Bahaa Barakat

Experience

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  National Technology Group

  Jul 2000 - Nov 2002

  Java Software Developer at Intrasoft (NTG)

  - I participated as a Java software developer in the design and development of the new website of Bank Misr and its internet banking services using Java. - I was the project manager in the business analysis, design and development of the trouble ticketing system “MangerNet” using ASP.net.

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  Orange

  Dec 2002 - now

  - Plan for the long-term direction of the OSS & Network Management Solutions, present these initiatives to executives for approvals and Follow up these projects to ensure following security standards & policies and On-time delivery .- Manage department's annual budget, vendor negotiations and succeeded to reduce OPEX costs by 30% on average by optimizing human resources, negotiating pricing and fees, while ensuring the continuation and enhancements of services and in parallel achieving more deliverables using same CAPEX investments although current inflation rates.- Responsible of providing technical support services to all OSS & Network Management Solutions within the agreed SLAs to ensure the highest performance & data accuracy, and to maintain Business continuity on 24/7 basis.- Accountable for a complex program to modernize & rebuild Orange IT monitoring for all IT servers, databases, Network elements and services in terms of availability & performance and providing proactive support.- Accountable for a development program to revamp the fixed network monitoring applications and integrations with full compliance with Orange security standards. Show less - Accountable for all Network management Solutions and platforms in terms of business analysis, system design, software development, project management and 24/7 technical support to achieve the optimum performance & availability.- Accountable for a complex Software development roadmap to consolidate all network performance & Configurations reporting applications for all network domains in a multi-vendor solution to provide all customized reporting dashboards for the whole mobile network and saved huge CAPEX & OPEX annual costs.- Accountable for a Software development plan for a fault management portal for the different network domains' alarms with long historical durations and friendly user reporting dashboard.- Accountable for a transformation roadmap to modernize all Orange Network field activities via mobile application for site intervention process, physical & assets audit and finally alarms checking with a web based portal backend for reporting. Show less - Accountable for all Network management Solutions and platforms (OMCs & NMSs) in BSS (Motorola, Alcatel, Nokia, Huawei and ZTE), Transmission (Nokia, Ericsson and NEC) and Core network (Huawei, Ericsson) areas to achieve the optimum system performance & availability according to the business needs & priorities.- Effective coordination with all internal teams or suppliers to find permanent solutions for the frequently reported IT problems and investigate potential improvement areas.- Responsible for knowledge transfer to new hires and maintain their knowledge curve.- Ensure the necessary documentation for all support contracts & various activities such as: corrective actions, workarounds, monitoring procedures, regular checks. Show less

  • Sr. Manager, OSS and Network Management solutions

    Jan 2019 - now

  • Manager, Network Management Solutions & Infrastructure

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2018

  • Network Management Solutions Expert / Sr. Expert

    Jan 2008 - Dec 2014

  • Application Support Sr. Engineer/Expert

    Dec 2002 - Dec 2007