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About

Over twenty-three years delivering the infrastructure the Sultanate of Oman depends on and the leadership behind every programme.

Over 23 years directing enterprise-scale telecommunications and infrastructure delivery a career that began in 2004 with network infrastructure and Cisco/ISA administration at an Airtel partner in India, progressed through four years of carrier-grade voice and IP operations at du Telecom in the UAE (2008 to 2012), and matured through structured cabling, CCTV, and access-control programmes across Oman with Assarain Telecom (2012 to 2017). Since 2017, I've served as Project Delivery Manager at Oman International Telecommunications Co. (OHI Telecom), where I'm trusted to deliver disciplined, high-availability execution for the Sultanate's most critical institutions.

My record spans full ownership of multi-million-OMR programmes for Omantel, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the Royal Oman Police, the Ministry of Defence, and Oman's Royal Palaces including DWDM/IP core and MPLS network builds, 24/7 O&M across around 80 communication sites in the Dhahirah region, structured cabling for institutions such as the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre and the Ministry of Education, and infrastructure projects as far afield as Saudi Arabia. One highlight: an Omantel Wholesale VP Certificate of Appreciation for the successful delivery of ECTN WO#8.

Working closely with the operators I serve and with technology partners including Ciena, Cisco, and Huawei, I keep infrastructure aligned to international standards while managing up to 30 concurrent programmes with disciplined ICV, HSE, and stakeholder reporting. I lead with a servant-leadership approach investing in mentorship, arranging structured training with senior team members, and pushing ownership and on-site decision-making to where the work actually happens.

Beyond execution, I care about how delivery itself evolves. As a certified Google Cloud Generative AI Leader and an in-progress PMP candidate, I'm bringing generative AI, intelligent automation, and AI agents into how we plan, report, and manage risk sharpening stakeholder alignment and freeing teams to focus on judgment. The goal isn't to manage projects; it's to build the resilient operating frameworks that let an organisation scale with confidence.

"The best-run programs are quiet: they finish on time, they stay up, and they make the next one easier."

The standard behind every delivery.

/ FOUNDATION

Education & Training

University of Kashmir

University of Kashmir

B.Sc. · First Division · 1994

A science foundation, kept sharp over two decades through vendor engineering academies and, most recently, Google Cloud's Generative AI Leader certification.

Bachelor of Science · First Division

University of Kashmir · S.P. College, Srinagar, India

1994

Google Cloud Generative AI Leader · Professional Certificate

Google Cloud · Coursera

2025

Vendor Engineering Academies · Certified

Cisco · Ciena · Aruba (HPE) · Microsoft · Fluke Networks

2004 – 2018

Project Management (PMP Track) · In progress

PMI · 32 hrs classroom + IITC workshops

2024 – Present

/ Recognition & Appreciation

Voices of Trust

Certificates and commendations earned by delivering under pressure from the national operator, the regulator, and energy clients.

Awarded by Sohail Qadir, VP-Wholesale, Omantel, in recognition of outstanding efforts towards the successful implementation of the Ciena DWDM project ECTN WO#8.

Sohail Qadir

CEO · ZOI · Former VP-Wholesale · Omantel

Ciena DWDM · ECTN WO#8 · Omantel · Office of the VP