khalid Jouda, it manager project manager

khalid Jouda

it manager project manager

ZAK Solutions

Location
Kuwait - Hawali
Education
Master's degree, Global MBA
Experience
22 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :22 years, 9 Months

it manager project manager at ZAK Solutions
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since January 2023

- In charge in managing projects for government, oil & gas and banking sectors.
- Manage SLA contracts

Sr. IT consultant at EBLA Computer Consultancy
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • April 2015 to December 2022

- Provide strategic guidance to MOE IT department manager and system support manager with regard to technology, IT infrastructures and enabling major business processes through enhancements to IT.
- Provide guidance during selection and procurement as well as providing highly expert technical assistance.
- Provide coaching and professional development to team members in order to enhance their technology knowledge and technical skills

Manager Special Projects at Zajil International Telecom
  • Kuwait
  • September 2010 to March 2014

- Developed cross-functional processes and procedures in order to enhance company’s workflow and customer satisfaction.
- Handled project-planning process to support the implementation of services and resolution of cross-functional network, MIS and operational support issues.
- Worked on Project Management Office (PMO) to standardise organisational process assets and train the project team.
- Coordinated with engineering and technology operations departments as well as vendor suppliers on project schedules

Group IT Technical Manager at Zain Mobile Telecommunications Company
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • January 2007 to September 2010

- Played a pivotal role in the overall management of the IT infrastructure from financial and operational perspectives.
- Influenced all tactical decisions related to the IT function and prepared budget forecasts for CAPEX and OPEX requirements.
- Tasked with managing service support department and motivating associated teams.
- Led the design of the WAN connectivity from the Middle East and Africa to main DC in Amsterdam.
- Introduced a range of products with an emphasis on reducing costs and increasing revenue.

Project Manager/System Engineer and Network Administrator at FalconStream (Kuwait Massaging Services Co)
  • Kuwait
  • June 2002 to January 2007

- Engaged in life-cycle management of Kuwait Security System project and periodic reporting on progress and quality.
- Developed and implemented effective policies and procedures while ensuring compliance with MOI regulations.
- Administered project budget approved expenditure, payroll and controlled costs.
- Managed the WiMax project, utilizing Redline products including AN5e and AN30e while performing partial updates and upgrades.

Network engineer at Al-Alamiah Technology Group
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • August 2000 to June 2002

- Led installation, testing and commissioning of LAN/WAN across 25 public high school sites and performed associated engineering duties.
- Worked in close conjunction with 3 subordinates on quality control mechanisms for all LAN/WAN systems for Kuwait Ministry of Health.
- Pivotal as senior technical support supervisor with full accountability for all calls listed from sites.

Education

Master's degree, Global MBA
  • at Manchester Business School
  • July 2014

- Operations Management - Leadership - Managerial Economics - Marketing Management - Personal, Professional and Career Development - Financial and Management Accounting - Corporate Finance - Managing Internationally across Business Systems - Negotiation Skills and Selling Global Strategies - Research Methods - Business Simulation - Strategic Management - Commercial and Contract Management - Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management - People Management and Organisations

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering and Technology
  • at St. Petersburg Electro-technical University
  • July 1999

- Industrial Management. - Basics of Management. - Business Planning. - Information systems management. - Higher mathematics. - Discrete mathematics. - Mathematical logic and theory of algorithms - Calculus with computers. - Random processes and mathematical statistics - Environmental science.

Specialties & Skills

Service Delivery
Operations Management
Project Management
Strategic Planning
Project Management: Excellent experience in scope, time and cost management
Service Management: Excellent experience in managing services and support team
VSAT (SCPC,RCS),DVB services and solutions
IT operations
IT infrastructure
Service Delivery Management
Strategic Planning
project management
Process Efficiency Improvement

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Russian
Expert

Memberships

PMI
  • member
  • June 2010

Training and Certifications

ITIL foundation (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2010
Valid Until:
December 2011
PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2010
Valid Until:
December 2010

Hobbies

  • Readings
  • Reasearch