Khentallah Safdar

Senior Project Manager at Pronet (Pvt.) Limited
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Islāmābād, Pakistan, PK
Languages
  • Urdu Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Professional working proficiency
  • Pashto Limited working proficiency
  • Persian Elementary proficiency

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Muhammad Azhar Yousfani

Khentallah is one of those rare Senior Manager who also naturally serves as an inspiring example for the whole staff. With a background in Power Design and more than ten years’ worth of experience as an Power Desgion Expert, Khentallah exhibits strong interpersonal skills and a unique capacity for empathy. These qualities most notably translate in his ability to motivate a team to care about its project and be invested in the project’s success. Khentallah is the go-to person for conflict resolution and problem solving; Khentallah positive attitude and the respect others feel toward him are palpable.

Muhammad Anwar

Commitment, dedication and Attitude are the key tools of Khentallah Safdar to achieve goals.Since I am in Pronet, he has achieved many goals with his serious attitude. Working with Safdar will teach you the value of attitude and commitment

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Credentials

  • EXIN EPI CDCP®
    EXIN
    Feb, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • EXIN EPI CDCS®
    EXIN
    Feb, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • E2E Training & Implementation
    Shenzhen Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Linux User Training
    Pakistan Computer Bureau (PCB),MoIT, Govt. of Pakistan, Islamabad
  • Microwave Planning & Designing
    interSES

Experience

    • Pakistan
    • Telecommunications
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Project Manager
      • Aug 2013 - Present

      Major Projects: 1- ICT & Security Equipment Border Crossing Point (Lot 1: Torkham & Lot 2: Chaman). 2- Unilever Datacenter revamp (Karachi & Lahore). 3- Design & Built 113 racks Data Center (Confidential). 4- PTCL-SITC of Fire Detection System & Suppression system at 63 exchanges. 5- PTCL-SITC of Rectifier & Batteries system at 215 exchanges. 6- Pronet-PTCL DC Hybrid Project. 7- Pronet-PTCL (1+1) backup for MSU’s. - Developed and implemented the Basis of design documents for 11 ICT BOQs in coordination with the civil team. - Campus Fire Detection System network, CCTV, Access control, Campus cabling, Primary & Backup Data Center, storage, IP telephony, and Backup power. - Implemented Installation and maintenance programs for the ICT and security components including data center. - Interfaces with vendors such as Thales, Suprema, AHI Carrier (Aritech), Pelco, Cisco, Dell, Legrand (Raritan, Minkels, Sunbird and KEOR), and Stulz on the implementation of hardware/systems. - Financial and commercial handling of 11 lots of ICT equipment including Datacenter. - Interface between client, stakeholder, consultant, and main contractor. - Project resource management and allocation. - Automated and manual reporting. - Project Purchase request for the needed equipment/tools and other improvements. - Infrastructure of the Data Center (Precision Cooling Units, Racks, Air Distribution, hot aisle, and cold aisle, Raised Floor, Fire alarm, Fire Fighting System, Network cable, Power cable, Security, and Virtualization). - Interfaces and deals with end-users directly on understanding their requirements and consulting with them in the area of data center hosting. - Shortlisting of OEM, negotiating, procurement, commercial, and LC opening. - Allocating on-site resources and managing daily tasks. - Monitor and control the scope, schedule, and cost baselines across projects. - Review progress, identify constraints & risks, and update lessons learned. Show less

    • Pakistan
    • Telecommunications
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Dec 2010 - Jul 2013

      Major Projects: 1- ZTE-Telenor VEGA Project. 2- Huawei-Ufone-RF-expansion. 3- Huawei-CMPAK Microwave Swap. 4- Huawei-Mobilink-Mega Project MW Swap. 5- NEC-Telenor-Microwave Rollout. 6- NSN-Telenor Microwave project. 7- Alcatel-CM PAK MW & BTS project. - Explore opportunities for continuous improvement; provides recommendations and implement initiatives to increase revenue, reduce cost, gain efficiencies, and improve customer service and employee experience. - Worked as/with pre-sales team to evaluate RFP, coordinate with the off-shore supplier, and manage in-house activities. - Responsible for managing/mitigating project risk and issues. If required, escalate it to the next level for remedial decisions. - Monitoring and controlling project to assure that requirement is met within defined scope, timeline, and financials. - Identifying areas of strength and weaknesses to implement organization standards, policies, and changes in processes to expedite goal achievements. - Defining and implementing Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes within the organization and outside in the field to provide quality services. - Ensuring required safety, health and environmental standards are being achieved as per company guidelines. - Analyze process workflow and implement changes. - Providing technical support. Show less

    • Project Manager
      • Nov 2007 - Dec 2010

      Major Projects: 1- Huawei-Ufone Phase VI. 2- Huawei-Worldcall Microwave project. 3- Huawei Solar installations for different operators. 4- Ikan-Telenor turnkey project. 5- Huawei-Warid BTS project. 6- Huawei-Warid NEC MW Project 6.1 and 6.2. - Managing Rollouts and activities in close coordination with customers and regional staff. - Managing Projects of Telecom equipment installation separately and turnkey basis, which includes installation, commissioning, dismantling, surveying and swapping along with media clearance. - Ensuring required safety, health and environmental standards are being achieved. - Managing changes to projects without affecting the main objective and benefits. - Handling projects managerial issues, contracting, SLA’s and KPI’s. - Process and project representation to stakeholders as well as organizations governing members. - Project Monitoring and control as per scope, timeline and within the cost of it. - Managing and supervising resources and manpower for peak performance. - Resource utilization and distribution to achieve maximum productivity within the limited capacity. - Identifying areas of strength and weaknesses to implement organization standards, policies, and changes in processes. - Analyzing, Costing and planning to ensure requirements are met within the domain of project. - Work with customer to find new and cost-effective procedures to run project smoothly. - Progress and problem reporting with regional staff and customer. - Defining and implementing Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes within organization and outside in the field to provide quality services. - Documentation and hands on ATP processes and procedures, invoicing and tracking of project as per milestones stated in contracts. - Providing technical support to all of regional teams and regional project managers. - Ensuring all five regions and operations kept running in accordance with projects. - Allocation of staff as per regional and project requirements. Show less

    • Telecommunications
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Assistant Manager
      • Nov 2005 - Nov 2007

      Major Projects: 1- Huawei-Ufone Phase V. 2- ZTE-DG telecom CM-Pak project. 3- Nokia Siemens-Telenor Project. 4- CM Pak-Alcatel-Lucent Paktel Project. 5- InterSES-Motorola Wimax-MW Project Phase I. 6- ALCATEL-Mobilink Microwave Project. 7- Huawei PTCL WLL project Phase II. 8- Siemens-Telenor (C-II & South region) Microwave Project. 9- PMCL-Mobilink PAC/FAC Management for Expansion PJ. 10- PTML-Ufone Phase II, III, IV Network designing. - Project Contract signing, SLAs, Implementation plans, Defining KPI, and kickoff. - Project Monitoring and control as per scope, timeline, and within the cost of it. - Ensuring required safety, health and environmental standards are being achieved. - Analyzing, Costing, and planning to ensure requirements are met within the domain of the project. - Managing changes to projects without affecting the main objective and benefits. - Process and project presentation to the stakeholders. - Work with customers to find new and cost-effective procedures to the run project smoothly. - Progress and problem reporting with regional staff and customers. - Identifying areas of strength and weaknesses to implement organization standards, policies, and changes in processes to expedite goal achievements. - Technical support for the installation, commissioning, dismantling, surveying, and swapping along with media clearance. - Resource utilization and distribution to achieve maximum productivity within the limited capacity. - Managing and supervising resources and manpower for peak performance. Show less

Education

  • University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila
    Master's degree, Engineering Management
    2006 - 2009
  • Allama Iqbal Open University
    Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science
    2000 - 2005

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