Sayad Akhtar Edroos, Projects Manager

Sayad Akhtar Edroos

Projects Manager

Excel Group of companies

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electronic And Robotic Engineering
Experience
16 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 5 Months

Projects Manager at Excel Group of companies
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • February 2017 to January 2021

Skills gained:
•Project/Aftersales Management
•Industrial Automation (PLC)

Job Role:
•Successfully generated annual turnover of AED 30-35M YOY through effective PM.
•Directed automotive projects in UAE, KSA, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait & Morocco.
•Effectively managed relationships with 50+ clients in the GCC region.
•Headed an entire division of 75+ factory workers, onsite technicians & sales staff.

Territory Manager at Accel Frontline JLT - DMCCA
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2013 to February 2017

Skills gained:
• Project Management
• Key Account Management
• Enterprise IT Consulting
• Process Automation (RPA)
• Oracle ERP/Software Solutions
• Oracle Datacenter Solutions

Job Role:
• Got promoted from BDM by successfully generating USD 10-12M annual sales.
• Effectively led winning back business from major IBM, HP, EMC key accounts.
• Managed UAE/GCC territory for servers, storage, networking (Oracle & Hitachi).
• Developed/ nurtured relationships in strategic accounts within assigned territory.
• Led a team of 5 sales/pre-sales team members as profit center head.
• Spearheaded "Competition Take-Out" strategies for specific enterprise customers.

Business Development Engineer at Nexsus Techno Solutions Pvt Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • December 2011 to February 2013

Skills gained:
• Business Process Analysis
• Solution Sales, Technical Presales
• Computer-Telephony Integration

Job Role:
• Won the single largest deal for UC (i.e. NSE - National Stock Exchange - Mumbai).
• Strategically handled key accounts within the assigned territory of west-India.
• Led a team of 3 sales/pre-sales team members as team lead.
• Established NTS as a formidable competitor by winning strategic deals.
• Overachieved revenue target set for server/ storage/ software licenses/ services.

Operations Manager at Sundaram MultiPap Ltd.
  • India - Mumbai
  • February 2007 to November 2011

Skills gained:
• IT Operations management
• Contact center management
• Web Application development
• HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript
• System Administration

Job Role:
• Started as an ICT Engineer to setup the integrated communication infrastructure.
• Promoted to ICT Manager after 1 year, managing all aspects of ICT infrastructure.
• Promoted again in Jan 2010 to Operations Manager, managing people & systems.
• Shifted communications infrastructure from PBX to computer-telephony (CTI).
• Built the CTI server for ISDN-PRI telephony with SIP softphones on client systems.
• Administered 50+ computer and telephony systems, servers and storage devices.
• Managed the technical side of outbound telemarketing, SMS & Email campaigns.
• Contributed significantly in the development of the E-Learning software.

Assistant Project Engineer at Excel Industry Co. LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Ajman
  • August 2004 to December 2006

Skills gained:
• MS Excel (Advanced)
• MS Project (Gantt Charts)
• PLC Programming (Step7, Siemens)

Job Role:
• Started as an Intern working on various projects.
• Promoted to Assistant Project Engineer working under and reporting to PM.
• Learned how to prepare Gantt Charts, Excel Spreadsheets and manage books.
• Gained knowledge of how to build hydraulic and electric control systems with PLC.
• Assisted the project manager by learning how to debug Step7 PLC logic.
• Worked on major infrastructure projects including for such clients as:
o Dubai Floating bridge
o Dubai Municipality (RTA)
o Emirates Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electronic And Robotic Engineering
  • at University of Mumbai
  • May 2004

Electronics engineering with major in robotics and minor in information technology

Specialties & Skills

Mechanical Engineering
Electronics Engineering
Industrial Automation
Manufacturing & Industrial
Heavy Equipment
Primavera
Web Application Development
HTML, CSS, Bootstrap
Enterprise Software Development
Hydraulic/Pneumatic Control System Design
Robotic Automation Systems
Spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel)
Oracle EBS (E-Business Suite ERP)
Presentations (Microsoft Power Point)
Home Automation Systems
Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Adobe Photoshop
Magento, Open Cart, Presta Shop
Oracle JDE (J. D. Edwards ERP)
Microsoft Project
React.JS & React Native
Wordpress, Woo Commerce
PHP, MySQL, JavaScript
Web / Front-end / UI Design
Siemens PLC (Step 7 Programming)
Business Process Automation
Oracle SPARC Servers, ZFS, ODA
Progressive Web Applications
Position Encoders, Sensors, Machine Vision
PLC Automation Control Systems
Mobile App Development
Warehouse Automation Systems
Biometric, Face Recognition Systems
Arduino Prototyping
Building Automation Systems
Heavy Automotive Manufacturing
Servers, Storage, Networking
Aircraft GSE and Docking Systems
Factory / Workshop Automation
Solar PV (Off-Grid / Hybrid) Systems
Python & Django
CCTV, Access Control, Gate Barriers
Outbound Dialing, Inbound IVR, ACD
Contact Center CTI Systems
PRI / GSM / VoIP Trunks, SIP/IP Phones
Oracle Engineered Systems: Exadata, Exalytics
CISCO, Juniper, Huawei Data Center Switches
Fortinet, CISCO Firewalls

Languages

Arabic
Intermediate
English
Expert
Hindi
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Creating Mobile Games with Unity (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2020
Cybersecurity Foundations (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2020

Hobbies

  • Designing Mobile Games
    Certificate of Completion in a course on mobile game development using Unity earned online.