Khalid Ahmed Budnar, Manager IT Projects

Khalid Ahmed Budnar

Manager IT Projects

Qatar Airways - HIA

Location
Qatar
Education
Bachelor's degree, Information Science
Experience
20 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 11 Months

Manager IT Projects at Qatar Airways - HIA
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since April 2016

• Managing Enterprise Architecture CoE for Hamad International Airport, the world’s 3rd best and smart airport
• Leading a team for managing the Airport Enterprise Landscape Architecture associated with each business processes
• Working towards enterprise-wide data integration & managing a single unified data view program with self-service BI.
• Technical evaluation of multiple platforms not limited to Enterprise Service Bus, BI reporting & Analytics platform using Azure Cloud and On-premise services.
• Conducting a cloud maturity assessment and recommended first steps to identify an enterprise’s current adoption stage
• Monitoring strategic enterprise integration solution architecture for effective utilization of Airport systems
• Managing the digital transformation projects with Azure DevOps CI/CD release pipelines to improve customer satisfaction by providing multiple in house and COTS solutions for end-to-end passenger journey
• Managing and evaluating the required CAPEX and OPEX budget for Enterprise IT systems.
• Identifying opportunities for implementation of new technologies such as Mobile, Web, Augmented Reality (AR) & Virtual Reality (VR), Wearable, IoT, Cloud Solutions, Beacons, Sensors, Indoor position & so on.

Senior Application Architect at Advanced Electronics Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2015 to April 2016

• Designed and Architected an Enterprise Nationalization Portal Application for Saudi Government - Human Resource Development as part of Saudization Employment program
• Performed design reviews with an outsourced partner; Accenture & ensured delivery reviews and timely engagements
• Managed cost & resource estimations for program requirements; undertook required measures to ramp-up resources by getting involved in resource augmentation
• Successfully completed and handed over the portal application to the operational team by streamlining processes/standards as per the ITIL framework

Technology Manager at Sapient Corporation
  • India - Bengaluru
  • December 2012 to December 2014

• Led the Integration Shared Services & Middleware Technology team & involved with enhancing the Integration Capability within the organization
• Managed various activities such as RFP, proposal selling, solution design, technology roadmap development & implementation
• Architected & delivered the following:
o Global e-commerce platforms for major brands such as Luxottica - Rayban, OPSM using IBM WebSphere Commerce
o Digital Marketing platforms for brands such as Harley Davidson Motorcycle, Grand Hayat Resorts & Hotels using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

Senior Programmer at Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning
  • Qatar - Doha
  • January 2009 to December 2012

• Guided the development team on architecture & priorities for architectural change; developed various web applications and mobile apps
• Used various tools & technologies such as Java, Spring, Oracle; ensured proper resource utilization for enhancing productivity & rapid development of Services for the Qatar Citizens
• Architected the Baladiya Mobile platform for both iOS and Android Devices based on single codebase

Senior Programmer at General Electric - India
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2003 to December 2008

• Guided the development team on architecture & priorities for architectural change; developed various web applications and mobile apps
• Used various tools & technologies such as Java, Spring, Oracle; ensured proper resource utilization for enhancing productivity & rapid development of Services for the Qatar Citizens
• Architected the Baladiya Mobile platform for both iOS and Android Devices based on single codebase

Education

Bachelor's degree, Information Science
  • at Visvesvaraya Technological University
  • June 2003

information science

Specialties & Skills

Websphere
Java web applications
Oracle Portal
Technical Architecture
Digital Transformation & Innovation
Agile Project Management
Product Development
Cloud Architect –AWS, AZURE
Enterprise Architect
Application Development

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

ITIL Foundation Certificate (Certificate)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certificate (Certificate)
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (Certificate)
Togaf 9 Certified (Certificate)
PMI-Project Management Professional (Certificate)