Project Manager
Gulf Business Machines (GBM)
Total years of experience :21 years, 11 Months
Responsible for timely execution of IT network infrastructure & ELV projects/programs.
Leading
1. Own and be responsible for the project/program. Act as single point of contact for customer and internal management team for the project/program assigned.
2. Keep full control over the project/program; manage micro level day to day activities of the project/program and macro level milestones, budget, expenses and deliverables.
3. Initiate kickoff meeting and bring the stakeholders together for better understanding and smooth execution of the project/program.
Planning
4. Review and understand project scope, deliverables, business and technical requirements using POs, contract, tender, & compliance statement.
5. Define activities, prepare work breakdown structure, & develop project schedule, risk management plan, communication management plan.
Communication management
6. Keep constant touch with customer through calls, meetings, and reports. Provide requirements and clear queries.
7. Constant update of project/program status to all those involved in the project/program including management, customer, consultant, project/program team and others as required.
Time management
8. Keeping track and ensuring on-time delivery of the material.
9. Make team aware of the deadlines and milestones, and motivate to achieve it.
10. Follow, track, & update the project/program schedule as per the work progress.
People management
11. Acquire project team. Make team aware of project objectives and guide the way ahead.
12. Manage team schedule and ensure optimum utilization of resources.
13. Conduct periodical meetings, keep the project/program team involved and focused.
14. Leading technical team in preparation of technical documents (Network design, HLD & LLD documents, operations & maintenance manual)
15. Validate team’s completed work before submission to client/consultant.
16. Manage and supervise subcontractor and supplier teams.
Billing
17. Keep track of the billing triggers, and ensure client signoffs at appropriate times for smooth a/c receivable.
Controlling
18. Identify project/program risks. Manage to avoid, mitigate, and transfer risks. Manage changes when required.
19. Ensure quality at all stages of work by raising inspections, audits. Highlight the importance of safety to team and ensure team and work are safety compliant.
PMO (Project Management Office)
20. Key member of company’s PMO team, developed charters, templates, methodologies, and charts.
21. Conducts regular review of PM tools, processes and practices to inculcate changes as needed
22. Keep PMs abreast of project management best practices
23. Plan trainings & seminars for PMO team. Suggest trainings as per career plan and needs of projects.
Key Projects/programs Executed:
• RasGas Headquarters IT Cabling program : IT cabling project/program (11500+ data points) with complete horizontal and vertical connectivity for 57 floors new headquarters of RasGas at West Bay, Doha
• Commercial Bank Qatar (CBQ) - Core Network & Cabling Infrastructure program for new data center
Implemented core network project/program at CBQ new data center as part of their expansion of datacenter capabilities. Project/program involved setting up a new network using cisco technology and included routing and switching, and security technologies. Implemented cabling infrastructure for CBQ new data center that involved full network connectivity inside the data center and data center offices using latest Cat7 technology.
• State Audit Bureau CCTV & Access Control Systems Project: Complete physical and perimeter security to the 24 floor building through CCTV, Gate barrier, ANPR, Key watcher, and access control solution
• Asian Cup Qatar 2011 IT Network program: Implemented IT network project/program to provide internet connectivity to organizing committee and media at the 5 stadium venues and media center.
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Responsible for timely execution of IT network infrastructure & ELV projects/programs.
1. Understand project/program scope, deliverables, business and technical requirements using POs, contract, tender, & compliance statement.
2. Responsible for all aspects of the project/program lifecycle (initiate, plan, execute, control, close)
3. Define activities, prepare work breakdown structure, & develop project/program schedule, project management plan, risk management plan, communication management plan.
4. Follow, track, & update the project schedule as per the work progress.
5. Supervise sub-contractor teams to ensure that sub-contracted work is delivered according to project/program specifications.
6. Keep full control over the project/program, manage day to day activities of the project, manage and control project budget.
7. Keep the project/program team involved and focused about the project/program.
8. Identify and manage project/program dependencies and critical path.
9. Ensure all the project parameters like cost budgets, delivery targets and quality standards are met.
10. Document all project documents including correspondence, approvals, processes and progressive reports and ensure they are kept updated for monitoring purposes for current and future reference.
11. Keep track of the billing triggers, and ensure client signoffs for smooth a/c receivable.
12. Complete all activities required for final handover and sign off.
13. Organise training for client staff to operate and maintain the installed systems.
14. Record lessons learned.
Key Project/programs Executed:
• Yas Island Rotana and Centro Hotels, Abu Dhabi (F1 related Project/program) - AED 16 million
Implementation of following systems: Structured cabling (Panduit), IT Network (Cisco), CCTV (Sony), Audio-Visual (Ateis) Background Music (Ateis), IPTV (Locatel), SMATV (Hirschmann)
• Harvard Medical School, Dubai - AED 8 million
Implementation of following systems: Structured cabling (Panduit), IT Network (Cisco)
• The Address Hotel, Downtown Burj Khalifa - AED 12 million
63 floors hotel and apartments tower in Downtown Burj Dubai. Implementation of IT network system.
Executed IT Infrastructure and training projects
1. Understand project scope, deliverables, business and technical requirements using POs, contract, tender, & compliance statement.
2. Effective execution of the project through progressive planning, coordinating, and monitoring.
3. Maintain cordial interdepartmental relations and ensure active support of all related in the smooth execution of projects.
4. Develop standards and procedures for project’s technical team
5. Manage Engineer’s schedule and ensure optimum utilization of resources.
6. Support sales and business development team by advising the latest developments in IT industry that helps in development of company’s offerings.
7. Plan, Organize and implement large scale corporate trainings project.
8. Raise necessary site inspections, clear comments and ensure smooth sign off
9. Maintain relations with vendors (HP, Cisco, Microsoft, ..) and suppliers.
Key Projects:
• GOTEVOT Colleges IT infrastructure study and recommendations Project
• Development & Implementation of student registration software Project
• IT trainings for MOE kingdom-wide Project
Preparing business research reports on Industries and the companies in the industry that is being researched.
1. Analyze and prepare companies’ comparative financial performance
2. Analyze and prepare companies’ portfolio report.
• Completed a market research project on consumer behavior as part of academic requirement.
• Participated in development and execution of marketing campaigns
* Master of Business Admininstration (MBA) Specialization: Marketing Participated in educational meets, business events. Organized Annual College Event, Fresher's day function