Elias Antoun, Service Provider Account Manager

Elias Antoun

Service Provider Account Manager

Data Consult

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
19 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 7 Months

Service Provider Account Manager at Data Consult
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since January 2013

Managing Key Accounts in Telco & Service Provider Sectors, Focusing on MIC1 (Alfa - Managed by Orascom) & MIC2 (Touch - Managed by Zain) the two largest mobile operators in the country.

Company is engaged in providing end to end IT solutions to its customers. We are partners to some of the leading IT vendors as Cisco Systems, Ericsson Mini-link, Fsona, EMC, NetApp, Riverbed, F5 and others, and our expertise lies in integrating the different solutions to common platform delivering end to end solutions.

Business Unit Manager at Mediachecks
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2011 to September 2012

- Business unit creation and new business development.
- CAPEX/OPEX planning & optimization.
- Heading the operations team
- Managing the technological platform.
- Product definition, management and pricing.
- Developing new leads and meeting with potential customers.
- Coordinating the marketing plans and following-up their implementations.

Head of Unit - Wireless Broadband Service at Pesco Telecom
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2004 to March 2011

- Implemented Motorola Expedience pre-WiMAX wireless network.
- Designed the core network and backbone, including redundancy & load balancing solutions.
- Planned the coverage expansion to rural areas and extensions to urban zones.
- Surveyed potential sites and negotiated contracts for new sites acquisition.
- Assured the operation, maintained and improved the performance of the network.
- Gained hands-on experience and acquired multiple trainings for different Telco products
(Cisco Systems, Motorola Expedience, Aperto PacketMax/PacketWave, Aviat -formerly Harris
Stratex, Siae, Trango Networks, Fsona, Lightpointe, Eaton Powerware, Nokia Siemens & others.)

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at Notre Dame University
  • December 2012
Bachelor's degree, Telecommunication Engineering
  • at Antonine University
  • July 2004

Specialties & Skills

Telecommunication Services
Solution Architecture
Account Management
Solution Selling
Networking
Sales Management
Radio & Transmission
Routing & Switching
Communication, Presentation & Negotiation
Business Development
Account Management
Virtualization

Languages

Arabic
Expert
French
Intermediate
English
Expert

Memberships

Lebanese Red Cross
  • Head of Station (2008-2010)
  • October 2001

Training and Certifications

Cisco Sales Expert (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2013
Valid Until:
March 2013
WiMAX Forum RF Network Engineer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2007
Valid Until:
June 2007
Cisco Certified Network Associate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2007
Valid Until:
October 2007

Hobbies

  • Outdoor Activities
  • Swimming
  • Photography