Farman Akbar, PMP®, Assistant Project Manager

Farman Akbar, PMP®

Assistant Project Manager

Falcon Eye Technology LLC.

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Computer Science and Computer Networks
Experience
17 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 2 Months

Assistant Project Manager at Falcon Eye Technology LLC.
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since February 2016

− Design, Execution and Project Management of ICT Infrastructure deployments
− Design, Execution and Project Management of ELV Systems, i.e. Structured Cabling System, IP-CCTV, Access Control System, Video Management System etc.
− Network, Server and Storage Infrastructure deployments
− Reviewing and Updating Design Drawings, Shop Drawings and As-built drawings
− Developing Project Plans, Implementation Plans and Project Status Reports
− Coordination with Project Stakeholders and managing project meetings
− Managing MIRs (Material Inspection Requests) and WIRs (Work Inspection Requests)
− Preparing Material Submittals and Method Statements in coordination with Vendors, QA/QC and HSE team
− Sharing input with Accounts and Finance department to certify invoices
− Overseeing and managing material delivery in coordination with procurement department
− Coordination at different levels with Project Client, Consultant, Main Contractor, MEP Contractor, Sub contractors and suppliers
− Coordinating Electrical and Civil infrastructure design for security system

Infrastructure Consultant at Sysnet Middle East FZ LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2014 to September 2015

Responsible for the design, management and implementation of all IT Infrastructure projects throughout the entire project lifecycle including:
− Passive IT Infrastructure design and deployments
− Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop and XenServer Installations
− Windows Server Infrastructure deployments
− IT Network Infrastructure deployments including WIFI Installations
− Avaya IP Telephony setup including installation of Media Gateways and Media Servers
− Designing Nutanix Storage and Server Platform
− Installation of Websense web filtering software
− GPON/EPON/FTTX Design and Management

IT Project Manager at Sysnet Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • November 2006 to March 2014

Responsible for the project and operations management of IT Infrastructure projects throughout the entire project lifecycle, including project initiation/proposals, project delivery, stakeholder management, post implementation review and project signoff / handover.

Education

Master's degree, Computer Science and Computer Networks
  • at IQRA University
  • December 2013

MS Computer Science (18 years Qualification)

Master's degree, Computer Science
  • at IBMS/CS KPK Agricultural University Peshawar
  • April 2004

Masters in Computer Science (16 years qualification)

Bachelor's degree, Mathematics, Statistics
  • at University of Peshawar
  • June 2001

Mathematics, Statistics

Specialties & Skills

Computer Networks
IT Solutions
Data Center
IT Project Management
Virtualization Solutions (Citrix, VMWare)
Structured Cabling
Data Center Design and Implementation
PROPOSAL WRITING
Network/Systems Deployments
ELV Solutions
ICT PROJECT MANAGEMENT
IT Infrastructure Deployments

Social Profiles

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

PMI (Project Management Institute)
  • Member
  • April 2014
PMI Islamabad Pakistan Chapter
  • Member
  • April 2014
PMI Lahore Pakistan Chapter
  • Member
  • April 2014

Training and Certifications

PMP (Project Management Professional) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2015

Hobbies

  • Volunteering
  • Internet Surfing
  • Social Networking
  • Playing and Watching Cricket