Albaraa Althagafi, IT Operations Manager

Albaraa Althagafi

IT Operations Manager

Salehiya Medical

Lieu
Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
Éducation
Master, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Expérience
16 years, 8 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :16 years, 8 Mois

IT Operations Manager à Salehiya Medical
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • Je travaille ici depuis septembre 2015

Projects and Achievements:

• Designing a Detailed IT Company Vision for 2020 and beyond.
• Implemented a Fully Detailed IT Policy.
• Leading a Team to change all services to Cloud solutions.
• Leading a Team for the Migration from on premise to Office 365.
• Implemented an IT ticketing and help desk system.
• Reduced communications annual bills costs from 70% by delivering accessible low-cost internet services by implementing cloud services which removed the high cost data lines and VPN access.
• Leading IT Services downtime from a yearly average of 50-60 hours to zero by implementing cloud services which always provided high availability and a DR environment.
• Automated 90% of company operations which increased organisational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Decreased annual employee travel costs by 64% by implementing a reliable VOIP solution across all devices.
• Achieved 70% reduction in costs of servers and hardware maintenance by executing strategic cost management plans.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to IT and Change Management Director.
• Managing IT staff by recruiting and training employees, communicating job expectations, and monitoring performance.
• Overseeing the annual IT budget and ensuring cost effectiveness.
• Monitoring daily operations, including server hardware, software, and operating systems.
• Coordinating technology installations, upgrades, and maintenance.
• Selecting and purchasing new and replacement hardware and software, when necessary.
• Testing, troubleshooting, and modifying information systems so that they operate effectively.
• Generating performance reports for operating systems.
• Assuring all IT activities are performed within the parameters of applicable laws, codes, and regulations.
• Evaluating technology risks in order to develop a network disaster recovery plan and backup procedures.
• Remaining up to date with advances in technology and industry best practices.

Senior Information Technology Administrator (Team Leader) à Salehiya Medical
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • septembre 2008 à septembre 2015

Projects and Achievements:

• Designing a complete network (Infrastructure, LAN, WAN) To connect All 6 Branches & 12 Warehouses.
• Designing, installing and configuring the Companies main servers (Domain Controllers, Exchange, Print & Share Folders, ISA & TMG Proxy, Kasper Security Center, Backup Systems).
• Leading a team to join more than 1000 employees to the Companies Domain.
• Leading a team to implement SAP ERP systems for (HR, Sales and Maintenance).

Responsibilities:

• Administration & Maintenance of all IT Services (Daily, Weekly & Monthly).
• Supervising a team of IT personal across all Branches.
• Managing Many Cycles of Updates and upgrades to all the servers.
• Continuous Renovation of the IT network and infrastructure.

Network Engineer à BTC Networks
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • janvier 2004 à décembre 2004

• Configuring and Maintaining all kinds of Nortel & Cisco (Switches, Routers, Core Switches, Access Points and Firewalls)
• Designing, Configuring and Installation of Networks and Infrastructure Projects.
• Installing and Configuring Domain Windows Servers 2003.
• Installing and Configuring ISA 2006.
• Installing and Configuring Exchange Server 2007.

Éducation

Master, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • à King Abdulaziz University
  • septembre 2014

Computer Engineering

Master, Electronic and Computer Engineering
  • à Oklahoma State University
  • janvier 2008
Baccalauréat, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • à King Abdulaziz University
  • janvier 2004

Computer Engineering

Specialties & Skills

Strategic IT
IT Solutions
Cost Control
Strategic Planning
Leading By Example
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Exchange
Project Managment
Windows Servers
IP Telephony

Langues

Anglais
Langue Maternelle

Formation et Diplômes

PMP (Certificat)

Loisirs

  • Drawing