Omar Khalaf, Information Technology Manager

Omar Khalaf

Information Technology Manager

Kuwait Cement Company

Location
Kuwait - Hawali
Education
Bachelor's degree, B.Sc. in Computer Science and Information System.
Experience
20 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :20 years, 5 Months

Information Technology Manager at Kuwait Cement Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since May 2017

• Accomplishes information technology staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job results, coaching, counseling, disciplining employees, initiating, coordinating, enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe and secure work environment; developing personal growth opportunities
• Preserves assets by implementing disaster recovery and back-up procedures and
• information security and control structures
• Accomplishes financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, initiating corrective action
• Manage and lead the IT department for multiple implementation
- Implementing the following Oracle EBS Projects
• Oracle Financial
• Oracle Supply Chain (SCM)
• Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM)
- Planning for Implementing the following Oracle Cloud Projects (On Cloud)
• Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM)
• Oracle Business Inelegant (BI)

Senior Techno-Functional Consultant at Agility Logistics Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • April 2017 to May 2017

• Covering the projects implemented for Local Sector in Kuwait
• Co-operate with other projects consultant to evaluate and cover the gaps in Global implementations
• Analyze and design solutions to remedy current business problems
• Lead and support cross functional transformation program teams

Oracle ERP Techno-Functional(TTL) at A’ayan Leasing Holding Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • July 2012 to March 2017

• Techno/ Functional Consultancy job roll to Upgrade and Migrate Oracle Financial Suite from Release 11.5.1 to Release 12.1.2 which went through multiple levels including
- Re-implement a new chart of account (COA) and new set of book (SOB) passed upon the new business growth and new organizations establishment.
- Implementing General Ledger Module (GL).
- Implementing Fixed assets (FA).
- Implementing Account Payable Module (AP).
- Implementing Account Receivables (AR).
- Implementing Purchase Order (PO).
- Refine and unified all required data from Oracle modules which having a major effect and impact in the business side.
- Migration and mapping the old (COA) to the new one
- During this project we were sure that all integration has been carried out and driven to the new release as it were expected.
• Lead and participate in system studies and evaluations as they relate to business requirements, recommend appropriate systems solutions.
• Lead the Implementation of R12 project to deliver in the estimated project plan schedule .
• Converting old reports from 6i / Discoverer Report to 10g/XML Publisher/BI Reports.
• Establish and Apply new integration from customized oracle module into oracle standard applications.
- Integration between Garage Maintenance Invoices and Oracle (AP).
- Integration between Insurance Requests Invoices and Oracle (AP).
• Responsible for implementing, upgrade, analyze the new requirement of CIAS (Credit Account Information Sharing) as well known as CI_NET system on behalf of Aayan Leasing & Investment.
• Maintain ongoing communication with clients and facilitate meetings to evaluate progress.
• Responsible for recruiting and directing a team of developers that handling all customization and new business requirement.
• Develop training materials and manuals.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports on behalf of development department to the top management.
• Handling external & internal auditing requirements for what is related to development department.

Senior Oracle Applications Developer at A’ayan Leasing Holding Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • July 2009 to July 2012

• Handling the new implementation for the “HR Meana Itec System” and shifting from “Oracle HRMS” system with all data migration and system analysis needed.
• Working and restructuring one of major Business Role-Apps custom module “Sales & Collection System” which was built to handle sales revenues and accounting receivable transaction.
• Managing and enhancing the integration between custom applications built under oracle umbrella across oracle standard application.
• Integration between vehicle movements from inventory module to fixed assets and vice versa.
• Integration between vehicle purchasing from custom inventory module to purchase orders by creating an automatic PO.
• Maintain and creation stored procedures and packages which can be work alone as a smart API’s.
• Working with the A’ayan Qatar project under the following responsibilities
- Analyze, design, and implementing custom “Purchase Order” module.
- Restructuring the “Sales & Collection “module.
- Re-implementing for inventory custom module.
- Testing and debugging for the whole system life cycle.

Oracle Applications Developer at A’ayan Leasing & Investment Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • November 2006 to July 2009

• Working with the development team to build “Operations System” which was built to handle the whole vehicle movement, transaction and after sale maintenance with all kind of sales types.
• Responsible for analyze, design and develop of over 70 user-friendly (Forms) to handle all the requirements of the client. The forms were built in Oracle Apps (Template) by using Oracle Developer 6i and were customized to have the same look and feel as the Oracle standard application.
• Creation of reports to satisfy the user requirements, tailored several reports to fit each refinery’s requirement.
• Make sure that system business flow is implemented well and the I/O of the system are matching the expectation, by guiding the end users and drew the management attention for the weakness points with a presentable data and reports.

Application Developer at United Pharmaceuticals
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 2003 to August 2006

• Responsible for working with finance group to analyze business requirements in Purchasing, Account Payables, Oracle Receivables, Order Management, Project Accounting and Fixed Assets, implement solutions using Oracle Apps Financial Suite to support the business requirements.
• Work with training team to document system scenarios and identify roles impacted and help develop a change management.
• Follow up technical expertise, and produce specifications for any gaps in the application, interfaces and data conversions.
• Work with the development team to ensure that they understand the specifications.
• Responsible for Support Implementing Business Role from (Client/Side) point of view in the below modules:
- (INV), (PO), (AR), (GL), (AP), (Order Management).

Job Title: Oracle Application Super User
• Responsible for working with finance group for Technical Problems, Error Definitions, and Determine required Reports.

Job Title: Technical Support Expert
• Implementing Microsoft 2000/XP Professional Infrastructure Hardware/Software.
• Windows 2000/XP professional, Server and Advance Server.
• System support, Network and printers troubleshooting.

Education

Bachelor's degree, B.Sc. in Computer Science and Information System.
  • at Philadelphia University
  • September 2002

- Studying and working

Specialties & Skills

Oracle E Business Suite
Cross functional Team Leadership
Oracle Discoverer
Requirements Gathering
System Enhancements
•Experience in performance tuning of SQL
•Extensive experience with development, support and enhancements within Oracle E-Business Suite env.
Professional experience in using Oracle Development Tools : Data Load ,TOAD, Oracle Forms (6i, 10g)
Data Migration from Legacy systems and Open Interfaces.
Playing a major role and key player with a finance team to finalize financial activities
Study of Current Business Processes, Future Business Flow and identification of GAP/Workaround
Professional experience in Upgrade from R11 to R12
Managing a full support and maintenances for Bank Master, Supplier Master and Customer Master Data
Strong experienced skill in communicating with people
Testing modules’ for inconsistencies and missing steps in addition to create Test scripts (UAT)
Functional &Professional Skills:
Interacting with Oracle support for Log, view, access, monitor, follow up and close (SR’s).
Professional skills Carrying out routine activities as Administrator of (GL, AP, AR, FA ,PO)
Technical Skills:
Involved in the projects meetings to define/direct project goals and objectives extensive
Business Requirements Mapping
Strong organizational, presentational, and time management skills
High knowledge in using Reporting Tools such as Reports (6i/10g) , XML Publisher, BI ,Discoverer
System Administration and User Access Management
Analytical skills to achieve top management aims and targets

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner

Memberships

Oracle Forum
  • Member
  • April 2003
Arab Oracle Group
  • Active Member
  • April 2007

Training and Certifications

• Introduction to SQL ,•Program with PL/SQL,•Forms Developer 10g , Reports Developer 10g (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2007
Valid Until:
March 2007
•Accounting basics , •Financial Accounting Principles ,•Preparing & Publishing Financial Reports (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2007
Valid Until:
September 2007
• Introduction to SQL ,•Program with PL/SQL,•Forms Developer 9i , Reports Developer 9i (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2005
Valid Until:
May 2005
•Oracle Database 11g: SQL Fundamentals (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2010
Valid Until:
December 2010

Hobbies

  • Swimming, Playing Oud Music