Head, Transport Network Planning

• Jul 2017 - Present

In my current role as a key member of the Technical Management Team, I lead the Transport Network Engineering team in planning, designing and optimizing the transport network infrastructure with over 4000km fibre lines, active devices (IP/MPLS/Optical/Microwave/Sync) supporting mobile, fixed/enterprise, data center connectivity and submarine cable/IPLC connectivity across multiple vendor/network domains. Utilize sound management skills to control network project budgets, devise cost-effective strategies without compromising overall service quality and prepare business cases and board papers for C-Level management approval. In addition, I strengthen cross-functional engagements with key stakeholders including IT, Regulatory, Legal, PMO, Finance, & Procurement ; vendors and suppliers to ensure successful and timely delivery of business projects to meet Company Business goals, Strategy and Regulatory compliance. Effectively direct strategic connectivity partnerships with key stakeholders Microsoft, Facebook, SAPZ, Rural Telephony Partners to define overall end-to -end transport connectivity specifications. Finally, I balance business needs with technical constraints, identify risks, as well as resolve network constraints and improve network resilience. Show less

• Sep 2015 - Present

• Jul 2013 - Aug 2015

Planning, designing, and optimizing fiber & microwave transport network. I was pivotal in developing transport network BoQs and request for quotations, reviewing contractor/vendor tenders and proposals from vendors, contractors and negotiating contracts terms & prices.Furthermore, I managed the access, aggregation, and backhaul networks, such as access multiplexer & aggregation nodes, access microwave links, and leased circuits.; designed & dimensioned the national fiber optic network, IP Core, IP RAN, WDM network, multiplexers & leased line circuits. Designed and coordinated international voice, data & internet traffic connections using SDH/EoSDH/ethernet technologies (MainOne, Epsilon, C&W, TATA, RIM, SAT3, WACS). Show less

• Aug 2008 - Jun 2013

Plan and design the EMTS IP/MPLS core network and SDH/DWDM/IP transport infrastructure that supported ETISALAT Nigeria network (2G/2.5G/3G) and service rollout for Alcatel Lucent, Huawei, Nokia, and Siemens. I built and dimensioned, and routed Etisalat Nigeria’s Cable network connectivity, as well as other OSP-related activities.I focused on setting future transport network strategies, developing transport architecture, and network roadmaps that met capacity demands and business objectives for OPEX and CAPEX. I achieved this by performing analysis of forecasts to outline capacity requirements reports for additional leased line, MW radio expansion, and equipment purchase/implementation. Finally, I lead the deployment of leased line facilities for local, national, and global connectivity, while producing LLD plans for migration of legacy (TDM) transport to NGN network solutions (IP). Show less

• Jan 2008 - Oct 2008

In this role, I directed a team of regional topology engineers in planning, designing, and enhancing network access transmission capacity through access & backbone backhaul transmission dimensioning of capacity requirement produced by network services (2G, 3G, UMTS, wireline, IP/Ethernet).As a key leader, I led Project team in expediting 3G rollout, as well as planning and coordinating access network routings (NodeB, RNC, RXI,) Ericsson and Huawei sub networks for national 3G rollout project. Consistently analyzed traffic pattern & distribution, while advising on optimal redistribution/load balancing and expansion specifications. Show less

• Apr 2004 - Aug 2008

Network Engineer

• Mar 2003 - Jun 2004

• 2000 - 2001

• 1999 - 2000