Alia Alawi, Manager

Alia Alawi

Manager

Dubai Statistics Center

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
High school or equivalent, Business Administration
Experience
22 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :22 years, 6 Months

Manager at Dubai Statistics Center
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since August 2008

Manage and Lead 6 people in the section to provide the efficient and effective network, systems and technical support.
Member of the Quality Committee that lead DSC to achieve the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
Team Leader of the Business Processes Team that mapped all DSC’s main business processes.
Project Manager for the ISO Security 27001 for the whole of DSC.
Project manager for implementing the Dubai government ISR on DSC.
Project Manager for the ISO Security 27001 project for the Information Technology Department.
The initiator of Server Virtualisation to save on resources both physically and financially.

Senior Engineer at Department of Economic Developmen
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2007 to August 2008

IT Centre
Managing applications and servers
Handling the security of systems
Managed the project of implementing wireless networking for the department
Member of the team setting up the IT infrastructure of Dubai’s Exports Development Corporation (EDC)
Project manager heading the Strategies, Policies & Security project for the Information Technology Department.

Security Team Leader at Department of Economic Developmen
  • January 2005 to January 2007

Dubai
Network and

Network Assistant at Department of Economic Developmen
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2004 to January 2005

IT Centre
Assisting the network administrator with network support and management
Sole technical liaison for the Dubai e-Government's networking infrastructure (GIN)
An active member of the team responsible for launching www.dubaided.

Technical Supporter at Department of Economic Developmen
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2001 to January 2002

IT Centre
Providing software and hardware technical support to users
Changed and upgraded operating systems and applications
Replaced over 50 computers with new ones for better performance

Trainee at Department of Economic Developmen
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 1999 to January 2000

IT Centre
Setting up computers and network services
Developed a library system for the IT Centre to keep track of borrowed items
Provided troubleshooting and support services for both hardware and software

Summer Intern at Gulf Marine and Maintenance Offshore Services
  • United Arab Emirates
  • to January 1997

Accounting
Preparing financial statements
Organizing and sorting files

Education

High school or equivalent, Business Administration
  • at University of Wollongong
  • January 2007

Courses attended: Organizational Behaviour, International Business Strategy, Strategic Decision Making, Marketing & Advertising, Accounting & Finance, Economic Analysis of Business, Information Systems for Managers, Supply Chain, Management of Change, Human Resources

High school or equivalent, Business Administration
  • at University of Wollongong
  • January 2007

Courses attended: Organizational Behaviour, International Business Strategy, Strategic Decision Making, Marketing & Advertising, Accounting & Finance, Economic Analysis of Business, Information Systems for Managers, Supply Chain, Management of Change, Human Resources

High school or equivalent, Business Information Technology
  • at Higher Colleges of Technology
  • January 2002
High school or equivalent, Business Information Technology
  • at Higher Colleges of Technology
  • January 2000
High school or equivalent, Business Information Technology
  • at Higher Colleges of Technology
  • January 2000

Specialties & Skills

BUSINESS PROCESS
GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ISO 9000
LEADERSHIP
NETWORKING
QUALITY
TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner
Turkish
Beginner

Training and Certifications

ISO Lead Auditor (Training)
Training Institute:
BSI
Date Attended:
February 2015
Duration:
40 hours

Hobbies

  • Event Management