Kashif Riaz

Accomplished RAN consultant with over 24+ years of experience in Ericsson & Huawei GSM, WCDMA, LTE & NR Radio Networks. Proficient in leveraging extensive technical knowledge and hands-on experience to drive Radio network operations, optimization, performance enhancement and support the roll-out of cutting edge wireless technologies.

1. RAN Engineer [GSM/LTE/5G NR-NSA] at HAYAT Communications, OMAN Vodafone NOC, (On-Site Muscat Oman) Dec 2020 – Present

2. Back Office RAN MS ZAIN [GSM/UMTS/LTE] at Ericsson, OMAN ZAIN NOC, (Remote – Sudan Project) Sep 2021 – Oct 2021

3. Back Office RAN MS ZAIN [GSM/UMTS/LTE/NR] at Ericsson, OMAN ZAIN NOC, (Remote – Bahrain Project) Jun 2021 – Aug 2021

4. RAN Contractor for 2G / 3G Band-5 Frequency change Project [GSM/UMTS/LTE] at SWI Inc. Movil+ Cable & Wireless, (Remote – Panama Project) Mar 2026 – Apr 2026

5. Back Office RAN Engineer [GSM/UMTS/LTE/5G NR] at HAYAT Communications, OMAN Ooredoo NOC, (On-Site Muscat Oman) Jun 2018 – Dec 2020

6. Back Office Wireless Engineer [SVMS RAN GSM/UMTS/LTE] at Abu Shumookh / FCCI, OMAN Ooredoo NOC, (On-Site Muscat Oman) Jul 2012 – Jun 2018

7. Senior Services Engineer [RAN Back Office] at Ericsson, PAKISTAN WARID NOC, (On-Site Lahore Pakistan) Aug 2007 – Jul 2012

8. Lead Solution Integrator RAN [GSM / LTE] at Ericsson, PAKISTAN CMPAK NOC, (On-Site Lahore Pakistan) Aug 2011 – Sep 2011

9. Lead Solution Integrator RAN [GSM/UMTS/LTE] at Ericsson, UAE ETISALAT, (On-Site AL-AIN UAE) Mar 2011 – Apr 2011

10. Lead Solution Integrator RAN [GSM/UMTS/LTE] at Ericsson, UAE ETISALAT, (On-Site Dubai UAE) Mar 2010 – Apr 2010

11. Senior Engineer BSC WARID TELECOM, (On-Site Lahore Pakistan) Apr 2006 – Jul 2007

12. Trainee Engineer / Assistant Manager BSS [Field-Operations] UFONE, (On-Site Lahore, Pakistan) Nov 2001 – Mar 2006

1. M.Sc. Physics Govt. College University, Lahore 1999 – 2001

2. PGD in Business Administration Punjab University, Lahore 1999 – 2000

3. AWS Solution Architect - Associate November 2025

4. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner August 2024

5. PMI–PMP (Credential # 2160175) March 2018 – valid till Feb 2027

6. ITIL Foundation (2011) – PeopleCert August 2017

7. Huawei HCIA – 5G June 2020

8. Huawei HCIP – LTE November 2019

9. Huawei HCIA – LTE September 2019

10. BUGS Global Certification Program – Ericsson July 2012

11. EC-101-IP Essentials – Ericsson September 2011