Abdul Rehman Hussain, Group Manager Product Delivery Video Service (Digital Services)

Abdul Rehman Hussain

Group Manager Product Delivery Video Service (Digital Services)

etisalat

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, Diploma in Software Engineering
Experience
21 years, 0 Months

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Group Manager Product Delivery Video Service (Digital Services) at etisalat
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since June 2012

A key player of the newly established Etisalat Digital, part of the video service section, currently, working on designing, developing and implementation of a multi-tenant Video OTT platform, for the 17 operating companies of Etisalat. This Platform will offer video, audio & textual content entertainment, VOIP & video calls, providing a fully integrated end-to-end platform integrator with operator CRM/BSS with centralized ads ingest platform over mobile devices. It is currently estimated that the platform will cater to about 100+ million devices across MENA region.

Group Manager Product Development at etisalat
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2011 to June 2012

Projects handled:
• Mobily IPTV & OTT|TV Project - Launch Director
• Initiator of the Multitenant Operator Mobile Billing integration
• Worked on the initial sizing of the CDN and building the devices strategy
• Built enterprise value proposition for video and VAS services

Manager Product Marketing & Platform Development at etisalat
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2011 to September 2011

Handled the following projects that currently being deployed on Etisalat network as part of the 2nd Phase of IPTV developments:
• Important player in the implementation of Etisalat IPTV 2.0 platform
• Playing a key role on the device strategy for the customer home and TV Apps Store
• Jointly with various vendors implemented Etisalat’s NAS strategy

Manager Promotions & Value Added Services at E-Vision
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2007 to February 2011

• Exerting knowledge to roll-out sales promotions collaborating with channel providers & business partners
• Business plans for new service, and working with technical/engineering teams to enhance/develop new VAS services
• Implemented marketing strategies through self-created business plan with measurable metrics and tangible intended profit growth results.

Marketing Support Officer at E-Vision
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2003 to March 2007

• Devising promotions and handling marketing communications
• Accountable for E-Vision website content management and direct marketing activities
• Established a network of distributors & business partners and devising the structure for the retail and dealer market, initiating effective tactical sales

Education

Master's degree, Diploma in Software Engineering
  • at Aptech Computer Education
  • April 1998

Completed a 3 year Masters Diploma in Software Engineering

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Baldwin's Methodist College
  • October 1997

Completed a 3 year Degree in Commerce with 2 majors: Accounting and Finance Management.

Specialties & Skills

Marketing Mix Modeling
Roll Out
Marketing Support
Brand Management
Software Design
Business Development, Marketing, Sales and Brand Management,Operations,Logistics,Industry Relations
Market Research,Competitor Analysis, Strategic Marketing, Product Positioning &Promotional Campaigns
Financial Management, Budgeting, Human Capital Management and Training
Project Management, Software Designing & Modeling Concepts, System Engineering and Design
web technologies(java) & programming languages(c,c++ (cpluzpluz)), rdbms(oracle) , mis & financial packages
Strong Leadership,Team Building,Creative Problem Solving,Analytical Thinking & Communication Skills

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Tamil
Intermediate