Hi There,

With my extensive experience of ICT infrastructure design, development, Network operations, Project Management, hand having proven track record I am looking for new challenges. I possess cutting edge soft skills and experience to make a significant contribution.

Having successfully managed Telecom service operations, executing multiple complicated mega projects throughout my career, I have honed my expertise in overseeing the implementation of cutting-edge communication technology solutions. My past role as a Senior Project Manager involved leading cross-functional teams, ensuring the seamless integration of telecom infrastructure, and driving the successful completion of projects.

My extensive experience has provided me with invaluable insights and the ability to navigate complex project landscapes with ease and provide vital feedback in the design. I am confident that my wealth of knowledge and expertise will be a tremendous asset to Neom as it seeks to thrive in a rich technological landscape. Currently I am managing Fiber connectivity project worth 37 million Riyals to connect Important Public Safety Sites. I have developed the RFP of the same project and Provided vital Design feedback to update HW selection & update Telecom Design that reduced the project time lines to maximize the Operational Benefits.

I have always maintained a proactive approach to my work, consistently staying up to date with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies. My passion for this field remains unwavering, and I am eager to continue contributing my skills and knowledge to impactful projects.

In addition of my technical acumen, I am a results-oriented leader with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. I excel at building strong relationships with stakeholders, fostering collaboration across teams, and effectively managing resources to achieve project objectives. My proven track record of delivering successful outcomes, even in high-pressure environments, is a testament to my ability to drive projects forward and exceed expectations.

Sincerely,

Taseer Ahmed

Skill Set:

Service delivery of IT Operations

End-to-End Project Management

Conduct Project Transition & Handover

Strategic Planning

Develop Financial Proposal

Develop Cost reduction operational Plan.

Business Transformation

Develop RFP Proposals

Draft Technical writeups

Project Costing

Profit & Loss Tracking

Process Development & redesign

Quality Management

Establishing PMO

Negotiation & objective communication

Use soft skill to resolve conflict.

Vendor Management

Management Consultancy

Stakeholder & Customer Management

Develop Templates & Reports

Problem Solving

Change Management

Decision Making

MS Project

Visio

MS packages

Effective Reporting and Presentation

Field Operations

Team Building

Working experience:

Project Management Consultant SMP Neom City April 2022 till date

Working in Neom city for their Famous NEOM project Management consultant for Neom Region fiber network planning and delivery of secure Private data Network for Public safety Department..

Writing RFPs for Fiber connectivity infrastructure for public safety sites throughout Neom, Project design,Vendor Selection , Project planning, implementation, Vendor management,and overall project delivery .

Managing Fiber connectivity project worth 37 million Saudi Riyals that include ISP, OSP, Telecom, DWDM Transport IP Network Domains and still expanding for next phases to connect sites .

Project Management Consultant

Capability Development (Public Safety) SMP Neom City May 2021 to April 2022

Managed technology Proof of concepts to test and evaluate state-of-the-art public security technology (Robots, Drones, Laser-fencing, drone detection & counter measurements, Artificial Intelligence, Video Analytics, some of the domains listed below.

Border Security Technologies:

Surveillance and Monitoring:

Innovative Mobility:

Virtual Reality and Simulation:

Communication and Intelligence:

Innovative Power Technologies:

Advanced Command and Control Solutions:

Cyber Security:

Program Manager (Managed Services) Mobily 2016 to April 2021

Mobily is a National Level Service provided for IT product line of Hosted and Managed SLA Based (24x7x365) below Services for Corporate End Customers. Managed directly and indirectly 140 program Employees.

Managed infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Public cloud

Disaster Recovery as a service (DRaaS)

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Managed Router (MRS)

FTTB (Fiber to the Building) operations

Smart hand Support (SAP, Oracle)

Managed Security /Anti DDoS

Secure Internet

Service Fulfilment

Field Operations

Data Center Cabling

Network Front office and Back Office

Co-Location Tier-3/4 DC

100 % SLA (Service level compliance) over the tenure of contract for all Services and (24x7x365) Proactive Network Monitoring and remote sites Field support at customer and Enterprise Network connectivity for Health, Education, Govt Ministries and Banking sectors.

Ensured service Continuity for 200 plus Ministry of Health (MOH) Hospitals and clinics scattered throughout the kingdom including value added security CCTV, Theft protection, Fire alarm and redundant connectivity.

Used soft skills to keep the team highly performing, gelled and motivated despite a very demanding and challenging customer target.

Developing and tweaking the processes to ensure smooth operation in line with customer expectation and quality KPIs.

Developed analytical weekly, Monthly, Yearly and on demand reports for various Network and Performance KPI???s enabling business and strategical management decisions for top Mobily Management.

agreements are maintained and Network availability is ensured.

Developed RFP responses, Technical Writeups for new biddings and supported sales team for project selection, SOW definitions and proposal negotiations.

Managed multiple proof of concepts for new technologies trials.

Program Manager (PMO), Bin Laden Group Hasoub (HSB) Saudi Arabia 2014 to 2016

Managed Project of MOI Secure Data network MIFON-II Project (ISP, OSP, Field Operation, Subcontractors) worth 100 million SAR .The scope included connecting 40 sites of MOI.

Managed project resources, progress, completion timeframes, and budget.

Managed to receive 10% additional SOW from Customer to cater for the changes.

Increased 3% percent profit against the Base line by better management of resources.

Enhanced Business by executing a similar sub project with newly developed project team.

Successfully submitted bids for 3 more Phases worth 700Mill.SAR, which were won.

Director, Pakistan ICT Consulting (Pvt.) Limited, Pakistan 2013 to 2014

The new company successfully launched and developed business processes, provided consulting services for design and implementation of ICT Projects.

Successfully aligned business planning and financial processes with performance improvement and business risk-management activities.

Consultant, Enterprise Business Unit (EBU), Saudi Telecom Company 2012 t0 2013

Recruited by CEO, TCI Germany, worked to re-transform the operations of Enterprise Business Unit for FTTX service provisioning and post sales Operation and Maintenance.

Developed and executed a comprehensive project plan for Business Process Reengineering to :

25% Improvement in the response time to customer call to 907/906 Toll free Number

Discovered un-recorded but available Network on ground to save CAPEX

25% Reduction in the fault fixing time due to developing integrated processes with Technical wing

Reduction in service closure rate due to improvement of Post sales service

Program Manager NSS, Saudi Business Machines (SBM), Saudi, 2010 to 2012

Recruited by Country Manager SBM for implementation of Mega network Core and Access Network Design phase of King Abdullah Financial District (Smart City), a SOW of 100 million SAR for a Multi-Million Dollar Project.

Managing the Mega ITCC and KAFD cities design delivery, for state-of-the-art broadband NGN Triple Play services Network in the campuses.

Managed and supervised multiple Vendors for Active equipment and systems to deliver design documents and Implementation plans.

Got Approved about 70 Designs from Multiple Technologies (IPTV, Voice Network, Core Network, Wireless Network, MPLS Backbone) through a chain of consultants.

Successfully integrated the NSS, BSS and OSS Platforms for a complicated state of art triple play services delivery.

Technical Project Manager, Fixed access Division, Alcatel-Lucent, Saudi Arabia, 2007 to 2010

Recruited by General Program Manager (GM) ALU for resolving the technical design and implementation issues of Saudi Telecom projects.

Fixed multiple technical issues and lead multiple proofs of concepts for a range of state-of-the-art Alcatel-Lucent Product line related to NGN, Core, FTTX, MSAN, GENBAND, DWDM and other fixed Access Network product line.

Success Rolled out and integration of very first NGN Deployment of about 1500 MSAN Nodes.

Manager Interconnects and Regulations 2006 to 2007

Worked as Interconnect implementation Manger to prepare Reference interconnect offer (RIO) to connected to the major National telecom career by other licensed operators. Supervised the successful interconnects of new Telco???s (Telecom Operators) with PTCL to build up and operate their network in the Punjab Region. Operators included Mobilink, Warid, Telenor and Ufone mobile networks.

Director Switching & Transmission, Pakistan Telecommunication, Lahore 2003 to 2005

After completing Deputation abroad, Joined Back PTCL as Divisional Engineer OMC and officiated as Director of my region. Managed a big team for Operation & Maintenance of PSTN Telecom network of the Lahore Region, including Local and Transit exchanges.

Reduced Network outage time by 70% by making sure the supply of ample spares.

Reduced the Operational expenditure by 40% by improving the financial management.

Implemented Employee recognition Program to maintain the Morale which dramatically improved the performance.

Ensured Revenue data safety by replacing obsolete Magnetic tape systems by Optical Disk drives to copy the billing data for all the exchanges of the Region.

Resident Expert Switching, Lucent Technology International, Saudi Arabia 1999 to 2002

Provided Technical support at ETAC( Tier-3) to Saudi Arabia Telecomm Company as consultant. Fixed a variety of problems in a network of over 100 5ESS, PSTN( SN,LE JIN1), IN, OSPS, switches.

Engineer Switching, Emirates Telecommunication Co ETISALAT, Abu Dhabi, UAE 1996 to 1999

Performed Preventive & Daily routine Operation & Maintenance (NSS) for PSNT, MSC???s, and Transit / Tandem & STP switches of Abu Dhabi U.A.E.

Divisional Engineer OMC, Pakistan Telecommunication, Lahore 1996 to 1999

Carried out the preventive operation & Maintenance of SIEMENS PSTN / ISDN local & transit switches of Lahore region. Diagnosing & isolating faulty Hardware. Performed Digit Translations, Charging Analysis and investigated of routing problems.

Trainings

Received a No of international Technical and Management trainings relating switching, signaling SS7, Transmission, IN, NGN , FTTX, MPLS, Core Routers, networks and equipment from different vendors at Dublin, Dubai, Pakistan, Belgium and Saudi Arabia.

Education

B.Sc. Engineering (Electrical & Telecommunication) From University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore - 1987

MBA (Finance), University of the Punjab, Lahore ??? 2006

Certifications

PMP (PMI USA) # 1582246

ITIL(F)

5ESS Int???l support USA