Amir Arif, Manager Delivery

Amir Arif

Manager Delivery

Allianz Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd

Location
Thailand
Education
Master's degree, Information Technology
Experience
26 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 7 Months

Manager Delivery at Allianz Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd
  • Thailand
  • My current job since February 2017

Leading a team of developers, project managers and service manager to ensure timely delivery of all
the projects as per the customer satisfaction within budget using Agile methodology
• Responsible for recruiting, development, manage and lead the teams in my pillar
• Responsible to take measures to ensure team retention
• Responsible for contract negotiations with the customers
• Responsible for team building with emphasis on customer satisfaction
• Liaison with finance department for issuance of invoices and payments follow-ups

Senior Project Manager at Allianz Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (AMOS TH)
  • Thailand
  • February 2016 to January 2017

Project Management using Agile methodology
• Managing multiple digital projects in the AP region
• Contract management and negotiations
• Managing customer expectations and building relationships
• Liaising with Technical Leads ensuring appropriate resources are available for the allocated projects
• Leading business meetings with the business units, the clients and other key stakeholders

IT Project Manager at KSK Insurance (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Thailand
  • Thailand
  • February 2013 to January 2016

• Management and implementation of different modules of core insurance system
• Vendor and contract management of the Malaysian IT company delivering these modules
• Presentation to the management about the project status and performance reviews
• Ensuring that the newly acquired modules are beneficial and according to the corporate goals set by the
management
• Helping the IT HOD with budgeting
• Managing the IT Audit done by

Branch Manager at Ora-Tech/Micro Innovations & Technologies Private Limited
  • Pakistan
  • October 2009 to January 2013

Managing the sales team
• Working out different strategies with sales team to manage customers and opportunities to ensure
annual targets are met
• Collaborating with principals like DELL, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle for different sales bids and projects
• Engaging sub-contractors for outsourcing various tasks during projects delivery
• Taking active part in bid preparations for various government sector projects
• Managing two software and infrastructure projects as a Project Manager
o Health Information Management System in Civil Hospital Karachi
o eDriving License and Violation Management System for Traffic Police

Regional Sales Manager
  • Pakistan
  • December 2008 to September 2009
Business Development Manager at INFOTECH Private Limited
  • Pakistan
  • January 2007 to December 2008

Responsible to meet my individual annual sales target which was 1.5M USD
• Managing customer relationship
• Collaborating with principals and internal presales teams for successful deal closing and project
delivery
• Closed one of largest IBM infrastructure deployment opportunities in the history of INFOTECH in HEC
Islamabad worth 3M USD

Program Manager at iENGINEERING Private Limited
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2005 to December 2006

iEngineering is an offshore software development company with head office in USA
• All the project done and delivered are for customers based in USA
• Managing a team of 15 software developers working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Ensuring the completion of projects within specified time and cost and up to the expectations of the
customers
• Active involvement in documentation, quality assurance and delivery of the projects
• Managing the after sales technical support for the customers
• Ensured the training of the developers in the latest development tools to compete with the dynamic
software development industry

Deputy Director at Government of Pakistan
  • Pakistan
  • March 2001 to May 2005

COMSATS Internet Services & Electronic Government Directorate, Pakistan
• Project management of the first ever portal of

Systems Analyst at Sidat Hyder Morshed Associates Private Limited
  • Pakistan
  • November 1999 to February 2001

Applying my analytical and development skills to develop various modules of one of the products
named SHMA Financials
• Effectively used my business analysis and requirement gathering skills to study legacy systems to
ensure the completion of requirement analysis phase before going in to the development phase
• Working with QA team to prepare test cases before the UAT
• Working with the technical writers to prepare user guides

Software Engineer at Incept Technologies Private Limited
  • United Arab Emirates
  • March 1999 to October 1999

Responsible for analysis, design and development of various web based application for UK based
customers
• Responsible for complete SDLC from planning till delivery and after sales support of all the applications

Web Developer at Systems Research Private Limited
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 1997 to January 1999

§ Designed and developed various web based projects including Payroll Management System, Video Tele

Managing sales team at INBOX Business Technologies Private Limited
  • Pakistan
  • to

Principals and partnerships management
• Active customer and opportunity management to help sales team close the business quickly and
effectively
• Looked after the presales teams as GM Servers and Storage for short time during the

Education

Master's degree, Information Technology
  • at PIMSAT, Karachi
  • January 2004

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Bachelor's degree, Software Engineering
  • at National College
  • December 1997

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Bayt Tests

Management Skills Test
Score 72%

Specialties & Skills

Software Project Management
Negotiating Contracts
BUDGETING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DELIVERY
GOVERNMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Hindi
Expert
Thai
Intermediate
Urdu
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2011
Valid Until:
June 2020