Kishore S Kumar, Project Coordinating Engineer

Kishore S Kumar

Project Coordinating Engineer

Telco Arabia General Trading and Contracting Co.

Location
Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, B.Tech Computers
Experience
24 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :24 years, 0 Months

Project Coordinating Engineer at Telco Arabia General Trading and Contracting Co.
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since April 2014

Responsibilities :
• Working closely with higher management, discussing trends, technologies and feasibilities of the market.
• Associating with bidding, planning, and financial management and risk management.
• Responsible for pre & post contract functions, preparing quotations and sub-contract proposals of projects.
• Managing project teams and sub-contractors and providing technical support on demand.
• Corresponding with suppliers, vendors and technical teams to achieve technical proficiency of the projects. Overseeing execution of the projects along with accounting exposure.
• Aspiring for the agency ship for the innovative products that can be introduced into the market.

Projects Managed :
• Telecom core network projects, data centers installation and mobilization.
• Corresponded for Technical and Commercial inquiries for the HD downlinks project tender for the Kuwait Police Helicopters(MOI)
• Corresponded for upgradation of the Mobile Command Center vehicles of the Ministry of Interior, Kuwait
• Installation of HDPE lines for the fiber optic networks (100+ Kilometers)
• Basic Automation - Inkjet Barcode Printing projects for Industries
• Corresponded for Hospitality products for the Airport and hotel lounges, 3D technologies for the commercial and health care (Information is confidential)
• Corresponded with Indian companies for Fiber Reinforced Plastic Products for industrial use.
• Pipe line removal and mobilization for the O&G Company - 24 KM of 12” Gas Pipe Line.
• Mid-Size Construction Projects : Construction of Concrete Buildings and Sandwich Panel Steel Structures
• Soil Transportation to the dredging project for an International Dredging Company.
• Security Fencing with Concrete base (10+ Kilometers)

Projects Engineer - Telecom Infrastracture at Al Alamiah Technology Group
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • August 2013 to April 2014

Responsible for:
• Technical support to installation, commissioning and provisioning of Telecom infrastructure projects including Supervisory Control System and Centralized Battery Monitoring System.
• Writing technical specifications and overseeing production of conceptual drawings, preliminary design criteria for project including Scope of Work, Work Breakdown Structure and general specification, milestone identification and planning (macro-level). Evaluating Technical specification of tenders.
• Corresponding with suppliers, vendors and subcontractors to achieve technical proficiency of the projects.
• Work practices and test routines for corrective and preventive maintenance in conformance with the manufacturer’s recommendation.
• In addition managing mid-size projects assigned by the management, responsibilities include bidding, planning and execution of the projects. Preparing and presenting effective reports and presentations.

Telecom Engineer - Fiber Optic Transmission at Kuwait Network Electronic Technology Company W.L.L - Under KOC Telcom Maintnance Contract
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • May 2006 to August 2013

Achievements:
• Successful completion of the installations and optimization of DWDM networks across the KOC region and prompted immediate recovery at the major network outage incidents.
• Architected and developed a web based and centralized Operational Support System (OSS) that performs inventory, engineering and planning functions for telecommunication service networks. Application developed using ASP and accessible to the team over the corporate intranet.
• Implemented Project Status Dashboard and Project Management Templates for the department’s scheduled and planned activities in a visually striking design.

Responsible for:
• Technical support to the installation, commissioning and provisioning of SDH and DWDM Networks.
• Writing technical specifications and overseeing production of conceptual drawings, preliminary design criteria for project including Scope of Work, Work Breakdown Structure and general specification, milestone identification and planning (macro-level). Maintaining change controls.
• Direct supervision of onsite contractors. Chairing meeting and discussing problem solving technics.
• Manages NOC operations, monitors the systems provision, to core transmission network (DWDM/SDH).
• Work practices and test routines for corrective and preventive maintenance in conformance with the manufacturer’s recommendation.

Technical Support Engineer at Telco Arabia(Sout Telco)Trading and Contracting Co.
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • March 2005 to April 2006

• Reviews technical aspects and design of the projects and analyzes information to conformance the technical requirements of a contract.
• Specifies system requirements, prepares technical design specifications, installations and commissioning on customers sites.
• Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) - Assigned responsibility of the system including system design, Project planning, material procurement, installation, commissioning and co-coordinating with main contractor (Easa Husain Al-Yousifi) and consultant.
• Vehicle Tracking System - Configured central operating center to which vehicles report their location and setting up GPS devices inputs and outputs for controlling vehicles remotely.
• Fiber Optic Networks - Planning and building of fiber optic networks for various clients
• Planning, Installation and commissioning of Integrated Security Systems.
• Designed, developed and maintained Telco Arabia company website.

Technical Support Engineer at Al-Hally, Dan Group of Companies
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • February 2004 to January 2005

• Installation, commissioning, Testing and Training of Fuel Control and Monitoring System for the Camp Arifjan-US Military Base in Kuwait. A kind of system which had been installed for the first time in the Middle East. Responsibilities include setting up and programming Tank Management System (TMS 3000) leak sensors, level probes, bulk loading and unloading pits.
• Installation, commissioning and testing of relay controls for the electro-mechanical valves as part of Fuel Control and Monitoring System.
• Maintenance services of Access Control and Surveillance Systems at several locations.

Project Installation and Maintnance Engineer at Adel Al-Ajeel Trading and Contracting Co
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • May 2001 to January 2004

• Started career in Kuwait as a programmer for the access control system software requirements, trained by the company and taken up challenging lead role as project engineer, responsible for:
• Executing installations of Access Control and Security System over Fiber Optic Network for a Major Military Base (Kuwait Naval Force Base) in Kuwait
• Configured Access Control Software and all the related Access Control Hardware Devices.
• Setting up Integrated Control Rooms, configuring CCTV (PELCO 9760), Monitoring and Report Management systems. And trained the operational support team.
• Installation of electronic intrusion fencing under force protection project for United States Corps in Kuwait Naval Base. Responsibilities includes dividing whole fence area into several zones, provisioning alarm monitoring system and surveillance system to respond to intrusion detection area.
• Designed and implemented Gate Pass Control System using Visual Basic and MS Sql Server which can simplify/speed up the daily routine of the security team, helps in issuing and maintaining gate pass

Faculty Computer Lab at National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT)
  • India - Hyderabad
  • January 2000 to February 2001

NIIT is a leading Global Talent Development Corporation, building skilled manpower pool for global industry requirements.
• Responsibilities include training and supporting the students on their lab practices.
• Assigning projects to the trainees and ensures desired outcome and accomplishment of the projects

Education

Bachelor's degree, B.Tech Computers
  • at Viswa bharathi University
  • January 2005

Completed while working...

Diploma, ANC - Software
  • at Advance Diploma in Network Centered Computing
  • January 2000
Diploma, D.Arch.E
  • at Stateboard of Technical Education and Training
  • June 1999
High school or equivalent, SSC
  • at State Board of Secondary Education
  • March 1994

Specialties & Skills

Custom Reports ; Excel, Database Softwares
Programming Languages : C++, VB, ASP
Low Voltage
Access Control
Technical Support
Telecommunications
Project Management
MS Access, Sybase

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Arabic
Beginner
Telugu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Quality Management (Training)
Training Institute:
NIIT
Date Attended:
October 1999
Duration:
60 hours
HIRSCHMANN Switches (Training)
Training Institute:
HIRSCHMANN - Petrofac
Date Attended:
March 2012
Duration:
48 hours
DWDM (Training)
Training Institute:
Nortel
Date Attended:
November 2008
Duration:
40 hours
SDH (Training)
Training Institute:
Huweai and Nortel
Date Attended:
February 2007
Duration:
40 hours
C++ (Training)
Training Institute:
Brainbench
Date Attended:
December 2000
Duration:
36 hours

Hobbies

  • Reading Books
  • Social Work
    Administrating a non profit organisation called : Jesus Hope Charity (www.jesushopecharity.com)