Ali Safar, MODERN SERVICE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

Ali Safar

MODERN SERVICE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

Microsoft Corporation

Location
Kuwait
Education
Higher diploma, POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Experience
20 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months

MODERN SERVICE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT at Microsoft Corporation
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since November 2015

Direct customers to discover their needs in digital transformation era by reimagining their transformation vision, journeys of customers and users, and business scenarios.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor and help the customer’s CIO/Business Stakeholders in achieving their mission within the organization. Understand the objectives of technology executives and help them achieve those with heavy adoption and utilization of related technologies.
• Orchestrate virtual industry and technical teams, deal with customers to create business case, reference architecture, change management planning, readiness, and digital roadmap.
• Enforce world-wide standards for service deliveries and administer complex client solutions. Instrumental to business and technology assessment, gaps identification, and roadmap development.
• Engaging with medium to enterprise customers on a mix of longer, complex projects - dedicated long term engagements and shorter engagements to help define and refine processes, reduce risk by analysing the underlying non-technical reasons for IT service failures, and deliver expert guidance for Service Improvements that drive tangible benefits and enhance the overall quality of service that a customer's IT organization provides.
• Leading and participating in developing Worldwide intellectual property programs overseeing business outcomes, architecture and technical implementation.

Quality Assurance and Process Improvement at Kuwait Credit bank
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2013 to November 2015

Contributed in planning and enhancing KCB divisions processes using international quality and operation standards and Lean/six sigma methodology.
• Configured IT departments processes based on ITIL framework. Supported in defining the MIS division strategies and technical roadmaps at organizational level.
• Manage and design solution for 5 minutes’ loan project named as 1st shared digital services POC for the public sector in Kuwait. the project results in an automated approach that reduced variation, human errors, and reduced cycle time from three days to five minutes.
• Held accountable for building MIS division and IT staff career path.
• Designed and organized roadmaps to systematize all KCB communications from paper to electronic at organizational level.
• Performed as project manager/functions designer for new KCB mobile banking.
• Enforced ISO standards and attained ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certificates.

IT SERVICE DESK SUPERVISOR at Alahli Bank Of Kuwait
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2007 to September 2012

Carried out with business divisions to apprehend business requirements and align it with IT resources.
Executed as project manager for IT help desk projects by synchronizing with TSD teams. Delivered overall assistance regarding internal and external applications. Instrumental in determining user's enquiries and detected and troubleshoot system issues. Documented help desk tickets and resolutions and maintained equipment inventory lists. Oversaw IT inventory and vender’s quotations and standardized IT operations.
• Established IT help desk policies and procedures to elevate department productivity and educated new team members.
• Evaluated end user training requirements and conducted training sessions to enhance staff skills.
• Surpassed overall agreed SLA by 7% yearly i.e. SLA targets 91% with average of 98% users’ satisfaction

Field Operation & Loading Master at Kuwait National Petroleum Company
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • May 2003 to June 2007

Executed as SHUAIBA port loading master and loaded refinery products to oil tankers.
Led vendors and conducted general maintenance of pumps to cover work requirements. Oversaw all pumping activities to certify seamless operations. Supported in operating plant equipment and systems and ensured proper operation of plant equipment.
• Guaranteed all productions being conducted at maximum rates.
• Determined and reported safety problems to the field supervisor.

Education

Higher diploma, POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
  • at University of Liverpool
  • December 2020
Diploma, Diploma in Computer Programming
  • at Higher Institute Of Telecommunication & Navigation
  • February 2007

Specialties & Skills

IT Management
Business Relationship Management
Process Improvement
Project Management
Leadership
Service Management
Business Requirements
Business Analysis
Project Management

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Training)
Training Institute:
University of Minnesota
Date Attended:
January 2012
COBIT 5 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2013
PRINCE2 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2013
BUSINESS ANALYSIS CERTIFICATE (Training)
Training Institute:
University of Minnesota
Date Attended:
January 2012
ITIL® MALC (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2014
Valid Until:
March 2010
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2013
Valid Until:
April 2011
A+ certification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2009
Valid Until:
June 2009
Certified NVQ level 1 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2003
Valid Until:
November 2003
SHUAIBA Safety Level 1 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2007
Valid Until:
December 2007

Hobbies

  • Graphic Design