Farhan Qureshi, Senior Project Manager

Farhan Qureshi

Senior Project Manager

Speed Groups

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
Éducation
Diplôme supérieur, Project Management
Expérience
15 years, 4 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :15 years, 4 Mois

Senior Project Manager à Speed Groups
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • avril 2013 à septembre 2015

As Senior Project Manager, I ensure that the client's requirements are met, the project is completed on time and within budget and that everyone else is doing their job properly. I'm responsible for the planning, management, co-ordination and financial control of IT projects.

Team management: To accomplish human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counselling, and disciplining team member; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.

Project Planning & Development: To achieve operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change.

Budgeting & Progression: To meet financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.To update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Account Management & Client Satisfaction: To enhance department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Executive Director à Systemetix FZLLC
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Sharjah
  • mai 2012 à mai 2013

My role at Systemetix was to develop a strategy to increase revenue and profit in all areas of the business in accordance with a growth plan. As well as, to develop, forecast and revise business plans; determine where improvements can be made and develop action plans in order to achieve on-going objectives.

Project Management: To oversee the implementation of marketing and promotional activities and monitor their success through line managers. To create and maintain a professional retail image through positive media exposure.

Office Management: To ensure departmental managers record transactions accurately and timely onto the management information system. To regularly review and communicate customer satisfaction result. To ensure managers communicate customer satisfaction expectations to their staff.

Quality Management: To improve the quality of customer service and retention by enhanced facilities and improved technical skills and processes. To monitor trends that affect customer expectations and demand.

Senior ERP Consultant à EzWare Technologies LLC
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • mai 2010 à mai 2012

Increasingly complex applications and their information sustain today's fast-paced business processes. I assist clients with selecting application solutions and manage both their application security and control environment and the risks associated with complex software implementations.

Client Management: The objective is to provide client management with greater confidence in the integrity of corporate information and reliability of critical processes and functions.


Solution Design & Client Engagement: As a Senior Consultant I have client-facing engagement responsibilities, including leading the solution design sessions, demonstrating solutions, technical design of enterprise application architecture, business process automation, and system risk security design and realization.

Team Management & Client Satisfaction: Serving as both role model and trainer, I demonstrates the attributes of excellent client service and supervise team members in developing technical and professional competency.

Project Manager / Business Development Manager à Softmetics Middle East
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Ras al-Khaimah
  • avril 2008 à mai 2010

Softmetics is an IT services firm with focus on the development of software and web applications for Government and Semi-Government Companies. I was responsible for sales/business development, channels and alliances establishment, pipeline management activities for Softmetics - Middle East. Brand development, web site traffic growth, web site UI and advertising revenue. Developed brand strategy and statistics systems.

Key Account Management: Co-ordination between the clients and technical team, managing the project’s design & development according to the agreed & preferred solutions, preparation of documents and presentation of progress reports are all part of my job.


Quality Control: I was an achiever with the communication, presentation and relationship management skills to liaise and influence at all levels, most important the Internet. It was a pleasure to have previously worked within the information technology.

IT Consultant à UAE Experts IT Solutions
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • avril 2007 à mars 2008

UAE EXPERTS is an IT Solution provider and as an IT Consultant, my responsibilities include to work in partnership with clients to overcome there business challenges through the application of Information Technology. The focus is on the need to improve efficiency and the way a company functions, with IT as a means to achieve this.

Partnership With Clients: My primary responsibility is to meet clients and determine there requirements, work along with them to understand there problems & to clarify the clients system’s specification, understanding there work practices and nature of there business.

Recommendations & Proposals: To analyse the problems and make recommendations, preparing proposals of agreed solutions and presenting the proposals (in written or oral format).

Project Coordination & Management: Co-ordination between the clients and technical team, managing the project’s design & development according to the agreed & preferred solutions, preparation of documents and presentation of progress reports are all part of my job.

Client Relationship Management: Implementing the solution, purchasing systems (where appropriate), testing & organizing training sessions (for the users and clients managements/staff) and providing the support to clients are the main focus of my job.

Business Development Manager à EXCELSIORS IT Solutions
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • novembre 2005 à janvier 2007

EXCELSIORS, a business that provides sales, installation and support to new laptop/ computer systems, maintenance contract for existing systems, design and implementation of networks, web applications, and training and customized solutions. Its services range from complete turnkey project management for all major network configurations to a host of La Carte services designed to meet your specific computing requirements. It supplies and supports quality brand name products in their original form.

Generating New Business: My primary task was to identify and evaluate new opportunities, to close revenue streams, focusing specifically on revenue generation within the industry. Developed and implemented a strategic plan with clear objectives to increase customer satisfaction & to generate new business.

Project Completion & Client Satisfaction: I was an achiever with the communication, presentation and relationship management skills to liaise and influence at all levels, most important the Internet. It was a pleasure to have previously worked within the information technology.

Technology Manager à Peoples Media UK Ltd
  • Royaume Uni - Birmingham
  • février 2002 à juin 2005

PEOPLES MEDIA UK is a media advertising company. Provided services to Clients like Fintax, Platinum Estates & Mortgages, Abbey Estates, Carlton’s. I led the biggest domain i.e. IT department & Peoples Media’s performance tested inventory has substantially improved the effectiveness of Best Western's online activity, offering a real alternative to increasingly scary media’s.

Project Initialization: I was responsible for all project activities in a proactive fashion and takes responsibility that all actions are completed to time and quality.

(-)The selection of appropriate technical solutions for projects ensuring that the deliverables are fit and are ideal for purpose and fully meet client’s business requirements to enhance there productivity.
(-)Leads in ensuring that all support handover considerations are properly identified, implemented and accepted by IT Service Deliver.

Goals & Objectives Initialization: Establishes and maintains project management processes, ensuring compliance with legislation and IS/IT Project Management and other standards and procedures.

Project Implementation: Directs the implementation and management of appropriate project governance and communication arrangements to ensure successful project delivery. Prepares and presents appropriate project management reports, e.g., to the Project Board and weekly progress reports

Project Planning & Team Management: Assists the Planning function in the production of project business cases and benefits identification and capture. Acts as primary point of contact for all project related issues and communicates directly with the project sponsor, business managers, users and suppliers involved

Project Completion & Delivery: Proposes for agreement products and activities required to deliver the projects capability to realize the benefits.

System Analyst à Cyber City
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • décembre 1999 à décembre 2002

As system analyst, I designed new IT solutions to improve business efficiency and productivity. Worked closely with clients to examine business models and flows of the data in the business and designed appropriate and improved IT solution.

Éducation

Diplôme supérieur, Project Management
  • à Chicago Management Training Institute
  • août 2013

Project Management Professional (PMP) is an internationally recognized professional designation offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Master, Computer Sciences
  • à Punjab University
  • décembre 2000

I completed the MCS i.e. Masters in Computer Science degree from Punjab University.

Specialties & Skills

Leadership
Web Application Design
IT Technical Support
Key Account Management
IT Project Management
ERP Implementation
Problem Solving & Client Handling
Project Management
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Leadership
Key Account Management

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabe
Débutant

Adhésions

International Association of Webmasters & Developers
  • Member
  • January 2001

Formation et Diplômes

Project Management Professional (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Chicago Management Training Institute
Date de la formation:
April 2013
Durée:
40 heures

Loisirs

  • Cricket
    Played in College Team as Wicket Keeper and Opening Batsman.