Mohamed Refaat, Sr Solution Architect

Mohamed Refaat

Sr Solution Architect

hewlett-packard Middle East

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
Éducation
Master, business
Expérience
26 years, 4 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :26 years, 4 Mois

Sr Solution Architect à hewlett-packard Middle East
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • Je travaille ici depuis août 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 à vodafone
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • février 2001 à août 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 à D-Link Middle East
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • février 1999 à février 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 à EMS (Cisco Gold Partner)
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • janvier 1998 à janvier 1999

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

Éducation

Master, business
  • à Edinburg business school
  • juin 2014

MBA - Edinburg business school: Pursuing to achieve the master

Baccalauréat, Communications Engineering
  • à Ain Shams University
  • juillet 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.

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, High school
  • à Typical Capital Institute
  • mai 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

Langues

Arabe
Expert
Anglais
Expert

Adhésions

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

Formation et Diplômes

H3CSE (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
August 2011
Valide jusqu'à:
August 2011
MASE (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
June 2012
Valide jusqu'à:
June 2012
CCNP (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
November 2010
Valide jusqu'à:
November 2010
Cisco content switching (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
June 2009
Valide jusqu'à:
June 2009
Nortel Passport 8600 Advanced course (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
June 2005
Valide jusqu'à:
June 2005
TP expert (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
August 2011
Valide jusqu'à:
August 2011