Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
ProjectManager

Musah Toyin

Senior Project Manager
25 Mazi Ibe Street Off Bisi Afolabi, Off Ado Langbasa Road Lekki/Ajah,Lagos

Summary

I am a project manager with over 10 years experience in telecommunication industry. I have been involved in several infrastructure projects ranging Towers, Fiber Optics, Radio Access, Core Network, Transmission and Grid metering projects.

Overview

3
3
Certifications
10
10
years of post-secondary education
19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Project Manager

American Tower Corporation Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure Limited.
11.2019 - Current
  • Manage Rollout of New Build Towers to suit Mobile Network Operators requirement, including deployment of renewable solar energy solution.
  • Managed successful delivery of 700 New Build Towers despite extremely challenged Covid-19 environment.
  • Responsible for overall project financial performance by ensuring each built tower attains acceptable Internal Rate of Return.
  • Manage Time to Market meets organizational budget requirement by ensuring delivery expectations are met.
  • Managed compliance to quality and safety.

Senior Project Manager

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria. (PMO)
01.2019 - 10.2019
  • Developed road map for deployment of 100 MTN Rural Telephone Project using a lean cost solution.
  • Managed ensured viable Rural sites are built within business budgeted target.
  • Ensured customer satisfaction.
  • Managed team to ensure each built sites generates revenue target.

Roll-out Manager (Access Network)

Huawei Technologies Africa PTY Limited (PMO)
02.2018 - 12.2018

MTN SA Catapult Project.

  • Lead and Manage Rollout of MTN SA Catapult TE Upgrade project in KZN to completion, 723 sites LTE/4G/L900/Sectorization
  • Communicate regularly with customer and manage their expectation.
  • Ensured strict subcontractor and in house resource team compliance to quality and EHS standard.
  • Presented weekly report with detailed gap analysis report in order to address concerns that might impact on next delivery.
  • Ensured good client and customer relationship.
  • Managed daily upgrade activity and ensuring delivery target are met.

Project Manager (Core Network)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria, (PMO)
Gabrone, Botswana
08.2017 - 12.2017

Project Management Office Division Botswana Mascom Core Network CS Swap Project.

  • Developed delivery plan including risk mitigation for Mascom core network swap project.
  • Managed delivery and swap of old MSC to NFVMSC/MGW/HLR.
  • Plan and coordinate migration and cut-over activities according to customer's expectations.
  • Ensured cut-over activities are successfully delivered without any impact on existing network.
  • Ensured all services are replicated on new NFVMSC server and tested successfully.
  • Track and managed post migration CS swap issues to closure and communicate with customer weekly on status.

Project Manager (Power)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria (PMO)
03.2017 - 07.2017

Liberia Electricity Cooperation Smart Grid Advance Metering Infrastructure pilot project.

  • Planned survey activity and developed delivery requirement.
  • Developed delivery plan for pilot project.
  • Managed customer expectation and requirement.
  • Managed delivery of AMI platform.
  • Managed to successful conclusion AMI solution for Liberia electricity cooperation

Project Manager (Power)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria (PMO)
02.2015 - 01.2017

Deployment of Smart Grid Advance Metering Infrastructure Project (AMI) for IKEDC Electricity Distribution Company, Amount ($104 million).

  • Developed high and low level delivery plan for smart grid advance metering platform to support 285,000 maximum and non maximum demand smart meters.
  • Planned resource requirement for rollout and hired resources as project progresses.
  • Managed delivery of AMI platform and application.
  • Managed delivery of over 60000 smart meters on existing IKEDC network.

Roll-out Manager (Civil)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria (PMO)
05.2013 - 06.2014

Project Management Office Division MTN Nigeria Full Turnkey Project, Amount ($270 million).

  • Develop end to end project implementation plan and managed the civil infrastructure rollout to support 1330 2G+3G rollout.
  • Managed delivery of 348 civil infrastructures sites in 10months.
  • Monitor and control project budget and ensured monthly revenue target are met.
  • Managed customer requirement and expectations by understanding customer’s needs, provided solutions and presented weekly report with detailed gap analysis report in order to address concerns that might impact on delivery plan.
  • Fully responsible for the entire resource management, (project staff, subcontractors, and materials).
  • I coordinated resources to carryout the scheduled plan, ensuring that the project objectives are met by monitoring and controlling daily construction activities, measuring the work progress and taking proactive actions when necessary.

Project Manager (Civil)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria (PMO)
08.2012 - 04.2013

Project Management Office Division MTN Nigeria Phase-9 Turnkey Project, Amount ($22 million).

  • Developed delivery master plan for delivery of 426 sites both civil infrastructure and RF installations 2G+3G.
  • Developed and initiated projects, including managing costs, schedule and performance.
  • Managed and control daily delivery activities in line with master plan.

Project Manager (Access Network)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria (PMO)
02.2011 - 05.2012

Deployment of MTN Nigeria Phase 2, 3 & 4 Wimax Project.

  • Lead the team that successfully delivered Huawei DBS3900 Wimax solution comprised of 348 Node-B, 2xWASN media gateway.
  • I set up a managed service operation that ensured Wimax network is optimal and carryout optimization when necessary to improve quality of service. The managed service lasted 36-months.

Huawei MSAN/BRAS ASDSL pre-paid POC project.

  • Managed voice of customer and established good client/customer relation to make this project successful.
  • I coordinated Huawei and MTN technical team to first understand existing MTN Alcatel DSLAM network.
  • The project was successful as Huawei has installed MSAN on 3regions.
  • All test cases PASSED.

Project Manager (Fiber)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria (PMO)
08.2011 - 11.2012
  • Deployment of National Fiber Optics backbone Project for MTN Nigeria Road-M . Project Amount $37million.
  • Developed delivery plan and successfully deployed 105 backbone expansion sites, 1x40G lambda, IPMPLS 10G Lambda Expansion, NFE Swap & Headroom 40G Lambda Expansion, 13 metro expansions and NFE expansion.
  • Provided management for large team members involving 10 field engineers, 3 Regional Managers, 10 vendors.

National Rollout Manager (Civil)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria Delivery and Service Department
05.2008 - 01.2010
  • Responsible for all civil rollout and special projects on MTN account.
  • Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
  • Involved in active collaboration with other functional units head to achieve monthly delivery and revenue target.

Regional Rollout Manager (Civil)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria
08.2007 - 02.2008
  • Managed regional project activities, ensured monthly delivery and revenue target are met.
  • Provided project daily report to MTN and Huawei HQ.
  • Developed team communications and information for meetings.
  • Used Interpersonal relationship skills to drive revenue for the company by ensure each payment milestones are duly accepted and signed off by customer as at when due.

Project Manager (Civil)

ZTE Corporations Nigeria
02.2005 - 07.2007
  • Construction of GSM Infrastructures for MTN Nigeria on behalf ZTE Corporations Nigeria
  • Fully responsible for the entire resource management for turnkey construction of GSM cell sites from green field to an operational stage.
  • This includes planning processes by devising and maintaining a workable scheme or schedule to accomplish the project, coordinating over 40 internal personnel, vendors, and contractors to carryout the scheduled plan, ensuring that the project objectives are met by monitoring and measuring the work progress and taking corrective and preventive actions when necessary.
  • Give performance reporting on a daily basis which include status, progress and forecast reporting to a Senior Rollout Manager of MTN Nigeria.
  • Drove team success through shared vision and recognition of quality performance.

Technical Pre-Sales Engineer

Siemens Limited Nigeria Information and Communications Network Division
Lagos, Lagos
08.2001 - 01.2005
  • Translating Customer’s request and providing a comprehensive and precise communication solution in-line with Siemens product portfolio.
  • Sales of System PBX applications, Configured a Central billing for an enterprise network.
  • Sale and demonstrate a complete Hicom mesh network via a Link-way 2100 VSAT carrier.
  • Sales follow-up strategy from project initiation to close out of contract Sales.
  • Captured opportunities for additional sales during project implementation and rollout with existing accounts.

Sales Support Engineer (Intern)

Siemens Limited Nigeria Information and Communications Network Division
06.2000 - 07.2001
  • Sales and configuration of Siemens Digital State of the Art Communication system for network enterprise.
  • Configuration of Siemens PABX with applications such as standard hotel interface, Caracas Inn, An auto-attendant with voice mail functionality, E1 configuration for an enterprise voice solution.
  • Developed working knowledge of CRM to effectively track sales leads and activities.

Education

Higher National Diploma - Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Yaba College of Technology
Yaba Lagos Nigeris
08.1997 - 09.1999

National Diploma - Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Kwara State Polytechnics
Ilorin Kwara State
08.1994 - 09.1996

Senior Secondary certificate -

Ajumoni Secondary
Lagos
05.1987 - 06.1993

Msc in View - Project Management

University of Liverpool
05.2021 - Current

Skills

Project Management skills, Project planning methodology, Integration management, Risk Management, Scope and Communication management

undefined

Certification

Cisco Certified Network Associate - CCNA

Timeline

Msc in View - Project Management

University of Liverpool
05.2021 - Current

Senior Project Manager

American Tower Corporation Nigeria Wireless Infrastructure Limited.
11.2019 - Current

Senior Project Manager

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria. (PMO)
01.2019 - 10.2019

Roll-out Manager (Access Network)

Huawei Technologies Africa PTY Limited (PMO)
02.2018 - 12.2018

Project Manager (Core Network)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria, (PMO)
08.2017 - 12.2017

Project Manager (Power)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria (PMO)
03.2017 - 07.2017

Project Manager (Power)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria (PMO)
02.2015 - 01.2017

Roll-out Manager (Civil)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria (PMO)
05.2013 - 06.2014

Project Manager (Civil)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria (PMO)
08.2012 - 04.2013

Project Manager (Fiber)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria (PMO)
08.2011 - 11.2012

Project Manager (Access Network)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria (PMO)
02.2011 - 05.2012

National Rollout Manager (Civil)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria Delivery and Service Department
05.2008 - 01.2010

Regional Rollout Manager (Civil)

Huawei Technologies Company Limited Nigeria
08.2007 - 02.2008

Project Manager (Civil)

ZTE Corporations Nigeria
02.2005 - 07.2007

Technical Pre-Sales Engineer

Siemens Limited Nigeria Information and Communications Network Division
08.2001 - 01.2005

Sales Support Engineer (Intern)

Siemens Limited Nigeria Information and Communications Network Division
06.2000 - 07.2001

Higher National Diploma - Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Yaba College of Technology
08.1997 - 09.1999

National Diploma - Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Kwara State Polytechnics
08.1994 - 09.1996

Senior Secondary certificate -

Ajumoni Secondary
05.1987 - 06.1993
Musah ToyinSenior Project Manager