Husain Ali Zahid, IT Project Manager

Husain Ali Zahid

IT Project Manager

Khayal Consultants

Location
Kuwait
Education
Diploma, Java, Java Servlets, Java Applets, ASP, Visual Basic, C, C++, Oracle
Experience
26 years, 6 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 6 months

IT Project Manager at Khayal Consultants
  • Kuwait
  • My current job since June 2009

-- Develop and maintain project plans and associated communication documents for the IT team

-- Conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities

-- Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and business owners

-- Liaise with project business owners on an ongoing basis

-- Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals

-- Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and business owners

-- Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel

-- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path

-- Work with management to develop a process for tracking, reporting, and following up on employee tasks

-- Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools

-- Track project milestones and deliverables

-- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations

-- Proactively manage changes in project scope

-- Assist with IT projects as needed

-- Recruit and train new interns in developing dynamic web applications

Team Leader at Khayal Consultants
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • March 2006 to May 2009

-- Define the objectives to be accomplished by the project team

-- Direct software designers and programmers to determine the best methods to achieve the projects objectives

-- Allocate staff and budget resources required to achieve project objectives

-- Evaluate and report progress in terms of quality and performance metrics common to IT projects

-- Work with client departments to coordinate systems testing, installation, training and support

-- Use appropriate systems development methodologies to structure and organize the tasks to be completed by the team.

-- Develop the project plan in conjunction with the team

-- Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel

-- Review the team's work products

-- Provide coaching and mentoring to project team members

-- Keeping informed of advances in technology and Project Management

Senior Web Developer at Khayal Consultants
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • March 2001 to February 2006

-- Design and develop user interfaces to Internet/intranet applications; determining design methodologies and tool sets; completing programming using languages and software products; designing and conducting tests

-- Recommend system solutions by comparing advantages and disadvantages of custom development and purchase alternatives

-- Integrating applications by designing database architecture and server scripting

-- Studying and establishing connectivity with network systems, search engines, and information servers

-- Troubleshooting development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms

-- Support users by developing documentation and assistance tools

-- Support and develop web application developers by providing advice, coaching and educational opportunities

Education

Diploma, Java, Java Servlets, Java Applets, ASP, Visual Basic, C, C++, Oracle
  • at Center for Development of Advanced Computing
  • January 2001

Diploma in Advanced Computing GPA: 85% Specialization: Application development using VB 6.0, Web development using Java Servlets and ASP pages. Operating Systems: Windows NT, Windows 2000 server, Windows 2000 Adv. Server, Windows XP Professional.

Bachelor's degree, Electronics & Telecommunications
  • at Mandsaur Institute of Technology
  • June 2000

Bachelor of Engineering GPA: 74% Undergone a rigorous vocational training on the C-DOT system of Telephony from Dept. of Telecommunications, Ujjain – India. Regularly taken part in college annual cultural activities. Worked enthusiastically for the designing of college annual magazine and logo.

High school or equivalent, Mathematics, Science
  • at St. Paul's Convent H.S. School
  • March 1995

GPA: 69% Honored by the Lokmanya Tilak Sanskritik Nyas for scoring highest marks.

Diploma, MS-DOS, BASIC, dBase III Plus, Foxpro
  • at Indian Institute of Computer Training
  • June 1993

Diploma in Computer Science GPA: 80%

Specialties & Skills

Visual Basic
Mathematics
Science
Java, Java Servlets, JSP, Java Applets, .Net, ASP, Visual Basic, HTML, DHTML, Javascript, VBScript
Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MS-Access
Major Microsoft Server O/Ss, RHEL 5, Windows XP, Windows 98
SDL Tridion Web Content Management Solution

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Hindi
Expert