Samer Shennar, Head of  Information Technology, CISSP, ITIL Expert

Samer Shennar

Head of Information Technology, CISSP, ITIL Expert

Royal Charity Organization

Location
Bahrain - Manama
Education
Master's degree, Computer Engineering
Experience
26 years, 6 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 6 months

Head of Information Technology, CISSP, ITIL Expert at Royal Charity Organization
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • My current job since September 2005

Established and continuously managed the IT team and environment. Represented IT in several strategic planning projects. Aligned IT to business strategy resulting in quality, efficiency, and huge cost savings. Successfully executed an initiative that made the organization one of the pioneering governmental organizations in achieving the level 2 of governmental CyberTrust certification in IT security, which also resulted in a high level of protection and very low incident counts. Created the IT policies and IT security polices for the organization. Established the organization’s Intranet on SharePoint for document management and collaboration. Designed and implemented ITIL based service desk solution, which proved highly efficient. Established a simplified, yet, robust, document archiving solution using local resources which saved the organization thousands. Analyzed, optimized, and documented organizational processes, which helped departments better understand and manage their business. Having extensive technical background, engaged deeply in projects and operations, which resulted in better outcomes, and less spending. Delivered many academic and practical courses in general IT and IT security.

Part Time Lectrurer at New York Institute of Technology
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • January 2006 to January 2014

Delivered NYIT courses in IT and electrical engineering for 8 years. Topics include Programming, networks, Web technologies, electrical engineering, Mobile communications, and Math.

Network Engineer at University of Bahrain
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • October 1997 to August 2005

Managed the 2 campus network and participated in design/implementation in the many expansion projects. Managed the data center and servers. Established, distributed, and managed user accounts for 20, 000+ students and 2000+ staff. Introduced the 1st Firewall in the university. Participated in the 1st eLearning project. Introduced several technologies.

Education

Master's degree, Computer Engineering
  • at New York Institute of Technology
  • September 2005

Included designing campus wireless Network. Graduated with distinction.

Bachelor's degree, Electronic Engineering
  • at University of Damascus
  • August 1995

Specialties & Skills

IT Service Management
IT Transformation
IT Operations
IT Infrastructure Management
Cyber Security
IT Service Managment
Cyber Security
Data Center Management
Strategic Plannig
Risk Analysis
Process Analysis/Automation
IT Operations

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

ISC2
  • Active Member
  • February 2018
Bahrain Cyber Hawks
  • Member
  • January 2015

Training and Certifications

ITIL Expert (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2012
CISSP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2018
Certified Novell Engineer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 1997
Valid Until:
May 1997
CCNA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2003
Valid Until:
September 2003
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2000
Valid Until:
January 2001