Ahmad Raza, Senior Customer Service Engineer

Ahmad Raza

Senior Customer Service Engineer

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, Marketing
Experience
30 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :30 years, 11 Months

Senior Customer Service Engineer at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since August 2014

• Provide project leadership for IT systems including, budget control, schedule, status reporting, client/project team co-ordination and quality assurance.

• Developed strategic plans for IT operations and capacity expansion. Contributed extensively in IT operations management.

• Administration, management, trouble-shooting and modification to IT resources including configuration management and maintenance.

• Managed system documentation including project plans, inventory, SLA/SOP and problem/incident resolutions.

Database Administrator at Mashreq Bank (Mindscape Info. Tech.)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2008 to March 2014

Database Administrator
(Core Banking), user maintenance, parameter modification, report configuration/transfer, system configuration/transfer etc.
• Routine Audits of systems and software in the enterprise.
• Documentation of system configurations and other operating procedures.
• Performed UAT (User acceptance test) for several system products and reports, mainly banking applications, e-Datacenter (Lotus Notes), Card and Switch applications.
• Administration, management, trouble shooting and modifications to systems and other IT resources, including installation and configuration.
• Administration of IT enterprise banking application Banksys • Trouble shooting and support to organizational users.
• Mentoring organization users on successfully using IT resources.

Senior Systems Administrator at mashreqbank
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 1998 to August 2008

• Job automation, commissioning, documentation and end-user training for Data centre day to day operational activities.
• Routine Audits of systems and software in the enterprise.
• Documentation of system configurations and other operating procedures.
• Expertise on Tandem System Administration and Support. (Non Stop Himalaya S-Series 7400), system setup, configuration, upgrade, modification, job automation, job commissioning, performance monitoring/tuning and trouble shooting.
• Expertise in Select (Card System application) and CONNEX (ATM/POS) switch system, maintenance, administration and trouble shooting.
• Performed UAT (User acceptance test) for several system products and reports, mainly banking applications, e-Datacenter (Lotus Notes), Card and Switch applications.
• Implemented system backup/restore strategies in Data Centre, i.e. backup storage, retention and reuse etc for all the systems, mainly Tandem system and supervising it 24/7.
• Administration, management, trouble shooting and modifications to systems and other IT resources, including installation and configuration.
• Mentoring organization users on successfully using IT resources.

Systems Administrator at Avari Hotel Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 1996 to February 1998

 Administration of NCR3445 machine running HRMS application for Hotel Management, including Front office, Back office (Accoutns), inventory and payroll modules.
 User creation, report management and trouble shooting
 Product testing, setup and maintenance
 Review users procedure, change & update
 Provide on job training
 Solve user’s query/problems with round the clock availability
 ALCATEL PABX telephone exchange maintenance, problem reporting and trouble shooting
 POS system maintenance, programming and trouble shooting

Computer Engineer at Avari Hotel, Lahore
  • Pakistan
  • February 1996 to November 1996

 AT&T Unix, on NCR 3445, HRMS system for Hotel Management by LK Group Cyprus
 User’s Creation, functions & reports assignment
 Front Office, Back Office and Stock systems
 Provide on job training
 Quarterly review system parameter
 Solve user’s query/problems with round the clock availability.
 ALCATEL PABX, telephone exchange maintenance and problem reporting
 POS system maintenance, user creation, updation, programming and trouble shooting

Faculty Member at National College of Computer Sciences
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 1993 to February 1996

 Conducted classes for Lotus 123, MS Excel, MS Word, Foxpro, MS Dos, MS Windows, Novel Netware 3.11
 Preparing, Conducting exams, result preparation, final marking and grading
 Query Development
 Managing a Computer Lab of more than 110 computers running Novell Netware 3.11
 LAB security setup and contingency arrangements
 User’s and groups creation and authorization
 System installation and trouble shooting
 Conducting classes for trainees and new staff members
 System availability, helping out students in their queries and assignments
 Conducting viva, assignments from students, marking and grading
 Attending advance course classes

Education

Master's degree, Marketing
  • at Professional Management Training Center
  • March 2001

MBA

Diploma, Software Engineering
  • at National College of Computer Sciences
  • December 1993

GPA = A+

Bachelor's degree, Arts Group
  • at Punjab University
  • November 1991

BA

Specialties & Skills

Data Center Management
database administrator
Systems Operations/Management (Data Center)
Communication and team-leadership skills
Troubleshooting and Problem Solving
Project Management
DataBase Administration
Team leadership and Management

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Effective Supervisor (Certificate)
Project Management Professional (Training)
Training Institute:
Chicago Training Institute
MCP (Certificate)
ITIL (Certificate)
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Training)
Training Institute:
Mashreq Bank
Oracle (Training)
Training Institute:
New Horizons
Date Attended:
September 2012

Hobbies

  • Long Drive, Swimming