Islam Swilam, Project Management Leader - Western Region

Islam Swilam

Project Management Leader - Western Region

Honeywell

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Control Systems Engineering
Experience
18 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 3 Months

Project Management Leader - Western Region at Honeywell
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2019 to September 2021

Key Responsibilities:
 Implement and coordinate the operational aspects of ongoing Customer & Product
Support projects.
 Reviewing status of projects and managing project activities & controlling budgets.
 Assess project issues, and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and
customers satisfaction goals and objectives.
 Develop the mechanisms for monitoring project progress, and for intervention and
problem solving with project managers, line managers, and customers.
 Helping company to be the customer's top choice by improving upon Customer &
Product Support solutions
 Empower Company's ability to timely respond to customer demands by coordinating
efforts of different teams/departments.
 Reporting the progress of the program at regular intervals to the client, program’s
sponsor and chief operations officer.
 Deliver business value through Right and Fast partnership.
 Expansion of business value within the market via delighted customer philosophies.
 Consistently exceeding customer expectation.
 Develop the Lead Engineers capabilities & leadership skills.
 Implement Cross-Technical training amongst the team to enhance the learning & create
backups.
 Sales Assistance, involving innovative use of technology in establishing system design,
and providing project estimates.
 Assist during TRR, eCAP & Proposal reviews and approvals.
 Develop change and control strategies that enable Project Managers and Engineers to
rapidly adhere to core processes & tool utilization.
 Drive Project performance to achieve on time delivery and Zero Deviation.
 Proactive technical issue prevention.
 Manage the assign technical team and allocate appropriate resources to projects /
project managers.
 Manage the technical team to achieve capacity management and financial goals.
 Develop process to provide engineering as per engineering standards, ensuring
commitment dates are met. Review submittals with sales and delivery teams and lead
team to obtain submittal approval.
 Planning / scheduling of project technical resource requirements.
 Complete complex and integrated system designs. Assist and develop team for application engineering during programming and site
activities as well as technical project management.
 Lead the effective resolution of TAC technical issues.
 Focus on software platform solutions and deployments.
 Support as necessary with troubled Project execution.
 Provide high risk project life cycle support.
 Consistent delivery of Exceptional Technical Support solutions and innovation to
customers.
 Assistance with FAT and SAT.
 Assistance with remote system staging.
 Technical and personal development assigned team
 Managing risks to the program's projects successful outcome.
 Provide Technical direction to project team members.

Regional Engineering Leader at Honeywell
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2018 to September 2019

Key Responsibilities:
 Deliver business value through Right and Fast partnership.
 Expansion of business value within the market via delighted customer philosophies.
 Consistently exceeding customer expectation.
 Develop the Lead Engineers capabilities & leadership skills.
 Implement Cross-Technical training amongst the team to enhance the learning & create
backups.
 Sales Assistance, involving innovative use of technology in establishing system design,
and providing project estimates.
 Assist during TRR, eCAP & Proposal reviews and approvals.
 Develop change and control strategies that enable Project Managers and Engineers to
rapidly adhere to core processes & tool utilization.
 Drive Project performance to achieve on time delivery and Zero Deviation.
 Proactive technical issue prevention.
 Manage the assign technical team and allocate appropriate resources to projects /
project managers.
 Manage the technical team to achieve capacity management and financial goals.
 Develop process to provide engineering as per engineering standards, ensuring
commitment dates are met. Review submittals with sales and delivery teams and lead
team to obtain submittal approval.
 Planning / scheduling of project technical resource requirements.
 Complete complex and integrated system designs. Assist and develop team for application engineering during programming and site
activities as well as technical project management.
 Lead the effective resolution of TAC technical issues.
 Focus on software platform solutions and deployments.
 Support as necessary with troubled Project execution.
 Provide high risk project life cycle support.
 Consistent delivery of Exceptional Technical Support solutions and innovation to
customers.
 Assistance with FAT and SAT.
 Assistance with remote system staging.
 Technical and personal development assigned team
 Managing risks to the program's projects successful outcome.
 Provide Technical direction to project team members.

Program Manager at Hardware Solutions Builders - BTGroup
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • March 2017 to May 2018

Highlight:
Overall management and successful delivery of Mega program (Fiber Optic Network of Ministry of Interior around Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - MIFON2, 7 & 8) includes all entire FO network infrastructure (OSP & ISP), Telecom, ICT (NOC, MPLS, Microwave Systems, DWDM, …) and all related electromechanical works.
(+ 650 Million SAR ~ 200 Million Dollar)

Key Responsibilities:
• Fully responsible for overall management of all multi-disciplinary projects with MOI includes all disciplines for the entire projects such as (Telecom, Fiber Optic, OSP, ISP, ICT, NOC, MPLS, DWDM & Electro/Mechanical).
• Planning and designing the program and proactively monitoring its progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective actions.
• Ensuring effective quality assurance and the overall integrity of the program’s projects focusing inwardly on the internal consistency of the program, and outwardly on its coherence with infrastructure planning and interfaces with other related projects.
• Managing the program's budget and monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realized benefits as the program progresses.
• Facilitating the appointment of individuals to project teams.
• Ensuring the delivery of new products or services from projects is to the appropriate level of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the project plan of each project and program governance arrangements.
• Ensuring there is the allocation of common resources and skills within the program's individual projects and managing third-party contributions and subcontractors engagements to the projects and managing communications with all stakeholders.
• Managing both dependencies and the interfaces between projects.
• Managing risks to the program's projects successful outcome.
• Initiating extra activities and other management interventions wherever gaps in the program are identified or issues arise.
• Reporting the progress of the program at regular intervals to the client, program’s sponsor and chief operations officer.

Major Projects:

· MIFON-2 - Ministry of Interior Fiber Optic Network around Riyadh Area and connecting 74 sites to the MOI network.

· MIFON-7 - Ministry of Interior Fiber Optic Network covered all area from Madinah to Tabouk covering all sites in these areas (connecting 96 sites to the MOI network).

· MIFON-8 - Ministry of Interior Fiber Optic Network in Central, Eastern & Western regions and connecting more than 186 sites to the MOI network.

Electromechanical (MEP) Project Manager at Saudi Business Machines (SBM)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2014 to March 2017

Highlights:
Overall project management for Mega Projects and entire MEP works (+ 600 Million SAR) starting from Planning, Engineering, Procurement, Installation, Execution through Commissioning and Handing Over and Project closure.

Key Responsibilities:
· Fully responsible for the Electro/Mechanical scope of work.
· Ensure successful achievement of project mission statement and goals and be responsible for all day-to-day activities.
· Follow up with various departments within the company in all project related matters.
· Responsible for planning and scheduling of all major activities of the Project to achieve timely completion of the Project.
· Ensure a successful completion of the Project within the budget and on time.
· Fully responsible for all contractual issues related to the day-to-day running of the Project.
· Responsible for managing all Staff/Engineers in the project.
· Overall responsibility for overseeing and effective execution of all project related activities including quality & safety.
· Determine all project requirements (Technical and General).
· Ensure the timely submittal of all project submittals and obtaining approvals (Samples, Shop Drawings, Design Details, Work Procedure, Method of Statements, Testing Procedures, Schedules, and Programs etc.)
· Schedule and plan all project activities to be in line with Baseline Schedule in coordination with the planning engineer.
· Receive all project related instructions from the Client, Engineer, Main Contractor, etc and transmit, communicate and arrange effective actions in coordination with Site and Construction Managers.
· Attending all project related meeting with Client/Engineer/Main Contractor and reporting back to the Division Manager on the proceedings as well as to attend all project related meetings.
· Assignment of all project related activities to all resources.
· Evaluate the requirement of all project resources (materials, machinery, manpower) as per schedule and arrange for the availability of the same.
· Evaluate the project risks and prepare the action plan to mitigate all risks.
· Planning and scheduling of resources (material, manpower etc.) Resources Mobilization.

Major Projects:
· ITDC Tier 4 Data Center in ITCC - Information Technology & Communication Complex
· KAFD Tier 4 Data Center in KAFD - King Abdullah Financial District
· SAMA Tier 4 Data Center in KAFD - King Abdullah Financial District

Building Automation & Security Systems Projects Manager at Schneider Electric KSA
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2010 to June 2014

1.Effective (financially & timely) execution of medium & large size projects up to entire satisfaction of customer.
2.Focusing on budget margin & time line compliance.
3.Follow up with clients/ end users and higher management on timely manner
as per project communications plan.
4.Coordination between our partners/system integrators and the clients.
5.Provide commercial and technical support for partners by conducting presentations and demonstrations as required.
6.Studying of technical tenders.
7.Maintain a good understanding of customer needs and expectations and handles all customer complaints or concerns appropriately and in a timely manner to ensure customer satisfaction.
8.Evaluation &counting of the project quantities and preparing of technical offers.
9.Making sure the workflow in Sites in accordance with the established Time schedules.
10.Create and execute project work plans.
11.Write & Review commercial and technical reports.
12.Supervise the electrical quality control works in site and review shop drawings, As-Built drawings, material submittals and contractor’s invoices.
13.Ensure the invoicing process inline with the monthly forecasting invoice plan.
14.Manage day-to-day operational aspects as per project plan/ scope.
15.Minimize project risks and analyze changes/ risks once occur.
16. Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities.
17. Follow up the team work and acquire work performance/ progress reports on
timely manner.
18. Keep close eye on the project budget and cost plan and manage changes.
19. Ensure timely and accurate invoicing.

Projects:
1-Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (Branches: Tabouk, Abha, Buridah, Taif & Jizan)
2-Olaya Towers (Twins Towers).
3-R5 Al Tameer Palace.
4-STC Data Center in Jeddah.
5-KSU Endowment.
6-ITCC P1&2 Commercial Towers - DSI
7-ITCC P3 Convention Hotel - CCE
8-ITCC P4, 5&8 Residential Buildings - Yamamah
9-ITCC District Cooling - DSI

ELV Projects Manager at ProService
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2009 to June 2010

Projects Manager for ELV, BMS, CCTV & Security Systems

Low Current (ELV) Projects Manager at ProService
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2009 to June 2010

ELV Projects Manager (BMS, KNX, CCTV, Security ....etc)

Low Current Systems Department Manager at Sun Automation (Partner of Schneider Electric)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2005 to March 2009

Job Description:
1-Team Leader (Design and Tendering and Execution) for Control Systems.
2-(HVAC Controls, Access Control, Lighting Control, BMS, CCTV & PLC).
3-Control Programming (Ladder, FBD, CARE 4.5, SET, MENTA 5.03).
4-Power & Electrical Distribution Panels and Motor Control Center (MCC) Panels.


Projects:
1-(LNG) Liquefied Natural Gas Company (Alex).
2-Hilton Waterfalls Hotel (Sharm El Sheikh).
3-Ministry of Investment & Free Zones (Cairo).
4-(EPCI) Pharmaceutical Factory (Bani swief).
5-Ministry of Justice - Complex Prosecutions (Fifth Settlement, New Cairo).
6-Academy & Hospital of Cadillac Surgeries (Ain Shams University - Cairo).
7-National Bank of Egypt Hospital (Katamiya - Cairo)
8-Radar Tower Building in Alex Port (Alexandria).
9-Fine Tissues Factory (6th of October City).
10-Modern Science and Art University (MSA) in (6th of October City).

Project Manager at Schneider Electric NEA (Egypt & North of Africa)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • February 2008 to March 2009

Projects:
1-Low Current systems in Schneider Electric Egypt and North of Africa Headquarter (Fifth Settlement, New Cairo).
2-Low Current systems and Consultant for HVAC System in Schneider Electric plant2 - Badr Factory - in (Badr City).

HVAC Consultant and Control Systems Project Manager at Technip KTI Italy for Oil & Gas
  • Egypt
  • January 2007 to February 2008

1-Project Manager for Low Current systems and Consultant for HVAC System in Eastern Mediterranean Gas Compression Station (EMG) in (El-Arish).

Computer and Control systems Engineer at Ministry of Defence
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2003 to August 2005

Systems Engineer

Education

Bachelor's degree, Control Systems Engineering
  • at Ain Shams University - Faculty of Engineering
  • June 2003

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Specialties & Skills

Security
Electrical
Automation
Project Management
communication
Team Leader
Project Management
Project Management
ERP: SAP & SCALA
MS Project
engineering management
project execution
operation
planning
procurement
team management
project estimation

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Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Memberships

Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Member ID: 3136297
  • January 2015

Training and Certifications

Energy Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Schneider Electric
Date Attended:
August 2013
Project Management Professional (PMP) (Training)
Training Institute:
Stevbros Training & Consultancy
Date Attended:
June 2014
Duration:
40 hours