Saad Alawad, EPMO Director

Saad Alawad

EPMO Director

SITE

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, Information Technology
Experience
13 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 9 Months

EPMO Director at SITE
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since February 2020
EPMO Director at SITE
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since February 2020

- Monitoring and controlling SITE portfolio.
- Provide strategic direction to encourage the achievement of company objectives and project deliverables.
- Leading, training and supporting PMs to drive performance improvements and convey and resolve complex issues.
- Managing the resource capacity to ensure smooth delivery.

Program Manager - EPMO Acting Director at SITE
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2019 to February 2020

- Design programs to support the strategic direction of the company and to achieve long term objectives.
- Superintend the EPMO team, and develop and deliver the project management training and awareness roadmap to ensure that all employees are trained and upskilled in project, program and portfolio methodologies.
- Systematise corporate programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organisation.
- Oversee the manufacture and continuous enhancement of EPMO processes relating to project approval, escalation, reporting, prioritisation and closure, in addition to resource allocation, risk and change management, and budgeting.

Program Manager - EPMO at SITE
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2017 to December 2018

- Initiated and administered all corporate development projects to ensure alignment with the company strategy.
- Contributed to the formation of portfolio methodology, the EPM portal, and the project dashboard and documents.
- Supported the full lifecycle delivery of key client projects to achieve project team success.
- Led a program for the establishment of a new government entity consisting of projects pertaining to the setup of a new IT infrastructure, Cybersecurity program (GRC), CMS, core applications and the business intelligence platform.

Sr. Project Manager at ELM Information Technology Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 2016 to July 2017

Role and Responsibilities:

- Responsible for planning, implementing, and tracking of short & long-term projects.
- Manages the Profit & Loss of projects’ by monitoring and controlling all aspects of the Projects’ to meet the objectives of the Department and Elm.
- Responsible for proper communication and customer satisfaction, according to the policies and procedures followed within ELM.

Operation Project Manager at ELM Information Technology Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • December 2014 to March 2016

Role: As an Operation Project Manager (OPM), I manage the service and working within the constraints of scope, quality, time, and cost, and within established services policies and guidelines.

Responsible for managing a service in production, Operations SPOC of running services, customer relationship, Cross functions activities, releases plan, and service enhancement.

Customer Support Supervisor at Saudi Telecom Company - STC
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 2004 to August 2008

As support supervisor, my main role is to manage a Technical Support team (L1) to maintain the level of support of the customers’ reported issues (SLA), managing customer complaints, and escalating internally any incidents/problems to ensure their resolution within OLA.

Education

Master's degree, Information Technology
  • at Coventry University
  • April 2014

Degree Classification (Grade): Distinction Modules included: o Business Simulation (ARENA) o Global Business and E-Commerce o Software Engineering o Advanced Database Systems o Internet and Information Security o Individual Project: Project Title "Fleet of Vehicles Management Using Cloud Computing" o Advanced Computing Technologies o IT Project Management

Bachelor's degree, Computers, Networking and Communications Technology Engineering
  • at Coventry University
  • November 2012

Degree Classification (Grade): Upper Second Class (2:1) Modules included: o Embedded Microprocessors Group Project o Object Oriented Software o Communication Systems o Advanced Computer Architecture o Engineering Management o Advanced Network Management and Design o Programming for Engineers o Individual Project: Project Title "CU Open day Application Using Android Platform" o Operating Systems and Security o Networked System Architectures o Photoshop to Intermediate Level

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Service Management
IT Project Management
Service Operations
Telecommunication
Cryptocurrency / Digital Currency
ASP .NET
Networking
Benefits Management
Project Management
Teamwork
IT Service Management
Blockchain
Bitcoin
IT Project Management
Governance of Enterprise IT
MS office
Operation Project Management
Customer Service
ARENA Simulation
STO/ICO
FinTech

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Personal Website
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Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certified Bitcoin Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2017
Valid Until:
July 2019
BTA Certified Blockchain Solution Architect (CBSA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2018
Valid Until:
November 2020
Managing Benefits™ (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2018
Project Management Professional (PMP)® (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2018
Valid Until:
March 2021
PRINCE2® Practitioner Certificate in Project Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2015
Valid Until:
December 2020
COBIT5 Foundation (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2015
ITIL® Expert Certificate in IT Service Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2015

Hobbies

  • Camping
  • Traveling
  • Reading
  • New Technologies