Experience

KOINONIA ENTERPRISES

• Australia
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• RAN/TX Implementation

  • Apr 2023 - Present



Nokia

• Finland
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Site Supervisor Telecom Implementation

  • Jan 2018 - Jul 2021

  - Manages and coordinates the Service Supplier of Nokia for the Telecom Implementation Projects. - Responsibilities include Field Support for the Field teams at the site during Project Rollout. - Tracking all TI-Field work-related issues of Contractors and reporting them to the TI Manager, liaising with the logistics team, and being responsible for overseeing the Quality of installation of equipment by the Contractors. - Provide technical support and training to the implementation teams and ensure all issues are sorted or escalated in a timely manner. - Prepare and ensures correct site documentation, checklist as per specifications given by the client, and update on Nokia Project Management Tools: NDPd, NDPc. - Ensure all HSE requirements are followed by the teams at the site. - Provide Daily Progress Reports to the TI Manager for all Contractor’s activities at the site. - Conducts Testing, Simulation, Commissioning, Integration, and Troubleshooting of 2G, 3G & 4G Technologies. Projects Handled: ▪ Phase 22 LTE1800/Carrier Aggregation Project for Vodacom Tanzania ▪ Phase 21 LTE700/LTE1800 Project for Vodacom Tanzania ▪ Phase 20 LTE700/LTE1800/SRAN Modernization/Small Cell/IBS Project for Vodacom Tanzania ▪ Phase19 Dar Modernization TSS for Vodacom-Tanzania ▪ Phase19 SRAN_Dar Modernization Project for Vodacom-Tanzania ▪ LTE700 TSS for Vodacom-Tanzania ▪ LTE700 Rollout Project for Vodacom – Tanzania ▪ Phase18 Packet Abis Modernization Project for Vodacom-Tanzania Show less



Maktech Telecommunications

• Tanzania
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  - Prepare Budget for the Workforce, Material acquisition and purchase, tools, technology, or exceptional skills needed for the project assigned. - Prepare Project Work Plan: assign work activities to the project teams; monitor workflow; review and evaluates work products, methods, and procedures. - Provide overall project leadership, management, and technical direction. - Provide Technical advice and directions to the project teams, including interpretation of the contract and bid documents ingredients such as project specifications, scope, and quantities, diagnose variations of the project's specifications, scope, and quantities, and take proper action. - Consult the client to establish the project scope, objectives, priorities, constraints, assumptions, and strategies. - Manage the integration of the preliminary design, time program, and cost budget for the project works, to form the basis of planning documents to be approved by the client. - Manage the execution of the Project in accordance with the approved planning document and manage the control of all interrelated changes to the approved planning documents. - Promote the development of project teamwork to enhance Project performance. - Establish the communication structure and responsibilities for the Project and monitor the information distribution and record keeping. - Collect information and prepare reports for submission to the client. - Manage the closing out of the Project and submission to the client of required records for acceptance of the project by the client. Projects Handled: - Nokia Phase18 LTE Rollout for Vodacom-Tanzania. - Nokia Phase18 3G Layer Upgrade for Vodacom-Tanzania. - Nokia Phase18 2G_3G SNT for Vodacom-Tanzania. Show less



GOPA Contractors Tanzania Ltd.

• Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

• Senior Project Manager

  • Aug 2017 - Sep 2017

  - Responsible for managing all Projects, which involves taking responsibility for Profit, revenue, and financial targets. - Agreeing on an annual budget and producing a detailed annual Business Operating Plan as well as delivery of Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Targets for Revenue and Profits. - Responsible for interface with Customers and suppliers’ management. - Manage and develop the company’s managed services offering for Telecom Networks. - Work with the company CEO to define and optimize the Business Development Strategy. - Executes business development plans in the field of Managed Services. - Provides Technical support on Project Implementation. Project Handled: - MER Telecoms Civil Works for Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL). - Airtel Dar Sites Modernization Project. - NETIS TSS Project for ZANTEL Upgrade. - ALAF Structural Works. - ZANTEL Rigging Services. Show less



Northern Engineering Works Ltd

• Tanzania
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Telecom Implementation Project Field Manager

  • Mar 2014 - Feb 2017

  - TI FM manages and coordinates the Telecom Implementation Projects and TI Process according to the specifications and standards of the client observing agreed Project time schedules. - Responsibilities include managing and maintaining TI equipment and tools tracking and ensuring their correct usage and data content. - Tracking all TI-Field work-related issues and reporting them to the Project Managers, liaising with the logistics team, and being responsible for overseeing installation equipment stock and ordering all TI equipment and site materials in a timely manner. - Deal with resource planning to ensure planning reflects demand in terms of the needed scope by implementation teams (Installation, commissioning & integration). - Provide technical support and training to the implementation teams and ensure all issues are sorted or escalated in a timely manner. - Prepare and ensures correct site documentation and checklist as per specifications given by the client. - Arrange for timely Conditional Acceptance and Final acceptance with necessary stakeholders. - Ensure all HSE requirements are followed by the teams and appoint HSE representatives. - Provide Daily Progress Reports to the Project Manager for all activities at the site. Projects Handled: - Huawei Cluster Site Audit and Optimization of Airtel-Tanzania. - Huawei Drivetest of LTE, 3G & 2G Networks for Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited(TTCL). - Nokia SRAN Phase 17B LTE Sites - Nokia SRAN Phase 16A 3G New Sites/ 2G UCSAF Sites - Nokia SRAN Phase 15/16 2G Layer Upgrade/3G New Sites for Vodacom-Tanzania. - Nokia Phase 14/15/16 2G/3G HTT Sites for Vodacom-Tanzania. - 3G Project Huawei for Zantel. - Aviat Radios TX Project for Huawei 3G for Zantel. - Ericsson 2G/3G/TX Project for Tigo-Tanzania. - Ericsson DAR Modernization Project for Tigo-Tanzania. - Fuel Monitoring Solution Project for Airtel-Malawi. Show less



Maktech Telecommunications

• Tanzania
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Telecom Engineer/Commissioner/Integrator

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2013

  - BTS System Installation, Supervision, Commissioning, and Maintenance. - Quality monitoring and rectification during the equipment installation. - Controlling Regional project progress, tracking issues, and finding solutions to solve them. -Basic Microwave Transmission Maintenance. - All O&M Corrective and Preventive issues of BSS. - Smooth operation and Maintenance of BTS. - Rectification of Internal alarms of BTS and Microwave links. - Rectification of External alarms. - Coordination with OMC/NOC for rectifying problems. - Installation, Commissioning, Integration, Troubleshooting, and Testing of NSN 2G/3G/LTE multi-radio equipment. Projects Handled: - Commissioning and Integration of newly SWAP sites from Motorola to Nokia-Siemens Networks Muti-radio Equipment for Vodacom-Tanzania network. - Project Management for the Technical Site Survey of NSN Swap for Vodacom Network. - Installation, Commissioning and Testing of Trial Sites of NSN LTE Multi-radio for Vodacom-Tanzania. - Installation, Commissioning and Testing of ECI CESR (Carrier Ethernet Switch Router) for Vodacom MPLS. - Commissioning and Integration of Nokia-Siemens Networks 2G/3G Multi-radio for Vodacom new sites. - Installation, Commissioning, Alignment and Testing of Aviat Eclipse Microwave Radios for Vodacom-Tanzania Phase 13 Rollout. Show less



HATCO for Trading and Contracting Qatar

• Qatar
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Telecom Engineer

  • Feb 2009 - Jul 2011

  - Installation, Commissioning, Integration, Troubleshooting, and Testing of various Access and Transport networks. - Testing of Microwave, 3G/WCDMA, and GSM Microwave Transmission Networks (TN Mini-link Portfolio). - Operates and maintains the SDH /PDH Microwave links. Verifies the transmission capacity allocation and its provisioning. Update documentation such as a list of test cases, test results, test progress, and report. Perform pre-integration site checks according to Installed hardware and system requirements. - Perform configuration, integration, and acceptance testing of TNs, feature implementation, and testing. - Gather all the required tools, methods, and processes, and follow recommendations/guidelines according to SDI Service Delivery Instruction. ·Implement and troubleshoot the configuration of the products into the system and its interfaces. ·Perform acceptance tests and activities; demonstrate/prove network-level functionality and services. Involvement in Interoperability/Verification activities if required - Perform a technical hand-over to the support organization/customers. - Hands-on Experience of Installation, Commissioning, Testing, Troubleshooting & Acceptance Testing of Harris Stratex Microwave Radio Links. - Site Audit and Site Survey. Loaned to Ericsson-Saudi Arabia QASIS as Quality Assurance Engineer and Conduct Ericsson Preliminary Acceptance Test (PAT) Activity of all Ericsson New Installation: RBS 2G, Node B, Traffic Node (6P & 20P), and RBS6000 from various Telecom Contractors of Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC) sites. Conducted Site Survey and Site Audit for Qatar Telecoms (QTEL) cell sites. Team Lead for Installation, Commissioning, Integration, Testing, and Troubleshooting of Harris Stratex Radios for Etisalat Mobily-WiMax Project in Jeddah, KSA. Conducted Full Site Survey of Zain sites in Jeddah, KSA for Ericsson LTE. Show less



Smart Communications, Inc.

• Philippines
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Telecom Engineer/BTS/Transmission O&M

  • Oct 2001 - Jan 2009

  - Network Maintenance for 2G/3G sites. - Installation, Commissioning, Integration and Testing of various Access and Transport Equipment - Commissioning, Activation, Integration and Testing of newly integrated 2G/3Gcell sites - Definition and expansions of speech and signaling circuits - Creating cross connections in the Transmission, BSC and other network elements - Conducts over-all Network and Facility Performance Audit and monthly Preventive Maintenance Routine - Conducts Site Acquisition of new sites. Show less