Shias Siddique, IT Manager

Shias Siddique

IT Manager

TUV NORD Middle East

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
Éducation
Diplôme, ITIL
Expérience
22 years, 1 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :22 years, 1 Mois

IT Manager à TUV NORD Middle East
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • Je travaille ici depuis mars 2012

Develop and execute IT Strategy for company aligned to business priorities and strategy. Establish and maintain the IT
department of the organization in conjunction with the business and IT strategy.
 Form local IT team and implement IT solutions to achieve harmonized business processes in line with business policies
and in compliance of ISO 27001 standards.
 Execute, monitor and track all ICT projects using ITIL methodology as applicable. Ensure ICT projects adhere to Cost, Time
and Quality targets. Provide primary service to the local IT user community.
 Manage contracts with external partners to ensure a cost-effective service and support model in line with expected SLAs.
Ensure that projects and investments are aligned with local management.
 Build a strong and motivated in-house team capable of supporting the ICT operations and activities at an affordable cost.
Set goals and monitor performance of team members based on assigned time frame.
 Project managed ICT projects including full system upgrades and new infrastructure implementations. Acted as focal
point for implementation and maintenance of ERP solutions (Dynamics AX) and servers used by the company.
 Defined IT / IS policies & procedures related to system operations. Managed system performance by system analysis &
performance tuning and handled troubleshooting of system hardware, software as well as networks.
 Conceptualizing, implementing, monitoring and supporting IT infrastructure required to allow smooth functioning of all
departments of the company.
 Investigating and diagnosing network problems, collecting IT usage stats, making recommendations for improving the
company's IT systems and carrying out routine configuration and installation of IT solutions.
 Effectuating proper maintenance of hardware & software in order to enhance the value-return of those assets. Engage
vendors for procurement and replacement of new hardware to stay in sync with time.
 Managed procurement of relevant hardware/software's for ensuring their availability in line with the operational
requirements.
 Driving the efficiency and effectiveness of the incident and problem management process. Analysis and reporting of
incident trend data to identify and eliminate root causes.
Serves as the primary contact for ERP project activities, organize project review sessions to discuss cost, schedule, project
progress and technical performance.
 Conduct database management mainly on MS SQL data backup & recovery as well as all aspects of licensing and
regulatory compliance ensuring the appropriate availability levels of the IT infrastructure.
 Maintains Active Directory, deploy group policies, restrictions and implement technologies to enforce information
security.
 Exceed company expectations in Technology Management through Technology Research / Evaluation / Absorption,
Knowledge Transfer, Team Competence Building, Solution Architecting, etc.

Asst. Manager - IT à TUV NORD Middle East
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • mars 2010 à février 2012

Promoted as IT Manager. Refer profile of IT Manager.

IT Specialist à TUV NORD Middle East
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • août 2006 à février 2010

Promoted as Asst. Manager - IT. Refer profile of Asst. Manager - IT

Project Leader à Creative Internet
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • juin 2004 à juillet 2006

 Developed sketch boards for new web based projects managed by the company. Identified the project goals and scope, including associated risks, building a structured approach to successfully complete the projects in the allotted time.
 Determined project budget, personnel, capital resources, equipment, and tools needed to complete the project.
 Tracking project progress and reporting to General Manager.
 Established project standards, developed project plans, master schedule and milestones, communicated the same to team members, users and other project participants.
 Provided technical support to client to define solution requirements, product requirements and quality business processes. Interacted with clients for any changes, renegotiating deadlines and budgets/costs.
 Defined overall product strategy, capturing user feedback and incorporating desired enhancements and new features into updated product.
 Ensured procedural adherence, resolved unexpected technical difficulties, identified bottlenecks and planned priorities as well as future system capacity requirements.
 Assist marketing department in effective email campaign launch for promoting their projects.

IT Incharge à International Automobile and Touring Club (IATC)
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • mai 2002 à mai 2004

 Responsible for overall IT requirements of the company.
 Developed and maintained the Toll Free Call Center software for the company.
 Maintained the call recording and call accounting equipments and software.
 Installed and configured Automated Vehicle Locator (AVL) systems on company’s fleet.
 Installed and maintained Plastic Card/ID printers and embossers used by membership department.
 Developed software for operations within the company’s membership and finance departments.

Éducation

Diplôme, ITIL
  • à APMG
  • décembre 2011
Diplôme, MCITP / MCSE
  • à Microsoft
  • novembre 2011
Diplôme, MCTS
  • à Microsoft
  • septembre 2011
Master, Computer Systems Management
  • à Heriot Watt University
  • mai 2011
Diplôme, CCNA
  • à Cisco
  • mai 2011
Diplôme, ISO/IEC 20000 Auditor
  • à APMG International
  • janvier 2011
Diplôme, MCP
  • à Microsoft
  • août 2010
Diplôme, A+
  • à CompTIA
  • juillet 2010

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Specialties & Skills

Cloud Computing
IT Management
Server Management
Network Administration
ERP CRM
Database Management (MS SQL, Oracle, MySQL)
Advanced Technologies (AVL, GPS, Video Conferencing, Remote Assistance, SEO)
Various Operating Systems (Windows Server, Windows 7/Vista/XP, Linux, MacOS)
Programming Languages
Web Design
Office Applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
Network Administration & Maintenance
Virtualization
Computer Hardware Maintenance & Troubleshooting
IT Management
IT Security
Server Administration & Maintenance
Cloud Computing (Amazon AWS and others)
ERP Implementation (Dynamics)

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Arabe
Débutant

Adhésions

IEEE Computer Society
  • Associate
  • January 2010
BCS-Chartered Institute for IT
  • Member
  • January 2010

Formation et Diplômes

ISO/IEC 20000 Auditor (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
January 2011
Valide jusqu'à:
January 2011
ITIL (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
December 2011
Valide jusqu'à:
December 2011
MCTS (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
September 2011
Valide jusqu'à:
September 2011
A+ (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
August 2010
Valide jusqu'à:
August 2010
MCITP / MCSE (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
November 2011
Valide jusqu'à:
November 2011
ISO 9001:2000 Awareness Training (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
October 2006
Valide jusqu'à:
October 2006
IT Security and Disaster Recovery (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
February 2007
Valide jusqu'à:
February 2007
CCNA (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
May 2011
Valide jusqu'à:
May 2011
MCP (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
August 2010
Valide jusqu'à:
August 2010
Accel Certified Advanced Network Engineer (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
February 2002
Valide jusqu'à:
February 2002