Project Manager Management

Hafiz Muhammad Saqib,

PMP, ITIL, ISO *****, MCP, MCITP, MCS, CCNA

International City, Dubai +971-**-***-**** *******@*****.***

I T P R O J E C T M A N AG E R

INFORMATION SECURITY IT INFRASTRUCTURE ISO 27001 & 9001 CERTIFICATIONS

VIRTUALIZATION IMPLEMENTATION ERP IMPLEMENTATION

Experienced project manager offering 6 years of success leading all phases of diverse

projects of information technology and 5 years of managing IT Infrastructure and Services.

Business strategist; plan and manage projects aligning business goals with technology

solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains.

Excellent communicator; leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate

effectively with client executives and their respective teams.

Expert in agile and waterfall project management methodologies. Able to manage project

teams and known for high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets.

SKILLS SUMMARY

Project Management: IT Project Lifecycle: Value-Added Leadership:

Information Security Requirements Analysis Cross-Functional Supervision

Implementation & Certification ROI Analysis Team Building & Mentoring

IT Infrastructure Design & Costing & Budgeting Client Relations &

Implementation Project Scheduling Presentations

ERP Implementation Testing/QA/Rollout/Support Business & IT Planning

Virtualization Implementation Vendor Management

System Migrations/Integrations

Enterprise-wide Implementations

Manage Print/Document Services

CAREER PROGRESSION

IT/PROJECT MANAGER

Working with “Mohamed Hareb Al Otaiba” from Dec 2010 to-Date.

• Develop RFPs and conduct all necessary meetings to facilitate selection of project services and

products.

• Develop detail project schedules, estimates, resource plans, and status reports. Track and

report progress on required performance indicators.

• Assembled and coordinated project team members; assigned individual responsibilities.

• Created strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning.

• Efficiently identify and solves project issues or submit critical issues to management with

recommendations.

• Monitor contracts including review and approval of pay requests and change orders; maintained

regular communication with service provider

• Managing the delivery of each project to the agreed level of quality, schedule and budget.

• Presenting progress of projects at regular intervals to the Management.

• Reviewing methods of working, alternative materials etc. in order to maximize commercial

profitability.

• Seeking and developing ongoing continuous improvement of services.

• Proactively manage scope, issues and risks to ensure project success. Follow change control

procedures effectively.

• Identify and manage risk/conflicts and assure the projects are delivered within scope,

schedule, cost, and quality.

• Track the status of deliverables and any decisions made regarding Project Change Requests

and outstanding issues

• Ensure that commitments and changes to commitments resulting from the requirements are

negotiated with affected groups

• Help in process re-engineering/re-designing and aligning with information system to improve

efficiency and reduction in cost.

• Evaluating user needs and system functionality and ensuring that ICT facilities meet business

needs.

• Providing users/technical staff with appropriate support and advice and managing crisis

situations, which may involve complex technical hardware or software problems.

• Scheduling upgrades and security backups of hardware and software systems, researching

and installing new systems;

• Ensuring the smooth running of all ICT server systems, including email servers (Exchange

Server), web servers (SharePoint portals), file servers, virtual server, etc.

• Oversee the development, design, and implementation of new applications and changes to

existing computer systems and software packages.

• Provide support ERP users; liaise with internal IT and external vendor support when necessary

to investigate and resolve reported issues

• Benchmark, analyze report on, and make recommendations for the improvement and growth

of the IT infrastructure and IT systems.

• Design and implement mechanize backup procedures to ensure regular and consistent backup

of data.

Sr. System/Security Administrator

Worked with “CureMD pvt Ltd.” from July 2008 to September 2010.

• Plan, organize and lead Information Technology projects.

• Maintain overall control of the schedule, budget and scope

• Ensure that project plans and work products are based on approved and agreed-upon

requirements

• Resolve problems and issues that arose or escalate critical issues to management with

recommendations to resolve them

• Maintain regular contact with the management, providing the status of project progress

• Track the status of deliverables and any decisions made regarding Project Change Requests and

outstanding issues

• Ensure that commitments and changes to commitments resulting from the requirements are

negotiated with affected groups

• For approved Project Change Requests, update the appropriate documents and project work plan

to reflect changes in requirements and commitments

• Managed the project team including any subcontractors.

• Provide day-to-day supervision, conduct performance appraisals, and delegate work assignments

to IT personnel.

• Assist in recruiting, hiring, and providing appropriate training for IT support staff

• Managing IT security plans, performing risk assessments/analysis and system audits working

towards system certification and accreditation.

• Design and implement IT Security, User policies and procedures to maintain effective and

efficient governance on IT Infrastructure.

• Ensure a secure, reliable IT infrastructure that fully supports and adjusts to organization’s

dynamic business needs in a cost-effective manner.

• Design and implement mechanize backup procedures to ensure regular and consistent backup

of data. Responsible Business Continuity drills to ensure effectiveness and completeness of these

procedures.

• Supervising internal staff and contractors to deliver key corporate initiatives.

E A R LY C A R E E R

SYSTEM/NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

One of the leading textile mills having 6 units in Pakistan; “Suraj Cotton Mills Ltd.” June 2007

to June 2008.

System Administrator

A departmental store chain having more 32 franchises in Pakistan; “Franchise One.1®” from

February 2005 to June 2007

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

DEGREES:

MASTERS IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (MCS) 2007

BACHELOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (BCS) 2004

MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (1698397)

ITIL SERVICE MANAGEMENT V3

TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION: TRAININGS:

Project Management Professional CCNA (Cisco Regional Academy)

MCP (2000 TRACK)

MCITP (2008 TRACK)

Advance Diploma in Network

CCNA

ISMS(ISO 27001) Lead Implementer Engineering

Internal Auditing MUOS(Multi Users OS) Training

MS PROJECT

ISO 27001 Implementation Strategy

PERONAL INFORMATION

FATHER’S NAME: IFTIKHAR AHMAD

NATIONALITY: PAKISTANI

PASSPORT NO: AG5330231

17TH FEB., 1981

DATE OF BIRTH:

MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED

LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, URDU, PUNJABI

DRIVING LICENSE: VALID UAE LICENSE SINCE 2011

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