Experience

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  Free lance Telecommunication Consultant

  • Karachi-Toronto,

  • Sr Telecom Consultant

    • Nov 2012 - Present
    • Karachi-Toronto,

    Effective Jan 2013, I am available as a free lance Telecom Consultant, keen on working on short term assignments and contracts, whether it may be daily, weekly or on a monthly basis. My Telecom experience which stretches over three and half decades, covers hard core experience in Telecommunicatio...

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  Qatar Petroleum

  • Senior Telecom Lead Engineer

    • Dec 2006 - Nov 2012

    Employed as Senior Telecom Lead Engineer in-charge of all Telecom related projects within Qatar Petroleum.Some of major FEED & EPIC Projects executed at QP (On-shore):o Multi-million $ PA/GA, Field telephony, CCTV and MPLS Design and EPIC project (Dukhan Area)o Several SDH /PDH links network ...

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  • June 2005-Nov 2006, TECHNIP, Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • Sr Telecom Engineer

    • Jun 2005 - Nov 2006

    • June 2005-Nov 2006, TECHNIP, Abu Dhabi, UAEEmployed as Senior Telecom Lead Engineer / Project Manager, in-charge of all Telecom related projects within Technip. Well versed with the requirements of the Telecom operators and private users in the Energy Industry, Off-shore and On-Shore locations....

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  SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY

  • Telecommunications Consultant

    • Jun 2002 - May 2005

    Employed as a Telecommunications Consultant (covering Technical, Business, Project Management activities) by the Saudi Electric Company for the country wide Planning, Engineering and planned future de-regulation of SEC’s vast 10Gb/s SDH based telecom infrastructure. Well versed with NEC, Nortel, ...

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  AT&T Canada, Toronto, Canada.

  • Network Engineer

    • Nov 1999 - May 2002

    November 1999- May 2002, AT&T Canada, Toronto, Canada. Employed as Access & Broadband (SONET) Network Engineer responsible for Detailed Engineering, Project Management of OC 3/12/48, SONET rings, Digital Cross-connect Systems (DCS), DWDMs, BITS (Synchronization), AMUs, COs, HUBs, POIs, / ...

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  AT&T Canada

  • Netowork Engineer

    • 1999 - 2002
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  SPRINT Canada

  • Engineer Broadband Network

    • Mar 1998 - Nov 1999

    Employed as Engineer Broadband Network, responsible for OC-12/48/192, (Alcatel & Nortel; SONET platforms). Network Engineering, project management including O&M. and NOC ManagementWorked mostly on Sprint’s Long Haul coast to coast Canada-wide OC192 Network.Received training on OC12, OC48 ...

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  SEMA GROUP (TELECOM), Toronto, Canada

  • Project/Account Manager

    • Sep 1997 - Feb 1998

    Employed as Project/Account Manager in-charge of Ericsson SMS/ INS related projects.

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  QATAR GENERAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Dukhan, Qatar

  • Head of Telecommunications

    • Jun 1996 - Jul 1997

    Head of Telecommunications responsible for Telecommunication Development Projects, Operations & Maintenance (O&M) in Oil Fields Area. Responsibilities included preparing budgets, Administration, Maintenance of all Telecom Equipment, (VHF/UHF, Microwave, Mobile Radios, Paging System, Fiber...

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  QATAR GENERAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Doha, Qatar.

  • Senior Telecom Engineer

    • Aug 1991 - Jun 1996

    Senior Telecom (Technical Prime/Project) Engineer’s responsibilities included modernization of QGPC Telecom network, preparation of conceptual design, tender document, tender evaluation, contract award, detailed design evaluation, contract supervision, including factory acceptance installation te...

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  SAZTEL COMMUNICATION , Karachi, Pakistan

  • Technical Manager's

    • Jan 1991 - Jun 1991

    Technical Manager's responsibilities included preparation of technical and commercial proposals, conducting technical presentations/ seminars, executing projects in the field of data communications. Saztel represents GANDALF, MOTOROLA and other leading American vendors in data communications;...

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  ETISALAT, Al-Ain - United Arab Emirates (U.A.E)

  • Transmission Engineer

    • Oct 1986 - Nov 1990

    Responsibilities included O&M, NOC Mgmt -Radio long haul 68Mb, 7/8 GHz, 34Mb, 8Mb, 2Mb Nationwide Cellular Radio Network by Ericssons. -Paging multi-channel /single channel VHF radio - MUX included 12 MHz (FDM), 140Mb/s O & M national trunk & spur links- PCM links, 64kb data/voice cha...

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  TRADCO TELECOM ( NESMA GP)

  • Engineering/Operations Manager

    • Aug 1984 - Oct 1986

    Employed as Engineering/Operations Manager, I was responsible for the Engineering and O & M of Royal Commission owned telecommunication network and Infrastructure (including construction of 2 large Telecom complexes) in the entire Industrial City of Yanbu Al Sinaya. The network consisted of C...

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  SAUDCONSULT, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • Senior Telecommunications Consulting Engineer

    • Dec 1982 - Jun 1984

    As a Senior Telecommunications Consulting Engineer I was responsible for design, review of specifications and construction supervision of Telephone outside plant, construction supervision of Electrification, distribution of Power from 132 kV substations to 220/127 V ($236 million project, execute...

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  PAK-ARAB REFINERY LTD, Karachi, Pakistan

  • Sr Telecom Engineer

    • Jan 1977 - Dec 1982

    In-charge of O & M (NOC management) of $15 million, 17 Hops Microwave TURNKEY Project for PARCO. Project (1977-1980). Responsibilities included installation, O&M of HF (SSB) communication system and VHF system for pipeline construction support. Planning & design with consultants, Will...