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Work Background
EricssonProgram Director
Jan. 2007Beirut, Riyadh, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Tehran, Cairo, Amman2023:Lead opportunities for CORE modernization for Ethiopia and Ghana as well as a greenfield operator in Kenya.
2020-2022: Managed program for STC in KSA. Lead the delivery as well cost and P/L with time and resource management
2018-219: Lead projects for Etisalat in the UAE and worked on defining the budget for the IN swap for DU.
2017-2018: Supported Ericsson Iran with MTN Irancell modernization plan for the IN platform.
2017: helped define the budget/time plan for the Orange transformation scope in Jordan
2016-2017: Lead an RfQ for Orange Global in black Africa. Scope was to define the solution, budget, plan and customer solution presentation/negotiations.
2012-2016: Program manager for MTN in the Middle East (Afghanistan and Syria). Scope included winning opportunities and delivering the assigned scope to Ericsson.
2011-2012: Supported different VAS projects in the GCC and East Africa. Scope included supervision of delivery, follow up on budget, planning future costing and needed resources.
2011-2011:Managed several RfP for STC in Riyadh
2010-2010: Program Manager for MTN operators in West Africa. Was in charge of execution, budget and time control.
2008-210: Project Manager for the IN Mobinil (now Orange) swap. Managed Ericsson partners within the scope to be delivered with emphasis on time, budget and delivery quality.
2007-2008: Total project manager for South Iran. Management on going activities for 2G rollout in South of Iran with several Project Managers for the five southern regions. Scope included time, cost and quality adherence.
SiemensProgram Manager
Mar. 1994 - Aug. 2007Beirut, Damascus, Riyadh, Dusseldorf2005-2007: Test Bed Manager. Test bed was for SW quality control. Performed the study to win the approval.
2004-2005: in charge of the operational scope Siemens for the 2nd operator in KSA. Scope included operation cost estimation, site surveys, selection of Radio roll out partners and time estimation.
2001-2004: Program Manager for Siemens in Syria. In charge of all activities related to SyriaTel (delivery, opportunity management...)
2000-2001: Line Manager for the WAP team in Siemens Human Resource Center in Lebanon
1994-2000: Implementation engineer, service delivery manager with Siemens in Beirut, Riyadh and Dusseldorf.
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