Muhammad Khalid Hussain

Senior TETRA MSO / MW Tx Engineer for the Implementation & Operations of a national PMR TETRA / Dimetra system for Saudi Arabian Royal Guard (RG) & Ministry of Defense / SPSF located in key military & government facilities in three geographical zone divisions of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Responsible for

 Involvement & oversight of telecommunication projects in various phases (Design, Implementation, Testing and Commissioning).
 O&M and Ground Support - O&M of mission critical TETRA Systems from server to subscriber level. Network management track with emphasis on redundant, seamless & secure communications 24/7/365.
 Successfully deployed public safety radio network based on TETRA technology for West Region, KSA.
 Performed technical sites surveys for green/existing remote RF sites & data centers to evaluate critical areas to be considered, with appropriate coverage & future capacity requirements.
 Assisted deployment of backhaul microwave point to point networks for the IP network connectivity.
 Troubleshooting various alarms & connectivity issues in backhaul microwave point-to-point network.
 Configured infrastructure core network elements; including enterprise servers, based on multiuser operating systems, with preventive backup & recovery solutions.
 Validated & optimized network performance and RF coverage being experienced by the end users
 Supervised & lead a team of QA/QC technicians to ensure accuracy of field work activities, during the construction & implementation of telecom & civil works.
 Managed to upgrade thousands of wireless terminals and deployment of BARCO screen.
 Successfully prepared acceptance test procedures (ATP) and conducted functionality tests (FSAT-exchange/switch), Site acceptance tests (SAT-RF sites) and Coverage acceptance tests (CAT)
 Verification & evaluation of RFQ & BoQ.
 Supervise and coordinates overall track of the engineering activities and deliverables with management, customer, consortium partners, contractors & sub-contractors (stakeholders).
 Represents organization in all related internal & external discussions to kick-off technical/non-technical meetings with vendors, sub-contractors and end-customers to meet contractual targets.
 Implementation of quality control as per the organization’s quality assurance guidelines & procedures.

Major Clients:
 Saudi Arabian Royal Guard
 Ministry of Defense (MOD)
 Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG)
 Ministry of Interior (MOI)

Telecommunication Engineer for Implementation & Operations of Wireless (WiMAX, MW & VSAT) & Wire line (OSP & IN Building Fibre) projects for West Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Responsible for

 Coordination with clients & contractors for new field Implementation requests from feasibility study till final acceptance of field execution and activation of services.
 Preparing Daily statistical, weekly & monthly report for West Region.
 Monitoring & supervising maintenance data base ticketing system “Remedy User” to monitor team performances & deliver state of art services to customers by maintaining high SLA.
 Conducting weekly meetings with management, customers and contractors to plan, target and monitor the overall progress of the project. Also supervising field engineers at sites if required.
 Supervision of LOS for new MW Links and analyses on Path Loss.
 Installation, configuration & troubleshooting of NEC PASOLINK NEO & NEC VER 4.
 Installation, configuration & troubleshooting of RED LINE WiMAX & RED LINE AN-80i.
 Facilitating in design & implementation of the company’s FOC network & metro rings for FTTH project.
 Supervising feasibility study, design & cost estimation of FOC routes.
 Manage & supervise subcontractors for the installation and integration of FOC routes and new WiMAX Base station to the existing network.
 Supervising In Building activities including site surveys, cabinet installation, cabling with fibre or UTP, patching, power management etc
 Comprehensive coordination & troubleshooting with ITC NOC & provisioning department for new Wireless & Wire line Links.
 Conducting quality surveys for new sites implemented as per ITC standards defined.
 Conducting PATS and handling the OIL activity..
 Preparing inventory report & supervising overall inventory process of the stocks in the region.
 Preparing annual performance review reports for the team.
 Approving invoices for the subcontractor’s implementation & maintenance activities in West Region.

Major Clients:
 Zain Saudi Arabia
 Mobily (Etihad Etisalat)
 National Commercial Bank (NCB)
 King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)
 Saudi British Bank (SABB)
 Al Rajhi Bank

SDH / MW Tx Engineer for testing & commissioning in ZAIN & STC projects for about 60 sites in West Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Responsible for

 Comprehensive commissioning & testing of HiT7070, HiT7035, HiT7060 & HiT7030.
 Configuration and testing of Ring protection schemes including SNCP, MSP, EPG and other ring card protection schemes.
 Troubleshooting & testing E1’s for Integration of P2P nodes.
 Troubleshooting of various issues at core sites. Familiar with the upgrade procedures for HiT7070 & HiT7035 work on TNMS Core Software.
 Troubleshooting & Testing of Zain Interconnectivity links with STC & Mobily.
 Configuration of OSI & IP communication setup.
 Configuration & troubleshooting of DCN and Routers for remote end visibility.
 Commissioning & troubleshooting of IMA Group MSR for 3G traffic.
 Troubleshooting of Interconnectivity issues with BSC, MGW & P2P nodes.
 Troubleshooting of fiber internal interconnections and working of different cards.
 Familiar with Transnet tool with all of its contents.
 Configuration & Testing of XC’s for all HiT family both Remotely & ON sites.
 Performed Traffic Routing & Cross Connection between different transmission nodes using Transmission NMS.
 Good knowledge to work with Siemens Microwave SRA4 & SRT1F.
 Practical knowledge of SDH analyzer, 2 Mbit testers, Optical power meter, light source, variable attenuator & other test related equipments.

Major Clients:
 Zain Saudi Arabia
 Saudi Telecom Company (STC)

BSS / Microwave Engineer (TEAM LEADER) for 2G/3G, 1800 Expansion, Indoor & Outdoor Projects with Ericsson & Nokia Equipments for Mobily & STC for about 120 Sites in West Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Ericsson RBS 2206, 2106, 2308, 2207, 2106, 3206, 3202). Responsible for
 Installation, Configuration & Troubleshooting of RBS, Microwave Links, Node B, DXX, Traffic Node & HICAP Links STM 1.
 Good knowledge to upgrade software and uploading configuration file using BPFTP server.
 Integration of RBS with Microwave Links Node B using OMT.
 Conduct testing with BSC for external alarms and sensors.
 Conducting Performance tests for Ericsson Minilink using MSM & Ethereal Network Analyzer.
 Hands on experience on Emerson & Ascom Power supply system.
 Troubleshooting of interconnectivity issues among RBS and BSC.
 Conducting PATS and manage to handle Oil outstanding clearance activity.
 Conducting MDT‟s (Maintenance Down Time).
 Conducting surveys with vendors and implementing technical report.
 Installation, Configuration & Integration of Micro cell sites.
 Installation of Nokia Ultra and Metro sites.
Microwave link installation, Commissioning, alignment & testing of NOKIA Flexi hopper plus.
 Conducting E1 testing using BER Tester / STM Analyzer and end-to-end loop test.
 Conducting sweep test for VSWR, DTF & cable loss by using site master.
 Material Inventory, Binders & Office documentation.

Student Internship with BT Network Research Laboratories on Analysis & Performance evaluation of IEEE 802.11e for QoS support in Wireless LAN for down streaming of video flows with & without QoS & CAC to build HCCA module using ns-2.28, a network research simulator under supervision of BT Research Scientists.

Student internship with "SIEMENS PAKISTAN ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD" for a period of two months from June-July in the year 2003 to familiarise with the Designing, Manufacturing, Installations & Testing of Power Transformers & Switchgears