Rabih Awada

Experience

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  Averda

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Network Support Engineer

  - Managing windows 2000 server network problems, implementing group policies and security templates, managing Hardware problems, Working with hubs, switches and wireless network connections.

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  Everteam

  Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

  Network Administrator

  Administrating windows 2000 Advanced Server Active directory, Ms Exchange 2000, ISA, DNS and DHCP servers. - Working with hubs, switches and routers.

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  Touch Lebanon

  Dec 2004 - Jan 2023

  • Manage Nokia Switching Core network operations and maintenance• Manage the operations team & develop overall unit goals and objectives• Manage suppliers based on company specific business requirements• Measure and evaluate work processes and projects• Make sure that regular processes are efficiently applied on the core network elements• Find solutions to existing problems or requirements• Highlight O&M, implementation and planning issues and continuously improve the section processes• Addresses network issues such as license management, network design review, redundancy review, configuration review, single points of failure review, measurement files/KPIs update, call/traffic model review, features/HW/SW roadmap and planning, consistency/discrepancy check, configuration update• Provide technical solutions from core perspective to strategic, commercial or technical requirements and highlight the best way to implement these Show less

  • Core operations Senior Team Leader

    Aug 2008 - Jan 2023

  • Network Quality & Roaming senior Engineer

    Dec 2006 - Aug 2008

  • Network Operations Engineer

    Dec 2004 - Dec 2006
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  Africell Sierra Leone, DRC, and Gambia

  May 2022 - now

  Group Core Network Manager

  • Responsible of Huawei Switching and Packet Core networks• Manage the Roaming section• Manage the Provisioning section• Budget Planning• End to End management and implementation of all CS and PS projects• Vendor management• Hands-on with all technical matters• Regular process enhancement• Team development