Basel AbuZaid

- Created and executed project work plans and revised as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.

- Identified resources needed and assigned individual responsibilities.

- Managed day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.

- Reviewed deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.

- Effectively applied the company methodology and enforces project standards.

- Prepared for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures.

- Minimized the company exposure and risk on project.

- Ensured project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

- Managed various projects, including portals, custom applications, and integrated ones.

- Coordinated, negotiated and motivated outside vendors and outsourced resources in support of timelines and IT project deliverables.

- Managed all aspects of client relationships including communication with stakeholders to provide accurate reporting and updates regarding ongoing projects and initiatives.

- Assisted the business development department in conducting customer demos and presentations, and preparing proposals.

- Managed the portals division teams and identified required resources for different projects.

- Conducted job interviews, selected suitable candidates, trained and mentored the individuals on different technologies, assigned individual responsibilities within the team, and conducted performance appraisals for team members.

- Responsible for project progress reporting to the PMO and to the clients.

- Managed delivery teams, each ranging from 4 to 20 people.

- Managed many projects for private and public sectors, including critical projects for royal courts in Jordan and UAE.

- Managed multiple critical and high-profile projects through the full development lifecycle.

- Collaborated with the business development team in preparing proposals.

- Played a pivotal role in defining, socializing and enforcing company coding and software development standards.

- Recruited new team members by conducting interviews and recommending suitable technical candidates.

- Managed a cross-functional team of software developers, quality assurance engineers, graphics designers and database administrators on a number of projects.

- Mentored new employees and trained them.

- Conducted periodic code reviews and followed-up with team members to ensure timely delivery of assigned tasks.

- Led and coordinated technical activities and artifacts throughout project
phases and developed detailed design specifications.

- Organized work schedules based on priorities.

- Controlled resources as per work requirements.

- Ensured quality & reliability of code from the development team by conducting a smoke testing and code reviews for their deliverables per development task.

- Provided a detailed design of the project.

- Ensured consistency of design elements and interactive behaviors within individual pages/forms/Components and across entire projects.

- Conducted researches and proof of concepts.

- Led the software development team through software projects and assigned tasks based on the breakdown of tasks and follow up on tasks progress.

- Participated in design and development of various projects using ASP, MTS, JavaScript, and SQL Server 2000

Participated in design and development of various projects using ASP, COM+ (VB), MTS, JavaScript, extensive XML and SQL Server 2000 implementing a 3-Tier Solution.

Web Developer: Participated in design and development of various projects using ASP, HTML, iHTML, and SQL Server 2000.