
Timeline
About me
Senior Telecom Specialist | Project Manager | Telecom Rollout & O&M Project Management
Education
Sindh board of technical education
1993 - 1996Dae ( diploma associate engineer). electrical 1st divisionCompleted 03 Years Diploma Associate Engineer in Electrical.
Mehran university of engineering and technology
2000 - 2005Bachelor of engineering - be electrical and electronics engineering 1st division
Experience
Norconsult telematics ltd
May 2005 - Dec 2005Bss & transmission engineer Work on Telenor Rollout Project of Phase-I & Phase-II in Multan & Karachi Region. Technical Site survey (TSS) and preparation of reports. Site inspections & approvals verification transmission links ATP BTS/BSC sites and prepare progress & discrepancy report. Supervision of Siemens BS-240XL installation, Integration & commissioning. Supervision & Commissioning and ATP of SRALXD, SRA4, SMAIK & HIT.
Telenor
Jan 2006 - Jun 2018 Project Management of LTE (4G)/3G /LTE Refarm /2G Rollout Projects to meet strict timelines and departmental KPIs. Manage and secure complete 3G/4G Rollout activities installation, commissioning and integration. Manage & Secure quality delivery as TP standard of all Rollout sites with timely PAT & FAC issuance. Ensure smooth deployment of Monthly 3G/4G/2G Rollout sites & secure monthly basis Target from Vendor.. Managing Field resources and ensure to achieve maximum output from each individual. Managing & implementation Quarterly New MW links/Software upgrade/ ODU Swap/MW interim Plan for 4G/3G Rollout. Managing infill sites Rollout Plan of 3G/4G on monthly basis, with close coordination with internal team. Plan monthly 3G/4G/Refarm LTE upgrades and Cluster readiness with close coordination with all stake holders. Managing 4G/3G/L1800 sites surveys in close coordination with Vendor, including timely submission of TSSR approvals. Planned LTE upgrade activities 48 Hrs. prior for outages request, evaluation & secures approvals. Planned Traffic shifting of New MW links of LTE & secure approvals of different stake holders. Planned Random Audits during LTE upgrades & installation for closely monitor Vendor performance & Follow QHSE. Manage and secure complete 3G/4G Cell Setorization Rollout activities installation, commissioning and integration. Show less Manage & secure complete TRX expansions Project with weekly /Quarterly target in South region. Responsible for DB execution for expansion activities by CM Team and Rectification of KPI related issues in close co-ordination with RF team. Develop and Implement the Reporting, process in order to ensure smooth implementation of BSS & Transmission network. Vendor Management – Processes’ implementation as per agreed Split of responsibilities Responsible for MW Expansions Project / Re-routing/ Optimization/ LOS Blockage/software upgrade/ Hardware up gradation dismantling / Enterprises link. Timely completion of MW installation activities and PAT for smooth Handover to O&M team. Updating & sharing of weekly progress report of expansion/ MW /Rollout with Higher Management. Planned BSS & Transmission activities & outages request evaluation and approval. Responsible for Timely delivery of Monthly & Quarterly target of 3G RAN Expansions. Responsible for 3G Cluster readiness with close coordination with all stake holders. Responsible for Vendor Management for smooth delivery of Targets. Manage Pre & Post KPIs degradation issues & resolved within SLA timeline. Manage to deliver 3G Spilt sectorization & 4th Sector Addition Project. Manage & deliver HBA height increase Project as Per Planning requirement. Manage to deliver Cow deployment on special occasion/Festival in the region. Show less Working as a RAN Team Lead on Telenor Swap and Expansion Project in South II. Plan & execution of Swap activities to get completion within the committed time line of Cutover. Manage War room responsibilities during swap cutover nights and provide Technical support to field Engineers. Coordinates among all stake holders RF/O&M/NOC/SA/Security in case of any issue escalated during cutover. Manage Pre & Post cutover activities with close coordination of Vendor. Manage Pre-cutover readiness of Clusters terms of installation & quality standards as per requirement. Manage Post Cutover activities after successful swap of Clusters, any issue escalated from RF/ O&M within 48 hours of Swap. Closely Monitor Clusters drive test after Swap any RF issue reported was closed through Filed teams. Successfully Handover of Swap Clusters to O&M/RF team after rectification of Pre & Post issues. Manage Temporary to Permanent (T2P) activities of Swap sites, with close coordination with civil team. Monitor Installation, commissioning and Testing of ZTE SDR (Software Define Radio) 8700, 8800, 8900 (3G) equipment. Responsible to manage Vendor team performance & evaluations. Show less Real time alarm monitoring & Trouble Ticket Management Monitoring & Controlling of NSN BSS Operation Supervise & Manage O&M team and assign their duties Monitoring Preventive & Corrective maintenance of Telco & Non Telco Trouble Ticket & Work Order generation through Service Manager Internal/External Alarm report generation Spare & consumable monitoring Report analyzing for eliminating repetitive outages in the network to maintain TCH availability target KPI monitoring MTTR, OMT,DCR and TCH Availability Generated daily / weekly / monthly report for the Management. Opex & Capex control. Serve as strong regional interface towards the commercial division.. Periodic Performance analysis of Vendor & Subcon. Supervising the new Rollout sites E2E connectivity. Supervise to achieve target for DCN Visibility of SRAL & PASO Link NEO (NEC) up to 99% and monitoring critical, Major and Minor alarms of SRAL & NEC MW through Net-viewer & PNMS Server. Show less Execution of BSS activities as rollout sites & cell expansion (Soft900/1800, Complex900/1800 & BA900/1800) and rollout sites implementation as per RF plan. Support to rollout and operations to deploy NSN BSCs & TRAUs. Escalation KPI issues of TRX expansion & rollout sites with Vendor as per RF observation & initiative. Coordination with CM team to get DB execution of the new rollout sites & TRX expansion according RF. Provide technical support to CM, RF planning & field team teams to plan/execute network HW/SW changes. Analysis of post degradation reports. Acceptances of the BSS/RAN from Vendor/Subcontractor on or before handover to operations. Supervision of Installation and commissioning of Power One and Eltek Rectifiers. Supervision of installation of Omni Antenna at IBS Sites. Execution of Microwave Transmission activities of NSN NHiT7070, SMA1K, SRAL, SRA4 installation, dismantling, re-routing & up gradation. Supervision of major outages as site shifting and traffic shifting on new microwave links. . Conduct new Rollout sites ATPs & Fiber testing through OTDR Show less
Team Lead Rollout
Jan 2015 - Jun 2018Team Lead MW & Expansion Projects
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014Team Lead VEGA Swap Project (S2)
Jan 2012 - Dec 2013Team lead Field Operation S2
Jan 2010 - Dec 2011BSS & Transmission Executive
Jan 2006 - Dec 2009
Nokia
Jul 2018 - Aug 2019Field delivery manager rollout (fdm)• Rollout Project Management of 2G/3G/4G/LTE Sectorization & MW Projects.• Stake Holder management, meeting with supplier & customer in order to align with monthly Rollout targets.• Resources management and task assignment for NOKIA field teams.• Providing periodically & weekly updates on progress to the customer management and ensuring that customer projects are completed with high quality and to the customer’s satisfaction.• Effective site supervision with Nokia field teams, providing technical support and routine coordination with the sub-contractors in order to ensure the completion of tasks in due time.• Financial management Verification of PR/PO, end to end Invoicing & Capitalization of the projects.• Ensure all RAN & MW Field Activities as per NOKIA QHSE Standards.• Plan and manage all RAN & MW deployment activities for 2G RO & 3G/LTE upgrades (Surveys, Reports, Deliveries, Installation, Commissioning, Quality, New links XPIC/XPIC1+0, NMS visibility).• Manage & monitor internal resources & subcontractors and provide feedback to their performance and needed actions toward them.• Closely follow up of all MW Links & Rollout sites from implementation till customer acceptance and handover to MS successfully and ensure Suppliers Acceptances on IPM tool.• Manage Optimization activities of Access Transmission network. Links Re-routing, SW upgrade & Optimization as per Plan.• Manage & implement all IP/VLAN based MW Topology for 3G/4G Rollout sites and also implement DCN/RAN Part IP Scheming & VLAN configuration. Show less
Xad technologies
Mar 2020 - Jun 2020Project manager• Project Management of Rollout U900/5G /MW Projects.• Financial management PR/POs of the projects & successful capitalization after activity.• Client stake holder management in order to deliver assigned monthly targets.• Field team management, daily task assignment to field team through Coordinator.• Generate Daily Progress Report (DPR online) of assigned Projects to the management.• Manage to ensure all field team activities performed as per EHS standard.• Manage to ensure field team must followed all SOPs of sites ENOC-login/DUNOC-login/Clock- in/Clock-out, in order avoid client escalation.• All Rollout sites of 5G/U900/MW ensure implementation with client acceptance and handover client O&M team. Show less
Matrix engineering services pakistan
Jul 2021 - May 2023Project manager• Working as a Project Manager to execute assign Telecom Rollout & O&M Project. • Manage and secure quality delivery as per Telco standard of all Rollout cell sites with timely Acceptance to the client. • Client Stake Holder Management in order to deliver assigned monthly targets of Customer. • Resources Management and Task Assignment to the Field team. • Project delivered Ufone PTCL 278 sites SRAN/ Ufone sites relocation/PTCL LTE sites installation/ New BTS sites installation. • Manage the new Rollout sites E2E connectivity to the Customer. Show less
Licenses & Certifications
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Project management skills for leaders
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Artificial intelligence: how project managers can leverage ai
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Project management: technical projects
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Project management foundations: risk
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Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Muhammad ZahidNOKIA Achievement Award of 2018 Rollout /Expansions Nokia Solutions & Network Pakistan Pvt (Ltd). Jan 2019 • Certificate NOKIA Achievement Award of 2018 Rollout/Expansions of Telenor Pakistan Projects. In recognition of outstanding performance & endless hours you spent working on projects & Professionalism have shown is being applauded CT management & Customer as well.
- Awarded to Muhammad ZahidNOKIA Achievement Award of 2018 Rollout/Expansions Nokia Solution & Netowks Pakistan Jan 2019 • Certificate NOKIA Achievement Award of 2018 Rollout/Expansions of Telenor Pakistan Projects. In recognition of outstanding performance & endless hours you spent working on projects & Professionalism have shown is being applauded CT management & Customer as well.
- Awarded to Muhammad ZahidCertificate “GOBEYOND EFFORTS RECOGNIZATION AWARD” Telenor Pakistan Tehcnology Divison Jan 2018 • Certificate “GOBEYOND EFFORTS RECOGNIZATION AWARD” In recognition of efforts during 2017 LTE Rollout while living the Telenor Way.
- Awarded to Muhammad Zahid• Certificate “GOBEYOND EFFORTS RECOGNIZATION AWARD” Telenor Pakistan Dec 2017 • Certificate “GOBEYOND EFFORTS RECOGNIZATION AWARD” In recognition of efforts during 2017 LTE Rollout while living the Telenor Way.
- Awarded to Muhammad ZahidOutstanding Contribution VEGA Swap Project Telenor Pakistan Dec 2013 • Certificate of outstanding contribution and dedication to the success VEGA Swap Project of Telenor Pakistan as a one team.
- Awarded to Muhammad ZahidCertificate of Appreciation Telenor Pakistan Dec 2009 • Certificate in appreciation of extraordinary efforts, commendable contribution & dedication for completion projects & Business targets for implementation department Technology Division Telenor Pakistan 2009.
- Awarded to Muhammad ZahidTechnology Division Telenor Pakistan Award Telenor Technolgy Division 2009 Certificate in appreciation of extraordinary efforts, commendable contribution & dedication for completion projects & Business targets for implementation department Technology Division Telenor Pakistan 2009.
- Awarded to Muhammad ZahidVEGA Swap Project Award Telenor Pakistan Telenor Pakistan Pvt ltd • Certificate of outstanding contribution and dedication to the success VEGA Swap Project of Telenor Pakistan.
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