ahmad alassaad

Mon. 2007 - present ERICSSON, Beirut, Lebanon
Position: Project Manager
I am responsible of the successful scheduling, tracking, and implementation of Ericsson derived turnkey projects supporting key customer deliverables to the highest customer satisfaction, while driving Cost, Quality, and Timeliness. I am responsible of improving profitability and customer satisfaction by managing large and complex Network Rollout & Implementation projects.
Project Planning
• Planning, prioritizing and executing a project by working with Account Managers, Operations and Product Managers, and customers. This includes project procurement, integration, time, cost, scope, planning and initiation
• Developing required project documentation identifying project goals and tasks and generating assignments consistent to meet objectives
• Establishing change management procedures, including evaluation and communication for project duration. Developing reporting strategy for the project
Project Execution
• Taking responsibility for project and actively executing to project plan while maintaining quality standards
• Ensuring all commitments are met in accordance with project goals/objectives
• Demonstrating control of equipment deliveries, service costs, project activities and customer hand-over requirements
• Reporting on project financial and scheduling progress based upon project goals
• Ensuring strategy for cost control is used
• Good understanding of project data to predict project success.
• Managing Risks and Scope Changes: • Performing risk management
• Managing change, formulating action plans, and mitigating risk to minimize schedule delays and costs
• Actively taking advantage of change opportunities and recommending new or revised strategies for project integration
Communication
• Core 3 participation and co-lead; organizing and leading a matrixes project team.
• Maintaining clear communication with customers regarding mutual expectations and monitors customer satisfaction
• Building business relationships beyond the project environment
• Organizing and leads a matrixes project team as required
• Providing feedback and focus to all team members
Results Focused
• Effectively managing closure of project through customer final acceptance. Ensures an on-time and in-budget project
• Understanding and assures quality standards are met on assigned deliverables
• Evaluating and communicating final project status
• Utilizing contract information to maximize success of project
• Actively identifying efficiencies for future implementations.
Project, Processes and Tools: • Actively using project methods, processes and tools
• Working within defined framework or responsibility
• Possessing excellent project tool skills
• Driving the use of project document control and management

Mon. 2003 - Mon. 2007 Nokia Siemens/Ericsson, Beirut, Lebanon
Position: Senior Telecommunication Engineer
As a Solution Architect or service engineer, I interacted with the customer to define and provide technical, competence development solutions that enhances the customer's competitive position. I planned, designed and delivered solutions that improve the customer network in terms of capacity, functionality, end-user-services, and competence built up etc.

• Participated as part of the sales engagement team and participated in the delivery of the project.
• Identified add on sales opportunities via a close cooperation with the customer in the delivery project
• Held responsibility to work, cooperate and communicate in an international environment, both with colleagues internally as well as customers and suppliers to Ericsson
• Analyzed complex customer requirements and propose technical and competence developments solutions in new areas and domains, within the framework of the sales engagement team activities, required to enhance customer's competitive position
• Specified and designed a technical and competence developing solution in co-operation with the customer
• Selected and proposed 3rd party suppliers/products for the Customer Solution
• Provided the specified customized solutions, covering several domains and layers in the customer network
• Drove changes in the methods, processes and guidelines within the customer organization or internally Acted as a leader/mentor in day to day operations to provide insights for less experienced colleagues
• Participate as a member of the sales engagement team with specialist knowledge within the subject area (solutions) so that technical aspects related to are taken into account