Manager Office

Location:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Posted:

June 10, 2020

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Dear Madam/Sir,

As a senior management and IT professional possessing 25+ years of experience across diversified national and international business domains in private and public sectors, I present herewith my candidature to work with your esteemed organization in a challenging business/IT senior managerial position with focus on strategy and digital transformation.

Well-versed in aligning IT with enterprise direction and objectives, to enable business for excellence by developing, implementing and supporting strategies.

Moreover, during the commencement of my career, I gained experience in many aspects of IT while leveraging my knowledge to transformation and enterprise strategic dimension.

Enclosed herewith, please find my resume, highlighting further on my skills, accomplishments and credentials. At a professional meeting, we can discuss ways of our further association.

Sincere regards,

Fathi Mughrabi.

Fathi Adnan Mughrabi

Nationality: Jordanian, Location: Riyadh - Saudi Arabia

Contact: +966-*********; Email Id: *********@*****.***, *******@*****.***

A competent strategic techno-managerial professional with a successful career spanning over 25+ years

Strategy and Digital Transformation / Senior Management - IT

Seeking a challenging position with an organization of repute to utilize acquired techno-managerial skills & knowledge

Career Synopsis

Competencies and skills in strategy & digital transformation, strategy implementation, Enterprise Architecture, leadership, planning, objective setting, program management, financial management, resources management, strategic operations management, negotiation and other managerial skills

Adept at Strategy Formation & Implementation, Decision Making, Business Process re-Engineering, Enterprise Architecture and Change Management

Proficient in enhancing and maintaining organizational efficiency by defining, delivering and supporting strategic plans

Skilled in developing and optimizing organizational structures processes & procedures aligned to international industry standards and best practice

Significant exposure in working with diversified business domains

Proven ability in managing projects for international organizations like International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank

Experience in mega infrastructure and IT transformation projects to enables business excellence

Professional Experience

1.Consulting assignments / Devoteam, KSA (Strategy and Transformation) ~ May 2016 till date:

Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, KSA / NIIC (National Industrial Information Center) ~ Strategist and Enterprise Architect ~ Jan 2020 till date:

NIIC is aiming to be the Kingdom's industrial knowledge center empowering the drive towards an integrated and competitive industrial ecosystem. NIIC would serve the Kingdom's industry by giving confidence to policymakers & investors through market transparency or efficient and effective decision-making.

As a Strategist and Enterprise Architect, be responsible for:

NIIC strategy evaluation and enhancement

Strategy implementation.

Strategic initiatives formulation based on mission, vision and strategic objectives.

Align with NIDLP (National Industrial Development & Logistics Program) and VRO (Vision 2030 Realization Office) for the initiatives approval and budget allocation.

Al Gihaz Holding Co., KSA (Power, Energy, Civil, AMI, Healthcare, Telecom and IT) ~ Chief Information Officer (CIO) ~ Nov 2017 till Jan 2020

Setting and implementing strategy and digital transformation to enable business objectives achievement.

Plan and supervise the implementation of IT projects road map and provide guidance to IT professionals and other staff within the organization

Selecting and implementing suitable technology to streamline all internal operations and help optimize their strategic benefits, in addition to improve customer experience, including Cloud ERP implementation / Oracle Fusion, one of the big implementations in the region (Finance, SCM, HCM, Projects, PBCS, Maintenance and CX).

Oversee the technological infrastructure (Datacenter, networks, HW/SW, Security,…) in the organization to ensure optimal performance, availability and scalability, in addition to alight with Cloud Strategy

Management, operations and support for IT services provided to the Group

Monitor advancements in technology to discover ways the company can gain competitive advantage in digital era

Participate in contracting projects, as advisory and support for IT related scope (mainly Digital Advisor for AMI Project – Advanced Metering Infrastructure for Electricity and Water).

Al Arrab Contracting Co., KSA (Construction, MEP, Power, Water and Aviation) ~ Chief Information Officer (CIO Office) ~ March 2017 till Nov 2017

Set company Digital Strategy based to introduce operational excellence and strategy alignment. Introduce Cloud First Strategy with managing to implement Cloud based applications and services (SaaS deployment model) as quick win for the digital strategy: Aconex (collaboration platform to manage information and processes for construction projects) and eSourcing (procurement process) were the quick wins.

SWCC, KSA (Saline Water Conversion Corporation/Government) ~ e-Transformation Program (eTP) Senior Consultant ~ Nov 2016 till March 2017

Participate in a huge initiative for electronic Transformation Program (eTP) to plan, manage and execute the organization’s digital vision to automate the business activities in alignment with Saudi Arabia vision 2030.

GACA, KSA (General Authority for Civil Aviation/Government) ~ Strategy and Transformation Senior Consultant ~ May 2016 till October 2016

Manage huge initiative to transform IT department into a commercial company that sells aviation IT solutions (Corporatization); this is part of government initiatives for privatization in alignment with Saudi Arabia vision 2030.

The scope includes: Strategy development, Enterprise Architecture, Roadmap, ITIL, Resources enablement, PMO,…etc.

2.Abdullatif Alissa Group, KSA (Automotive, Financing, Investment, Real Estate - 150+ branches) ~ Executive Manager-IT (CIO) ~ May 2011–April 2016

General Motors, Nissan and Isuzu dealerships.

Evaluation internal structure of the IT company for transformation and implementation of strategies pertaining to risks and opportunities

Assess and define IT company plans/ user requirements based on priorities as part of complete IT transformation

Optimize resource utilization and streamline processes to enhance efficiency of IT operation and administration

Work on implementation of business development projects/ operations including definition of roles and responsibilities

Render support to the IT company in preparation of implementation plans to enhance efficiency of various programs and under process projects

Ensure efficient, secure, reliable, scalable and available infrastructure to enable IT services delivery to the business

3.Wahda Bank, Libya (Commercial Bank – 80+ branches) ~ Chief Information Officer (CIO) ~ Jun 2010 – May 2011

Functioned and member of the senior management team involved in transformation, defining strategic and operational governance

Involved in aligning IT objectives and programs to enterprise objectives/ strategies; leading the development/ implementation of the bank IT restructuring program

Worked on development/ maintenance of IT organizational structure aligned to business requirements of the bank

Manage the implementation of projects portfolio based on roadmap to achieve strategic objectives

Participated in recruitment, development, retention and organization of IT staff in compliance to corporate budgetary objectives and personnel policies

Implemented various IT strategic and operational plans to coordinate evaluation, deployment and management of existing/ future IT systems across the bank

Set up plans, policies, standards and IT enterprise architecture for acquisition, implementation and operation of IT systems in compliance to applicable laws and regulations

Ensured alignment of IT risk management with enterprise-wide risk management

Set up strategic relationship between internal IT resources and external entities including Central Bank of Libya, government, vendors and Arab Bank affiliates

Involved in identification of opportunities for cost-effective investment of financial resources in IT systems and resources, including staffing, sourcing, purchasing and development

Coordinated project activities related to selection, acquisition, development and installation of major information systems

Worked on continuous delivery of IT services and support in compliance to various SLA parameters

Rendered consultancy to the senior leadership team on strategic systems conversions and integrations based on business requirements

4.El Ajou Group, KSA (Banking Solutions, Office Automation, Medical Equipment)~ General Manager (ARDICO) / Group CIO (Chief Information Officer) ~ Feb 2006 – May 2010

Manage ARDICO (Arab Digital Computer Company) as a General Manager to achieve sales and other objectives (Unisys partner: check sorting/imaging, check clearing, cash counting, …)

Merge ARDICO into El Ajou group as a strategic business unit to introduce integrated solutions into office automation offerings.

Spearheaded Group strategic direction project for the coming 5 years aimed at defining IT strategy and roadmap for the Group with direct projects implementation supervision

Worked on development/ implementation of operating policies, procedures and approaches for IT including evaluation and recommendation of enhancements pertaining to IT operations

Prepared / ensured compliance to enterprise objectives and budgets to facilitate collation, storage, processing and dissemination of information

Enhanced security of information systems, communication lines and equipment

Involved in development, review, certification of back-up/ disaster recovery procedures and plans

Managed recruitment, training and evaluation of department staff

Maintained regular interaction with staff, management, vendors and other technology resources within the organization based on business requirements

Manage ERP (Oracle - JD Edwards) implementation project (one of the biggest JDE implementations in middle-east, according to Oracle).

Involved in revamping of IT infrastructure in preparation for ERP implementation and Go Live

5.GulfNet Solutions, KSA (Infrastructure/Security products, IT services, Multimedia/eLearning, ERP) ~ General Manager ~ Feb 2004 – Feb 2006

Collaborated with various support teams in enhancing growth in terms of revenues, profitability, products/ services offering and customer base

Involved in innovation of new products and services to enhance competitive advantage in the market

Managed operational/ administrative aspects related to day to day operations and sales

Involved in recruitment, grooming and mentoring of employees across the organizational hierarchy based on business requirements

Defined/ implemented policies and guidelines for the company. Set up business objectives, defined/ documented operational strategy

Involved in development of budgets, identification of financial targets including management of financial position as represented by cash flow, net income and balance sheet position

Involved in strategic partnerships with vendors, identification of new business opportunities

Earlier Assignments

1.Basamh Trading Co., KSA (FMCG) ~ Senior Projects Manager – IT ~ Apr 2001 – Jan 2004

2.Electro Industries, KSA (Manufacturing) ~ IT Manager ~ Jan 1998 – Apr 2001

3.Continuous and related assignments (Jan 1991 – Dec 1997):

Palestine Monetary Authority-PMA, Palestine (Central Bank) ~ Senior Consultant-IT ~ Dec 1995 – Dec 1997

Team International, Jordan (Management Consulting) ~ Systems Technology Manager ~ Apr 1993 - Jul 1995

Jerusalem Modern Software-JMS, Jordan (IT SW Company) ~ Information Technology Manager ~ Jan 1991 - Mar 1993

4.Al Alamiah – Sakhr, Kuwait (Arab leading software house)~ Senior System Programmer ~ Jun 1989 - Dec 1990

Selected Projects

Banking and Financial Projects:

Implementation Project Description

Oracle FlexCube Core Banking (Retail and Corporate)

iMal Islamic Core Banking

RTGS (Real-Time Gross Settlement)

OMNI Loan Origination/Management System (LOS/LMS)

ACH (Automated Clearing House)

Unisys Check Clearing Solution in SAMA and many Saudi Banks

ACP (Automated Check Processing)

Oracle Hyperion Budgeting & Planning

Eximbills Trade Finance System (China Systems)

Analyzed, designed and managed development of Central Bank modules (Palestine Monetary Authority):

- Financial System - Banking Operations

- Banking Supervision - Check Clearing System

- Banks Financial Data Collection and Analysis System

- Central Credit Reference Information System

and other Central Bank modules

International Payment Network (SWIFT)

Integration with National Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (SADAD Payment System)

Anti-Money Laundry (AML)

Corporate Finance process automation (Ultimus)

Middleware between core banking and:

-Cards and e-Channel management

-Trade finance -Reuter trading system

Other projects

ERP and related Projects:

Implementation Project Description

Oracle Fusion (Cloud) and

Oracle eBS (on-premise)

Aconex (Cloud based construction projects collaboration platform)

Oracle JDE

Cloud based eSourcing (Safal)

Microsoft Dynamics AX

HRM Systems (Oracle HCM, Mena HR, OFOQ HR)

Kerridge Automotive Dealership Management

Microsoft CRM

Carpro Car Rental

ImageLinkes Document Management

Exceed 3PL (Third Party Logistics System)

Cognos BI

Oracle Taleo (Recruitment process on Cloud)

ITIL Service Management (BMC and ManageEngine)

Contact Center(Oracle RightNow-Cloud Customer Service integrated with Genesys-Contact Center)

Multiple software development projects

Other Projects

Infrastructure Projects:

Implementation Project Description

Data Center/DRC (new, relocation and colocation)

MS Exchange / Office 365 Cloud in hybrid mode

Redesigning / revamping of LAN/WAN

ISO27001 Information Security Management

IP Telephony and Voice Over IP

Cyber security and physical security

MS Server / System Center / Linux / Sun Solaris

IT services and service center

Virtualization

Hybrid Cloud infrastructure

Servers: IBM / HP / Sun / Unisys and blade centers

Managing recovery from Ransomware attack.

Oracle ExaData (Engineered DB Hardware)

ODA (Oracle Database Appliance)

AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure – IoT)

Many other projects

Soft Projects:

Project Description

Strategic Planning

Developing job profiles

Enterprise Architecture (Togaf Model)

Establishing PMO, Enterprise Architecture Office

Change Management

RFPs preparation and technologies/vendors selection

Communication Management

Transformation of IT department at General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA-Government) into a profitable company that sells aviation IT solutions (this project includes org. development, ITIL, PMO and EA implementation)

Governance (policies and procedures)

Budgeting and Planning

Business continuity and disaster recovery

Business Plans

Participate in eTP (electronic Transformation Program)

Feasibility Studies including TCO and ROI

Participate in building Digital Transformation Strategy

Operating Model and Organization Structure

Others

Academics

Education

MBA, The University of Northampton/UK 2018 (“Cloud Computing in Middle East” thesis)

Level 7 Higher Diploma in Business Management, NCC Education/UK 2016

BSc. Computer Science, University of Jordan 1989

Professional Development

Course Name

Place

Date

Digital Transformation: Platform Strategies for Success course (2 months)

Singapore / Online

Dec/2019

Emeritus / MIT

Primavera P6

Riyadh / KSA

Oct/2019

Engineering Tracks

Project Management Professional (PMP/PMI) ver. 6

Riyadh / KSA

Sep/2019

Engineering Tracks

Saudi International Exhibition and Conference for IoT

Riyadh / KSA

Jan/2018

New Horizon

Kingdom Digital Enterprise Transformation

(I am a speaker in this event)

Riyadh / KSA

Nov/2017

Convergent Global

ORACLE DIGITAL BUSINESS SUMMIT

Riyadh / KSA

March/2017

Oracle

Could Infrastructure Solutions

Riyadh / KSA

Nov/2016

Oracle

Cloud Innovation Forum

Riyadh / KSA

Oct/2016

IBM

TOGAF 9.1 Certified Course (Enterprise Architecture)

Riyadh / KSA

Nov/2013

Shift Technologies

ITIL V3 Foundation

Riyadh / KSA

May/2010

Business Solutions

Project Management Professional (PMP) / PMI ver. 4

Riyadh / KSA

Mar/2009

HRD

KPIs and Objective Setting

Riyadh / KSA

Jan/2009

El Ajou Group

Manpower Planning and Job Analysis Process

Riyadh / KSA

Jan/2009

El Ajou Group

Building a winning business plan

Khobar / KSA

Jul/2005

Logman (Microsoft)

Balanced Scorecard (BSC)

Jeddah / KSA

Jul/2003

KFUPM

IT Strategy:Building, Managing and Operating IT for Advantage

Jeddah / KSA

Jun/2003

Harvard Business School

IT Contracts

Jeddah / KSA

May/2002

IIR

Modern Methodology for Strategic Planning

Jeddah / KSA

May/2002

Dr.Tarik Sweidan/Kuwait

The 4 Roles of Leadership

Jeddah / KSA

Apr/2001

Franklin Covey

The Executive Manager

Jeddah / KSA

Apr/2001

Harvard Business School

Site Designer / Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW)

Jeddah / KSA

Feb/2001

New Horizon

Foundations / Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW)

Jeddah / KSA

Jan/2001

New Horizon

Time Management

Jeddah / KSA

Jun/2000

Norton Associates-Canada

Leading & Motivating Your Sales Force

Jeddah / KSA

Jun/2000

Norton Associates-Canada

Consultative Selling Skills

Jeddah / KSA

Jun/2000

Norton Associates-Canada

Presentation Skills & Business Writing

Jeddah / KSA

Feb/2000

Mr. Chemali

Structured Cabling (Krone and Prestolite)

Berlin / Germany

Oct/1999

Krone Tech.-Germany

Krone Installation Practices (Structured Cabling)

Cheltenham / UK

Oct/1999

Rod Owens-Krone Tech.

Budgets & Control

Jeddah / KSA

Jun/1999

Prof. Harfouche

Production Control and Management

Jeddah / KSA

Dec/1998

Mr. Ron Napier

Finance & Accounting for Non-Financial Executives

Jeddah / KSA

Dec/1998

Mr. Ron Napier

Clustering for Windows NT Server Environment

Ramallah/Palestine

Oct/1997

PMA

Windows NT Administration

Ramallah/Palestine

Sep/1997

PMA

Arabian Banking Industry in the World of Information and Modern Communication

Beirut / Lebanon

May/1997

Union of Arab Banks

Introduction to Oracle

Amman / Jordan

Jan/1995

ITCC

Advanced Application Building using Oracle

Amman / Jordan

Jan/1995

ITCC

UNIX operating system

Amman / Jordan

Jan/1995

CEB

Organization Development (OD)

Amman / Jordan

Nov/1994

Team International

Total Quality Management (TQM).

Amman / Jordan

Nov/1994

Team International

ISO9000 Concepts & Implementation conference

Amman / Jordan

Sep/1994

Team International

Improving Software Development through the Implementation of ISO 9000-3

Amman / Jordan

Apr/1994

Team International

Effective Marketing Strategies.

Amman / Jordan

Nov/1993

Team International

Recent activities:

www.linkedin.com/posts/fathimughrabi_mea-middleeast-un-activity-6607450053185425408-BkhA

www.linkedin.com/posts/gigabit_gigabit-magazine-technology-news-magazine-activity-6607273402422165506-Z6Mg

www.gigabitmagazine.com/brochure/442376

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HuqC8wqil4

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjF1krBvhyg

Date of Birth: 27th July 1967 Languages: English and Arabic Nationality: Jordanian References: Available on Request

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