This document is a resume for Syed Shahid Ali summarizing his objective, experience, skills, education, and references. He has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, including experience managing fiber optic networks and maintenance centers. He holds a Master's Degree in Telecommunication Engineering and a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering. He is seeking a position as an engineering director/manager where he can utilize his education and experience.

1. Sye d Shahid Ali 1
SyedShahidAli
CONTACT CT-5 Mobily Sulamina
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
E-mail: syedshahidali@engineer.com
s.ali.asq@mobily.com.sa
www.linkedin.com/in/syed-shahid-ali-11b5bb1b
Phone: +966 545544166
OBJECTIVE Seeking a position as an engineering director/manager in a creative and challenging
environment, where I can utilize my education and job experience and constantly
learn, seek and apply my knowledge with a commitment to the company's excellence.
SUMMARY Technical professional with 20+ years of excellence in the telecommunications industry.
Good knowledge & solid understanding of telecom outside plant, design principles and
planning techniques. Ability of creating & implementing Project Implementation Plan
and convey complex, technical concepts into understandable language for non-technical
people. In-depth experience in project management, performing cost analysis, training
staff on policies and operations, and developing standard operation procedures.
Consistent record of improving profit margin, seizing cost savings, and securing
customer loyalty. Proven ability to perform well under pressure with excellent
leadership, management, communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills.
Hold security clearance.
- Available for travel and relocation
PROFICIENCY Skills:
FTTx, Core and Access Fiber Network Operations Management
Complete Understanding of OTDR, LSPM & VFL troubleshooting.
Complete understanding of ducted as well direct-buried network and their O&M.
O&M TDM switches.
Installation testing Operation of Huawei AON system OLT MD 5500 and ONU UA
5000.
Cut over Project from TDM switches to NGN soft switch (shifting of PSTN/BB
subscriber from TDM switch to MSAN and MSAG network.)
Expertise in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)
General:
Massive interest in science, Technology and IT.
Interests in business development.
The ability to analyse problems and assess solutions.
Strong decision making skills.
Excellent communication skills.
The ability to prioritize and plan work effectively.
The ability to manage a budget.
Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
A clear understanding of electrical health and safety regulations.
EDUCATION Master Degree in Telecommunication Engineering (Silver Medal GPA: 3.9/4.0)
Indus Institute of Higher Education Karachi. Pakistan
Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering (Topped the class)
University of Engineering & Technology Lahore. Pakistan.
TRAININGS 1 month training of Optical Fiber Access Network (MD 5500 OLT and UA 5000 ONU)
18 months training from Telecom Staff College. Training
comprises of following Modules:
1. Basic Telephony
2. Telecom out Side Plant.
3. Transmission Media and Technique.
4. Digital Switching systems.
5. Mobile communication systems.
6. International Gate way setup.

2. Sye d Shahid Ali 2
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Al Sharq Office Company. October 2012 — Present
Project Manager FTTx Core & Access Fiber Network Mobily
East Region Oct 12 - Oct 15
Central Region Nov 15 - Present
Management of 6 Regional Maintenance Centers with 125 members' team and
monitored/performed the following tasks
Corrective and Preventive Maintenance of Access Fiber Network.
Providing investigation reports (Incident/outages) within the area of
responsibilities.
Coordination with NOC during MDT/TCN.
Maintaining & Updating the Field O&M Database.
Receiving and closing all O&M TXM field related TTs.
Perform the designated PM Checklist.
Making random visits to the routes and RMCs to check vigilance level, ensuring
resources.
Evaluating and planning O&M Setup for New Expansions and preparing DBOQs.
Back office support to field teams.
Preparing teams daily activities report and monitoring Patrolling activities of the
region.
Pakistan Telecommunication
Company Ltd
Senior Engineer Network Operations
July 2011 — Sep 2012
Managing O&M activities of MSAN, MSAG & ONUs including provision of narrow
band, broad band, IP TV service through Media access network and Media service
gateway.
Supervised cutover from TDM to IP based network including installation/testing of MSAN and
MSAG equipment of MS HUAWEI.
Detecon Al Saudia Co. Ltd. April 2009 — June 2010
Manager OSP Mobily Fiber Expansion Project
Monitoring of contractors; working for Mobily Fiber Expansion project.
ReviewandapprovalofProjectimplementationPlanREDBinderandPATBinderandfollowup
for intime completionofProjectaccordingtoProjectImplementationPlan.
Quality assurance of Mobily Fiber expansion Project according to specifications.
Testing of Optical Fiber Cable network after implementation.
Coordination in between contractor and client (Mobily) for implementation.
Pakistan Telecommunication
Company Limited
Telecom Engineer
December 1998 — May 2009
O&M of TDM switches through SIEMENS Operation and Maintenance Centre.
O&M of Optical Fiber Access Network (OLT MD 5500 and ONU UA 5000 of M/S
HUAWEI)
AON system.
Pakistan Telecommunication
Company Limited
Engineering Supervisor
Feb 1995 — 1996
Operation and maintenance of digital switching systems SIEMENS EWSD.
REFERENCES References available upon request.