Kassem Saad, Senior Cluster Manager

Kassem Saad

Senior Cluster Manager

Orange Business Services

Location
Lebanon
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer and Communication Engineering
Experience
7 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 9 Months

Senior Cluster Manager at Orange Business Services
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since July 2021

Lead, optimize and manage the enterprise network and evolution initiatives in all Africa region for the B2B market

Drive business improvement initiatives to achieve budget ambitions and cost to revenue ratio targets

Drive the technological transformation of the data/voice networks from legacy to modern technology platforms

Build, manage and monitor the budget in the cluster (access, domestic backbone, shared access, colocation, and sites)

Country Optimization Manager at Orange Business Services
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • October 2019 to June 2021

Launched RFPs in several countries in Africa region to improve our profitability, competitiveness, and network QoS

Developed the inventory of our collocated point of presence sites and optimized the unit cost (price per rack space)

Business Analyst at Orange Business Services
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2017 to September 2019

Managed cost optimization activities (point of presence sites and customer circuits) in Russia & CIS region

Presented on regular business reviews to upper management our financial performance

Wireless engineer at Globalcom Data Services
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2017 to June 2017

Collaborated with RF engineers to install, test and enhance wireless telecommunication networks (microwave & laser)

Performed regular RF equipment upgrades and maintenance during off-hours wor

NOC Engineer at Monty Holding
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2016 to February 2017

Solved hundreds of SMS tickets per day and communicated with many global operators and customers

Monitored, tested, and optimized the SMS traffic routing and rating globally

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer and Communication Engineering
  • at American University of Beirut
  • May 2016

Dean's Honor List Relevant Courses: SDN, Computer Networking, Business Finance and Accounting Systems

Specialties & Skills

Consulting
Problem Solving
Time Management
Communication Skills
Leadership
Social Media
Leadership
Communication
Consulting
Collaboration
Cost Management
Project Management
Problem Solving
Time Management
Agility
Flexibility
Commercial Awareness
Data Analysis
Network Optimization

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • Running