Ali Ahmed, Asst. IT Manager

Ali Ahmed

Asst. IT Manager

Independent Food Company

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Applications
Experience
18 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 7 Months

Asst. IT Manager at Independent Food Company
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2017

As a IT Manager, I am responsible for facilitating our customers success through the appropriate use of information technology. Communication with and education of our customers is as critical to our joint success as is implementing the “best” technology. Functional/Technical Is an expert (knowledge and technical skills) in all appropriate application software. Understands the relationship between hardware and applications. Provides timely and effective solutions to systems problems. Ensures internal customer’s working knowledge of appropriate applications. Maintains positive relationships with internal and external customers. Projects Practices effective long and short-term planning for all projects. Completes all projects in a timely and professional manner while maintaining the highest quality. Effectively manages projects to control scope, budget, and schedule. Evaluates and minimizes risks in all projects. Ensures adherence to project budgets. Achieves customer understanding of the “why” and “what” of the project. Maintaining IT infrastructure of all restaurants of company and head office.IT Infrastructure Designing, IT Security, Data Management, Micros 3700, Symphony

IT Supervisor at Liwa Trading Enterprises
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • February 2016 to January 2017

Manage software issue resolution.
•Manage User change requests.
•Develop user manuals and conduct user training.
•Overlook help desk operation.
•Monitor and analyze user feedback.
•Manage hardware and software maintenance.
•Manage software maintenance and enhancements.
•Implementing, maintaining and updating corporate application Servers’ security and installing service patches to keep the machine up-to-date
•Scheduling installations and upgrades and maintaining them in accordance with established IT policies and procedures
•Configuring and adding any new hardware or any type of peripherals and monitor their working status- Researching, recommending, documenting, and implementing new procedures and technologies that will improve the effectiveness (and reliability) of systems.

IT Technical Support Engineer at Abu Dhabi National Hotels Compass ME LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • August 2014 to August 2016

Provide support to all software processes in the hotel and assist and coordinate with departments to analyze all requirements and provide efficient support to all end users. Collaborate with department personnel and design innovative solutions for all IT issues and maintain all hardware and software for processes according to security requirements and maintain logs of all issues and assist to resolve all efficiently.

Specialist IT Technical Support Engineer at Riyadh International Catering Company (McDonald's
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • December 2011 to April 2014

Manage software issue resolution.
•Manage User change requests.
•Develop user manuals and conduct user training.
•Overlook help desk operation.
•Monitor and analyze user feedback.
•Level 1 & 2 technical support.
•Implementing, maintaining and updating corporate application Servers’ security and installing service patches to keep the machine up-to-date
•Scheduling installations and upgrades and maintaining them in accordance with established IT policies and procedures
•Configuring and adding any new hardware or any type of peripherals and monitor their working status- Researching, recommending, documenting, and implementing new procedures and technologies that will improve the effectiveness (and reliability) of systems

TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER at Volga Technologies Pvt Ltd
  • India - Faridabad
  • September 2008 to November 2011

Involved in Installation and configuration of the application.
•Providing support to team member on different stages & meet the dead line of project. - Involved at all stages of the project wise requirements definitions, functional specifications, Implementation, user acceptance testing (UAT), training and production deployment.
•Provide support for production issues and enhancement requests (assist with issue documentation and analysis

Software Implementation Engineer at Sify technology LTD
  • India - Delhi
  • August 2006 to February 2008

Implementation of software and backlog scanning of documents and putting them online: Client requirement analysis, application design, Software installation and Pre-& Post sales Project Coordination and Scanning and indexing the Property Related Document and handle the Project supporting the user and helping the business users giving the production support at production environment. Testing the application at the time of any issues came on production or if any new changes introduce in application and deployment of the changes in production.

APPLICATION SUPPORT ENGINEER at Imaging Solution Pvt Ltd.
  • India - Delhi
  • August 2006 to February 2008

• PROFILE: Implementation of software and backlog scanning of documents and putting them online. Client requirement analysis, application design, Software installation and Pre-& Post sales Project Coordination.
• Client requirement analysis, application design, Software installation and Pre-& Post sales Project Coordination and Scanning and indexing the Property Related Document and handle the Project supporting the user and helping the business users giving the production support at production environment. Testing the application at the time of any issues came on production or if any new changes introduce in application and deployment of the changes in production

TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER at CYBORG NET SOLUTION Pvt Ltd
  • India - Faridabad
  • January 2005 to July 2006

• Installation and troubleshooting of PCs and peripherals and configuration of internet and modem.
• Planning, Designing, Implementation & Maintenance of complete LAN systems (Including wiring/cabling, installation of hubs/switches, servers / workstations).
• Administration of all job responsibility (user accounts, managing active directory backup of data, installation /up-gradation/configuration of operating systems).
• Co-ordination with vendors for procurement of IT equipment.
• Creating & Maintenance of User account on Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express.
• Installation and troubleshooting of PCs and peripherals and also maintenance of various Anti - virus.
• Hardware and Software Vendor Co-ordination.
• Maintenance of complete LAN systems (Including wiring / cabling, installation of switches, servers / workstation).

Education

Bachelor's degree, Applications
  • at INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
  • January 2005

Bachelor Of Computer Applications.

Specialties & Skills

Hardware 2FSoftware Installation
Windows Support
Remote Support
COMPUTER HARDWARE
WINDOWS SERVERS 2008/2012/2016
TECHNICAL TRAINING
project management
Team Building
Software Support
Team management
Active Ditrectory
Resource Management
Implementation Strategy
IT HELP DESK Management
Problem Solving

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

ITIL V3 Foundation (Training)
Training Institute:
CCIP new Delhi
Date Attended:
January 2017
Duration:
80 hours
MCSA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2017
CCNA (Training)
Training Institute:
CCIP new Delhi
Date Attended:
December 2016
Duration:
80 hours

Hobbies

  • Surfing Internet
  • Singing and listening to music