Ramy Rashad Mohamed ElHefnawy, Solutions Architect (Senior Techno-functional consultant / PM)

Ramy Rashad Mohamed ElHefnawy

Solutions Architect (Senior Techno-functional consultant / PM)

Engineers Technology, Egyptian Company For Information Technology

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Systems Engineering
Experience
21 years, 9 Months

Share My Profile

Block User


Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 9 Months

Solutions Architect (Senior Techno-functional consultant / PM) at Engineers Technology, Egyptian Company For Information Technology
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since January 2013

Microsoft Dynamics AX / CRM Techno-Functional Consultant.

Full life cycle project duties including: Pre-Sales Solution Engineering, Project Definition/Estimating, Business Requirements Analysis, Functional/Technical Design, and on-going QA activities related to the Build and Deploy Phases.
Assist in the Discovery phase with the ability to help estimate the work plan required to turn the prospect into a proposal
Perform gap analysis between functionality and customer’s requirements
Identify and recommend products customization, enhancements, or workarounds to meet customer requirements
Develop functional and technical specifications for enhancements and integrations to other business applications
Assist Industry leads in estimating the steps in formulating their solution maps (based on industry knowledge) Responsible for identifying, scoping, developing, and presenting new solutions (out of scope of project) to the Customer.
Responsible for participating in sales process, preparing and QA of SOW’s.

AX / CRM Verticals (Any Version):
1- Retail
2- Manufacturing
3- Distribution
4- Financial

AX Customization / Development (Any Version)
1- X++ / .NET
2- SSRS / SSAS

References available on Request

Technical Projects Manager at informatique
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 2012 to July 2013

Enterprise Applications (lmplementation / Development) Projects Manager
Education - University Managment Information System ( UMIS )
IBM ECM Solutions ( FileNet )

CMMI 3 / PMI

Responsibilities:

• Participate in all projects phases starting from initiation to closure
• Develop full scale project plans
• Track project deliverables and milestones
• Provide direction and support to project team in both technical and non-technical issues
• Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs
• Project evaluations and assessment of results
• Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.
• Manage customer requirements and escalations
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Determines appropriate revenue recognition, ensures timely and accurate invoicing, and monitors receivables for project.
• Follows up with clients, when necessary, regarding unpaid invoices.

Projects:
• Egypt Electricity Holding Company Correspondence system.
• Egypt Electricity Transport Company (IBM FileNet enhancement / Support contract)
• GASCO ( IBM FileNet Development / support contract)
• ChemiPharm (IMB FileNet Implementation)
• EMOA (IBM FileNet Development, Reimplementation)
o Egypt Electricity Minister Office enterprise content management (ECM) System implementation
• AWQAF (Development, File Net Implementation)
o Managing of Kuwait Awqaf ministry enterprise content management (ECM) System
• KCO (Support)
o Managing Development contract of Kuwait Culture office content management System.
• University Management System Development/Support contract (ICTP) - Education
Support / Development contract with 16 Egyptian universities
o Manage Releases of University management system (UMIS)
o Manage universities requirements and review requirements with ICTP to fit higher education standard
o Build technical teams for this project
o Manage technical teams (Technical Support team / Development teams) in Multi-sites
o Assist Development teams and technical support teams in technical and non-technical issues
o Design Knowledgebase / issues tracking system for all universities to support universities and operation technical teams in issue tracking and online support
o Manage monthly status meetings with universities projects managers

Senior Techo-Functional Consultant, Projects Manager at El Raed for Information Technology
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2007 to November 2012

Career Progressions / Responsibilities
• Technical Manager (Company)
• Senior Techno-Functional Consultant / Projects Leader
• Team Leader

Responsibilities:

• Manage Projects from initiation to delivery and support
• Manage Product quality between reality and system
• Demonstrate or perform proof-of-concepts, demos, and acceptance tests
• Develop technical proposals and implement solutions based on the customer’s requirements
• Analyze customer’s requirements to participate in generation of both Business and System Analysis documents
• Design solution Architecture and integration methodology between solution applications (ERPs, Retail Systems, Customized modules and third-party applications)
• MS Business solutions consultants (Microsoft Retail Management System, Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, Axapta, SharePoint, CRM)
• Customize MBS applications (design and develop stand alone and fully integrated modules (ADD ONs) to close business cycles and fit business needs).
• Design And Develop Business Intelligent, OLAP Cubes and Data Mining Reports
• Design and Develop Integration tools for ERP's / Retail Systems Oracle E.Business/ Microsoft AX, GP, NAV, RMS etc..
• Support company clients - Train company employees.
• Support developers and Consultants in both technical and business issues.

Projects:
• Al-Image Pharmacies: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Implementation, working in the following areas: Solution architecture, Analysis, Pilot, installation and configuration, data migration, customization, deployment, training. AR, AP, INV, GL, HR, AX 2012 for Retail.
• Normandy Pharmacies:(Like Al-Image Pharmacies)
• Ashley: Successful completion of implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 on all company stores and head offices starting from Analysis, Pilot, installation and configuration, data migration, customization (Adding New features using X++), deployment, training. Four intercompany operation and integration on of them include 4 sites. AR, AP, INV, GL, HR.
• Alfemo: AX 2009 (like Ashely)
• IN&OUT: AX 2009 (Like Ashely)
• B.Tech AX 2009 (Olympic Group)
RMS System:
- Successful completion of implementation of Microsoft RMS on all company stores and head offices.
- Successful completion of fully customization of RMS and integration with Microsoft Great Palins (Financially)
- Successful design, development and integrate Third party product Installment system with Microsoft Dynamic RMS starting from perform reservation process to delivery of item and pay installments in RMS registers.
Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains
- Design and develop whole sale module integrate RMS system and Microsoft dynamics great plains. Using VS C# 2005and GP APIs (econnect).
Installment System:
- Participate in system design and development using VS C# 2008, SQL SERVER 2005, MS Reporting Services.
Systems Integration
Design and develop Dynamic Integration System between MS Great Plains and MS RMS and Installment System this integration run over all customers and systems.
SAS Egypt (La Senza, MORGAN, JB, Guess, Better Moiré) Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management system implementation
• Carina stores
- Successful completion of implementation of Microsoft RMS on all company stores and head offices starting from data gathering to pilot to go life. 100 + stores and one headquarter.
- Migrate old system data to make information available in analytical reporting system
Developments /Integration
- Successful completion to design and develop Global Receipts Module: Design solution to handle global returns in retail management system to globalize sales process over all stores.
- Design and develop replenishment system that integrates with RMS stocks and sales rates percent.
- Develop collection of KPIs and reports to support business Needs
- Implement Morocco Headquarter to supports all its branch

30 another Projects references available on request

Team Leader at SSBS (Out Sourcing from el raed)
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • July 2008 to January 2009

Responsibilities:
• To Analyze Customer Requirements and develop required solution (mobile handheld Barcoding solution)
Projects:
Client: IMCO (Saudi Arabia) - * branches over K.S.A
Solution: Handheld Solution
Design and develop whole client-server mobile solution (barcode solution) to digitalize inventory management like sales order processing, purchasing creation / receiving, stock taking and integrate it with Microsoft great plains the solution add some features to Microsoft great plains.
Development Tools :
1- C# .NET 2005
2- Microsoft GP E-Connect 9
3- Microsoft SQL 2005, Microsoft SQL Compact Edition
Hardware:
Motorola Symbol handheld
OS:
Windows Mobile Edition

Senior Applications Consultant at Retail Realm Egypt
  • Egypt
  • January 2005 to March 2007

Responsibilities:
• Implement Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System in all Retail Business type
• Customize system and develop workaround to fit business needs
• Responsibility for Technical Demo and Presentations
• Met and Correspond with clients to determine client needs for their sites
• Designing and developing reports and customize system to fit requirements
• integrate Microsoft Great Plains with MS Retail Management system
• Designer and developer for special add-on modules run over Microsoft Retail Management System DB's (SQL SERVER DB), using special reporting tools as crystal report, XML and Microsoft visual basic run over SQL server 2000 DB.
• Support company clients, train for our clients company and company employees

Software Developer / Designer at ETP 200
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2002 to July 2005

Job Description:
• Solution designer - developer
• Design and implement Applications for military factories (calibration departments).
• Database developer (using SQL server 2000 and visual basic 6)
• System / business analyst

Projects:
Calibration System:
Design solution and develop a calibration system to synchronize and integrate calibration labs with accounting department in ETP factory. The system is designed to close calibration and accounting cycle from user deal with customer service to end fee's payment. (Client Server Application)
Development Tools :
1- VB6
2- SQL server 2000
3- XML

HR System:
The payroll module automates the pay process by gathering data on employee time and attendance, calculating various deductions and taxes, and generating periodic pay cheques and employee tax reports. Data is generally fed from the human resources and time keeping modules to calculate automatic deposit and manual cheque writing capabilities. This module can encompass all employee-related transactions as well as integrate with existing financial management systems.
Development Tools:
1- ASP.NET
2- C#.NET 2000
3- SQL Server 2000

Internet Search Engine: (Outsourcing- EL Sharawy Group)
Design and develop an Arabic web based internet search engine - Server Side ( Crawler (Spider) - Indexer - Database)
Tools:
1- VB.NET 2000 & ASP.NET
2- SQL Server 2000

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Systems Engineering
  • at Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University
  • May 2002

• B.Sc. of Computer Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University. AVG Grade: Very Good Bachelor's grade (2002): Excellent. Graduation Project: An Arabic Web Based Internet Search Engine. Project Grade: Excellent. A web search engine is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web and FTP servers. The Design and Development of both Server site and client side completely did from scratch (Databases, Spider (Robot), Crawlers, Indexers, ranker, Client web pages) to present finally a list of results and are often called hits using Microsoft Development Tools (SQL Server 2000,ASP , VC++ , VB). The information may consist of web pages, images, information and other types of files.

Specialties & Skills

Software Project Management
Microsoft Dynamics
Business Systems Implementation
Solution Architecture
Software Product Management
Microsoft Dynamics AX Implemenation, Customization and Development
Microsoft Dynamics RMS Implementation, Customization and Development
Business and systems Analysis / Desgin
Software Development
Applications Integration , Specially with Microsoft Applications.
Projects Management
Software Solution Architecture

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

IEEE
  • Memeber
  • January 2007

Training and Certifications

Microsoft certified professional Retail Management System Headquarters (Training)
Training Institute:
ITEDA
Date Attended:
January 2010
MCTS: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Installation & Configuration (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Date Attended:
March 2011
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Trade and Logistics (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Date Attended:
October 2011
Microsoft certified professional Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Implementation and Maintenance (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Date Attended:
May 2012
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Production (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Date Attended:
June 2012
Microsoft certified professional Great Plains : GP 10.0 Inventories and Order Processing (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Date Attended:
July 2011
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Product Builder (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Date Attended:
July 2011
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Trade and Logistics (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Date Attended:
May 2012
MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Date Attended:
January 2012
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft Egypt
Date Attended:
December 2016
Duration:
50 hours
• Strategic project management (Training)
Training Institute:
Raya Academy
Date Attended:
November 2009
• Microsoft Dynamic Sure Step10 (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Date Attended:
September 2010
• Software Development Using c# (Training)
Training Institute:
Ain Shams University Faculty of Engineering
Date Attended:
August 2003
Communication Skills , Presentation Skills, Customer Service Skills, Technical Business writing (Training)
Training Institute:
Raya Academy
Date Attended:
January 2008
• Oracle E-Business Suite 11i Manufacturing / Inventory Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Raya Academy
Date Attended:
January 2009
Software Processes Improvments (SPI) (Software Engineering) (Training)
Training Institute:
ITIDA Egypt
Date Attended:
July 2011
• Business – system analysis and design (Training)
Training Institute:
Raya Academy
Date Attended:
January 2006
• Advanced Database design and implementation (Training)
Training Institute:
Faculty of Engineering Cairo Unviersity
Date Attended:
October 2004
• Microsoft Great Plains 10 • Navigation • Inventory Management • Sales Order Processing • Purchase (Training)
Training Institute:
CIC
Date Attended:
May 2009
• AIM (Oracle E-Business Application Implementation Methodology) (Training)
Training Institute:
Oracle Egypt
Date Attended:
July 2009
Software Process Improvements - SPI (Software Engineering) (Training)
Training Institute:
ITIDA Egypt
Date Attended:
May 2011
• Microsoft Dynamics AX Retail (Training)
Training Institute:
Orascom for Training (Sponsored by Mirosoft)
Date Attended:
November 2011
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Supply Chain (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft
Date Attended:
January 2012
Project Management and PMI Preparation (Training)
Training Institute:
Orascom For Training (OTT)
Date Attended:
May 2012
• Microsoft Dynamic Great Plains Dexterity Programming Language (Training)
Training Institute:
El Raed for Information Technology
Date Attended:
January 2008

Hobbies

  • Reading