Waqas Shamsher
Muscat,Oman
Summary
Senior datacom solutions architect and presales leader with over 15 years of experience in designing campus and datacenter networks. Achieved over $10 million in enterprise and government deals while decreasing customer total cost of ownership by 30% through automation in LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, SASE, and VXLAN networks. Expertise in RFP/RFQ responses, proof of concept delivery, competitive analysis, and technical talent development. Recognized with multiple Huawei regional awards, including presales competition winner and runner-up in ME&CA region 2024/2025.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Enterprise solutions architect
Huawei Technologies
Muscat, Oman
2021.01 - Current
- Designed tailored solutions to address customer pain points, enhancing operational efficiency through effective alignment with best practice Huawei solutions for diverse industries resulting in more then 10 million revenue.
- Conducted extensive analysis of competition's solutions, commercials and channel partners across multiple industries to inform and define go-to-market strategy, resulting in significant market share growth.
- Designed saleable network solutions across various industry verticals to seamlessly incorporate latest technologies of routing, switching, Wi-Fi 7, SASE, MPLS, SRV6, and VXLANs alongside automation platform to enhance operational efficiency.
- Authored winning technical design documents, RFP responses and compliance scopes that displaced industry vendors in strategic deals.
- Conducted proof of concept demonstrations and technical workshops for government and large enterprises, showcasing strategic insights to c-suite director-level decision-makers.
- Developed and delivered technical training programmes and go-to-market workshops for channel partners, resulting in effective engagement and collaboration across industries.
Senior network engineer
Huawei Technologies
Muscat, Oman
2016.09 - 2021.01
- Delivered multiple ends-to-end enterprise ICT infrastructure projects for one of region's most security sensitive environments, consisting of converged nation-wide smart campuses.
- Designed and delivered end-to-end backbone network based on MPLS for two sensitive government organisations.
- Executed end-to-end implementation of VXLAN-based data-centre network project across three critical data-centres in active-active scenario for government.
- Executed over 15 successful proofs of concept for various advanced enterprise solutions across multiple industry verticals of government and large enterprises.
- Created low-level design documents during implementation to facilitate consistent understanding among team members.
- Delivered 40 technical hands-on training sessions for advanced enterprise solutions to enhance capabilities of diverse government and large enterprise customers.
- Led implementation of network migration while enhancing performance to meet specific SLA agreements.
IP Core Engineer
Zong CMPak
Islamabad, Pakistan
2014.07 - 2016.08
- Transformed project deliverables from network planning team into specific technical tasks involving IP core and associated technologies, ensuring clarity and precision in execution.
- Strengthened resiliency of network by conducting regular health checks to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
- Supervised vendor engagement from draft plan stage through to commercial launch, overseeing timelines and maintaining high-quality benchmarks throughout process.
- Delivered timely and informative project reports daily, weekly, and monthly to stakeholders.
Resolved delays by identifying root causes and implementing strategic solutions, enhancing project efficiency. - Achieved compliance with all contractual obligations, ensuring responsibilities were fulfilled during project execution.
- Executed comprehensive project closure and detailed BOQ reconciliation, guaranteeing alignment with all project milestones and standards.
Network engineer
Communicator Globe
Islamabad, Pakistan
2011.01 - 2014.07
- Developed detailed project implementation plan to ensure clear assignment of responsibilities and adherence to timelines with various network stakeholders.
- Conduct evaluations of high and low-level design, ensuring compliance with specified project scope and requirements.
- Coordinated implementation of new deployment expansion and upgrade, ensuring adherence to locked scope of work and project timelines.
- Developed and implemented detailed acceptance test plan utilising systematic methodologies for evaluating hardware and software of new network elements.
- Monitoring and Performing Regular health checks of Network Equipment's at locked periodic frequency.
- Assisted in preparing daily, weekly, and monthly project reports from various perspectives.
- Helped identify delays and document root causes, providing suggestions for resolution.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunication
University of engineering and technology
Peshawar/Pakistan 2004.06 - 2008.07
Skills
- Technical: Routing, Switching, WLAN, SD-WAN, SASE, MPLS, SRv6, VXLAN Datacenters
- Presentation: Keynote speaker at Gitex, Commex, IP Club, Partner Summits & roadshows
- Customer Engagement: Executive reception at HQ China, Partner summits, Gitex and Commex
- Presales: Solution design, Proof of concepts, Technical writeups, RFP response/guidance
- Business: Market analysis, GTM enablement, competition analysis, pricing strategy support
- Leadership: Partner ecosystem cultivation, talent development, technical training delivery
Certification
- Huawei Certified Internet Expert- HCIE - Datacom (2016 – Valid till Nov-2027)
- Huawei Certified Internet Expert- HCIE – Carrier IP (2019 – Valid till Nov-2027)
- Huawei Certified Solution Expert- HCSE-Presale Datacentre (2026 – Valid till May-2028)
- Huawei Certified Solution Expert- HCSE-Presale Campus (2026 – Valid till May-2028)
- Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP - Routing & Switching (2014-2016 Expired)
Accomplishments
- Future Star Award (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- Talent and Ecosystem Construction Award (2022)
- Excellent Mentor - Torchbearer Award (2023)
- The TOP Partner Development Award (2024)
- Excellent Lecturer - Peach & Plum Award (2025)
- Quality Star (2025)
- Best Industry Development Award (2026)
Timeline
Enterprise solutions architect
Huawei Technologies
2021.01 - Current
Senior network engineer
Huawei Technologies
2016.09 - 2021.01
IP Core Engineer
Zong CMPak
2014.07 - 2016.08
Network engineer
Communicator Globe
2011.01 - 2014.07
Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunication
University of engineering and technology
2004.06 - 2008.07