Lead Solution Architect
Advanced Electronics Company
Total years of experience :24 years, 10 Months
• Leading solution design, technology risk management and technical proposal build up for large and complex bids
• Part of PMO for a large ongoing program to provide technology management consultancy
• Played a key role in winning one of largest IT projects and the biggest SAP deal of 2013
• Business process re-engineering consultant for AEC bidding processes
• Developed solutions & bids with diversified teams
• Planned & delivered products and service offerings
• Managed the delivery of Royal Diwan Portal
The Company is CMMI Level 5 certified and a worldwide provider of global business services and enterprise application solutions (NASDAQ: NTWK).
Designation Chronology:
• Jan '11 - Mar '12: Senior Project Manager
• Apr '07 - Dec '10: Project Manager
Highlights:
• Played a pivotal role in devising an emergency control operations solution for Ministry of Interior, Saudi Arabia in partnership with Lockheed Martin.
• Instrumental in designing, developing and implementing one of the largest ECM in Asia at General Headquarters of Pakistan Army in the year 2007.
• Lead architect for several enterprise projects relating to eGovernance, finance, surveillance and health verticals.
• Served as expert member of National Curriculum Committee for revising the curriculum of software engineering in Pakistani Universities in 2009.
Key Projects:
• Apr ’11 onwards: Sen Project and Account Manager for Express/Logistics project for TCS.
• Oct '10 - Dec '10: Project Design Consultant for Atheeb Group with Lockheed Martin's system engineering team for the huge ECO Center & C4IS .System project, Ministry of Interior, Saudi Arabia.
• Jan '10 - Feb '10 and Jul '10 - Aug '10: Solution Lead for NetSol's bid for "Sindh Police Video Surveillance System", Karachi, Pakistan.
• May '10 - Aug '10: Solution Lead for NetSol's bid for "IP surveillance and recording system", Lahore and for complete survey & solution design for public security system for the cities of Mardan & Peshawar, Pakistan
• Apr ’09 - Mar ’11: Project Manager for complete process automation for Excise & Taxation, Sindh, Pakistan.
• Apr ’08 - Feb ’09: Project/Technical Manager for ECM project at GHQ, Pakistan Army.
Highlights:
• Lead the development and deployment of enterprise applications for a US technology company while acting as their offshore team lead.
• Planned and developed the design for new applications and oversaw the technical staff involved with the development project.
• Set up business strategies for execution for all phases of the project life cycle starting from business development to the final delivery.
• Implemented the applications after evaluating, testing and modifying and confirmed that the functionality meets business goals.
• Supported strategic approaches and maintained alignment of development projects with enterprise strategic direction and application architecture.
• Devised and developed the conceptualized application for the clients as well as advised and consulted the clients on practicality of the project.
• Anticipated emerging business needs and provided information technology tool recommendations to the business and oversaw the work in completed within the given budgets and deadlines.
• Evaluated and distributed the assigned work to the team members and ensured the work is completed within the quality limits at the end of the day.
• Oversaw the electric pace was kept up to what was necessary also supervised multiple technical and functional areas and built more effective communications.
• Provided technical/architectural mentoring and coaching to team members by identifying development opportunities and regular trainings.
• Drafted necessary reports and submitted the same to the senior management for taking further corrective measures.
Previous Professional Experiences:
• Jun '99 - Jan '03: Software Technology Innovators, Pakistan.
Inducted as Trainee Software Engineer, charted an impressive growth curve through exceptional performance to the position of Software Architect.
Designation Chronology:
• Feb '01 - Feb '03: Software Architect
• May '00 - Jan '01: Software Engineer
• Mar '00 - Apr '00: Assistant Software Engineer
• Aug '99 - Feb '00: Trainee Software Engineer
Absorbed as Senior Software Engineer, charted an impressive growth curve through exceptional performance to merit promotion to the position of Software Development Manager.
Designation Chronology:
• Jun '04 - Jun '06: Software Development Manager
• Mar '03 - May '04: Senior Software Engineer
Highlights:
• Conceptualized turnkey software solutions as per client requirements, analyzed associated technical complexities/specifications and managed the execution of assigned projects within the scheduled time.
• Played a vital role in handling the largest FileNet deal of Asia in the year 2006.
• Conceptualized business solutions to cut processing costs by ensuring the suitability of specific software’s for meeting client needs.
• Built systems capability that reflects the highest state of technical sophistication consistent with the organization’s needs and budget.
• Lead the development of a complete SSL VPN solution from scratch by researching market requirements, developing technical specifications, analyzing critical business issues and developing immediate/long term solutions including enhancements to existing open source technologies and new software modules.
• Established and supervised software development process, set up short-term objectives and assessed progress as per the selected software development methodology. Monitored quality assurance process for system integration and testing.
• Utilized defined project processes to manage quality, risks, changes, issues and financial implications, escalated issues impacting project performance/timetable.
• Drafted system analysis documents defining technical requirements of the project such as GUIs design, database design, etc.
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Other Trainings & Certifications: • Mar '08: PMP Training - AUC Technologies • Apr '08: Microsoft Solutions Framework - Agility Inc. • Feb '06: Technical Writing - Microsoft Partner Academy • Jun '05: Sales Professional - Microsoft Partner Academy • Sep '05: Management - Microsoft Partner Academy • Dec '05: Project Management - Microsoft Partner Academy