DWDM & Optical Transport Network Consultant
Awasr Broadband
Total years of experience :12 years, 10 Months
• Optical Network planning and deployment.
• High level review for vendor HLD, LLD and BOQ before PO approval
• Provide solution and scope of work to delivery team when necessary.
• Protection design and network capacity expansion for customer services
• Provide technical expertise as an escalation point for the Optical network.
• Analyse the impact of stakeholders propose change on the network.
• High level support for the review of vendor HLD, LLD and BOQ before PO approval.
• Oversee Lambda commissioning, power adjustment and protection configuration for client’s integration.
• Review vendors SLA, contracts & Supervise implementation Engineer
• Giving high level OTN (OSN 9800, 8800, 6800 & 1800), DWDM, SDH, GPON & MSTP network operations support.
• Schedule Equipment software upgrade with regard to EOS
• Analyse and report impact of proposed changes on the network.
• Provide solution and scope of work to delivery team when necessary.
• Network threat analysis and resolution.
• Oversee Implementation of CR and TT to effect changes and rectifier threat within network.
• Network deployment acceptance with Vendors.
Achievements
• Deployment Lead for Awasr 100G OTN technologies.
• Network Protection redesign and network capacity expansion.
• Optical Network capacity Planning and Design.
• Technical site survey in accordance with Vendor proposed solution.
• Support delivery/Integration team to review propose change on customer network.
• Manage and maintain customer relation.
• Support customer during the deployment and implementation of related third party equipment when necessary.
• Support SLTE installation, testing, commissioning and management.
• Provide technical expertise as an escalation point for the Optical network.
• Constantly performing customer network optimization and enhancement.
• Working together with delivery team to provide proper solution to customer.
• Initiate proposal for new contract.
• Provide scope of work for contract biding and amendment on Huawei sales software.
• Design and generate BOQ concerning solution, using specialized BOQ configuration software.
• Using Huawei integrated software tools to manage and create sales configuration Optics NetStar, UniStar CFG and CCM CC/DC/FC
Achievements
• Omantel and Ooredoo network optimization and 80-wavelength expansion.
• Awasr broadband network design integration and delivery.
• Track end-to-end incidents (performance, Alarms, logs, etc.).
• Facilitate efficient handling of Level-3 support calls escalated by NOC (FO).
• Timely resolution of fault alarms escalated by NOC.
• Giving high level OTN, DWDM, SDH & MSTP network operations support to field engineers in resolving transmission issues on customer Network.
• Provisioning of Packet services for enterprise and wholesale customers (MSTP).
• Network threat analysis and resolution.
• Coordination with various stakeholders for complex and escalated issues.
• Supporting client in resolve international customer (Vodafone & Google) service issues through SLTE equipment.
• Analysis of the root cause of issues and generate RCA report.
• Analyse and report on impact of proposed changes.
• Coordinate with other stakeholders to determine the root cause and fix complex service issues.
• Identify treats and implement optimizations to proactively correct design flaws.
• Regular reporting/updates to management and NOC for major network faults.
• Ensure all network elements are properly integrated and monitored on NMS Systems.
• Support end to end provisioning of new services and maintain the existing services through Optical and electrical connectivity as required.
• Update the circuit database as and when new services are added, deleted or migrated.
Achievements
• Ooredoo EOS DWDM and SDH/MSTP+ nationwide network Software upgrade.
• Delivered Omantel Network expansion and testing project (100G expansion).
• Work with third party Company for the smooth deployment and integration of Cesium clock.
• Assist/support in the design and implementation of DANCOM networkincluding all operational transmission parameters and interconnect standards.
• Recommendation for approval of vendor design specification.
• High and low level designs for customers.
• Reports and resolve network conditions that pose threat to availability in timely manner to mitigate downtimes.
• Timely Monitoring and Clearing of Network Alarms in the Network Management System.
• Service provisioning for customer using Huawei iManager U2000 software (PDH, SDH, EPL, EVPL, EPLAN, EVPLAN).
• Transmission Network Equipment acceptance to check conformation with contract standard.
• Troubleshooting and restoration of link during network failure/outage.
Achievements
• Design and implementation of protection for the existing network under operation.
• Deployment of Dancom Nationwide Optical Network.
• Responsible for validating the site configuration in the field during the technical site survey visit and preparing Technical Site reports.
• Onsite integration of Huawei OSN equipment and establishment of physical and logical fiber connections with respect to network design using huawei iManager U2000 and MDS 6330.
• Supervised the installation of Huawei OptiX equipment by Huawei subcontractors.
• Performed Optical Power Adjustment (OPA) and commissioning of NG
DWDM using MDS 6330 and iManager U2000.
• Help in the design, integration and commissioning of customer metro network.
• Responsible for bringing up links between sites and making all the sites visible on NMS when uploading through iManager U2000.
• Commissioning, maintaining and upgrading of Huawei SDH and DWDM Equipment.
• Installation and Commissioning of Huawei OSN 8800 for West Africa Submarine Cables System (WASC).
• OLA and OTM to ROADM nodes conversion.
• Performed both hardware and software version upgrade and expansion.
• Using tools such as Spectrum analyser, OTDR, Smart Bits Tester, Power Meter, and BER Tester when necessary to solve links issue and monitor equipment performance.
• Carried out an Acceptance test for the DWDM and MSTP Network.
Achievements
• Deployment of the first country New Generation Transport Network to MTN Nigeria.
• Deployment of RAU for better Optical network Amplification.
MBA (IT Specialization)
B. Tech (Computer Engineering) Second Class Honors, Upper Division
