Raoof Ali, Manager, Software Developer

Raoof Ali

Manager, Software Developer

King Khaled University

Location
Saudi Arabia - Abha
Education
Master's degree, Business Information Systems
Experience
13 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 2 Months

Manager, Software Developer at King Khaled University
  • Saudi Arabia - Abha
  • My current job since January 2015

o Business strategist: plan and manage projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains.
o Excellent communicator: leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams.
o Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies: Able to manage large project teams and known for high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets.
o Identifying and making contact with new prospective clients.
o Arranging meetings with prospective clients.
o Promoting the image of the company as a leader in technology services.
o Meeting clients at their offices, identifying their requirements and then proposing solutions.
o Highlighting the benefits of the companies software products and services.
o Answering any technical IT questions that clients may have.
o Following the sales process from start through to close.
o Negotiating commercial and license agreements with clients.
o Once a sale has been made then advising clients on IT implementation and training.
o Arranging for after / post sale support to clients.
o Writing proposals for prospective clients.
o Giving sales presentations to customers

Project Manager and Sales Executive at Suretec Systems GmbH
  • Germany
  • June 2013 to November 2014

o Business strategist: plan and manage million-euro projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains.
o Excellent communicator: leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives and their respective teams.
o Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies: Able to manage large project teams and known for high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets.
o Identifying and making contact with new prospective clients.
o Arranging meetings with prospective clients.
o Promoting the image of the company as a leader in technology services.
o Meeting clients at their offices, identifying their requirements and then proposing solutions.
o Highlighting the benefits of the companies software products and services.
o Answering any technical IT questions that clients may have.
o Following the sales process from start through to close.
o Negotiating commercial and license agreements with clients.
o Once a sale has been made then advising clients on IT implementation and training.
o Arranging for after / post sale support to clients.
o Writing proposals for prospective clients.
o Giving sales presentations to customers

Software developer and Business Analyst at Suretec Systems GmbH
  • Germany
  • June 2012 to June 2013

o Developing software in JAVA.
o Diagnosing and resolving system faults.
o Generating comprehensive test plans.
o Designing and implementing quality, web-based software products.
o Analysing user requirements.
o Supporting existing software products and making progress on new products.
o Analysing user needs and then developing appropriate software solutions.
o Performing root cause analysis on software problems.
o Writing up detailed specifications and program codes.
o Testing products to ensure that they operate satisfactorily.
o Writing up operational documentation in partnership with technical authors.
o Testing products in controlled, real life situations.

Student at University of Cologne
  • Germany
  • September 2010 to February 2011

Master-Project: Comparison of standardized software project management models and software test management models

System Analyst at University of Cologne
  • Germany
  • October 2009 to February 2010

Project for the Collaborative Innovation Networks (COIN): Seeding a
Viral Marketing Campaign

System Analyst at University of Cologne
  • Germany
  • October 2008 to March 2009

Development of a hotel management system. The role involved analysis, design and implementation of the system against real business case.

Education

Master's degree, Business Information Systems
  • at University of Cologne
  • July 2011

6-year program that is equivlent to Masters degree in Business Information Systems.

Specialties & Skills

SAP APO
Software Engineering
SAP ABAP
Presentation Skills
SAP APO
PMBOK (Project Management Standard)
SAP ERP
ICB 3.0 (Project Management Standard)
Software Quality Assurance (Testing)
Statistical Analysis

Languages

Arabic
Expert
German
Expert
English
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • Chess, tennis, reading, programing, sports and travel