Nabil Alhusail, Technical Co-Founder

Nabil Alhusail

Technical Co-Founder

shlynk.com

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
Experience
15 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 6 Months

Technical Co-Founder at shlynk.com
  • United Kingdom
  • My current job since December 2013

Co-created the concept, infrastructure and formatting for the website shlynk.com, a one of a kind link-sharing website dedicated to categorizing information based on reliability, including official, press, and public

- Conceived an infrastructure that allowed for independent code changes, resulting in the ability to fix bugs within an average of 1 hour, without affecting the rest of the website. Led the back-end and front-end programming, as well the analysis and testing for website, successfully mitigating errors and contributing to the usability of the site
- Utilized a variety of programming languages and protocols to create a launch-ready site with the complete user experience in mind. Followed Agile methodologies for faster delivery and testing cycles.

E-Commerce Manager at Tawuniya
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since February 2018

Was responsible for developing, enhancing, and optimizing E-Commerce department products as well as creating new innovative products through different business models, including B2C, B2B, and B2B2C to contribute to sales targets

- Managed the entire department, delivering on project management, IT operations, performance management, team building, sales, marketing, and promotions; focused on quality, exceptional service delivery, and eliminated operational deficiencies along the way.
- Spearheaded strategic initiatives, global marketing strategies, system enhancements, client relationships management.
- Undertook extensive marketing research generating, refining, and evaluating data to identify market entry opportunities.
- Reviewed project technical status and made decisions to achieve project goals. Identified risks and dependencies; developed high level cost estimates and strategies; coordinated information with groups and stakeholders.
- Monitored staff achievements, performed performance appraisals, and provided guidance and coaching to direct reports

IT Engineer at Sadara Chemical Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • September 2014 to January 2018

Supported and supervised five (5) different systems and ensured integration, functionality, and troubleshooting of issues. Participated in the full life cycle of the system, from design, testing, and launch, in preparation for the plant commissioning

- Analyzed, detected, identified, and corrected technical problems in addition to capturing and monitoring data to detect opportunities for improvement. Dedicated 16 hour days for nearly 2 months, providing all system support, resulting in the successful launch of the company’s packaging centre. Implemented a system redesign, reducing costs by 55%.
- Identified problems and performed troubleshooting; managed systems, projects and teams in a range of IT environments.
- Evaluated existing systems and offered recommendations for key improvements to optimize performance. Ensured projects aligned with company processes, and strategic vision; re-engineered applications and implemented process improvements.

System Analyst at Elm
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2013 to September 2014

Facilitated efficient systems analysis and communicated requirements to Business Analysis and Development Team. Participated in the estimation, design, development of solutions and technical documents to ensure client satisfaction

- Aided in the integration of 3 Ministries to simplify database searches, allowing entries to be updated across platforms, including Sharepoint, BizTalk, & MS-SQL 2012. Delivered project management and project support.
- Participated in the hiring process of at eight (8) programmers, interviewing and providing insight into their capabilities.
- Performed end-user requirement analysis, business process re-engineering, data modeling, application design, coding, implementation, business system control documentation, management of project budget, and end-user training.
- Worked on the change management team providing and contributing to the strategic planning of projects.

Senior Developer at Ministry of Health
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • November 2012 to May 2013

Spearheaded key projects, analysing architectures, facilitating deployments and managing service providers with a 100% project success rate. Oversaw the design, creation and deployment of a complex hospital management system

- Liaised with the Ministry of Health and various application vendors, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures.
- Oversaw the hospital management system, providing an improved process for tracking inpatient and outpatient admission, prescriptions, Xrays and other Healthcare related items. This effective system was then implemented across all hospitals.
- Reviewed project technical status and made decisions to achieve project goals. Identified risks and dependencies; developed high level cost estimates and strategies; coordinated information with groups and stakeholders.
- Facilitated system support throughout migration, building scripts for migration, and management of the project budget.

Programmer at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • February 2011 to May 2012

Key Deliverables:
Analyzed a Legacy System as well as utilized SharePoint Development and ASP.NET Development of internal systems
Analyzed & developed Backend Workflow Solution for Sharepoint
Analyzed & developed Internal Management Information Systems
Functioned with a team to rebuild an existing system

Significant Highlights:
Successfully developed a complete internal system in less than 3 months

Game Developer at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2010 to December 2010

Nabil worked alongside a locally talented team to gain knowledge and experience in local game development from the leaders in game development from Index Japan Co.

Significant Accomplishment in this Role Include:

• Successfully analyzed and developed the game design document for a local web game
• Assisted in training high school students in the art of game design and development
• Developed prototypes in real-time games utilizing advanced topics in software development

Programmer at Royal Saudi Air Force
  • Other
  • June 2008 to June 2010

Key Deliverables:
Concerned with requirements analysis, DB design, implementation, and program maintenance
Executed deployment and conducted testing

Significant Highlights:
Recognized with Employee of the Month award and received Letter of Appreciation from Advanced Electronics Company
Effectively developed and maintained 3 complete systems as a part of 3-man team

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at King Abdulaziz University
  • February 2008

Specialties & Skills

SQL Server
Software Design
Web Development
ASP.NET MVC
Unity 3D
Entity Framework
Service Stack
Microsoft Sql Server
HTML/CSS
Asp.Net
Asp.net Mvc/WebAPI
AngularJS
Javascript
Project Management
Leadership/Mentoring/Coaching

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

ITIL Foundation (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2017
Pattern-Oriented Software Architectures for Concurrent & Networked Software (10 weeks) (Training)
Training Institute:
Vanderbilt University
Date Attended:
March 2013
Duration:
80 hours
Royal Saudi Air Force (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft Visual Studio Team Suite 2008
Date Attended:
March 2009
Hyoon (Training)
Training Institute:
PMP Exam Preparation Training
Date Attended:
February 2013
SQL Server Path (Training)
Training Institute:
SQL Server Path Community Event
Date Attended:
October 2012
Develop Mentor (Training)
Training Institute:
Building Better Apps – Visual Studio Team Foundation
Date Attended:
May 2011
King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology / INDEX Middle East (Training)
Training Institute:
Multimedia Technology & Expertise Transfer Project
Date Attended:
June 2010
King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology (Training)
Training Institute:
Trainer’s Assistant
Date Attended:
July 2010
Oracle (Training)
Training Institute:
Oracle BI: Create Analysis & Dashboards
Date Attended:
February 2013
Microsoft (Training)
Training Institute:
Agile Team Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Team System & Scrum
Date Attended:
June 2011

Hobbies

  • Software Architecture
  • Web Development
  • Inventions
  • Game Development
  • Design Patterns
  • 3D Printing
  • Embedded Development