Kareem Gad, Assistant Manager

Kareem Gad

Assistant Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, MBA - Innovation, Finance & Global Management
Experience
24 years, 5 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :24 years, 5 months

Assistant Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2011

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Technology Practice Manager at Shift Technologies
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2009 to February 2011

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Chief Architect at Dubai eGovernment
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2004 to August 2009

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Enterprise Architect - Team Leader (Internet Division) at Dubai Development Board
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2002 to August 2004

Responsible for forming a new team to the newly born Internet Division in the IT Center. Participated in formulating the web strategy for the Development Board through a series of workshops with decision makers on both DDB and eGovernment Side. Technical Project Manager for 7 projects in partnership with Dubai eGovernment :
- Website revamp & migration to eGovernment servers and systems.
- mDubai : mobile services involving SMS & J2ME applications written in Java & based on XML messaging to eGov integration servers
- ePay : electronic payment gateway project to integrate the service with DDB’s webservices
- eDelivery : application that connects courier service with eServices.
- Contact Center : Informative and Interactive services over the phone with the eGovernment’s facility
- Technology Blueprint : Not a project but a committee was formed to decide on proper technology to be used for implementing DDB eServices and integration with DDB’s JD Edwards back end ERP. Evaluating different technologies and server softwares
- BPR : Business Process Re-engineering of DDB’s candidate services to being exposed on the WEB
Conduct training sessions to technical students on technologies like :
- Java ( serverside technologies )
- XML
- Integration Servers
- Software Patterns

System Analyst/Web Developer at Dubai Development Board- Govt. Of Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates
  • August 2001 to June 2002

Went through the process of recieving the company's out-sourced web solution.That included setting quality assurance metrics and making sure they were met by the third party software house. Analyzed and designed and developed the official intranet from the Board, including many services aimed at collaborating the internal department's work and smoothing the workflow. Technologies used for the external website : ASP/SQL Server . For the intranet : JSP/Oracle 8i .
Is the focal point between the Board and the Dubai eGovt. Team with respect to integration issues; building XML message parsers in Java. Collaborating with the eGovt. team to bring out the full fledged services of the Board electronically to the eGovt. Portal.

Web Developer at GoodNews4Travel.com
  • Egypt
  • October 2000 to May 2001

Responsible for the full development of the site's backend structure starting with analysis and design of the site's architecture technically then implementation of database and serverside scripting. (Used mySQL on Solaris DB with PHP serverside scripting) Development of a fully fledged reporting system of all traffic on the site (in the back-end )including pending inquiries for customer support rep's to handle and monitor .Typically acting as webmaster after the site has been launched.
you can visit the running site at : www.gn4travel.com

Web Developer at Arab Academy for Science & Technology - Internet Unit
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • June 2000 to August 2000

* Analysis and design for a replacement database for the University's website (On Oracle 8i). * Developing Middle tier application logic in Java Serverside technologies to complete the web application that is to serve the different users in the Academy ( Students, Staff, Employees etc ... )

Education

Master's degree, MBA - Innovation, Finance & Global Management
  • at Hult International Business School
  • August 2011
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
  • at Arab Academy for Science & Technology
  • August 2000

Completed the 5-year degree with an overall GPA 3.24 Transcript of all courses available upon request.

High school or equivalent, IGSCE Sciences/MATH
  • at Int'l School of Choueifat
  • June 1995

Studied - Grade English - A A/S Math - A English Literature - A Chemistry - A Physics - A Biology - A Business - A- Economics - B Arabic - C French - C

Specialties & Skills

Leading People
Technology Leadership
Enterprise Architecture
Innovation Consulting
Payment Gateways
Computer Skills
Java server side programming ( servlets, JSP, JDBC , EJB J2EE )
mySQL Database on Solaris
PHP coding ( database access and searching etc.. )
Developed WAPlications (using the WAP technlogy )
XML generating & parsing using JAVA API's
Knowledge of UML
Solaris8
Microsoft Office suite
JD Edwards
Integration Server Technology
Web / App server Technologies
ISO certified Lead Auditor
Innovation
Enterprise Architecture
Leadership
Agile development
Architecture
Integration

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for J2EE Technology (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2003
Valid Until:
January 2003
ISO 9001 Lead Auditor (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2004
Valid Until:
October 2004
Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2001
Valid Until:
November 2001
Architecting and Designing J2EE Applications (SL-425) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2005
Valid Until:
November 2005
Developing J2EE Compliant Applications (FJ-310) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2004
Valid Until:
November 2004
TOGAF 9 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2011
Valid Until:
November 2011
TOGAF 8 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2010
Valid Until:
November 2010