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William Neilson

Regional Design Director, Middle East & India at Atkins
28.8 yrs experienceTelecommunications
Oct 2014

The move

MovePMK International Atkins
TitleSenior Consultant Regional Design Director, Middle East & India
LocationUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE4.1
Total experience28.8 years
Atkins headcount10,001+ employees
Atkins industryEngineering Services
Atkins HQEpsom, Surrey
Atkins typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Regional Design Director, Middle East & IndiaOct 2014 — Present
    Atkins
  2. Principal Consultant, Head of ICT & Security, Middle East & IndiaSep 2010 — Oct 2014
    Atkins· Dubai UAE
  3. Senior ConsultantOct 2005 — Sep 2010
    PMK International
  4. Project ManagerMar 2001 — Sep 2005
    US Telecommunication
  5. Operations/Project ManagerMar 1997 — Nov 2000
    Western Electric Saudi Arabia

Education

Top skills

Customer FocusTelecommunicationsFiber to the Home, Building (FTTX) ETC,SMATV/IPTV Television SystemsSystemsNetwork Systems

About

My career to date has been predominantly within the field of telecommunications, extending over a period of more than 30 years. My responsibilities have included ELV design and implementation, regional operations, network design, installation supervision, test and acceptance procedures budget control and client contractor coordination. My design experience includes the following technologies: Metropolitan Fiber Distribution – Design of Metropolitan Fiber Optic distribution Systems, Point of Presence (POP) and Metro customer tie-in and fiber to the home, for Voice, Data and Television services. Structured Cabling Systems – Design of structured cabling systems as per EIA / TIA and BICSI standards. Converged Networks – Design of Data networking, IP Telephony, TDM and Wireless for educat

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