Usman Zafar
Assembly Technician at ALCATEL SUBMARINE NETWORKS MARINE- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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ALCATEL SUBMARINE NETWORKS MARINE
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France
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assembly Technician
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Nov 2022 - Present
Senior member of the team with good leadership skills and increased responsibility. Trained two new employees within two weeks to quickly onboard them onto the production team to meet tight deadlines. Ensured team members follow Health & Safety regulations by conducting regular safety briefing meetings, implementing the necessary resources and ensuring the team are confident in them. Provided designers and developers optimal guidance to build various tools and equipment in order to increase efficiency and lower cost. Built and tested SDM (spatial division Multiplexing), BU’s (Branching Unit) and WSS ROADM (wavelength selective switching). Troubleshooting high losses with fibre optic splicing, using specialist equipment to find the origins of the problem. Consulting engineers and resolving problems efficiently to meet targets. Working in a high pace environment.
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CMS - Recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mechanical Assembler
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Jan 2022 - Oct 2022
Assembled and tested R5 repeaters for the 2Africa project, linking the UK to Africa with 45,000km long submarine fibre optic cables. Working with technical engineering drawings, complex procedures and specifications to complete builds within tight deadlines to meet targets. Splicing fibre optics, testing and troubleshooting problems under high stress conditions. Assembling mechanical components together using specialised tools, strict tolerance and complex tests. Experience in Fujikura arc master (LZM-100), AFL power cleave, Vytran LLC PTR-200, Keysight digital multimeter and attenuator. - Soldering small components and power cables. - Working collaboratively in a team to complete builds.
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U&Z Builders
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London
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Chief Executive Officer
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May 2020 - Dec 2021
Having a small construction family business allowed me to learn the trade from a young age, from dealing with sub-contractors to JCT contracts and everything in between. It enabled me to have a keen eye for detail, quality assurance and detecting defects. Project procurement, bidding and tendering potential projects. - Networking within the industry to expand my network, speaking to steak-holders. - Obtaining materials, equipment and workforce according to the project. - Project budgeting, managing cash flow to stay afloat during all stages of the project and carrying out risk analysis to highlight any potential problems which may affect the cash flow and budget. - Risk management, identifying and analysing potential issues which may affect the budget, timeline and quality during all stages of the project. Mitigating those issues to minimise the impact they have or resolving them completely. - Managing workforce, delegating the workforce to increase productivity and efficiency, thus reducing downtime. Ensuring the team have the necessary skills and experience to carry out the task. Also, addressing underperformed staff. - Responsible for ordering and maintaining stock levels of materials. - Complying with operational standards and HSE regulations. - Safety protocols, safe handling and usage of equipment and materials. - Problem solving daily issues and delays - Working with engineering drawings and building regulations. - Working in a collaborative manner with architects, structural and civil engineers.
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Sainsbury's
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United Kingdom
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Trading Assistant
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Aug 2020 - Nov 2021
From unloading deliveries to inventory counting and everything in-between I have done in the short period working at Sainsbury’s nightshift, working directly under the managers has taught me how important delegation and time management is to meet targets. From unloading deliveries to inventory counting and everything in-between I have done in the short period working at Sainsbury’s nightshift, working directly under the managers has taught me how important delegation and time management is to meet targets.
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Burger Bros
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London
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Assistant Manager
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May 2018 - Nov 2018
Appointed as an Assistant manager at a small burger joint called Burger Bros, managed and sorted orders, deliveries and supplies. Also, helped as cook and a delivery rider to meet targets and customer satisfaction. This experience really helped to adjust and adopt to different problems and solve them efficiently. Appointed as an Assistant manager at a small burger joint called Burger Bros, managed and sorted orders, deliveries and supplies. Also, helped as cook and a delivery rider to meet targets and customer satisfaction. This experience really helped to adjust and adopt to different problems and solve them efficiently.
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Transport for London
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Computer Aided Design Assistant Designer
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Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
Helping in the design and CAD team for the new Tottenham Court Road Station for work experience. Helping in the design and CAD team for the new Tottenham Court Road Station for work experience.
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Education
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University of Greenwich
Bachelor of Science - BS, Construction Management -
University of Greenwich
construction management, Construction Management -
Ernest Bevin College
Engineering Level 3, Engineering