Project Management Consultant
independent
Total years of experience :28 years, 5 Months
Offer Project Management and Business Improvement Consulting - using the power of Information Technology. Contracts range from 2 months to 2 years, with various objectives. All contracts are governed by KPIs and SLAs, and are linked to success fees.
Executed more than 6 Software Project Management Solutions. Setup 3 entities in Dubai, UAE.
Incharge of the operations of the companies in Middle East and Africa. This includes a development centre, a marketing office, partners in countries across the Geographic region, and suppliers and vendors in other parts of the world. I setup the company's operations in UAE, and have expanded it to other regions through partnership programs.
The various divisions in the company report to me, with direct management over Sales and Marketing, Project Development and Delivery, Consultation, and Products. The company has a development centre in India, and offices worldwide. I coordinate with all offices and control software development activities that require multi-location deliverables.
Converted sales of 4 projects that are above a million Dirhams in valuation.
Mentored sales, marketing and project execution teams.
Handle the Service Desk that offered IT Managed Services to 5 large companies across the globe. The service desk hosted a multi-cultural team of diverse resources with technical skills.Created and manage Service Level Agreements for every client. SLAs were reviewed on a monthly basis, and improvement was sought for all parameters.
Managed Software Development projects in execution and solution design. Designed solutions as per requirements.
Was the internal ISO auditor for ISO 9001 and SOX compliance.
Setup the UAE operations. Established the development centre to undertake offshore projects. Executed projects for companies across the globe. Project managed all software projects that were undertaken or delivered through the UAE development centre for clients in UAE, Middle East and Europe.
Provided Pre-sales support for the marketing team. Designed marketing strategies and worked with various teams to prepare marketing collaterals.
Prepared and managed the SLAs for support and software development.
Project management of all projects that was developed from the Global Delivery Centre. Projects were executed in MS, JAVA and Open Source platforms. Executed over 100 projects with different delivery models.
Designed solutions for most projects that were executed by the development team. Was incharge of client relations, primarily for scope and schedule of deliverables.
Ensured projects were delivered adhering to standard Project Management principles. Used Earned Value Analysis for project progress and performance.
Have designed 3 software products currently on offer through the company. Have managed product development, growth and road map.
Setup the Embedded Software Division of the company. Was the first employee in the division - prepared the business strategy for start up and growth. Identify key resources for marketing, sales and development. Designed the development infrastructure for the development team. Designed software and products that were developed and executed by the company. Handled the sales and marketing team for the company. Managed the suppliers and vendors. Managed project deliveries. Handled client relations. Ensured proper cash flows were maintained for the division to expand and return profits.
Developed Software solutions using Microsoft Tools. Developed solutions using Visual Basic, ASP and C++. Designed software solutions using COM technologies, which at that time was the leading technology promoted by Microsoft.
Designed database structures to work with applications and for cross database interfacing. Managed databases, including data replication and scripting. Designed solution architecture for the solutions delivered. Set security policies for data transfer through secure APIs. Prepared user and technical manuals.
Setup Cakra Marketing Consultancy as a Marketing and Direct Sales company offering Direct Sales services to various Banks, Financial Institutions, Resorts and Software Developers. Undertook projects to turn around companies and in planning overall business plans for sales strategy, execution and production (where applicable). Hand a team of sales executives with a defined reporting structure for project execution. Revenue model was through success fees.
The company was closed down when I realised that Growth would be difficult under changing marketing conditions and the advent of internet based marketing demands, for which Cakra was not prepared.
Handled the Food & Beverage Services division of this 4 star property. Reported to the General Manager, and worked in liaison with all other operational divisions. Handled Banquets, Bar, Multicuisine Restaurants and Coffee Shop. Converted the bar to a live band night club. Prepared the marketing plans and promotions for Food & Beverage Sales. Managed F&B sales. Managed and controlled F&B budgets and targets. Managed Vendors for F&B, and Kitchen Stewarding. Was the Resident Manager of the Hotel to support the General Manager during evenings and night shifts.
Strategic Business in IT.
3 Years Diploma from National Council of Hotel Management