Applications Project Manager-Digital Okta January 2019 to Till date

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Working closely with the senior management team to deliver a range of application projects. Selecting vendors and partners, onboarding and upselling Digital Okta offerings to existing clients.
 
Key contributions include;
  • Establishment of PMO office and drafting of initial templates and processes based on PMI and Prince 2 guidelines.
  • Leading all Application delivery projects.
  • Leading the overall strategy development and working on the design of the technology vision and roadmap within the function of continuous business and technology alignment.
  • Liaising with the business partners and the Executive Team to understand the detailed requirements to design and implement strategy, innovation, and architecture governance (e.g. processes and templates, stakeholders, and meetings).
  • Leading the architecture board meetings and ensuring the technology strategies get aligned with the business strategy.
  • Ensuring adherence to the IT strategy, principles, and framework.
  • Overseeing the evolution and modification of the enterprise architecture and closely monitoring the quality control of architectural studies, proposals, and deliverables.
  • Focusing on the analysis of the business drivers to maximise the contribution of the technology function to the business.
  • Continually reviewing and analysing the existing technology, people, and process environments to identify/detect any critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement.
  • Responsible for Enterprise/Solutions and Application/Software Architecture solutions and led its use for IT solution architecture and design activities, stakeholder communication, change impact analysis, IT application portfolio management, and transformational planning.

Director MENA-Parkway Clinical Laboratories July 2018 to December 2018

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​Established first ever MENA branch, built an ecosystem of distributors and partners. Provided customised solutions to organisations to help in building alcohol and drug policies and ensured execution of drug testing programs as per client expectations.
 
Key contributions included;
  • Promoting Saliva Based toxicology testing in the region.
  • Working closely with the Commercial department of USA consulate to meet with strategic clients.
  • Building an ecosystem of distributors and partners.
  • Promote Saliva Based toxicology testing in the region.
  • Provide customise solutions to organisations to help in building alcohol and drug policy.
  • Ensure execution of drug testing programs as per client expectations.

Business Consultant (Mobility )-ITQAN  April 2015 to June 2018

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Working as Business Consultant for Mobility in ITQAN Al Khaleej Computers. With following major Responsibilities 
  • Finding new markets for Applications and Mobility Solutions.
  • Pre-sales consultancy. 
  • Preparation of technical proposals, RFP replies, and POC’s.
  • Coordination with Customer and managing day-to-day tasks.
  • Consulting organisations to mobilize them with best practices by identifying, investigating and analyzing business processes, procedures and    work practices they follow.
  • Define and present Architecture proposal for infrastructure implementations.
  • Analyse clients’ needs accurately and developing functional specifications for use by system developers based on it.
  • Organise and deliver technical presentations and workshops on ITQAN Application and Mobility Portfolio.
  • Work closely with management in defining and executing project deliverables and day to day management of project and acting as a central reference and information source, providing guidance and assistance in the system project decision making process.
  • Partner Eco-System management and adding new valuable partners.
  • Finding new products to add to ITQAN mobility offerings based on requirement and value.

Technical Team Leader (Mobility)-Sybase 4th April 2010 to March 2015

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Working in Sybase Products Middle East as Senior Consultant for Sybase Mobility products. With following major Responsibilities
  • Finding new markets for Sybase mobility products.
  • Presales consultancy. 
  • Involved in preparing technical proposals, RFP replies, and POC’s.
  • Coordination with Customer and Managing day to day tasks.
  • Providing technical consultancy for Sybase Mobility products specially SUP and Afaria.
  •  Consulting organizations to mobilize them with best practices by identifying, investigating, and analyzing business processes, procedures and work practices they follow.
  • Define and present Architecture proposal for infrastructure implementations.
  •  Analyze clients’ needs accurately and developing functional specifications for use by system developers based on it.
  • Organize and deliver technical presentations and workshops on Sybase Mobility Products.
  • Work closely with management in defining and executing project deliverable's and day to day management of project and acting as a central reference and information source, providing guidance and assistance in the system project decision making process.
  • Creating user support and training documentation, and conducting training on Sybase Mobility products
  • Management of development team and allocate them tasks with constant mentoring.

Radio Network Planning and Optimization Engineer -FCCI-Huawei  
15th Sep 2009 to 22 March 2010

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Worked as Radio Network Planning and Optimization Engineer (15th Sep 2009 to 22 March 2010)  in FCCI Bahrain (Huawei-STC Otimization TK Project). ). With following major Responsibilities
  • Optimization of BSC of STC (VIVA)for South Region Bahrain.
  • Includes parameters adjustment, re tuning, new trials, and consistency checks. 
  • Responsible for reducing congestion and drops, improving the Handover, Location Update, Paging & CSSR in the designated area, issuing capacity requests whenever needed
  • To initiate improvement projects in area assigned.
  • Routine neighbor, frequency and parameter audits.
  • To figure out hardware problems (faulty TRX, antenna VSWR etc) causing KPIs degradations in network by analyzing TRX level statistics and alarms information.
  •  Analysis of routine Drive Test of area assigned or issue-based DT using TEMS investigation and prepare DT analysis report with recommendations
  • Performed different types of drive tests including SSV, GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA/HUDPA Testing, Cluster Drive tests for Routine Optimization activities

Telecom Engineer - BITEC Bahrain 8th July 2009 to 14th Sep 2009

Worked as Telecom Engineer in BITEC Bahrain (8th July 2009- 14th Sep 2009). With following major Responsibilities

  • Coordination with Customer and Managing day to day tasks
  • Supervising RF Antenna Installations for Batelco 
  • Supervising O&M Team for Mena Tel sites (Motorolla Sites).

Worked as RF Engineer in RND- N&TC(RF Dept) Unit of  Ericsson  
19th Feb 2008- 26 June 2009

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Worked as RF Engineer in RND- N&TC(RF Dept) Unit of  Ericsson Pakistan. With following major Responsibilities
 
  • Coordination with Customer and Managing day to day tasks.
  • Preparing Data Transcripts (OSS Executable files containing initial parameter settings and neighbor additions) for site integration, upgrades & parameter modification.
  • Frequency planning (Base-band and synthesizer hopping) using frequency planning strategies.
  • Monitoring respective BSCs to improve contractual KPIs.
  • Frequency, BSIC, MAIO, neighbors planning and initial parameter settings.
  • Propose change of standard parameters to meet the growing network
  • Responsible for Location Area plan implementations, parameters, site integration.
  • Drive Testing for re-homing activities, new sites, BSC rehomings /cut-overs, MIP (MSS in Pool)
  • Physical optimization to propose antenna height/tilt/azimuth changes after site visits and drive tests.
  • Network Quality analysis and benchmarks after major optimization process.
  • Communicate with relevant Departments to resolve problems
  • Interference scanning & identification of reasons for bad radio conditions.
  • Benchmark between different operators and making analysis reports.
  • Creating Drive Test & Walk Test Reports and highlighting issues.
  • Maintain Network Data Base for new & old sites.
  • GPRS-EDGE Testing.
  • Walk Tests for Indoor Building Solutions and highlighting issues.
  • Creation of coverage plots on TEMS Cell Planner.
  • Conducting BARN (Brief Audit of Radio Network) activities.
  • CNA Consistency Checks
  • Creation of MapInfo/MCOM Workspaces and TEMS Cell file.
  • Creation of Excel Macros.
  • Model tuning (9999- Model).
  • MRR analysis and health check requests.
  • NCS Analysis and PAR Generation
  • Monitoring TCH Availability Issues.