Design Manager
EarTech Information Technology
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :26 years, 9 أشهر
My duties in EARTech include: coordinating with sub-contractor project technical supervision, data Network designing, quality assurance, transition planning, and project close out documentation.
• Planned, coordinated and monitored the progress of infrastructure projects to ensure all the project objectives were achieved.
• Oversee overall financial management, planning, systems and controls.
• Oversee project design, including clear capture of business requirements (FSD), provision of functional deliverables, milestone planning, and project post mortems.
• Schedule resource and preparation of forecasting for gasification specific engineering activities relating to the project.
• Responsible for managing all design activities for all disciplines.
• Planned, coordinated between the packages or interfaces to insure all are in sync with others.
• Conducting a weekly meeting with clients to follow-up the status of the project.
• Making sure all the changes on the field are updated as built in the drawings.
• FEED design for various facilities, and be able to integrate various engineering disciplines in a variety of projects.
• Integrate various engineering disciplines
• Making sure design standards and specifications are meet.
• Ensured the design is following the standard and FSD.
Major Projects:
Project - 02_2011 (MACDMC) for Aramco, Makkah Area principality Crisis and Disaster
Management Center will be housed in the Makkah Principality Security Affairs building in Jeddah city. The center will be equipped with the latest advanced communication systems to enable collaboration among disaster management teams to effectively manage and support prompt decision making for any natural or Humane-made disasters in the Makkah Area.
working with AMCDE as a Lead Engineer. The duties of this position include: coordinating with engineers in project technical supervision, data Network designing, quality assurance, materials selection, transition planning, and project close out documentation.
• Designing redundant, resilient, Ethernet/IP-based data networks for existing and new oil & gas facilities and campus environments (clients include Saudi Aramco)
• Preparing logical diagrams of design topologies and block & level diagrams of network systems.
• Developing technical documentation detailing network design and equipment specifications.
• Providing clarification to customers regarding technical issues.
• Coordinating with equipment vendors and escalating vendor queries to Project Management Team.
• Escalating project scheduling, planning issues to Project Manager for resolution
• Maintaining effective communication between various engineering divisions through course of project life cycle to ensure satisfactory completion of project deliverables.
Major Projects:
• Yanbu Export Refinery - Detail design for Communication Systems (2011)
o Designed the functional PA/GA, Video Conference, Entertainment systems, Data LAN/WAN and WLAN systems for Yanbu Export Refinery.
o Created detailed design drawings showing inter-connectivity of PA/GA, Video Conference and Entertainment systems.
o Produced drawings detailing inter-connectivity of Avaya-based IP telephony solution
o Prepared construction scope of work (CSOW) document describing the design and identifying components required to build fully functional PA/GA, Video Conference, Entertainment systems, Data LAN/WAN and WLAN systems.
o Developed Material Take-Off list for all active and passive components in the design
Conducted weekly meetings with customer to assess project progress, propose solutions in light of changing customer requirements and to discuss design deliverables.
Worked with WorleyParsons-Petrocon Arabia Ltd. as a Project Engineer / Data Network group 1 Supervisor.
• Schedule resource and preparation of forecasting for gasification specific engineering activities relating to the project.
• Worked on GES projects for Saudi Aramco Company.
• Ensuring financial forecasts accuracy with tie-in to project schedules.
• Performance management of engineering and architectural vendor.
• Planning and managing team resources and training.
• Organized daily and weekly business procedures, briefing senior management on over all progress.
• Ensured the design is following the standard and FSD.
• Supervised and developed staff of 9 Engineering professionals, coordinated with design and development support.
• Scheduled and progressed reporting, managing project design budgets, coordinating in-progress design reviews.
• Achieved 40% decrease in Engineering release errors by implementing release process and adding cross function reviews.
• Helped in engineering aids, scheduling of draftspersons and other engineers.
Major Projects:
• I supervised as a Project Engineer with the following projects:
o Project - BI-10-00074 (REPLACE DATA NETWORK) for Aramco, provide a Detailed Engineering Design for complete replacement of Saudi Aramco’s existing country-wide ATM-based data network with an IP/MPLS core (26 core, 200 distribution, and 1400 access sites).
o Project - BI-10-00296-0004 (NORTH PARK OFFICE COMPLEX COMMUNICATIONS DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR DATA NETWORK SYSTEM) to Provide Data Network Low Level Design (LLD) to complement the high level and physical design.
o Project - DATA NETWORK SYSTEM Assemblies Development For Communication Projects, Provide a detail about the procedure involved in calculating the ER Estimate. Also, the Document takes into consideration the various factors / parameters which act as the driving forces to determine the ER Estimate for the system.
I worked as an IT Manager to help Building and Manage IT department for EurGulf. I developed strategic plans, long-range operating plans, and departmental policies. My responsibilities included: coordinating management of multiple related projects directed toward strategic business and other organizational objectives, as well as, managing the budget for the organization to influence organization's financial profitability.
• Handled the tasks of designing and implementing new network infrastructure.
• Update day-to-day activities of the staff for generating new infrastructure planning.
• Coach, mentor and lead personnel within a technical team environment.
• Implemented more than 600k complete system infrastructure.
• Implementation of all new equipment, setup base on centralized IT department which serve 3 sister companies.
• Planned, coordinated and monitored the progress of infrastructure projects to ensure all the project objectives were achieved.
• Directed the design, testing, implementing, subsystem interface, operation, and maintenance of ERP (MS. Dynamic AX).
• Planned and managed team resources and training.
• Developed strategic plans to address competitive advantages, action plans ensure that IT infrastructure had a disaster recovery fallback option.
• Work with management to set priorities, and ensure timely deliveries in line with assigned due dates.
As an IT Security Administrator (Deputy Manager) I helped to restructure and developed the Network Infrastructure for CHEMANOL to meet security standards. I Developed network security measures, such as firewalls, network security audits, or automated security probes and planned and managed team resources. Furthermore, I handled the tasks of identifying system deficiencies and implementing effective solutions.
• Managed infrastructure, including: servers, desktop PCs, email, telecom, and network, ensuring the security policies are met.
• Worked closely with IT headquarters teams to ensure new implement solutions meet the local security requirements.
• Managed and maintained the current video Conference infrastructure.
• Managed the deployment of new network infrastructure.
• Collaborated closely with regional technical staff as the key network expert in the delivery and maintenance of quality operational services.
• Managed and operated key technical security controls in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Defined network enhancements in order to integrate the networking solutions within current and future programs.
• Built a knowledgeable and responsive IT team to meet the demands of the fast growing business.
• Ensured that appropriate security and privacy controls are in place.
• Enforced standard operating procedures governing the operations of systems, and ensured that daily IT operations are functioned in the most effective manner.
• Maintained security and policy procedures for SAP.
Provided effective and consistent technical support, provide clients with comprehensive solutions, Researched technical solutions. I was also responsible for maintaining technical support to our customers.
• Determined “Best Practices” to improve productivity.
• Determined appropriate hardware configurations for new equipment’s.
• Worked with other I/T and technical groups to troubleshoot and resolves network and application availability and performance problems during business hours and on a 24x7 on-call basis.
• Provided on-call support for the floor in coordination with other supervisors.
• Managed trouble call and maintenance workflow.
• Served as a technical point of contact for customer relationships.
• Reported status of projects and assignments to management on a regular basis.
• Implemented new network technologies within the enterprise following established project management methodologies.
• Maintained a broad knowledge of current and emerging state-of-the-art computer/network systems technologies, architectures, and products.
• Assisted in the design and establishment of network related projects.
As a network engineer, I prepared detailed network specifications, including diagrams, charts, equipment configurations, and recommended technologies to our customers. Also, I evaluated network designs to determine whether customer requirements are met efficiently and effectively.
• Determined specific network hardware or software requirements, such as platforms, interfaces, bandwidths, or routine schemas
• Provided Technical support via e-mail, remote and phone.
• Developed and documents policies and standards for network systems, to include wiring, equipment, network security, performance, monitoring, reporting, and routing protocols.
• Provided security solution for upscale companies on different platforms.
• Implemented and configured Cisco Pix, Check Point NG FP2, “Intrusion Detection system” (IDS), Packetshare from Packeteer, Filers and NetCaches from Network Appliance (NetApp), Alteons AD3 (load balancing) from Nortel, Mail Really from TFS, Anti-Virus from Trend Micro Routers and Switches from Cisco.
• Strong knowledge of WANs, network security issues, and firewalls
• Experienced installing, setting up, and troubleshooting wireless AP's.
• Developed and documented operational procedures for supported systems, including implementation processes, troubleshooting and support procedures.
Help Desk technical support to residential and business customers for the Internet.
Provided effective and consistent technical support for clients with comprehensive solutions and researched technical solutions to maintain technical support to our customers.
• Reported status of projects and assignments to management on a regular basis.
• Provided ADSL technical support for a leading Internet Service Provider.
• Provided Help Desk technical support to residential and business customers for the INTERNET.
• Served as a technical point of contact for customer relationships.
• Provided Technical support on all operating system platforms.
• Configured, installs and supports network hardware (routers, switches, firewalls, etc).
• Determined the source of routing problems and verifying virtual LAN binding setting for all DSL consumers.
• Supported for various web browsers, email clients and newsgroup software.
• Configured, installs and supports network hardware (routers, switches, firewalls, etc).
I worked with system installations, configurations, migrations and upgrades. Also, analyzed, evaluated, and resolved hardware/software problems.
• Configured small to mid size networks as well as peer-to-peer networking.
• Installed and updated new software.
• Provided complete technical support to end-users for Hardware and Software.
• Maintained incoming and outgoing Manufacture R.M.A.s.
• Created and maintained RMA division by using Accware Database.
• Managed RMA department.
As Assistant manager, I supervised all daily functions of store activity to ensure customer satisfaction. I managed full and part time shift schedules of employees and handled all aspects of inventory, bookkeeping and payroll.
• Generated sales and provided customer service.
• Involved in managing a retail store including: scheduling, security, customer relations, opening and closing, as well as coaching employees to increase sales results.
• Developed action plans to address key performance indictors to ensure maximum retention and team success.
• Handled a variety of operational activities including visual merchandising, inventory control, reports and cash wrap procedures.
• Managed store operations; sales rose 45 %.
• Worked directly with top management to significantly increase the sales of the insert programs.
• Developed policies and procedures governing development and distribution of scheduled and ad-hoc reports.