Rizwan AhmadTelecom & Networks Engineer - CCNA Certified & MCSE

Mobile No:- +971 56 3369318Email Add:- Rizwan.ahmad542@gmail.comLicense:- Holding a valid UAE License

Key skillsAREAS OF EXPERTISE

Career summaryHighly motivated Telecom & Networks Engineering graduate with an enthusiastic attitude looking for employment in Communication/IT industry with a career emphasis on Engineering & Management field, I am a team player with strong interpersonal, technical, management and communication skills.

Academic Qualifications

CCNA 200-120 CertifiedCisco Certified in Network Associate (Routing & Switching)19th June, 2014.

MCSE TrainingMicrosoft Certified Solutions Expert 27th October 2014

Project Management University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore2012- 2013

BS (hons) Electrical Engineering Specialization in Communication (Telecom)2005-2010

FSc General SciencesNational Science College, Gujranwala 2003-2005

Experience GECO (General Enterprises Co)GRS Reference Stations Installation for all Govt. Municipalities As Project cum IT EngineerResponsible for all IT & Technical Documentation works. September 2014 – Till Date

Handling IT Operations including managing new upcoming Networking Projects BOQ, resource gathering, assign different tasks to subordinates, Clients Support. Take reports on different issues and manage the teams accordingly.

Technical Installations System Integration Technical Support Infrastructure Mgmt. Networking Cisco R&S Installation Technical T/shoot Windows/Servers Internet/Intranet Hardware/Software Project Management

Applications Software Design &Implementation Technical Proposals Technical Maintenance Technical Documentation

PROFESSIONAL ABILITIES

Installations and configurations of Cisco Routers & Switches.

Installation and troubleshooting of Win XP/Win7/Win8/Server

Thoroughly understanding and experience on TCP/IP based network.

Outlook Configuration/Troubleshooting 2003/2007/2013

Knowledge of MS Office tools including MS project, PowerPoint and Visio.

Expertise in manage critical project within deadlines, Handle clients and team issues.

Understanding of different test approaches and techniques.

Expert in making Project Tender, Technical Proposals, BOQ’s, Technical documentation, Quotations, Commercial Invoices and all project related documents.

Project scheduling and monitoring of project timeline through MS Project software

Meeting with clients and recording the minutes of meeting to meet up the requirements.

Knowledge of project life cycle and Project Stages. Making sure that all testing plans comply with

company guidelines, standards and regulations.

Awards & Achievements

Best Employee of the year in 2014. Got three times increment and bonus in 1 year. Awarded a name as Diamond of Crown. 95% Track record in ATP & PAT in 3G Project. Successfully completed 3G Project within timeline. Awarded as Honest and duty full Employee. Appreciation letter from client for the best

performance as Site Engineer

Installation, configuration and maintenance of Cisco 3660, 3640, 2800, 4450, 4320 and 1800 series Routers and Cisco catalyst 6500, 4500 and 2900 series switches

Installation & Mounting HP G8/G9 Servers for GRS Project Installation, Configuration and troubleshooting of Windows Server 2003/2008/2012 Active Directory, Managing users and creating policies Installation, Configuration and Administration of DNS & DCHP Servers Configure and Support of LAN & WAN network Outlook E-mail configuration & Troubleshooting Installing, configuring and troubleshooting outlook 2007/2010/2013 Installing & Configuring New hardware and software Preparing Project Schedule using Microsoft Project 2013 tool Network Diagram and layout using Microsoft Visio tool Establish GPS network stations in Emirates of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Sharjah, Dubai and Al-Ain

under the supervision of respective municipalities Responsible for the installation and configuration of Trimble, Leica and Geo++ ( Complete GPS

network processing ) Software Applications Installation of Trimble & Leica Choke Ring Antenna and GPS receivers Ensure giving proper backups solution to minimize downtime in case of any disaster or

emergency Planning, designing and implementation of IT systems infrastructure for the new client projects Project Costing, Resource gathering and Team building Co-ordinate with security vendors, suppliers, service provider and external resources;

analyzing, recommending, installing and maintaining software security applications; and monitoring contractual obligations, performance delivery and service level agreements.

Physical Cabling layout designing, Installation and supervised on physical lying of cable & Duck ting

Communications with clients, discussing and understanding there requirements design develops, implement, operate/administrate computer, telecommunications software, network and information systems

Provide technical support to different clients on contract 24/7 IP Addressing & Sub netting. Troubleshooting & Maintaining, Implementation & Configuration. Prepare and update site evaluation report Monitor and co-ordinate for all civil works related to the project Monitor & Troubleshooting of all live GPS Stations i.e. ( Servers, Routers, Switches and GPS

Software) Responsible to test the system applications after installation and configuration with different

survey equipment (Leica, Trimble, Sokkia etc). GPRS Configurations Troubleshooting of any hardware/software issue Maintaining and upgradation of Company website Meeting with customers and clients Preparing Minutes of Meeting and all projects related documents

Wajda Group Pvt LtdTelenor 3G Vega SDR Swap/RO Project in Central and North RegionAs Project EngineerSeptember 2013 – June 2014

Managing all the activities involving deployment starting from attending to customer, movement of teams, ensuring completion of links, SDR Swap and regular reporting to customer.

To support the teams and help them to resolve technical issues. To manage and best utilization of limited resources. Submission of final report at the completion of work to management. To maintain the record of activities on daily basis. Installation and commissioning of NEC IPASOLINK Links including 1+0 link, 1+1 link, xpic link. Troubleshooting and maintenance supervision for NEC (IPASOLINK) Microwave equipment. Installation & commissioning of ZTE SDR equipment. BS8700 and BS8900 Installation.

Rectification of Alarms S.A and S.E and Internal. Rectification of Snags on the site. Responsible for all activities within the region. Provide backup assistance to the field staff and give solutions. Provide online technical support, troubleshoot and resolve telecommunications related problems,

which may include training and instructing others on the use of various equipment/services, performing program changes to site teams 24 hours.

Have experience of installation of new roll out sites starting from PO’s, Equipment delivery, Telecom integration, Visibility of site in BSC and VLAN configuration, Alarms updating, PAT of site, PAC of site and submission of invoices by verifying services BOQ’s.

Troubleshooting the solutions behind degradation issue of the site and sector wise analysis. Have experience in Drive testing of the site.

Telenor 3G Vega SDR Swap Project in Central RegionAs Site EngineerMarch 2013 – September 2013

Working in Zhongxing Telecom Pakistan (PVT.)Ltd on Telenor SDR swap projectas a SDR 3G expert as a field engineer

Making plan and Implementing plan within the given resource Commissioning using EMOS software SDR sites troubling shooting and configure alarms. Expert troubleshooter on SDR 3G Working on NEC MW commissioning and troubleshooting. Site ATP & DT Expert in sites Internal & External alarms. Have good command in PAT & PAC documentation

Wajda Group Pvt Ltd As Site EngineerFeb-2012- March 2013Roles and responsibilitiesRoll out and Expansion Project

Supervised Hardware installation of Flexi and Ultra BTS Worked on offline commissioning and system integration Performing Media clearance from BSc to local end Supervising the installation of Microwave antenna following the LINK BUDGET and commissioning the

INDOOR UNITS (FXC RRI, FIU19, FIU 19E) Alarm patching and BTS OMU testing. Hardware Configuration, Software Configuration, TRx Power

Setting, BTs frequency setting, Prepare cross connection and synchronization To perform the testing of M/W link using BER (Bit Error Rate) tester. Configuration of Microwave,

Commission the microwave, Alignment of microwave Receive signal level (RSL) and FAD margin Work on online troubleshooting Media clearance, routing for new BTS site and E1troubleshooting GSM/DCS expansion on live network Hardware Installation of Nokia PDH microwave link (1+0 PDH) installation, commissioning and alignment

supervision Work on RRI card up-gradation, link up-gradation and providing support to FOPS ATP of newly installed sites before handling over to customer Routing of E.T media for newly installed site Support given to RF Drive Test team for blocking/enabling TRxs

Huawei Ufone, Zong roll out project

Huawei 3900 for Ufone Project, Installation & Commissioning of PDH & SDH Links RTN 610, RTN 620, RTN 910 and RTN 950,980 Commissioning. Media Clearance, routing for new BTS sites and E1 troubleshooting Installation, commissioning, testing, & maintenance of NEC/ RTN Microwave Installation, testing, & maintenance of Huawei BTS. Media patching, conduct PAT of site,

Pakistan Telecommunication Company LimitedAs Broadband Technical Support Centre June 2011 – Dec 2011Roles and Responsibilities: At 1218 DSL support as a TSA

Provide basic DSL support to customers. Understanding problems and to provide a suitable solution with troubleshooting. Registering complaints and provided support. Worked on Router for different configurations. Worked on BNCC, CMS, BCMS

RelacomAs Field EngineerSept 2010- May 2011Roles and Responsibilities:

Troubleshooting and maintenance of Microwave links both SDH and PDH of following vendors; Ericsson (miniLink, High Capacity & E Traffic Nodes), Alcatel , NEC & DG Telecom

Maintenance of Telco & Non-Telco equipment’s O&M tasks of the BTS & BSC sites O&M of Power Rectifier Maintenance of Telecom ZONG operator power equipment Preventive and corrective maintenance of Diesel Generator and troubleshooting all kinds of power issues

on site. Troubleshooting & alarm handling of BTS ZXG 10-BTS (V2 & V3) Troubleshooting of BTS problems Implements BTS Rooming from one BSC to another BSC Implements E1

cutovers of the BTS. Ensuring fault free connectivity with other PLMN and PSTN Capable of analyzing BSS network and give recommendations for improvement

Projects and Trainings:

MPLS VPN’s QoS & Traffic Engineering Implemented on Cisco 7200 series routers using GNS3. Intercom: Designed and operated a two way communication intercom using transmitter and receiver

and a buzzer to signal the other end. ZTE Training on NEC MW and ZTE SDR ZTE Training on 3G Equipment’s and Installations

HUAWEI UET TELECOM IT CENTER, Lahore Received onsite training on Huawei BTS3012 and BSC6000. BTS site installation and BSS

commissioning. GSM system, BTS and BSC hardware and functional structure, Data configuration, Frequency administration, BTS and BSC maintenance.

CORVIT SYSTEMS, Lahore Training of CCNA (Certified), CCNA Security and fundamentals of VoIP.

Computer and other Skills:

GPS: Trimble & Leica GPS antenna and receiver, Trimble Pivot software, Leica Geo++ & Spider Software Telecom Software’s: Nokia Ultra manager, Nokia Ultra hub manager, Nokia Flexi Manager, Nokia flexi

hub Manager and Nokia Hopper Manager, EOMS for ZTE 8700/8900A and Web based I-Passo Computer Applications: Microsoft office, MS Front page, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Solution for

PC+, Networking, Adobe Photoshop and web designing. Operating system: Microsoft windows 98/2000/XP/Vista/Win7/Win8/Windows Server Research and Analytical: By working on dissertation and several graduate level assignments, my

research and analytical skills have been matured. Communication and Interpersonal: I work well with others and communicate my ideas clearly, logically

and coherently. I am good in public dealing and speaking. Enthusiastic, quick to learn with good interpersonal and organizational skills. Have a high sense of responsibility.

Linguistic: Fluent in English, Urdu and Punjabi languages.

Personal:Father’s Name : Zafar Ahmad DarNationality : PakistaniDate of Birth : 22nd July 1987Gender : MaleStatus : SingleLanguages : English & UrduPlace of birth : Jeddah, Saudi ArabPassport No : XW1154531License : Holding a Valid UAE Driving License