Mohammad Abuobidalla, Project Manager

Mohammad Abuobidalla

Project Manager

KONE Middle East LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electrical / Telecommunication Engineering
Experience
16 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 11 Months

Project Manager at KONE Middle East LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2014

• Running Portfolio of Mega & Major project with total budget of AED 100 Million.
• Resource optimization by implementing lessons learnt and careful selection of resources for cost and time saving.
• Tender Support for key projects.

Project Manager / Engineer - Project Management Dept at ThyssenKrupp Elevator LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 2008 to May 2014

ThyssenKrupp Elevator is one of the world’s leading elevator companies with sales of € 6.2 Billion achieved by 49, 000 highly skilled employees at 900 locations around the world to provide an extensive sales and service network to guarantee closeness to customers in 150 countries.

Highlights and Achievements:
• Management of 15+ projects simultaneously across different geographical areas with total budget of AED 30 million by communicating with 10+ different client and more than 20 factories around the world delivering wide range of product with various technical specification.
• Resource optimization by implementing lessons learned and careful selection of resources for cost and time saving.
• Successful delivery of “first of its kind” equipment in terms of technical specification and “state of art” in terms of interior design


Key Responsibilities:
• Managing the project in its entirety right from inception to completion inclusive of bid management, estimating resource requirements, costing and site acquisition.
• Creating project implementation plans, project schedules, assigning tasks to team members for on-time delivery of client deliverables.
• Steering a professional team all through the project phases and representing the company, thus acting as a sole point of contact with various clients for seamless functioning of activities leading to optimal growth chart of the organization.
• Evaluating contract, drawings, specification, cost and schedule, thereby rendering feedback to the management for recommendation and adjustment in line with organizational principles and standards.
• Streamlining the preparation of value engineering document, simultaneously assuming responsibility for full stakeholder’s management to ensure their satisfaction consistent with overall goals and objectives of the organization.
• Providing updates/ adjustments to project plan in terms of time, cost, scope, quality and resources as necessary to ensure successful completion of the project within the specified budgetary guidelines and quality standards.
• Identifying potential threats & opportunities during the development of project plan, thus carrying out essential steps to mitigate or enhance recognized negative & positive risks and accordingly proposing suitable modifications to maneuver project to avoid time/ cost overruns.
• Fostering effective channels of communication with the consultant to discuss engineering submittal and to facilitate final approval, whilst ensuring strict adherence to organizational and contractual procedures.
• Instrumental in issuing payment and ensuring acceptance of payment certificate in timely manner to guarantee smooth project cash flow.
• Accountable for cooperation and purchasing from local and international suppliers as well as formation of sub-contracts agreements supplier.
• Working in close collaboration with local authorities & 3rd parties for inspection to formulate final handing to ensure project success thus enhancing organizational revenues.
• Monitoring, tracking and reporting project status/ progress to the senior management. Recommending processes to improve quality and efficiency of projects.

Project Engineer at Alpha Data
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 2006 to December 2007

Highlights and achievements
• Acting as Project Manager for the biggest turn-key project for the division (Abu Dhabi university Auditorium)
• Full day-to-day management of several subcontractors including MEP contractor, fit out contractor as well as own company team.

Key Responsibilities
• Load schedule calculation, quantity calculation, circuits design, 384A 3Ø dimmer terminations, etc.
• LV system installation such as speakers, projector lights, projection system and screen, step lights, etc.
• Coordinating with consultant and contractor for material and work done
• Issue progress report for management and contractor and attend weekly meeting for discussion

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical / Telecommunication Engineering
  • at Ajman University of Science and Technology
  • June 2006

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Contract Management
Planning
Elevations
Electrical
MS Office, MS projects, Primavera, AutoCAD
Project Management, Planning & Scheduling, Technical Engineering, Procurements, Risk Management
Electrical Engineering, Power Generation & Transformation, Switch Gears, Pumps, Audio Video system
Standardized Policies and Procedures, Local Regulation, International Standard and Engineering code
Security Systems, Structural Cabling, Elevators & Escalators
Contract Management, Project Profitability, Budgeting & Forecasting, Safety, QA/QC
Leadership, Team Building, Motivation, Communication, Coaching, work under pressure & no supervision
Analytical Ability, Critical Thinking, Multitasking, Decision Making, Problem Solving

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2011
Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Special Executive Education Development - Spain
Date Attended:
May 2011