Mohammed Al-Marzooq, Sr. Project Manager

Mohammed Al-Marzooq

Sr. Project Manager

Honeywell

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering / Physics
Experience
31 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :31 years, 1 Months

Sr. Project Manager at Honeywell
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • My current job since May 2014

Achieved: 2 Projects, one with Ma’aden in integrated Security System and the other was with S. Aramco; SCADA system installation for remote water wells.
• Day to Day Project operations. Held weekly meetings with Maa’den rep. Worley Parsons. Coordinated all subcontracting and construction work. Produced Reports internal and external to client. Held quality meeting to address all site problems to achieve final approvals. Engaged client and end user to solve very complex problems related to site works.
• For Aramco SCADA project, Surveyed sites. Prepared access to wells via subcontractors’ efforts. Coordinated the design of the system and got approval to final solution from client. Procured and built the final system at Thales facility for final deployment to sites. Tested and commissioned all 600 water wells in less than 24 months.
Siemens
Jan.

• Cyber Security Solutions implementation for various sites.

Program manager at General Dynamics
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2013 to February 2014

Acting is a single point of contact as an in country liaison between GDUK and local clients.
 Maintain a positive rapport with, and a good working knowledge of each client in the program.
 Delegate and coordinate duties of all staff supervised.
 Perform direct service duties, as scheduled, and/or as needed for clients assigned. Attend and chair client meetings as appropriate. This includes, progress review, annual, demission, and Special Interdisciplinary Team meetings.
 Assure the thorough, timely completion and submission of all reports, following the timelines in TAI policy. Submit drafts which include, as relevant, Assessment Summary, Support and Monitoring Services, Provider Implementation Plan (PIP), Progress Reviews, Progress Review Meeting Summaries, Special Interdisciplinary Team Meetings, Risk Management Assessment and Planning.
 Maintain contact with the direct care staff to effectively assess client needs. Assist with special needs on a one-to-one basis.

Project Site Manager at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Arabia.
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • July 2012 to December 2012

Day TO day execution of the project; planning, scheduling, execution, internal and client
reporting, scope change estimates & management, risk management, multiple
subcontractors management, civil and telecom site preparation, preparation & execution of
recovery plans, resource management ( labor, materials, equipment, cost estimating and
cost budgeting), staffing (developing a project organizational structure and project team
building), Procurement (vendor management & cost saving through partnerships) and
quality (applying benchmarking practices). Ability to use MS Project . Skills to use PR to
utilize customer's full support during execution of the project cycle (This is very important
especially in government projects in Saudi).

Project Manager at Thales Security Solution & Services
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • January 2011 to June 2012

plan, execute, and finalize projects according to
strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating
the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver
projects according to plan.

Responsibilities Include (but not limited to):
• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in
collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders
in a timely and clear fashion.
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes
where necessary.
• Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of
required personnel from within the company.
• Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the
appropriate recruitments if necessary during project cycle.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other
stakeholders.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Track project milestones and deliverable.

Project Manager - SEcurity Solutions Department at Siemens Ltd. Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • January 2008 to December 2010

responsible for the effective implementation of client projects and providing advice to existing and new customers. Specifically involved project plan creation, ensuring the system is implemented according to Siemens best practice, management of 'start up' phase and building and maintaining strong client relationships. Currently handling the execution of a 30 Million S.R. Security project for Saudi Aramco. This project involves Access Control & CCTV integrated system.

My Other Responsibilities ar as follows:

Set up / put into action the project strategy and plan the project phases (acquisition, bid preparation, contract negotiation, detailed planning/project control, delivery, acceptance, warranty).

Detailed planning and project execution (define targets, define work packages, set up task/resource/billing schedules, set up project organization and standards, define procedures for quality, change orders, issues, documentation, etc.).

Participates in the selection of project team members and manages the project team (role definition, delegation of competencies/responsibilities, objectives/target agreements, working conditions, resource scheduling).

Set up and maintain an effective communication structure between customer, project team, suppliers/contractors, partners, authorities etc. that promotes open communication and creates a objective target-driven project culture.

Claim and Contract Management (set up claim strategy, identify/assess claim risks/claim opportunities and resulting consequences, support drafting of and administer subcontractor/partner agreements).

Opportunity and Risk Management (identify/assess business opportunities and project risks, define risk mitigations and opportunity strategies, and monitor the effectiveness of risk mitigations and opportunity strategies).

IT Manager at Agility Logistics
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • January 2006 to December 2007

Oversee technology implementations in both academic and administrative areas. Full knowledge of logistical works and operational processes. Support all the needs of operations, including but not limited to Custom Clearance, Transportations and Warehouse services. Plan and organize various IT related projects. Oversee departmental and operational budget for all IT. ERP implementation in 3 regions, Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah.
Realization of KPIs set by upper management.
Design, deploy, and maintain all infrastructure related requirements, including proper backups and security administration.
Handle administration of the company's servers, desktop and network systems, including system monitoring HW/SW maintenance and upgrade, and troubleshooting functions.
Provide user support and resolve issues related to user workstations, servers and network elements.
Ensure adequate availability and reliability of technical services.
Monitor, assess and optimize basis for mission critical applications and systems.
Advise on technology investments, providing product research and comparison information to ensure most appropriate products and services are utilized. Handle all new projects requirements to provide best solutions for company's clients.

Project Manager at National Contracting Company Lmtd.
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • August 2004 to December 2005

Power Substation Project Manager·

Handling all aspects of IT / Telecom design for 4 different substations.· Provide administrative coordination and support to the project team; ensures efficient, effective, and healthy work environment.· Maintains a central point of all project communication inquiries; prepares written reports and documentation and ensures timely submission

·Coordinates and manages the project and all related activities; ensures the project work is carried out in an effective manner with good communications and realistic timelines; develops and sustains partnerships in order to facilitate the work of the project.

Senior Telecom Engineer / Projects Manager at SofCon
  • Saudi Arabia
  • August 2003 to July 2004

Project Manager for all communications projects. Our major clients are Saudi Aramco, SABIC, SCECO. Duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:
1) Quality Assurance - Ensure that the package submitted to the client meets all client requirements.

2) Project Planning & Scheduling - Prepare and coordinate the project schedule and maintain this throughout the project.

3) Project Administration - Responsible for the total administration of the project in line with procedures.

4) Project C-ordination - Prepare/compile project c-ordination procedure (PCP).

5) Project Reporting - Prepare all project reports required internally and externally.

6) Scope definition - Responsible for assuring that all members of the project team are familiar with the scope of work.

7) Technical Proposals - Prepare/compile technical proposal & biddings.

IT Coordinator at Baker Hughes Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • December 2002 to August 2003

Country's IT coordinator, responsible for all IT issues to support driling operations in Saudi. Point of contact for the saudi region. Main interface with Dubai Mid-east head quaters.

Telecom Project Engineer at Al-Hugayet / Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • December 2000 to December 2002

Worked on upgrading the switching and transmission networks. Design and installations. Reviewed design and added comments. Prepared sites for equipment installations. Upgraded sites with needed power and transmission requirements.

Telecommunications / Data Networking Engineer at AT & T - Lucent Technologies
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • March 1994 to December 2000

ODMs (Office Data Manuals) - Site Engineering Department In charge of the Design and implementations of all OS ODMs (Office Data Manuals) for the STC LAN & WAN networks, which was part of the overall TEP6 project.·
Customer Support Department - Worked at the Customer Support Department as tier 1 support supervisor for both the switching & OS Networks in Eastern Region, which included on -call duty. Remote monitoring of Fiber optic network.·
GSM site installation and testing - Site supervision and technical testing including FAT and PAT tests. Also RF engineering and maintenance.·
Transmission Engineering, SDH & PDH.
Fiber optic network design. Worked with CISCO routers configuration and operation, X25 protocol and ss7 signaling. ·
Application Installation and Maintenance - Installed and maintained many server based telecom applications including but not limited to: MFOS (Multi-Function Operating System), NFM (Network Fault Management), EMS (Element Management System), TNM (Total Network Management), MLT (Mechanized Loop Testing) and OMC (Operations & Maintenance Center)·
Other Skills & Functions - Full knowledge of HP-UNIX OS and platform. Installation of HP servers and workstations. Oracle database administration. Y2k upgrades for all OS & Switching Systems in Eastern Region..

Entry Level Engineer at Boeing Company
  • United States
  • January 1993 to January 1994

Navigation System - Design documentation - Final Technical Drafting.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering / Physics
  • at Portland State University
  • December 1992

I hold a double major degree in Electrical Engineering & physics.

Specialties & Skills

Field Work
Telecom Infrastructure
Security Infrastructure
Power Systems
Planning
Ms Office
MS Office
MS Project

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

CCNA (Training)
Training Institute:
CISCO
Date Attended:
February 1997