Amr Kassem, Project Manager

Amr Kassem

Project Manager

Raya Data Center

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electrical & Computer Science Department
Experience
19 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 7 Months

Project Manager at Raya Data Center
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since June 2012

>Define the project scope and secure Raya Data Center’s customer approval on scope and project plan.
>Interact with both sales and pre sales teams to fulfill project requirements and deliverables.
>Report cross selling and up selling opportunities within the project as appropriate.
>Create and professionally maintain project plan documentation (e.g.: schedule, risk, management plan, change management plan, quality management plan, communication plan, on boarding plan, acceptance plan, etc…).
>Create, maintain and influence project plan, budget, cash flow, track and influence project progress and rectify deviations as early as encountered.
>Put project revenue forecast, budget, GP and be accountable for results actualization.
>Risk identification and plan mitigation contingencies and alternatives.
>Managing the whole responsibility for Raya Data Center’s Cloud Computing project in terms of:
 Cloud RFP document preparation.
 Cloud services catalog finalization.
 Cloud costing elements, market analysis and prices comparison.
 Cloud PoCs with technical consultants, vendors & partners management.
 Cloud implementation project plan creation and management.
 Cloud high level financial business case interaction.
>Managing Raya Data Center’s Cloud Computing feasibility study in alignment with United States Trade & Development Agency (USTDA) with a project’s budget of US$ 285, 000 covering the following aspects:
 Cloud Regulatory, Policy & Legal Review.
 Cloud Market Analysis.
 Cloud Assessment & Strategic Plan Development.
 Cloud Business Plan Development.
 Cloud Financial & Economic Analysis.
 Cloud Modular High Level Design Development.
 Cloud Implementation Plan Development.
 Cloud Impact Analysis Development.
 Cloud US Sources of Supply Identification.
 Cloud Preliminary Environmental Assessment Development.

Project Management Team Leader at Vodafone Egypt
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2007 to May 2012

>Plan, execute and finalize Vodafone enterprise external customers’ projects according to strict deadlines, agreed SLAs (Service Level Agreement) and within the defined budget from beginning till final acceptance.
>define project scope, goals & deliverables that support Vodafone business goals in collaboration with management and different stakeholders.
>Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
>Where required; negotiate with other department’s management for the acquisition of required personnel from within Vodafone Egypt.
>Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
>Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
>Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
>Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones.
>Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations.
>Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises and devise contingency plans.
>Acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third party contractors or consultants in order to deliver Vodafone projects’ according to plan.
>Oversee quality control throughout project life cycle.

Project Manager at Raya Telecom
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2004 to June 2007

>Responsible for installation of all the ADSL connections inside Cairo.
>Maintaining the network infrastructure that serves the ADSL customers.
>Insure customer satisfaction after process transaction occurs.
>Managing the field engineers which are located at the different exchanges in order to achieve the network connectivity needed to finalize the projects.
>Performing all the inside coordination needed between all the involved members within a project.
>Responsible for the ADSL network forecast planning within the BU.
>Responsible for testing all the networking devices used within our network located at the company side (Exchanges) or at the customer side (End User).
>Owner of the Schools Project under supervision of MCIT in installing the ADSL service in four governments inside Egypt.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical & Computer Science Department
  • at 10th of Ramdan Higher Technological Institute
  • January 2004

Specialties & Skills

Telecommunications
Cloud Computing
IT Project Management
Project Management
A very organized project manager
Microsoft Project

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Project Management Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
AMIDEAST
Negotiation Selling Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Vodafone Egypt by Logic
Stress & Time Management (Training)
Training Institute:
The German – Arab Chamber of Industry & Commerce
SPIN Selling Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Vodafone Egypt by Logic
Managerial Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Vodafone Egypt by American University in Cairo
ASMS Account Strategies For Major Sales (Training)
Training Institute:
Vodafone Egypt by Logic
Project Management Diploma (Certificate)