Head of IT
Dar engineering ( Alfanar group )
Total years of experience :19 years, 10 Months
Core Responsibilities
• Managing IT Infrastructure for all sites and locations.
• Manage Global IT Teams to control offshore IT Projects and Infrastructure.
• Project Lead for Digital Transformation Projects for the division.
• Ensure and maintain Cybersecurity standards
• Managing Project for Meraki system deployment.
• Responsible for Managing business applications and licenses control.
• Develop the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Manage Third Party IT contactors, hardware and software vendors.
• Managing the development of detailed project Budgets and estimates.
• IT Infrastructure deployment for Head office and global sites.
• Responsible to prepare, manage, and track the IT departments annual budget.
• Responsible for planning, managing and deployment all IT Projects Globally including KSA, UK, India, Pakistan, Portugal and Egypt.
Core Responsibilities
• IT Infrastructure deployment for all company sites including Head office and factory sites KSA.
• Responsible to prepare, manage, and track the IT departments annual budget
• Responsible for planning, managing and deployment all IT Projects KSA& Dubai office.
• Coordinated with Global IT Infrastructure Teams in USA, KSA, Dubai and India to deploy large scale projects.
• Manage Third Party contactors, hardware and software vendors.
• Developed design and deployment strategies for IT Infrastructure and Applications.
• Manage course Corrections by initiating activities if gaps in the program are identified or issues arise.
• Responsible and accountable for development of detailed project Budgets and estimates.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders for project execution.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate Change Management Process.
Core Responsibilities
• Manage all IT Projects in the IT PMO department.
• Implement ITIL Core Processes for the Ministry.
• SD-WAN implementation for all Ministry locations.
• Managed the implementation of Ministry Call Center with Avaya Call Center Solution.
Core Responsibilities
• Datacenter deployment (Infrastructure, raised floor, Fiber, CISCO switches, CISCO VoIP, SAN storage, UPS, Generator, FM200)
• Responsible for IT Operations, Applications & responsible for Datacenter Projects, upgrade and Business Continuity.
• Managing Oracle Project for EBS R12 suite with FIN, HR, SCM and EAM.
• Managed OFFICE 365 migration with Exchange 2013 hybrid environment Azure AD Connect.
• Implemented VMWare with VCenter and migrated servers to Virtualized environment.
• Managed the project of Palo Alto firewall to secure the network with policy-based routing.
• Implemented CISCO 3504 Wireless controller with CISCO Aironet 1830 Mobility Express.
• Implemented the WAN (IP-VPN) Network connectivity for 22 branches through single ISP with secure connectivity with Firewall.
• Implemented Backup power System with UPS System - 10 KVA and Diesel Generator - 40 KW.
• Managed the migration project of Domain Controller and Exchange Server.
• Implemented EMC Networker & EMC Data Domain Storage for regular backups and developed Backup Policy.
• Managing LAN project for 21 sites with implementation of CISCO 2960 and 3560 switches.
• Call center project implementation using Avaya and Third party Call center application.
• Managed Datacenter& Infrastructure Design, and implemented procedures for monitoring, maintenance and administration.
• Managed IT budgets and implemented improvements to IT infrastructure.
• Implemented an IT strategy to monitor new business requirements and implement technologies and systems in order to support the company vision and expected growth.
Core Responsibilities
• Managing Datacenter consolidation Project of 7 Business Units in coordination with Nortel. This required various calculations based on bandwidth capacity, Power calculations, Redundancy Planning, information gathering and taking handover.
• Manage Data Center Facilities, Including UPS, FM200, HVAC, CCTV and Access Control.
• Centralizing POS Machines deployment throughout Retail environment and recommending the best suited Model for each.
• Managing Project for the consolidated Datacenter based on Tier - 2 level datacenter specifications., Major business centers and Malls.
• Deploying & Setup of Windows 2003 and 2008 Servers, MS PM 2003 Server, SharePoint 2003 On Dell 2950 Rack Servers.
• Managing Project for Centralized Domain, Exchange, Security, Help Desk and Field Support for all businesses of Holding Company (scope included all the shops, Malls and Business Centers).
• Establishing Services Department to deploy SLAs for each business arm with specific technical requirements. Developed SLA for each business depending on the requirements.
Joined as Head of IT to Coordinate the Application / Technical implementation Projects Job Responsibilities
• Implemented the project of setting up a new datacenter in HQ.
• Successfully deployed MS Great Plains and MS Retail Management Solution for 5 pharmacies.
• Clinical Information Management System implementation with EMR for patients.
• Designed and implemented connectivity of Pharmacies and Clinics with the Head Quarter using IP/VPN.
• Setup system for monitoring network connectivity of branches.
• Set up server rooms in clinics for local services and Managed IT technical staff to manage daily technical issues.
• Established and implemented Policies & Procedures for IT Services to improve efficiency.
Joined as a Sr. IT Engineer to Develop an IT Department from scratch by implementing the best practices and to secure internal and external Networks. Responsibilities
• Planning & Implementing WAN Network Infrastructure to develop a VPN for including WAN connectivity.
• Coordinate with delivery partners, vendors, and third party suppliers for achieving deliverables.
• Migration Project (from Windows 2000 to Windows 2003)
• Implementation and administration of a cost-effective e-fax Project (RightFax) to streamline Sales & Customer Communications and receive faxes electronically.
• Implementing Datacenter Projects (DMZ, Domain Controllers, DHCP, ISA 2000, Exchange 2000 and OWA 2000, McAfee Enterprise Antivirus) to setup a first stable Datacenter.
• Upgraded network to 3COM / Cisco Switches, Cisco Router and implemented Web-Washer Security Device (SMTP / HTTP/Anti-Spam).
Completed programming languages such as Pascal, C, C++ and Assembly with extensive courses in designing and implementing embedded systems using control chips and DSP processors.
Completed Masters in Computer Engineering, with emphasis in telecommunication , Web Application Development. Designing hardware systems with embedded processors. Designing & simulating DSP Applications using Texas Instruments DSP Processors. Designing Digital Applications using Motorola processors.
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