AHMAD REDZUAN BIN ABU HASAN
12, Jalan Sierra Ukay 5,
Taman Sierra Ukay,
68000 Ampang, Selangor
H/P: 017-3417260
Email:g_wa@yahoo.com
I) Career Objective
To obtain a long-term career managing a technology team, collaborating with internal/vendor/
customer contacts, and architecting innovative and highly effective technical and business
solutions.
II) Professional strengths
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Possess 13 years of professional technical and business working experiences
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Extensive knowledge of project/product management and process improvement
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Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical, scientific, business and legal documents
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Ability to respond to common complaints/inquiries from colleagues and customers
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Possess excellent organizational and management skills
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Possess excellent communication skills
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Proven ability to handle different projects
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Extensive knowledge of setting and managing budgets within limits
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Goal-oriented and ability to work under skills
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Possess excellent monitoring and supervisory skills
III) Skills and Abilities
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Possess hands on working experiences in the area of:
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Technology and system solutioning
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Design and development
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Industrialization and manufacturing
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System integration, testing and support
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Leadership and project management
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Marketing/sales support/business development
Have a capacity to think broadly and strategically about an industry and then apply it to
the company/business unit
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Good experiences in deliverable project/product: conceptualization, design, development,
qualification, validation, industrialization, manufacturing, system integration and testing.
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Strong background in electronics and communication, particularly hardware and mixed
signal design
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Excellent knowledge and usage of wide-range electronics and communication design tools
and equipment
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Strong competency in the use of a wide variety of software packages including Microsoft
Office. Able to develop useful excel tool to ease the repetitive calculation.
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Good experiences in negotiation and presentation skills
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Able to interact with people at all levels and customer
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Able to train and develop team members up to the skill required
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Key team player
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Excellent communication skills in Malay, French and English languages, both spoken and
written
IV) Accomplishment
1 – Assembled and led a team responsible for preparation proposal of 3 years technical
development program. Proposal worth of RM4M for 3 years presented and approved by the CEO.
Company
: Sapura Secured Technologies
Project Name
: UAV 3 years development program
Duration
: Apr12 – today (implementation in progress)
Role
: Team Leader
Team Size
:9
Skills
: Technology, system architecture and solutioning
2 – Nominated by CEO to lead a team to perform a technical audit on the subsidiary company in
Australia and report back to the Board of Directors. Proposed together with financial audit team
report, a re-structuring of the subsidiary company which leads to potential save of AUD1M per
year.
Company
: Sapura Secured Technologies
Project Name
: Technical Audit Sapura’s Australian subsidiary company
Duration
: Jan12 – today (implementation in progress)
Role
: Team Leader
Team Size
:4
Skills
: Technology, system solutioning, financial and business background
3 – Responsible in developing, system integrating and technical support for Embedded System
product, functionality and Integration for the Network Centric Operation (NCO) project. The NCO
contract awarded to Sapura worth of RM148M for Phase 1A covering 2 years of development and
System Integration.
Company
: Sapura Secured Technologies
Project Name
: NCO for Malaysian Joint-Force
Duration
: Jan09 – Jul11
Role
: Technical Support Manager, Embedded System
Team Size
:5
Skills
: Embedded System Solution Architecture
4 – Successfully developed and launched new product (Single Channel Audio Bridge - SCAB) and
sold the product with TETRA technology solution to major Government Agencies in Malaysia like
Army, Police, Fire Department, MOH and Air Force. Supplied contract to Government Agency worth
in total RM10M. SCAB innovation has won the Gold Awards in the telecommunications category
during the International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX) Malaysia 2012.
Company
: Sapura Secured Technologies
Project Name
: SCAB for Malaysia Government Agencies
Duration
: Aug08 to Aug10
Role
: Project Manager, Hardware Developer
Team Size
:8
Skills
: Design, Development, Qualification, Industrialization & Manufacturing
5 – Successfully developed and improved the performance of present product (Tire pressure
measurement System – TPMS) which lead to material cost reduction and improvement of product
functionality and performances. The result improved on revenue more than 10%.
Company
: Felio Research & Development Sdn Bhd
Project Name
: TPMS for major car manufacturer – Toyota, GM, Peugeot
Duration
: Sept07 to Jul08
Role
: Team Leader, Designer
Team Size
:3
Skills
: Radio Frequency (RF) design, Embedded Software
6 - Successfully developed and launched new product (HF/VHF Repeater) and sold the product to
a Malaysian Army. The sale of the product boosted also the sale of company main product
(TRC5102 transceiver) due to its matrix cross-functionality. Total TRC5102 sales to Malaysian
Army exceed 1000 units to date. Both products are also for export market like Vietnam, Pakistan,
African countries and South American countries.
Company
: Sapura Thales Electronics Sdn Bhd
Project name
: Malaysia Army, Asian and African region Army
Duration
: Dec03 to Jul07
Role
: Senior Designer
Team Size
:5
Skills
: System architecture, analog and mixed signal design, Radio Frequency
circuitry
7 – Highest ever-team sales performance in terms of profits in Asia Pacific for the mobile network
system of GSM in 2002. Had been given responsible to handle Marketing and Technical Sale
Support for big contract awarded to Alcatel (TA Orange Thailand).
Company
: Alcatel Network System (M) Sdn Bhd
Project name
: TA Orange GSM1800 Network Thailand
Duration
: Jan01 to Apr03
Role
: Marketing and Sales Support
Team Size
: 10 (at regional level)
Skills
: Marketing, Sales, Technical Support, Product and System
8 – Developed a useful tool based on Microsoft Excel Macro to formulated the Profit & Lost (P&L)
calculation and generate automatically the bill of quantity and pricing required for a proposal. The
tool has been then used and practiced widely all over Alcatel Asia Pacific Regional offices.
Company
: Alcatel Network System (M) Sdn Bhd
Project name
: P&L generation tool for Alcatel Asia Pacific Regional Offices
Duration
: Jan00 to Dec02
Role
: Developer
Team Size
:2
Skills
: Microsoft Excel Macro, Business and Financial
V) Career Experience
August 2011 – Today
Company Name
: Sapura Secured Technologies
Position Level
: Technical Manager, UAV Business Unit
Specialization
: System Architecture & Solutionning
Industry
: Aerospace & Aviation (Unmanned Arial System)
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Responsible for the technical integrity of Unmanned Arial System projects while providing
technical guidance to management and department staff at the product, program, and project
levels. Day-to-day lead on assigned projects and works with technical leadership to perform
evaluations and feasibility reviews of creative concepts and technology solutions.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1 - Act as a point of technical escalation and resolution during the project lifecycle as it relates to
technical decisions
2 - Determine and provide a necessary level of technical documentation during requirements
gathering, based on technical services group standards and procedures and discussions with
project staff, industry experience, and technical vendors
3 - Assist the Business Head with scoping, identification of project deliverables, and creation of
project-specific documentation such as functional specifications, technical specifications, etc.
4 - Pro-actively work with Business Head to ensure that appropriate staffing resources are
assigned, put in place, and effectively utilized at the appropriate time
5 - Lead adherence to product requirements at the technical level
6 - Qualify and provide definition to technical strategy by performing evaluations and
assessments on the various technical aspects of a product
7 - Work closely with quality assurance resources to create test plans and ensure that issues are
properly assigned, fixed, and regressed
8 - Communicate daily regarding project status with appropriate team members
9 - Provide technical consultancy to department staff and participate in business development
efforts including proposals, development plans, and presentations
10 - Keep abreast of industry trends and advancements in unmanned system technology
August 2008 – July 2011
Company Name
: Sapura Secured Technologies
Position Level
: Technical Manager, Embedded System
Specialization
: Research Development & Project (Innovation)
Industry
: Engineering – Electronics/Communications Defenses
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Responsible for Embedded System solution development and delivery by providing technical
direction for the development, design, and system integration for client engagement from
definition phase through implementation. Responsible also for technical effort management role
to create and execute development plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and
requirements.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1 - Provided technical direction for the Embedded System development, design, and systems
integration in the area of defense communication and security
2 – Developed system architecture and high level design of Embedded System products to be
parts of product deliverable for Network Centric Operation (NCO) contract awarded to Sapura:
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Tactical Multi-Access Integrator with the objective to provide a unifying architecture for
IP-based services for both packet-switched and circuit-switched communications
networks
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Tactical voice/data/video gateway with the capability of enabling secured communication
over analog point-to-point radios
3 – Developed system functionality and system integration of the Embedded System products with
all the systems available on the Network Centric Operation (NCO) to achieve to the system level
design.
4 – Completed the development of Single Channel Audio Bridge (SCAB) with the expertise focus on
analog, mixed signal and power supply design. Applied significant knowledge of industry trends
and developments to improve product to be the best in the market
5 – Involved in qualification process based on the requirements for control of electromagnetic
interference emissions and susceptibility (MIL-STD-461F) and based on test method standard for
environment engineering consideration and laboratory tests (MIL-STD-810F)
6 – Served as liaison between development staff and project manager and keep project manager
well informed of status of development effort.
7 - Owned the development lifecycle and was responsible for managing technical risks
throughout the project and managed technical resources within budget and project schedule
8 – Supervised team with the qualification from technician up to assistance manager levels having
the competency in mixed signal design, baseband design, analog & power supply design and
embedded software design
EXPERIENCES GAINED:
1 – Experienced in developing the system architecture and high level design on the embedded
system area involving the Microprocessor and DSP Design
2 – Experienced in going though all the process and methodology of design and development
including technical risks and managing resourcing and budget
3 – Exposure to the latest Intel based x86 64-bits microprocessor technology and microarchitecture
4 – Exposure to the new software development technology: Red Hat LINUX, OpenBSD and RealTime Operating System (RTOS)
5 – Knowledgeable on the process and documentations on the product and system design,
development and system integration
6 – Good leadership, team player and multi-tasking capabilities
September 2007 – July 2008
Company Name
: Felio Research & Development Sdn Bhd
Position Title
: Chief Engineer
Specialization
: Research & Development
Industry
: Engineering – Electronics/Automotive
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Responsible for research and develop ideas for new OEM products for automotive and production
systems. Responsible also for improvement the performance and efficiency of existing products.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1 – Researched, development and production support on the OEM product for automotive
industries
2 - Handled the improvement of performance and efficiency of existing product (Tire Pressure
Monitoring System – TPMS). Developed the complete upgrade design solution of TPMS that
involved the specifications, architecture, transmitter/receiver circuitry, sensors, uController and
embedded software.
3 - Applied the improvement performance and efficiency design to the company core product:
Parking sensor.
4 - Managed and supervised small group which comprise of Engineers/Technicians specialized in
Radio Frequency design, testing and system integration.
EXPERIENCES GAINED:
1 - Full authority of the management research and development of a product and supervised
directly by R&D Director.
2 - Proven initiative and ability to work with minimal supervision.
3 - Knowledge on the different type of design such as uController and embedded software.
4 - Capabilities to work under pressure and committed to produce quality automotive accessories
and timely response
April 2003 – August 2007
Company Name
: Sapura Thales Electronics Sdn Bhd
Position Title
: Senior Electronics Design Engineer
Specialization
: Research Development & Project
Industry
: Engineering – Electronics/Communications Defenses
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Responsible for research and development of product and system by applying the latest
technology and trend available in the market. Responsible also for improvement the performance
and efficiency of existing products.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1 - Designed and managed the development of radio-communications equipment, accessories
and test benches on the defense sectors.
2 - Worked under the joint-venture group between SAPURA and THALES and dealing with the
military communication equipment.
3 – Completed the development of product (HF/VHF Repeater) and sold the product with the radio
system to the Malaysian Army.
4 – Completed system integration, functionality and interoperability testing of military radio
communication and accessories (different vendors and technologies):
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Polymer Lithium-Ion battery technology
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Multiplexed Automatic Telephone system (MATEL) technology from United Kingdom
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Thales HF/VHF/UHF transceivers
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Tetra over IP communication technology
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EMC/EMI standard for military application
5 - Involved in system integration, testing, support and repair of military communication
equipment
6 - Involved in response of technical proposal and proof of concept (POC) in field
EXPERIENCES GAINED:
1 – Knowledge on product design and development: completed design solution of a HF/VHF
repeater involving specifications, architecture, logic design, analog, audio, and RF circuitry.
2 - Knowledge of transmitters, receivers, modulators/demodulators.
3 - Knowledge in testing and evaluating prototype using a broad range and mixed signal test
equipment. Areas of expertise include PCB design and simulation using the CAD tool.
4 – Experienced in system integration, functionality, interoperability testing and repair of products
and system
5 – Exposure to latest technology applicable to military application and design
6 – Exposure to Military Standard for EMC/EMI, environment and mechanical specification
October 1999 – April 2003
Company Name
: Alcatel Network Systems (M) Sdn Bhd
Position Title
: Senior Project Engineer
Specialization
: Marketing/Sales-Supports/Business Development
Industry
: Telecommunication
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Responsible for actively driving and managing the technology evaluation stage of the sales
process, working in conjunction with the sales team as the key technical advisor and product
advocate for Alcatel BSS Network. Able to articulate technology and product positioning to both
business and technical users.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1 - Anticipated technical issues that sales and their respective accounts encounters to assure
complete customer satisfaction through all stages of the sales process.
2 - Established and maintained strong relationships throughout the sales cycle with sales team,
program management team and end users.
3 - Monitored sales activity and recommended additional technical support to improve their
proficiency and reach.
4 - Served as the ongoing customer support interface to end use customers.
5 - Responsive and empathetic problem solver in diagnosing and trouble-shooting issues during
sales activities cycle.
6 - Responsible for marketing and research of product and system by applying the latest
technology and trend available in the market.
EXPERIENCES GAINED:
1 – Involved in marketing and sales support activities for all Alcatel’s customers in Asia Pacific
region such as:
- Malaysia: CELCOM GSM900, GSM1800, GPRS, VSAT solution and Telekom Malaysia 3G
anticipation program.
- Philippines: ISLACOM GSM 900, DiGitel GSM 1800
- Thailand: TAO GSM 1800 and GPRS
- French Polynesia: Tikiphone GSM 900 and Vsat Solution
- New Caledonia: Mobilis GSM 900
- Kingdom of Tonga: TTC GSM 900 and Vsat solution
- Vanuatu: TVL GSM900
2 – Knowledge in response to customers' RFI/RFP/RFQ
3 – Knowledge in network dimensioning and network planning design (GSM radio network)
4 – Experienced in Project Management and Product/System Presentation
5 – Exposure to Business and Sales cycles including preparing the P&L sheet for financial Control
and Management review
VI) Education Qualification
Level
: Master’s Degree
Field of Study
: Electronics, Electrotechnics & Automations (Maitrise EEA)
Major
: Electronics/Microelectronics
Name of Institution
: Universite Blaise Pascal, Clermont Ferrand, France
Date of Awarded
: 1999
Method of study
: Coursework and Dissertation
Course Summary
: A subdivision of the electronics fields, the practice of microelectronics
focuses in more detail on the composition of smaller electronic components
– specifically the development of semiconductors.
Thesis
: Micro-component heat rotational sensor
Level
: Bachelor Degree
Field of Study
: Electronics, Electrotechnics & Automations (Licence EEA)
Major
: Electronics
Name of Institution
: Universite Blaise Pascal, Clermont Ferrand, France
Date of Awarded
: 1998
Method of study
: Coursework
Course Summary
: - Fundamental properties of electronic components and circuits
- Computer-based tools and programming techniques
- System design, modeling, signal processing and analysis,
microprocessor interfacing, measurement instrumentation, feedback and
computer control
Final year project
: Encryption TV set-up box
Level
: Diploma
Field of Study
: Electrical Engineering & Industrial Data Processing (DUT)
Major
: Electronics/Automation
Name of Institution
: Institute Universitaire de Technologie, Poitiers, France
Date of Awarded
: 1997
Method of study
: Coursework
Course Summary
: - Introduction to electronics components and circuits
- Design and troubleshoot basic circuit
- Introduction and usage of common instrumentation automation systems
and devices
Final year project
: Working exposure with GEC-CEGELEC-ALSTOM (Rueil-Malmaison, France)
on power electrics distribution for JIN MAO building in China.
VII) Skills
Skills
Years of Experience
System architecture and solutioning
Proficiency
4
Intermediate
Design and development life cycle
>5
Advanced
Hardware design, system Integration
>5
Advanced
3
Intermediate
Usage of electronics test equipments and tools
>5
Advanced
Usage of simulation tools
>5
Advanced
Microsoft Office
>5
Advanced
Project management and leadership
>5
Advanced
Management skills
>5
Advanced
3
Intermediate
3
Intermediate
>5
Advanced
Embedded software design
Business development
Financial and sales
Languages (Malay, English, French)
VIII) Additional Info
TRAINING/COUSES ATTENDED:
1 – Introduction to Alcatel Product and Policy (Paris, France – 2000)
2 – Marketing and presentation skills (Shanghai, China – 2001)
3 – Financial controller overview (Shanghai, China – 2002)
4 – Hardware design and development cycle (Kuala Lumpur – 2004)
5 – Schematic and PCB design (Penang – 2004)
6 – Thales Communication product family presentation and training (Paris, France – 2006)
7 – Military standard and policy EMC/EMI and environment condition (Kuala Lumpur – 2007)
8 – ISO 9001 – Design and development process (Shah Alam – 2008)
9 – ISO 9000 – Production (Shah Alam – 2008)
10 – Real-time programming for Embedded System (Kuala Lumpur – 2008)
11 – Introduction to basic networking (Kuala Lumpur - 2009)
12 – Introduction to TETRA network communication (Kuala Lumpur - 2010)
13 – Introduction to WIMAX network design (Kuala Lumpur – 2010)
14 – LINUX System Administration training (Kuala Lumpur – 2011)
15 – OpenBSD training (Kuala Lumpur – 2011)
16 – Introduction to Unmanned Ariel System business (Perth, Australia – 2012)
17 – Basic Financial and Accounting (Kuala Lumpur – 2012)
18 – Basic Procument Policy and Process (Kuala Lumpur – 2012)
19 – Basic Business Development and Customer Engagement (Kuala Lumpur – 2012)
20 – Basic Management Skills (Kuala Lumpur – 2012)
IX) References
Dr Abdul Rahman Zainal
Chief Executive Officer
Sapura Thales Electronics Sdn Bhd
Tel.: +60 (03) 42535888
Email: drarahman@ste.com.my
Wan Zil Azhar Wan Mahmood
Senior General Manager, System
Sapura Secured Technologies
Tel.: +60 (03) 40272000
Email: wanzil@sapura.com.my
Faizi Mokhtar
Senior General Manager, UAV Business Head
Sapura Secured Technologies
Tel.: +60 (03) 40272000
Email: Faizi@sapura.com.my