Syed Masood Ahmed, Senior Presales Consultant

Syed Masood Ahmed

Senior Presales Consultant

Hoshan Company Limited

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Telecommunication Engineering
Experience
15 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 1 Months

Senior Presales Consultant at Hoshan Company Limited
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2019

Solution innovation and Technology integration; Network Infrastructure Technology design based on multi-platform Cisco, Avaya, HPE, Aruba networks, Huawei Technologies, Fortinet, Palo Alto, ExtremeNetworks, Commscope, 3M, R&M etc.
Build the BoQ & technical proposals as per customer's requirement.
Responding to Client Requested RFP/RFI for Information/Proposal documents as well as provide FAQs, meeting notes etc.
Monitors work in progress and track report of the status of each assignment.
Provide full support as required by the Management and Project Team for dedicated projects.
Hands on experience on Network Security platforms Cisco, Fortinet, Sophos/Cyberoam.

Project Engineer / Pre-Sales ICT at Shabakah Integrated Technology
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2015 to December 2018

Solution and Integration design based on platforms Cisco, Avaya, HPE, Huawei, 3M, Systimax, Honeywell, Panasonic and many others.
Interface with customers and perform analysis of network challenges, user and functional requirements, workflows, and other documents; designs and accomplishes.
Working closely with the sales team to provide solution and technical Pre-sales support.
Builds the BoQ & technical proposals as per customer requirements or Tenders RFP responses.
Complete Work breakdown structure (WBS) to estimate required time for each task.
Provide full support as required by the Management and PMT for all projects.
Monitors work in progress and prepares weekly report of the status of each assignment.
Technical support to customer on multiple vendors like Cisco, Huawei, Avaya, Fortinet, Sophos.

Project Engineer at Access System for Communications & IT
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2013 to August 2015

Providing recommendations, solutions, pre-sales, post sales & coordinate for the projects.
Working as a Premier Cisco Partner.
Prepare BOQs, RFPs and Solutions Descriptions.
Responding to Client Requests for Information/Proposal documents.

Pre Sales Network Engineer at Next Generation for IT (NGiT)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2012 to August 2013

Design of solutions and production of BoM using Cisco Configuration tool, MS Visio, Excel and Word.
Prepare BOQs, RFPs and Solutions Descriptions.
Responding to Client Requests for Information/Proposal documents.
Customer presentations and clarifications.
Working closely with the sales team to provide solution and technical Pre-sales support.
Design of Network Infrastructure, Security, IP Telephony Solutions.
Design for IP Video Surveillance System, bandwidth calculation and Storage server’s capacity.
Strong knowledge regarding different types of cabling (Ethernet, Fiber Optics).
Manage between different vendors & subcon, follow up with them until the TT back to us.
Updating reports in MS-EXCEL for every incident and activity performed in the network.

Access Network Engineer at Supernet limited
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • March 2009 to April 2012

Provided L1, L2 and L3 supports & services.
Deployment & troubleshooting of Wireless networks PTP, PMP, Microwave huawei RTN600/620.
Provided internet/data connection via VSAT & iDirect satellite communication.
Survey, Design, Analysis & Implementation of VSAT systems to deliver data & voice in remote locations.
Installation, Integration, maintenance & troubleshooting of Cisco Routers & Switches.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Telecommunication Engineering
  • at FAST - National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences
  • June 2008

Specialties & Skills

MS Project
Pre sales
Cisco Routers & Switches
WIRELESS SYSTEMS
Wimax Core Network Architecture
CRM tool
Microsoft Dynamic AX user
Fortinet Network Security Associate - NSE3
Cisco Certified Network Associate - CCNA
Cisco Certified Design Associate - CCDA
Fortinet Network Security Associate - NSE2

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Urdu
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

R&Mfreenet OC Installation Manager (Training)
Training Institute:
R&M Cables
Wimax Core Network professional-Course on planning, designing and implementation of Wimax (Training)
Training Institute:
Xpedient Technology
Date Attended:
February 2008

Hobbies

  • Seminars
  • Reading
    As IT industry rapidly growing, it needs to up-to-date regarding new technologies. I used to read stuff related to technology trend.