Sr. Business IT Analyst
Alfardan Group
Total years of experience :20 years, 0 Months
Core Skills:
• Business Application Development: I design, develop, and implement business applications from conception to deployment, ensuring they meet specific needs and drive efficiency.
• Technology Expertise: I possess a comprehensive understanding of technology products, solutions, and delivery processes. I actively manage and maintain system applications, diagnose, and resolve issues, and provide advanced Tier-2/Tier-3 support.
• Strategic Planning: I collaborate with stakeholders to develop and execute strategic business plans that align with the overall organizational goals.
• Financial Acumen: I have a deep understanding of P&L statements and hold strong financial acumen across accounting, finance, sales, marketing, operations, and HR.
• Leadership: I possess a proven track record of leading and motivating multi-cultural teams to achieve results.
• Compliance & Governance: I have a keen awareness of compliance and corporate governance principles, ensuring adherence to regulations and mitigating risks.
Technical Expertise:
• Systems Administration: I proficiently manage servers and platforms, performing installations, configurations, upgrades, migrations,
and security, integration, and performance monitoring tasks.
• Data Management: I oversee data load and monitoring tools, create data objects and structures, implement security protocols, optimize database performance, and streamline data handling processes.
• System Architecture: I design and deploy system architecture and infrastructure, strategize for repetitive tasks, data acquisitions, migrations, recoveries, and new system implementations. I define data requirements and implement policies for secure, efficient, and sustainable system design.
Key achievement:
• Revenue: Increased online sales by 50% through implementing B2B, B2C ecommerce platform and providing more discounts to our customer using Loyalty privilege mobile application to our retail and hospitality industry.
• Cost reduction: Digitalize documentation process, reducing miscellaneous costs by 35%.
• Process efficiency: Implemented automation tools that reduced order processing time by 30%.
• Customer satisfaction: Developed a customer feedback system that led to a 10% improvement in satisfaction ratings.
• Project management: Delivered a critical IT project on time and 15% under budget.
Communication & Leadership:
• Negotiated cost-effective budgets: Secured optimal supplier deals without compromising project delivery or targets, contributing to enhanced project profitability.
• Led cross-functional teams to success: Managed and motivated teams of up to 10 members, providing guidance, mentorship, and fostering a positive and productive work environment.
• Championed innovation and improvement: Encouraged and led team members in proposing and implementing process improvement initiatives, consistently driving positive change.
Computer hardware: Architecture, digital circuits, microcontrollers, embedded systems. Computer software: Programming languages, operating systems, networking fundamentals, database management. Practical skills: Troubleshooting, testing, prototyping, project management. Courses: Essentials: Digital systems, computer architecture, programming (Assembly Language, Basic, C, COBOL etc.), computer networking, electronics, operating systems. Further exploration: Embedded systems design, network administration, cybersecurity, web development, robotics, data acquisition and analysis. Skills gained: Design and build computer systems (hardware and software integration). Analyze and troubleshoot technical problems. Develop and implement applications for embedded systems and networks. Work effectively in a team environment. Applications: Design and development of consumer electronics, medical devices, industrial automation systems, communication equipment. Testing and maintenance of computer networks and systems. Software development for embedded systems and applications.
Electronics: Understanding and designing circuits, semiconductors, transistors, amplifiers, integrated circuits. Communication: Transmission and reception of information (data, voice, video) through various channels (wired, wireless). Signal processing: Analyzing, manipulating, and enhancing signals for optimal transmission. and reception. Electromagnetics: Studying the interaction of electricity and magnetism, crucial for antenna design and wave propagation. Courses: Core: Circuit Analysis, Analog Electronics, Digital Electronics, Communication Systems, Signal Processing, Electromagnetics, Control Systems. Electives: Microwave Engineering, Satellite Communication, Computer Networks, Embedded Systems, Artificial Intelligence for ECE, Robotics. Skills gained: Problem-solving, analytical thinking, design principles, software programming, hardware testing, research, and development. Applications: Designing smartphones, computers, medical devices, communication networks, radar systems, aerospace electronics.