Mohamed Refaat, Sr Solution Architect

Mohamed Refaat

Sr Solution Architect

hewlett-packard Middle East

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, business
Experience
26 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 3 Months

Sr Solution Architect at hewlett-packard Middle East
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since August 2008

Sales/Business Development role:
• Developing new accounts by engaging with the customer in technical/business discussion and workshops
• Giving seminars and training sessions for HPN partners & customers
• Building customer relations up to CIO level
• Marketing presentations and technical workshop
• Developing good relations with the customers and the golden partners
• Participate in developing the “Go to Market” strategy and how to approach the customer based on my deep experience in the enterprise and telecom business models.
Presales role:
• Designing and building solutions for enterprise DC including network virtualization & security, and Structure Cabling System (SCS))
• Presenting the “Cloud computing” concept (I was a member of cloud computing team)
• Deep understanding of Network services and presenting the value to the customer
• Building technical proposal and RFP’s
• Developing competitive analysis
• Focus mainly on the high enterprise, Telecom and Service provider segments.
• Assess the customer to create RFP’s and prepare the technical proposals
• Engagement with the product line managers in developing the necessary products and technologies to meet the market challenges

Sr. Team Leader Data Network & Security at vodafone
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • February 2001 to August 2008

Job description:
1- IT strategy planning, and budget management.
2- Technology & products evaluation of different vendors.
3- Consultancy & Training for IT/non IT staff
4- Operations: Design, implementation & operation of SCS, infrastructure data networks using Nortel/AVAYA, Cisco, 3Com, and Juniper and following ITIL
5- Project management: Locally and internationally with other Vodafone branches, from RFP issuance, proposals evaluation, and until the turn-key.
6- Business Continuity planning to maintain 99.99999% availability of IT systems
7- Team management: managing technical staff.

Sr. Presale Consultant at D-Link Middle East
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • February 1999 to February 2001

Senior Network Presale Engineer in D-Link international -Middle East Office (Acting as a Product Marketing Manager):
• Designing networks based on D-Link products.
• Giving seminars and presentations.
• Giving training sessions to D-Link value added partners and customers.
• Develop Marketing & sales strategy of D-Link products for partners & market the new products of D-Link (Business Development)
• Support D-Link partners in tenders & bids by competitive prices.

Sr Sale/Presale Consultant at EMS (Cisco Gold Partner)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 1998 to January 1999

Senior Network Presale/Sales Engineer at EMS (Cisco partner): Designing & selling networks solutions, using Cisco/3Com/Pairgain/and Paradyne brand names.

Education

Master's degree, business
  • at Edinburg business school
  • June 2014

MBA - Edinburg business school: Pursuing to achieve the master

Bachelor's degree, Communications Engineering
  • at Ain Shams University
  • July 1997

• Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University "1997" Communication Department Graduation Project: "Design of Internet Filtering & Monitoring s/w" Grade: Distinction Supervision: Prof. Nabeel El-Nady.

High school or equivalent, High school
  • at Typical Capital Institute
  • May 1991

• High School: Typical Capital Institute, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia "1991" Grade: Distinction

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Data Center
Data Network
Security Operations
Cloud Computing
BACKBONE
VENDOR MANAGEMENT
DC virtualization
LAN/WAN
Security
PROJECT MANAGER
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
TRAINING
WIRELESS
Communications skills
Presentation skills
Hospitality
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Crises Management
CONSULTING SERVICES

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Al Ahly Club of Egypt
  • Active member
  • January 1998
IEEE
  • Active membership
  • January 1997

Training and Certifications

H3CSE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2011
Valid Until:
August 2011
MASE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2012
Valid Until:
June 2012
CCNP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2010
Valid Until:
November 2010
Cisco content switching (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2009
Valid Until:
June 2009
Nortel Passport 8600 Advanced course (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2005
Valid Until:
June 2005
TP expert (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2011
Valid Until:
August 2011