Rani Barbir, Development Lead / Site Manager - Microsoft Team

Rani Barbir

Development Lead / Site Manager - Microsoft Team

wunderman

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
20 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 2 Months

Development Lead / Site Manager - Microsoft Team at wunderman
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since August 2009

Ensure the operational integrity of the websites, applications and infrastructure.
• Design and structure of new portals: Press, Events and Enterprise.
• Implement the day-to-day site presentation, layout and updates for the relevant websites (http://www.microsoft.com) along with the development of new content, new features within new marketing and promotional activity.
• Schedule and execute the localization of corporate produced content and campaigns.
• Schedule and produce relevant editorial, promotional and marketing content for the consumer related web sites.
• Assist in creating, develop and manage a newsletter process including moving the newsletter process to a greater focus on personalization and CRM.
• Work with the Digital Sr. Account Manager to maintain relevant and up to date documentation on the web site and supporting systems.
• Work with the Digital Sr. Account Manager and other Producers to manage the prioritization and assignment of relevant web team resources and projects.
• a program and co-ordinate activity, content, site maintenance and development with the Digital Sr. Account Manager
• Where necessary, support in modifying existing processes and implement new streamlined processes, which maximize efficiencies and ensure all projects, resources and activity are monitored and delivered in the most cost effective fashion.

Senior Web Developer at Capital Plus
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2008 to July 2009

• Manage Web applications by being the final reference in the projects
• Conduct meetings with clients for requirements collection
• Discuss with the client the actual situation and the future plans
• Interfere in all technical meetings with clients concerning each project
• Analyze requirements and writes specification documents
• Prepare database design and structure
• Write form design following software engineering standards
• Assign work to other developers and follow up on it
• Decision-making concerning assigned product for customization, updates and bug fixes
• Work on the analysis and design of solutions
• Manage and work fully (partially) in the development of web pages, customization, performance enhancement, bug fixing and new updates
• Schedule project implementation and staff training
• Train beginner developers, and CS people on developed pages
• Test own and developers’ code
• Keep up-to-date full development documentation of the websites
• Keep documentation about future plans, time scheduling and delays
• Keep track of raised issues and discussions concerning the websites with the management
• Demonstration on developed websites

Senior Web Developer at AEI
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2007 to December 2007

• Manage Web system applications
• Conduct meetings with clients for requirements collection
• Discuss with the client the actual situation and the future plans
• Interfere in all technical meetings with clients concerning each project
• Analyze requirements and writes specification documents
• Write form design following software engineering standards
• Assign work to other developers and follow up on it
• Decision-making concerning assigned product for customization, updates and bug fixes
• Work on the analysis and design of solutions
• Manage and work partially in the development of web pages, customization, performance enhancement, bug fixing and new updates
• Schedule project implementation and staff training
• Train beginner developers, and CS people on developed pages
• Test own and developers’ code
• Keep up-to-date full development documentation of the systems
• Keep documentation about future plans, time scheduling and delays
• Keep track of raised issues and discussions concerning the systems with the management
• Demonstration on developed systems

Software Developer at Khatib & Alami
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • November 2005 to December 2006

Utility Identifier: I have developed this tool for the purpose of identifying features on the UAE geographical map using vb 6.0, ArcGis, ArcMap and Oracle 9i.
• Load Demand Notification (LDN): This is a workflow application. It flows from one department to another to check for the electricity load demanded before any new construction took place. I developed this application using Khatib and Alami built-in WorkFlow Engine, vb.NET, Crystal Reports, ArcMap, ArcGis and Oracle 9i.
• Auto Updaters: These tools have been developed to auto update fields in the ArcSDE database when some other fields get changed due to changing features in the ArcMap. These tools have been implemented using vb.NET, Oracle 9i.
• Customer Care and Billing System (CC & B): An interface that links both GIS and CC & B systems in order to transfer customer information from both sides. The tools used to develop this application are: Vb .NET, Oracle 9i and the ArcMap and ArcSDE.
• Khatib and Alami work flow customized engine. I have modified this Work flow to suit some tools that have been used in ArcCatalog. The engine has been modified using vb.NET and oracle 9i.

Web Developer at AEI
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2004 to October 2005

• Writing and implementing automation systems universities.
• Manage Web pages design
• Implementing database designs and structure for intranet/internet applications.
• Conducting thorough research, requirement gathering meetings.
• Working on accounting, library systems, contract sheets and smart advisor modules.

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at Lebanese American Univeristy
  • July 2011

• MBA from the Lebanese American University with a cumulative GPA of 3.64 over 4.00 (Graduated in spring 2011). Emphasis: Management

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at Lebanse American University
  • June 2004

• B.S in computer Science (School of Arts & Sciences) with a cumulative GPA of 3.10 over 4.00. (2000 - 2004) • Minor in Mathematics.

Specialties & Skills

Web Development
SharePoint
Project Management
PhpMyadmin
Macromedia DreamWeaver
Microsoft Office Sharepoint 2007
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft InfoPath 2007
Javascript
Microsoft Expression Blend
Visual Studio 2010
Project Management
Windows Azure
yii framework
Wordpress

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert
French
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

MSCE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2007
Valid Until:
February 2009
Microsoft Visual Studio.NET (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2006
Valid Until:
May 2006
Microsoft Sharepoint 2007 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2011
Valid Until:
August 2011