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Hakeem Sanni, Executive Director and Founder CEO

Hakeem Sanni

Executive Director and Founder CEO·Ahad International FZC

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Computer Science

Work experience

Total years of experience: 26 years, 5 months

Executive Director and Founder CEO

January 2013 - Present

Ahad International FZC

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

January 2013 - Present

* Manage all ICT-related products, projects, services and sales;
* Manage business development for Energy-related products, projects, services and sales;
* Maintain excellent relationship with all stakeholders and partners;
* Manage overall business planning, strategy, and operations for optimum capacity utilization and return-on-investment;

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Management

IT Projects Manager (Director of IT Projects)

September 2008 - December 2012

UAE Institute of Training & Judicial Studies

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

September 2008 - December 2012

* Managed all IT-related projects and initiatives;
* Coordinated and managed all academic and administrative IT support to instructors, students, administrators, and staff;

* Worked closely with the Head of Department to re-engineer the institute’s IT environment and to build best practice IT functions;

* Developd and implement IT and e-Learning plans, including performance measures;

* In line with the approved IT and e-Learning plans, developed and implemented improvements to the IT and e-Learning environment including: Standard operating environment, Network and system structures, Information and eLearning management, IT asset management and capacity planning, IT policies and procedures, Security and IT disaster recovery procedures, E-mail system, Intranet and website, and IT training programs;

* Professionally developed and provided skills transfer to employees;

* Encouraged and coachd employees to achieve appropriate IT certifications;

* Developed requirements, RFP and provide managerial support for the institute’s LAN, WAN, ERP, web portal, and database systems.

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Information Technology

IT Manager

August 2006 - August 2008

American University of Sharjah

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

August 2006 - August 2008

* Built and supervised an effective IT staff team;
* Insured reliable IT, Network and Web services for students, faculty, and staff;
* Carried out budget preparation and strategic planning;
* Linked IT resources and development closely to curricular needs and priorities;
* Organized logistics and planning for the School’s IT infrastructure and network;
* Administered the School’s Group Mailing Lists through membership list processing and updates using Lyris Email List Software;
* Coordinated support and projects with the University’s IT Department and Academic Computing given the centrality of its Mac and Windows OS infrastructure and applications to the School.

My department (SA+D~IT) provided the following services:

* Support Services: Troubleshooting and maintaining Instructional Technology equipments and software (such as PC and Mac laptops, desktops, scanners printers, Wacom tablets and plotters).
* Network, Account and Data Support Services: Provision of network and data support services for class use, students’ networked home folder and individual storage space for faculty and staff.
* Web and IT Consultancy Services: Provision of web hosting, content management, and support services for faculty as a means of serving both instructional (eLearning) and administrative purposes.
* Printing Services for the school and university community at large. This includes provision of printing resources such as High-end plotters, printers and scanners such as HP and Xerox products.
* Among other means, we used the web as a form of information dissemination to new and existing faculty/students on the list of IT resources and equipments available to them.
* We also provided technical advisory services and proposed alternatives for IT-related issues during our school’s strategic planning and budgetary process.

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Information Technology

Technology Support Specialist & Interim Technology Coordinator

June 2003 - August 2006

Montclair State University - College of Education & Human Services

United States

June 2003 - August 2006

* Supervise, develop, and train technical staff to facilitate technology requests supporting faculty/staff computers, servers, and mediated classrooms.

* Develop and Maintain Web-based Applications for the College of Education & Human Services.

* Coordinate deployment of computers and classroom equipment.

* Administer the college's Web and Database Servers running on Linux OS, Mac OS X, and Windows 2000 Server platforms.

* Use PHP, J2EE, Java Scripts, Perl, ASP, and FileMaker Pro on systems running Red Hat Linux 9, Apache Web Server, MySQL, Windows 2000, Internet Information Server (IIS), Access 2002, Perl 5.8.0, Max OS X, Metadot Portal Server (Content Management Software), Dreamweaver, MS FrontPage and NetStudio to fulfill responsibilities.

* Provide general desktop and laboratory support for Windows and Macintosh Computers.

* Provide general IT support for members of staff, faculty and students of the College.

* Maintain and provide technical support for https://cehs.montclair.edu

* Installation of VeriSign-issued Security Certificate and ensuring servers are systematically maintained.

* Management of all Technology-related inventory and CEHS (Teacher Education and Assessment) Database Projects.


Professional work can be viewed at the following websites:
http://chapin.montclair.edu, http://cehs.monctlair.edu/store, http://chapin.montclair.edu/njner.htm, http://chapin.montclair.edu/php/ecele.htm, http://chapin.montclair.edu/php/njcue.htm, http://panzer.montclair.edu


MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Education & Human Services, Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Web Developer/Technology Assistant
June 2003 - January 2005

* Carried out same responsibilities stated above with the exception of supervisory role for technical staff and then got promoted to Technology Support Specialist position in a full-time capacity.

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Information Technology

Executive Tr./ Webmaster

January 2001 - August 2002

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc

Nigeria

January 2001 - August 2002

-Execute Webmaster functions (www.gtbplc.com - rated best website in Nigeria's Financial Industry on two consecutive occasions i.e. webjurist.com Sept'01, Mar'02).
-Manage and support Electronic Banking Systems (Telephone, Internet & PC banking) for effectiveness.
-Ensure all telephone Banking lines are functional
-Provide monthly reports of Telephone Banking for usage trend analysis and manage Voice Response System Software.
-Handle Data Backup and Redundancy Issues for eBanking Products.
-Coordinate operations of Revenue Collections Scheme for (electronic) effectiveness.
-Support and address operational issues of ValuCard (DebitCard) Scheme.
-Escalate all database related issues for resolution.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Information Technology

T. Software Engineer/Internet Service Officer

April 1999 - December 2000

Future Technology Systems Limited

Nigeria

April 1999 - December 2000

System Administration / Support, Software -
Installation, Internet / Intranet Support,
Networking Implementation.
Additional Responsibilities/Achievements: - Servicing www.lagosstate.gov.ng
- Updated and Redesigned www.bellviewair.com
- Designed www.microworksnig.com
and http://www.ftsng.com & a host of others.
- part of the team that made FutureBank (Banking Software) web-enabled.

Company industry:
Software Development
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

Montclair State University

May 2005

May 2005

Master's degree, Computer Science

United States

University of Ilorin

March 1999

March 1999

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Nigeria

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Science (cgpa 4.33/5.00)

Skills

Business Rules
Expert
Business Rules
Expert
Customer Service
Expert
Customer Service
Expert
Systems Analysis
Expert
Systems Analysis
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Web Development
Expert
Web Development
Expert
ASP
Expert
ASP
Expert
Java
Expert
Java
Expert
dHTML
Expert
dHTML
Expert
VBScript
Expert
VBScript
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
Microsoft Office Suite (including Frontpage)
Expert
Microsoft Office Suite (including Frontpage)
Expert
Oracle
Intermediate
Oracle
Intermediate
Sybase
Intermediate
Sybase
Intermediate
MySQL/SQL Server
Expert
MySQL/SQL Server
Expert
Internet-based Research
Expert
Internet-based Research
Expert
PHP
Expert
PHP
Expert
IT Project Management
Expert
IT Project Management
Expert
Inventory and Print Management, System Analysis & Design, Staff Supervision, Budget and Planning
Expert
Inventory and Print Management, System Analysis & Design, Staff Supervision, Budget and Planning
Expert
Unix, Mac and Windows-based server administration and client support
Expert
Unix, Mac and Windows-based server administration and client support
Expert
C and Visual C++
Intermediate
C and Visual C++
Intermediate
Business Rules
Expert
Business Rules
Expert
Customer Service
Expert
Customer Service
Expert
Systems Analysis
Expert
Systems Analysis
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Team Management
Expert
Web Development
Expert
Web Development
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Arabic

Intermediate

French

Beginner

Memberships

Internet2 (the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium)

Site Coordinator and Member

May 2005

Brainbench Certified Internet IK Analyst and HTML Programmer

Certified Member

January 2000

Alumni, MacWorld Conference 2007 and 2008 (SuperPass, User & MacIT Manager Conference)–San Francisco

Alumni

January 2008