Waël Badrane, IT Project Manager

Waël Badrane

IT Project Manager

Mint Middle East

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Engineering Management
Experience
13 years, 7 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 7 months

IT Project Manager at Mint Middle East
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2017

Drove the high-quality completion of systems engineering, software/database development and enterprise wide implementation projects for internal products and optimising business process by implementing Jira, Confluence.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Served as Project Manager of the Banking mobile application Project for Mint Middle East Card holders. Oversaw product development and integration initiatives, maintaining regular contact with key stakeholders to ensure a successful transition.
• Design of SOAP Web services (E-data upload web services, prepaid application, CRM web services and IVR services).
• Configure and hardening servers for the exposed services to meet the PCI DSS and CMMI level 3 compliance using (HTTPS TLS 1.2).
• Other activities training, Business Requirement and Solution Design Documents preparation.

Software engineer at Global Business Services
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2015 to January 2017

Gained valuable technical experience also developed personal effectiveness within a corporate environment along with the understanding of the company’s core business activities
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Developed software in a variety of languages such as JAVA, ASP .NET and node.js (Mint interface simulator ISO 8385, Fund transfer service with NOOR Bank, Sanction list Lexis (Nexis integration).
• Developed Android Application. (Banking mobile application for Mint, Mobile security with card pin verification using HSM).
• Diagnosed and resolved system faults. Generating comprehensive test plans.
• Designed and implemented quality, web based software products.
• Participated in all phases of the software development cycle.
• Supported existing software products and making progress on new products.
• Analyzed user needs and then developing appropriate software solutions.
• Performed root cause analysis on software problems.
• Wrote up detailed specifications and program codes.
• Tested products to ensure that they operate satisfactorily (NCR ATM, KIOSK machine, Card management system web portal).
• Support SMS platform Familiarity with the HTTP and SMPP Protocol.
• Maintained of broadcast TV channel.
• Developed java client server application for CG system for TV channel

Broadcast Engineer at SATCON
  • Gabon
  • August 2013 to December 2014

Led a team of engineers to implement, support and upgrade existing broadcast station that serves more than 1 million customers across all African countries.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Designed architecture and implemented DVBT-2 Broadcasting station in Monrovia, Liberia customisation for 50000 customers.
• Rapidly promoted to higher level based on quality of work, speed in acquiring new skills, communication and team leadership
• Received and recorded satellite feeds, ensuring accurate television programming in a high pressure, time sensitive environment.
• Operated and optimized digital and analog equipment required for television broadcasting, including routing switchers, audio boards and video switchers.
• Maintained the base station in Libreville Gabon and upgrade the headend to CONAX encryption and solve the conflict with 4G band.

Software engineer at Self Employed
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2010 to June 2013

Provided many webs based and desktop application to serve different type of businesses in different industries.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Assisted in development and documentation of several JAVA or C# based applications. Web application maintenance.
• Development of new features and testing of functionality. Ensured development was signed off prior to unit testing.

Education

Master's degree, Engineering Management
  • at Middlesex University
  • June 2018

The MSc Engineering Management meets a specific skills gap in industry for Engineers with project management skills who can lead on Engineering projects in any sector Focusing on both technical excellence and management ability in equal measure.

Bachelor's degree, Telecommunication Engineering
  • at Lebanese International University
  • December 2013

Bachelor of Science in telecommunication engineering

High school or equivalent, GENERAL SCIENCE
  • at Al Sabbah High School
  • January 2010

- General science

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
French
Expert
German
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certified Scrum Master (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2017
Valid Until:
October 2019