Firas Alawneh, Account Manager

Firas Alawneh

Account Manager

AVEVA Solutions Ltd

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Diploma, PC Specialist
Experience
25 years, 3 Months

Share My Profile

Block User


Work Experience

Total years of experience :25 years, 3 Months

Account Manager at AVEVA Solutions Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since July 2013

Focus on Owner Operators accounts in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Process & Power industries in the Gulf.

Regional Account Manager at Bentley Systems
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 2010 to June 2013

Focus on Plant vertical with the software portfolio of Bentley software.

Business Development at Confidential
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 2009 to November 2010

Develop sales strategy, build sales pipeline, build customer database.

Software Practice Manager at Tech Access FZ LLC
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2009 to September 2009

Develop partner skills and relationship. Forecast Sun software specially Sun Identity Management, Single Sign On & SOA Architecture.
Develop customer and partner awareness, handle inquiries and respond to RFP/RFI requests.

Client Manager at Novell Middle East
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 2006 to December 2008

Act as the first contact for customers. Provide customers with information about my company's products and solutions. Also, gather information from the customer about their requirements and problems.

Provide initial pricing, respond to tenders by covering both technical and commercial parts.

Work as pre-sales consultant. Provide technical demos, presentation, training and proof of concept test. Handle pre-sales engagements and evaluation of customer requirements. Suggest and build a road map of the customer's investment in software.

Senior Systems Engineer at Exceed IT Services
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • May 2004 to July 2006

Provide consultancy, Support & training on Microsoft Infrastructure products like AD, Exchange, SMS & MOM.

Systems Engineer at Arab Academy for Microsoft Technologies
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 2003 to May 2004

Provide support on Microsoft Windows & BackOffice products both via phone or on-site. Provide training on Microsoft Windows 2000/2003.

Network Administrator - Computer Tech at Yanbu International School
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2000 to July 2003

Administer the school's network, provide support for teachers, staff & students.
Participated in an upgrade to Windows 2000 Advanced Server & Windows XP Pro clients.

Technical Support at Computer Kingdom
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 1999 to August 2000

Network support including LAN, WAN & wireless networks.
Windows NT/2K installations & support
H/W & S/W support

Instructor at Atlanta for Computers & Internet
  • Jordan - Irbid
  • September 1998 to September 1999

Annual maintenance contracts.
Hardware & Software support including basic training.

Education

Diploma, PC Specialist
  • at ICS International
  • May 1998

History of Computers, Hardware, Software & troubleshooting. Practiced assembling PCs, installing Windows 95 OS & Office 95 standard.

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at Philadelphia University
  • January 1998
High school or equivalent, Scientific Stream
  • at Irbid Secondary School
  • June 1992

High School

Specialties & Skills

Account Management
Virtualization
Product Management
Software Sales
Business Development
Windows NT/2000
Networking
Cisco Routers
FirstClass Email Server
Microsoft Exchange
Compliance
Open Source
Identity Management
Resource Management
PCI-DSS

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
  • MCSE on Windows 2000
  • November 2000
Cisco Systems
  • Cisco CCNA (640-607)
  • March 2003
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
  • MCSA on Windows 2003
  • February 2004
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
  • MCSE on Windows 2003
  • June 2004

Training and Certifications

Solution Selling Training Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Bentley Systems
Date Attended:
April 2011
ITIL Foundation V3 Course (Training)
Training Institute:
EAS Training & Consulting
Date Attended:
October 2009