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Hassan Masood

Al Yarmuk, Riyadh,Saudi Arabia

Summary

Motivated GIS Design Engineer with over 9 years of experience leading engineering design and rollout of FTTH/FTTx/LDN OFC networks. Offering expertise in technology, equipment and software selection, refinement, testing and optimization. Strong knowledge of ArcGIS, ENE, Geospatial analysis and Geodatabases.


Considered valuable asset while contributing excellence in cross-functional project leadership to deliver products and solutions on-time and within budget. Strong communicator with ability to translate design requirements into actionable plans.



Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

GIS Design Engineer

DETASAD (Pvt.) Ltd
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
11.2019 - Current
  • Design of FTTH and LDN OFC networks as per client specification and standards using ESRI ArcGIS, AutoCAD and Google Earth
  • Implementation of custom tools using ArcGIS ModelBuilder to validate attributes and topology errors
  • Integration of GIS and Fulcrum surveying tool to synchronize GIS and field team readings; thus improving the accuracy of data
  • Geo database administration and analysis to extract reports for project progress and update coverage status
  • Led client meetings and workshops to define project goals and product specifications.
  • Functioned as Vendor Coordinator to deliver requirements and perform comparative evaluation of Vendor specific products
  • Design and as-builts of more than 70,000 homes connected though FTTH all over the Kingdom
  • Update of as built in GIS and preparation of HLD/LLD/BOQ for the project
  • Optimization of processes and resources to improve timed delivery of GIS documentation
  • Scope and Requirement study to make technical proposals and estimated material and equipment costs to determine project feasibility.
  • Assign and Manage team related to survey, design and update of OFC networks
  • Inter-departmental coordination and follow-up to efficiently conclude the project within deadlines.

Assistant Manager

National Engineering and Scientific Commission, NESCOM
Islamabad, Pakistan
11.2017 - 08.2019
  • Research and Development of Radar and Communication equipment

Senior Network Engineer

NAYAtel Pvt. Ltd.
Islamabad, Pakistan
11.2013 - 11.2017
  • Functioned as Team Lead In NAYAtel Transmission Planning Department to manage Planning/Rollout of FTTH/FTTx and ArcGIS deployment/migration
  • Migration of NAYAtel OFC network from AutoCAD to ArcGIS and maintained a centralized geo-database to unify network updation and inventory
  • Successful deployment of Ericsson NE software in collaboration with TEKLABZ, Jordan to enhance ArcGIS capabilities in network planning and operations
  • Provision of requirements for Network Design, Custom Tools and Migration plan to TEKLABZ for seamless ENE deployment using existing ArcGIS database
  • Organized and presented team trainings to enhance their capability in ArcGIS and ENE
  • Successfully Planned & executed FTTx & Access network for 40+ areas; adding more than 30,000 homes and more than 10 Enterprises onto NAYAtel nationwide OFC network
  • Oversaw successful delivery of 8 large-scale network design projects, including new system design and migrations.
  • Led team of 12 designers and surveyors to deliver high quality technical customer engagement when interfacing with technical and non-technical clients.
  • Reviewed existing network environment for cost-effectiveness and recommended solutions that resulted in more than 20% annual cost savings in equipment and inventory
  • Designed and implemented network expansion and optimization solutions, improving efficiency of existing networks by 50%.
  • Optimization of Surveying process to reduce survey lead time for several days to under 24 hours
  • Held responsibility for coordination/follow-up among relevant departments for projects completion according to the plan and deadlines.

Education

MS - Information Security

Military College of Signals, NUST
Rawalpindi
08.2015 - 08.2017

BE - Electrical (Telecom

Military College of Signals, NUST
Rawalpindi
08.2009 - 08.2013

Skills

  • Advanced level knowledge of Fixed Network equipment and Link Budget Analysis, Optical Network Planning, FTTH GPON Standards and Equipment, Surveying and GIS
  • Expertise in ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, Google Earth, AutoCAD, Advance Network Design (AND) software
  • Professional documentation in Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
  • Interdepartmental Communication, Team Management, Team Grooming and Trainings
  • Technical proposals preparation and project roadmap plan provision to teams
  • Vendor coordination and communication of requirements as per project scope

Accomplishments

  • Course authorized by University of Toronto "Introduction to GIS Mapping" through Courseera in July 2022
  • Course authorized by University of Toronto "Spatial Analysis and Satellite Imagery in GIS" in Oct 2022
  • Course authorized by University of Michigan "Getting Started with Python" through Courseera in March 2022
  • Course authorized by Google on "IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts" through Courseera in in May 2022

Certification

  • Appreciation letter for achieving DETASAD targets for SEC(Dawiyat) Project
  • “Best Performer for the Year 2016” award holder in Nayatel
  • 3x times “Start Trainee Award” holder in ‘Basic Engineering Training', ‘FTTH training', ‘Cabling and Ducting training' at NAYAtel
  • Got Three Fast Track Promotions during employment in Nayatel
  • National ICT R & D Fund Scholarship holder for BE Electrical (Telecom) Engineering

Languages

Urdu
Native
English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Arabic
Intermediate

Timeline

GIS Design Engineer

DETASAD (Pvt.) Ltd
11.2019 - Current

Assistant Manager

National Engineering and Scientific Commission, NESCOM
11.2017 - 08.2019

MS - Information Security

Military College of Signals, NUST
08.2015 - 08.2017

Senior Network Engineer

NAYAtel Pvt. Ltd.
11.2013 - 11.2017

BE - Electrical (Telecom

Military College of Signals, NUST
08.2009 - 08.2013

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