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Amro Fakahani, Information Technology Consultant

Amro Fakahani

Information Technology Consultant·Freelancer

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Electrical/Computer Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 37 years, 10 months

Information Technology Consultant

May 2019 - Present

Freelancer

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

May 2019 - Present

Provide my more than 30 years of experience on information technologies management to support businesses and institutions.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Environmental Technologies Director

March 2018 - April 2019

Sepco

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

March 2018 - April 2019

Develop and select technologies for various types of wastes management. Evaluate and provide solutions for environmental issues. Evaluate current technologies performance, and advice new methods and technologies . Enhance current treatment tools and equipment.

Company industry:
Utilities
Job role:
Management

Group IT Director

January 2007 - December 2017

Banaja Holdings

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

January 2007 - December 2017

Lead ERP, SCM, WMS solutions implementation projects. Develop appropriate IT Strategies for organizations ensuring appropriate systems are in place to support current and anticipated future growth. Ensure the provision and effective use of technology across the organization. Ensure all Infrastructure, support mechanisms, network arrangements and development requirements are in place and maintained in line with strategic and operational needs of the business. Implement a practical technical support structure including the definition of user support guidelines and help desk facilities. Design & implement an IT Disaster Recovery (DR) plan. Lead Business Continuity Plan (BCP) project & committee for the entire organization.

Experienced in:
ERP systems implementation.
Warehouse Management Solution (WMS)
Business requirement collection art.
Infrastructure Design and setup,
Network Operating System Services
Internet Services
Business continuity and disaster recovery planning and implementation.
IT strategic planning.
Information System Management
Budgeting & Planning
Service Level Agreements
Capacity Planing

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Information Technology

IT Manager

July 2005 - December 2006

Banaja Holdings

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

July 2005 - December 2006

-Budgeting and planing
-Managing Application development & support
-Managing Network & operation.
-Oracle Database Administration.
-Hardware & Software Systems' upgrade
-Network Security management

Company industry:
Distribution, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job role:
Information Technology

IT Network & Operation Manager

July 1997 - June 2005

Saudi Import Company - Banaja

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

July 1997 - June 2005

-Replaced all legacy Network & Communication systems with a state of the art technologies.
-Design & Implement TCP/IP network
-Introduced & implemented Internal/External email services (MS Exchange) & shared resources (file & printing services) in all company's branches & warehouses.
-Replaced Legacy SNA connected systems to company's TCP/IP network.
-Automated System Backups though implementing an advanced backup solution.
-Train users

Company industry:
Distribution, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job role:
Information Technology

Computer Engineer

May 1994 - June 1997

Petrolube

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

May 1994 - June 1997

-Network Support and Maintenance
-IBM AS/400 Operating System Support
-Oracle Database Administration
-Cisco Routers Configurations
-Banyan Vines Network Administration
-Novel Network Implementation & Administration.
-Remote Access for main business application support.
-Desktop user support.

Company industry:
Lubricants & Greases Blending
Job role:
Information Technology

System Analyst

January 1994 - April 1994

Saudi Aramco

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

January 1994 - April 1994

-SAMAREC/ARAMCO data center Merge.
-Supporting SAMAREC CICS system during transitions.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Information Technology

Systems' Programmer

April 1991 - December 1993

SAMAREC

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

April 1991 - December 1993

-Technical Support for CICS Development Data-center Systems.
-Implementation & Support of Automatic Terminal Configuration on CICS systems.
-Supporting CICS system on a 24/7 mainframe environment.
-Debugging shared memory violations caused by business application on CICS environment.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Information Technology

Computer Engineer

February 1989 - March 1991

Al-Afandi Establishment

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

February 1989 - March 1991

-Development of Device drivers for Laser Cart Storage System.
-Installation & maintenance of a High Power Laser Cutting Machines.
-Assist in development of Laser Tracking System.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Information Technology

User Support Engineer

June 1988 - January 1989

Petroserve

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

June 1988 - January 1989

-Application User Support on HR ABAPS System.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

KAAU

May 1988

May 1988

Bachelor's degree, Electrical/Computer Engineering

Saudi Arabia

Bayt.com tests

ERP Test

Business and Management

Management Skills Test

Business and Management

Skills

Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Unix
Expert
Unix
Expert
Unix Administration
Expert
Unix Administration
Expert
Operation
Expert
Operation
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert
IT Stratigic Planing
Expert
IT Stratigic Planing
Expert
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
Expert
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
Expert
Oracle Database Administration
Intermediate
Oracle Database Administration
Intermediate
IT Project Management
Expert
IT Project Management
Expert
IT Management
Expert
IT Management
Expert
Windows Servers & Exchange Server Administration
Expert
Windows Servers & Exchange Server Administration
Expert
AIX Unix Administration
Expert
AIX Unix Administration
Expert
Cisco network Switchs, Routers, Wirless bridges, etc.
Expert
Cisco network Switchs, Routers, Wirless bridges, etc.
Expert
Wide Area Network setups (Routing, modmes,leased & Dialup lins, RAS)
Expert
Wide Area Network setups (Routing, modmes,leased & Dialup lins, RAS)
Expert
ERP Implementation and Business Process Analysis
Expert
ERP Implementation and Business Process Analysis
Expert
IT Operation
Expert
IT Operation
Expert
Network Design & Administration
Expert
Network Design & Administration
Expert
PC Office applications and Internet Services
Expert
PC Office applications and Internet Services
Expert
Warehouse Management Solution (WMS)
Intermediate
Warehouse Management Solution (WMS)
Intermediate
HRMS
Intermediate
HRMS
Intermediate
Technologies Evaluations
Expert
Technologies Evaluations
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Unix
Expert
Unix
Expert
Unix Administration
Expert
Unix Administration
Expert
Operation
Expert
Operation
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Microsoft Certified Professional
Feb 2000
Completed all Credit hours for The Master Degree Programs in Computer/Electrical Engineering KAAU
Feb 1988 - Jul 1989

Training
Problem Solving Techniques
Saudi Import - BANAJA Training Center
Apr 2001
Finance for Non-Finance
Professionals Training & development
Jun 2004
Project Management
Professionals Training & Development
May 2006
Deploying and Managing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000
New Horizons CLC, Jeddah, KSA
Apr 2004
Administrating Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Sep 1998
Six Sigma Executive Training for DMAIC methodology and techniques
Moody International
Mar 2005
Administer the Oracle Database Part I
Oracle Riyadh Education Center
May 1996
CICS Application Programming
Saudi Business Machines Education Center - Riyadh
Oct 1991
Planning, Implementing, and Managing a Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2003
New Horizons, CLC, Jeddah, KSA
Feb 2005
MS Exchange Server 5.5 Series Concept and Administration
New Horizons CLC, Jeddah, KSA
Jun 1999
Project Management Awareness Workshop
SHIFT
Mar 2009
Senior Executive Finance
Chicago Capital Group, LLC
May 2010
Netware 4.1 Advanced Administration
Petrolube Training
Dec 1996
IT Risk Management Corporate Training
KACAQ Business Intelligence
Jun 2006
Netware 4.1 Administration
Petrolube Training
Oct 1996
LC2110 Laser Cutter Electronics, Mechanics, Computer Software & Hardware
General Systems research - Canada
Apr 1989
Coaching Skills for Managers
Professionals Training & development
Jan 2004
Netware 4.1 Administration
Petrolube Training
Oct 1996
ASM-2
SAMAREC Tranning Center
Jan 1992
Supporting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Core Technologies
New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Sep 1998
Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 - Enterprise Technology
New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Sep 1998
Internetworking Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT
New Horizons CLC, Jeddah, KSA
Sep 1998
Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices
Cisco Systems
Jun 2006
Netware 4.1 Installation & Configuration
Perolube Training
Dec 1996
Customizing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2003
New Horizons, CLC, Jeddah, KSA
Feb 2005
Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
New Horizones CLC, Jeddah KSA
Dec 2004
Introduction to Cisco Networking Technologies
Cisco Systems
May 2006
Advanced Cisco Router Configuration - ACRC
Cisco Systems
Apr 1997
Netware 4.1 design & Implementation
PetroLube Training
Mar 1997
MS Exchange Server 5.5 Series Design and Implementation
New Horizons CLC, Jeddah, KSA
Jun 1999
Awareness Session to ISO 9001:2000
BUREAU VERITAS
Apr 2006
Business Continuity Management and IT Disaster Recovery
Institute for International Research - Dubai
Jul 2007
IBM AIX V.4 Basics
Saudi Business Machines Ltd.
Feb 1999
Introduction to Oracle SQL & PL/SQL
New Horizone
Feb 2002
Advanced MS Excel 97
New Horizons
Apr 1998
CICS/ESA Basic Tailoring
IBM Skill Dynamics, Texas, USA
Mar 1994
Scheduler
Samarec Training Center
Jan 1992
Introduction to Cisco Router Configuration - ICRC
Cisco Systems
Apr 1997
Designing and Planning a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
New Horizons CLC, Jeddah, KSA
Dec 2004
Oracle Database Administration
Oracle System LTD - Dubai
Feb 1999
Strategic IT Planning Corporate Training
KACAQ Business Intelligence
Jun 2006
Introduction to Oracle SQL and PL/SQL
Oracle Riyadh Education Center
Feb 1996
AIX V.4 System Administration
Saudi Business Machines Ltd.
Mar 1999

Hobbies

  • Swimming
    Achieved many Meddles during Universities champians competitions
  • Electronic Circuits Design & Roboltics
    -Design and Implemented many useful electronic digital circuits. -Installed & Programmed Educational Robots.