Management Support
Resume:
PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
CURRICULUM VITAE OF AHMED TAKOLIA
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Cellular +27-82-759-**** Email ************@*****.***
Business +27-21-417-**** Confidential Skype ahmedtakolia
OVERVIEW
I see myself as an articulate, pragmatic and analytical individual with superb communication skills. My strengths include total commitment, decision making, accountability, collaboration, contract management, tendering, negotiating, analytical skills, complex problem solving, working well under pressure, training, portfolio management and solid personal ethics. My specialties are Oracle® EBS, Oracle Cloud™ P6 PPM and Primavera.
I’m keen to gain international experience as a Cost and Contracts Engineer/Primavera Solutions Consultant and fully utilise my complex problem solving, analytical and collaborative skills.
PERSONAL DETAILS
AVAILABILITY One month’s notice required
NATIONALITY/PASSPORT South African / #A04654065
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH 4 Feb 79 / Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
DRIVER’S LICENCE B (light motor vehicle)
LANGUAGES English (mother tongue), fluent Afrikaans, conversational Arabic
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Project Management Institute (Jun 16 to Present), The Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (Jan 17 to Present), The Mara Foundation – Business Mentor (Jan 16 to Present)
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES SQL, C#, .NET, Java, VBA and .NET, XML, SOAP, TOAD
TOOLS/SOFTWARE Azure Cloud, MS SQL Server, Oracle CRM/Cloud, Visual Studio, AutoCAD 2010, Primavera, BI Publisher, CA Clarity PPM, Microsoft Office and Office
EDUCATIONAL DETAILS, SOUTH AFRICA
Lenasia Muslim School, Gauteng Prov. - Matriculation with University Entrance Nov 97
English, Physical Science, Arabic, Accounting, Mathematics, Afrikaans
Presently serve as a board member for the finance committee at the Lenasia Muslim School
University of Cape Town, Western Cape Province - Bachelor of Commerce Full-time, Feb 98 to Nov 99
Financial Accounting IA, Information Systems IA, Statistics IA/IB, Business Law I, Microeconomics IB, Commercial Programming I
Discontinued studies, decision to study closer to home.
Rand Afrikaans University, Gauteng Prov. – Bachelor of Commerce, Informatics Full-time, Jan - Nov 00/Jan - Nov 02
Credits c/f : Accounting IA/B, Informatics IA, Commercial Law IA,, Analytical Techniques IA/IB, Economics IA
General Management, Industry Differences and Human Divisions in the Workplace, Introduction to Industrial Psychology, Introduction to Management, Consumers Psychology, Ergonomics
Subjects : Commercial Computer Systems III*, Advanced Software Engineering III, Business Management IB/IIA/IIB/IIIA/IIIB, Informatics IIA/IIB, Management IA/IIA, Economics IB, Marketing, Introduction to Software Engineering, Data Structuring I
Member of team that designed/implemented a security system for online sale by Tarsus Secure Data
University of South Africa (UNISA) Part-time,
Honours Bachelor of Commerce in Business Informatics Correspondence, Jan 04 to Jan 08
Software Project Management, Information Systems Development : Methodologies/Techniques/Tools, Information Management, Database Design, Software Engineering, Information Security, Human-Computer Interaction, Adv. Strategic Marketing Issues
EON Consulting (Pty) Ltd., Gauteng Province
Seminar : Back to Basics, SAP Crystal Solutions (ESKOM) 1 Day, Sep 11
Seminar : Future of Software Evaluation and Selection (ESKOM) 1 Day, Jun 12
Discovering Excel 2010 Assessment 1 Day, Aug 12
Excel on Steroids Workshop 1: Worksheets and Formulae 3 Days, Aug 12
Excel on Steroids Workshop 2: Data Lists and Macros 3 Days, Aug 12
Excel on Steroids Workshop 3: Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts 3 Days, Aug 12
Marketing Mix Workshop (ESKOM) 1 Day, Jul 13
Self-Funded, Gauteng Province :
Life Skills in the Workplace (University of Pretoria) 3 Days, Nov 12
Conference : Annual - Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute (ASRI) 1 Day, May 15
Conference : Leadership (The Next Generation) 1 Day, Jun 17
Seminar : Entrepreneurship and Digital Opportunities (Lean Innovation) 1 Day, Jul 17
EDUCATIONAL DETAILS, SOUTH AFRICA
Oracle Partnernetwork (https:/competencycentre.oracle.com/)
Online courses : Ongoing, Jul 14 to Oct 17
Optimized Solution for Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Support Specialist, Exadata Database Machine 2014 Support Specialist, Database Performance Tuning 2015 Support Specialist, Argus Safety 7 Enterprise Edition Support Specialist, Exalogic Elastic Cloud 2014 Support Specialist, Virtual Networking Support Specialist, Oracle Taleo Enterprise Cloud Service 2013 Support Specialist, Policy Automation Support Specialist, Oracle Solaris 10 Support Specialist, Primavera Unifier 9 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management 6 Support Specialist, Primavera Unifier 9 Implementation Specialist, Enterprise Taxation Management Support Specialist, Enterprise Communications Support Specialist, General Product Support Specialist (v3.0), Network Session Delivery and Control Infrastructure Support Specialist, iStore Support Specialist, Instantis Enterprise Track 8 Support Specialist, Linux 6 Support Specialist, Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management 6 Support Specialist, Primavera Unifier Cloud Service 2016 Pre-sales Specialist, Primavera Unifier Cloud Service 2016 Sales Specialist, Primavera Unifier 9 Sales Specialist, Primavera Unifier Cloud Service 2017 Sales Specialist, Primavera Unifier Cloud Service 2017 Pre-sales Specialist
Bytes Managed Solutions (Pty) Ltd., Gauteng Province (Aurecon, Unifier)
Contracting and Multi Currency (Development Bank of Southern Africa) 1 Day, Jun 13
Change Management Commitments (Development Bank of Southern Africa) 1 Day, Jul 13
P6 - Admin, EPS, OBS (Development Bank of Southern Africa) 2 Days, Jan 14
Unifier - Document Mgmt. & Process (Development Bank of Southern Africa) 2 Days, Jan 14
P6 – Codes (Actuals/Budget/Reporting) (Dev. Bank of Southern Africa) 2 Days Jan 14
P6 - Project Management Detail (Development Bank of Southern Africa) 2 Days, Jan 14
Unifier – Change Management (Development Bank of Southern Africa) 1 Day, Jan 15
P6 – Analytics Reporting & Demand Planning (Dev. Bank of Southern Africa) 1 Day, Jan 15
Contract, Purchase Order and Change Management 1 Day, Mar 17
Document Management and Processes, Project Delivery 1 Day, Mar 17
Notices, RFI, Minutes, Action Items, Invoices, Payments 1 Day, Mar 17
Conference : Media and Technology (African Telecoms) 1 Day, Nov 17
Intel Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 1 Day, Nov 17
Above studies successfully completed. * Denotes Distinctions attained.
Relevant documentation is available on request.
CAREER HISTORY
Bytes Managed Solutions (Pty) Ltd., Gauteng Province, South Africa
4 Client : Vodacom (Pty) Ltd. (mobile phones), Western Cape Province
Senior Systems Specialist Permanent, Jul 17 to Present
Summer Campaign rollout achieved earlier than deadline
Technical implementation of the application’s end-to-end integration solutions
Documenting and integrating data aspects, implementing information solution framework
Facilitation of business and functional design sessions and client meetings
Design/development/testing/implementation of repositories, tables, scripts etc.
Collaboration with IT teams and external vendors
Interfacing systems in conjunction with Application Development Support Leads
Conversion of existing Vodaphone Europe applications for the South African market
3 Client : Aurecon (Pty) Ltd., Gauteng Province – Snr. Oracle Application Consultant Contract, Jan to Jul 17
Analysis/design/remote implementation/configuration/support of Primavera Unifier application (BP Configuration and Custom Reports) for Australian client
Integration between Primavera Unifier, P6 Analytics and BI Publisher
Risk analysis - project schedules and cost estimates
Oracle Business Intelligence Analytics, configuration of UDR reports and dashboards
Migration of data configuration for P6 Analytics and customised setup of new server
Configuration changes, testing customized business processes
Responsible for business processes and training of Project Management Scheduler
Configuration of document management system/business processes (Tendor/Ventor/PR process/U-Designer), user-defined reporting (integrated P6 to Unifier through gateway) and contractor schedule (matching master schedule in Primavera 15.2)
Delay analysis, look ahead view configuration, plan vs actual and S-Curve
Configuring cash flow through P6 and Unifier Schedule sheet
2 Client : CDM Smith (Pty) Ltd. (hydroelectrical dam), Lesotho
Snr. Oracle Application Consultant Contract, Jan to Jul 17
Supporting existing Primavera deployment - Primavera Unifier application
Generating SOV, invoices, payment applications, estimates, budgets and scope management
Unifier data configuration (uDesigner staging and production environments)
Preparation of design documents and work task plans and schedules (Schedule Manager)
Quality assurance, configuration training and system administration
General responsibilities as listed in Point 1
1 Client : Development Bank of Southern Africa, Gauteng Province -
Oracle Application Consultant Contract, Nov 13 to Dec 16
Analysis, design, implementation and support of Primavera Unifer application (Primavera 8.2, Unifier 9.14)
Integration between Primavera Unifier, P6 Analytics and BI Publisher
Risk Analysis, project schedules, cost estimates
Configuration of UDR reports and dashboards (Oracle Business Intelligence Analytics)
CAREER HISTORY
Migration of data configurations for P6 Analytics, customised setup of new server
Designing solutions on enterprise integration and project cost management
Installation/configuration/maintenance/support of P6 EPPM and WebServices
Planning/design/deployment of Unifier components PCM to Unifier Migration
User training, system administration and document management
Allocating and distributing of resources and tasks
Preparing EPS and OBS after understanding the organisational structure
Creating projects for each EPS, all packages and the master schedule
Confidential Referees : Mr Brian Edy, former Managing Director, Bytes Managed Solutions (Pty) Ltd. +61-450-***-*** / ************@******.***
Mr Brian Brougham-Cook, former Senior Business Development Consultant, Bytes Managed Solutions (Pty) Ltd. +27-72-382-**** / ***********@*******.***
: Mr Lundi Kumalo, former Mgr. Program Management Office, Infrastructure Development Division, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) +27-72-367-**** / *******@*****.***
EON Consulting (Pty) Ltd. Gauteng Province, South Africa
3 Clients : Sanlam & Santam insurance – CA Clarity PPM Functional Consultant Contract, Feb to Aug 13
Responsibilities as listed under Point 2, in the Western Cape Province
2 Client : Harmony Gold Mines – CA Clarity PPM Functional Consultant Contract, Aug 11 to Jan 13
Harmony was the first corporate company in South Africa to implement CA Clarity
Configuration, implementation and support of CA Clarity Portfolio Management Solution (on demand and on premise)
Project and portfolio Management utilising Software Solution Tool
Expertise in GEL, SQL and PL/SQL, Business Objects and Web Intelligence
Collation of documents into the Taxonomy structure, storage in central repository
Supporting SAP portal in conjunction with Planning and Implementation team
1 Client : ESKOM Holdings SOC (Pty) Ltd. - Senior Business System Analyst Contract, Aug 08 to Jul 11
Back to Basics project : standardised SAP system achieved for this major parastatal
Defining information management system requirements
Managed business analysis processes and frameworks
Performing quality assurance testing, management of user acceptance testing
Back to Basics project : supported MS Project Server/SharePoint/MS SQL Server
BIDAT 1 Project : functional decompositions, analysis of user requirements, performance management design, package and industry intelligence projects, transferred project office information to Hyperwave and SAP
Project Management Support Office - ISO Audit Document Controller and document management on Hyperwave, collation of documents into the Taxonomy structure and storage in a central repository (Google Drive/ SharePoint/Dropbox)
Key Advanced Project Solutions (Pty) Ltd., Gauteng/Western Cape/Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa
Client : Safcor Panalpina (Pty) Ltd. (shipping)– IT Business System Analyst Contract, Aug 07 to Jun 08
Analysis of business requirements, process modelling and analysis, compilation of functional specifications
Replacing CCS system with Core Freight system across various regions
Advising on investment in IT systems and resources, purchasing
Enerweb Business Solutions(Pty) Ltd., Gauteng Province, S.A.
Systems Analyst/Training Facilitator Contract, Aug 05 to Jul 07
Training EXCO on EDH concept
Presentation of EDH Data Hub concept to EXCO
Conducted in-depth comparative GAP analysis of existing Human Resources division systems
Implementation and rollout of IPSO lifecycle methodology
Training users on the use of the Capture and Declare Tool to navigate the Executive Information website, website administration/content publication
Facilitated Joint Application Design sessions, training of senior executives
Vumani Consulting (Pty) Ltd., Gauteng Province, South Africa Contract, Jul 04 to Jul 05
Client : ESKOM Holdings SOC (Pty) Ltd. (Electricity Supply Commission) - Information Systems Architect
Formulation of increased electricity pricing structure for Regional Electricity distributors
Presented the Eskom Data Hub (EDH) concept to EXCO and other members
Assessment of information systems architecture methodology
In-depth analysis, implementation of ISPO lifecycle, in-depth analysis
Conducted in-depth comparative GAP analysis of existing Human Resources division systems
Ongoing process improvements to track and resolve customer problems
Analysis of technical performance of products/systems/services
ABSA Bank, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Information Systems Administrator/Systems Analyst Contract, Sep 03 to Jun 04
Implemented fully automated (Crystal Reports – MSDN) Call Centre reporting system (inbound and outbound)
Monitoring data analysis, budgeting and business operations
Implementation of management dashboard
Client liaison regarding reporting requirements, briefing developers on client requirements, testing outcomes
Job Hunting, Gauteng Province Jan to Aug 03
Bachelor of Commerce, Informatics studies Full-time, Jan to Nov 02
Takolia’s Hyper and Hardware, Gauteng Province – General Assistant Full-time, Jan to Dec 01
Bachelor of Commerce, Informatics studies Full-time, Jan to Nov 00
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