Atef Ahmad Hassan, Sr Manager IT Advisory

Atef Ahmad Hassan

Sr Manager IT Advisory

Technology Services Managment

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Engineering
Experience
28 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :28 years, 1 Months

Sr Manager IT Advisory at Technology Services Managment
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2011

 Achievements: (Program management)
o Automating 73 different service using different technologies (.Net, Java)
o Building 3 Mobile Applications & implementing full MDM platform
o Building External, internal and Mobile websites serving more than 3.5 million visitor
o Preparing 3 IT Strategies 2011 till 2020
o Implementing Huge ERP linking and serving 37 ministry and federal entity
o Implementing two Oracle Superclusters running (EBS, Hyperion, SOA and 3 non oracle products)
o Implementing The Budget planning and execution system linking and serving 45 entity
o Building huge Integration platform serving 45 entity
o Migrating 25 years of Cobol data to Oracle
o Building huge data warehouse as well as predictive analysis and DSS systems
o Building CMS for 40+ years of unstructured data and 10 million document
 Duties: (Operations)
o Manage in parallel multiple programs “Initiatives” to achieve the strategy outcomes
o Lead multiple technical teams (Oracle, DB2, MS SQL, SharePoint, C#, .Net, Java, Mobile, Unix, Linux)
o Manage the day to day operations, Organize and prioritize Team member’s activities
o Lead the change-management activities
o Responsible for calculating the TCO, ROI for all programs as well as budget preparation.
o Develop the risk management plans and risk register as well
o Develop / reengineer of the major business processes
o Develop BIA, Business continuity plans (BCM) to maintain both services and systems availability
o Develop the training plans for team members as well as knowledge transfer
o Prepare the documentations/reports and present the progress/status reports to top management
o Implement and enforce all security controls to ensure secure and safe environment
o Implement all GRC controls to ensure proper compliance with MOF polices and standards
o Apply ISO standards and ITIL framework
o Provide guidance during RFPs preparation, evaluation and vendor selection.
o Analyze business requirements and give independent and objective advice on the use of IT systems
o Ensure OLA’s and SLA’s are in alignment with delivered services within contracted time-frames
o Ensure there is appropriate 24/7 emergency response to any system failure
o Participate with Infrastructure Management in formulating Application Management policies.
o Evaluate and plan for Applications upgrades according to company policy, business needs and technology evolution
o Lead the process of the formulation and maintenance of Standards and Procedures Manuals related to server policies and procedures
o Implement all excellence requirements and TRA KPIs (300+ KPI)
o Provide technical support and problem resolution related to business application software systems.
 Team & technologies:
Team members : 48
Technologies : .Net, Java, SharePoint, Android, Apple, Oracle and IBM, Private Cloud building
Methodologies : DevOps, Waterfall and Agile

Technical Manager - MOT and Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport at ISFP Egypt (www.isfpegypt.com)
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • June 2006 to August 2011

 Achievements:
o Full automation of the following maritime Ports from scratch
o Alexandria, Dekhila, Damietta, Suiz
o Including (Software and Infrastructure)
 Gates automation software
 Yards automation software
 Cargo and Containers automation software
 4 ERP systems
 4 Full integration solutions between the different sectors in Ports
 Building 4 Data-centers, Electronic gates
 Building the Wi-Fi networks to cover every entity in ports
 Building the DR sites
 Building 1 virtual DC and huge Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
 Duties:
o Manage the ports automation programs
o Develop risk mgmt. plans
o Provide turnkey solutions
o Manage the ports day to day operations
o Manage multiple technical teams (Apps, Infra, security)
o Ensure there is appropriate 24/7 emergency response to any system failure
o Responsible for quality of solutions delivered from the technical teams
o Lead Disaster Recovery, HA and BCM planning, design and implementation for all sites
o Develop and enforce all appropriate security standards
o Identify the most important requirements in developing a secure environment
o Identify the data types in the sites and the security level required to protect it
o Report on project progress and service delivery status to top management
o Manages complex HW, SW and IS implementations to meet budget, schedule and quality goals
o Serves as a technical expert representative across teams, clients, and vendors
o Responsible for the continued provision of delivered services, to agreed quality
o Responsible for the identification and tracking of true problems to completion
o Review all major changes and projects affecting areas of responsibility
o Provide guidance during RFPs preparation, evaluation and vendor selection.
o Provide input into bids, due diligence and transition planning for new contracts
o Identify what software is best for a business’ specific needs.
o Acquire / Build the software, prepare the servers, install the software, configure it, load data into it, tune it, upgrade it, and repair it when there is problem.
o Help train and communicate how to use the software across the organization.
 Team & technologies:
Team members : 42
Technologies : Java, .Net, Oracle and IBM
Methodologies : Waterfall and Spiral, OAM

IT Manager at Ceramica Cleopatra group
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 1998 to March 2006

 Achievements:
o Build the IT dept. from scratch
o Successfully built in-house ERP system from scratch to automate Cost, Inventory, Assets, Sales, Accounts Payables, Accounts receivables, HR, Treasury, Audit for 40 inventory, 80 show room, 2 Factories distributed in whole Egypt, working 24/7
 Duties:
o Leading team of 138 members. (System Analysts, Developers, DBAs, Data Entry, Network & security, Hardware, Help-desk, Unix and Windows System administrators)
o From scratch, Lead the building of the IT unit inside the company
o Build an IP telephony system to connect all organization entities
o Develop the computer graphics and design department to assist the sales team
o Build a huge network to link all organization entities
o Build and grow high performing IT systems that delivers company satisfaction and maximize the service quality for the organization
o Manage the day-to-day activities of IT staff in the company branches
o Prepares reports for top management review
o Drives up the quality of the systems (availability and performance) and drives down cost.

Developers Team Leaders at Albishry Computers
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 1996 to March 1998

o Leads team of 28 members (system analysts, developers, CM, testing, Database designers)
o Successfully done 4 oracle based applications

Education

Bachelor's degree, Engineering
  • at Faculty of Engineering
  • July 1990

Specialties & Skills

Management
Program Management
IT Strategy
Turnkey Projects
Full SDLC
Unix , Linux (Solaris, AIX, HPUX, RedHat, Debian)
IT Program managment
Oracle EBS Techno Function (The Whole Stack)
Full Software Development life Cycle
Application servers admin (OAS, WAS, Tom Cat)
Oracle SOA
Networks architecture, principles and protocols (Wired and wireless)
IT Turnkey solutions
Backup tools (HP data protector, IBM TSM, VERITAS .NET Backup)
Maximo ITAM / ITSM
SAN and NAS systems (EMC, EVA, IBM DS series)
Disaster Recovery Planing , BIA, BCP
Developing IT Strategy
Security Techniques , Policies , Frameworks

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

PMP (Training)
Training Institute:
Exceed
Date Attended:
March 2014
Duration:
40 hours
Lead Auditor: Information Technology Service Management ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 (CC-13713IT) (Training)
Training Institute:
ISACA
Duration:
36 hours
ITIL MALC, License 4736234 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2013
ITIL Expert License 4736234 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2013
CISA (Training)
Training Institute:
ISACA
Duration:
40 hours
Lead Auditor: Business Continuity Management Systems ISO 22301:2012 (CC-13646BC) (Training)
Training Institute:
ISACA
Duration:
36 hours
Lead Auditor: Information Security Management Systems ISO/IEC 27001:2005 (CC-13857IS) (Training)
Training Institute:
ISACA
Duration:
36 hours
ITIL Foundation (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2008
ITIL PPO , License 4736234 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2013
ITIL OSA License 4736234 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2013
ITIL SOA, License 4736234 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2013
PMP (Training)
Training Institute:
EMAK - Egypt
Date Attended:
November 2007
Duration:
40 hours
ITIL RCV, License 4736234 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2013