GAMAL ELDIN BADAWY MOHAMED
AL-Morooj
Summary
A highly accomplished Technical Director with over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Expertise in designing, implementing, and overseeing 5G solutions. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, managing large-scale projects, and driving innovation to meet organizational goals
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director Technical Business Solutions Design
MOBILY - Etihad Etisalat
10.2020 - Current
- Lead the technical Expertise in multiple technologies to provide the required solutions for the 5G applications and needs.
- Member in the new technologies committees like ORAN and mmwave solutions.
- Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
- Established a culture of continuous improvement by fostering open communication channels and empowering employees to voice their ideas.
- Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.
- Oversee project lifecycle from initial concept to deployment, maintaining timelines and budget constraints.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, sales, and customer support, to deliver integrated solutions.
- Spearheaded the rollout of 5G solutions across multiple markets, achieving a 20% increase in customer satisfaction.
Core Network Planning & Architecture Engineering Manager
MOBILY - Etihad Etisalat
11.2016 - 09.2020
- Designed and optimized 4G LTE networks, contributing to the company's transition to 5G technology.
- Implemented network performance monitoring tools to enhance service quality and reduce downtime.
- Trained junior engineers on best practices in network design and troubleshooting.
- Achieved a 15% reduction in network latency through optimization projects.
- Formulate department strategy for all Network technologies.
- Develop and maintain the technology roadmap for Network and adopt innovative technologies to provide state of art solutions & services to Mobily customers.
- Leverage technical partnership with vendors to utilize their R&D centers and resources to support company strategy and expansion plans for IP Transport Network.
- Study the service requests from all Mobily departments including marketing, performance, finance, business, whole sales and demand management.
- Plan and update the MObile Network architecture and expansion based on consolidated demand from all Mobily departments.
- Forecast the long/short term budget for Network based on technology roadmap / demand forecast and prepare budget requirements.
- Evaluate & establish technical requirements network capacity for Network based on consolidated demand requirements.
- Supervise all RFI’s/RFQs/RFPs committees to ensure maximum utilization/efficiency of department budget and manage the vendor response process.
- Optimize department CAPEX utilization by using smart network planning Tools
- Provide support for mega projects and business new opportunities covering whole sales, real state and all other business units.
- Develop innovative Network solutions with vendors/consultants/contractors to ensure respective quality standards are maintained to the highest level.
- Create and monitor project plans that can readily consolidate, analyze, and provide periodic progress update reports of on going network expansion / upgrade projects.
- Support the business continuity and risk management team to develop and maintain policies and procedures for risk minimization practices.
- Plan and update network architecture for IP nodes and related technologies like IP/MPLS, Internet gateways, Filtering, caching, Backhauling standards, ICT products/services, etc., and expansion based on demand from all Mobily departments and strategy/objectives.
- Provide technical solutions for all related technologies under IP Network, and their services.
- Perform and conduct Proof of Concept and trials as part of evaluation and adaptation of new technologies related to IP network and related services.
- Research and develop new Mobily Network Services and Standards for MPLS WAN, Metro Ethernet, IGW and Enterprise networks.
- Develop technical transformation plans, business cases as needed to foster adoption of new data com transport technology.
- Creates Business Cases for new networks, network services and network upgrades.
Technical Solutions Engineering Manager
MOBILY - Etihad Etisalat
04.2016 - 10.2016
- Responsible for preparing the RFP requirements from Mobily side for any new project or solutions plus deal with all vendors to select the best one based on matching the needs.
- Assisted in the planning and deployment of wireless network infrastructure.
- Conducted site surveys and network assessments to identify areas for improvement.
- Troubleshoot network issues and implement effective solutions to maintain service reliability.
- Collaborated with vendors to procure necessary equipment and software.
- Responsible for communicating with the business solution and product development team to can provide the technical solutions for the big deals and key customers like RCY [Royal Commission in Yanba] and KEAC.
- part of the estimated pricing committee with Business solution and product development Dept. for any new product offered by Mobily.
- Leading in sometimes the meetings with the client to collect the requirements and present the proposed technical solutions.
- Responsible for preparing the annual budgeting and capacity management for forecasted and existing products and solutions plus preparing and held the required presentation/meetings with the upper management to discuss the requirements.
- Responsible for defining capability, design and service flows of new products launched within Mobily IP Core network.
- Requirement gathering, system design, test and integration in line with the IP Design team standards and architecture.
- Perform testing for emerging technologies, including new equipment, protocols, and products for different vendors, including Juniper, Cisco, Huawei and Alcatel, while considering the interoperability behavior for complete the end-to-end solutions.
- Managing concerned vendors to perform full regression testing for all new hardware and software releases.
- Production of Design documents enabling network enhancement and service introduction.
- Document circulation and presentation where necessary to the Operations teams to enable on-going implementation and support of products.
- Contribute to departmental project planning at all phases of the delivery lifecycle Develop techniques to simplify the ‘transition to live' process. Build a team of service experts through transfer knowledge to Service Operations.
- Design optimal platform capacity/performance through continuous passion for the service.
- Build and maintain an IP technology lab to serve as the primary test environment.
Mobile Core - Technical Solution Consultant
MOBILY - TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS TEAM - BETA Company
05.2015 - 03.2016
- Responsible for preparing the RFP requirements from Mobily side for any new project or solutions plus deal with all vendors to select the best one based on matching the needs.
- Responsible for communicating with the business solution and product development team to can provide the technical solutions for the big deals and key customers like RCY [Royal Commission in Yanba] and KEAC.
- part of the estimated pricing committee with Business solution and product development Dept. for any new product offered by Mobily.
- Leading in sometimes the meetings with the client to collect the requirements and present the proposed technical solutions.
- Responsible for preparing the annual budgeting and capacity management for forecasted and existing products and solutions plus preparing and held the required presentation/meetings with the upper management to discuss the requirements.
- Responsible for defining capability, design and service flows of new products launched within Mobily IP Core network.
- Requirement gathering, system design, test and integration in line with the IP Design team standards and architecture.
- Perform testing for emerging technologies, including new equipment, protocols, and products for different vendors, including Juniper, Cisco, Huawei and Alcatel, while considering the interoperability behavior for complete the end-to-end solutions.
- Managing concerned vendors to perform full regression testing for all new hardware and software releases.
- Production of Design documents enabling network enhancement and service introduction.
- Document circulation and presentation where necessary to the Operations teams to enable on-going implementation and support of products.
- Contribute to departmental project planning at all phases of the delivery lifecycle Develop techniques to simplify the ‘transition to live' process.
- Build a team of service experts through transfer knowledge to Service Operations.
- Design optimal platform capacity/performance through continuous passion for the service.
- Build and maintain an IP technology lab to serve as the primary test environment.
Senior Core Network Design Consultant
MOBILY - DATA & SOLUTIONS | PLANNING & DESIGN – DEPT - BMC Company
11.2012 - 04.2015
- Accountable for the technical specification, design, test and integration of new IP based products & services into the Mobily network in line with agreed project budget, quality & time constraints.
- Provide high quality documented service designs for handover to Service Operations and Planning teams for ongoing rollout and support.
- To work with various areas of the Mobily and Supplier organizations to develop and deploy new IP based services in the Mobily Core Network and products in line with strategic goals.
- To assist with delivering these products to the live network, through requirements gathering, testing, production of implementation and support strategies.
- Work with the element specialists within the design teams to ensure capability demands are delivered through existing or new network elements
- Provide technical guidance to assist support teams with live issues and assure quality maintenance releases on network elements.
IP/MPLS -Core SUPERVISOUR - DataComm Dept
LINKdotNET - DataComm Dept
06.2010 - 10.2012
- Responsible for Troubleshooting of routers, switches and connectivity network and customers devices.
- Responsible for all h/w and s/w problems for all routers in the network and from customer side e.g. upgrading IOS images and Memory or Flash upgrade.
- Responsible for maintaining the Operation of Core Network, maintaining the connectivity of all customers.
- Handling the requisition of IP address space and Autonomous System Number from RIPE.
- Responsible for the configuration of dynamic routing.
- Responsible for peering point between our network and customers.
Mobile Backhaul - Senior Engineer - DataComm Dept
LINKdotNET - DataComm Dept.
11.2007 - 05.2010
- Maintaining the Reliability and availability of Core network resources (Core/Edge Routers, BRAS).
- Escalating and interfacing with Vendors for equipments and SW related issues( Bugs, Problems, RMA, etc)
- Network equipment’s Operations (upgrades, replacement, etc).
- Equipment releases maintenance and upgrades plus troubleshooting Network technical problems.
- Providing technical guide documentations for network troubleshooting and network configurations details.
- Managing the network security and securing access to network resources.
- Operating and managing the network element and node management servers.
- NOC 3rd Level Support for customer and Core network related problems plus working with Juniper routers M-series (M320 – M40 – M10 – M7 ), E-series and Cisco Catalyst switches.
Enterprise Network Engineer - DataComm Dept.
LINKdotNET - DataComm Dept.
02.2005 - 10.2007
- Handle any technical inquiry and solve it immediately or escalate it to be solved.
- Troubleshooting VPN MPLS ,Layer 2 VPN ,ISDN and internet connections
- Working with Cisco routers 7200, 3600, 1700, 1600 and Cisco Catalyest switches.
- Working with Juniper routers M-series (M120-M10), E-series and Cisco Catalyst switches.- ATM switches (MGX and BPX) and ATM&TDM DSLAMs and Modems.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering of Communications & Electronics - Communication Dept.
Faculty of Engineering - Helwan Universty
Cairo, Egypt2004
Skills
- 5G Network Design and Implementation
- Team Leadership and Development
- Network Optimization and Performance
- Strategic Planning with build clear roadmap per technology
- High experience in preparing the RFPs documents
- Extensive knowledge of designing, planning, implementation and configuring complex multi-vendor service providers networks
- Experienced in dealing with different vendors
- Validating new solutions, technologies and products
- Optimization and performance tuning
- Collect operational and trend statistics and to analyze performance results
- Understanding the business requirements and translating it into technical solution
- Manage dealing with different stick holders in their language, while meeting their personal and business Agenda
- Knowledge of configuration management processes and tools
- Develop standards, procedures and other documentation
- High presentation and documentation skills
Technical Skills
- Extensive experience in network architectures and topologies (20 Years)
- Ability to design and optimize backhaul networks.
- Experience with 5G NR (New Radio) standards.
- Expert with 5G core network architecture and protocols.
- Expert in fiber optics, microwave, and millimeter-wave transmission.
- Expert in DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing).
- Expert in IP and MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) networks and Segment Routing.
- Expert in LTE, 4G, and previous generations for backward compatibility.
- Familiarity with technologies affecting backhaul, like Small Cells.
- Awareness of network security principles, particularly for 5G.
- Skills in network performance analysis and optimization.
- Proficiency in using network performance and monitoring tools.
- Experiences with SDN for network automation.
- Experience with NFV for virtualized backhaul solutions.
- Familiarity with key vendor products and solutions from companies like Nokia, Huawei, Ericsson.
- Knowledge of telecommunications regulations and standards.
- Skills in managing large-scale network deployments.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex network issues.
PROJECTS LIST
- FWA - provide Business solutions over 5G connectivity
- Fronthaul connectivity for CRAN and ORAN
- transformation from legacy EPC to virtualization EPC
- Fiberization for 5G sites for better latency and capacity
- Synchronization project by building two level of sync source PRTC and EPRTC to provide backup source for TDD 4G and 5G incase of GPS issues.
- Automation for slicing creation over the network E2E.
- Unified PE project.
- Seamless MPLS project.
- IP/OPTIC integration project.
- FTTM project.
- Mobily Mega Project.
- Dual Plan Project.
- IGW Expansion Project.
- Internet RR and VPN RR Re-Design Project.
- Inter-AS with Mobile, Enterprise and MGN Re-Design Project.
- BNG Project.
- Mobile Backhauling; 4G, 3G, 2G Project.
- MSMN IPv6 Project
- CGNAT Project.
- Consolidating Mobile Backhaul QoS Project.
- IPTV Project
- VoIP FTTH Project
- Public WiFi Project
Certification
- Master Degree in Business Administration - MBA , Arabic Academy for science , technology & Maritime Transport - Aug 2021
- Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert – Emeritus-SP)
- Cisco Certified Internetwork Professionalism Routing and Switching Cisco ID: CSCO10957978
- Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional – JNCIP-SP - #998
- Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert – JNCIE-SP - #998
- ONF - SDN ASSOCIATE - SDN10621
- TOGAF Release 9
- Paython Course - DEVNET/Cisco
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt
- Date of Birth: 23th of September, 1982
- Status: Married
- Military status: Exempted
Timeline
Director Technical Business Solutions Design
MOBILY - Etihad Etisalat
10.2020 - Current
Core Network Planning & Architecture Engineering Manager
MOBILY - Etihad Etisalat
11.2016 - 09.2020
Technical Solutions Engineering Manager
MOBILY - Etihad Etisalat
04.2016 - 10.2016
Mobile Core - Technical Solution Consultant
MOBILY - TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS TEAM - BETA Company
05.2015 - 03.2016
Senior Core Network Design Consultant
MOBILY - DATA & SOLUTIONS | PLANNING & DESIGN – DEPT - BMC Company
11.2012 - 04.2015
IP/MPLS -Core SUPERVISOUR - DataComm Dept
LINKdotNET - DataComm Dept
06.2010 - 10.2012
Mobile Backhaul - Senior Engineer - DataComm Dept
LINKdotNET - DataComm Dept.
11.2007 - 05.2010
Enterprise Network Engineer - DataComm Dept.
LINKdotNET - DataComm Dept.
02.2005 - 10.2007
Bachelor of Science in Engineering of Communications & Electronics - Communication Dept.
Faculty of Engineering - Helwan Universty
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