Muhammad Furqan ICT & Satcom Professional

Unit 14/111, Kingston Rd, Woodridge, QLD, 4112 +61 410 678 705

info@muhammadfurqan.com www.muhammadfurqan.com

au.linkedin.com/in/furqansatcom/ @furqan_satcom

Profile

An ICT & Satcom technologist, with seven years’ experience of 24/7 Network Operations, Team and Account

Management. A multitasking professional who works round the clock to meet SLA’s for managed services and strives to

obtain business of potential customers.

Keynote Speaker at VSAT Mobility 2014 held at The Mira, Hong Kong on Oct 28-29, 2014. I presented the

concept of Ring Computing: ExTerNet, an extraterrestrial network to compliment terrestrial networks with

global reach and intention for the revival Satellite Communication Industry

http://mobility.vsatevent.com/speaker/muhammad-furqan/

Featured author at Satcom Post for presenting innovative ideas related to the future of Satellite Communication

Industry

http://satcompost.com/author/mfurqan/

Skills Management

Account management for multiple customer accounts of Cellular Operators, Oil & Gas, Broadcast and ISP Account management for Satellite Operators, Vendors, Service Providers and Subcontractors Team lead for 24×7 Network Operation Center of duty shift teams and Field Support Engineers Managing duty rosters, resource movement and resource allocation Pre-Sales Engineer for potential customers, making; customized network designs, technical proposals and presentations Providing technical support to commercial and sales teams Project management and coordination for planning activities with all stakeholders and meeting agreed timelines Managing inventory at hub end and remote site earth stations

Technical

Technical site survey & complete installation of VSAT antennas and link commissioning for SCPC and DVB links Working in 24×7 Network Operations duty shifts and providing technical support whenever required Preventive maintenance and technical audit of installed sites Coordination with Satellite operators for Link Budget making, its implementation and UAT, ASI/CPI testing Complaint Log Reporting and Analysis on daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis Complaint/Outage escalation, alert generation and follow up Making of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Significant Event Report (SER) Integration and commissioning of GSM sites on VSAT backhaul Transmission for Huawei, Ericsson, NSN and Alcatel BTS GSM sites expansions and down gradations on VSAT backhaul transmission VSAT antenna pointing, assembling and satellite tracing L-Band Satellite equipment (MODEM, IFPD) configuration and installation DDF media patching for Ater, Abis transmission via G.703 interface for Ericsson krone and Huawei tag-blocks Timeslot configuration and Data rate configuration VSAT backhaul Transmission for GSM sites, including integration and commissioning

Equipment & Tools

L-Band Modems: Comtech CDM 625, Comtech QXL, Radyne DMD20 LBST, STM Turbo Solante, STM Satlink, iDirect Evolution X RF BUC: Terrasat, Comtech, Advantech, Codan, NJRC, STM. Both Ku band & C band ranging 2W to 750W Antennas: Vertex RSI 6.3m, 6.1m, 4.8m, 3.7m, 3.8m; Patriot 2.4m; Andrew 1.8m & 1.2m both C-Band and Ku-Band, motorized and manual Satellites: Intelsat IS-904, IS-902, IS-12; Paksat-1, Paksat-1R, Arabsat Badar-5, ABS-7, Asiasat-5, Singtel ST-1, RSCC Express AM-1, NSS-12 Spectrum Analyzers: Agilent, Anritsu, Rhode & Schwarz BERT: Acterna NMS: Neteye by T.Soft Computer: DOS, Windows 98, XP, 7 & 8, MS Word, Power Point, Excel, Visio & Project

Work Experience Es’hailSat -- Ministry of Defense Qatar

Satcom Specialist Dec 2012 – May 2014

Working as a Satellite Communication Specialist for the launch of Qatar’s 1st ever Satellite Es’hailSat 1. The satellite is

intended to meet country’s communication needs.

Major Responsibilities:

Working with Eutelsat and E’shailSat for pre-launch & post-launch tests Looked after all Pre-Launch activities including installations and commissioning Worked with vendors and sub-contractors for Antenna installations for TT&C and Geo Locations Supervised installation of technical rooms for TT&C and Geo Location including equipment installation, power requirements etc. Providing Voice, Video and Data connectivity to Qatar Peacekeeping defense forces deployed in Djibouti & Eretria Pre-launch testing of GSM backhauling for On-The-Move and On-The-Pause Cellular BTS to be deployed in Djibouti & Eretria

Wateen Telecom

Senior Executive Engineering Nov 2007 – Dec 2012

Wateen Telecom Ltd is an international venture of Abu Dhabi Group and currently the largest WiMax Operator and

private carrier of long-haul connectivity in Pakistan. Currently Wateen Telecom is providing VSAT/DVB services through

different satellites within Pakistan and Afghanistan

Major Responsibilities:

Account Management of Customer, Satellite Operators, Vendors and Subcontractors Team Lead for 24×7 Satellite Network Operations Center and remote Field Engineering resource Pre-Sales Engineer to work as Technical Expert with Commercial and Sales departments

Education International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan

BS Electronic Engineering Sep 2003 – Sep 2007

Registered Engineer, Pakistan Engineering Council University degree and professional experience verified by Engineers Australia Spearheaded multiple projects for relief efforts carried out after massive October 8th, 2005 earthquake in Pakistan Served as President of Binding Link for Unity of Engineers at IIU ( 2006-07) Organized 6th Convocation of International Islamic University, March 2006

Technical Training

Comtech EF Data Mar 2013

Attended Satellite Communication Course (CM-03-10), Comtech EF Data, Beijing, China

Comtech Products Overview and future technologies Operation and maintenance of CDM625 & QX Modem using Carrier-in-Carrier technology Problem solving and case study in Carrier-in-Carrier implementation Practical Lab for ODU & Modems

Added Values

Having very influential contacts all over the globe from the industry including Satellite Operators, Vendors,

Service Providers and customers. These contacts also include but not limited to 2600+ LinkedIn contacts and

600+ tweeps, with regular interactions

Travelled multiple destinations including Tokyo, Beijing, Hong Kong, Dubai, Doha, Perth, Brisbane meeting

people from the industry

Accepts new challenges and solving complex problems with stress free approach

Likes traveling frequently and willing to relocate for a worthwhile opportunity