Abdulla Yousuf A D Alkubaisi

• Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
• Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or workstreams.
• Collaborated with business leadership to set priorities based on business needs, resource capacity and risk exposure.
• Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.

Projects:

• Submarine cable capacity upgrade (Das-UAE to Halul-Qatar).
• OLT uplink expansion.
• ONT software upgrade.

Operations:

• Supports manager in staff and resource allocation decisions.
• Supervises effectiveness of active O&M activities of converged access and transport NW (including small cells) including Equipment management and upgrade, Fault handling, Preventive maintenance, indoor coverage upgrade/enhancement, etc.
• Communicates periodic status reports to senior management and escalates any potential issues.
• Contributes to annual operational plans and budgets (CAPEX & OPEX) for own area; once budget is approved, supports in carrying out day-to-day management of budget.
• Supports manager in providing technical expertise from Fixed Access and Transmission to other BUs when required.

Projects:

• FIFA World Cup stadiums.
• FIFA World Cup fan zones, fan festival and other related events.

Operations:

• Network KPIs’ monitoring and optimization during FIFA Arab Cup tournament.
• Established and maintained productive working relationships with stakeholders.
• Adhered to timelines to meet quality assurance targets.
• Mentored and coached entry-level and junior engineers to improve talent and boost skill levels.

Projects:

• First 5G trial use case with Nokia.
• First 100 5G site with Huawei.
• Legacy stadiums (Al Sadd & Al Gharaffa) indoor building solution system upgrade.
• Network modernization project - vendor change from Nokia to Ericsson.

Operations:

• Leading GSM site handover process from project team to operation and maintenance team.
• Planning for Qatar National Day and major events including Mobile Shelters deployments and Small Cell installations.

Projects:

• Leading Microwave (MW) to Fiber Optic (FO) project
  to migrate MW sites to FO. This participated in cost saving by managing to recover 20 MW equipment and reuse it to integrate new sites.

Operations:

• Conducted network monitoring and optimization, resulting in substantial enhancements of key performance indicators (KPIs) with minimized call drops and improved call setup success rates.
• Addressed customer complaints and conducted analysis on network interference cases.
• Maintained company inventory, ensuring hardware availability records were up-to-date.
• Enhanced operations through dedicated effort and commitment to excellence and demonstrated a friendly, supportive demeanor and offered assistance across various tasks.

Projects:

• Deployment of new GSM sites.
• Upgrade network system for Emiri Cup.

Operations:

• Monitored network KPIs' during high-demand events like the EmiriCup, overcoming capacity challenges successfully.
• Implemented flexible scheduling, working across night shifts, weekends, and holidays to ensure operational continuity and efficiency.