Mohamed Karam, Product Deployment Team Leader (Acting as Product Deployment Manager)

Mohamed Karam

Product Deployment Team Leader (Acting as Product Deployment Manager)

e-finance

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, law
Experience
16 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 10 Months

Product Deployment Team Leader (Acting as Product Deployment Manager) at e-finance
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since January 2015

• Developing a detailed product deployment plan
• Providing daily management of the deployment team
• Assuming responsibility for deployed applications, and ensure systems are performing and available
• Providing daily direction for staff, serve as escalation point when needed
• Ensuring support team is meeting Service Level Agreements, including uptime, fix time, and quality standards
• Analyzing performance of support organization through statistical reporting
• Prioritizing issues among multiple clients as resource constraints arise
• Ensuring active development is smoothly transitioned from the development team to the support team
• Managing deployment activities for enhancements and new customer deployments
• Coordinating with account management team on daily contact with clients and partners
• Promoting the Support organization to clients and internal management
• Coordinating internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
• Managing the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with third parties/vendors
• Attending board meetings

Senior Project Coordinator at e-finance
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2013 to December 2014

• In charge of preparing the projects proposals and tenders
• Developing a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
• Assisting in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Accomplishing human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees
• Ensuring that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Ensuring resource availability and allocation
• Managing changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
• Measuring project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
• Reporting and escalate to management as needed
• Performing risk management to minimize project risks
• Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation
• Determining the lesson learned of each project to be shared and documented to assist at any similar projects
• Developing the organization chart to meet the needs of each project
• In charge of developing the work procedures and process dealing with the quality team
• Attending board meetings

Project Coordinator at e-finance
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2009 to December 2012

• Assisting the PM in the drafting and issuance of project proposals, RFP’s, tenders, budgets, cash flows and preliminary schedules
• Assisting the PM in Developing a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
• Preparing project organization and communication charts
• Attending client meetings and assist with determination of project requirements
• Chairing site meetings and distribute minutes to all project team members
• Tracking the progress and quality of work being performed
• Using project scheduling and control tools to monitor projects plans, work hours, budgets and expenditures
• Communicating relevant project information to the client and project team
• Ensuring clients’ needs are met in a timely and cost effective manner
• Reviewing field inspection reports from Consultants throughout the life cycle of the project
• Assisting the PM in the review of Contractor quotations to ensure that only fair and reasonable pricing is recommended for approval
• Preparing substantial completion certificates and ensure all required project close out documents are obtained
• Communicating ideas for improving company processes
• Keep the Project Manager (PM) and others informed about project status and issues that may influence client relations
• Provide training to the staff responsible for the disbursement of pensions & salaries on the use of salaries payment web application in all governmental organizations
• Provide training for the pension claimers on the use of the bank ATM and the Point Of Sale (POS) machines.
• Provide training to bank-tellers on the use of the web applications designed for both taxes and customs.
• In charge of preparing the monthly newsletter of the department dealing with the marketing team
• Attending board meetings

Program Assistant at AMIDEAST
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2008 to July 2009

• Assisting clientele and interface any complaints.
• Responsible for analysis, reviewing and editing of monthly, weekly and daily operation reports.
• Handling and budgeting weekly expenses.
• In charge of nine staff members.
• Assuring offices neat and stocked with necessary tools for functionality.
• Setup and coordinate meetings and conferences.
• Providing orientation for new employees and clients.
• Setup arrangements for organization visitors.
• Attending board meetings
• Direct calls and respond to inquiries
• Perform other related duties as required

Administrative Examination Assistant at Al- Azhar Educational Directorate
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2007 to July 2008

• Preparing semi-annual statistics for all schools of Al-Azhar Educational Directorate.
• Preparing semi-annual statistics for the exam results.
• Supervision of the Examination preparation process.
• Arranging meetings.
• Data entry.

Education

Bachelor's degree, law
  • at Fuclty of law
  • June 2007

Specialties & Skills

Risk Management
Business Analysis
Business Development
E business
Planing
e-payment applications
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Office
Point of sale (POS)
Microsoft Visio process mapping software
Program Management
Risk Analysis
Product Deployment
Project Planning
Project Management

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Wadi Degla Club
  • Member
  • May 2013

Training and Certifications

PMP (Project Management Professional) (Certificate)

Hobbies

  • Traveling
    Has traveled to Thailand and Kuwait