Curriculum Vitae

Afghan Puteh
PROFILE:
• A senior executive with more than 20
years of project experience, project
management practitioner in managing
telecommunication development,
operations, and personnel at the district,
regional, and corporate levels for both
start-up and established Significant and
progressive experience and proven
leadership skills through interacting with
multiple business units involving cross-
functional implementation activities.
• Expertise in Project Management,
Network Operation Optimization,
2G/3G/LTE Integration Project Planning,
WCDMA, UMTS Transmission/SDH/PDH
PERSONAL Operation KPI, Vendor Management QoS
Birthday 17-Aug-1967 Mobile Communications,
Born Afghanistan Troubleshooting Network Design SS7,
Relationship Married and MPLS Broadband IP/DWDM/CWDM.
Nationality Indonesia • Good in BSS WiMAX Networking TEMs
Email afghan.puteh@gmail.com Huawei Tools LTE, MS Project Open-
Phone +62 811-1017178 Source Software ZTE Tools, People Skills
LinkedIn afghanputeh Management Opex/Apex NOC/TOC,
Rollout RAN NMS, Telecom Management
EDUCATION Mobile Devices IT Operations,
Master Urban Planning • Strong leader with a motivational
Degree Architect management style and retaining
initiative-taking project teams, and a
LANGUAGE purposeful achiever with an excellent
Indonesia Native history for identifying opportunities for
English Business accelerated growth.

CAREER HISTORY:

Jan 2021 – Present

Program Director – PT. Azaya Telekom, Indonesia
• Azayatel is a new telecom startup specializing in delivery and support of all telecom
technology services
• Member of Board of Directors, reporting to CEO and BOC, responsible for Technical &
Technology for all Azayatel services portfolios.

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Aug 2018 – Dec 2020

Director of Operation – PT. Quadratura Indonesia
Preconstruction and Project Delivery:
• Understands business goals of key stakeholders and develops partnering relationships
that enable mutual success. Applies knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to resort
development management activities to meet or exceed stakeholders' needs and
expectations.
• Leads, manages, and coordinates delivery of various project types ensuring compliance
with standards, procedures, and policies.
• Single point of authority and responsibility for on schedule, within budget, and brand
standard-compliant delivery of projects. Holds single point of accountability and oversight
of multiple resort projects.
• Develops operating plans and workable business processes for own department in
alignment with function strategy.
• Manages larger business processes and/or projects, setting priorities and measurable
objectives, monitoring, and reporting on the process, progress, and results. Typically
influences work of cross-functional or extended teams.
• Responds to, solves, and makes decisions on business requests that have broader
department impact and/or moderate risk. Presents alternative solutions to business
issues by leveraging the broader organization.
• Works to enhance the organization's capabilities through effective staffing and
development of others by:
- Anticipating staffing requirements by comparing business needs with strengths and
weaknesses of existing staff.
- Coaching own team to collaborate with others.
- Establishing goals and delegating tasks appropriately.
- Providing timely coaching and feedback
- Making and rewarding distinctions in performance.
- Engaging in progressive disciplinary processes, when appropriate.
- Assists more senior associates in achieving business results by: acting in a consultative
fashion to implement programs impacting the broader organization.
- Assisting in the development and communication of broader organizational goals.
- Achieving results against budget within the scope of responsibility.
- Taking calculated risks to move the department or team forward.
- Developing and using systems to organize and keep track of information.
- Balancing the interests of own group with the interests of the organization.
- Working with others to identify and remove barriers to success.
• Readily critiques own behaviour to acknowledge mistakes, improve future leadership
performance, and acts independently to improve and increase skills and knowledge.
• Performs other duties as appropriate.

Jun 2016 – Jul 2018

Project Director – PT. Mora Telematika Indonesia
• Providing end-to-end project management, from business case development through to
implementation, of new wrapper, initiatives, services, and companies.
• Managing multiple project initiatives within the department concurrently.

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• Managing and monitoring the project plan; assigning responsibilities and ensuring the
project is resourced.
• Managing the Project Managers within the team, looking after the product/service
development, and projects
• Providing input into the design and creation of new product/ service developments and
manage the implementation
• Managing the corporate PMO which entails tracking all major projects across the
organization
• Preparing papers for and present to the Planning & Development Forum.
• Developing and maintaining relations with third parties
• Undertaking project planning and analysis - including detailed project plans, documenting
scope and business requirements, and Terms of Reference production.
• Providing full governance & control over projects.
• Managing, Tracking, and mitigate risks within the project, including opportunity
identification.
• Reporting project progress in line with agreed project governance; escalating issues as
necessary to the Project Board.
• Facilitating project meetings.
• Conducting extensive due diligence on any future business proposals in terms of risk,
timing, and outcome.
• Managing and monitor the budget to ensure that the project is delivered within agreed
costings.
• Providing ad-hoc project support where required.
• Maintaining consultative relationships with Senior Management

Oct 2014 – Oct 2015

Project Director – PT. ZTE Indonesia
• Reporting to Senior Technical Director of ZTE Indonesia, and responsible for all pre/post
Project aspects of LTE Product in ZTE Indonesia
• Managing of large-scale Network programs and mega-projects, coordinating across Radio,
Fixed Access, Transport, and Core.
• Managing all Program Management and Project Management implementation to all
critical LTE Project in Indonesia
• Creating and Coordinate Technical feasibility studies for project requests received from
external Business Units, in close consultation with relevant teams from Network - Align
with requester on any change in scope
• Leading the analysis of the Network project pipeline and recommending changes in the
project portfolio, if any, to technical teams and their heads
• Undertake the planning of all Network projects including coordinating specifications,
budgets, and timelines from relevant technical teams, in close consultation with their
heads
• Develop program & project delivery plans clearly defining roles, responsibilities, and
milestones
• Provide input to SIT Testing Coordination for developing test cases
• Function as the focal for all project-related communication, coordination needs from
requesters in other BUs and external agencies incl. suppliers

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• Develop and implement a process for the identification and escalation of critical project
issues and resolution recommendations, if any, to CTO and other senior management, as
appropriate
• Develop recommendations to CTO and heads of units in Tech BU for prioritizing and
managing the portfolio of network projects and investments; maintain priority of each
project and communicate the same to relevant heads.
• Support relevant technical teams in conducting technical feasibility studies, defining
specifications, project budgets, RFQs, RFPs, MC approvals etc. in close consultation with
their relevant heads.
• Communicate and update the status for each project/program to the PMO department
and technical group.
• Drive the planning of and facilitate monthly project progress meetings with the suppliers
including external agencies to discuss the status, issues, and action plans for all projects
in network domain
• Monitor change request/variation orders across all projects, highlighting any significant
changes and ensuring all requests are captured and incorporated into the project plans.
• Facilitate project design and approval, RFQ preparation, and vendor selection for all
projects within each defined program
• Supporting the development of the capacity plans for all projects within each defined
program
• Managing the programs to ensure effective end-to-end integration and appropriate
handover across all projects in the program
• Coordinating with Business Planning and Analysis for escalating as well as addressing any
project-related issues
- Ensure timely monitoring and management of KPIs to meet defined targets and
manage timely reporting of KPIs to Performance Management department.
- Contribute to the annual Technology BU strategic map and initiatives
- Analyse current processes and propose enhancements for further improvement.
- Communicate periodic status reports to higher management and escalate any
potential issues.
- Leads, manages, motivates, coaches, and develops own team to always ensure the
highest level of performance
- Manages the departmental budget

Achievement:

• Successfully manage XL LTE Initial Trial in Surabaya Area, now already Life
• Successfully manage XL LTE Contract Bid 2015

Feb 2011 – Jun 2014

Senior GM Operation – Jabodetabek-Banten-Sumatera, PT. AXIS Telekom Indonesia (AXIS)
• Responsible for Telecommunication Network including Planning/Design, Implementation,
Operation, and Performances in Jabodetabek-Banten-Sumatera Area, which consist of 2
major Areas and 13 Provinces, which Jakarta as Indonesia Capital with 2 surrounding
Provinces, and Sumatra Island with 10 Provinces. These Areas cover whole Western
Region of Indonesia.

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• Managing Area Network programs, coordinating across Radio, Fixed Access, Transport
and Core
• Managing all Program Management and Project Management implementation
• Leading the analysis of Area Network production pipeline and recommend changes in
project portfolio, if any, to technical teams and their heads
• Undertake Area planning of all Network projects including coordinating specifications,
budgets, and timelines from relevant technical teams, in close consultation with their
heads
• Managing program & project delivery plans, roles, responsibilities, and milestones
• Representing the company in the Area for all project-related communication,
coordination needs
• Managing escalation of critical project issues and resolution recommendations, if any, to
CTO and other senior management, as appropriate
• Communicate and update the status for each project/program
• Drive the planning of and facilitate monthly project progress meetings with the suppliers
including external agencies to discuss the status, issues, and action plans for all projects
in network domain
• Monitor change request/variation orders across all projects, highlighting any significant
changes and ensuring all requests are captured and incorporated into the project plans.
• Coordinating with Business Planning and Analysis for escalating as well as addressing any
project-related issues
- Ensure timely monitoring and management of KPIs to meet defined targets and
manage timely reporting of KPIs to Performance Management department.
- Contribute to the annual Technology BU strategic map and initiatives
- Analyse current processes and propose enhancements for further improvement.
- Communicate periodic status reports to higher management and escalate any
potential issues.
- Leads, manages, motivates, coaches, and develops own team to always ensure the
highest level of performance
- Manages the departmental budget

Achievement:

• Successfully manage E2E Network Planning/Design, Implementation, Operation, and

Performances in the Area
• Successfully Swap 1700+ BTS, and 2470+ MW Link

Mar 2011 – Oct 2013

Data Link Manager & JICO – Joint Data Link Management Cell at Hellenic National Defence
General Staff
• Responsible to produce all the necessary orders for Tactical Data Links and I was the
National Representative for Tactical Data Links issues.

Feb 2010 – Feb 2011

Senior GM Operation – Central Java Area PT. AXIS Telekom Indonesia (AXIS)
• Responsible for E2E Network Planning/Design, Implementation, Operation, and

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• Performances in Central Java Area, which consist of 2 major provinces and 3rd most
populated in Indonesia
• Managing Area Network programs, coordinating across Radio, Fixed Access,
• Transport and Core
• Managing all Program Management and Project Management implementation
• Leading the analysis of Area Network production pipeline and recommend changes in
project portfolio, if any, to technical teams and their heads
• Undertake Area planning of all Network projects including coordinating specifications,
budgets, and timelines from relevant technical teams, in close consultation with them
heads
• Managing program & project delivery plans, roles, responsibilities, and milestones
• Representing the company in the Area for all project related communication,
coordination needs
• Managing escalation of critical project issues and resolution recommendations, if any, to
CTO and other senior management, as appropriate
• Communicate and update the status for each project/program
• Drive the planning of and facilitate monthly project progress meetings with the suppliers
including external agencies to discuss the status, issues, and action plans for all projects
in the network domain
• Monitor change request/variation orders across all projects, highlighting any significant
changes and ensuring all requests are captured and incorporated into the project plans.
• Coordinating with Business Planning and Analysis for escalating as well as addressing any
project-related issues.
• Ensure timely monitoring and management of KPIs to meet defined targets and manage
timely reporting of KPIs to Performance Management department.
• Contribute to the annual Technology BU strategic map and initiatives
• Analyse current processes and propose enhancements for further improvement.
Communicate periodic status reports to higher management and escalate any potential
issues.
• Leads, manages, motivates, coaches, and develops own team to always ensure the highest
level of performance
• Manages the departmental budget

Achievement:

• Successfully manage E2E Network Planning/Design, Implementation, Operation, and

Performances in the Area
• Successfully Manage New Implementation 700+ BTS

Feb 2008 – Feb 2010

Telecom Implementation Expert – Norconsult Telematics, SA
• Project: As a Telecom E2E Network Planning/Design, Implementation, Operation, and
Performances Consultant for PT. AXIS Telekom Indonesia (AXIS) - Network Rollout
Implementation, Indonesia.
• Managing of large-scale Network programs and mega-projects, coordinating across Radio,
Fixed Access, Transport and Core
• Managing all Program Management and Project Management implementation

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• Managing Technical feasibility studies for project requests received from external
Business Units, in close consultation with relevant teams from Network - Align with
requester on any change in scope
• Develop program & project delivery plans clearly defining roles, responsibilities, and
milestones
• Provide input to SIT Testing Coordination for developing test cases
• Support relevant technical teams in conducting technical feasibility studies, defining
specifications, project budgets, RFQs, RFPs, MC approvals etc. in close consultation with
their relevant heads.
• Monitor change request/variation orders across all projects, highlighting any significant
changes and ensuring all requests are captured and incorporated into the project plans.
• Facilitate project design and approval, RFQ preparation, and vendor selection for all
projects within each defined program
• Supporting the development of the capacity plans for all projects within each defined
program
• Managing the programs to ensure effective end-to-end integration and appropriate
handover across all projects in the program
• Coordinating with Business Planning and Analysis for escalating as well as addressing any
project-related issues
- Ensure timely monitoring and management of KPIs to meet defined targets and
manage timely reporting of KPIs to Performance Management department.
- Contribute to the annual Technology BU strategic map and initiatives
- Analyse current processes and propose enhancements for further improvement.
- Communicate periodic status reports to higher management and escalate any
potential issues.
- Leads, manages, motivates, coaches, and develops own team to always ensure the
highest level of performance
- Manages the departmental budget

Feb 2007 – Feb 2008

Project Director – Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC), Afghanistan
• Responsible for E2E Network Development, Planning/Design, Implementation, Operation,
and Performances in Afghanistan, consist of 33 Provinces
• Managing of large-scale Network programs and mega-projects, coordinating across Radio,
Fixed Access, Transport and Core
• Managing all Program Management and Project Management implementation
• Creating and Coordinate Technical feasibility studies for project requests received from
external Business Units, in close consultation with relevant teams from Network -
• Align with requester on any change in scope
• Leading the analysis of Network project pipeline and recommend changes in project
portfolio, if any, to technical teams and their heads
• Undertake the planning of all Network projects including coordinating specifications,
budgets, and timelines from relevant technical teams, in close consultation with their
heads
• Develop program & project delivery plans clearly defining roles, responsibilities, and
milestones

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• Provide input to SIT Testing Coordination for developing test cases

• Function as the focal for all project-related communication, coordination needs from
requesters in other BUs and external agencies incl. suppliers.
• Develop and implement a process for the identification and escalation of critical project
issues and resolution recommendations, if any, to CTO and other senior management, as
appropriate
• Develop recommendations to CTO and heads of units in Tech BU for prioritizing and
managing the portfolio of network projects and investments; maintain priority of each
project and communicate the same to relevant heads
• Support relevant technical teams in conducting technical feasibility studies, defining
specifications, project budgets, RFQs, RFPs, MC approvals etc. in close consultation with
their relevant heads.
• Communicate and update the status for each project/program to the PMO department
and technical group
• Drive the planning of and facilitate monthly project progress meetings with the suppliers
including external agencies to discuss the status, issues, and action plans for all projects
in network domain
• Monitor change request/variation orders across all projects, highlighting any significant
changes and ensuring all requests are captured and incorporated into the project plans.
• Facilitate project design and approval, RFQ preparation, and vendor selection for all
projects within each defined program
• Supporting the development of the capacity plans for all projects within each defined
program
• Managing the programs to ensure effective end-to-end integration and appropriate
handover across all projects in the program
• Coordinating with Business Planning and Analysis for escalating as well as addressing any
project-related issues
- Ensure timely monitoring and management of KPIs to meet defined targets and
manage timely reporting of KPIs
- Analyse current processes and propose enhancements for further improvement.
- Communicate periodic status reports to higher management and escalate any
potential issues.
- Leads, manages, motivates, coaches, and develops own team to always ensure the
highest level of performance
- Manages the departmental budget

Achievement:

• Successfully Manage New Implementation of 1000+ BTS, 7 BSC/RNC, 1200+ MW in 1-year

period
• Successfully Implement Afghan Ring, High Cap SDH MW Ring Afghanistan

Feb 2006 – Feb 2007

Project Manager – Nokia Networks Indonesia
• Responsible for Upgrade and Build New 3G Sites for Telkomsel in Jakarta Area
• Successfully managed Project Life Cycle and processes and initiated solutions for cost
optimization

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• Coordinated project and ensured compliance with estimated costs and timelines.
• Designed Engineering database to incorporate into the Liberty Database for tracking and
reporting purposes from an Engineering effort
• Directed internal testing process for Nokia Networks Indonesia
• Managed Low Level Design meetings with all stakeholders to ensure QoS as well as the
networks architecture variables were implemented
• Leading Area PM in Project execution
• Disciplined in Project environment by utilizing project management skills using the PMI
PMBOK Methodology

Projects:

• Telkomsel 3G implementation in Jakarta, Indonesia

Jun 2003 – Feb 2006

Senior Project Manager – ZTE Indonesia
• Responsible for all Transmission Project in Indonesia and PMO

Achievement:

• Successfully managed Project Life Cycle and processes and initiated solutions for cost
optimization
• Coordinated project and ensured compliance with estimated costs and timelines.
• Designed Engineering database to incorporate into the Liberty Database for tracking and
reporting purposes from an Engineering effort
• Directed internal testing process for ZTE Indonesia transport networks
• Managed Low Level Design meetings with all stakeholders to ensure QoS as well as the
networks architecture variables were implemented
• Leading Area PM in Project execution
• Disciplined in Project environment by utilizing project management skills using the PMI
PMBOK Methodology
• Successfully manage DWDM Java Backbone, 1st Indonesian 2 Ring DWDM Rollout with 64
OLA and 6 OTM across Java Island for Telkom Indonesia
• Successfully manage New Implementation of CWDM for Bank Indonesia
• Successfully manage New Implementation of JaSuKa Sea Cable DWDM Backbone
connecting 3 major islands in Indonesia for Telkom Indonesia
• Successfully Manage 1st Indonesian xDSL Broadband for Telkom Indonesia

Feb 2001 – Jun 2003

Project Manager – Ericsson Indonesia
• Responsible for E2E Network Planning/Design, Implementation, Operation, and
Performances and Project Management

Achievement:

• Successfully manage 1st Indonesian Full Turnkey Telecommunication Project for

Indosat 1800, New Rollout of 6 MSC, 1300+ BTS, 17 BSC, 2245 MW Links

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• Successfully manage Full Turnkey for Telkomsel Project

Oct 1996 – Feb 2001

Assistant Manager – Siemens Indonesia, ICM CA TAC Infrastructure
• Responsible for Network Engineering Services and Project Management for various
Project

Achievements:

• Siemens Indonesia Infrastructure Standard: Setting Standard for Siemens Indonesia

Mobile Networks Infrastructure Development
• Setting up STPO Jakarta, Mobile Telecom Infrastructure Design and Implementation
Guidelines

1988 – 1996
Architect - Various Design & Construction Companies, in Indonesia and abroad

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master’s Degree in Urban Planning (1991)
Seoul National University, South Korea
• Bachelor’s in architectural engineering (1990)
Institut Sains dan Teknologi Nasional, Jakarta

COURSES:
• 2012 Problem-Solving Decision-Making - AXIS Training Center
• 2011 Maximizing Leadership Potential - Dale Carnegie Training
• 2011 IP – MPLS Technology - Inixindo Learning Service
• 2010 ITIL V.3 Foundation - Loyalist Certification Service
• 2004 CDMA Network Planning and Design - Telkom Training Center
• 2004 CDMA Technology and Business - Telkom Training Center
• 2002 Effective Teamwork - Ericsson University
• 2001 Situational Leadership 2 - Ericsson University
• 2001 Leadership Communication - Ericsson University
• 2000 TCP/IP on Windows NT Internetworking - Siemens Training Center
• 2000 Fire Safety Management, Training & Audit - Siemens Training Center
• 1998 Presentation Technique - Siemens Training Center
• 1997 Introduction to GSM 900 – 1800 - Siemens Training Cente

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