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PROFILE Highly qualified Telecommunications/IT Project-Program Management Specialist with over (27) years of diverse experience. In-depth knowledge of IT/NMS Security, IpSec, IMS, EPC, SDH/Sonet fiber optic transport networks, long distance transmission systems, WDM, DWDM, IP-MPLS, MSAN, IP-Dslam 3G, 4G, LTE & Metro Access networks. Unique experience in project planning, implementation management, operations & maintenance. and Saudi Telecom Network Implementation Responsible To: Plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan. I am also required to define the project's objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle. Current responsible for the STC 4G LTE, DWDM, FTTH, IP-MPLS, Network Security, NMS/OSS projects, IpSec, SBC and Vii Gi Firewalls. Project Management Experience: Direct and manage project development from beginning to end. Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents. Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion. Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis. Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals. Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary. Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company. Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments if necessary during project cycle. Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders. Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel. Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team. Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path. Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools. Track project milestones and deliverables. Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations. Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas. Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans. Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle. Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work. Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project. Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements. Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management. Projects Managed History * Upgrade of Alcatel-Lucent (OMS) Optical Management System to the (eOMS1350 ) * Upgrade and Expansion of the Oscilloquartz Sync View Plus Synchronization Management System * Upgrade of Symmetricom TimeScan to TimePictra 10.0 Web Based Synchronization Management System & HA Expansion * New System Introduction of Nominum Centris NPS & NIS Outbound Spam Solution * New System Introduction of Huawei iManager U2000 Unified Network Management System for SDH, DWDM, IP, IP- MPLS & MSAN * New System Introduction of Nokia Siemens Networks NetAct integrated Operations Support System (OSS) for 4G & LTE Nodes * New System Introduction Network of Nokia Siemens Networks NetViewer NME Suit Management Solution for 4G & LTE Nodes * New System Introduction of Nokia Siemens Networks of Traffica Management System for real-time Service quality & Service utilization of the STC GSM & Mobile Services Network * New System Introduction of Alcatel-Lucent 5620 (SAM) for end-to-end service-aware for the management of STC- IP Networks & IP-MPLS Services * New System Introduction of Alcatel-Lucent 9959 Network Performance Optimizer (NPO) monitoring and optimization of radio performance in STC wireless networks * New Introduction to the STC Network of CiscoWorks Network Compliance Manager (NCM) tracks and regulates configuration and software changes tracks compliance with a broad variety of regulatory, IT, corporate governance, and technology requirements. CiscoWorks NCM helps IT staff identify and correct trends that could lead to problems such as network instability and service interruption * Ericsson Network IQ ENIQ for 4G & LTE Services SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS * Northern Telecom DMS-250 Certification Course Atlanta, GA * University of Excellence ISDN Maintenance Overland Park, KS * University of Excellence DS1/DS3 Maintenance Overland Park, KS * Tellabs Titan 5500 Provisioning & Maintenance Course Lisle, ILL * DSC Communications Corp. DSC DEX CSIL Operations Course Atlanta, GA * Northern Telecom OC-48 Provisioning & Maintenance Course New York, NY * Tellabs 532 Operations & Maintenance Course Lisle, ILL * Fujitsu FLM 150/FLM 600 Turn Up and Maintenance Course Richardson, TX * Siemens S5 PLC Service and Troubleshooting Course ST-S5-SYS-1 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia * Nortel Network Resource Management Course 75300 New Southgate, London * Nortel TN-1X Operations & Maintenance Course 75000 New Southgate, London * Marconi Instruments Digital Communications Analyzer Operations Training Stevenage, UK * Telco Research TRU BILLING SYSTEM 5.4 Training Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia * Lucent Technologies ITM-NM/XM30 TR3630 Lucent Training Center Riyadh, Saudi Arabia * Lucent Technologies ITM SC TR5965 Lucent Training Center Riyadh, Saudi Arabia * Lucent Technologies WaveStar DACS 4/4/1 Admin, Provisioning & Maint TR3561 Lucent Training Center Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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