JAMAL S. AL-KHAWAHER, General Program Manager

JAMAL S. AL-KHAWAHER

General Program Manager

Alcatel-Lucent

البلد
المملكة العربية السعودية - الشرقية
التعليم
دبلوم, Project Management
الخبرات
28 years, 2 أشهر

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :28 years, 2 أشهر

General Program Manager في Alcatel-Lucent
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الشرقية
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ مايو 2009

Duties and responsibilities:

- Coordinating and controlling Project Management of multiple construction projects
- Ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to specification
- Proven track record of successful delivery of a variety of construction projects within tight timescales
- Excellent communications skills
- Ability to influence others at senior management level
- Budget Responsibility / P&L management
- Managing teams across multiple job functions and technologies

Senior Project Manager في Alcatel-Lucent
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الشرقية
  • فبراير 2008 إلى أبريل 2009

Saud Aramco Video Conferencing Project

This project is a Turn Key Project for Saudi Aramco to replace the existing obsolete Video Conferencing Equipments which are located in several areas of Saudi Aramco plants and building offices all over the Kingdom. Alcatel-Lucent has the responsibility to ensure performance of site survey, design, material procurement, integration, factory testing, shipment and delivery of materials, customs clearance and to inspect, transport to sites, install, commission, test, and handover a fully operational Video Conferencing System to Saudi Aramco

Duties and responsibilities:

o Assess and enforce compliance to contract requirements.

o Cost Planning and Budgeting.

o Project team Management.

o Responsible for planning, organizing and managing project all project activities

o Controlling & monitoring expenditures.

o Ensuring quality and safety standards and procedures are followed.

Achievements:

During my assignment on this rule, I used my knowledge and experience in Engineering and Project Management to accomplish the following achievements:
• The project was out of track before I join, then I manage to put it on track in less than two months.
• Completed project ahead of schedule
• Completed project with less than the budgeted fund.
• Manage the project from Initiation till completion

PROJECT MANAGER في Alcatel-Lucent
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الشرقية
  • أغسطس 2006 إلى يناير 2008

PROJECT MANAGER for Mobily GSM project.

Responsible for planning, organizing and managing project engineering activities; Planning, scheduling and organizing all phases of a large project; Reviewing engineering and design schedules, monitoring and controlling engineering expenditures; monitoring and controlling expenditures and ensuring quality and safety standards and procedures are followed.

PROJECT MANAGER في Saudi Aramco
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الشرقية
  • يناير 2001 إلى يوليو 2006

Saudi Aramco Company in Communications Engineering & Technical Support Department in Dhahran.

Duties and responsibilities:

o Managed Parallel Projects in the field of Transmission in both Fiber Optics & Microwave Systems.

o Assess and enforce compliance to contract requirements.

o Cost Planning and Budgeting.

o General Project Support.

o Assure that the project meet Saudi Aramco Engineering standards & requirements.

o Management of team members.
o Review new Projects Proposals to be executed by Project Management Team (PMT).

o Assist PMT during detailed engineering design and execution of the new communication projects.

o Insure quality, cost effective and timely solutions to company communications demands.

Managed the following Projects:

• Dammam Office Building to Building 840 SDH Project
• RT Najmah to RT Terminal SDH Project
• STC Access Expansion Project
• Jeddah DACS Upgrade Project
• Yanbu DACS Upgrade Project
• SSSP #5 to SSSP HQ Project
• Hawtah to Riyadh SDH Project
• Pump Station #6 and Pump Station #10 SDH Project
• Khafji to Safaniyah SDH Project
• DACS Expansion Project
• Uthmaniyah Khuff Gas OTN/SCADA Project
• Shedgum OTN/SCADA Project
• Haradh / Hawiyah OTN/SCADA Project
• Khurais Microwave System Upgrade Project

Achievements:

During my work on this department I used my knowledge and experience in Engineering and Project Management to accomplish the following achievements:
• Completed project ahead of schedule
• Completed project with less than the budgeted fund.
• Manage the project from Initiation till completion

Senior Telecom Engineer في Saudi Aramco
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الشرقية
  • مايو 1999 إلى ديسمبر 2000

Saudi Aramco Company, Computer & Communication Engineering Department, Project Support Services Division in Dhahran.

Worked in the following projects:

Video Conferencing Projects: A team member of Video Conferencing project team that was responsible for testing, setting directions and implementing the first new network based
Video Conferencing system in Saudi Aramco. Participated in installing & commissioning of First Video Conferencing System at various Saudi Aramco locations in east, central and west of Saudi Arabia. Also, assisted Information Technology Planning Division (ITPD) in satisfying user requirement and setting future plans.

Switching Projects: Sienior project engineer in many switching projects such as replacing the SL-1 XT Nortel Telephone Switches with Meridian Option 61C and 81C Telephone Switches in different areas Kingdom wide. These projects include design, establishing purchase orders for materials, contracts for construction and implementation, and commissioning to the customer.

Transmission Projects: Sienior project engineer in many transmission projects such as replacing STM-1 to STM-4 Alcatel Transmission systems, Logging recorders, Digital Cross Connect System (DSX) replacement, and Digital Access Cross Connect System (DACS) Expansion kingdom wide. Furthermore, the Project engineer in replacement of all old “Scientific Radios” Medium frequencies (MF) Transmitter by the new “Nautel” Transmitters. Participated in removing the old transmitters, installing, testing and commissioning of the new transmitters.

Achievements:

During my work on this department I gain a lot of experience in different type of IT technologies such as SDH, DACS, ATM, Switching and IP. Also, I handled the project from the planning stage till the completion and cutover including purchasing materials and preparing the contract for installation. Also, I helped the installer companies in the configuration of these equipments.

Communication Engineer في Saudi Railway Organization(SRO)
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الشرقية
  • سبتمبر 1996 إلى مايو 1999

Duties and responsibilities:

 Maintained the VHF/UHF system, and was responsible with my team for the testing, troubleshooting for the line from Dammam to Riyadh through Hofuf and 11 remote sites.
 Managed NEC telephone system Exchange Replacement Project.
 Followed up the installation activities of the VHF/UHF temporary communication system in the direct line between Dammam and Riyadh.

Co-op training في Saudi Aramco
  • المملكة العربية السعودية
  • أغسطس 1995 إلى يناير 1996

Co-op training program in Saudi Aramco, Computer & Communication Department, Central Area Radio Unit
Major duties:
- Installing of HF, VHF and UHF radios.
- Carrying out preventive maintenance on HF, VHF
and UHF base stations and paging base stations.
- Installing and testing of satellite units on deep
desert oil rigs.

الخلفية التعليمية

دبلوم, Project Management
  • في International Institute for Learning (IIL)
  • ديسمبر 2007

Project Management Basic

دبلوم, Project Management
  • في International Institute for Learning (IIL)
  • ديسمبر 2007

The Project Management Certification Programm, The Kerzner Approch for Project Management Excellence

دبلوم, COURCES
  • في FVC.COM
  • أبريل 2004

May 20th-24th, 2006; Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) & Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM), Haward, Dubai, UAE April 10th-14th, 2004; Alcatel Optinex 1670 Training, Presented by Alcatel Co., Dubai, UAE June 7-11, 2003; Alcatel Microwave Training, 9470 LX Operation and Maintenance, Alcatel, Dubai, UAE July 12-13, 2003; Free Space Optic (FSO) Training, Access Fiber 4.2 Service course, Agilent Technologies July 2003 Certified PAV Installer, from PAV Company July 7-9, 2003; Free Space Optic (FSO) Training, Access Fiber 4.2 Operation course, Agilent Technologies June 15th-19th, 2002; Alcatel Optinex 1660 Training, Presented by Alcatel Co., Dubai, UAE July 11th-12th, 1999; Video Networking Course, Part I, Presented by FVC.COM Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Aug 16th-17th, 1999; Microsoft Project 98 Creating a Project, Saudi Aramco Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Summer 1990; Intensive English for Communication, Saudi Aramco Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

بكالوريوس, Electrical Engineering
  • في KFUPM University
  • يوليو 1996

Nine months Co-op training in Saudi Aramco Company, Saudi Arabia. Have many courses in communication and Managment.

Specialties & Skills

Implementation Of Policies
Decision Making Skills
People Management
Project Management
Problem Solving
MS-Windows, MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Power Point, MS-Project, Visio,
Communication & Interpersonal skills, Strong Analytical and Problem Solving Skills
Project Management, Costing, Budgeting, Contract & Vendor Negotiations
Ability to work in Physically and Mentally Demanding environments
Implementation of policies and regulations, Team Building, Leading & Motivational skills

اللغات

الانجليزية
متمرّس
العربية
متمرّس

العضويات

AL-WISAM SPORT CLUB
  • ADMINISTERATOR
  • January 1995
Al-Khaleej Club
  • Member
  • March 2002