Jacques Boutin, IT Service Assurance Manager

Jacques Boutin

IT Service Assurance Manager

Injazat Data Systems

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Financial Analysis
Experience
43 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :43 years, 7 Months

IT Service Assurance Manager at Injazat Data Systems
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since July 2014

As IT Service Assurance Manager; ensuring the alignment of all IT services to the business requirements for Injazat strategic accounts. Developing Service Management practice and leading empowered teams to deliver IT services based on ISO20000 and ISO27001 standards

IT Service Manager at C4 Advanced Solutions
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 2011 to January 2014

• As IT Service Manager; maximizing the value of IT services provided by transforming the IT sector into a Service centric organization through the operationalization of an ITIL framework and implementation of IT Services Processes, leading to the achievement of the ISO20000 certification. Overall accountability for all IT Service Delivery as well of Service Operations for 230 IT staff for a large defense account.

Head of Service Delivery at Injazat Data Systems
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 2007 to January 2010

As Head of Service Delivery; overseeing the IT Services Delivery of 23 accounts and 16 Service Managers. Systematization of service delivery practice, implementation of SLA and OLA based relationship for all accounts. Over 6, 000 users, 250 dedicated and leveraged support staff. Overall accountability for all projects and services delivered.

IT Infrastructure Program Manager at Doha Asian Games Organizing Committee (the second largest sport event in the world)
  • Qatar - Doha
  • July 2005 to February 2007

o Overseeing the management of all Enterprise IT Infrastructure Services for both Operations and Projects activities. Staff of 50, supporting all Administrative IT services for over 2, 000 users (15, 000 users during Games time) including Service Desk, Systems, Database, Workstations and Network support relying on UNIX, Wintel, Cisco, Oracle, VOIP, SharePoint portal technologies.
o Manager of the Help Desk for the 3rd West Asian Games in Doha: Staff of 25, 13 Venues, 2, 000 users.
o Planning the Help Desk and Call center setup activities for the 2006 Asian Games; staff of 200 agents, 18 distributed sub centers, 10, 000 users.
o Providing IT infrastructure services for other test events and Olympic Council of Asia gatherings

Portfolio Manager at Blue World
  • Canada
  • January 2004 to January 2005

; Implementation of project portfolio management best practice and program management of various projects related to IT security.

Director of Data Center at EDS
  • Canada - British Columbia
  • January 1998 to January 2004

• As Director of Data Centre; Leading a staff of 25, providing all outsourcing services for 2 major clients.
• As Account and Service Delivery Manager; Managing the P&L, relationship and service delivery for 3 clients.
• As Applications Development Manager; providing management support and leadership of a team of 20 developers

Manager at IBM Global Services (ISM Canada)
  • Canada
  • January 1995 to January 1998

As Year 2000 Certification

Project Manager at FLC Management Consultants inc
  • Canada
  • January 1995 to January 1995

overseeing the delivery of several projects, mostly in the Technical Infrastructure area
As Technical Consultant; business development and management level consulting

Technical support manager at Bombardier inc., Canadair
  • Canada - Quebec
  • January 1993 to January 1995

Technical Support; leading the mainframe technical support team (staff of 10) to ensure that all airplane manufacturing IT services are available, operational and efficient

IT consulting at Mega Conseil, Consulting
  • Canada
  • January 1991 to January 1993

As founder of the enterprise; Initiated and grew my own

Director at CGI Consulting Group
  • Canada
  • January 1983 to January 1991

As

technical support analyst at IST, Industrielle Services Technique
  • Canada - Quebec
  • January 1982 to January 1983
Technical Support analyst at IBM Mainframe technologies
  • Canada
  • January 1981 to January 1982
IT teacher at National Bank of Canad
  • Canada
  • January 1979 to January 1982
Technical Support analyst at IBM Mainframe technologies
  • Canada
  • January 1979 to January 1979

Applications Programmer; Stock exchange and financial systems

Education

Bachelor's degree, Financial Analysis
  • at Universite Du Quebec a Montreal
  • May 1988
Bachelor's degree, Business Management
  • at Universite Du Quebec
  • May 1984
Diploma, Information Technology
  • at College de Maisonneuve
  • May 1978

Specialties & Skills

IT Service Management
Data Center
Outsourcing
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
IT Service Management
MANAGEMENT
ARCHITECTURE
BUDGETING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CONSULTING
FINANCIAL

Languages

English
Expert
German
Intermediate
Italian
Beginner
Romanian
Intermediate
Spanish
Expert
French
Expert

Training and Certifications

Lead Auditor in ISMS ISO/IEC 27001/2005 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2014
Lead Auditor in ITSM ISO/IEC 20000:2011 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2014
ITIL V2 Expert (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2008
ITIL V3 Expert (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2011