Zakria Jalil
Islamabad
Summary
Result oriented professional with over a decade of experience spanning Public service, Project Management and Telecommunications. Currently serving as an Assistant Advisor at Federal Tax Ombudsman, specializing in administrative support, Digital communication and outreach. Skilled in leading Large-scale implantation projects, vendor coordination and compliance with regulatory frameworks. Adept at stakeholder engagement, content management and delivering solutions under pressure. Recognized for adaptability, teamwork and a consistent record of improving institutional efficiency and service delivery.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Advisor
Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO)
12.2022 - Current
- Recording, indexing and weeding of files.
- Keeping a note of all important orders and decisions.
- Monitoring analytics and engagement metrics to enhance outreach.
- Creating and curating engaging digital content aligned with institutional messaging and strategic communication goals.
- Managing the organization’s website, regularly updating it with news, events, documents, and media.
- Designing and publishing monthly newsletters, integrating visual elements and key highlights to improve reader engagement.
- Handling end-to-end social media operations: content planning, daily posting, community interaction, and performance tracking across multiple platforms.
- Coordination with local offices and international counterparts to gather, vet, and incorporate media inputs for unified messaging.
Implementation Manager
Amanullah Khan & Co Pvt Ltd
03.2021 - 09.2022
- To coordinate and oversee vendors, contractors and assigned stakeholders for multiple OSP projects.
- To administer meetings and ensure proper accountability for project related activities.
- To meet deadlines, which may include redirecting resources to complete priority projects.
- To comply with and respond to federal, state and local regulations.
- To assist in the procurement of materials, standards, and specifications for OSP and company resources including making recommendations based on telco experience.
- To arrange Right of Way, NOC's from federal or provincial departments.
- Successfully completed CMPak project Sargodha to Sahiwal as an implementation manager.
- Worked as implementation manager on SCO Pak-China OFC Protection Project.
Project Manager OSP
Earth Tech Pvt. Ltd.
03.2019 - 02.2021
- To develop and adhere to FTTP project plans, with focus on scope, time, cost, quality, communications, risk, procurement and stakeholder management.
- To coordinate and oversee vendors, contractors and assigned stakeholders for multiple OSP projects.
- To administer meetings and ensure proper accountability for project related activities.
- To meet deadlines, which may include redirecting resources to complete priority projects.
- To comply with and respond to federal, state and local regulations.
- To assist in the procurement of materials, standards, and specifications for OSP and Company resources, including making recommendations based on telco experience.
- To lead and support assigned direct reports.
OSP (optical fiber) Implementation Manager
Huawei Technologies
08.2016 - 01.2019
- To ensure accuracy, timeliness, and consistency of accounting for project scheduling, project status reporting and budgetary governance.
- Drive the development of consistent execution of operationally efficient and effective processes.
- To develop, implement and monitor proper project status reporting and establish internal controls as well as key operational management controls.
- Ensure that customer issues (fiber restoration) are resolved quickly as outlined in the service level agreements.
- Work with the Small Cell, Fiber Solutions and Venue teams to ensure effective handoff practices and to ensure capital, repair & maintenance expenditures are coded appropriately.
- Managing, supervising and controlling OSP construction quality to assure OSP work complies with existing technical specifications and standards.
- Coping with subcontractor’s BOQ, design changes on site which arises from other reasonable causes.
- Managing technical OSP works on survey/design, implementation and acceptance.
- Support on fabricating and revising OSP E2E master plan and rollout tracking sheet.
- Working on OSP technical training and guidance to project staff during E2E OSP implementation.
- To collect customer requirement regarding OSP work process.
- Progress management by tracking the real progress of onsite OSP constructions making sure progress corresponds to delivery schedule.
- Daily Report to PD/PM.
- Assuring on-site construction labor force’s safety.
- Worked as OSP Implementation Manager for Safe City Project Lahore and successfully completed SCO Pak-China OFC Project.
Engineer (Infrastructure Operations)
Multinet Pakistan Pvt. Ltd
01.2015 - 02.2016
- Perform site visits for documentation of existing systems and building conditions.
- Perform on site assignments for both OSP and ISP.
- Coordinate system layout and drawings with other disciplines.
- Perform Telecommunications analysis and develop appropriate system concepts and layouts.
- Design Telecommunications systems, including calculations and cost estimating.
- Review and evaluate shop drawings and product submittals.
- Visit construction sites to inspect work in progress or completed.
- Prepare Design Analysis and Engineering Reports.
- Complete complex and specialty types of outside plant, paging, and security and secure network system designs.
- Apply technical standards and specifications, review technical infrastructure design proposals and AS-BUILTS, assess and report technical compliance/non-compliance with established standards and specifications.
- Evaluate and approve design changes, specifications and drawing releases.
- Coordinate activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, resolving engineering design and test problems.
- Maintain database.
- Carrying ONU testing for our GPON customers either new deployments or other complains.
- Coordinates with technical teams regarding on field issues.
- Have a complete knowledge of splicing, OTDR, and other optical processes.
- Worked as OSP Engineer for Huawei Safe City Project Islamabad and carried out whole project successfully.
Project Engineer (PTCL Project)
CCS China Comservice Private limited Pakistan
10.2012 - 10.2014
- Primarily responsible for facilitating project management in effective and efficient management of projects
- Prepares project schedules and other project artifacts as per the project need with input from relevant stakeholders.
- Coordinate project staff to ensure that all project elements are delivered within their schedules.
- Facilitate planning meetings and workshops when required. Follows up on tasks and work for issue resolution.
- Facilitates in project communication and reporting.
- Collects, compiles, analyses and reports project and process data to facilitate in making informed decisions.
- Tracks project progress and reports status periodically as per the project requirements and project management process.
- Responsible for handling technical cases on ticket system and keep tracking these problems during the whole resolving process.
- Maintaining all business relations with PTCL.
- Approval of PO’s.
- Resolving the issues coming in the project work.
Site Engineer
Celeros Networks Private Ltd
04.2012 - 10.2012
- CMPak ZTE Operations at C-1 Region
- Operation and maintenance, performed Preventive & Corrective Maintenance, on ZTE & DG Telecom Equipment
- ZTE BTS BS8700 SDR Troubleshooting
- ZTE BTS 8112 Troubleshooting
- ZTE EASS Troubleshooting
- Check the problems occurs in DG Telecom Microwave ODU and IDU
- Installation of ZTE Battery Backup
Internee
PTCL
- Worked as an Internee in the PTCL for two months and I have good grip over the following areas:
- Main distribution frame (MDF) section.
- Switching section.
- Microwave section
Education
Secondary School Certificate - Science
Al-Imtiaz Academy
01.2003
Bachelors - Electronic Engineering
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
01.2011
Faculty of Science - Pre-Engg
Post Graduate College
01.2005
Skills
- Effective managerial techniques
- Adaptable
- Ability to work under pressure
- Prioritization
- Team work and collaboration
Accomplishments
- Captain of college cricket team, player of university cricket team, player of university football team
- Winner of all art competitions held at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad
- Won the trip to China as Athlete for the national level games, won Gold medal in 400 meters and Silver medal in 100 meters.
Affiliations
Pakistan Engineering Council
Engineers Australia
Languages
English
Urdu
Punjabi
Hindko
Extra Educational Activities
Attend Seminar on Industrial Controls Systems and PLC programming. Actively fulfilled all my responsibilities as Class Representative at School College Level. Attend a seminar on importance of Knowledge management in Pakistan Industries. Attend workshop on MATLAB based programming.
Training
- WCDMA (3G) RF Optimization.
- Evolution of Mobile Technologies
- UMTS/WCDMA Network Architecture
- WCDMA Transmitter & Receiver Architecture
- Scrambling/Channelization Codes
- Rake Receiver Design
- Wireless Channel Issues and Propagation Models
- WCDMA UE Interface Layers
- 3GPP UMTS/WCDMA Frame Structure and Channels
- WCDMA Signaling Procedure
- WCDMA HDSPA/HUSPA Principles
- WCDMA Optimization & Feature Algorithms
- UMTS/WCDMA Call Flow Procedure
- Impact of Power Control on WCDMA Network Performance
- WCDMA Network Congestion/Load Control as per Traffic
- Radio Network Planning Fundamentals
- Introduction to Drive Testing Procedure and DT Tools
- TEMS Introduction & 3G DT.
- WCDMA RAN KPIs and Related Counters
- RAN Optimization & Troubleshooting Case Studies
Professional Software’s
- MATLAB
- MS Office, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint
- C++, FORTRAN 90, ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE FOR INTEL MICROPROCESSORS
Hobbies and Interests
Painting, Personal Training, Football, Calligraphy
Abstract Calligraphy Artist
Beyond my professional expertise, I am a passionate calligraphy artist, which reflects my creativity, patience, and attention to detail. As an active athlete, I bring discipline, resilience, and a strong team spirit to every challenge. Above all, I pride myself on being a constant hard worker, committed to continuous learning, personal growth, and delivering excellence in all areas of life.
Timeline
Assistant Advisor
Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO)
12.2022 - Current
Implementation Manager
Amanullah Khan & Co Pvt Ltd
03.2021 - 09.2022
Project Manager OSP
Earth Tech Pvt. Ltd.
03.2019 - 02.2021
OSP (optical fiber) Implementation Manager
Huawei Technologies
08.2016 - 01.2019
Engineer (Infrastructure Operations)
Multinet Pakistan Pvt. Ltd
01.2015 - 02.2016
Project Engineer (PTCL Project)
CCS China Comservice Private limited Pakistan
10.2012 - 10.2014
Site Engineer
Celeros Networks Private Ltd
04.2012 - 10.2012
Internee
PTCL
Bachelors - Electronic Engineering
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Faculty of Science - Pre-Engg
Post Graduate College
Secondary School Certificate - Science
Al-Imtiaz Academy
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