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JUNAID B. SYED

professional summary

Senior-Level Program/Project Manager with 12 years of Information Technology (I.T) and

business management experience in both public and private sector with key emphasis on

project/program management for Development, I.T Infrastructure and Telecommunication

projects.

Proven track record of managing complex multifunctional projects in various environments.

Experienced with Full SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle) & PLC (Project Life Cycle)

from requirements gathering through design, testing and deployment (from initiation to

closure).

career highlights

Twelve (12) years of extensive experience in all phases of project / program management.

Ten+ years' experience for projects/program and portfolio management.

Eight years (till now) of working experience in banking / financial sector.

Five (05) years of experience in middle east (Project/Program Mgmt. Consultancy in

Financial Sector)

Projects delivered on high volume online transaction processing and critical applications

including major IT infrastructures enhancements.

Handled large projects/program with over 3000 Man-days and a budget amount of 5+ Million

USD with high quality deliverables within scope and on time.

personality traits/ span of expertise

Experienced in Project, Program Portfolio Management. With a provable track-record of

running various I.T & Infrastructure Projects/Programs and exceeding expectations. (Using

both PMI and Prince2 Standard)

Exceptional interpersonal communicator, having expertise in communication management,

status reporting and effectively interacts in close coordination with top level

management.

Creative thinker and analytical problem-solver with demonstrated ability of identification

and resolution / mitigation planning for projects risks, issues and dependencies.

Decisive, energetic, focused team player/people management and able to leads teams through

implementing changes and improvements ensuring Quality Management, SDLC and process

compliance.

Hands on experience on PMO establishments/enhancements, Service Delivery, Process

re-engineering, Risk analysis/Mitigations.

Excellent organizational, planning, negotiation and communication skills

professional experience

National Commercial Bank, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Program Manager,

From May 2011 till June 2014

Accountable for managing the delivery of critical projects. Also responsible for

providing monthly financial and technical updates and issues/risks to Senior

Management.

Presenting projects / program updates to CEO and Group heads on monthly basis.

Major Program/Projects Delivered:

- Program Manager for PCI-DSS implementation within NCB I.T Division.

(Managed more than 20 projects across I.T. for implementation of PCI-DSS in

order for the bank to be PCI certified)

- Project Manager for Data Masking Implementation on Non-Production

Environments.

- Project Manager for Pilot Off-Shoring Project (EMV Transaction Monitoring)

- Delivered NCR ATMs integration project with NCB I.T and rollout of ATMs.

- Part of PMO establishment / re-engineering

Riyad Bank, Jeddah, KSA

Project/Portfolio Manager

From February 2008 till May 2011

Providing all aspects of project management starting from initiating, scoping,

planning, controlling and closing projects of a tactical nature with an emphasis

on managing project dependencies incorporating project management standards,

processes and procedures in support of continuous improvement activities. Also,

analyzing change, impact and recommends actions and /or alternatives, analyzing

risks and recommends mitigation decisions. Managing impact of change on

project/program budget.

Projects Delivered:

- Cash & liquidity Platform establishment / Online business channel (eCorp) for

Corporate/Government Sector

- Deployment of 400 ATM's (Kingdom wide)

- Part of establishing PMO, Process re-engineering and PMO enhancements

- Monitoring Corporate banking Portfolio (All I.T projects)

Relacom Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd, Islamabad, Pakistan

Manager Projects (Operations),

From July 2007 till February 2008

Infrastructure Project Manager (South region) for the Telecom work

Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet

changing needs and requirements.

Identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities.

Prepares for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures and to minimize

risk on project.

Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

Major Projects Delivered:

- Ericsson - China Mobile Roll out: (CME +TI)

- Siemens - Telenor Roll out/Expansion:

MCB Bank Limited, Karachi, Pakistan

Project Manager,

From January 2006 till June 2007

Key responsibilities including managing the day-to-day operational and tactical

aspects of multiple or large scale projects, to reviews high-level deliverables

across projects and to implements engagement review and quality assurance

procedures in accordance with best practices.

Major Projects Delivered:

EMS (Enterprise Management Solution) Deployment:

IPT (IP Telephony deployment) Project at MCB House, Lahore:

Online Branch Network Expansion:

NOC (Data Centre) Revamping / Relocation and Up gradation:

MNET Pvt. Ltd (MCB), Karachi, Pakistan

Project Manager,

From August 2004 till December 2005

Responsibilities included:

Managed project team including subcontractors, ensuring Projects executed using

agreed standards & processes.

Reviewed and approved all project documentation and undertook all monthly

project financial cost reporting

Resolved any problems and issues that arose and preparing status reports for

communication to stakeholders.

Generating Work Packages and Work Instructions and provided project support for

all off site activities

Major Projects Delivered:

Call Center Upgrade from legacy in-house application to Cisco Call Manager based

environment

Installation of Optical Dark Fiber back bone between IT Division and backup site

at MCB Towers Karachi

Installation and commissioning of Cisco Access Servers, Call Center, Corporate

Network and ISP setup.

NED University of Engg. & Technology, Pakistan, Karachi

I.T Manager,

From July 2002 till July 2004

Major Responsibilities included:

Administration of complete network on Windows NT 4.0 & 2000 from managing user

profiles to Internet/Intranet

connectivity's of all computer labs.

Provide I.T related facilities to staff and students in terms of software /

hardware requirement.

Purchasing of software's, hardware & other equipment with proper inventory

management.

Major Achievement during Job:

In charge and responsible for the complete refurbishment of the computation

laboratories and IT infrastructure in the department.

Trojan Engineering. and Management Systems, Karachi, Pakistan

System Administrator,

From August 2000 till July 2002

My Responsibilities included:

Support the organization's I.T. support services. Manages and deployment,

maintenance, support and upgrade of servers, desktop PC's, hardware, software,

operating system & other peripheral equipment's.

Arrangements of corporate project management trainings within and outside the

city.

Educational qualifications

MBA (Marketing) KUBS (Karachi University Business School)

3.50 GPA (2007)

MS (Computer Sc.) N.E.D. University Of Engg. & Tech.

3.58 GPA (2002)

B.E. N.E.D. University Of Engg. & Tech.

80% (2000)

pROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Project Management Institute (PMI Member) - Pakistan Engineering

Council (Life Member)

Institute of Engineers Pakistan (Life Member) - Oracle Technology

Network.

skills Set

International Certifications:-

PMP Certified (Project Management Professional)

ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) (Foundation)

MCP (Microsoft certified professional in N.T 4.0)

OCP DBA(Oracle certified professional)

Project Planning Software's:-

MS Project

Plan View

CA Clarity

trainings:

Highly extensive trained on project management, ITIL and attended several IT and

management related trainings and attended several workshops on emerging fields of I.T &

grooming skills

Professional Trainer of Oracle DBA from 2000 to 2002

Professional Trainer for PMP workshops since Jan 2012

honors

Received certificate of recognition/appreciation as project manager from NCB Bank on PCI

Program Mgmt.

Received acknowledgment for performance/appreciation as PM from DCEO (Riyad Bank) on eCorp

Program

Received Certificate of Excellence from Relacom Pakistan for the best performance /

achieving the Project's goals

Received letter of Appreciation / Recommendation from Head of IT (MCB Bank)

Received performance excellence award for outstanding performance as a project manager in

MCB Bank.

ReferenceS

LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/syedjunaidbadar

Further reference can be furnished upon request.

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