Telecom Engineer
Omer Farooq
Lahore, Pakistan
Current Location: United Arab Emirates.
Mobile: +971504296468, +923314556116
Email: engr.omerfarooq@gmail.com
Date of Birth: 9th April 1982
Telecom Engineer, Telecom Network Planner (HFC-GPON-FTTH), Computer Programmer, IT Specialist.
Employment History
May 2012 – till date Myson Telecom Systems (United Arab Emirates)
Planning Engineer
GPON OSP Planning in Northern Emirates region for Etisalat U.A.E.
Area Survey and Site Inspection for Network Design, Deployment and FTTH service provisioning.
Proposing Outdoor/Indoor FDH, Mini/Micro ODF, Fiber cables, Drop Cables, Splice Closure, Drop
Cable closures and other network components for OSP Plant.
Planning for Special Projects
o Change Over (Shifting and relocation of existing network)
o Providing Fiber to GSM Sites
o Planning for ISP networks for Etisalat Clients on Cost of Work.
Planning & Design of GPON Access Network Using ArcGIS system NE-5 TELCORDIA/OPNET.
New Area’s Development (Master Plan Preparation using Forecast data, Budget allocation quarterly basis,
Estimation for CWP Projects (Capital Works Programs) in upcoming time. )
Preparation of All technical documents for each project such as Technical Drawings (Key map, Area map,
Schematic/SLD), Estimate of Engineering Stores, Estimate o Contract Work, Project Estimate Summary
Report, Project deadlines using OPNET & SAP tools.
Follow-ups for under execution Projects, Reporting current status of under planning or execution projects.
Preparation of Way Leave/NOC for Municipality and other concerned authorities for site reservation
and NOC.
June 2008 – March 2012 Etisalat (United Arab Emirates).
GPON OSP Planner
GPON OSP Planning for Sharjah region.
Site Survey and Building Inspection for FTTH service provisioning.
Proposing Outdoor FDH Cabinets, JRC Mainholes, Ducts and Drop Cable
closures for OSP Plant.
•Planning for Various Long Haul and Metro Optical Fiber Cable Expansion Routes with the help of Telecordia,
GIS, OPNET, Livelink and Network-Engineering Version 4 & 5 tools.
•Planning & Design of G.P.O.N Access Network to cater the existing and future Broadband Requirements
•New Area’s Development (Master Plan Preparation, Outside-Plant Network Planning & Development)
•FTTH Network Planning, Outside Plant of New Area’s (Both Civil Work and Cable Distribution) up to the
Buildings, Homes and other required places in order to provide G.P.O.N-Services.
•Planning for Optical Fiber Junction Cables Network, between Exchanges using Various Ribbon/Loose-Tube
Cables, with Main/Diversity routes to carry the Core-Network-Transmission for the use of GPON-OLTs, IPNGDLCs,
UMTS, IP-VPN & GSM requirements.
•Preparation of All technical documents for each project such as Technical Drawings, Technical Proposal,
Required Store Items Request, Work-Orders, Job Card, SOP, Summary, BOQ, and Project deadlines using
OPNET & SAP tools.
•Cost Estimation for CWP Projects (Capital Works Programs) in upcoming time.
•Coordination with other departments for smooth workflow.
•Project Follow ups for the whole section, Compilation of regular reports and Reporting to Management.
Preparation of Way Leave from Sharjah Municipality and other concerned departments for Civil Work
site reservation and NOC.
Coordination with Civil work and cabling section.
Monthly reports on Area Development and status update about running projects.
Software in use
o Livelink
o Telcordia NE-5
o OPNET
o GDPT
o ESRI ArcGIS
o SEDCO
o CBCM (Corporate Billing and Customer Management)
Additional Activities
Connecting Proposed GSM sites with Etisalat Exchanges (BSC) through copper E1 line (2G Sites)/fiber
P2P or FE from ONT to (3G Sites) network.
Providing OSP network for temporary/mobile/permanent sites
Providing OSP network + Designing ISP network for IBS (In Building Solution) Sites.
Relieving old Copper network POTS DPs and recovering unused equipment.
Proactive maintenance of OSP Plant.
Special Project Liaison Officer
ISP Design Approvals for FTTH (Fiber to the Home) Network.
Marking proposed Building Lead-Ins in ArcGIS.
Site Quality Assurance, commissioning and testing.
Evaluating Customer service requirement and proposing ONT/Telecom Network type accordingally.
Coordination between OSP planning dept and External contractors for provision of services.
Recommend IT and Telecom solutions (IP PBX, Ethernet Data Network, ISDN, ISDN, E1 Lines, IP-VPN XPRESS
Connect Ethernet leased line, STB, E-VISION services) to future corporate clients (Hotels,
Industrial + Corporate Offices and VVIP Residences).
Coordination with Forecasting Section regarding future projects in region.
Reporting regarding building status.
April 2006 – May 2008 World Call Telecom Ltd.
Trainee Engineer
• Working with ATM/SDH SONET Network
• Installation of Satellite dish + receiver for CATV Head-end.
• Installation of RF modulator (A/V to RF modulation VHF-UHF) from WISI.
• Understanding of DOCSIS (DATA OVER CABLE SERVICE INTERFACE
SPECIFICATION)
• Installation of CMTS Racks
• Using SDA5500 + SDA5000 for network monitoring and testing
• Short course on VOD Server
• Splicing and testing of FO + COAX.
Design Engineer
• Planning and Proposing Sites for new HFC node and Access/Core Network Using ArcGIS and
AutoCAD.
• Designing and Link budgeting of FO/COAX network.
• Preparation of BOQ
Installation Engineer
• Fiber Optical (CORE)Network Installation and Commissioning.
Installation of HFC Node from WISI and SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA
Laying of Fiber Optic Cable (Underground, Overhead)
Splicing of FO Cable using Fusion Splicer FSM 18 Series.
Testing of Fiber using OTDR T-BERD 4000 by JDSU
• Coaxial (Access) CATV/IOC Network Installation and Commissioning.
• Installation of HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coaxial) Network.
• CATV RF Level Optimization.
• QAM and SNR analysis and troubleshooting for IOC.
• Project Reporting and Documentation.
• Store and Inventory Clearance on Project Completion.
• Noise Trouble shooting
• Additional Duties/Reporting
KPI reporting/compilation for annual increments.
Team assembling for special projects.
Installation of Standby Power equipment UPS + Auto GEN SETS.
Technical audit reporting for high complaint ratio areas.
Projects:
• ISP (Inside Plant) Installations
Sahara Mall Extension (FTTH), Sharjah, UAE
Sharjah Mall (FTTH), UAE
Interconnection and ISP Designing for Sharjah University City (Extension Blocks), UAE
Different High Rise Towers in Sharjah. UAE
Installation of HFC network in Sadique Trade Centre Lahore, Pakistan
Providing IOC and Multimedia services to Chief Minister House Lahore, Pakistan
Providing High speed internet Connection to PC Hotel Lahore, Pakistan
• OSP (Outside Plant) Installations
Different GSM sites in Dhaid and Madam area, Sharjah , UAE
Provision of Fiber and Copper network for GSM indoor sites
Various Areas in Lahore.
Lahore Ring
Installation around Fortress Stadium
Education
BSEC (Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication). – The University of Lahore
(Session: 2002-2006) 3.51 - CGPA
Diploma in Associate Engineering (POWER) – Punjab Technical Board
(Session: 2001)
Technical Expertise
Networks
Systems
Services
ATM/SDH, SONET, E1/T1 Lines, PSTN, ISDN, DSL/ADSL, GPON, FTTX, HFC, RF, SMATV
CATV, IOC, CMTS (CISCO), DOCSIS, VOD
Voice: PSTN (POTS), VoIP, IP-PBX
Multimedia: CATV, SMATV, Digital TV, IPTV, VOD (Video on Demand)
Data/Telecom: IOC (Internet Over Cable), ADSL, Satellite
Additional Software
• ESRI ArcGIS.
• Telcordia NE4, NE5.
• CBCM, CRM
• OPNET, Live Link
• Microsoft Office 97, 2000, XP, 2003 & 2007.
• Auto CAD
• Eclipse
• Android SDK
ComputerLanguages
C/C++, JAVA, VB, HTML
Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 7
Linux Ubuntu, Mint
Web Server Apache, Jakarta Tomcat, IIS.
Hardware
Testing Equipment: OTDR MTS-4000, JDSU SDA-5000, CM1000
Indoor/Outdoor (Single/Multi mode) Fiber optic cables, Termination, Splicing and testing.
ODF Racks by R&M and ODF by fujikura
Scientific Atlanta CATV/IOC Network (Taps, Splitter, DC, Amplifiers, Cable Modems)
OLTs and ONTs from Huawei, Zhone and Alcatel