Saddam Hossain

• Define AV & IT requirements and technology briefs in collaboration with clients
• Contribute to technology strategy documents and design AV systems
• Oversee procurement processes, providing M&E, architectural, and IT specifications for AV designs
• Manage project delivery, including design approval, inspections, commissioning, and handover
• Supervise contractor testing and AV system programming
• Develop QA processes for managing AV & IT project implementation
• Conduct research on emerging technologies, providing regular updates to the team
• Coordinate briefings from key system manufacturers
• Identify areas for innovation and service differentiation
• Design AV systems for meeting rooms, auditoriums, conferencing, digital signage, control systems, and TV distribution
• Expertise in corporate offices, schools, hotels, convention centers, and high-end residences
• Knowledge of HDMI, DisplayPort, HD-SDI systems, and content streaming

• Managed AV installations, configuration, and integration with client networks
• Conducted site surveys, pre-installation preparations, and post-installation configurations
• Developed schematics, network diagrams, and technical proposals for projects
• Oversaw content management for digital signage through Appspace
• Coordinated subcontractors and procured AV equipment for various projects
• Monitored project progress and maintenance reports
• Troubleshot software bugs, network errors, and CMS issues, improving customer satisfaction
• Worked with brands Active LED: Unilumin, LP Displays, Absen, Planer, Hikvision, Leyard, LED Vision, JY Vision
• Controller & Media Players: Novastar, ColorsLight, Brighsign, MediaVue, Cisco, Hipersign, Matrox
• Audio Visual: Poly, Cisco, Logitech, Neat, Crestron, Bose, Shure, Sennheiser, QSC, Samsung, LG, NEC, Panasonic, Clickshare, Barco, BenQ, MaxHub Huawei

Implemented system-oriented projects in collaboration with stakeholders

• Monitored application performance and resolved network and application bottlenecks
• Managed VPN, firewall configurations, and network support, ensuring security and performance
• Supported business applications, including POS system maintenance
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia