SHARIQ GHANI, PMP

Canadian Citizen ac42pj@r.postjobfree.com +1-613-***-**** linkedin.com/in/SyedShariqGhani Business-Minded Technology Consultant with 20+ years of progressive global experience

(USA, Canada, Middle East) leading Cloud, Data Center, ERP/CRM, Application, Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure solutions for companies in diverse industries. Visionary Thinker and Solutions-Focused Leader with a passion for using my deep technical and industry background to connect the dots for clients and create strategy roadmaps that help them effectively bridge the current state of technology with the future. Proven Engagement Manager and PMO Director who builds trust-based relationships via active listening, transparent communications, and ability to grasp customer needs and deliver on commitments.

Leadership Testimonials

Project management of the multiple workstreams demonstrated Shariq’s skill...Project plans were well documented and defined, communiction to stakeholders clear and his motivation of the teams and drive was instrumental in the success of the project.“

Greg Wood, NCB Head of IT Operations

thank you for your great efforts [turning around the infrastructure and Visa Application System program] during the past 4 months. You have been a great and much needed addition to the MoFa team at a critical stage.“

Ahmed AlHakbani, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of IT & Communications Career Achievements & Distinctions

Recognized for maturing the PMO and lifting it's rating from 30% compliance to over 82% in a short span of 5 months at Saudi Telecom.

Led a major program to revamp the IT infrastructure and the Visa Application System for the CIO / GM of Information Technology with royal house visibility for the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Turned around a struggling $8.5M PCI compliance initiative for NCB, the Middle East’s largest bank.

Recognized with the REACH Award and a letter of commendation from Assistant Deputy Minister of Ministry of Health for Alberta

(Canada) for project delivery excellence.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT Strategy Consultant, PMO Leader & Project Manager 1999–Present Served in permanent contract and corp-to-corp consulting roles in the Middle East and as a W-2 consultant in Canada and Asia leading technology initiatives for clients in industry verticals: technology, telecommunications, banking, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, airlines, and government services.

SHARIQ CONSULTANCY, OTTAWA (CANADA) Consultancy and Advisory 2017-Present

Understanding the importance of reinforcing the brand through delivering a consistent and meaningful experience across all touch- points and channels by understanding the customer journey

Knowledge expansion of trends in the CLOUD space and offering of advisory service to clients in transitioning sensitive workloads into the CLOUD

Providing direction and definition of approach for multiple projects

Providing advice on transformation and innovation to clients in improving productivity and growth across the economy SAUDI TELECOM GROUP (STC), RIYADH (SAUDI ARABIA) I.S. PMO Directorate and Strategy Advisor to GM 2015-2017 Recruited on a permanent contract to establish the PMO and drive the visibility of a portfolio of strategic IT infrastructure projects for the largest telecommunications company in the Middle East and Africa.

Built out the entire PMO framework organizational structure, policies, standards, processes, portfolio management strategies, reporting and data visibility for full business goal alignment.

Improved delivery and transparency to strategic projects and work streams impacting the enterprise technology infrastructure spanning Cloud, Data Center, Virtualization, Identity Access Management, Information Security, and Back-Office / Process Automation.

Trained and mentored a team of 25 project managers; improved project delivery and quality. Senior Business & Technology Leader Directing Engagements to Innovate and Transform Core Competencies

Client Engagement

Management

Program Management

Business/IT Transformation

IT Strategy & Roadmap Development

Technology Innovation

Management Consulting

SHARIQ GHANI, PMP

Senior Business & Technology Leader Directing Engagements to Innovate and Transform Canadian Citizen ac42pj@r.postjobfree.com +1-613-***-**** linkedin.com/in/SyedShariqGhani 2

SAUDI ARAMCO (VIA AECOM), JEDDAH (SAUDI ARABIA) Smart City Project Manager 2013-2015 Directed a multi-phase project to construct and deploy a Crisis & Disaster command center and Emergency Management System with Smart City features (IoT solutions, unified communications, Big Data/informatics) to fulfill a royal decree for disaster and emergency management province-wide.

Deepened inter-agency collaboration for on-time phase I delivery encompassing control room build out; radio, video and telephony system integration; and radio tower construction.

Drove phase II through successful sourcing, including RFP, PQQ, bid evaluation, cost estimation, and technical requirements / capabilities analysis for the delivery of 6,000+ CCTV cameras and core systems (event management, alert, UC, GIS, and automatic number plate recognition).

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, RIYADH (SAUDI ARABIA) Program Manager 2012 Led the turnaround of a CIO-level program to revamp the infrastructure and upgrade the business application for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ core system, the Visa Application System. Directed a team of 20 and a budget of $1M+. Led a parallel initiative to establish the ministry’s PMO, training project managers, defining best practices and deliverable guidelines, creating a SharePoint repository, managing the RFP process, and documenting process gaps.

Transitioned the Visa Application System to a service-oriented architecture (SOA) in a virtual environment for greater stability, availability, security, and provisioning.

Delivered a single Master Schema to eliminate 120 legacy schemas for lower maintenance costs and improved agility through a common database architecture.

Centralized critical applications and enabled integration with other government systems. NCB / BANK ALAHLI, JEDDAH (SAUDI ARABIA) PCI Program Manager 2011 Led a major program to implement Payment Card Industry (PCI DSS) compliance across all systems of the region’s largest bank. Managed a portfolio of 17 projects spanning 15+ vendors, a team of 20+ resources, and a program budget of more than SAR 30M. Oversaw vendor relations (RSA, Microsoft, McAfee, IBM, TrendMicro, Cisco) and executive communications.

Led the rapid turnaround and successful completion of PCI compliance program, struggling with completion for 18 months before being named to lead the team) with CEO visibility due to risk of the bank losing the ability to issue credit cards.

Performed bank-wide assessments and led initiatives to remediate system and network security vulnerabilities impacting the bank’s governance and compliance programs.

DU TELECOM, DUBAI (UAE) Head of Requirements Management 2010 Led all aspects of business requirements analysis and translation into technical specifications. Reported to and engaged with VPs from multiple work streams – sales, marketing, customer care, logistics/fulfillment, technology operations – for a Fixed Business Transformation Program to fully automate Customer Order Management at the UAE’s fastest growing integrated telecom service provider.

Engaged technology teams to define the impact of all business requirements.

Instituted the Requirements Management Process and implemented traceability reports. ALBERTA MINISTRY OF HEALTH (VIA CGI GROUP), EDMONTON (Canada) Senior Consultant and Project Manager 2007-2009 Served in a consulting role for solution architecture, software development, and project delivery.Engaged the Ministry’s PMO to adopt the proven PMI methodology as well as Crashing, Fast Tracking, and Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques for successful project management.

Delivered the Medical Practitioner Audit Application, a data mining solution that reduced the research and audit of billing errors or fraud by 8 days. Earned the REACH Award and a commendation for project success in conjunction with the Auditor General and a team of Assistant Deputy Ministers.

Led the service-oriented architecture (SOA) design and legacy application re-design to optimize the performance, stability, and adaptability of the flagship Claims Assessment System.

Managed the project to create the development, testing, production and reporting environments and to deploy the SAS software suite for analytics, data quality, and ETL tools.

Created the Business Solution Framework to evaluate new business intelligence (BI) projects. INFOTECH PVT. LTD., APAC Principal Consultant Senior Project Manager 2006-2007 Served as a consultant and project manager to grow the ERP and CRM consulting practices in the region. Evaluated customer HCM/HRMS needs, recommended solutions, and advised on workflow strategies.

Designed high-level PeopleSoft HRMS, Siebel CRM, and Oracle Financials/ERP solutions from the in-depth analysis of functional requirements at clients in banking and telecommunications. SHARIQ GHANI, PMP

Senior Business & Technology Leader Directing Engagements to Innovate and Transform Canadian Citizen ac42pj@r.postjobfree.com +1-613-***-**** linkedin.com/in/SyedShariqGhani 3

INDUSTRY CANADA (via IT/Net), Ottawa, Canada ERP Consultant 2004-2005 Applied the PMI methodology along with EVM, Crashing, Fast Tracking, WBS, and other techniques to deliver new functionality through upgrades to the PeopleSoft ERP platform for the Canadian Government. MERCK PHARMACEUTICAL, Montreal, Canada Senior Technical Consultant / HRMS Analyst 2003 Managed a consulting engagement to analyze Merck’s PeopleSoft HRMS needs.Optimized the new hire and job requisition workflows, the Employee Self-Service Module, Oracle DB queries and Crystal reports. AIR CANADA, Montreal, Canada Senior Technical Consultant / HRMS Analyst 1999-2002 Facilitated engagements to upgrade and integrate Air Canada’s PeopleSoft ERP systems and applications.

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Led an expedited 2-month infrastructure implementation at 20+ airports for NAS in Riyadh.

Served as a Senior PeopleSoft Developer and HRMS Analyst at UBS/Swiss Bank (Connecticut, USA)

Served as a Developer/Analyst at Dominion Data Processing (New Jersey, USA). EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science (Cum Laude Honors) Edinboro University of Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania, USA Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2005

Siebel Certified CRM Consultant PeopleSoft ERP Certifications Solution and Platform Experience

Cloud, IoT, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Virtualization, Data Center, Information Security and Compliance, Enterprise Architecture, IT Infrastructure, Unified Communications, Application Development, Platform Integration, Process Automation, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Siebel Affiliations

Professional Member, PMI – Project Management Institute

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