Rafat A. Dasan, Senior Manager

Rafat A. Dasan

Senior Manager

Deloitte & Touche(M.E)

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Doctorate, DBA - Doctorate of Business Administration
Experience
26 years, 3 months

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Total years of experience :26 years, 3 months

Senior Manager at Deloitte & Touche(M.E)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since September 2011

Report to Program Leadership Practice Partner.
Provide Project & Program Management and PMO Consultancy.
Assess and Build Project Management Offices for Customers.
Participate in the PMO business development with Deloitte.
Work as consulting manager at MoH eHealth/ICT PMO establishment & Operation Project:
o Supervise the development and implementation of the organization project management process & governance.
o Provide MOH initiatives or Programs/Projects Managers with the processes, methodologies, tools, training, and mentoring required completing programs successfully in terms of schedule, risk, scope in accordance with the defined MOH processes.
o Integrate project management into MOH performance management process.
o Support the successful execution of MOH & ICT strategy initiatives or projects.
o Measure & report the overall performance of MOH & ICT strategy initiatives and projects.
o Plan, execute, and monitor activities in support of the PMO mission.
o Prepare and Lead Project Management Committee Meetings (PMC).
o Prepare and Lead Project Review Meetings (PRM).
o Define and manage PMO team roles and responsibilities.
o Lead and manage PMO department weekly status meeting.

Chief Operations & Strategy Officer at SURE Technology & Consulting
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2009 to August 2011

Report to the chief executive officer and responsible for the SURE’s day-to-day operating activities, including projects and programs, revenue and sales growth, and monthly, quarterly and annual goals management.

Responsibilities:

 Establish a PMO to manage SURE projects and Programs
 Build a strong matrix organization structure
 Establish the performance goals, allocate resources, and assess policies for senior management.
 Develop, establish, and direct execution of operating policies to support overall company policies and objectives
 Direct and participate in acquisition and growth activities to support overall business objectives and plans.
 Support coordination and performance of all activities related to the implementation of policies, processes, methodologies, and templates to support the PMO.
 Participate in identifying and reviewing the PMO governance (policies) and roles & responsibilities.
 Assist in reviewing proposals created by the business development department before delivery to Client.

Lead Consultant at Consulting Company
  • Saudi Arabia
  • February 2006 to May 2009

Consulting Company - KSA Riyadh Feb 06 - Present
Lead Consultant

Provide Project Management Consultancy; in addittion to Assessing and Building Project Management Offices for Customers.

Responsibilities:
 Acting as a Lead consultant in Project Management.
 Participating in internal project management office (PMO) operations.
 Assisting in developing offerings for the project/program management office (PMO) methodology for IT/Telecom business.
 Building PMO - functions, strategies and PM methodology.
 Standardizing the project management office (PMO) processes, policies and project management methodology

Achievements:

 Big Telco Program PMO Manager 16 Jun 07 - Present

Acted as a PMO Manager for Big Telco Program

Responsibilities:
• Conducted AS IS assessment for current project management processes and best practices
• Defined and built the right PMO Model that satify the business needs
• Defined and tailored the project management methodology
• Managed the Project Management Office daily operation.

 STC DNDI PCO, Projects Controller Jun 06 - 16 Jun 07

Worked in STC Data Network Design and Implementation department (DNDI) - Projects Control Office as Projects Controller

Responsibilities:
• Provided help and consultancy to DNDI Project Managers (15 PMs with more than ongoing 100 projects).
• Reported to senior management (projects' status, KPIs, Forecast …)
• Enhanced the DNDI processes through analyzing current processes status, conduct SWOT analysis and recommend enhancements.
• Provided DNDI management with consultancy in department business like developing the DNDI SMART Objectives, DNDI presentations to STC senior management …

Program Manager at Integrated Visions
  • Saudi Arabia
  • September 2004 to February 2006

Integrated Visions - KSA Madineh Sep 04 - Feb 06
Program Manager

Built the PMOs for different programs within the madineh e-government portfolio and acted as a program manager for them.

Responsibilities:

 Designed and Implemented Program Management Office for Organizational Transformation Program (OTP) and Digital Economy Program
 Standardized the project/program management office (PMO) processes and procedures
 Developed the project/program management methodology
 Developed a comprehensive communication plan
 Developed PM templates
 Undertook analysis of tools requirements, implementation of PM tool (EPM)

Achievements:

 DE Program Jan 06 - Feb 06

Acted as a program Manager for the Digital Economy strategic and feasibility studies (DEDC) Program

Responsibilities:
• Managed DE Program
• Built the Program Management Office

 OTP Program Jan 05 - Jan 06

Acted as a program Manager for the OTP-Organizational Transformation Program (60 Projects with 5 different area application)

Responsibilities:
• Managed OTP Program
• Built the Program Management Office for the OTP and Defined the suitable Model for the program
• Built the Project Coordination unit under the PMO
• Defined the communication channels between the different stakeholders


 MeG II Sep 04 - Jan 05

Acted as a PMO Member of Madineh e-Gov Program PMO

Responsibilities:
• Managed MeG Program

Project Manager at Alamiah
  • Saudi Arabia
  • September 1998 to September 2004

Al-alamiah Electronics - KSA Riyadh/Madineh Sep 98- Sep 04
Projects Manager

Acted as project manager for different projects implemented by Alamiah and participate in business development in project management practice.

Responsibilities:

 Managed various IT Projects :
o Ministry Of Higher Education Project
o National Information Center - Deportation Project
 Participated in proposal, studies preparation from technical and project management prospective :
o Diwan Al-mathalem
o Islamic University Phase II
o Al-haram alnabawi
 Managed team of developers and completed projects on time and within budget
 Prepared detailed time and cost estimates and also financial analysis of projects

Achievements:

 IU Jul 01 - Jul 03

Acted as a program Manager for the Islamic University Program - 1st Stage

Responsibilities:
• Managed Islamic University - Medina Central Network Program First Stage
• Submmited the program on time (the program is extended 1 year according to scope change)


 IU Sept 98 - Jul 01

Act as a System Analyst for the Islamic University Program - 1st Stage

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed 20 Systems in the Islamic University like Human Resources System, Faculties System, Financial System, …
• Participated in Making Modifications On Programs.
• Built Islamic University Web Site

Programmer at Jordan Loan Guarantee Corporation
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 1997 to March 1998

Worked as a Programmer in Jordan Loan Guarantee Corporation on Access and Foxpro and coordinated with all Jordanian banks that have a relation with the company.

Responsibilities:
 Built Personnel Application
 Modified JLGC FoxPro applications

Education

Doctorate, DBA - Doctorate of Business Administration
  • at University of Liverpool
  • December 2015

I am currently a Student and expected to be graduated on 2016

Master's degree, Information, Network and Computer Security (MSINCS)
  • at New York Institute of Technology (NYiT)
  • June 2012
Diploma, Program Management Professional
  • at Project Management Institute
  • May 2009
Master's degree, Master in Business Administration (MBA)
  • at Bircham International University
  • May 2006
Diploma, Project Management Professional
  • at Project Management Institute
  • March 2004
Bachelor's degree, B.Sc. in Computer Science
  • at University of Jordan
  • July 1997

Specialties & Skills

Program Delivery
Project Management
Operations Management
Managing Groups
Project / Program Management
management

Languages

English
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