Seyed Mohsen Saatchi

Duties:
• Directing and managing the IT Department
• Involvement in short and long term strategic IT infrastructure planning.
• Preparing Annual Budget for both IT and ITC Departments
• Organizing workshops, seminars, cross-institutional networks and training programs.
• Preparing the business Plan for IT department
• Setting targets for IT Department.
• Setting an annual budgeting for IT Department
• Directs applications systems planning, budgeting, acquisition and acceptance of new technologies
• Develop and implement the IT Strategy of the business
• Provide leadership, vision, and management to the IT department.
• Hold departmental meetings to review strategic goals and initiatives, promote team building.
• Provide day-to-day supervision, conduct performance appraisals, and delegate work assignments for all IT personnel and work to provide growth paths for staff.
• Assist in recruiting, hiring, and providing appropriate training for IT support staff.
• Serve on planning and policy-making committees.
• Oversee the development, design, and implementation of new applications and changes to existing computer systems and software packages.
• Responsible for the ordering, acquisition, inventorying, and disposition of hardware and software.
• Serve as primary contact with outside vendors in the generation of RFPs, bids, contracts, agreements, and other major vendor interactions, Systems Operations and Maintenance.
• Develop, review, and certify all back-up and disaster recovery procedures and plans.
• Ensure the continual functioning of mission critical operations.
• Manage a high performing IT team and will play a pivotal role in shaping first class customer focused IT support and delivering strategic IT solutions that support the business to achieve its corporate goals.
• Develop and implement innovative instructional methods.
• Develop professional logistics to improvise project performance.
• Evaluate, monitor different project for smart buildings.
• Supervisor
• IT Infrastructure Lead, and more than 9 years+ of IT Infrastructure Management
• Experience in Front-End technologies such as Java, HTML, JavaScript, and JSP Experience of working on / delivering global programs
• Participate in departmental activities.
• Serve and support functional activities of departmental committees.
• Assess, review and evaluate employee's activities and progress in different projects.
• Promote a culture that reflects the organization's value, encourage good performance, and rewards productivity.
• I.T. Support Engineer (Windows 2000 / XP / 7) required by leading solution provider to the Oil & Gas industry based in Dorset. The I.T. Support Engineer (Windows 2000 / XP / 7) will be responsible for providing internal & external desktop support. The I.T. Support Engineer (Windows 2000 / XP / 7) must have the following experience to be considered for the role.
• Training and developing different systems such as (SIS, HR, ERP) systems.
• Oversees the operations of organization and manages its compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Creates and maintain procedures for implementing plan approved by the board of directors.
• Ensure that staff and board have sufficient and up-to-date information.
• Evaluates the organization's and the staff's performance on a regular basis.
• Oversees staff in developing annual budgets that support operating plans and submits budgets for board approval.
• Prudently manages the organization's resources within budget guidelines according to current laws and regulations.
• LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, public officials, and the general public.

Duties:
• To engage in undergraduate teaching. The range of duties may vary from time to time but faculty is engaged primarily in lecturing.
• To conduct research, which enhances the School high reputation
• Establishing contacts with the wider academic community
• Participating in seminars
• delivering conference presentations
• organizing conferences/events where appropriate
• Engaging with events of interest to alumni and the wider public
• Develop and implement innovative instructional methods.
• Develop professional logistics to improvise student performance.
• Guide, lead and mentor students in research projects.
• Evaluate, monitor and mentor student academic progress.
• Create, innovate and implement career-enhancement programs and activities.
• Supervise and support teaching assistants.
• Preparing the midterm and final exams for different courses
• Research Methodology
• Using the LMS - Learning Management System to interact with students

Duties of IT Director:
• Directing and managing the IT Department
• Involvement in short and long term strategic IT infrastructure planning.
• Developing the systems such as (1- SIS Student Information System, 2- Registration System, 3- Copy Catch system, 4- LMS - Learning Management System, 5- Student Advising system and E-library system).
• Training and Supporting and Academic Staffs on different systems such as 1- SIS Student Information System, 2- Registration System, 3- Copy Catch system, 4- LMS - Learning Management System, 5- Student Advising system and E-library system
• Preparing Annual Budget for both IT and ITC Departments
• Organizing workshops, seminars, cross-institutional networks and training programs.
• Preparing the business Plan for IT department
• Setting targets for IT Department.
• Setting an annual budgeting for IT Department
• Directs applications systems planning, budgeting, acquisition and acceptance of new technologies
• Develop and implement the IT Strategy of the business
• Managing, Monitoring whole the university systems
• Developing the Learning Management System Administrator (LMS) system.
• Developing the Human Resources System Administrator (HR) system.
• Developing the student Information System Administrator (SIS) system.
• Developing the ERP System
• Developing the Online Registration system.
• Monitoring the implementation of technology within the entire seven branches of AOU in GCC.
• Ensuring quality assurance and development targets and met.
• Monitoring and reporting the performance of whole IT staff
• Following the policies and procedures
• Re-solving maintenance issues and arranging routine maintenance for whole computers in premise.
• policy development

Duties of E-Library Director:

I have involved directing the AOU E-Library; here the following tasks are typically undertaken within the role:

Academic librarians often have specialist responsibility for an academic subject or function, even at basic-level posts. Other roles include research, electronic, resources, systems, and other professional posts within the fields of acquisitions and cataloguing.

Duties of E-Learning Project Manager:

I have involved directing the AOU E-learning Project Manager; here the following tasks are typically undertaken within the role:

• Developing & Managing LMS - Learning Management System
• Managing the content of Learning Management System
• Training Academic Staff on LMS

Duties:

• To engage in undergraduate teaching. The range of duties may vary from time to time but faculty is engaged primarily in lecturing.
• To conduct research, which enhances the School high reputation
• Develop and implement innovative instructional methods.
• Develop professional logistics to improvise student performance.
• Guide, lead and mentor students in research projects.
• Evaluate, monitor and mentor student academic progress.
• Create, innovate and implement career-enhancement programs and activities.
• Supervise and support teaching assistants.
• Participate in departmental and college activities.
• Serve and support functional activities of departmental committees.
• Assess, review and evaluate student activities and progress.
• Teaching most of computer science courses 3rd & 4th level courses
• Preparing the midterm and final exams for different courses
• Research Methodology

Duties:

• To engage in graduate and undergraduate teaching. The range of duties may vary from time to time but faculty is engaged primarily in lecturing.
• To conduct research, which enhances the School’s high reputation
• To conduct research, which enhances the School high reputation
• Establishing contacts with the wider academic community
• Participating in seminars
• delivering conference presentations
• organizing conferences/events where appropriate
• Engaging with events of interest to alumni and the wider public
• To engage in examining duties,
• To act as academic advisor to BSc
• Proctoring
• Marking Assignments
• Meeting face-to-face with students to advise them periodically.
• Advocate and mediate for student concerns related to grades, degree plan, and instructor issues.
• Guide students in making optimistic education choices.

Duties:

Participate in corporate strategic planning and implement strategic goals and objectives
Implement programs that include marketing, sales, purchasing, distribution, accounting/finance, safety, education and employee services
Take on primary responsibility for efficient, cost-effective facility operations
Prepare budget and sales forecasts with chief operating officer
Review financial and operating reports
Manage all departments on daily basis
Assist corporate credit staff with collection of customer accounts
Approve wage, bonus and commission schedules in line with budget and operating constraints
Approve, within budgetary and corporate guidelines, expenditures for capital equipment
Manage the day-to-day activities of the facility, overseeing that work is accomplished by the managers and supervisors, and that it is consistent with corporate policies and objectives
Oversee that the inventory management is consistent with sales, cash flow and financial goals
Oversee sales, delivery, distribution, pricing, accounting and customer service
Serve as the principal public relations spokesperson for the facility
Advise and direct facility staff; provide assistance and guidance where needed
Oversee that the facility staff develop and implement professional developmental plans for the employees, their supervisors and managers
Conduct regular staff meetings
Resolve important customer complaints and service problems
Keep up with the industry trends, attend trade shows, conventions and seminars as appropriate or as directed
Promote equal opportunity and affirmative action employment practices
Maintain proficiency in computerized systems and other technologies as required
Follow company policies and procedures
Other duties/responsibilities as assigned by the chief operating officer

Duties:

1- Research Development

• Reflects current methodological techniques used in interdisciplinary research, as illustrated with many policy-relevant research examples.
• The realistic trade-offs, uncertainties, habits, and excitement of the research experience come through on every page
• Covers strategies for both description and causal estimation—and emphasizes the distinction

2- Consultant

• Meeting with clients to determine requirements;
• Working with clients to define the scope of a project;
• Planning timescales and the resources needed;
• Clarifying a client's system specifications, understanding their work practices and the nature of their business;
• Travelling to customer sites;
• Liaising with staff at all levels of a client organization;
• Defining software, hardware and network requirements;
• Analyzing IT requirements within companies and giving independent and objective advice on the use of IT;
• Developing agreed solutions and implementing new systems;
• Presenting solutions in written or oral reports;
• Helping clients with change-management activities;
• Purchasing systems where appropriate;
• Designing, testing, installing and monitoring new systems;
• Preparing documentation and presenting progress reports to customers;
• Organizing training for users and other consultants;
• Being involved in sales and support, and where appropriate, maintaining contact with client organizations;
• Identifying potential clients and building and maintaining contacts.

3- Developing the Curriculum

• Ability to define course and lesson requirements, including scopes and sequences and content maps
• Ability to write lesson plans for all grade levels
• Ability to identify the cognitive complexity level for lesson plan development and assessment items
• Ability to align content and assessments to regional and state standards
• Ability to field and answer content-area questions from a variety of stakeholders
• Ability to adapt to changing development and delivery systems
• Ability to work collaboratively within a variety of cultural contexts
• Ability to model positive attitude and work ethic
• Proficiency with MS Office