Strategist and Enterprise Architect Consultant
Devoteam
Total years of experience :34 years, 7 Months
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Strategy and Digital Transformation
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Setting objectives and strategies for the IT department to align with and enable business strategies and objectives
Selecting and implementing suitable technology to streamline all internal operations and help optimize their strategic benefits, in addition to improve customer experience
Plan and supervise the implementation of IT projects and provide guidance to IT professionals and other staff within the organization based on approved on roadmap
Approve purchases of technological equipment and software and establish partnerships with IT providers
Oversee the technological infrastructure (Datacenter, networks, HW/SW, Security, …) in the organization to ensure optimal performance, availability and scalability
Management, operations and support for IT services provided to the company
Monitor advancements in technology to discover ways the company can gain competitive advantage in digital era
Analyze the costs, value and risks of information technology to advise management and suggest actions.
Participate in Contracting projects as advisory and support for IT related scope.
1. SWCC (Saline Water Conversion Corporation/Government) / Strategy and Transformation:
Participate in a huge initiative for electronic Transformation Program (eTP) to plan, manage and execute the organization’s digital vision to automate the business activities in alignment with Saudi Arabia vision 2030.
2. Devoteam/GACA (General Authority for Civil Aviation / Government) / Strategy and Transformation
Manage huge initiative to transform IT department into a commercial company that sells aviation IT solutions (Corporatization); this is part of government initiatives for privatization in alignment with Saudi Arabia vision 2030.
The scope includes: Strategy development, Enterprise Architecture, Roadmap, ITIL, Resources enablement, PMO, …etc.
• Analyzing the internal structure of the IT department and defining the risks, opportunities and how to deal with them.
• Reviewing the IT department plans and the user’s requirements; defining their accordance and priorities.
• Defining the completeness and efficiency of IT operation and administration.
• Reviewing and developing the IT strategy.
• Structuring IT department to serve IT strategy and implementing business development projects and operations; in addition to defining IT roles and responsibilities.
• Checking the efficiency of IT plans, programs, and under process projects.
• Supporting the IT department in preparing the implementation plans.
-Participate in strategic and operational governance processes of the bank as a member of the senior management team
-Provide technology vision and leadership in the development and implementation of the bank IT restructuring program
-Develop and maintain appropriate IT organizational structure
-Supervise recruitment, development, retention, and organization of all IT staff
-Lead IT strategic and operational planning to achieve bank goals
-Establish IT departmental goals, objectives, operating procedures and IT governance
-Define and communicate plans, policies, standards and IT enterprise architecture for acquiring, implementing, and operating IT systems
-Ensure IT system operation adheres to applicable laws and regulations
-Align IT risk management with enterprise-wide risk management
-Promote and oversee strategic relationships between internal IT resources and external entities
-Develop, track, and control IT annual operating and capital budgets.
-Identify opportunities for the appropriate and cost-effective investment of financial resources in IT systems and resources
-Prioritize, and control projects and the project portfolio as they relate to the selection, acquisition, development, and installation of major information systems
-Ensure continuous delivery of IT services through oversight of service level agreements with end users and monitoring of IT systems performance
-Responsible for the management of multiple information and communications systems and projects, including voice, data, imaging, and office automation
-Review hardware and software acquisition and maintenance contracts and pursue master agreements to capitalize on economies of scale
-Oversees, evaluates, implement and assure communications, systems, data and physical security
-Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide backup, disaster recovery and continuity plan
The company is in a leader position by means of introducing quality services in the fields of office automation, Information Technology, health care & complete office solutions for the government and the private sector offering total solutions through national accounts (27 branches), with full technical support covering customer needs to achieve highest customer satisfaction.
Is a leading Internet/Intranet Solutions Provider that offers a wide spectrum of high-end Information Technology (IT) services to help clients achieve competitive advantages. Offers a comprehensive range of services starting from the design and implementation of total information technology solutions, to specific, highly specialized applications. With its wide range of expertise, provides: Custom e-Business & e-Commerce Solutions, Web Design and Hosting, Internet Applications, Web Site Maintenance and Support, Networking and Systems Integration, Recruiting information technology manpower, and products.
Founded in 1997 the company has been able to set rapid growth pace. In collaboration with the highly skilled staff, and worldwide affiliates in the US and the UK, GNS helps clients implement state-of-the art world-class technologies within competitive time frame.
- IT strategic planning on group level
- Buid company level Balanced ScoreCard
- Supervise project leaders in implementing major IT projects on a high level
- Manage IT projects in terms of evaluating, planning, supervise, resource allocation, status reporting, deployment and project closing.
- Manage and contributing in shifting IT dept. to IT service provider company, starting from strategic planning to preparing marketing and sales strategies.
- Suggest major technology enhancements.
- Consultation for the Top Management
- Asses IT training requirements.
- Report to corporate management for projects status and planning.
- Example of projects managed: wireless communications, LAN/WAN, storage solution (SAN/NAS), strategic planning, IT balanced scorecard(including KPIs), eCommerce, eProcess (workflow) customer support/help desk, data warehousing, application development/maintenance, ERP / 3PL applications implementation and others
- Managing Information Technology Division
- Supervise Implementation of ERP Package Study, suggest and implement IT requirements
- Consultation for the Top Management- Supervise and advise structures cabling sales
- Managing Information Technology Unit
- Analysis, Design and supervision on Development) for central bank systems
- Work with International Monetary Fund (IMF), WORLD BANK and experts to implement procedures and systems
- Managing Systems Technology Center
- Systems (Analysis, Design and Development)
- Information Technology Consulting
- Marketing IT Solutions
- System Programming
- Project Management on RDBMS project
GPA 84.6% (Excellent)
GPA 89.45% (Very Good)