Candidate Profile

FOUM ALNABHANI NUREIN, PMP®

Kampala, Uganda | +256-755-316613/+256-776-369103| fnurein@gmail.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alnabhani-nurein-pmp®-a01a0514

PROJECT DIRECTOR

Project director with 14 years’ experience of leading and building teams to achieve business objectives. Skilled

in Agile methodologies, strategic planning, performance monitoring, and change management. Strong

understanding of telecommunications and energy management, with a proven track record of delivering large-

scale projects within budget and schedule constraints. Adept at utilizing project management tools such as

JIRA, MS Project, and Power Bi. Strong communicator able to effectively report and share knowledge with

technical and non-technical team members. Seeking a challenging role to continue professional development

and deliver top-notch service.

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

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Project, program & portfolio management.

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Agile methodologies.

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Strategic planning.

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Performance monitoring & reporting.

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Change Management.

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Project control.

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Risk management.

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Project Scheduling.

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Vendor Management.

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Budget Management.

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Telecommunications management.

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Energy management.

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AC & DC Power systems

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PM Tools – JIRA, MS Project, PowerBI,

Excel, Asana, Primavera, Trello, Auto

CAD

WORK EXPERIENCE

ZTE (UGANDA) LTD– Kampala, Uganda

Project Director; MTN & AIRTEL Expansion & Roll-out Projects

Jul 2019 – Present

 Successfully managed large-scale telecommunications & energy roll-out projects, including the Airtel

and MTN expansion programs in Uganda with budgets of up to +10 million USD.

 Supported the planning of project milestones and high-level goals in coordination with clients and

partners, assisted in the development of annual planning and timely, high-quality implementation of

activities and deliverable.

 Built a strong Customer Relationship at C-Level (IT, Engineering, Marketing, Finance etc.) with daily

presence at customer site and generated effective reports to C-level executives using multiple PM

tools.

 Supported asset and organizational set-up and growth; a main contributor to the Professional

Service culture growth, delivery methodology fine-tuning as well as harvesting the best practices

from the programs driven.

 Managed and facilitated communications with external vendors and all project stakeholders.

 Managed customer critical issues and escalations and minimized complaints

 Identified & guided up-sales opportunities

 Mentored the team, during frequent interactions with them and supported them in their professional

growth, while highlighting and recognizing talents.

 Led quality assurance & standards development, systems, and O&MZTE (UGANDA) LTD– Kampala, Uganda

Executive Project Manager; Kampala, Uganda

Jan 2016 – Jun 2019

 Established project baseline plans: defined project scope, secured vital resources, supervised all

project activities, tracked project activities, drove project execution, supervised and handled

changes, conflicts, and critical issues.

 Handled customer and partner engagement and managed customer relationship building to ensure

confidence and trust.

 Controlled project finance, ensuring financial system monitoring and participation in contract

preparation and pre-sales meetings.

 Developed the PM discipline through simplification of processes, methods, and tools with creative

ideas and templates.

 Gathered requirements for ongoing projects and organize details for management use.

 Developed proposals for clients outlining scope and timeline

 Implemented quality control standards for consistent approach and results

ZTE (UGANDA) LTD– Kampala, Uganda

Project Manager; Kampala, Uganda

Jul 2012 – Dec 2015

 Led the implementation and management of Automatic Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system for

Energy expansion projects, including concept architecture and system overview.

 Performed project planning, resource allocation, performance monitoring, equipment hardware

installation acceptance, site handover processes and customer relationship management.

 Managed design of hardware and software installations projects for vending system, from

configuration of base data parameters, meter testing and calibration deployments.

 Analyzed and verified all energy savings calculations to promote environmental sustainability and

energy conservation in order to meet aggressive project requirements.

 Steered the ATC-MTN Maintenance project-Northwest Uganda region effectively, coordinated

resources to resolve network outages and incidents within defined SLAs.

 Implemented fuel and project management loop plan processing and supervision, with weekly

subcontractor checks and supervision, routine site checks, spare parts stocktaking, and fuel report

preparations.

 Led project progress; arranged meetings and customer events.

ZTE (UGANDA) LTD– Kampala, Uganda

Radio Frequency planning & Optimization Engineer

Jun 2009 – Jun 2012

 Managed a team of network planners responsible for designing and optimizing radio networks for

3G and LTE technologies

 Led the planning and implementation of network upgrades and expansion projects.

 Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve network issues

 Developed and maintained budget and resource allocation plans

 Responsible for RF site surveying and survey reporting, including coverage prediction, propagation

model tuning, and external site survey.

 Involved in RF simulation and frequency planning, as well as post- processing of drive test

measurements, analysis, and reporting.

 Responsible for network optimization, including performing drive tests and analyzing test logs for

signal strength and quality, interference, coverage lacking, neighbor cell relation, cell selection/re-

selection, and cluster optimization.

 Conducted capacity planning and network optimization to ensure network performance meets

business objectives.ZTE (UGANDA) LTD– Kampala, Uganda

Base-station Subsystem Engineer

Jan 2009 – Jun 2009

 Successfully supervised WiMAX Base Transceiver Station(BTS) hardware installations.

 Performed inspections on finished installations on site regarding UPS’s,generators and hybrid power

systems.

 Successfully installed NEC Microwave transmission radios for 26 Broadband sites

EDUCATION

UGANDA MATYRS UNIVERSITY – Kampala, Uganda

M.Sc. ICT Management, Policy and Architectural Design

MAKERERE UNIVERSITY – Kampala, Uganda.

B.Sc. Telecommunications Engineering.

CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Certifications:

 Project Management Professional (PMP)®

 Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC)TM

 Project Management Certification:Technical projects

 Project Management Foundations:Risk

 Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification

 Cisco Certified Networking Associate CCNA

 HF & VHF Radio Communications Certification

 ZTE/CLOU Smart Energy metering Certification

 ZTE RF Planning & Optimization Certification

Professional Membership:

 Project Management Institute – International

 Institute of Electrical And Electronics Engineers- International.

 Institute of Electrical And Electronics Engineers – Uganda chapter

 Project Management Institute – Uganda chapter

 Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers