Ziad Mahmoud
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Work history
Senior Business Consultant/ EPMO
How would you describe your time at Hewlett Packard?
Primary Role: Sr. Business Consultant/ Emaar EPMO
Sep 2007 ??? Present
Hewlett Packard (HP), Saudi Arabia/ Jeddah
HP has signed a contract with Emaar Economic City (EEC) to assist them with the project of establishing Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO). The purpose of this project is to put in place a navigation system to enable EEC to run their business effectively and efficiently and to focus on the critical issues facing the whole organization in achieving their ultimate goal of building and marketing the ($26.7 Billion) King Abdullah Economic city (KAEC). the largest private sector initiative in the Kingdom.
I joined EPMO core team two months before the EPMO project was kicked off on 28th October 2007; to work with the appointed EPMO director by HP on defining EPMO project charter clauses, i.e. mission, scope of work, resources, key stakeholders, and other clauses. Although my job role and responsibilities are not finally formulated yet and the work that has been done is a result of a team work; my roles and responsibilities includes but not limited to:
??? Contribute in defining a roadmap for creating, deploying and operating the overall EPMO operating framework; that includes visioning the short and long term EPMO mission and tasks and how to Incrementally build EPMO governance over all EEC programs and projects to achieve EEC strategic business objectives.
??? Identifying key contacts within the business areas with which the EPMO will work, and building the necessary management structure, communication and process to review and improve project contracting processes, control program budgets and payments, maintain enterprise quality standards, improve earned value, and to ensure enterprise-wide program and project communications and ???lessons learned??? are shared
??? Coordinate between business lines, IT Department and EPMO to establish and manage standards and processes for extracting, analysing, consolidating and communicating that data-through a dashboard solution within EEC, and to external stakeholders (principally SAGIA).
??? Create ???Non-Construction??? project management processes and procedures that meet international project management standards.
??? Study and analyze quality of KAEC program status reports and reporting procedure (raised by Turner Arabia/ the PgM), tidy up and restructure project reports, and provide senior management with independent validation and verification of project and program performance; metrics, measurement, and reporting.
??? Undertake ???quick-wins??? actions to enhance program status reporting and program progress monitoring, improve issue logs formatting & tracking procedure and to creating PMIS.
??? Support MIS team by gathering and analyzing EEC BUs??? performance measurements and Identifying meaningful Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to the work being performed to embed it in the new developed Enterprise Performance Dashboard.... 
Senior Solutions Consultant / Manager
tags:
management & leadership
How would you describe your time at Agility Logistics?
Agility is a global provider of integrated supply chain solutions with more than 20,000 employees, 450 offices in 100 countries around the world and over $4.5 billion in annual revenue. There are 60+ of IT business solutions that serve agilities and its affiliated companies all over the world; provided and maintained by Agility IT/Business Solutions department.
IT Solutions have become integral part of the total SCM solutions and services offered by Agilitylogistics. The Chief Solution Officer needed for a senior with spectrum knowledge and Experience to takeover his responsibilities related to managing all activities to offer best IT solutions demanded by Agility's clients through Agility's business developments worldwide.
My role and responsibilities were amended to include project management. It includes, but not limited to:
* Project Manager for Treasury Management System (IT/2 Simcorp), that's being executed by a solution provider in United States, solution hosting in Leads/ UK, IT infrastructure team in Kuwait and Finance application users distributed between US and Kuwait.
* Managing Shipment Tracking Solution Project. The project owner is GeoLogistics USA based, the development in Kuwait and the hosting is in Leads/ UK.
* Project Manager for Custom Clearance project. The project owner is in KSA, development in Kuwait and Hosting will be in Singapore.
* Applying Agility's EPMO PM Methodology to managing SA Custom Clearance system project required by SA country manager and being developed by Techies in Kuwait.
* Study and grasp all available IT Business applications; that including MicroTransport for Trucks and shipments visibility and tracking, Exceed Warehousing, Oracle ERP, Oracle PO, Oracle Inventory and Distribution, Maximo asset management and maintenance, Hyperion BI, Proc-Clarity BI, Oracle Transport Management and all other applications.
* Study and understanding Agility Business framework and concepts; Warehousing, Freight and Forwarding, Transporting, Global Logistics, 3PL and SCM services provided which are provided as courses, eLearning, orientation tours by Agility University that has set of education programs.
* Communicate with Business Development people and international clients (AUH governor executive managers, Asia Pacific VP and Executives, Global IT managers, etc) to study Tenders/ RFPs and collect business requirements and propose the best IT solutions along with costing.
* Play a liaison role between Agility IT solutions units to streamline the flow of updated information and data that regard the IT operation; applications solutions on the pipeline; status of development, new costs incurred, time schedule, resource availability, and so on.
* Liaising the communicating with IT solutions' suppliers to get best products offering and coordinate supplies to Agilitiy's beneficiaries worldwide....
Product Marketing Manager (Banking Solutions)
tags:
planning
• marketing research
• marketing
How would you describe your time at Al-Faris Information Techno...?
Al-Faris IT is one of the ranked local companies in Kuwait as an eBusiness solutions provider. Al-Faris has a global network of partners which considered solutions leaders in the world. I joined the company as a product marketing manager for Banking Solutions. This job opportunity has added value to my job experience by understanding Banks framework, regulations and standards imposed by International organizations; Basel and EMV co and in grasp new IT solutions for Banking Industries. I was directly responsible to for the following solutions:
1. Basel II compliance solutions developed by Quadrant Corp.
2. Internet banking solutions developed by Sybase.
3. EMV Compliance solutions; Smart Cards and Application management solutions developed by BELL ID corp.
4. BI and BPM solutions developed by Hyperion.
The performed and achieved Job tasks during this short period of time included:
* Motivate the sales force and distributing channel (resellers.)
* Collect marketing information, including trends and opportunities, and customer expectations.
* Participated in annual marketing-plan and forecast development.
* Work with PR/Communication department/agencies to implement promotional strategies.
* Predict competitors' actions.
* Took the initiative to lead the Product marketing team to create long-term competitive strategy for company and products positioning....
Operation / Studies & planning Manager
tags:
cusotmer service
• strategic planning
• project management
• account & project management
• organizing
How would you describe your time at CAP Saudi Ltd.?
CAP is one of Integrated Vision Group (IV Group) that delivers Professional Services and automation solutions for a range of clients. It plays the Prime Contractor role for IVG. I had joined CAP as a Project Manager before I was assigned for Acting Operation Manager role. My roles, responsibilities and tasks performed are as the following:
* Leading Cap operations to retain its market position and expand its market share. I worked on redefining CAP's mission to cope with IVG's subsidiaries mission, set new strategic and tactical objectives to achieve business and profit growth objectives.
* Redesigned and enhanced business processes.
* Develop appropriate marketing strategies by selecting, segmenting and targeting markets, and promoting products and services to those markets.
* Manage communications to guarantee gaining the cooperation of, people in specialist areas such as technical experts, accountants, partners and others.
* Developed qualitative and quantitative analysis (e.g., writing proposals, tendering, etc.) to garner new business.
* Contract to perform specified work in accordance with project plans specifications.
* Review bids from other firms for conformity to contract requirements and determine acceptable bids.
* Provided a project management and coordination assistant to the PMO to manage work of Digital Economy contract revision, deliverables definition and creating a project deliverable manual for the client.
* Evaluate and monitor contract performance to determine necessity for amendments or extensions of contracts, and compliance to contractual obligations.
* Approve and reject requests for deviations from contract specifications and delivery schedules.
* Arbitrate claims or complaints occurring in performance of contracts.
* Managed the communications with IVG's subsidiaries projects' owners and coordinated the activities to deliver the scope and allocate budget for the remained three projects in the Program.
* Managed ERP and Maintenance & Operation government projects for two major government Agencies....
Senior Application Consultant / Project Manager
tags:
project management & business...
How would you describe your time at Integrated Visions Group?
Integrated Visions is a multi-national firm providing consultation and professional services (planning, development, and implementation) in e-Business and e-Government. As a Senior Application Consultant/Project Manager I was directly responsible for:
* Managed all work needed to replace Oracle Exchange B2B digital Marketplace acquired by Integrated Visions with new in-house developed product.
* Defined project scope and set up project plan.
* Analyzed collected data to develop appropriate business functionality as well as application structures/databases for a digital marketplace software solution.
* Conducted workshop with Egyptian International Trade Point to explore the collaboration opportunities between Integrated Visions and EITP and ways to activate the electronic business.
* Managed contacts and business activities with third parties information and services providers, i.e. shipping and online payments.
* Lead and managed multiple technical team tasked with delivering technical solutions.
* Assisted business development in taking over smoothly new site for new signed maintenance and operation project.
* Assisted government agencies in interpreting eGovernment Readiness Studies into projects.
* Supported multiple Government agencies in furthering their efforts towards undertaking operational and technical reforms in order to effectively implement a range of eGovernment solutions....
Software Engineer
tags:
it technical skills
• leadership
• application design & development
How would you describe your time at IdealSoft?
IdealSoft is a subsidiary of Ideal Group. It is a software development company with branches across number of countries in Middle East. It served UAE Army General Head Quarter in Applications Solutions project; Logistics (Warehousing deals with NATO/NON_NATO Items, Armament item Control, Custody Follow up, Requisition and budget depletion, Acquisition follow up systems), Staff College (Admission, Planning and scheduling, Registration, Follow up and Evaluation systems), and Signals Solutions (Billing, Maintenance, Planning Network, and Encoding Systems). My roles, responsibilities and tasks performed are as the following:
* Worked with Army (Logistics Division) brigadier general (retired), who joined IdealSoft as GHQ Product Manager and participated in marketing and client education activities.
* Lead the development team for large scale and complex application development project for United Arab Emirates - General Head Quarter (GHQ).
* Provided product development and project management support on a variety of different engagements.
* Served as the 'go-to-person' for IdealSoft (head office, project teams, implementation team) and the customers in the UAE.
* Trained and prepared new implementation engineers on delivering solutions on product implementation engagements in the UAE.
* Successfully served the company in different capacities e.g., Product designer/Modeler, software engineer, application developer, quality assurance & implementation specialist.
* Technical team leader and coordinator between the IdealSoft team in UAE and Amman branches for all product development activities, i.e. functionalities, features, prioritizing feedback, new patches and releases.
* Interviewed candidates for GHQ Applications Implementation Engineers positions.
* Develop a product MASI (Management Sales and Implementation) document aligned to IdealSoft's Master MASI to assist new managers and salesmen to understand product capabilities.
* Prepared and Performed products presentation for Executives in Military Staffing College in Jordan.
* Designed a Major Simulation and leaded all its preparation that was conducted in UAE for the Army General Headquarter and leaded to contract sign in....
Education
MBA
tags:
financing
• marketing strategy
• strategic & operational planning
• change management
• managing people and organziation
How would you describe your time at University of Leicester / UK,?
University of Leicester / UK,
Centre for Educational Leadership and Management
Management of Business Administration (MBA)
Oct/2003 up to now
Modules covered:
Managing People and Organization
Financing / Account for Manager
Strategic Marketing
Economic
Implementing Strategies / Change Management...
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