GIS Consultant/Coordinator
Al-Suhoub for Kuwait Oil Company
Total years of experience :13 years, 10 Months
Planned, managed and led all the GIS Projects of KOC’s Ahmadi Services Group (ASG)
Designed & successfully implemented one of KOC’s most prestigious GIS Project “Gas Leakage Monitoring System”
Providing end-to-end solution from identifying the origin of demand, requirement analysis, solution architecture & database design to implementation, testing and final deliverables.
Established appropriate vendor relations with regard to communication devices, site equipment, repair, maintenance and upgrades. Maintained inventory and suggested timely commercial upgrades.
Planned, scheduled & consistently delivered to yearly KPIs, targets & deadlines.
Promoted a collaborative environment between different teams and groups sharing common data
Working closely with site staff acting as a liaison between surveying team and GIS technical team.
Assisted in the foundation of new projects for partnering groups like HSE, Road & Support, Horticulture, etc.
Monitoring the system operation from user perspectives and reporting day-to-day issues.
Analyzing the business requirements and preparing of plans for system upgrades.
Evaluating GIS technology used in gas survey & development of system operating procedures.
Supervising the data collection and performing Data Q/A Q/C.
Participation in planning activities & to ensure the system operation plan reflects the management defined goals.
Generating system activity reports & supervising the implementation of management directions in this regard.
Compliance with GIS Code of Ethics stated by GIS Certification Institute.
Developed a comprehensive software design for tracking, managing and billing jobs related to Intellectual Property in English/Arabic clearly identifying deliverables and responsibilities.
Strategizing the backlog issue of unexamined patent applications for Kuwait Patent Office.
Implementation of MS Dynamics CRM 4.0 for marketing campaigns & automating workflows.
Set up VPS hosting with spam protection on the GT namespace.
Drafting roadmaps for a governance team to ensure that decisions align to company goals.
Registration & maintenance of Kuwait TLDs for the company & clients of IP dept.
Implementation of Google Message Security (Postini) for inbound & outbound messages.
Successfully administered marketing campaigns over e-mail and fax to over 3000 leads.
Implementation & configuration of VoIP hardware (IP PBX ALP-160 & IP phones) & software.
Technical documentation of policies, network infrastructure and configuration guides.
Preparing users on the new system by providing training on the various modules, data elements.
Compilation of marketing database organized sector wise.
Conceptualized, designed & maintained website for consultancy and training departments.
Recommendations on in-built development methodology for advancements & upgrades, providing input on best practices.
Handling purchases (software/hardware/services) & set up of a help desk.
Designed logo, brochure, inserts and other promotional items compliant with Grant Thornton International standards.
Network and system administration for Windows Server 2008 R2. Managing information systems with MS SharePoint 2007.
Employing best security practices in server and terminal user level security & identifying appropriate compensating controls to mitigate security risks.
Evaluation of engagement tracking & accounting software for IP & consultancy departments.
Development & implementation of work communication strategies.
Formulation of brand customer surveys in order to determine client perception. Maintenance of a comprehensive library of client data and stock inventory.
Planning of product ranges and preparation of stock plans in conjunction with clientele.
Identification of resources, timescales & external services required for upgrade recommendations.
Specifying in detail the work to be done and identify the boundaries and deliverables of each sub-project. Identifying the correct people and resources required to achieve the project objectives.
Collaborating online profile by managing content revisions and updates for the brand.
Graphics Designing for catalogues, flyers, pamphlets, advertisements using Adobe Photoshop, CorelDraw
Developing webpage to pursue online marketing and communications
Utilizing online multimedia environments and social media marketing tools (SEO, SEM, Google Analytics, and CMS) to broaden customer spectrum.
Worked on a project titled 'Tradepay Commerce Analysis System' as a part of the in-plant Training & Final Year Project 2010-2011
Developed a live web-based .NET application to process vendor transactions, bill tracking and payment clearances and handling import and export of bulk cargo.
Currently implemented at the Robinsons Cargo & Logistics Company Private Ltd.
Secured 44/50 for the orals, synopsis and 43/50 for the project demo.
Implemented a comprehensive ERP system/Warehouse Management System using Active Directory, DNS, IIS, FTP and other Microsoft features
Technology Used: ASP.NET, MS-SQL Server 2005, MS Visual Studio 2005
Researched on Management Information Systems and Networking
Studied the implementation of Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA) as a real-time industrial process control system for remote operations in oil fields.
Assisted on the help desk for resolving project issues
Studied desktop virtualisation and corporate security and hacking concerns.
Assisted in the deployment of Windows 7 as an OS for the company laptops and desktops.
Studied different types of media for communication like optical fibres
Studied the CISCO switches and routers used by the servers deployed for the company
Completed A+ Hardware course by TestOut
MINI-PROJECTS (Curriculum Based) Placement Information System using JDBC and SQL – ADBMS Project College Website with database connectivity – Web Engineering Project Presentation On Next Generation Networks. Secured a 45/50 for the seminar – Seminar College Management System – Object Oriented Software Engineering Project E-gadgets.com – E-commerce & E-business Project Demonstration on FTP & TFTP in Advance Computer Networks Presentation on IEEE paper on Software Architecture for real-time steganography. TECHNICAL SKILLS: Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, HTML, XML, DHTML, ASP, .NET Database: Oracle SQL, MS Visual FoxPro Operating System Environments: Windows, Linux RedHat
