Irshad Abdul Kadher, Senior Administrator - Records and Information Management

Irshad Abdul Kadher

Senior Administrator - Records and Information Management

McDermott Middle East, Inc., Dubai, UAE.

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Higher diploma, Information Technology
Experience
18 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 0 Months

Senior Administrator - Records and Information Management at McDermott Middle East, Inc., Dubai, UAE.
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since October 2008

• Supervise & Control of company documents (approx. 60, 000 boxes) through SLA (Service Level Agreement) with one of the largest service provider in Middle east. The scope of work includes regulatory inquiries, electronic filing, retrieval, restoration, deletion, and continuity of business.
• Provide operational support and training to facilitate the ongoing departmental needs for business continuity planning in relations to document and records management.
• Plan, organize, direct, review, coordinate and control all departments with the application of established retention schedules; formulated records management policies and standard operating procedures as per RIM policy.
• Create records management training material, implement strategy and programs for staff training and development.
• Manage and monitor budget and reformatting costs for the best business practices.
• Hire and supervise the work of a full-time Archives Assistant.
• Direct quality assurance audits on all document files and the library on a regular basis.
• Recommend with the RIM; participate in a building expansion planning process.
• Provide reference services to internal and external audiences by access, interpreting finding aids, giving instruction on the proper handling of materials and providing knowledge of the records relevant to the individual user's needs.
• Integrate and manage document destruction program throughout the company.
• Schedule for Safety Induction training to the subcontractor's on time.

Administrator - Records and Information Management at McDermott Middle East, Inc., Dubai, UAE.
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2006 to September 2008

• Performed inventories of active and inactive record storage areas and coordinated scheduling of records disposition; recommended active and inactive records storage periods, in coordination with the Manager & Unit.
• Processed records according to archival principles and standards, i.e., Records and Information Management (RIM), and created finding aids and indexes for internal and external use.
• Preserved records by identifying endangered materials and level of conservation work needed; provided basic repair and preventive preservation for paper records.
• Maintained archival collections management information, including up-to-date shelf list inventory and transfer records.
• Maintained database, utilizing data for production of electronic finding aids.
• Researched, planned, developed and implemented long and short-range goals for the archives and records center, in coordination with the Senior Admin.

Education

Higher diploma, Information Technology
  • at SISI, Chennai.
  • January 2005

MDIT (Master Diploma in Information Technology)

Diploma, Hardware & Networking
  • at SISI, Chennai.
  • August 2003

ADCHN (Advanced Diploma in Computer Hardware & Networking)

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Commerce
  • at M.S. University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.
  • May 2001

B.Com (Bachelor of Commerce)

Specialties & Skills

Records Management
Oil and Gas
Archiving
Organizational Development
Supervising
Office Administration
Effective communication
Records Management
Budgets
Confidentiality
Project Management
Process Improvement
Information Management

Languages

English
Expert
Tamil
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Malayalam
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

McDermott’s Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption Policy and Changes to the Facilitating Payments Policy (Training)
Training Institute:
McDermott's Learning Management System (LMS) - Cornerstone
Date Attended:
July 2011
Development & Performance Management: Employees (Training)
Training Institute:
McDermott's Learning Management System (LMS) - Cornerstone
Date Attended:
October 2011
Team-Up For Safety (Training)
Training Institute:
McDermott HSES Training
Date Attended:
May 2009
Ecompliance & Careful Communication (Training)
Training Institute:
McDermott's Learning Management System (LMS) - Cornerstone
Date Attended:
September 2008
Leadership Communication Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
McDermott's Learning Management System (LMS) - Cornerstone
Date Attended:
September 2010
Getting Results without Authority: Persuasive Communication (Training)
Training Institute:
McDermott's Learning Management System (LMS) - Cornerstone
Date Attended:
April 2011

Hobbies

  • Creative Hobbies
    Creativity, to me, is another form of a true blessing! The ability to think and create something beautiful is a true art. If you have the spark in you, then there is nothing that can stop you from exploring your inner potential. I prefer Cooking & Photography as the best.
  • Computers and Technology
    Surfing the internet and keen interest in latest technology i.e. Gadgets, Automobile, Applications etc. Active on social networks.