Usman Hafeez, Network Engineer

Usman Hafeez

Network Engineer

Skyband

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Telecom Engineering
Experience
4 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :4 years, 0 Months

Network Engineer at Skyband
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2015 to February 2016

• VSAT operations maintenance and monitoring using IDirect and Hughes Technology
• Frequency Spectrum monitoring
• Installation of new sites as per customer requirements
• VSAT site bandwidth allocation and remote commissioning
• Conduct Real time, near real-time, mid-term Network performance reports
• Link management using (SCPC) technology.
• Health check for the all network elements of iDirect 5IF satellite hub
• Link Budgeting for hub & remotes
• Monitor Special Events performance 24/7 and update the related departments.
• Ensuring 99.9% availability of VSAT link
• Satellite Spectrum Frequency Planning for hub & remotes.
• Frequency Spectrum monitoring
• Closely watch progress of all the works distributed among the team and conduct strong follow up to meet KPI defined.
• Root cause analysis, Frequency spectrum monitoring and follow up and in case of any network issue
• Do the Internal and External Escalations for early Resolution of the Faults
• Bandwidth management in IDIRECT and Hughes
• Site up gradation and shifting as per requirements
• Installation of new sites as per customer requirements
• IDIRECT IDU testing and commissioning
• VSAT site bandwidth allocation and remote commissioning
• Creation and modification of Site Route, Bandwidth and site parameters
• Taking logs and preparing reports for all transmission network elements (Logical and Physical connections)

IP and Telecom Survey Engineer at Royal Commission for Jubail (RCJ), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • February 2015 to June 2015

Working with Royal Commission for Jubail (RCJ) as IP and Telecom Survey Engineer.

My Job responsibilities include:


Survey for the Installation of CCTV / IP cameras in Juabil City and Jubail Industral Area.

Site survey drawings as per Royal Commission guidelines.

Site Survey Documentation.

Integration Engineer at Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2014 to February 2015

As an Integration Engineer, My Responsibility includes:

• Site Management, Taking Logs, Site Status, Alarms Configuration and Activation
• Applying and Monitoring MDTs, then following them until their approval from MNOC gov’s
• C_BCCH activation of sites (activation, monitoring and supervision with field team)
• TDM Rehoming of sites (Rehomed 300+ sites of South and West reigon)
• TRX sector addition and deletion
• Working on Nokia Site Editor software
• Provisioning of XMLs using NOKIA CM OPERATIONS MANAGER tool
• IP Migration of sites
• Creation of IP Sites as per approved SCO
• BSS Data and CGI Management of Nokia 2G sites
• Addition / Deletion of 900/1800 Band as per approved SCO of sites
• BSC Dump Verification as Required by STC project team and Managers
• GENA / EGENA activation of sites
• External alarms and Configurations of Nokia sites
• Attachment / De-Attachment of ET and PCM cards with Nokia Flexi BSC
• Defining MAL list in Nokia BSC
• Software Attachment / De-attachment in Nokia Flexi-Multi BSC

Project Analyst at NETS International
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • August 2010 to November 2010

Responsible for different IT based projects in the company.

System Administartor at NETS International
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • February 2009 to July 2010

Responsible for the Installation and maintatince of Windows and Linux based Systems

IP Configurations

Traffic Analysis

Email accounts configuration

Education

Bachelor's degree, Telecom Engineering
  • at University of Management and Technology
  • February 2013

2006-2013 Completed my B. S (Telecom Engineering) University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

High school or equivalent, Pre-Engineering
  • at Pakistan International School Riyadh Saudi Arabia
  • January 2004

2002-2004 F. Sc (Pre-Engineering) Pakistan International School, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Workshops and Trainings

Specialties & Skills

Project Work
Site Planning
IT Infrastructure
Telecommunications
Information Systems Development
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Design
MICROSOFT EXCHANGE
FIBER OPTIC
LINUX system Administration
PRESENTATION SKILLS
Telecommunications
OPTIMIZATION
VSAT network opertions
Nokia Flexi Mlti BSC
NOKIA-STC 2G sites Integration
IT Infrastructure
Nokia Flexi BSC

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker
Punjabi
Native Speaker
Arabic
Intermediate

Memberships

Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC)
  • Integration Engineer
  • January 2014

Training and Certifications

MCITP Traning Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2010
Valid Until:
January 2011
RHCE Certified (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2012
Valid Until:
April 2012