Kamran Mirza

 

                         Mobile Phone No. +966550111726 - Email: kmirza222@gmail.com

 

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Profile

Innovative and creative Technical expert with extensive years of relevant Telecommunications experience, and a proven track record in managing account operations. Experienced specialist recognized for building strong client and customer relationships while leveraging excellent negotiating skills to achieve brand success. Specialist, skilled in impacting the visibility, profitability and performance of the brand through orchestration of resources and staff.

Core Competencies

Project Management · Project Implementation · Vendor coordination · Team Leadership · Customer Satisfaction · OSP Fibre Network · FTTx and related technologies · Training & Development · Policies & Procedures ·Test Planning/Follow-Through · Customer Care ·Strategic Planning · New Technology Operations Improvement · PAT/Acceptance & Quality Assurance

Professional Summary                                         

Technical Skills:

·               An accomplished Engineer/Manager specializing in Mobile and Fixed Access including ISP/OSP. Extensive experience of Design, Implementation and Operations of networks with ‘hands on’ and theoretical knowledge, in addition to having the benefit of substantial periods working in developing countries. Managed a number of successful projects with satisfactory conclusions in the disciplines of Telecommunications Networks from Design through Installation to Acceptance, including the co-ordination of functions with other Utilities. Target driven, innovative, culturally sensitive and welcomes new challenges.

·               A strong proactive leader, empowering staff to take ownership, providing coaching, training and mentoring to build cohesive teams working together to achieve individual targets and organizational objectives.

·               Result oriented and customer focused with excellent relationship management skills.
Highly experienced in turnkey projects, GSM Rollouts, and multi disciplinary service delivery environments.

·               Expertise in handling IP-MPLS infra set up using CISCO 7606 PE-Aggregators, CE ASR-1006.

·               Expertise of network planning, designing, building of FTTH, FTTC, DSLAM, Street Cabinet.

·               Worked on the access technologies – MSAN, ADSL2+, VDSL, VDSL2, GPON, p-to-p-Fibre.

·               Experience of transmission design on SDH, DWDM, IP/MPLS and Carrier Ethernet.

·               Hands-on the equipment range of Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and Siemens & Cisco.

·               Program and Project Management of the large scale telecommunication network rollout.

·               Extensive experience in the projects in the planning, engineering, survey, installation, specification, supervision deployment, testing, commissioning, hand over and Acceptance process (PAT/PAC).

·               Expertise in turn-key projects of OSP-Fibre, MSAN, DSLAM and Transmission System etc.

·        Expertise in turn-key projects of BTS swap project, IP RAN Project, LTE Project , BSC/RNC, HSPA+(42M) expansion project, and FTK project.

 

Major Projects Records

 

i-                     STC USF 3G6 GSM Projects in ZTE Company.

ii-                   STC NEMO Project for MOI Saudi Arabia, for  modernizing the existing conventional  transmission built up

      Replacing with latest CISCO based IP based MPLS network   using CISCO 7606 PE-Aggregators, CE ASR-1006 

      Based SHQ sites / post sites with STC existing IP-MPLS setup throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

iii-                 NTC ‘s Huawei based NGN (Soft X 3000 & UMG 6900, MSAG UA5000) switches migration project

iv-   TEP 450K, a project for STC (Saudi Telecom) in designing & implementation of Broad Band, Narrow Band,

      SDH 155/622 (STM1, STM-4), ADSL, DSL & PSTN Networks.

v-                   TEP-6 Project ( Expansion of 1.5 M PSTN+1.0 M GSM lines)  i:e  mainly involved in the setup and integration

            of   LE’s .

vi-                 Y2K Project (Replacement of  1M AXE lines by 5ESS, awarded Certificates on timely completion)

vii-                TEP-7/TEP-3 Projects( Deloading of approx. 400k lines)

Viii- WTU 212 Project for rehoming / rehosting of RSM/RAIU/RISLU’s from SN’s to LE’s.      

viii-              ADP’s / BOT’s Project in the KTR Region, Pakistan.

ix-                 Digital Switching commissioning & migration of Analog PSTN lines

x-                  SDH, Fibre laying & testing in metropolitan area.

 

Work History

 

1.       Saudi Telecommunication Company                                                   (Oct. 2013 – Present)

Riyadh-Saudi Arabia.

 

Working as Sr. Technical Specialist and main responsibilities are:-

      Currently working in STC R&D department. Responsibilities include providing technical knowledge including defining

      Test case, test bed to test new technologies to meet market trends and technologies.

      My duties include research on new market trends in telecom industries that can help management to adopt new

      Strategy.

Ø       Technologies: LTE, WCDMA, GSM, Broadband, SDN, NFV, NGN, VoIP, IMS, FMC, Vo LTE Carrier Ethernet and IP Transport Network.

Ø       Network Solutions:  Mobile Soft Switch (MSS), Telephony Soft switch (TSS), IPTV, Mobile-Packet Backbone Networks (M-PBN) and Internet Multimedia Systems (IMS).

Ø       IP: IP/MPLS, PBB, PBB-TE, IP Sec, BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, RSVP and LDP.

Ø       Products: Juniper (M series and Net Screen Firewalls), Cisco (All Routing, Switching and Security platforms) along with management tools for all the above.

Ø       Tools: MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio

Ø       Databases/Project Management: MS Access

Ø       Prepared Benchmark studies for services offered by STC competitors and offered in international market by other Service providers.

2.              ZTE, Riyadh KSA   (Project Implementation Manager)                   (July 2011 – Sept. 2013)  

 

·               Planned, executed and closed the STC USF3 & 3G6 project of 237 swap indoor and outdoor sites, 8 repeaters, 5 BSCs, 3 RNCs.

·               Planned, executed and closed the project of 245 New greenfield sites from civil RFI to customer acceptance

·               Managed more than 10 sub cons selection, evaluation and follow up for work progress

·               Prepared and approved the responsibility matrix.

·               Coordinated with NOC/OSS, Back office, integration teams, front office and managed service team till the sites were on air and accepted by client.

·               Conduct the cost analyses and resources planning for the project based on the execution plan.

·               Prepare PIP and ensure to achieve project cost, timelines and milestones

·               Preparing and reviewing telecom implementation tracker on daily basis and sharing progress reports with higher management and client

·               Monitor and minimize the project variations or gaps that can affect the project baselines

·               Define reporting and communication channels in the project.

·               Ensure the quality of installation & consumption of materials which is claim by vendors through randomly audit.

·               Ensure all potential problem situations are properly analysed prior to actual swap, and that roll-back plans are established and known in detail by all involved parties before physical swap activities start at site.

·               Handling Overall Technical responsibility of Implementation of services as per the BTS , BSS, Transmission scope & Final Acceptance completion from the Customer (STC)

·               Ensure that project progress results are compiled, documented and forwarded to client in required format, quantity and quality, and according to agreed time schedules.

 

3-     Nor Consult Telematics , Riyadh-KSA                                                                (Sep 2010 - Jun 2011)

 

Worked as Project Implementation Manager  for the Implementation, Integration & Acceptance of STC NEMO Project for MOI Saudi Arabia, for  modernizing the existing conventional transmission built up replacing with latest CISCO based IP based  MPLS network using Cisco 7606  PE-Aggregators, CE ASR-1006 based SHQ sites/post sites with STC existing IP-MPLS setup

It mainly involves ISP supervision, implementation & supervision of complete site readiness OSP and ISP built up for dual homing

Conducting PAT for ALU & Huawei  based SDH/DWDM transmission and Cisco based IP-MPLS equipment  includes C-7606 Aggregators, ASR 1006 CE, ASA 5580 Firewall, IPS-4270 , SW-2790 infrastructure switches, WS-3750  user switches and OBM  routers 1841

Verification of LLD Design & CWO implementation & integration with existing STC MPLS Mesh setup configuration of software IOS, VPN v4 /IPV4, BGP and high availability task under each PAT scheduled.

 

 

 

 

4-     Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited                                          (Feb 2008 - Sep 2010)

 

Worked as Project Implementation Manager Karachi, responsible for supervising PSTN digital exchanges

·               Managing installation testing & commissioning of Huawei NGN (Soft X 3000 & UMG 6900, MSAG UA5000) switches migration project

·               Setting up and monitoring data LAN/WAN  setup PABX CCTV  Fire Alarms & Security System arrangements

·               Manage the access technologies MSAN, ADSL2+, VDSL, VDSL2, FTTH/ GPON, p-to-p-Fibre projects.

·               Planning, designing, surveying for lying of fibre cable, copper cable, getting permission from different departments & agencies for ROW for different projects in South region.

·               Executing 72 Fiber Long Haul and 48 Fiber Metro project in southern region.

 

 

 

 

5-     Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited                                    (Jan 2005 - Feb 2008)

 

     Worked as Senior Implementation Manager for Huawei, ZTE, Alcatel PSTN digital exchanges for implementation responsibilities includes:-   

·               installation testing, commissioning & integration of Huawei, ZTE, Alcatel type new PSTN lines exchanges 

·               Responsible for proper installation & integration of all newly installed Huawei, ZTE, Alcatel of different vendors/V 5.2   Access Network / PRI exchanges

·               Responsible for proper installation & integration of all newly installed Huawei /Alcatel  based NGN  Exchanges

·               Worked on NGN project replacing TDMA, Siemens/Alcatel digital exchanges to NGN.

 

6-   Huawei Investment Company (Saudi Arabia)                                        (Jul 2002 – Dec 2004)

 

Worked as a ISP Manager for TEP 450K STC project Jeddah the project for designing & implementation of BB, NB, SDH 155/622 (STM1, STM-4), ADSL, DSL & PSTN Networks to provides 110,000 lines to STC. Develop master plan, processes and strategy responsibilities includes

Ø    Connectivity & Loading Software for commissions in RANs (Remote Access network).

Ø    Connectivity & Loading software in Hub for Transmission (Optical fibre Ring)

Ø    Implementation of Upgrade and New Projects.

Ø    Site survey for the Installation of Huawei SDH  Equipment sites

Ø    Installation of Huawei SDH Sites (OSN 3500/1500).

Ø    Testing, Commissioning and Integration of Huawei STM 1/4/16/64 SDH.

Ø    Prepare PAT procedures and perform acceptance of Sites.

Ø    Traffic Loading and Service configuration (SDH/PDH/ETHERNET).

 

7-     Lucent Technologies International (Saudi Arabia)                                        (Apr. 1998 – Jun 2002)

 

Worked as Network Integration Expert for Re-Deployment/Growth project s in south/west of Kingdom & supervised successful completion of worlds one of the largest projects by Lucent in KSA like:-.

·            TEP-6 Project (Expansion of 1.5 M PSTN+1.0 M GSM lines), mainly involved in the setup and integration of   LE’s.

·            Y2K Project (Replacement of  1M AXE lines by 5ESS, awarded Certificates on timely completion)

·            TEP-7/TEP-3 Projects( Deloading of approx. 400k lines)

·                                             WTU 212 Project for rehoming / rehosting of RSM/RAIU/RISLU’s from SN’s to LE’s.      

     Responsibilities

·      Coordination with STC for scheduling Deload & Rehoming activity plans in the west region.

·      Deloading / Rehoming  planning of existing AXE-10 / EWSD switches on newly installed

  5ESS switches/RISLU’s/HRISLU’s & RSM.

·      Coordination with CWO department for the Implementation /verifications of CWO’s from different stages.

·            ODD verification for new Exchanges.

·            Verifications of office data, C7 links, trunks for connectivity to the network.

·            ODD Verification related to call routing, digit analysis for Y-2K/TEP6 project.

·            Responsible for trouble shooting, related to call processing during Y2K cutovers.

·            SS7 dimensioning and planning including implementation, monitoring performance & deployment.

·            Integrating Lucent RDLU’s/ RISLU’s / HRISLU’s with 5ESS switches & other vendors.

·            Responsible for trouble shooting, related to call processing during Y2K cutovers.

·                     Ensuring successful Integration of Lucent 5ESS with other Vendors like AXE and EWSD

         Equipment.

Trainings

  i- Alcatel E10B O&M (Level I & II) Lannion France

ii- 5ESS Switching System Lucent Tech KSA

iii-General Telecommunication Training (ISP, OSP, MW) PTCL Pakistan

iv-Network Planning & Management PTCL Pakistan

Personal

 

·               Citizenship               : Pakistan

·               Iqama                    : Transferable

·               Email                      : kmirza222@gmail.com  & kmirzazte@gmail.com     

·               Cell                         : +966 550111726 

·               Education                : B.E (Electronics) / Specialization in Telecommunication.

·               Skype Id                 : kmirza22 & kmirza222

 

References can be provided upon request.