Ammar Kahia, FREELANCE TRAINER & CONSULTANT

Ammar Kahia

FREELANCE TRAINER & CONSULTANT

Boston Management Consulting International

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
24 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :24 years, 4 Months

FREELANCE TRAINER & CONSULTANT at Boston Management Consulting International
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2018

Consultant for project management best practices, Process Governance & Improvement, use of ICT for educational sector.

Trainer for Project Management Professional (PMP), ITIL, Leadership

FREELANCE TRAINER & CONSULTANT at International Institute for Learning
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2018

Consultant for project management best practices, Process Governance & Improvement, use of ICT for educational sector.

Trainer for Project Management Professional (PMP), ITIL, Leadership

Business Development Manager at Interconnect FZ LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2016 to December 2017

Screens potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potential, and financials; evaluating options; resolving internal priorities; recommending equity investments.

Build relationships by meeting with senior executives from educational sector to discuss their business issues and present best practice solutions.

Successfully retained 100% of the existing base client along with increase by 20% over 18 months’ period and increased revenue by 14% in the same period.

Achieved reduction in annual IT costs 20% through a portfolio approach to project selection and management.

Improved distribution efficiency by 10% through strategic agreements with core partners

Technical Manager at Interconnect FZ L.L.C
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2010 to June 2016

Accountable to lead the team of 25 in IT strategic and operational planning by fostering innovation, prioritizing IT initiatives to achieve organizational goals.

Managing the evaluation, deployment and management of current & future IT solutions.

Involved in approval, prioritization and control of projects & project portfolio.

Plan, design, implement and manage onsite IT services for enterprise customers with 10 buildings, 5.000 users and more than $ 3.000.000 IT assets.

Managed a 1 million dollar software development project.

ICT Program Manager at Academia Management Solutions International (AMSI)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2007 to June 2010

Reported to the CIO and led a team of 12 resources in diverse responsibilities of Program Management, IT Service Management and Technology Management.

Responsible for managing IT services as products over their entire Lifecycle from concept to retirement through design, transition and operation.

Involved in supporting customers in explaining that new technology can add value while supporting or transforming program operations.

Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.

System Administrator at Al Mawakeb Schools
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2001 to January 2007

Plan, design, implement and maintain the network's passive and active architecture..

Manage ICT assets and ensure that the organization's ICT infrastructure and productivity
tools are up-to-date, productive and reliable.

Plan, design and implement data management including archiving, backup and distribution

Wrote a user-friendly collections guidance manual for junior employees, reducing the confusion in the department. Streamlined procedures to one plan and eliminated employees asking repeated questions.

Manage suppliers Relationships.

Technical Support Supervisor at Arabic Computer Center
  • Syria - Aleppo
  • September 1999 to June 2001

Technical Support for all networks of Syrian Commercial Bank across all cities in Syria

Maintain DNS, DHCP, Proxy Server, Printing, Mail, VPN and FTP services

Monitor network activity and load, determine bottlenecks and implement solutions.

Hardware maintenance and service, software installation/upgrade/maintenance

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Aleppo University
  • September 1999

Aleppo University September 1999 Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
Education Management
IT Service Management
Project Management
IT Solutions
PROBLEM SOLVING
Costing and Budgeting
Conflict management
IT Strategy planning and execution
Business Process Optimization
Client relations and presentation
Team buldibg and mentoring
Vendor management

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Memberships

PMI
  • Member
  • October 2017

Training and Certifications

Microsoft Innovative Educator (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2017
Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2017
ITIL Foundation V3 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2009
Project Management Professional, PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2009
Valid Until:
May 2021