Information Systems and Technology services, procurement, hardware, sw

Executive summary:

*.I am an information technology services professional with sourcing and procurement experience (Total : 31 years) .

2.I can offer training, consultancy and support for IT processes and purchase requisition content that adds significant business value and life-cycle cost savings.

3.I am committed to achieving business goals by improving processes and assisting in procuring the right products and services in the right way; on-time, quality and budget.

Employment summary:

1. Five years for a mid-sized IT manufacturer as a systems engineer.

2. Three years for a start-up IT value-added re-seller (VAR) and service provider as an analyst and programmer.

3. Twenty three years for a large enterprise end-user IT organization as a systems analyst, senior systems analyst, senior support analyst and senior sourcing analyst.

4.Six years as a business founder specializing in visual arts and photography.

Achievements:

Completed over 1,200 enterprise IT procurement projects: ( 1996 to 2011 )

1. Complete IT component of strategic business projects.

2. Help desk and end user desktop computing.

3. Back end application and database infrastructure.

4. Enterprise data centers, security and network infrastructure.

5.Related software, consultancy, training and development services.

Help Desk troubleshooting and support: ( 1988 to 1996 )

1.Desktop hardware, System and Application software.

2.Networked multi-function scanners, copiers and printers.

Software development: ( 1982 – 1993 )

1.System feasibility studies and pre-sales support

2.Post sales support: System analysis, design and development (SDLC)

3.Database design and maintenance

4.Programming, testing and implementation

5.Quality control of delivered business application software

6.System and software documentation

7.Payroll system for tea gardens.

8.Sales billing, invoicing systems and accounts receivables

9.Inventory accounting and analysis

10.Purchasing systems and accounts payable

11.Accounting transaction entry, General ledger, trail balance and balance sheets

12.Data entry screens, Update software, Periodic reports and Queries for the above systems

Software familiarity:

1.Microsoft: Windows 10

2.Microsoft Office Professional, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

3.MS Access, Visio, Project

4.Apache OpenOffice 4.1.1 productivity suite, LibreOffice Writer

5.IBM Maximo software for purchase requisition entry, Purchase Orders and Call-off-orders

6.Remedy software for inventory and catalog updates,

7.Oracle financial for payment processing.

Employment:

Industry: Fine Arts

Client: Red Hat Art – Mississauga, ON ( August 2011 to present time. )

Title: Founder ( 6 years. )

Currently work as the founder of Red Hat Art, where my focus is to create and market fine art and art photographs ( Internet based ).

Industry: Energy ; Petroleum - Upstream

Client: Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations – Abu Dhabi, UAE ( July 1996 to July 2011)

Title: Senior Support Analyst / Senior Sourcing Analyst (IT procurement) ( 15 years.)

Activities:

1.Single point of contact for hardware procurement support and coordination for all IT teams as well as for the enterprise, including remote locations and offices.

2.Annual IT procurement planning and program execution;

3.Catalog development/ finalization and budget estimation;

4.IT hardware, software and services specification, scoping and strategic sourcing;

5.Life-cycle cost analysis;

6.Researching technology road-maps, standards and specifications;

7.Developing purchase requisitions, Rfx, Criteria for technical & commercial evaluation;

8.Bid technical and commercial evaluation,

9.Purchase Orders, Payment processing;

10.Coordinating the procurement of fit-for-purpose hardware, software and services aligned to user requirements;

11.Liaison with vendors, manufacturers and industry analysts (Gartner and Forrester )

12.Presentations to technology professionals, business managers and stakeholders.

Achievements:

1.. Developed a fixed price agreement for the acquisition of desktop computers.

2.. Developed a detailed life-cycle cost model in Excel to determine and lower the operating costs of network printers.

3.. Provided detailed technical inputs and helped finalize an enterprise systems, standards and configurations document for all procured hardware, software and related services.

4. Maintained a vendor directory for all procured systems.

5.. Initiated the specification and procurement of all client facing and data-center hardware, related software and services. (Hardware category spend: CAD $46m+.)

6.. Helped in defining standards and scope of work for enterprise, professional, business and industrial software contracts as well as initiated the procurement for all low value software and services. ( Software category spend: CAD $15m+. )

7.. Acquired large enterprise systems through the procurement plan. Completed over 1,200 procurement projects. ( Hardware, software and services category spend: CAD $61m+ )

8.Provided inputs on hardware and related software standards to enterprise and solution architects.

Education:

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT/K), Kanpur, India: Degree awarded: Bachelor of technology in engineering metallurgy.

University of San Francisco, CA, USA: Certificate awarded: Perspectives in Supply Chain Management.

BTEC, UK: Certificate awarded: Contract Management

Employer sponsored courses:

1.Six months training by DCM Data Products: Business Systems Analysis and Design.

2.Business communication, team leadership, customer service, basic and intermediate project management, procurement, e-procurement and negotiation.

Valid licenses & documents:

1.Valid Ontario G2 drivers license.

2.PR card.

3.Passport.

4.Health card.

5.Local bank account

6.Original Bachelors Degree and Certificates.

References:

1. Robert Bristow

2. Andre Pilon

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