KAMAL SKAYEM
Batha, Kesserwan
Lebanon
Mobile: +961-*-******
E-mail: *******@*******.***
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Key highlights
Demonstrated achiever with exceptional knowledge of national markets, and business practices including a good technical skills
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and project management. Fluency in three languages.
Skilled at learning new concepts quickly, working well under pressure and communicating ideas clearly and effectively.
Well-developed problem solving skills with the ability to resolve difficult situations in adverse conditions. Thrives in a fast-paced, challenging environment.
Experience
April 2014-Present Bassil Frere
Position: IT Technical Support
PIMS payroll system administration and technical support and the main liaise with PROFILES
Company.
Network administration (Domain, Exchange, Firewall, Hubs, and router, etc… )
Software (Cyberoam HD for security, TMG, AVAYA IP Tel, symantec backup)
User support for all issues (Hardware or software related issues)
Peripheral software support (CNSS, label printers, pallet numbering, old BFPROG data, etc
Testing and quality control for new software under development.
IT purchasing and contact with suppliers for offers and installations.
IP Telephony system support and main liaise with Libatel and call accounting reports
Other tasks related to IT as to insure smooth business functioning.
Sep 2013-March 2014 Baroody Group
Position: IT Senior
IT supports/server 2008/SQL server as data storage
HW diagnostics and SW installation
Visual Big as payroll system
Network design, deployment and troubleshooting.
Sep 2010 –Sep 2013 Khoury Home Appliances IT FIELD.
Position: IT Head
IT sales.
IT supports.
Main accountabilities
Network design, deployment and troubleshooting
HW diagnostics and SW installation
Remote supports for different departments within the company’s network
IT sales support and advisor
Navision as payroll system.
Feb 2010 – July 2010 Prime Preference IT audit & consultancy security systems
Maintenaning and supporting all the installed solutions at the customer premises, such as securities application, security cameras, and other SW requirements.
Troubleshooting and diagnostics problems, measuring system alarms and setup priorities table that met system and customer needs / requirements
Pres-sales activities.
Internet installation (patch, switch, hub, router, access point) +configuration
Perform other related duties as required during working hours.
I always keep my IT knowledge and information up to date with the marker technology’s evolution.
I participate in the Technology and workshops events, whenever I have the opportunity.
Main accountabilities
Contact all potential customers in the defined market sector.
Prepare bids and quotations for the supply and installation of active & passive networking solutions.
To negotiate contracts with customers.
Follow-up and co-ordinate with the finance department for collecting the receivables as per payment terms with customers.
Submit to the management all the reports related to the sales activities on a regular basis.
August 2005 – 2010 Khoury Home Appliances.
Position: Technician supervisor
Responsible for managing technical team
Analyzing new and existing customers’ requests.
Looking after the P.O. and making sure that all the equipments are received and well equipped tools and team member to insure a good and smooth installation in order to meet expectation and schedule.
Prospective customers for new products and services including the training session after installations.
Provide technical backup necessary by answering technical questions and attending technical presentations to increase client confidence in the solutions being proposed.
Main accountabilities
Developing plan strategies to meet schedule and expectation
Determine the proper amount of time and man work to achieve the work load
Act as the primary contact between the company and the assigned customer.
Provide the necessaries information to the customer to insure customer satisfactions
Education
2010 – 2011 AUT (AMERICAN UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGIE) (CCNA) (CISCO)
2005- 2009 AUT (AMERICAN UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGIE) (IT)
BS in IT
2000-2002Scolaire des Arts Et Metiers (BT3 Electronique)
1996-2000 Official college of Jounieh (Jounieh, Lebanon)
Bachelor’s degree
Language proficiency: French, English and Arabic (written and spoken)
Project Experience:
-Final Master Project Part of the B.TECH Curriculum.
Project Name: "payroll system"
References available upon request