Shafihur Rahman, ICT Director

Shafihur Rahman

ICT Director

Tejoury

Location
United Kingdom - Manchester
Education
Master's degree, MSc, Information Systems Engineering,
Experience
23 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 0 Months

ICT Director at Tejoury
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2019 to September 2023

The leading Saudi records & data management company, serving large financial institutions in KSA / Bahrain with 50 major Warehouses across the region managing billions of data/images. I have a passion for driving technology services & innovative solutions within scope, time and budget while ensuring seamless operations, and enhancing client experience across the GCC. I transformed Tejourys digital landscape by implementing state of the art solution with which image processing power increased from just 1 million daily to over 7 million per day, making it the single largest entity by volume in the Middle East.
Responsibilities:
• Led end-to-end IT strategy development and roadmap implementation.
• Manage IT ecosystem (infrastructure, cloud, applications, support & info-sec).
• Direct value stream-driven digital transformation initiatives.
• Manage ICT budget ($5 Million 2023) and reviewed cost sheets.
• Led key projects within scope, time, budget, SLA & KPI.
• Establish / manage the IT Department.
• Leverage lean, agile & ITIL principles in project and service delivery.
• Source and implement fit-for-purpose systems & tools.
• Lead & drive key projects/solutions within scope, time, budget, SLA & KPI.
• Manage, develops, train staff and identify and mentor future leaders.
• Evaluate opportunities and threats posed by disruptive technologies.
• Maintain / develop strong relationships with vendors: Google, IBM, MS etc.
• Implement best practice guidance & standards like ITIL, ITSM, ISO27K etc.
• Meet internal & regulatory requirements of NCA, SAMA and NDMO etc.
• Review / support RFP, RFI, Bids and Contracts, Vendor-Supplier performance.
• Review & approve Technical and Network Design Documents.
• Carry out Continual Service Improvement.

Head of Technical Services, Operations at Cloudview Ltd
  • United Kingdom - London
  • September 2018 to June 2019

Specialized data surveillance company (used by Police & security forces across the UK) using smart technology to record & store video data in the Cloud, used by law enforcement agencies against criminal activities:
Responsibilities:
• Assure Cloudview’s successful achievement of commercial & IT operational goals & targets.
• Establish IT with robust Infrastructure, Application, Assembly & Assurance.
• Utilized ITIL processes, procedures, and governance.
• Implement / manage ITIL Processes/Functions.
• Establish client site survey to incorporate In building Solutions
• Establish / support transition processes, knowledge, change, deployment, asset management etc.

IT Service Delivery & Improvement Manager at Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC)
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • April 2015 to January 2018

The first nuclear power company in the GCC, and the first corporate organization to pass and win the ISO20000 accreditation in ITSM:
• Provided strategic SM support for the delivery of corporate business.
• Managed and improved on current, changed, and new services.
• Set up and managed CAB & eCAB and IT Service & Business Service Reviews.

Senior Service Delivery Manager at Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company 'du'
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2010 to March 2015

Responsibilities:
• Led IT Service Management for du’s Signature clients across the GCC.
• Deliver high-value managed services/solutions against agreed SLA/KPI for major clients such as Emirates Airlines, Jumeirah Group, Mubadala etc.
• Develop the Professional Services practice.

Service Assurance Manager at BT Global Data Centre Services
  • United Kingdom - London
  • November 2008 to September 2010

• Provided managed hosting capability for global clients / suppliers
• Improved working practices; reduced turnaround time from 3 to 1 day.
• Increased KPI achievement by 70% through better analysis & effective IM.
• Significantly improved Global Service Desk processes; savings of £250k p/a.
• Generated savings of £200k / annum to Change Management Process.

Service Client Relations Account Manager; at BT Group Finance
  • United Kingdom - London
  • September 2007 to November 2008

• Improved all aspects of the availability of IT services.
• Delivered / supported online client platforms including BTRetail./wholesale.com.
• Implemented ERP, i-Buy procurement tool.

IT Project Manager at BT NHS
  • United Kingdom - London
  • January 2007 to August 2007

• Project management / capacity planning involving data capture / asset validation for the NHS platform.

Human Resources Project Manager at BT Global Services
  • United Kingdom - London
  • March 2006 to January 2007

• Delivered HR requirements/managed bid resources for BT Global Services.

Service Level Manager at BT Wholesale
  • United Kingdom - London
  • July 2002 to March 2006

• Service management for BTWholesale.com products & services with a B2B user base of over 10, 000, & B2C user base in the tens of thousands

Graduate Roles at BT OneIT
  • United Kingdom - London
  • November 1999 to July 2002

 App Developer - developed / implemented BT.com digital platform.
 Business Analyst (FeaturNet Billing System).
 Solution Design for BTNet Dial IP product and services.

Education

Master's degree, MSc, Information Systems Engineering,
  • at Univesity of Manchester Institute of Science and Engineering (UMIST)
  • January 2000
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology
  • at The Manchester Metropolitan University
  • July 1997

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Data Center
Service Assurance
Service Delivery
Cloud Computing
SERVICE DESK
SERVICE MANAGEMENT
SERVICE DELIVERY
MFG/PRO (ERP)
AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
CATALOGUES
INFRASTRUCTURE
LEVERAGE
CAPACITY PLANNING
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
GOVERNMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

ISO-IEC20000 ITSM Auditor (Training)
Training Institute:
APMG