IT Project Manager
Mohamed Hareb Al Otaiba
Total years of experience :16 years, 9 Months
• Developed RFPs and conducted all necessary meetings to facilitate selection of project services and products.
• Develop detailed project schedules, estimates, resource plans, and status reports. Track and report progress on required performance indicators.
• Assembled and coordinated project team members; assigned individual responsibilities.
• Created strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning.
• Efficiently identify and solves project issues or submit critical issues to management with recommendations.
• Designed and maintained technical and project documentation.
• Monitored contracts including review and approval of pay requests and change orders; maintained regular communication with service provider
• Managing the delivery of each project to the agreed level of quality, schedule and budget.
• Manage communications requirements of all stakeholders
• Presenting progress of projects at regular intervals to the Management
• Reviewing methods of working, alternative materials etc. in order to maximize commercial profitability.
• Seeking and developing ongoing continuous improvement.
• Proactively manage scope, issues and risks to ensure project success. Follow change control procedures effectively.
• Identify and manage risk/conflicts and assure the projects are delivered within scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Ensure that sufficient resources and funding are available for executing all project activities
• Track the status of deliverables and any decisions made regarding Project Change Requests and outstanding issues
• Ensure that commitments and changes to commitments resulting from the requirements are negotiated with affected groups
• For approved Project Change Requests, update the appropriate documents and project work plan to reflect changes in requirements and commitments
• Plan, organize and lead Information Technology projects.
• Maintain overall control of the schedule, budget and scope
• Ensure that project plans and work products are based on approved and agreed-upon requirements
• Resolve problems and issues that arose or escalate critical issues to management with recommendations to resolve them
• Maintain regular contact with the management, providing the status of project progress
• Track the status of deliverables and any decisions made regarding Project Change Requests and outstanding issues
• Ensure that commitments and changes to commitments resulting from the requirements are negotiated with affected groups
• For approved Project Change Requests, update the appropriate documents and project work plan to reflect changes in requirements and commitments
• Managed the project team including any subcontractors.
• Provide day-to-day supervision, conduct performance appraisals, and delegate work assignments to IT personnel.
• Assist in recruiting, hiring, and providing appropriate training for IT support staff
• Managing IT security plans, performing risk assessments/analysis and system audits working towards system certification and accreditation.
• Design and implement IT Security, User policies and procedures to maintain effective and efficient governance on IT Infrastructure.
• Ensure a secure, reliable IT infrastructure that fully supports and adjusts to organization’s dynamic business needs in a cost-effective manner.
• Design and implement mechanize backup procedures to ensure regular and consistent backup of data. Responsible Business Continuity drills to ensure effectiveness and completeness of these procedures.
• Supervising internal staff and contractors to deliver key corporate initiatives.
Maintain the company's technical infrastructure: LAN and WAN networks based on peer to peer wireless Link, Cisco switches & routers, Wireless Access Points and windows based VPN, firewalls, Microsoft Operating System Server and other Microsoft family products including Exchange 2003, ISA 2006, Live Communication Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000.
Continuously monitors and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; assesses and monitors workload, administrative and support systems, and internal reporting relationship; identifies opportunities for improvement.
Design and implement IT Security policy to protect the IT network from security threats.
Design and implement Auto Backup procedures for local and remote Servers.
Performing review of the IT facilities and advising management on cost effective solutions for improvement
Manage and coordinate the work plan for the Department; liaison with staff to identify and resolve problems.