Senior IT Manager
FAD International Co. Ltd., A retail chain wiht 70 stores in Saudi Arabia and ME.
Total years of experience :37 years, 8 Months
- Implemented WAN project connecting 60+ sites with MPLS
- Implemented Issue Tracking and workflow on Sharepoint
- Migrated to office 365
- Implemented MS Dynamics LS NAV, with Navision ERP with LS retail for the retail operation.
- Implemented Magneto Enterprice eCommerce
- IT governance
- Enhanced existing ERP to add value to the business.
- Deployed wireles with controller.
- Deployed wsus Patching
- deployed CCTV in all branches, warehouses and HO.
Responsible for complete IT management including Infrastructure and Application,
• IT governance, policy compliance, developing policies,
• Preparing IT Budget,
• Vendor/Contracts Management, Team building.
Helping organizations in assessing, setting up IT organization from scratch.
• Providing pre-implementation consultation to prepare the organization for the change
and ensure that it adds value to the organization.
• Guiding in Process Transformation and deploying technology to achieve process
improvement.
• Guiding organizations in avoiding and reviving troubled/failed ERP projects.
• Guiding and handholding the organization from beginning till end of ERP
implementation / Process Transformation project.
• Successfully Implemented SAP ECC 6 FI, CO, SD, MM, CRM Service, MRS, Syclo, SOLMAN. - Migrated from legacy AS/400. Achieved improved productivity by automating processes, avoiding duplicate work using intercompany transactions.
• Saved Millions by redesigning volume rebate software to accurately calculate volume rebate.
• Responsible for complete IT management including Infrastructure and Application,
• IT governance, policy compliance, developing policies & procedures Preparing Budget, Vendor Management.
• Implemented WAN optimization using Riverbed. Achieved substantial cost saving by avoiding increase in bandwidth. Investment was paid back in one and half year.
• Deployed Synology NAS.
• Built new infrastructure including data center in new Head Quarter in Jeddah
• Managed relocation of Office in Riyadh to new building including building new IT infrastructure
• Cell Head for quality program ACE
•Implementing the Microsoft Dynamics AX (Axapta), the ERP solution from Microsoft at a plastic products manufacturing Company. Setup GL, AR, AP, Fixed Assets, inventory, Production Module.
•Implementing Microsoft Dynamics AX in a packing industry. Modules are GL, AR, AP, Fixed Assets, Inventory and production
• It is one of the top 100 group companies in the Kingdom engaged in construction and trading in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Responsibilities and achievements included:
• Developed Application software using VB.NET as front-end and centralized Oracle 10G Database at the back-end and using Citrix to connect remote users from branches. The modules include GL, AR, AP, and Contracting
• Developed and implemented Inventory Control System. Resolved the issue of Inventory shortages for one project while holding access inventory for long time for another project, and project delays, there by avoiding the cost of penalties for delays and wasted man hours. Ordering the materials at right time was crucial.
• Developed and implemented Projects Execution monitoring system integrated with Inventory Control and Contracts Invoicing. Helped avoid substantial losses and delay in invoicing and collection.
• Developed cost analysis module for expense monitoring
• Migrated from Netware to Windows NT
• Implemented MS Exchange and MS Proxy / ISA
• Responsibilities included managing all aspects of IT including applications as well as infrastructure.
- Developed Inventory Control System in FoxPro
- Developed Purchase Ordering System integrated with Inventory in FoxPro
- Developed Order Processing, Invoicing, Accounts Receivables System - FoxPro
Responsibilities:
- Analysis, Design & Development of new systems
- Programming in FoxPro, Testing, Documentation, User Training
- Supervising Programmers
- Novel Network Installation / Administration
- Supporting user departments using Signtronics Vinyl cutter and Zenetech Engraving machines.
- Developed Inventory Control System in FoxPro
- Developed Purchase Ordering System integrated with Inventory in FoxPro
- Developed Order Processing, Invoicing, Accounts Receivables System - FoxPro
Responsibilities:
- Analysis, Design & Development of new systems
- Programming in FoxPro, Testing, Documentation, User Training
- Supervising Programmers
- Novel Network Installation / Administration
- Supporting user departments using Signtronics Vinyl cutter and Zenetech Engraving machines.
Worked as Freelance Programmer using COBOL / FoxBase
Part of development team as programmer involved in projects at Killick Nixon, Snowcem and Music India Ltd. using COBOL,
- Project Leader of the team developing software for Share Brokers using FoxPro
- Project Leader of the team developing software for Solicitors using FoxPro
- Developed Payroll System
Responsibilities;
- Identifying activities needing computerization, Programming in COBOL
- Training Users to use Spreadsheets and Word Processors
Microsoft Certified Business Management Solutions Professional Microsoft Dynamics - Axapta Financials Microsoft Dynamics Axapta - Projects Microsoft Dynamics Axapta - Manufacturing Microsoft Dynamics Axapta - T & L
Visual Basic .Net
Oracle Developer 6i – Forms / Reports
Oracle Certified Professional
Oracle Financials Applications Rel. 11 GL, AR, AP, FA, AOL
POWER BUILDER 4.0 . Grade ‘A’ from
IBM AS/400 covering RPG/400, COBOL/400, RLU, SDA SQL/400 and CL programming. Grade 'A' from
UNIX & 'C'
Systems Analysis and Design
COBOL Programming. - Grade 'A'
Passed the National Standard Test in Programming Competence in COBOL )
Bachelor of Commerce
Batchelor of Commerce.
Programming in BASIC. Grade 'A'