA's, Interconnect Agreements, Operations and NOC Methods and Procedures.
„X Major challenge of the position is bringing the various iTel organizations onto one plane of day-to-day operations due to language and cultural differences between iTel properties. (Company bought and liquidated)
Lucent Technologies / Network Knowledge Solutions- Network Management July 1998 to November 2001
European Network Operations Centre (SDH, ATM, Lucent 5ESS) Hilversum, The Netherlands
Manager - ENOC Fault Management Group
„X Responsible for the engineering responsibilities in the implementation of Lucent DACS II and TTC Remote Test Platform into the Energis Carrier Services ATM/SDH network. Provide DACS 4/4/1 engineering for the Telfort SDH European Network. ENOC managed up to 5 European customer networks.
„X Implemented Clarify trouble ticketing system into the ENOC.
„X Implement Lucent Network Fault Management NMS into the ENOC for entire network platform visibility.
„X Developed ENOC Methods and Procedures for utilizing test platform in live ENOC environment.
„X Developed O&M Methods and Procedures, Service Level and Interface Agreements between various vendors and service suppliers, Operational Readiness Testing (ORT) and process flows for the Energis Carrier Services ATM / Telfort SDH Network Operations Centre and Off Site Work Force in support of the ENOC.
„X SME responsible for all technical methods and procedures for the APEX ATM Switch Maintenance/Provisioning, SDH, Protocol Converters, Network Management System (NMS 3000) HP OpenView, Metrica (Kingfisher) Performance Monitoring and other platforms that comprise the network. Point of Contact to ECS / Telfort Customer Care on technical resolution of all end-to-end faults. Transfer technical knowledge to local staff.
Connex GSM September 1997 to June 1998
Senior Project Switching Engineer Bucharest, Romania
„X Project/Vendor Management, Engineering and Integration of a CMG Short Messaging System and Swisscom (SICAP-Brite IVR)) Prepaid billing platform into an active Ericsson CME-20 GSM switching system. Transfer experience and knowledge as well as train the OMC/NMC staff. Interface extensively with Ericsson and other vendors in design and implementation of the Network Management / Operations Centre, HP OpenView tools, NSS, BSS, OSSN and new MSC's. Designed and built the national NOC, developed the associated Methods and Procedures for NMC/NOC and field operations.
Strategic Telecommunications B.V. May 1991 to July 1997
Co-Owner / Director of Operations and Engineering Amsterdam, The Netherlands
„X Provided high quality telecommunications EF&I worldwide. Completed a major Northern Telecom DMS-100 and transmission acceptance testing project for various cable/dialtone companies in the United Kingdom such as Birmingham Cable, Post Coldswalds, Newsweek, etc. Deployed a trial JTACS cellular system (Nippon Motorola) for DoCoMo in Osaka Japan. Deployed various AMPS / TDMA / GSM cellular projects in Zaire, Angola, India and the Philippines. Also provided transmission engineering and O&M to Saudi Telecom SAIK transmission network.
DETECON (DETASAD) - Deutsche Telekom January 1990 to March 1991
Senior Transmission Engineer Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
„X Responsible for the Northeast region of the Saudi Arabian Intra-Kingdom Microwave Network (SAIK) and associated switching facilities in support of Saudi Telecom. Performed extensive microwave engineering and "hands on" maintenance due severe climactic desert conditions.
Bell Canada International April 1988 to December 1989 Microwave Operations and Maintenance Centre Manager Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
„X Managed the day-to-day operations of various remote workcentres throughout the central region of the Saudi Telecom SIAK (Saudi Arabian Intra-Kingdom Microwave Network).
Saudi Aramco Abqaiq, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Communications Engineer November 1983 to April 1988
* Responsible for the maintenance of Microwave, Switching, Two Way, SCADA and associated facilities in various locations. Developed system manuals and training plans. Provided formal classroom training to customers on satellite, microwave communications, PCM-TDM theory, telephone switching and associated CO equipment.
MCI Telecommunications November 1980 to November 1983 Technical Service Engineer III San Francisco, California
„X Installed and maintained various types of central office equipment including Danray 2K CTSS analog switch. Utilized a variety of test equipment for troubleshooting of analog microwave and mux equipment used in long-haul communications.
United States Air Force June 1977 to September 1980
Communications Officer Various CONUS and International
„X Hold Top Secret Clearance. Served as Communications/NAVAIDS Officer, with responsibility for the operation of Tactical Air Navigation, Precision Approach Radar, ILS and VHF Omni Range. Maintained microwave, satellite, air-to-ground and ground-to-air communications systems. Maintained communications (IRCS) for Titan II Nuclear Missile ICBM system providing National Command launch authority continuity.
EDUCATION
1976 to 1978
United States Air Force Institute of Technology
BSEE - Military Communications
Maxwell AFB, Alabama
1973 to 1976
United States Marine Academy
Harlingen, Texas - University Preparatory Academy
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