Total Years of Experience: 21 Years, 9 Months
May 2023
To Present
Transmission Network Planning Director
at Telecom Egypt
Location :
Egypt - Cairo
As a Transmission Planning Director, I'm responsible for leading and directing the strategic planning efforts related to the transmission network through:
- Develop and implement a strategic plan for the transmission network to support the overall business goals and objectives.
- Lead a team of network planners in designing and optimizing the transmission network infrastructure for performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Assess current and future capacity requirements, collaborating with other departments to translate their needs into network capacity plans.
- Manage the allocation of resources, including budget, personnel, and equipment, to support effective network planning activities.
- Stay informed about regulatory requirements and standards, ensuring network plans comply with relevant regulations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and finance, to integrate network planning activities seamlessly.
- Identify and assess risks associated with network planning activities, developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies.
- Work with vendors and suppliers to evaluate and select network equipment and technologies, negotiating contracts and agreements.
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for the transmission network and implement monitoring tools to track performance.
- Provide regular updates to senior management and other stakeholders on network planning initiatives and key metrics.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of transmission network planning processes.
- Foster a culture of innovation and adaptability within the network planning team.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the network planning team, facilitating training and development programs.
- Develop and implement a strategic plan for the transmission network to support the overall business goals and objectives.
- Lead a team of network planners in designing and optimizing the transmission network infrastructure for performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Assess current and future capacity requirements, collaborating with other departments to translate their needs into network capacity plans.
- Manage the allocation of resources, including budget, personnel, and equipment, to support effective network planning activities.
- Stay informed about regulatory requirements and standards, ensuring network plans comply with relevant regulations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and finance, to integrate network planning activities seamlessly.
- Identify and assess risks associated with network planning activities, developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies.
- Work with vendors and suppliers to evaluate and select network equipment and technologies, negotiating contracts and agreements.
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for the transmission network and implement monitoring tools to track performance.
- Provide regular updates to senior management and other stakeholders on network planning initiatives and key metrics.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of transmission network planning processes.
- Foster a culture of innovation and adaptability within the network planning team.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the network planning team, facilitating training and development programs.
March 2019
To May 2023
Transport Network Deployment Director
at WE - Telecom Egypt
Location :
Egypt
Ensure assigned projects are being completed within budget and schedule while meeting client requirements and business objectives.
• Initiate and set goals for Sr. Projects Managers according to the strategic objectives of the organization.
• Plan the projects from start to completion involving deadlines, milestones, and processes.
• Develops project prioritization based on needs and escalation of projects.
• Making strategic decisions and providing leadership and direction to Sr. Project Managers to implement those decisions.
• Meeting with vendors, stakeholders, and project managers to report on project progress.
• Apply change, risk and resource management principles to avoid delays.
• Budget management of circa 1 billion EGP.
• Ensuring permits and legal papers are secured ahead of the project.
• Manage the timely integration of transport networks and retirement of legacy networks according to the network roadmap.
• Ensure that all transport network assets are capitalized as per finance rules and regulations and on time.
• Apply professional project management tools and techniques for effective management of Network rollout projects within time and budget.
• Ensure timely monitoring and management of KPIs in order to meet defined targets and manage timely reporting of KPIs to Performance Management.
• Contribute to the annual Technology BU strategic plan and initiatives.
• Devise evaluation strategies to monitor performance and determine the need for improvements.
• Supervise all project managers involved to provide feedback and resolve complex problems.
• Discover ways to enhance efficiency and productivity of procedures and people.
• Ensure program operations and activities adhere to legal guidelines and internal policies.
• Keep senior management informed with detailed and accurate reports or presentations.
• Revise and/or formulate policies and promote their implementation.
• Manage relationships/agreements with internal and external partners/vendors.
• Initiate and set goals for Sr. Projects Managers according to the strategic objectives of the organization.
• Plan the projects from start to completion involving deadlines, milestones, and processes.
• Develops project prioritization based on needs and escalation of projects.
• Making strategic decisions and providing leadership and direction to Sr. Project Managers to implement those decisions.
• Meeting with vendors, stakeholders, and project managers to report on project progress.
• Apply change, risk and resource management principles to avoid delays.
• Budget management of circa 1 billion EGP.
• Ensuring permits and legal papers are secured ahead of the project.
• Manage the timely integration of transport networks and retirement of legacy networks according to the network roadmap.
• Ensure that all transport network assets are capitalized as per finance rules and regulations and on time.
• Apply professional project management tools and techniques for effective management of Network rollout projects within time and budget.
• Ensure timely monitoring and management of KPIs in order to meet defined targets and manage timely reporting of KPIs to Performance Management.
• Contribute to the annual Technology BU strategic plan and initiatives.
• Devise evaluation strategies to monitor performance and determine the need for improvements.
• Supervise all project managers involved to provide feedback and resolve complex problems.
• Discover ways to enhance efficiency and productivity of procedures and people.
• Ensure program operations and activities adhere to legal guidelines and internal policies.
• Keep senior management informed with detailed and accurate reports or presentations.
• Revise and/or formulate policies and promote their implementation.
• Manage relationships/agreements with internal and external partners/vendors.
February 2015
To February 2019
Transport Network Deployment Sr. Manager
at Telecom Egypt
Location :
Egypt - Cairo
- Accountable for the End-to-End Project Delivery for Operations Functions and external customers within agreed budget and timelines.
- Manage related project budget and deliver high quality service transition to O&M and its stakeholders.
- Manage key stakeholders in the projects delivery chain, own the project communication and alignment between the business strategy and transmission projects team at management and project levels
- Accountable for Integration, Implementation, rollout strategy and communication to stakeholders.
- Manage related project budget and deliver high quality service transition to O&M and its stakeholders.
- Manage key stakeholders in the projects delivery chain, own the project communication and alignment between the business strategy and transmission projects team at management and project levels
- Accountable for Integration, Implementation, rollout strategy and communication to stakeholders.
September 2006
To February 2015
Transport Networks (SDH / DWDM) Executive Department manager
at Telecom Egypt
Location :
Egypt - Cairo
Duties and responsibility:
- installation, operation and maintenance of Siemens SDH/DWDM transmission systems ( PCM30H, SMA1K, SMA 1/4, SMA16, SLD 16, SL 64, hiT7070/50, hiT7300).
- installation, operation and maintenance of Huawei SDH/DWDM transmission systems ( OSN 5800, 3500, 2500 and 1500 )
- Coordination with engineering planning, operations group to define the Telecom Egypt transmission network needs to achieve the required
bandwidth.
- Responsible for ensuring that appropriate equipment can support line protection and restoration schemes such as (1+1, 1:N, BSHR).
- Site survey for the stations to define any requirements for installation (such as space, power, A.C …).
- Material Inventory and quality audit.
- checking the installation documentation as per the contract and survey report.
- Install, Test and commission the NEs as per engineering design documents.
- Performing the system acceptance test and stability test (ie SDH features like Performance Monitoring, Alarms, and Protection etc).
- Integration of new NEs to the existing SDH/DWDM network.
- Transferring the existing traffic to the new NEs by making traffic shifts.
- Punch point clearance as the part of acceptance test.
- Fiber management in ODF, E1 cable and power cable routing
- Vendor and contractor coordination
- Responsible for configuring and testing the new optical links with other operators
- Co-ordination with various teams including the planning, operations, and business during implementing services/solutions provided to the clients
- installation, operation and maintenance of Siemens SDH/DWDM transmission systems ( PCM30H, SMA1K, SMA 1/4, SMA16, SLD 16, SL 64, hiT7070/50, hiT7300).
- installation, operation and maintenance of Huawei SDH/DWDM transmission systems ( OSN 5800, 3500, 2500 and 1500 )
- Coordination with engineering planning, operations group to define the Telecom Egypt transmission network needs to achieve the required
bandwidth.
- Responsible for ensuring that appropriate equipment can support line protection and restoration schemes such as (1+1, 1:N, BSHR).
- Site survey for the stations to define any requirements for installation (such as space, power, A.C …).
- Material Inventory and quality audit.
- checking the installation documentation as per the contract and survey report.
- Install, Test and commission the NEs as per engineering design documents.
- Performing the system acceptance test and stability test (ie SDH features like Performance Monitoring, Alarms, and Protection etc).
- Integration of new NEs to the existing SDH/DWDM network.
- Transferring the existing traffic to the new NEs by making traffic shifts.
- Punch point clearance as the part of acceptance test.
- Fiber management in ODF, E1 cable and power cable routing
- Vendor and contractor coordination
- Responsible for configuring and testing the new optical links with other operators
- Co-ordination with various teams including the planning, operations, and business during implementing services/solutions provided to the clients
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