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Ahmed Ali

Candidate ID: 60186

Career Summary

Post Graduate with 18 years experience in IT - Software functional area

Skill Set

Project Management

Professional Information

Total Experience : 18

Nationality : Pakistan

Qualification Level : Post Graduate

Job Function : IT - Software

Work Location Preference : Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Detailed Profile

Overview: HIGHLY EXPERIENCED IN BUSINESS CHANGE, DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL AND SITE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO) IMPLEMENTATION AND ANALYSIS. INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, DEFENSE, RETAIL, IT AND CORPORATE SECTORS. PROVEN EXPERIENCE OF DELIVERING PROJECTS ON TIME, ON BUDGET, TO PLANNED SCOPE AND WITH EXPECTED BENEFIT. SEEKING A FRESH PROJECT CHALLENGE IN ANY LOCATION OR INDUSTRY AND AVAILABLE FOR START\INTERVIEW IMMEDIATELY.

• 15+ YEARS EXPERIENCE IN FULL LIFE-CYCLE PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEADING AND MANAGING GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS IN MATRIX AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE DELIVERY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ENTERPRISE AND MISSION-CRITICAL APPLICATIONS UNDER FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS.
• 10+ YEARS EXPERIENCE MANAGING APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT WITH FULL SDLC USING AGILE AND WATERFALL ENVIRONMENTS. APPLICATIONS INCLUDE ORDER MANAGEMENT, REAL-TIME & POST PAID BILLING, CRM. CASE MANAGEMENT, CUSTOMER SELF SERVICE (WEB-BASED APPLICATIONS), AND WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT.
• WORKING WITH THE OIL & GAS COMPANIES ONSITE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT FOR COMPANY BASED INTRANET APPLICATION, PROCUREMENT ANALYSIS, DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CRM BASED TECHNIQUES USED IN THE CRM BI REPORTING & CUSTOMER LOYALTY PROGRAM
• MANAGED PROJECTS INCLUDE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS, SYSTEMS SPECIFICATION, SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTING, USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING, BUSINESS READINESS TESTING, SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE AND ARCHITECTURE, SOFTWARE DELIVERY AND IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES, BUSINESS AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, BUSINESS CHANGE MANAGEMENT, SOFTWARE RELEASE MANAGEMENT, RFP AND VENDOR SELECTION, VENDOR MANAGEMENT, SYSTEMS AND MANAGED OPERATIONS, AND METHODS AND PROCEDURES.
• EXPERIENCE WITH VENDOR MANAGEMENT, BUDGET/P&L MANAGEMENT, BIDS & PROPOSALS, SERVICES ESTIMATION AND QUOTES, SOFTWARE RELEASE PLANNING, MEETING FACILITATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF OFFSHORE AND ONSHORE RESOURCES.
• EXPERIENCE WITH NUMEROUS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING J2EE, C/C++, ORACLE RDBMS, SQL, XML, ETL, UNIX, LINUX, WINDOWS, CLEAR CASE, JIRA, TUXEDO MIDDLEWARE, SERVICES ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA), OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING & DESIGN, WEB SERVICES, SYSTEMS INTEGRATION (EAI/ESB), BACKEND-FRONTED ARCHITECTURE, DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE, ETL PROCESS, FULL SDLC APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, AGILE, AND WATERFALL DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES.

EXPERTISE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT:

CLIENT RELATIONS QUALITY CONTROL NEGOTIATION
PROJECT MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING
CHANGE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WORKFLOW PROCESS ANALYSIS
QUALITY ASSURANCE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT WEB DEVELOPMENT
MOBILE PHONE APPLICATION PROJECT COSTING BUSINESS ANALYSIS &BI REPORTS
METHODOLOGY EXPERIENCE: TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE:
PMBOK – CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MS SHAREPOINT 2003, 2007,10 ,20013
ITIL – CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MS PROJECT SERVER – PMO SOFTWARE
BABOK – CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL HP PPM – PMO SOFTWARE
PRINCE2 – CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS OBJECTS & REENGINEERING
AGILE & SCRUM CLOUD / SAAS
WATERFALL INFRASTRUCTURE & WEB SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
MSP - MANAGING SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMMES NETWORKING (SWITCH, CABS, DIAGRAM, CABLING)

SOFTWARE / SOLUTION EXPERIENCE: INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:
SAP & ORACLE E BUSINESS SUITE TELECOMMUNICATION
SALES FORCE , SIEBEL, MAXIMO HEALTHCARE & PHARMACEUTICALS
OSS / BSS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS FINANCE & BANKING & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CONCPTS
OPEN SOURCE CMS, ECOMMERCE MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY CHAIN
SIEBEL APPLICATIONS, T24 TEMENOS E BUSINESS ENABLERS PAPERLESS OFFICE
CUSTOM DOT NET , WEB & DESKTOP APPLICATIONS OIL & GAS GOVERNMENT & SEMI GOVERNMENT

MANAGEMENT CERTIFCATIONS
INSTITUTE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT - PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL-PMP®
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ANALYSIS (IIBA) - CERTIFIED BUSINESS ANALYSIS PROFESSIONAL - CBAP®
PRINCE 2 PRACTITIONER
ITIL® V3 FOUNDATION

MAJOR PROJECT DELIVERY EXPERIENCE:
RFID- BASED WAREHOUSE & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT(ORACLE) - ETISALAT UAE
INVESTIGATION & UPGRADE OF ORACLE IDENTITY & ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - ETISALAT UAE
MIGRATION OF BOARD PORTAL TO 2007 TO 2013 (SHAREPOINT)- ETISALAT UAE
BI REPORTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AGAINST USER CRM - ETISALAT UAE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE IRAQ – DATA CENTER UPGRADE AND FOLLOW-UP PROJECT
COSTUME BI REPORTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – DASHBOARD APPROACH – OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT – PAKISTAN
DESIGNING & DEVELOPMENT OF MINISTRY OF FINANCE IRAQ (SHAREPOINT 2013)
ORACLE IDENTITY & ACCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – IDM - NBD KUWAIT
PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION – NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT
SIEBEL APPLICATIONS E BUSINESS ENABLERS PAPERLESS OFFICE APPLICATION – MAJOR OIL COMPANY IN KUWAIT
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS – EMR ( HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ) – NORTHSHOURE LABS-NY USA
GASCO – INTERNET & CRM APPLICATION BASED ON CRM BI CONCEPT & CUSTOMER LOYALTY – UAE , ABU DHABI
COMPLETE ERP SYSTEM – FEASIBILITY TO IMPLEMENTATION R&R INDUSTRIES – PAKISTAN
COMPLETE ERP SYSTEM – FEASIBILITY TO TESTING SAINSBURYS - UNITED KINGDOM – UK
ERP DATA & SALES DATA CENTER – UPGRADE TO NEXT LEVEL & MANAGEMENT
FAULT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – PAKISTAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION – PAKISTAN
SALES FORCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – JOHNSON & JOHNSON – PAKISTAN
SPENDING REPORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - – JOHNSON & JOHNSON – PAKISTAN
ECOMMERCE PORTAL – WWW.TOHFAY.COM – LISTED IN NY STOCK EXCHANGE – USA

PROCESS REENGINEERING ASSIGNMENTS FOR DIFFERENT DOMAIN BASED COMPANIES & SOLUTION ASSISTANCE IN PAKISTAN, UAE, KUWAIT, USA, CANADA, UK & IRAQ.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
DURATION COMPANY NAME DESIGNATION LOCATION
AUG 2013 – DATE

CONTRACT ENDS 16 APR 2014 EMIRATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY - ETISALAT PROJECT MANAGER / BUSINESS ANALYST ABU DHABI, UAE
JAN 2013 – JULY 2013
MINISTRY OF FINANCE – IRAQ
WWW.MOF.GOV.IQ
PROJECT MANAGER IRAQ
JULY 2008 – DEC 2012
WWW.IQOCIK.COM PROJECT MANAGER UK & PAKISTAN
NOV 2006- JUNE 2008 KUWAIT E-COMMERCE COMPANY BUSINESS ANALYST KUWAIT
SEP 2004– SEP 2006
X-ENO LOGIC WWW.XENO-LOGIC.COM
BUSINESS ANALYST DUBAI, UAE
APRIL 2002 – MAY 2004 HITS TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED, LONDON UK ANALYST PROGRAMMER LONDON, UK
JUNE 1998 – MARCH 2002
ALEPHX INC. WWW.ALEPHX.COM
INTERNET DATABASE DEVELOPER KARACHI, PAKISTAN
DEC 1996 – MAY 1998
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PAKISTAN PRIVATE LIMITED ANALYST PROGRAMMER KARACHI, PAKISTAN

ASSOCIATION WITH TRAINING & EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
INSTITUTION NAME SPECIALTY IN SUBJECTS LOCATION
SHEIKH ZAYED ISLAMIC CENTRE PROJECT MANAGEMENT , SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN
NABORHOOD LEARNING CENTRE INTERNET PROGRAMMING
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS HUDDERSFILED, UK
PRESTON UNIVERSITY SOFTWARE ENGINEERING KARACHI, PAKISTAN
UNIVERSITY OF ATLANTA ALL PROJECTS MANAGEMENT OF ACADEMIC SERVICES ATLANTA, USA
INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY – BIZTEK INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER STUDIES
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ,PROJECT MANAGEMENT KARACHI, PAKISTAN
INGROPE INFORMATION SERVICES. PAKISTAN IT IN SUPPLY CHAIN & PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS ANALYSIS KARACHI, PAKISTAN
FEDERAL URDU UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ANALYSIS ,BUSINESS ANALYSIS KARACHI, PAKISTAN
THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORT ROLE OF IT IN CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
ROLE OF IT IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
KARACHI, PAKISTAN
INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ANALYSIS - IIBA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT KARACHI CHAPTER

EDUCATIONAL :
INSTITUTION NAME DEGREE NAME SUBJECT SPECIALTY
KASBIT UNIVERSITY KARACHI PAKISTAN
M. PHIL LEADING TO PHD IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
(IN PROGRESS EXPECTED END IN 2016) PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SHEIKH ZAYED ISLAMIC CENTRE
UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI MASTERS WITH COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY - 1996 COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
SHEIKH ZAYED ISLAMIC CENTRE
UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI B.A(HONS.) WITH COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY - 1995 COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION, KARACHI HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (H.S.C)- 1991 MATH’S, PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY
BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, KARACHI SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (S.S.C)- 1989 MATH’S, PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY


DATE OF BIRTH : JAN 12, 1974
NATIONALITY : PAKISTANI
MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED
VISA STATUS : EMPLOYMENT
PASSPORT # : FX 1797182
PASSPORT EXPIRES : 19 MARCH 2017