Abdelfattah Qasem, Consultant (Information Systems)

Abdelfattah Qasem

Consultant (Information Systems)

National Consulting Bureau (NCB)

Location
New Zealand
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Information Systems
Experience
38 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :38 years, 6 Months

Consultant (Information Systems) at National Consulting Bureau (NCB)
  • Kuwait
  • My current job since April 2000

- Study existing systems and give recommendation on how to improve the system performance.
- Manage implementation of new software application (i.e. Document Management Systems).

Information Systems Consultant at National Consulting Bureau (NCB)
  • Kuwait
  • My current job since April 2000

Study existing systems and give recommendation on how to improve the system performance.
Manage implementation of new software application (i.e. Document Management Systems).

IT Manager at Kuwait Reinsurance Company
  • Kuwait
  • September 1987 to April 2000

- Re-engineering of the old software system on MICRO DATA machine with PICK OS.
- Re-negotiate the maintenance contract for the hardware and software support.
- Design and manage the development and implementation of the claim system.
- Carried out the feasibility study for the old system and new requirements.
- Preparation of RFP (Request For Proposal) for both (hardware & Software).
- Study all quotations and prepare the recommendation for the hardware purchase.
- Manage the migration of old software system and data from MICRO DATA machine with PICK OS to Digital Alpha machine with Unix OS, using a software system, that emulate PICK OS on Unix (Universe).
- Made the decision to design the software application in house on ORACLE RDBMS with client server environment.
- Re-design the computer network to cop with the new environment.
- Design, manage the development and implementation of the following systems: - Underwriting System.
- Reinsurance System.
- Claim System.
- Financial System (Technical & Financial Accounting).
- D.S.S. System (Decision Support System).
Achievements: The Above-mentioned software is being sold to other reinsurance companies in the middle east, such as Arab Re in Beirut- Lebanon and Arab Union in Syria.

IT Manager at · Kuwait Reinsurance Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 1987 to April 2000

Re-engineering of the old software system on MICRO DATA machine with PICK OS.
Re-negotiate the maintenance contract for the hardware and software support.
Design and manage the development and implementation of the claim system.
Carried out the feasibility study for the old system and new requirements.
Preparation of RFP (Request For Proposal) for both (hardware & Software).
Study all quotations and prepare the recommendation for the hardware purchase.
Manage the migration of old software system and data from MICRO DATA machine with PICK OS to Digital Alpha machine with Unix OS, using a software system, that emulate PICK OS on Unix.
Made the decision to design the software application in house on ORACLE RDBMS with client server environment.
Re-design the computer network to cop with the new environment.
Design, manage the development and implementation of the following systems:-
Underwriting System.
Reinsurance System.
Financial System (Technical & Financial Accounting).
D.S.S. System (Decision Support System).
Achievements: The Above-mentioned software is being sold to other reinsurance companies in the middle east, such as Arab Re in Beirut- Lebanon and Arab Union in Syria.

Programmer/Analyst at Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait
  • Kuwait
  • November 1986 to September 1987

- Design data conversion system from Prime machine with Primos OS to DL/I database on IBM Main frame under VSE/SP2 OS.
- Schedule and manage the conversion process.
- Participate in the implementation of the ATM (Automated Teller Machine) System.

Programmer/Analyst at Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • November 1986 to September 1987

Design data conversion system from Prime machine with Primos OS to DL/I database on IBM Main frame under VSE/SP2 OS.
Schedule and manage the conversion process.
Participate in the implementation of the ATM (Automated Teller Machine) System.

System Analyst at Al-Tukhaim Engineering Group
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • November 1985 to September 1987

Carried out the visibility study of the company’s manual system.
Submit the recommendation of the hardware system to the management.
Designed the Accounting, sales and inventory control system.
Followed up the Development and implementation of the above systems.
Designed the test acceptance for the systems.

System Analyst at Al-Tukhaim Engineering Group
  • Kuwait
  • November 1985 to November 1986

- Carried out the visibility study of the company’s manual system.
- Submit the recommendation of the hardware system to the management.
- Designed the Accounting, sales and inventory control system.
- Followed up the Development and implementation of the above systems.
- Designed the test acceptance for the systems.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Information Systems
  • at Devry Institute of Technology
  • November 1985

The major courses consisted of System Analysis, Programming, Accounting, Management, and Economics.

Bachelor's degree, Computer Information Systems
  • at Devry Institute of Technology
  • October 1985
High school or equivalent, General Education
  • at Jenine Secondary School
  • July 1977
High school or equivalent, Scientific Section - General Education Certificate
  • at Jenine Secondary School
  • July 1977

The Courses completed were Arabic Language, English, Science (Phisycs, Chemistry and Biology), Math, and Social Studies.

Specialties & Skills

Education
Data Conversion
Reinsurance
windows NT,Windows95/98, MS Office
Data Basic
Novell 4.11
English Query Language
Universe
Digital Unix
Oracle Developer/2000
Turbo Pascal
VSE/SP2
Software and hardware evaluation
Data conversion and database programming

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert