Ayaz Ahmed, System Consultant

Ayaz Ahmed

System Consultant

aconex

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, Masters in Information Technlogy
Experience
19 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 7 Months

System Consultant at aconex
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since January 2013

• Develop the delivery program for the set-up, implementation and continuous improvement of the project controls system
• Take ownership for identifying and documenting client business requirements, mapping their processes, configuring and implementing Aconex Platform to meet the client’s requirements
• Review performance against the service delivery program (SLA)
• Perform business and technical requirements gathering, use-case discovery and platform analysis
Identify delivery risks and formulate measures for mitigating strategies and contingency plans.
• Perform business and technical requirements gathering, use-case discovery and platform analysis
Identify delivery risks and formulate measures for mitigating strategies and contingency plans
• Pre-Sales Functions to help securing outstanding leads
• Identify and define integration points with third party solutions
• Perform problem analysis (identify root causes, outline resolution options, and take appropriate actions to resolve problems)
• Joint “business management responsibility” for the professional services operation in the region in parallel with the local Sales Managers and BDMs
• Manage the delivery of proactive and alternative support to reduce reactive support situations and costs - Design alternative service delivery plans for this purpose
• Pro-actively provide input into customer service strategy, training requirements procedures and direction
• Maintain active relationships with key client stakeholders, Take the primary lead on closing out professional services related deals
• Update and maintain accurate data on SalesForce
• Pro-actively identify incremental services to existing customer projects (i.e. Field Application, Archives, O&M Manuals etc…)
• Maintain excellent knowledge of Aconex’s products including their demonstration, pricing and administrative procedures

Project Administrator/ Lead Document Controller at Aconex
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 2008 to December 2012

•We use ACONEX document management system for all Project correspondence & document submissions. I am responsible to establish a complete document control system based on hard & soft copies filing & plan the day today work of document control department. Define & implement document control procedures. Reports for Weekly & Monthly Meetings & follow-up submissions / approvals with the client. Heading a team of 6 persons in my department
•Provide best practice advice to clients and project participants for Document Management in Hard & Soft copy management
•Designated as Internal Auditor of the Project & am participating in regular audits held quarterly as Auditor
•Analyze existing processes and procedures used within projects and identify gaps and potential process improvements
•Work with clients to understand, analyze and map out agreed project protocols and processes to be implemented
•Coordinating with PM/CM Consultant in setting up a document control system to assure all documents are logged efficiently
•As part of the technical team, responsible for receiving, logging and distributing all technical documents and assist in coordination and monitoring of administrative activities to facilitate and expedite the work flow
•Monitor and report on office expenditure and development of processes to reduce unnecessary costs. Ensure the ongoing availability and quality of office equipment and supplies, specifically related to document control department
•Responsible for all administration issues for 14 contractors that includes training coordination, Accounts management, quality assurance

Document Controller /IT Engineer at Bachtel as Client/ AL Hamed Fair Green
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 2006 to October 2008

•Responsible to Project Manager for all aspects of Documentation, and for the supervision of both the Fairgreen DCC and the Contractors DCC. EDMS (Info Work) Responsibilities Includes system Implementation as well as account management
•Development and implementation of procedures suitable for use on a project where separate document control systems were required to accommodate the requirements of the various archives, and the associated numbering systems. Development of databases required by the project for Design Documentation, Correspondence.
•Systems Identification of Computer Hardware and software requirements. Installation of hardware & software. Software control and computer repairs, Set-up and management of a fifty user LAN
•Responsible for the policy, procedures, and assurance processes required to close out the Bechtel involvement with the NDIA project. During this phase of work, managing the interfaces of 31 major contractors, ensuring that the documentation was received on schedule, in the correct formats (hard and soft copy) and loaded to the correct database(s) owned by the client.
•The provision of a temporary Document Management system was required for the first few months, during which time, a Documental database was developed and rolled out to the team.
•All data was handled electronically to and from all contractors and vendors, with hard copy retention and filing of selected key documents, including procedures & development of work-flows and the distribution matrices covering approx 30 contractors
•The Document Control system In use is INFOWORKS based upon Documentum, providing the sites with up to date information by the use of electronic data transfers of electronic documents in various formats ranging from scanned majority of the Design Files.
•Responsible for designing and implementation of Staff network infrastructure. Network Assessment and Documentation (including technical, operational, and economic assessment).

IT Engineer at Ministry of IT, Government of India
  • Other
  • October 2004 to May 2006

•Responsible for designing and implementation of Staff network infrastructure. Network Assessment and Documentation (including technical, operational, and economic assessment).

•Troubleshoot Windows 2000, 2003 Servers and streamlining the user policy. Managing User
accounts using Active Directory. Implementation of TCP/IP & related Services-DHCP/DNS/WINS
•Installed and configured workstations for IP/IPX based LAN’s
•Installed and configured DHCP Client/Server

Education

Master's degree, Masters in Information Technlogy
  • at Sikkim Manipla University
  • March 2003

Master in Information Technology

Specialties & Skills

Project Work
Project Control
Aconex System Admin
Document Managment

Languages

English
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