aamer abbasi
VP, Engineering & Construction, Hargray Fiber at Hargray Communications
confidential
accomplished telecommunication leader success spanning engineering , project finance , sale , project management . wear multiple hat achieve aggressive goal . significantly grow staff revenue year year maximizing profit . manage team responsible multi-million-dollar service revenue . thrive finding solution challenging problem , sharing knowledge others learning new idea . bring predictability timeline cost .
Hargray Communications
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hargray-communications
Savannah, Georgia Area
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VP, Engineering & Construction, Hargray Fiber
Byers Engineering Company
https://www.linkedin.com/company/byers-engineering
• Responsible for engineering services and delivery in 3 key areas: wireless site development, wireline engineering, and inside and outside plant engineering (specifically project management, sub-surface and aerial fiber design, permitting and franchising, A&E/CAD drawings, site acquisition, iDAS/oDAS engineering, and staff augmentation).
• Responsible for P&L, budget, hiring decisions, real estate/office, HR, and sales for all of West Region projects.
Pleasanton, CA
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Head of Operations and Sales, West Region
Ericsson
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ericsson
•	Responsible for hardware and services sales in Northern CA/Nevada and Mountain West regions of Verizon Wireless
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Sales Account Manager: Verizon Account Northern CA
Ericsson
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ericsson
• Market Director NCAL, responsible for managing all AT&T projects including cell-site design, site acquisition, construction—UMTS overlay, new sites, and GSM modification.

Key Accomplishments:
• Managed teams responsible for over $80M services revenue (yearly).
• Led transition process to TURF contract (AT&T) for delivery and processes.
• Provided site acquisition, construction, installation, and integration services for UMTS deployment for over 1500 cell sites (2008 and 2009).
• New-site development (UMTS) for 120 cell sites (2008 and 2009).
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Director Project Management (PMO) / Customer PM
Global Technology Associates (GTA)
Ericsson:
Responsibilities included managing team of approximately 65 people to oversee following activities:
• Transport optimization: Generate OPEX savings via optimization (leas cost routing and migrating traffic from expensive & scattered SONET rings to optimized SONET rings).
• Site Exits: OPEX/CAPEX savings by collapsing scattered MSC locations to smaller number of anchor locations (RF rehome, BSC rehome, and equipment redeployment).

Sprint/Nextel
• Supported technology groups in 4G contract negotiations with WiMax technology vendors.
• Evaluated business terms and provided guidance on technology deliverables.

Mobilitie:
• Provided support and guidance in formulating a strategy to finance, build, and operate a shared wireless backhaul network.

GlobalTower:
• Provided support in national cell tower portfolio purchase bid; activities included evaluating SLA and providing guidance on terms of purchase related tower operations.
Consultant
FiberTower Network Services Corp
https://www.linkedin.com/company/fibertower
• Responsible for vendor management and contract negotiation, new market launch, and field deployment.

Key Accomplishments:
• Developed and nurtured relationships with major outsourced vendors. Negotiated contracts for wireless backhaul deployment and managed relationship with Bechtel, WFI, LCC/Nokia, CH2M, Crown Castle, American Tower, and other smaller regional vendors.
• Launched and managed vendors to provide deployment and site acquisition services in Texas, Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, and New Jersey.
• Launched new markets in Pennsylvania, Atlanta, and the Carolinas. Responsibilities included hiring local team, engineering design, managing capital budgets, and field deployment of microwave and fiber network on more than 500 cell sites.
• Managed 35% of FiberTower’s CAPEX budget in 2006.
• Led team responsible for developing “new architecture” to penetrate deeper in existing markets and less profitable sites. Lowered the financial hurdle to select a site by 25%.
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VP, Network Planning and Development
FiberTower Network Services Corp
https://www.linkedin.com/company/fibertower
• Responsible for field deployment and site acquisition activities with overall responsibility for profitability, management of revenue targets, capital budgets, SG&A, and field operating expenses.

Key Accomplishments:
• Managed site acquisition, field operations, and engineering teams in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan.
• Accountable for profitability, including management of revenue targets for the region, capital budgets, SG&A, and field operating expenses.
• Designed, deployed, and managed wireless backhaul networks in 6 major metros for cellular carriers such as Cingular and Sprint Nextel.
• Designed and implemented fiber rings and point-to-point leased network circuits.
• Successfully negotiated contracts with several professional engineering and construction firms to bring deployment cost down by 25% and stabilize CAPEX spending.
• Obtained zoning/permit exemptions in 12 New Jersey counties. Reduced deployment schedules by 50%.
• In a tough NY environment, helped local managers increase their leadership capabilities and made the team into a cohesive unit. Successfully changed team culture from reactive to more proactive and focused on execution and goals.
• Quarter after quarter, brought predictability to deployment schedule and cost, solved sit acquisition issues, reduced write-offs and brought predictability in CAPEX forecasting.
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GM, Market Operations
FiberTower Network Services Corp
https://www.linkedin.com/company/fibertower
• Responsible for contract negotiation with equipment vendors and fiber service providers. Lab testing of network equipment. Engineering budget management and equipment procurement and inventory management.

Key Accomplishments:
• Developed teams from zero in the areas of network planning and network design. Equipment engineering (procurement and logistics) and implementation engineering (customer site installation and support).
• Managed budgeting, purchasing and supply chain activities for more than 20 national deployment projects. This included managing shipping and tracking of equipment, capital and operational budget proposals, and maintaining current view of the budgets.
• Managed teams responsible for design and implementation of fiber networks using dark fiber and LIT services. Brought fiber services to more than 100 commercial buildings and customer locations.
• Negotiated and maintained contracts with equipment vendors (ADM, MUX, etc.) and fiber/SONET service providers. Vendors included Level3, PPL, MCI, XO, Fujitsu, Adtran, etc.
• Developed network planning models for wireless backhaul network to forecast growth and manage capital budgets.
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Director, Network Planning and Engineering
Valiant Networks
https://www.linkedin.com/company/trackforcevaliant
• Established to provide services such as network design, technology analysis, testing, and network monitoring services to existing and new technology firms.
• Participated in lab certification of several equipment vendors in the area of Ethernet and SONET.
• Worked with executives of PG&E and Kansas City Light & Power in planning sessions to launch telecommunications networks.
• Led discussions to create business model and product offering based on client.
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Senior Engineer
MCI Worldcom/Verizon
• In charge of technical evaluation and vendor management of SONET/SDH and fixed wireless equipment.
• Lab certification of new hardware/software related to SONET/SDH networks.
• Initial field deployment (FVO sites) - successfully deployed equipment in Hong Kong, Singapore, Peru, Spain, and Netherlands.
Senior Engineer
M.S., M.B.A
Electrical and Computer Engineeirng
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Oklahoma State University
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B.S
Electrical Engineering
Pakistan Navy Engineering College
California Wireless Association
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iBwave Solutions Inc.
www.ibwave.com
iBwave® Design Level 1 Certified
http://www.ibwave.com/certification/CertificationRegistry.aspx
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Clover, SC
Thomas Lancaster
OEM Development  Manager   Outside Plant Solutions at Walker and Associates
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Bloomingdale, GA
Larry Wiley
Supervisor OSP Design at Hargray Communications
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-summit-1b8679b8
Lincolnton, NC
Josh Summit
Senior Manager - OSP Engineering
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-hudson-rcdd-rtpm-instf-75546068
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
James Hudson RCDD RTPM INSTF
Project Manager at IES Communications
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pattilewis
Jacksonville, FL
Patti Lewis, PMP, MFin
Vice President of Customer Operations at IQ Fiber
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveyapsuga
United States
Steve Yapsuga, EMBA
Business Investor, Organizational Leadership, Go-to-Market Strategist, Software Innovations, Wireless Infrastructure, 5G, SmartCity, Public Safety ERRCS, Podcast Host, 12,000+ Connections
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-a-rodriguez-perez-3a2166153
Greater Orlando
James A Rodriguez-Perez
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Rock Hill, SC
Chris Lee
Design Management at TELICS
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Clearwater, FL
Ed DeLong
President at Lightspeed Construction Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-menard
United States
Melissa Menard
Vice President of Business Development | Enterprise Sales | Southeast Region
https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-manning-19465870
Hooper, UT
Todd Manning
Executive project manager at Sorensen Companies, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-barber-24a950183
Greater Macon
Erin Barber
Design Engineer at Hargray Communications
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Lexington, KY
John Nolen
CEO/ President at Nolen’s Construction inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-myers-8ba85a219
Oak Island, NC
Russell Myers
Senior Manager OSP Engineering and Construction  at Segra
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United States
Tim Gibbs
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-cotton-19a21b4
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Derek Cotton
VP of Engineering at DAS Group Professionals
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikulak
Bellevue, WA
Daniel Mikulak III, P.E. - PMP
National Director, Access Construction and Engineering, AT&T Mobility
https://www.linkedin.com/in/schhabria
San Francisco Bay Area
Sanjeev Chhabria
Engineering Leadership | Networking | Cloud
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-maus-4296a68a
Charleston, SC
Mike Maus
Retired - VIce President, Construction & Engineering, Wireless & Wireline at AT&T
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Murree
aamer Abbasi
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Pakistan
Aamer Abbasi
physics  teacher at siddeeq school
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Pakistan
Aamer Mahmood Abbasi
Business Development Manager-North at SI Global Solutions Pvt. Ltd
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Lahore District
Aamer Abbasi
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Oklahoma State University - Engineering & Technology Management
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Telecoms Professionals: IoT, LTE, M2M, 5G, Internet of Things
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Bay Area Real Estate Information Hotline
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California Wireless Association
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HetNet Forum
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Speaker Magazine
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