Rabee Merheb, Self employed

Rabee Merheb

Self employed

Self Employed

Location
Lebanon
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
Experience
26 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 6 Months

Self employed at Self Employed
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2012 to April 2012

I worked on a project for developing a web cache appliance based on open source.

Project and Product Development Manager at IncoNet Data Management (Biggest ISP in Lebanon)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2004 to January 2012

Successfully managed 30 projects. These were diverse types of projects, from applications like BPM and CRM to value added services, integration with DSPs, network management, caching, anti spam, hotspots, DSL CPEs.

I have used to technically study the subject of the project in depth in order to identify limitations and risks of the project and to make a full benefit of the result product and to effectively utilize the resources.

Below are some projects:

Cache farm:
-Implemented a cache farm where I have exceeded by far the worldwide records on throughput and hit rate.

CRM:
- Recommended using MS CRM.
- Performed business analysis after studying CRM books and issued an RFP.
- Negotiated prices, scope of work and schedule with suppliers.

Business Process Management:
-Recommended using BPM and implemented the first BPM in Lebanon.
-Defined the requirements, chosen the product and supplier.
-Mapped, designed and optimized the business processes.
-Managed the implementation and trained internal staff on using the system.
-Successfully managed the users’ resistance to change that is normally faced in such projects.

DSL Service:
- Developed the full picture for launching, selling and supporting the DSL service.
- Evaluated the OSS/BSS software required for operating the DSL service with local and international companies.
- Choose Thomson for DSL modems and filters. These DSL modems were used by most ISPs in Lebanon.
- Managed the testing and implementation.
- Placed orders and followed the shipment of modems.
- Put rules for prepaid DSL product and managed the implementation.


Pesco, Mobi and wigo broadband services:
-Managed the integration with the supplier, management technical, sales, marketing, support and billing departments.

Email anitspam/antivirus for inbound and outbound traffic:
-Successfully selected and implemented the first appliance of Barracuda in the Middle East at a fraction of the budgeted price.

Technical Consultant at Midware Data Systems
  • Lebanon
  • January 2003 to October 2003

-Pre and post sales support of HP OpenView products.
- Product manager for HP Procurve switches.
- Help sales in configuring HP Business Critical Servers.

Technical Consultant at Triple C
  • Lebanon
  • September 2002 to November 2002

- Evaluation of new products like network support manager, Email and web services on Red Hat Linux.

Senior Systems Consultant at Fujitsu Services. (formerly known as ICL, biggest system integrator in UK)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 1994 to July 2002

- Pre sales support, installation and support for operating systems, network infrastructure and LAN telephoney.
- Support for the managed services customers.
-System support for UNIX, Microsoft products and OS2.
-Installation support of LAN and WAN networks based on Cisco, Intel and 3com.
- Hardware support for ICL machines including servers, ATM machines, retail equipment and PCs.

Technical Manager at Mideast Data Systems
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • June 1991 to October 1994

- I was fully in charge of the technical section for the UAE. Respnosible for engineers, maintenance contracts, spares and paper work.
- System support for UNIX, AOS/VS, VOS, RDOS, DOS and Novell.
- Hardware and system support for Stratus and Data General mini computers.

Senior Field Engineer at Mideast Data Systems
  • Lebanon
  • January 1991 to June 1991

- Hardware Support for Data General computers.
- Repair of computers and peripherals to board level.

Hardware Support Manager at Business Machines Corp.
  • Lebanon
  • June 1985 to December 1990

- Development in hardware and firmware of computers.
- suppervise and support technicians in case of major problems.
- Repair of personal computers and peripherals to chip level.
- support for DOS, and Pick multi-user operating system.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
  • at American University of Beirut
  • June 1985

Specialties & Skills

IT Project Management
IT Director
IT OPERATIONS MANAGER
IT Consultant
NT Server
NT Workstation
windows xp
UNIX SVR4
Solaris
unixware
Basic Language
Exchange Server
MS proxy
Check Point Firewall
ATM machines
Windows 2000 Prof
Windows 2000 server
MS sql 7
Oracle PL SQL
Intel routers
Cisco routers
3com NBX LAN Telephoney
Arabic products like SAKR , ALIS, SEDCO
Envox (CTI tool)
Retail Hardware
Retail Software
Veritas Volume Mgr
Assembly Language
Terminal Servers
Cabling
PC hardware
HP OpenView NNM
DSL technologies
open view NNM
caching
hotspots
Business Process Management
Open view suite
Project Management
hot spots
CRM business side
Servers and storage
antispam
windows 2003
People motivation
Managing teams
Customer satisfaction
Deal with people from different cultures
Managing of suppliers
ITIL Foundation

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Web training (Training)
Training Institute:
Moutain View
Date Attended:
January 2013
Fault Tolerent Machines (Training)
Training Institute:
Stratus
Date Attended:
March 1994
self study (Training)
Training Institute:
MCSE
Date Attended:
February 1995
at CMCS (Training)
Training Institute:
PMI
Date Attended:
September 2008
at supplier (Training)
Training Institute:
Ultimus BPM
Date Attended:
June 2007
self study (Training)
Training Institute:
Novel OS
Date Attended:
June 1997
self study (Training)
Training Institute:
CCNA
Date Attended:
April 2004
self study (Training)
Training Institute:
CRM
Date Attended:
January 2008
3com LAN telephony (Training)
Training Institute:
3com
Date Attended:
April 2000