Burhan Omar

Burhan Omar

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    PMO Director at Hormuud Telecom Somalia | PMP®| PMO-CP®| MEng |

  • Education

    • International University of Africa

      2005 - 2009
      Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Electrical and Electronics Engineering

      Activities and Societies: President, Engineering Society for Somali Students in International University of Africa (IUA)-2009, Sudan

    • Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

      2011 - 2013
      Master of Engineering - MEng Electrical - Electronics and Telecommunications 3.98
    • Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering

      2023 - 2023
      Executive Education on Technology Policy Digital Government Transformation
    • Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering

      2022 - 2022
      Executive Education on Technology Policy Regulation in today’s Competitive Telecommunications Environment
    • Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering

      2022 - 2022
      Executive Education on Technology Policy Digital and Online Privacy for Policy Makers
    • Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering

      2023 - 2033
      Executive Education on Technology Policy Spectrum Management, Spectrum Auction Design and Standards Development
  • Experience

    • INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AFRICA (IUA)

      Oct 2009 - Oct 2010
      Assistant Lecturer

      Subjects Taught:1) Information Theory and Coding2) Communication Principles

    • University of Somalia (UNISO)

      Jan 2013 - Nov 2014
      Visiting Lecturer

      Courses Taught:1) Telecommunication Basics2) Mobile Computing

    • University of Hormuud

      Mar 2013 - Apr 2017
      Senior Lecturer

      Courses Taught:1) Optical Communication 2) Satellite and Wireless Communication3) Field Theory4) Introduction to MATLAB Programming5) Information Theory and Coding6) Digital Signal Processing7) Antenna and Wave Propagation

    • Benadir University

      Mar 2013 - Aug 2013
      Visiting Lecturer

      Subject Taught:Introduction to Telecommunication

    • Hormuud Telecom Somalia Inc.

      Aug 2013 - now

      Directs and oversees the PMO to ensure all projects meet organization goals and requirements.✓ Lead a team of project managers to initiate, plan, execute & close projects.✓ Coordinate internal and external resources, ensuring projects remain within scope, schedule, and defined budgets.✓ Analyze project progress and, when necessary, adapt scope, timelines, and costs to achieve maximum benefit.✓ Assign roles and tasks to dedicated team members, based on individual strengths and abilities.✓ Coach and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.✓ Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels as needed—escalating issues as necessary based on project work plans. Show less  Develop project schedules in conjunction with the Operation Manager. Plan, direct, and assign duties for project personnel to meet project schedules. Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools Coach and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.Completed Projects:-1) 5G Rollout and Deployment in Mogadishu and Regional Sites:Managed end-to-end 5G rollout implementation project resulting in successful project delivery. Show less Work experience in RNP/RNO HorTel Somalia.Main responsibilities include:• RF Optimization services for New and existing GSM/CDMA/LTE network.• Radio Network Planning – Area Profiling, Nominal Site Planning, Capacity Dimensioning, Initial Network Radio parameter planning and tuning, Technical Site Surveys (TSS), Pre Deployment Optimization.• RF Simulations – RF Network Designing and reviews on the basis of Coverage, Interference, Capacity, Quality of Service (QoS).• Performance and Network Optimization: Network Performance Monitoring as Traffic statistics Engineer, Call Success Rate, Congestion, Handover failure, speech quality, Network Utilization etc. Detect and correct interference and overlapping issues.Project: MOGADISHU (BANAADIR) Region-Optimization network (GSM/3G/LTE).• Drive test and cluster optimization• Interference test• New site surveys• Network optimization by modifying RF soft parameters• Daily RF KPI making , Analysis of network performance and do necessary RF parameters modification. Show less

      • Project Management Office (PMO) Director

        Jan 2024 - now
      • Engineering Department Project Manager

        Jan 2021 - Dec 2023
      • GSM Installation and Maintenance Manager

        Jan 2017 - Dec 2020
      • RF Optimization Engineer

        Aug 2013 - Dec 2017
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Project Management Professional (PMP)®

      Project Management Institute
      Dec 2020
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    • Spectrum Management

      International Telecommunication Union
      Jul 2017
    • Global Digital Regulation

      International Telecommunication Union
      Oct 2022
    • Strategic Thinking

      LinkedIn
      Jan 2019
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    • Africa Project Finance Program

      Miundo Misingi Hub
      May 2025
    • PMO Certified Practitioner (PMO-CP)

      PMO Global Alliance
      Jan 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Strategic Planning Foundations

      LinkedIn
      Feb 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Goal Setting: Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

      LinkedIn
      Feb 2024
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    • Generative AI Overview for Project Managers

      Project Management Institute
      Oct 2023
      View certificate certificate