OSP, FTTH Manager
National Company for Business solution
Total years of experience :11 years, 4 Months
• Spearheaded manpower management for the execution of site activities & supervising the technical staff like Project Engineer, Supervisor, Splicer, Quality Team & Contractors
• Managed plant engineering and operations functions of the Central Region Fibre Optics Network. Supervised daily work activities of construction, engineering, splicing and testing groups, prepared and implemented budget plans through capital and operational spending while ensuring continued growth, safety, and profitability for the Company
• Implemented in building ducting / Copper cabling, connectivity to nodes with obtaining bldg. permissions and developed & recommended planning team with strategies for the network
• Scheduling & planning for various elements of the project and ensuring that project meets or exceeds goals established
• Proficient in tools like Mapinfo, GIS & KMZ files, OTDR measurement, Splicing /Jointing like and possess sound knowledge of Multi-Meter, Laser Source, Power Meter, Clamp Meter, E1 Tester and OTDR
• Develop & recommend the planning team with strategies for the network planning & optimization and performance monitoring tests on network links and circuits to ensure quality of services & improved the network availability
• Administered survey, planning, implementation and built drawing verification & certification
• Managed the Site Engineering pre-installation check, documentation of transmission systems, supervision of equipment installation and all projects related activities like trenching, ducting, cable blowing, route survey, route marker installation, Open Trenching and HDD works
• Monitored contractor works, provided ROW & liaison assistance, ensured timely and high quality project work & successful PAT with O&M, cost reduction in material wastage and verification & processing of vendors bill
• Controlled engineering activities including exchanging of plans, drawings & other information with customers, verification of civil & maintenance work bills by contractors and OFC - excavation, ducting, DIT, cable pulling & blowing
• Conducting weekly meeting with the Contractors, taking feedback of the previously given assignments, updating record accordingly and assigning further action; preparation of meeting minutes.
• Coordinating schedules and activities, and tracking daily progress and results.
• Reviewing and approving the Site Discrepancies and the Site Instruction’s report during implementation (within agreed time frame); Keeping and updating records PAT, OIL’s, SDR, SI, BCL and PAT notifications).
• Follow up of DBOQ and survey progress for newly awarded FTTH sites with Contractors.
• Random check of site construction according to approved route map and specifications.
Accomplishments:
• Delivery of 500+ FTTH sites & Feeder 100+
• Planning & Rollout of 10000+ Km OFC roll-out.
• As a Project Manager Delivering over $30M(SAR 100M + ) in value
Long Distance route Delivery of
• Tabuk-Duba Link-200 Km Direct Buried
• Mozamiyah-Sharqa Link 100 Km
• RT03-1777 Al Rayyan Link 70 Km
• MQ03-4033 Al Qassim- Al Madina Link, 200 Km
• RT07-4152 Majma-Al Qassim Link 200 Km, etc.
• Provided guidance to OSP Inspectors & Contractors in upcoming hurdles and obstacles of the construction’s implementation and recommend alternative solutions.
• Followed up of MDT, TCN and survey progress for newly awarded sites with Contractors.
• Monitored and supervised the installation, testing and commissioning of projects; GSM Sites, Protection Site, FTTB, Mobily Business Customer Sites and Long Distance Projects.
• Supervised all day to day activities of Central Region Teams.
• Reviewed and approved PIP and follow up of in time completion of projects according to Project Implementation Plans.
• Randomly checked site construction according to approved route map and specifications.
• Final review and approval of PAT binder/ As-Built documentation.
• Controlled and monitored the performance of the field operations of OSP Contractors and their Sub-contractors.
• Ensured, monitored and documented the KPI execution and testing.
• Followed up and granted approval for all technical and commercial change order request, design and engineering changes, and its related alteration of the project.
• Ensured time management during construction implementation.
• Managed the regional staff issues
• Ensured that safety, security polices and material quality standards are applied.
• Coordinated schedules and activities, and tracked progress and results.
• Monitored and supervised installation, testing and commissioning of projects.
• Made strategies for the implementation plan with the Project Engineer.
• Conferred with project staff to outline work plan and to assign duties, responsibilities and scope of authority.
• Directed and coordinated activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget.
• Reviewed and kept track for progress as per the implementation plan assigning by client Alcatel Lucent.
• Overall Fiber Network planning which includes fiber survey from exchange ODF and to the other end of the HIRSLU ODF.
• Site Survey (Includes Fiber and Copper) Planning, Design & Implementation of Optical Network.
• Worked with the external and internal parties to organize the various components needed to initiate, run and conclude projects.
• Reviewed and prepared the invoices submitted to main contractor.
• Issued and kept track of OSP materials including cables, ODF etc.
• Pre-Construction Survey for Junction/Access.
• Planning & Designing of additional work during the execution of work.
• To supervise all job of Civil, Primary and Secondary network.
• Installation of 2-20 way PVC with spacers.
• Encasing of PVC by concrete.
• Excavation of trenches for conduits, rocks by rock breakers and direct buried cables.
• Installation of Manholes, DP’s, S.T.B, Cabinet.
• Termination on MDF & ODF.
• Testing & Installation of Fiber Optical Cable.
• Supervise the Installation & Termination in HRISLU’s & Cabinets.
• Supervise the Installation & Pulling of Secondary & Primary Cables.
• Supervise the Splicing & testing of Primary, Secondary & Fiber-Optic Cables.
• Preparations for work schedule with Sub-Contractors.
• Preparations of Site Diaries (Billing) for different Plant Unit of Junction & Access.
• Preparation Red Line Drawings. (As-Built).
• Calculation of quantities and preparations of “BOQ’s”.
• Quality and Safety Controlling on Site.
• Co-ordinate with NOR Consult Telemetric, Saudi Telecom Corp. & Sub-Contractors during Preliminary Acceptance Test.
• Preparation of Preliminary Acceptance Test Binder.