Saeed Bakhsh, Consultant PM & IT Expert - National Meteorology Center

Saeed Bakhsh

Consultant PM & IT Expert - National Meteorology Center

National Meteorology Center - Contractors

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration - General Management
Experience
31 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :31 years, 3 Months

Consultant PM & IT Expert - National Meteorology Center at National Meteorology Center - Contractors
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since September 2018

Working in partnership with NCM (National Meteorology Center) the old GAMEP (General Authority of Meteorology & Environment Protection) Officials, advising them how to benefit from the Information Technology as well as Cyber Security in order to meet their business objectives and overcome operational problems.

The main aim is to improve the Operation & Maintenance structure and efficiency using Information Technology as well as Cyber Security systems in various parts of NCM and the transformation to paperless digital environment.

Group IT Manager - KSA at Alsaad General Contracting Co.
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2000 to September 2018

I am currently managing the IT of a large group of companies mostly related to construction field, am responsible for the effective operation of IT services and support across the enterprise and reporting to an IT steering Committee.

My responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
• IT project management, resource management, supervision of IT staff, lead IT steering committee, as well as communication with partner companies, executive team, business unit leaders, and end users.
• Plan and develop IT strategic and tactical plans, as well as identifying, selecting, and deploying the appropriate technology resources that will support corporate goals and objectives.
• Plan, develop, and manage all IT services, systems, and support throughout the enterprise.
• Assist senior management with the direction and facilitation of IT strategic and tactical planning.
• Research, design, and implement the appropriate technologies to support and improve corporate communications, access to information, and end-user productivity.
• Oversee project management for IT-related undertakings.
• Hire, staff, and supervise a skilled team of IT professionals
• Guide the professional development of IT personnel.
• Assist in developing and managing a budget for technology, IT services, and IT team members.
• Liaise with vendors and service providers to ensure efficient and cost-effective acquisition of technology purchases; oversee warranties and service agreements.
• Stay informed on new or emerging trends and technologies that provide clear benefits to the organization, business partners, and customers.

Apart of that, I am assisting in analyzing, and leading the Programmers team for developing of a portfolio level ERP solution which is an automation solution for the operations of our group of companies covering the various fields of contracting, trading and servicing organization activities.

IT Manager at BPC (Building Product Company)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2000 to August 2018

To handle the IT Contract for Hardware, Software, as well as Infrastructure via Alsaad General Contracting Co.

IT Manager at NBCC (National Builders Contracting Company)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2000 to August 2018

To handle the IT Contract for Hardware, Software, as well as Infrastructure via Alsaad General Contracting Co.

IT Consultant at Jack Dessange - Paris
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2000 to December 2011

To handle the IT Consultation Contract for Hardware, Software, as well as Infrastructure via Alsaad General Contracting Co.

IT Support at PMDC - (Bin Laden Group Company)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2000 to December 2006

To handle the IT Contract for Hardware, Software, as well as Infrastructure via Alsaad General Contracting Co.

Instructor at (ATITM) Agha Taj Institute of Information Technology & Management
  • Pakistan
  • August 1999 to June 2000

Teaching Post-Graduate Diploma courses in various Information Technology and Management Fields

CEO & Network Administrator at Mehran Net Cyber Cafe
  • Pakistan
  • January 1999 to December 1999

Setup and Manage the operations of a Cyber Cafe, Managing Windows NT 4 Server network along with WinProxy Server.

Multimedia Programmer at Al-Ostaz Information Technology
  • Saudi Arabia
  • October 1997 to September 1998

Analyzing and Developing a Visual Commercial Directory for Saudi Arabia’s companies.
Tools used: Visual Basic Ver. 5.

Worked as a team member in developing a Multimedia Project "This is Saudi Arabia" which is a visual profile for Saudi Arabia presented in EXPO-98 held on Lisbon, Portages
Tools used: Macromedia Director, Macromedia Premier, Adobe Photoshop, Creative Wave Studio

System Analyst at Faith Computer Consultant
  • Pakistan
  • February 1995 to June 1997

Analyzing and developing various applications in various languages.
Tools Used: Basic, DBase III+, FoxBASE, FoxPro, Clipper, Turbo Pascal, FORTRAN, FORTRAN 5, C, Turbo C, C++, Assembly, and Machine Language (OpCode)

System Analyst at SCS (Saudi Compu-Soft)
  • Saudi Arabia
  • August 1989 to February 1992

Analyzing and developing various applications in various languages.
Tools Used: Basic, DBase III+, FoxBASE, FoxPro, and Clipper.

Also, handling various operation and managing the Showroom and maintenance departments.

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration - General Management
  • at Preston University
  • April 2000
Diploma, Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
  • at Microsoft Corporation
  • December 1999

(067) NT Server 4

Diploma, Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE)
  • at Microsoft Corporation
  • December 1999

(067) NT Server 4 (073) NT Workstation 4 (058) Networking Essentials (068) NT Server 4 Enterprise (059) TCP/IP (081) Exchange 5.5 (079) IE Admin Kit

Master's degree, M.Sc. (Computer Information Technology)
  • at University of Sindh
  • November 1999
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems)
  • at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
  • April 1997
High school or equivalent, General Secondary Education Certificate (Science Group)
  • at Jeddah High School
  • May 1989

Specialties & Skills

Team Leadership
IT Strategy
IT Service Management
Business Intelligence
Disaster Recovery
Information Security Management
IT Operations
Business Intelligence
Project Management
IT Management
Disaster Recovery
Visual Foxpro Ver. 5,6,7,8,9
Kaspersky, Symantec, & TrendMicro Antivirus Enterprise Edition
Network Management
Internet Controlling Server (WinProxy, Cyberoam)
Network Design, Cabling, & Infrastructure
Handling WAN
Windows 2000, 2003, 2008 Server Enterprice
Exchange 2000, 2003 Enterprise Server
ISA 2004, 2006 Enterprise Server
Wireless Networking
MySQL Server
IT Procurement
IT Audit
IT Management
Team Leadership

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Pakistan Engineering Council
  • Member
  • August 1997
Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN)
  • Member
  • April 2002
Microsoft TechNet
  • Member
  • December 1999
TechRepublic
  • Member
  • August 1999
Saudi Engineering Council
  • Engineer
  • January 2013
University of South Florida Muma College of Business
  • Post-Crisis Leaders
  • April 2020

Training and Certifications

Post-Crisis Leadership Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2020