Ahmed El-Sawaf, Group IT Managing Dircator

Ahmed El-Sawaf

Group IT Managing Dircator

Amer Group

Location
Egypt
Education
Master's degree, MIBA Certified by Messori University
Experience
30 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :30 years, 7 Months

Group IT Managing Dircator at Amer Group
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since August 2012

Amer Group is one of the leader groups in Real Estate across Middle East, comprising of 25 companies growing out of Egypt in the
Arabian countries like Syria, Morocco, Jordan, KSA and other Arabian Countries etc. The company operates via various sectors like Real
Estate, Restaurants, Malls, Hotels, and Commercial establishments.
Key Deliverables:
 Reporting directly to the Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Group, while being one of the Board Members Committee.
 Managing 4 Directors in HR, Purchasing, Operations & Marketing and 7+ Sr. IT Managers & based across various sites to sustain
various of the IT teams of 68 Employees administering business within relative requirements to ensure efficient business
modifications.
 Handling Long-term & short-term plans align with controlling over pending and new projects affecting businesses.
 Continues monitoring for the upgrading & maintenance the production servers (Performance & Capacity) to effective usage by
business users.
 Upgrading all Systems for latest versions sites by launching the third party align with our team in these missions for all Amer & Proto
Group line of businesses.
 Finalizing launching of integration between two big Systems SAP & Fidelio, first integration worldwide for this Reservation Business
Cycle of AMER Customers.
 Functioning all business needs for Call Center by SAP CRM 360, assisting to be aligning with the ongoing process for all Functional
Issues.
 Generating reports via usage of the SAP Object to present it to the Chairman & board committee align with new designs for Porto’s
Projects by rolling out in order to acceptance of committee.
 Aiming to commence SAP EG to deliver SAP Suite ERP to be "Suite on HANA" with CRM 360, BW & BI on HANA.
Major Accomplishments:
 Upgraded the Mail Server of the Amer Group from 2008 to 2010 then upgrade to Version 2012 R2 on Cloud.
 Established a new Service Enterprises Server Edition Project for Black Berry, IOS & Android align with Amer Group Domain to be
entire oversight for Amer Group Mail Server of 8K+ Users across all oversights.
 Enhanced a New Service, the I-Score Project, for Customer Financial Research prior to contracts with Amer Group by means of IScore
Company for utilization by the New Porto's Customers.
 Commenced a Project ATM with various Banks to deliver Amer Group Customer payments by means of ATM Machines.
 Implemented BW & BI on SAP, as the first Big Announcement Project in the real estate business across the Middle East.

Group IT Applications & SAP General Manager at Universal Group
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 2009 to July 2012

Universal Group Egyptian Co.
The One Of the Leaders Group In Cockers - Gas & Home Appliances in Middle East.
The Group Contain Twelve companies.
Reported Direct to Group IT Director. Also I am One of the Decision Maker in IT Team.


- I divided the Applications Department Organization Structure into two Managements areas one for the SAP ERP Consultants and another for Applications Support for Non-SAP Applications to Support All Companies.
- Dealing with vendor CIC Company for SAP Application consulting to give us Support and to complete the rest of Implementations to holl group ( Now other 3 Companies to Complete SAP Application Implementation). We have SAP Modules as the following (Fico, MM, HCM, SD, CS and PP) Based on nature of each company industrial field.
- Starting with our vendor of SUN Microsystems to deliver the multi infrastructure to two companies Based on the SAP Applications up-running and also with IBM for the rest of companies.
- Starting attendance HR systems in all companies to be controlled & accurate date for the huge of the employees also to reduce the cost.

Group IT Director at Unionaire Group Egyptian Co.
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2008 to October 2009

The One Of the Leaders Group In Air-conditioning & Technology in Middle East.
The Group Contain Six companies.

Reported to Vice P. and Doted Line to CEO for Important Issues.
- Director of the Two Departments the ERP's Deprt.& The Networks, Technical Support Deprt, for All Companies.
- Working with the team as a leader player By Relocate Servers to complete and Centralize of Main Servers Room.
- Rebuilding the Oracle Servers with Multi Nude Structure with San Storage, 2 GB Wireless Linked with Four Locations, All efforts done
with the available Team to reach best performance.
- Creating Plans for developing the Teams of IT and Key Users by Schedules for Trainings Courses,
- Estimating plans schedule with IMC for ending, New opening projects in most of the companies with perfect handling.
- Establishing the overall Plans, Budgets and control in lines with the companies missions and objectives, Reporting
to the quarterly and or monthly steering committee (Board of Directors) meetings.
- Following-up Plans and creating new Plans according to the needs of the companies' projects.
- Covering all Gap analysis with the team of Business Solutions and Soft Ware by The Creating Data Ware House (IMS)
- Creating New Solution to Solve all problems of the companies' users remotely through Service Requests (SR) Internal Support System.
- Creating and Setting-up a policy for the IT Team according to them achievements with their plans to work for Unionaire Group.

IT Associate Director at Sekem Group Egyption Co.
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 2006 to June 2008

Our Group more than eaght companies, ten development foundation & Sekem Univeresty.

- Director of the Business Solutions on the ERP Systems & Integrated with Oracle e-Business Suite for All Industrial Companies.
- Estimated plans schedule with IMC for ending, opening projects in most of the companies with perfect handling.
- Establish the overall Planing, Budgeting and controls in lines with the companies missions and objectives, Reporting all of
that to the quarterly and or monthly steering committee (Board of Directors) meetings.
- Working with IMC and Oracle partner in Egypt to finish with them (Up-grade, HR, CRM and Business Intelegant).
- Our BS Team work 24/9 Days in the Live Up-grade Oracle E-Business Suite frm 11i.5.7 to 11i.5.10.2 stand alon with successful story.
- Following-up Plans and creating news accurding to the needs of the companie's projects.
- Managing Group of two teams Business Solutions (Impelementers, Devolopers and DBAs) & ICT (Networks, Cisco Routers, Hubs,
Switches, LAN, WAN, MS Operating systems, Microsoft Exchange, Internet Proxy Servers, using VPN, TCP/IP Sui;. etc) to covere
and solve all problems of the company's users remotely through Technical Acquisition Requests (TAR) Internal Support System.
- Creating and Setting-up a policy for the IT Team according to them achievements with them plans to work for Sekem Group.
- Setting-up new policies accurding the Sekem Group and the Sekem Univeresty needs

IT Application Manager at Talaat Mostafa Group
  • Egypt
  • July 2005 to March 2006

Managing all ERP systems based on Oracle, Financial, HR, and Inventory for Real Estate & Construction.
-Planning estimated schedules for ending opening projects in most of the companies. Handling more than nine big companies in different sites and with different customer services branches in some Arab countries.
-Working with Oratech in a new project in a mega retail store based on Oracle Finance with complicated external systems.
-Creating plans for the new mega project "Madinati" city in New Cairo using mySAP ERP system.
-Managing staff of consultants, developers and DBAs groups to help companies staff in all Dept. Sales, Engineers, accounts, banks and managers in all of companies in the group.
-Set training for staff and users according to the plans to upgrade their quality.

Oracle Project Manager & Bus. Sys. Analyst at Allianz Egypt
  • Egypt
  • August 2000 to June 2005

- Manage multiple internal Systems and Application Implementation Projects from their inception to successful deployment such as:
- Provide Analysis and design for:
Techincal Insurance System, Oracle Applications, Management Infromation System (MIS) and Security Control Network.
- Implementing the proper application flow for all financial modules in both test & production env. For 5 live cycles. Provide Analysis and design for Techincal Insurance System, Oracle Financial Applications and MIS Project.
- Establish the overall IT Directions, Planning, Budgeting and Controls in line with the Company’s Mission and Objectives
- Utilizing MS Project for scheduling each module in compliance with entire deadline.
- Oriented by ORACLE Egypt to launch users to the system in test environment, then carrying them out to production
- Preparing a presentations to identify, recommend, develop, implement and support cost-effective technology solutions.
- Setting-up the user groups & responsibilities according to their verification levels
- Using the "Lotus Notes" tool for an Email and Internet.
- Upon Testing Module completion & as a Functional implementer Setup, responsible for :
a) Re-setting up the modules in the production environment, due to the business needs.
b) Using mapping between legacy systems and oracle modules to migrate data.
b) Using high-tec functions, such as : Auto invoices, Auto lockbox & Interfaces, due to the complexity legacy systems.
d) Creating combination between A/R & A/P to calculate commission due to receipt application date.
e) Creating authorization & setting-up new issues.
f) Using Metalink for creating tars & Patches to download needs on Test Db to setup the new releases.

Team Leader & Business Sys. Analyst at Pharaonic Insurance Co. "AIG Group" , S.A.E.
  • Egypt
  • June 1995 to July 2000

- Application Team Leader for full integrated non life insurance system for the following departments :
Issuing dept., Collection dept., reinsurance dept., Claim dept. & Finance dept.
- The main functioning was to :
Create & design the programs related to each dept.to integrate with the company organization
- Mastering the full responsibility of Personnel & Payroll systems

Senior Programmer at Al-Jazeerah Bank
  • Saudi Arabia
  • September 1993 to May 1995

Linking the intra-bank net with SAMA using "SPAN"
Programming commission Tariff's to ATM's for domestic & external customers
Analyzing & programming the Retail & P.O.S. commission network
Mapping accounts from old system to new IBM system

Education

Master's degree, MIBA Certified by Messori University
  • at MIBA Certified by Messori University USA
  • June 2012

MIBA Certified by Messori University USA

Diploma, PMP Project Management Profissional - Certificate - PMI International
  • at Emak Academy
  • March 2006

3 Months PMP Courses at EMAK Academy - FULL TRACK of PMP Courses ( Certificate from Project Manager Institution ) - Looking forward to finishing the exam of "Project Manager Profissional"

Diploma, HTML
  • at Allianz
  • September 2003

Internet programming by HTML & JSP

Diploma, HTML
  • at Allianz
  • September 2003

Internet & Web Design Concepts

Diploma, Communications Skills / Diplomacy
  • at Allianz
  • August 2003

Preparing for in charge responsibilities

Diploma, TeamWork Work Shop
  • at Allianz
  • July 2003

Work shopping practice

Diploma, Dealing with changes
  • at IMI
  • September 2002

The impact of equity changes on the internal data flow within a multinational environment

Diploma, Time Management & Meetings
  • at IMI
  • August 2002

Related to service rendering cost & Time management

Diploma, Oracle Financial Consulting
  • at Oracle Academy
  • June 2002

Business System Analyst - Oracle Financial Functional Consultant

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Cairo Unv.
  • May 1985

Major certificate was specialized in Accounting , but the 4 years academic study included MIS & It & Business Admin.

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Cairo Unv.
  • May 1985

Major certificate was specialized in Accounting , but the 4 years academic study included MIS & It & Business Admin.

Specialties & Skills

Team Player
Planning
Software Packages
Management Consulting
Oracle Implemetation,Ms Project, Ms office, HTML & SQL

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Heliopolis Sporting Club
  • Sporting & Social
  • June 1985
Egyptian Shooting Club
  • Social
  • June 1970
Commercial Syndicate
  • Professional
  • August 1985

Hobbies

  • Reading, Researching, Develop my Soft-Skills, Travailing & Social Committees
    Reading, researching, Develop my soft skills, travailing & create social committees any where. Looking for my owned aim to be much with the company I serve into.