Ibrahim El Wishahi, Senior Project manager

Ibrahim El Wishahi

Senior Project manager

Optima Professional Services

Location
Egypt
Education
Master's degree, ادارة اعمال
Experience
19 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 10 Months

Senior Project manager at Optima Professional Services
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since August 2021

- Manage Network security & cyber Security service delivery projects ( Nutanix, Juniper, Palo Alto, Force Point, Citrix, Attivo, Fire Eye, F5 & Fortinet technologies) to assure that service is delivered in time with determined budget and high quality in addition to achieve customer satisfaction.
- Perform coordination with projects stakeholders to make sure that communication goes smoothly and effectively.
- control projects to assure that performance goes according to baselines and perform corrective actions when deviation happens.
- create and submit project reports periodically to concerned stakeholders.

Senior Project Manager at Unicom group
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 2017 to July 2021

-Management of Mega projects like Iraq Post Automation and development, Ministry of communication Automation project, Government Single window project.
Share in project scope definition
- Create project plans with cooperation of project team.
- Monitor and control project execution to make sure that project delivered in time, within budget and with desired quality
- Create project periodical reports
- Manage and achieve proper communication with all project stakeholders.

Senior Project Manager at System Engineering of Egypt
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2013 to October 2017

- Manage System integration and software projects.
- Determine the project approach, staffing, responsibilities, and schedule
- Develop and review estimates and estimating assumptions for the project's schedule, effort, and cost using established estimating models, best practices, and past experience. The resulting estimates account for all activities in the project scope, including project management and application development tasks, software quality assurance reviews, and vendor and contract management activities.
- Define team member roles and expectations, and ensure timely feedback. Ensure that project resources receive any necessary training and are used effectively.
- Review, and be responsible for, the overall development and integration of requirements.
- Measure and monitor progress at clearly defined points in the process to ensure that the project is delivered on time, within budget, and that it meets or exceeds expectations. Balance scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risks. Make adjustments as necessary.
- Define the project iterations strategy. Manage and evaluate iterations.
- With other leads, develop, implement, and maintain the Project Plan, including the configuration management, risk management, project measurement, and quality management plans.
- Ensure that all requirements, project plans, and changes to commitment are communicated to all affected team members.
- Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations. Manage relationships with all suppliers and subcontractors. Monitor their progress and adherence to the contract
- Ensure that the project team follows all quality assurance processes, including periodic reviews and transitions.
- Participate in quality management reviews.
- Review and manage all changes to the requirements through a formally defined scope change process.
- Represent the project team in IT and Business meetings. Obtain buy-in from senior management for all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, quality assurance plans, budget, schedule, and scope changes.
- Ensure that the project's assigned portion of the Business Case planned value is delivered.
- Ensure that the end product fulfills the contract and meets the sponsor's expectations.

Project Manager at CellNet
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • May 2010 to June 2013

- Spearheaded the strategic planning and execution of 2G, 3G and MW rollout project projects
- Manage 12 rollout teams
- Create and follow-up project plans
- Make sure that projects deliverables are being completed within the baseline cost & time plans.
- Prepare regular and timely reporting of project progress.

- Proactively manage foreseen project risk, mitigating as necessary.

- Managing changes to the project without affecting the stated objectives and benefits

Senior Coordinator at Alkan Networks
  • Egypt
  • January 2008 to January 2010

Spearheaded the strategic planning and execution of 2G, 3G and MW rollout project projects
•Manage 12 rollout teams
•Create and follow-up project plans
•Make sure that projects deliverables are being completed within the baseline cost & time plans.
•Prepare regular and timely reporting of project progress.

•Proactively manage foreseen project risk, mitigating as necessary.

•Managing changes to the project without affecting the stated objectives and benefits

coordinator at Ericsson
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2007 to January 2008

Managing the subcontractor network within GSM rollout projects.
•Prepare regular and timely reporting of project progress.
•Participate in Evaluation and selection for the subcontractors based on predefined criteria.
•Monitoring and controlling subcontractors’ performance during project execution.
•Participate in Post project closure evaluation and ranking subcontractors for future reference.

coordinator at Ericsson
  • Sudan
  • January 2006 to January 2007

Managing the subcontractor network within GSM rollout projects.
•Prepare regular and timely reporting of project progress.
•Participate in Evaluation and selection for the subcontractors based on predefined criteria.
•Monitoring and controlling subcontractors’ performance during project execution.
•Participate in Post project closure evaluation and ranking subcontractors for future reference.

coordinator at ICT
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2006 to January 2007

Prepare and follow plans of GSM rollout projects.
•Prepare regular and timely reporting of project progress.
•Manage 5 rollout teams

Network Engineer at LinkDotNe
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2004 to January 2006

Computer networks implementation and maintenance

Education

Master's degree, ادارة اعمال
  • at اكاديمية بروكلين
  • December 2020

MBA

Higher diploma, PMP
  • at PMI
  • February 2016

PMP Certification

Bachelor's degree, electronic Engineering
  • at Electronic Engineering
  • July 2003

Bachelor's degree of Electronic Engineering.

Specialties & Skills

Project Plans
Automation
Software
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
APPROACH
BALANCE
BUDGETING
BUSINESS CASE
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
ESTIMATING
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
PROGRESS

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Native Speaker

Memberships

PMI
  • Member
  • February 2016

Training and Certifications

MBA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2020
Valid Until:
December 2020
Prince 2 (Training)
Training Institute:
Global Knowledge
Date Attended:
June 2017
Duration:
24 hours
ITIL (Training)
Training Institute:
Global Knowledge
Date Attended:
February 2016
Duration:
24 hours
PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2016
Valid Until:
February 2019