Project Manager Management

ALI EL-SHARIF, MBA, PMP, Certified Scrum Master

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Windsor, ON Mobile 519-***-****

Canada, N9G2W6 Home 519-***-****

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• Over 15 years of overall international IT experience (North America, Europe and the

Middle East) working primarily as a Technical Project Manager managing mid-to-large

scale complex projects up to $1.6M with 20 team members including external vendors.

• Proven ability to lead and deliver complex projects by working with geographically

dispersed teams around the world and with a variety of cultures.

• Experience with the PMLC/SDLC in initiating new projects, planning projects (WBS,

scheduling) and controlling projects (scope, risk and issue management, status

reporting at all levels, planning, estimating, resourcing, and scheduling)

• PMI Certified (PMP), Scrum Master and ITIL Certified

• Experience with Water Fall and Agile Methodologies (RUP and Scrum)

• Strong background in software application development, integration and infrastructure

projects

• Project portfolio financial management experience (budgeting, forecasting, planning

and reporting)

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Information Security Projected Graduation in 2014

Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Master in Business Administration (MBA), Project Management August, 2000

Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering August, 1995

Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A

CERTIFICATIONS and Exams

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Certified Scrum Master

IBM Certified Solution Designer - IBM (RUP) Rational Unified Process V7.0

ITIL V3 Foundation

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)

o Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects

o Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007

Microsoft Certified Database Administrator on Microsoft SQL Server (MCDBA)

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ALI EL-SHARIF, MBA, PMP, Certified Scrum Master

• Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise

Edition (70-229)

• Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise

Edition (70-228)

• Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

(70-293)

• Implementing, Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network

Infrastructure (70-291)

• Analyzing Requirements and Designing Solution Architectures (70-100)

EXPERIENCE

Title Source August 2013- January 2014

Detroit, MI, USA

Project Manager/Scrum Master

Managed a technology vertical supporting four business owners responsible for Escrow

Accounting, Operational Accounting Finance and Escrow Operations.

Managed product backlogs of five teams comprised of business intelligence specialists,

data analysts, continuous improvement analysts and a software development team.

Led the effort to establish the delivery roadmaps for key strategic initiatives

Facilitated daily standups, sprint planning, and sprint retrospectives.

Technology Platform and Tools: .Net, SQL Server, XML, MS-SharePoint, Team

Foundation Server.

Autodata Solutions Company July 2012- June 2013

Detroit, MI, USA

Project Manager

Managed the implementation of the Autodata’s Portfolio Manager Solution. The Portfolio

Manager solution is a BI solution that interfaces and integrates data feeds from financial

providers and marketing partners to and presents web based equity mining software used

by GM US dealers.

Managed a team comprised of a ten team members comprised of technical lead, Java

developers, QA lead, QA testers, Linux Administrators, Database Administrators, and

business analysts.

Managed national launch deployment which included deploying the following interfaces

from the following partners: Black Book, Aspen Marketing, Ally Financial, GMF and GM’s

On-Star Odometer feed

Responsibilities include compliance with GM IT requirements including web security scan,

manual penetration testing and extended failover tests

Technology Platform and Tools: JIRA, MongoDB, MySQL, Web Service Calls,

Apache Servers, XML, MS-SharePoint, MS-Project, Java, Javascript and JQuery.

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ALI EL-SHARIF, MBA, PMP, Certified Scrum Master

TD Auto Finance October 2011 – May 2012

Farmington Hills, MI, USA

Project Manager

• Managed US Retail Risk Management and Marketing Integration Management

data integration projects as part of TD’s program to integrate the acquisition of

Chrysler Financial Services into the rebranded unit “TD Auto Finance

• Managed risk assessment process including security, privacy, legal and

architectural reviews.

Technology Platform and Tools: Terada EDW, ETL, XML, MDM, Cognos, MS-

SharePoint, MS-Project, Excel

Ford Motor Company June 2011 – September 2011

Dearborn, MI, USA

Project Manager

• Managed a business analysis process to review Ford's Export & Growth business and

identify gaps relative to a global order bank project. The analysis included an

architectural review of Ford’s Export and Growth interfaces with regional ordering and

logistics systems.

• Managed a group of off shore software developers in developing enhancements and

defect fixes to Ford's Global Online and Logistics System (GOaLS)

Technology Platform and Tools: MS-SharePoint, MS-Project, Clarity, Java,

Javascript.

Green Shield Canada, Windsor, Ontario, Canada March/2009 – May/2011

Green Shield Canada is a health care and group benefits administration and technology

solutions provider.

Project Manager

• Lead an effort to standardize IT project management methods. The initiative migrated

project artifact, schedules and resource plans the MS-Project Serer EPM (Enterprise

Project Management) tool, established and configured KPIs (Key Performance

Indicators) to feed into an executive dashboard view.

• Responsible for IT project portfolio financial management, monthly forecasting and

reporting. The IT portfolio included a mix of internal resources and external

consultants.

NCR Canada Ltd. Windsor, Ontario, Canada March/2002 – March/2009

Project Implementation Manager

• Managed software, business consulting and infrastructure projects with

complete project ownership from the early stages of the initial sales cycle

through project closures. Responsibilities included LOI, LOA, SOW writing,

procurement management, vendor management and contract management.

• Delivered business analysis services by consulting with clients in North America and

internationally. Delivered management recommendations on improving customer

productivity through developing of customized software solutions, tailoring existing

software products and establishing testing and operational processes.

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ALI EL-SHARIF, MBA, PMP, Certified Scrum Master

Outsourcing ATM Management

As project manager for one of the leading IT outsourcing providers in Canada, led a

project to deliver ATM management solution. The project generated over $1.6 Million

USD in revenue. Responsibilities included technical presentations to executive

decision makers, formulating architectural plan for the solution, developing and

executing against project plan. Project deliveries included: high availability solution

using CA BrightStor, disaster recovery solution using SQL Server log shipping, analog

lines voice dispatching system, digital pager dispatching, Diebold DECAL interface

dispatching, MQ-Series interface to process IBM 473x ATM alert messages.

Electronic Toll Collect Management System

As project leader for a project commissioned by the German government, led a

cross-functional team with members from Germany, Canada, U.S.A and the

Netherlands. The project was delivered on time and within budget and

generated over $1.5 Million USD in revenue.

ATM Network System Audits

As management consultant for several large US and Canadian banks, performed ATM

network system audits. Scope of the audits included analyzing network management

tools, incident based operational management processes, data models for enterprise

data warehousing and reporting. Audits also covered analyzing performance of the

various service vendors against key performance indicators and identifying root cause

analysis for areas requiring improvement. Executive recommendation reports were

delivered to bank CIOs and in many cases resulted in extended delivery engagements.

Gasper Corporation (Acquired by NCR) April/1996 –March/2002

Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A

Software Engineer

Designed and implemented customized software solutions as well as standard

product features.

Technologies Platform and Tools: MS Visual Studio Oracle and MS-SQL Server

primarily on the Windows platform, Crystal/Business Objects reporting.

Department of Computer Science, September/1995 – March/1996

Wright State University, Graduate Teaching Assistant (Part Time)

Taught a computer communication design course. Instructed students in building a local

area network (LAN) by connecting PCs by their serial communication adapters to

behave like Ethernet cards. Redesigned and wrote portions of the lab manual.

Computing and Telecom Services, April/1995 – August/1995

Wright State University, Communication Technician (Part Time)

Installed and tested computer communication equipment and Internet cables throughout

the university campus.

PERSONAL

• Canadian Citizen

• Willing to Travel

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