PROFILE:

• Sr. consultant with over 20 yrs. experience in Engineering & Information Technology and 15+ years of hands - on technical leadership experience in strategic management, Product Development, R&D and Infrastructure Management, industry operations and delivering on- and offshore complex projects in a diverse range of industries, i.e. Telecommunications, Energy, R&D and . Visionary leader, result oriented global operation & strategic planner, tactical market planner, and strategic out-of-box thinker with a passion for winning.
• Major strength is in global strategic alliance & key partnership development.
• Possess in-depth strategic management skills that are the substantial power source behind the engine in motivating individuals to maximize productivity, delivering projects with maximum efficiency, forming cohesive team environments while growing technical capabilities, and managing industries from end to end.

CORE IT / BUSINESS COMPETENCIES:

• Executive Leadership
• Product Development
• Software Development Management
• Infrastructure
• Change / Risk Management
• Portfolio Strategy, Execution
• Process Re-engineering and Optimization
• Transformation Programs
• Digital Roadmaps and Execution
• Business Case Development
• Solution proposals (custom vs. COTS or blend)
• PMO, Program Management
• Governance
• Sales & Mktg - RFPs, Bids
• QC / QA
• Waterfall, Agile, PMBOK, Best Practices
• Enterprise Architecture
• DevOps
• KPIs
• Operations, Budget, P&L
• Vendor Management
• Team Building,, Coaching
• HR / Recruitment
• Procurement
• Strategic Negotiations
• Contract Negotiation

TECHNICAL PROFILE:

Software: MATLAB, JAVA/J2EE, C++, .Net, Python, Fortran, UI/UX, Microsoft Office (Project, Visio, MS Office Suite)

Hardware tools: Scanner, Network Analyzer, RF probing AHDL, VHDL, Xilinx, MAGIC, Spice, HFSS, Sonnet electromagnetic (S-parameter analysis), SCADA, PLC and AutoCAD, Weka data mining software, Mask layout for fabrication.

OS: Windows / Unix

RDBMS: Oracle, SQL

RF Planning & Optimization tools: Accuver (XCAl, XCAP), TEMS with MapX and Google Earth, Menthum, Atoll, GIS Data, Scanner, Spectrum Analyzer.

Exposure to: IBM WebSphere for Business Processes, IBM Messenger, IBM Webserver, Tibco (ESB, Dash board solution, integration), Oracle (BI, DWH, ERP) GPRS, SS7, VOIP, ATM (LAN/WAN, Dynamic Router), TCP/IP (Mask, Subnet) data transmission protocols and networking.

Cyber Security -Data Analytics: GSM, CDMA, EVDO, WiMAX, LTE, VOLTE

IoT Solutions with Big Data: Predictive Analytics, Artificial Intelligence

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Markham, ON

Vice-President

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for R&D and operation of project executions to meet strategic business goals. Adjust KPI from analysis (Position, Situation, Market, Competitive, Industry and Trends, Sales, Growth) to provide “roadmap” to CEO and Board.
• Building & operate new enterprise program management office (EPMO) Office as part of restructuring the organization to bring enthusiasm, dedication, responsibility, and good work ethics in management of multicultural and multinational Confidential hardware & software teams in several Middle Eastern countries. It includes project management governance system, portfolio management,, system implementation and integration.
• Responsible for overseeing both Software and Product Development teams consisting of 80+ resources (architects, developers, team leads, BAs, PMs).
• Building a new team to develop cloud based IoT solutions with Big Data where NTG’s current products and solutions will be integrated. NTG’s highly secured IoT solutions cover Integration, Control, Automation, Monitoring and optimization.
• Building a team to develop Stage EM, an Enterprise solution that encompasses project portfolio management, demand and capacity, analytic & dashboard and decision-making using real-time data.
• Building and lead a team to configure, implement, integrate and optimize VoWiFi solutions for Vodafone as part of building and upgrading wireless broadband quad-play networks with native phone dialer solutions. This solution is enabling voice, SMS and data services over WiFi Access, accelerating service uptake by automating android terminal availability for higher customer base, supporting operators in maintaining 3G/4G networks supplementary, enhancing regulatory services, support Native Dialer with logs & PhoneBook, support GSMA VoWifi standard, interwork with Ericsson, Huawei and other IMS suppliers.
• Leading strategic critical operational functions including R&D, project negotiation and product development, technical recruiting, and talent strategy in order to meet the strategic customers’ requirements to maintain and expand relationships in different environments.
• Acting as the Face of the Company by leading strategic transformation programs to develop the organizational and operational capabilities to foster current growth and to meet customers’ objectives.
• Wrote Managed Service RFP response and ed 10 Million USD from Zain, Kuwait Project. Supported in strategic sourcing.
• Wrote Dealer Management RFP Response and ed $400 Thousands USD project from STC, Saudi Arabia.
• Worked closely to create Confidential Infrastructure team in Saudi Arabia and ed $225 thousands USD project from Nokia.
• Wrote R&D Proposal to Canadian Government (IRAP & OCE) for STAGE PPM and Automation. Received $1.3 M CAD to develop new product. Currently providing strategic management advice. Drafted brochures and wrote “White Paper” for this product.
• Arranged Canadian Government fund from IRAP, OCE and Access Employment to hire new resources in Canada.
• Bring grants from Government (EMA & CanExport) and managing all Trade Shows.
• Opened new offices in USA and Oman.

Sr. Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed strategic mobile apps solutions for telemedicine (to support inmate) and nurses (support in disaster areas to assist nurses with lifesaving information and test process to control disease spread) and Confidential operators’ (advance reseller/dealer management solution for Confidential business).
• Responsible for strategic solutions by providing process reengineering and choosing features for NTG’s “My World Mobile Apps”. NTG’s apps are rich with business management solutions, task management solutions with task lists for professionals’. The finest “Virtual Mall” solution is the best in these smart phone apps.
• Led a group of engineers and managed coordination process to run a project to update and upgrade NTG’s NTS OSS/BSS products. Created rules to follow during development process of their software tools. Gave direction to upgrade new database and related to core software by making choices of new development tools. Provided guidelines to create new efficient software engine to attract new market. Supervised creating new NTS/OSS database structure for OSS/J product catalogue. Incorporated multiple modules (Trouble Ticket Management, Inventory Management, Business Intelligence, Asset Management, Billing, Work Flow Management,) by accommodating NetAct architecture in the NetBean platform.
• Smart Buildings and compounds projects: Total integrated technology services designed, implemented and operated to provide to its owners and tenants. Safety, less energy consumption, better environment, lower operating cost, better return on investment to owners and easy to use latest technology services and personalized services to tenants are the key issues addressed in those solutions.
• Reporting to Director Service Management Office (IT Command Centre), acted as the single point of contact for projects delivery for customers. Defined customer requirements in detail, managed the system design and impact activity, managed and ensured and enablement phase, and orchestrated the quality assurance along with the customer UAT to deliver the best quality of service. Planned and managed to deliver IT solutions end-to-end controlling direction, priorities, urgency, complexity, risks and 3rd parties. As one major KPI in responsibility, encouraged teams and individuals by proper communications to guarantee professional environment. Strived to keep a healthy atmosphere that facilitated high performance with quality to match customer expectations. Coached a team of Developers and people to follow the best practices and flow in line with the culture of having customer satisfaction as first priority. Created value to the maximum benefit for NTG customers. Reporting stream in the role always aligned with management, EPMO office and customers and provided a helicopter view for Mobily’s consumer business and leveraged my knowledge to the strategic level of vision.
• Managed 20 to 25 software development end-to-end red tag projects (Sales & Marketing) at a time in Mobily, KSA. Some of the projects: Device Replacement Payment, Gap Analysis to synchronize the inventory between Siebel ERP ePOS, Next Generation Payment Kiosk Wallet Management, eContract Verification Process in CRM, Refund Process Automation, Next Generation Payment Kiosk Corporate, Processing Special Sales Order in CRM, NGPK Consumer, BMS Access, 4G Refund Project, MSISDN Barcode, IVR Production, Mobily/iSend integration, BMS view and more.
• Hired resources, lead multiple teams to complete RF Planning, configuration, integration LTE end-to-end rollout projects (customized LAN and IP networks, survey SAR/SARF/LoS/TSSR/CW, building BTS), and optimization. Coordination with system providers (Samsung, Motorola and Eriksson). Outsourced part of the projects. Provided CPE solution. Trained customer personnel to run overall system smoothly.
• Managed Confidential Reseller/Dealer Portal (Web/App) for NTG: A new web portal system was created for Mobily, KSA resellers to enhance Mobily’s business, performance and to track detail activities. Core functions of the project: SIM Activation Process (IUC, Consumer Hot SIM & DSA (Dynamic SIM Activation Process), Partner Order Management Solution, Combined portal for both Sales Admin and Resellers, Android Mobile App for Resellers.
• Managed PDA/ RMS (Reseller Management System) for NTG: Mobily Resellers’ visit planning app management system.
• Responsible for creating rollout plan, process reengineering, outsourcing, hiring and managing multiple field engineering teams to plan finance (equipment and resources) for multiple projects (Jain Iraq, Vodaphone), RF Planning, installations, performing quality assurance, SAR/SARF/LoS/TSSR/CW survey, overseas teams to build GSM/WCDMA/WiMAX/LTE networks.
• As IT Project Manager in Mobily, KSA, wrote RFP to select ERP to support technical and administrative process. Implemented PPM tools and automated enterprise management process. In STC, KSA upgraded Enterprise CRP system for over 400,000 customers with NTS OSS/BSS system. Both solutions reduced project overhead spending around 20% to 24%.
• Wrote LTE implementation RFP response & Implemented solution in Kuwait Oil & Gas.
• Hired resources, lead multiple teams to complete configuration (WSM, CSN, ACR, ASN, AAA, OA&M, BTS), integration (WiMAX, LTE, and WCDMA/GSM end-to-end projects (customized LAN and IP networks, survey SAR/SARF/LoS/TSSR/CW)), and optimization. Coordinated with system providers (Samsung, Motorola and Future InfoNet). Outsourced part of the projects. Provided CPE solution. Provided backhaul and power solution. Trained customer personnel to run overall system smoothly.
• Wrote NSN/Hayat, Iraq Samsung WiMAX configuration, integration & optimization end-to -end managed service RFP response for 23 BTS. ed WiMAX Project, hired resources, lead multiple teams to install & integrate Samsung WiMAX end-to-end project (customized LAN, IP Network), configured (WSM,ACR, AAA, OA&M, BTS), optimized the network and maintained the KPI. In the process coordination with system providers (Samsung and Future InfoNet) and Hayat/NSN management team, provided CPE solution, provided backhaul and power solution, trained BurskNet & Hayat engineers to run overall system smoothly, and involved in every single step of the project.
• Wrote Hayat/BurskNet Billing solution share revenue proposal. Managed and implemented software and hardware configuration and integration solutions.
• Ooredo, Oman: Brought customer, wrote RFP response, and completed an Asset Management/Inventory Management sales worth 1.4 million US dollar
• Weichai Auto Industry: Developed IT Strategy that aligns the IT with Weichai business strategy, defines current business needs, business process and identified key information technology requirements for operation to help meet business KPIs such as increase sales, profitability, reduce costing through automation, improve time to market, expand reach, enhance customer satisfaction.
• Sapphire: Wrote reseller management service RFP response and managed the implementation after win the project
• Sapphire: Wrote Sapphire Help Desk RFP response. Implemented the solution and supported with outsourced resources.
• Ericsson Project in STC: Data collection and data migration for all STC network inventory.
• Managed sales in STC & Mobily, KSA for the followings OSS/BSS software products: TTM, OM, WFM, BI, Stock Management, PRM worth 5.4 million US dollar.
• Sales in Zain Iraq: GSM/WCDMA upgrade and adding new towers (SAR, LOS, TSSR, SARF, and Optimization etc).
• Sales in Zain KSA: Browsing notification, Network health check, installation and maintenance
• Sales with Hayat/Bursknet: Was involved in managing Integrating WiMAX network and building infrastructure, RF planning, Optimization, adding Billing solution.
• Managed Sales with Qatar Confidential: Provided Fiber Management System (FMS) solution which is capable of automatically detecting fiber cut, location of the fiber fault, signal discontinuity, light testing, map network, probe and other features.
• Forecasting potential market on finance perspective. Completed research for updating and upgrading NTG’s present and past project reports for future project direction.
• Developed strategic partnership & aliasing relationship with multinational companies such as IBM, Appliances, SAS, AirVM and others.
• Managed Sales Engineering and Product Development teams for researching and writing RFP responses in OSS/BSS solutions (Billing, CRM, PM, WHM,TTM etc), IP Contact Center (IPCC), GIS Solution, EPM solutions, Billing solution, EPPM solutions, ERP solutions, Asset Verification and Reconciliation Solutions, EAI integration and upgrading solutions, ODS and ETL centralization solutions, Quad play (Data, Voice, IPTV) solution, Data Migration Solution, NOC, PMO Office, Disaster Recovery (RDB), Browsing Notification, building and upgrading GSM/WCDMA/WiMAX/LTE networks and providing First Line Maintenance (FLM) supports and DT for site verification and cluster tuning, In-Building TSS & Walk Test.
• Advised and assisted as Consultant (Clinical Research) with planning, development and implementation of a clinical research study in radio frequency, microwave and environmental reproductive epidemiology through simulation process. (Health Canada, Toronto )

Confidential, Statesboro, GA

Visiting Assistant Professor

Responsibilities:

• Taught Wireless Communication, Digital & Electronics Communication, Digital Systems Design, Embedded System Design, Visual C++, MATLAB
• Member of Strategy Committee to develop plans and process for aligning different sections of PAAET IT with the strategy, covering both vertical and horizontal alignments to assure the effectiveness of IT in fulfilling its role in serving PAAET objectives.
• Member of curriculum development, Industrial Committee and Renewable Energy & Green Energy Research Strategy Committee.
• Initiated equipment procurement for Digital Design Lab and planned to have it financed.
• In R&D / Project Management: -
• Completed an open standard IP network control automation research project to manage operational saving for the utilities industry and to enable an end-to-end highly secured, flexible, self-healing smart grid through the process of interconnectivity smart control by maintaining NERC, FERC and NAESB standards. That would assist utilities in managing entire electrical systems using decentralized agent based electrical control system in renewable green energy (solar, wind, thermal) and DC current for energy efficiency and consumer savings. In the process heat, gas and electrical grids were integrated by minimizing electric conversion steps and battery storage for primary energy control. High voltage cable for high voltage DC transmission, DC bus, voltage source, inverter terminal, smart sensor with smart metering systems were studied to transmit the power on shore to AC. SCADA, DMS and EMS operational technologies were invested in this study.
• Worked with technical utility (Transmission, Substation, Distribution) control process with smart grid solution.
• Proposed mathematical networking process using agent based model with game theory to spread diseases in exponential growth in a large area of population. Then proposed simulation process for both creating diseases and networking process of those diseases.

Confidential, Knoxville, TN

PhD Student & Group Lead-Research Assistant

Responsibilities:

• A stochastic dynamic ad-hoc channel was modeled with state space representation to overcome the limitation of environmental changes. Investigated the performance of this stochastic ad-hoc Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DS-CDMA) Confidential in a flat fading channel.
• A stochastic dynamic ad-hoc-MIMO channel modeled with state space representation and the capacity was estimated using BER and FER for radio communication process.
• Compared the performance of UWB technique via simulation using three modulation schemes: Binary pulse position modulation (BPPM), on-off shift keying (OOK), and binary phase shift keying (BPSK); verified results for three different pulse shaping.
• Studied a new approach to design digital optical filters for a single mode. The procedure is a particular case of low sensitivity discrete time filters structures.
• Simulated and designed smart antenna for cardiac respiratory and investigated proper location of human body to be embedded for bioinformatics purposes (for Shriner Hospital, Chicago, USA).

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Confidential: Wireless Communication, Embedded System Design, Introduction to Digital System Design; Lab lectures in wireless communication and Digital Design

Confidential, TN

Research Scientist/ Project Manager in Research

Responsibilities:

• Member of the Strategy Committee to predict new technology and to procure research fund from US government sources by involving US industries to develop new technology and hired and supervised contractors and vendors for multiple technology process reengineering. Developed a process to define the different stakeholders and assure effective communication with them to illustrate IT strategy to face future challenges and to achieve best performance.
• Wrote several multimillion dollar proposals to receive research and industrial grants and some of them were ed.
• Modeled a K type thermocouple and designed an electromagnetic (EM) rectangular waveguide , using a Matlab interface.
• Mathematical climate modeling for hilly terrain using different mesh generations. Used different filtering techniques and data processing procedures.
• Mathematical muscle modeling for soldiers’ muscles. Analyzed the model generated data and experimental data using different filtering techniques and stochastic processes. Compared the results for muscle disorder verification.

Confidential

Manager (Engineering)

Responsibilities:

• Reported to General Manager
• Developed and documented a structured process to facilitate the engagement of the top management team to develop the strategy plan fully aligned with risk management corporate strategy. Planned, developed and executed holistic management strategy process by defining the strategy related to accountability system with clear mandates for all contributors with specific activities, measures, initiatives and targets to minimize cost and speed up production process.
• Study the expected engineering sector growth, meet existing KPIs threshold and re-evaluate KPI’s validity quarterly by checking data dimensions and granularity to implement modifications/enhancements in engineering sector. Act according to KPIs thresholds.
• Outsourced multiple projects and units for better performance with minimum cost and coordinated with contractors and vendors.
• For readymade Garment and textile sector using Lean Manufacturing principles used engineering team in designing assembly line using Value Stream Mapping tool to identify and remove non-value adding tasks like waiting time, bottleneck, WIP or inventory in between processes, excess motion/ over transportation etc.
• Managed hiring engineers, buying committee for industrial tools and planned management process for spare & surplus parts, presented reports to the CEO and Management Board.
• Managed engineering teams in power monitoring devices, monitoring automated control network performance, upgrading Schneider automation control units, installing commissioning and tuning medium voltage AC devices, and maintaining plant optimizing through PLC program with preventive and predictive maintenance practice.
• Managed an engineering team for initially process reengineering and implementation, Integration commissioning & testing power stations, later controlling, monitoring and maintaining KPI of power distribution in substations 380KV/132KV, 132KV/33KV or 132KV/13.8KV with preventive, predictive maintenance methodology and equipment reliability improvement practice. Part of the groups work was also power transformers test, high voltage test of power cables & switchgear testing and co-ordination with System Central Control.
• Honeywell’s Experion PKS for 15 MW Captive, Power Plant at ACEL, Rockwell Automation’s Control Logic - 7.0 (PLC) and FLS ECS - MMI for 2.0 MTPA Cement Plant in Dhaka.
• Managed engineering team to design and implement large scale LAN/WANs for different Epyllion industries and evaluated the effectiveness of wireless LAN technology. Performed dynamic routing protocol tests in various Epyllion networks. Coordinated the process of Designing IP routing and subnetting, NAT in routing environment, dynamic routing protocols (BGP, RIP), and dynamic failover. Developed testing approaches and methods. Implemented preventive, predictive maintenance methodology and equipment reliability improvement practice.
• Integration testing, verify functional specifications, operation and maintenance of Wireless GSM/UMTS/WCDMA 2.5G and 3G network with Ericsson AXE 810 (APZ 21230/33/40/50 ), CPP (Connectivity packet platform, R3 and R4), Nortel (DMS-100/250) and Lucent Plexus 9000 soft Switch for Epyllion.
• Responsible overall for the success of GrameenPhone's (Telenor Bangladesh) and BanglaLink’s RAN Commissioning efforts. Interfaced with various vendor partners in numerous markets, across both 2G and 3G RAN platforms, and various technologies (GSM, CDMA and EVDO).