MOHAMMED HAYTHAM FAROUK

QlikView certified developer & professional

SUMMERY

20+ years experience in computer systems development.

6+ years experience in IT project management.

3+ years experience in BI field, using the state-of-the-art BI tool, QlikView:

Incorporating the previous long experience in IT development and IT project management, worked as a product manager for QlikView at the regional exclusive QlikTech partner, where the technical and managerial skills could be utilized, the job included:

QlikView Projects implementation:

As a technical and project leader, I utilized my skills for:

Customer requirements gathering, study and analysis.

Existing environment, and data sources study and analysis.

Designing and developing the best suitable practice for the QV data model, and designing the best schema (Star, Snowflake….etc), according to the user critical parameters (e.g. .QVD generation, volume size, reload frequency, duration and hierarchy of reload, setting the best time for automatic reload…..etc).

Developing complex scripting to achieve the best, simplest, achievable data schema which provide the fastest, and most ready, access to the data dimensions and facts, in the shortest time, balancing the trade-off between the reload time and the performance time.

Where applicable, designing and developing the needed script to fix any possible discrepancies coming from the DWH. Also developing applications to work as “Script generator” for other applications, where applicable.

Designing and developing the incremental loading, where applicable.

Designing the best suitable UI, where the goal is to achieve all the user requirements, in the most simple to use interface, including dashboards, different types of charts, dynamic text objects, different types of objects.

As needed, designing and providing the required reports, bookmarks….etc.

Selecting, and developing the security technique to be applied, whether though NTFS, DMS or SECTION ACCESS from inside the document, or combination of more than on option, to reach the required security for accessing the application and data reduction.

Presales activities: Requirement study, POC development and Demonstrations.

After sales activities: Installation (QV Desktop & QV server/publisher), User & technical training, QV server administration training, and project implementation.

Consulting/Advisor where applicable, helping t he customers implementing QlikView at the organization, this involved application development, reload scenario/timing/frequency design, QVD generation scenario design, along with the usual technical support.

Also, my work involved providing, where applicable, suggestions for enhancements to the QV product, which can boost the product strength, (e.g. dynamic BG for a scatter chart, which led to dynamic link to Google maps).

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software:

Languages & development tools:

BASIC, GW BASIC

COBOL

C.

WANG PACE (Professional Applications Creation Environment)

I.E.F. (Information Engineering Facility).

POWERBUILDER.

SQL, SQL SERVER.

Visual Studio ( Visual C++, Visual Basic).

Visual Studio .Net (VB.net, Jscript, JavaScript)

J2EE (JAVA, JavaScript)

HTML, DHTML, XML

ASP

Dreamweaver.

Data modeling:

I.E.F. (Information Engineering Facility).

S-Designer.

MS VISIO.

Database:

PACE

SYBASE.

SQL.

Flat DB files (Excel, .CSV, TSV, …….etc).

OSs & Environments:

WANG VS.

WANG OIS (Office Information System)

MS WINDOWS

WINDOWS 3x.

WINDOWS for Workgroup.

WINDOWS 2000.

WINDOWS me.

WINDOWS SERVER

WINDOWS VISTA

MS IIS

MSMQ

Com\DCOM

DLL

IBMMQ

IBMDB2

IBM WebSphere

Banking software:

Customer Access.

EXIMBILLS CS.

CHEQUEMATE, CHEQUES-2000.

NAVIGATOR.

FINESSE 2000.

Document management software:

Zylab

Others:

3D Studio, 3Ds MAX(x).

MAYA.

Adobe Premiere.

WINDOWS Movie maker.

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EDUACTION

BACHELOR OF LAW-1988 Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Certificates:

CIW (Certified Internet Webmaster).

QlikView developer.

QlikView professional.

Courses taken:

I.E.F. (Information Engineering Facility), (TI – Cairo).

3D Studios, (Computer Center – Cairo University – Cairo).

Visual Fox Pro, (BALSAM – Cairo).

POWERBUILDER, (BALSAM – Cairo).

SYBASE RDBMS.

SQL Server.

WATCOM RDBMS.

Visual C++.

Visual Basic.

Netik, (xNetik – LONDON - UK).

3Ds MAX, (NAD Center – Montreal – CANADA).

3D MAX, (3DMirage – Newyork - USA).

J2EE (included JAVA, JavaScript).

PMP (Project Manger Professional).

Islamic banking fundamentals.

Presentation skills.

Computer crimes and security systems.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PRODUCT MANAGER Sept. 2008 to present

ICSME Dubai- U.A.E

Utilizing all the previous experience and skills gained over the years, the job was Fully handling all of QlikView product related issues, which involved:

Presales activities:

Requirement gathering and study.

POC development and Demonstrations.

After sales activities:

Installation (QV Desktop & QV server/publisher).

User & technical training

QV server administration training.

Projects implementation.

Consulting/Advisory helping the customers implementing QlikView at the organization, this involved application development, reload scenario/timing/frequency design, QVD generation scenario design.

Technical support.

Also, my work involved providing, where applicable, suggestions for enhancements to the QV product, which can boost the product strength, (e.g. dynamic BG for a scatter chart, which led to dynamic link to Google maps).

Integration with other products to provide a complete solution project, between QlikView and Zylab (Document management system).

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IT PROJECTS MANAGER April 2006 to June 2008

Commercial Bank International Dubai- U.A.E

Applying and implementing the PM methodology for the different projects at the bank, including the biggest and main project at the bank, which was replacing the existing whole banking solution with a more advanced one, the work involved:

Developing the project plan, from scratch.

Providing the necessary documents for the project plan.

Putting the forms standards for the projects.

Complete management for an EDMS (Electronic Document Management System) at the bank., this included all the project phases:

Starting and managing the project from the beginning, thru different stages: initiation, Planning, execution, control and close out.

The work also involved the managerial part of the project, such as:

Requirement definition.

Vendor (SW & HW) selection

Pilot implementation.

Communication with business owners.

Risk management.

Changes management.

Using previous experience in analysis, design and development and systems implementation, the role also extended to technical management for the project such as:

Solution design.

Development.

User training.

In addition to this, I was able also to develop a plug-in to the purchased system, where the vendor got interested to have it as a part of his solution.

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SR. CONSULTANT April 1998 to Sept. 2005

China Systems Middle East Dubai, U.A.E.

Participated in development of China Systems products Eximbills Enterprice (EE), which is a banking trade finance solution, using the latest technology J2EE, this involved working with JAVA, JavaScript, IBM DB2, IBM MQ, IBM WebSphere.

Handled the company state-of-the-art middleware system, xNetik, which involved:

Developing xNetik applications.

Developing the necessary add-ons and plug-ins for the xNetik applications, such as:

DLLs.

WINSOCK.

Com/DCOM.

MSMQ.

Managing China System’s product: CAS (Customer Access), which is the company B2B solution on the Internet, including Consultation, Project Managing and implementation.

The work involved some of large-sized organization projects, such as:

Managing the implementation of the Eximbills Trade Finance system for one of the biggest international banks at the area, which was the first bank to go live in the Import, Export and Transfer LCs in the area.

Worked on the installation of National Bank of Abu Dhabi in Cairo, Egypt.

Upgraded the Eximbills PC LAN System of Emirates Bank International to be Y2K compliant.

Worked on Arabization of the Eximbills System for Riyadh Bank. Supported Riyad Bank in the go-live phase of the project.

Customized the Letters of Guarantee Module for National Bank of Dubai.

Developed an SQL solution in Arab Bank to Create Cross - Module Records.

Participated in developing the standard global Bank Model in London.

Participated in development and implementation of BSB (Bahrain Saudi Bank) bank model in Bahrain.

Developed the Call Center system for GBK (Gulf Bank of Kuwait) using Netik as middleware. This has ended with a thanks letter from the bank and was detailed in China Systems main web page as one of the most successful reference projects for China Systems.

Taking the responsibility of Handling China Systems latest product, ePlato, which is mainly working on the web along with different internet banking systems.

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PROJECT MANAGER February 1995 to October 1997

Al Ghurair Enterprises for Computers (UNISYS) Dubai, U.A.E.

Project Manager for the development, implementation and customer support of the Chequemate and Cheques 2000 Systems using S-Designor, PowerBuilder & SYBASE for all the client banks in the U.A.E., Oman and Jordan for Central Bank Clearing.

Involved in demonstrations to possible clients and pre-sales surveys.

Worked as part of the Project Team in developing the Unisys NAVIGATOR/Finesse 2000 System to adapt to InvestBank specifications. Performed Finesse Customization including screen building and programming using PowerBuilder & WATCOM, heavily involved in system testing and integration.

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SYSTEMS ANALYST/PROGRAMMER March 1990 to Jan 1995

BALSAM (WANG ) Cairo, Egypt

Started my career in the documentation department, developing technical and user manuals for the in-house developed applications, using WANG OIS (Office Information System).

Worked as a font designer for WANG printers, this involved designing different sizes of the fonts for WANG printers:

WANG 5577 dot matrix printer.

WANG 5578 dot matrix printer.

WANG LDP8 laser printer.

Worked as a programmer at the system department, developing the required solutions using WANG PACE (Professional Applicatin Creation Environment) 4th GL., using COBOL as a HLI (Host Language Interface). The work involved development for traditional business systems such as:

Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable.

Inventory Management and Control.

Hospital Management.

Banking Information.

Preventive Maintenance.

After accumulating the experience, started to get Involved in pre-sales activities in conducting primary surveys and giving demonstrations for the different systems, performed the analysis and design of the different software applications. Involved in development and programming of the different applications.

Provided on-site support, assistance and consultation regarding the appropriate applications of the different software solutions. Conducted user training and provided user and technical documentation for the different applications.

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Haytham Farouk

QlikView specialist

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