Development and Production Director
MACEO INDUSTRY
Total years of experience :17 years, 7 Months
In charge of the Digital Transformation of AF and Network Security uplifting, acting IT Service Manager
● Advised on 4 major vulnerabilities and got 100% Management approval for counter-measures
● Orchestrated a 1st time in UAE field implementation of a High Definition Digital Museum project
● Authored an Information System and security audit report for 50 endpoints in 2 months
● Hands-on App installation and testing for 1 server, 35 tablets and 1 video wall, in 3 days
● Trained 3 staffs in 3 days on handling and operation of the new system and applications
● Contributed to the creation and rerouting of an additional vLAN for 37 end-points in 2 days
● Supervised sub-contractors for I&C and integration for 3 days with no disconnection
● Solving diligently IT Support requests and closing average 70% Job Cards in a month
● Instrumental in the creation of an IT managed services structure, standard and procedures
Contacted by clients for Business Analysis, Business Development and leading WAN infrastructure Roll-Out as ICT Consultant
● Facilitated Vulnerability assessment meetings between parties to secure the event web site and App
● Collaborated with the cloud partner in the design of a redundancy solution for client’s DB Server
● Performed daily sites inspection and authored recommendations for improvement to stakeholders
● Mentored and advised 3 different departments up to CxO level on ICT and Network Security
● Expedited the resolution of issues between 2 key stakeholders and intervened at the VP level
● Audited and optimized the IT (Wired & Wireless) network of 2 sites, 32 nodes, in 5 days
● Set the project off to success by streamlining the communication and standing for the client
● Steered 2 teams of 6 people per site (x 2 secured sites) for WAN network implementation
Responsibilities as a Start-up Consultant,
* Authored 2 start-ups business plans and benchmarked against the competition
* Engaged in 3 business startups for UAE’s market penetration
* Contributed to customers discovery and business pitching for 1 startup
* Marketed a disruptive e-commerce website business for lead generation
* Approached 4 organizations for business partnerships deals in 3 months
* Selected and presented a portfolio of products and services to various audiences
* Defined proper go-to-market strategy based on the products and country specificities.
* Promoted UAE’s Free zone company formation system for company establishment
As a Network Project Manager, I was appointed to lead a 15 M$ / 50+ nodes / 3 years program with EITC - “du”, for the Supply of
Fiber Optic-DWDM networks, services, and training. This project was critical for the region and had huge media / political exposure.
I also acted as PMO on an IT/System Integration project called Motive CEM solution for Etisalat in 2014.
Responsibilities
· Wrote 3 Project Management Plans from scratch, including budgets and manpower plan.
· Amended and optimized yearly 3 Change Requests or RFQ.
· Unlocked every revenue milestones (1 M$+ per quarter).
· Built from scratch and mentored a team of 12 project engineers.
· Sharpened project planning, and budgeting through team brainstorming techniques.
· Created and presented quarterly Milestones, S-Curve, and Cost Variance analysis charts.
· Coached as PMO, the Solution organization on how to build a Project Plan the PMI way.
· Tracked and cut-out extra costs related to resources utilization.
· Contributed to the design of a standardized cost estimate tool for my organization.
Achievements
Saved 24% cost by engaging other programs for a buy-back of material.
Rolled out 24 nodes/90% of the network in only 1 month by selecting better Sub-contractors.
As a Customer Project Manager, I spear-headed a 4-year program: 2.6+ M€ / 5 K+ ICT devices / 2 native IP architecture clusters, for
the Supply, Installation and Commissioning, Design, RF testing, training, and Integration of the Femto Solution. I was also
appointed to handle a 500 K€ System Integration / IT Solution implementation.
Responsibilities
· Hands on in reviewing client specification, monitoring our delivery and anticipating project risks.
· Streamlined the tracking and report of deviations in MS Project by introducing traffic light flags.
· Adjusted material lead-time and shipments to meet on-site need and Roll-Out speed.
· Handed over the LIVE system to 3 departments: Operations, IT and FAN, on-time.
· Negotiated and obtained sign off on time for revenue booking.
As Project Manager and Maintenance Service Manager, I grew the INTERTECH business, a 5 M€ / 4 years program for Supply,
and services of SDH equipment. I led Vodafone RAN program, and expedited the closure of 3 M€+ backlog for QTEL program.
Responsibilities
· Overhauled contractual documents with Legal, and Account teams to mitigate risks.
· Created Maintenance Services contracts and expedited Repair and return cases.
· Forecasted and staffed VFQ program with 50+ people from 3 continents.
· Optimized resources usage by shifting manpower from QTEL program to VFQ program.
Achievements
Boosted the margin to 301% in 4 years through cost optimization, and customer intimacy.
As a Project Support I was the single point of contact for Project Managers on the Africa Middle-East and India (AMEI) region. I
interlocked internal organizations for each launching of equipment and followed up till shipment to foreign countries.
Responsibilities
• Declared sensitive products, Export Licenses for tons of material to pass customs.
• Expedited equipment launching by visiting Engineering team.
• Authored a guideline on Order Entry tools used by new comers to the department.
Achievements
Saved my company 1 M$ of fees by solving an internal case of missing license.
This M.Sc. is ranked 11th in the category International Management as per Eduniversal 2017. Programm
Ranked by «SMBG Eduniversal» 1st in Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Optics. Programme: Mobile networks (GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS), Enterprise networks, High speed internet (ADSL, WDM, SDH, xDSL), Optics, Electronic.