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Ahmed Yahya Shalaby IT MANAGER/ CIO/ IT HEAD/ IT PROJECT MANAGER

US, UK, UAE, GCC, EGYPT Ahmed Yahya Shalaby
ERP implementation and IT Projects ManagementIT Management

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Looking to join a progressive main organization that has the need for CIO/IT Director/ IT Manager/ IT Projects Manager and offers opportunities for advancement in order to be the difference and change.

 

Specialties:  I already have more than 18 years’ experience in IT Field covering (IT Management, ERP implementation and IT Projects Management). In addition, I had ERP Business Development Experience. I worked in private, Regional and international Companies.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Nationality: Egyptian

Birth date: 1st Oct, 1974

Gender: Male

Status: Married

 

Professional Experience

 

February 2015 – Present:

IT Manager                       AL KABLI HOLDING Co./ AL KABLI TRADING Co./ AL KABLI MARKETING

Co./ MADA Co./ AL KABLI INVESTMENT Co. & Neda AL AMAL CENTER

P.O.BOX 3208 Jeddah 23334, Saudi Arabia,www.kabli.com

 

Responsibilities

Ø  Managing IT team to provide service for KABLI GROUP of companies [ Kabli Holding, Kabli Marketing, Kabli Trading and MADA Companies. In addition to social service center [NEDA AL AMAL CENTER].

Ø  Provide management for the leading projects in IT changing the map of technology in the group of companies.

Ø  Setting the budget for new projects and IT department for holding and group of companies.

Ø  Providing the policy and procedures for IT department across the group.

Ø  Enterprise in charge of information technology strategy and the computer systems required to support the organization’s unique objectives and business goals of Companies by applying appropriate updated technology by providing new projects addressing more motivation and easy use for operation and Group Customers.

Achievements:

1-      Enhance the operation workflow by doing processes re-engineering.

2-      Apply efficient reports by transferring all excel sheets to SAP Reports. We are in the process of implementing BI (Power BI).

3-      Implement Retail System (Third Party Software) and integrate it with SAP.

4-      Automate all Retail workflow through MIRA Retail system using Handhelds and wireless printers.

5-      Change Telephone systems to CISCO I.P. Telephone in the head office and branches.

6-      Building the operational process for M-Commerce using mobile applications.

 

November 2011 – January 2015:

IT  Manager /  SAP Project  Manager  AL KABLI TRADDING Co. P.O.BOX 3311 Jeddah 21471, Saudi

Arabia,www.kabli.com

 

Responsibilities

Ø  Monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.

Ø  Providing project management for leading IT Projects.

Ø  Designee and implement IT infrastructure for KABLI Company (H.O., Branches and Stores).

Ø  Build Operation & Maintenance Section on ITIL recommendations.

Ø  Build IT Department Service Catalog & Rules.

Achievements:

1-      Project Manager for SAP Project ( FI/CO, MM, SD and HCM) with total cost of 1.8 Million USD which successfully within 6 months.

2-      Automate all operational and sales processes using SAP

3-      Automate all retail sales processes using MIRA Retail SALES System

4-      Connect all administration buildings with high speed fiber optics

5-      Design and build DATA Center for the company.

6-      Build all IT Department on ITIL standards and Customers Service demand.

7-      Design and build Passive and Active Networks using VPN and Firewall (SonicWALL).

 

January 2011 – September2011 :

Business Development Manager  Columbus IT Middle East P.O.BOX 66871, Saudi Arabia,

www.columbusit.ae  ( MICROSOFT Business Partner)

 

Responsibilities:

Ø  Determine new opportunities by analyzing business needs.

Ø  Build referral and lead generation network.

Ø  achieve the sales targets with team in Eastern and Central province inside Saudi Arabia

Achievements:

1-      Create a strong sales pipeline to develop new promising customers.

2-       Maintain existing customers to have more than 6M USD as a return from point one and two in less than 6 months

 

April 2009 – December 2010:

Business Development Manager   House Of Development Information Technology P.O.BOX 250525,

Saudi Arabia, www.hod.com.sa  ( ORACLE Business Partner)

 

Responsibilities:

Ø  Prepares the annual Business Development Plan; as well as prepares the annual Work Plan.

Ø  Lead and develop staff by identifying training needs.

Ø  Define and follow up of yearly targets and objectives.

Ø  Develop and implement strategies for new products and services.

Ø  Determine new opportunities by analyzing business needs.

Ø  Provide direction, guidance to the department to ensure alignment with the Company’s strategies

Ø  Build referral and lead generation network.

Achievements:

1-      Build new business aliens with Oracle Partners to insure more distribution for HOD products.

2-      Open new perspectives in GCC focusing in governmental organizations.

3-      Initiate digital signature in Jeddah chamber of commerce.

 

September 2008 – March 2009:

ERP Consultant                           Naizak  P.O.BOX 57792 (  ORACLE & MICROSOFT Business Partner)

Saudi Arabia, www.naizak.com

Responsibilities:

Ø  Account Manager for (MS ERP , Risk Management software products, HIS)

Ø  ERP Pre-sales Consultant for Microsoft Dynamics (AX2009, GP10, CRM4, EPM)

 

February 2002 – June 2007:

I.T. Manager                          Civil Works LTD. Company P.O.BOX 7012, Saudi Arabia, www.cwc.com.sa

 

Responsibilities:

Ø  Putting the I.T. department policies & rules

Ø  Making training programs for users

Ø  Drawing the department budget and annual targets

Ø  Controlling & inspecting the I.T. devices purchased for the company

Ø  Supporting JDE ERP software

Ø  Supporting for Timberline Office Estimating Software

Ø  Supporting for Primavera Project Planner Software

Ø  I am administrating JDE LAN.

Ø  Installing and preparing all workstations using JDE.

Ø  Maintaining both JDE servers (Deployment, Enterprise, Citrix)

Ø  Maintaining Users accounts on JDE and its security aspects

Ø  Create item code system to distinguish between different inventory items

Ø  Training users on purchasing and inventory modules

Ø  Applying security issues at JDE users

Ø  Administrating the arabization at JDE W.S.

Ø  Solving database issues through SQL at JDE database serv.

Ø  Making Reports using RDA tools at JDE ERP software

Ø  I was assigned to design and to build CWC LAN hardware and software

Ø  Administrating the LAN by making all the LAN resources free to access and To protect the LAN from the inside and outside attacks, in addition Maintaining all users’ accounts.

Ø  Providing Internet and E-mail services through a satellite connection and using a Proxy Server to all the clients, which are more than 40 clients.

Ø  Maintaining all Servers (e.g. IBM Netfinity 5500, IBM x Series 220, etc…) and workstations at the company from both sides ( hardware and software)

Ø  I was responsible to give the hardware and software consultation requirements for any machine purchased by the company

Ø  Administrating the maintenance support section

 

March 1999 – February 2002:

JDEdward OneWorld Implementer   R.A.R. Steel Products & Manufacturing

P.O.BOX 7012, Saudi Arabia www.alrashed-steel.com

Responsibilities:

Ø  I was responsible for installing JDE OneWorld B7.3.3 on NT4.0 base Networking and maintaining it.

Ø  One of the team that implements the Financial & Distribution Modules in JDE B7.3.3

Ø  Implementing the Sales Order Management & Procurement Modules completely

Ø  Training the users and designing help manuals for them containing main usage steps and managing the help center office

Ø  Designing and developing reports through the Enterprise Report Writer In JDE OneWorld

Ø  Implementing SARs

 

September 1998 – March 1999:

System Analyst                           Rashed AbdulRahman Al Rashed & Sons Co. H.Q. P.O.BOX 99, Saudi

Arabia,www.alrashed.com

Responsibilities:

I was responsible for improving the work efficiency with current in-House software and one of the team that designs the main implementation plan for JD Edward through the group of companies

 

 

SKILLS                                                                                        Level

Networking (CCNA)                                                                   Expert
JDE (PeopleSoft) ERP, Great Plans 10, AX2009, CRM 4.0     Expert

V.B.,C/C++,JAVA,ASSEMBLY                                                  Expert

UNIX, LINUX , Win 2010/2003/XP/Vista                                    Expert

Database: MS SQL                                                                    Expert
Primavera Planner Software                                                      Intermediate
Timberline Office Estimating                                                      Beginner

GIS (ARC/INFO)                                                                        Beginner

 

Membership Organization

Association of Computing and Machineries     Member (January 1997)
World Taekwondo Do Federation                    1st Dan Black Belt Holder (Member)(June 1997)

 

Courses

Bullet Proof Manager

Sales & Marketing Management

ITIL V3

PMP

WHAT IS NEW AT AX 2009

AX 4.0 (Introduction, Financial I&II, FA)

Growing Your Business with Dynamics-ERP

CCNA

JDEdwards OneWorld XE CNC

Education

Dec. 2013/ July. 2016 Master of Business Administration (MBA) at University Of Liverpool

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Specialized in Organizations
Leadership
Liverpool Univerisity, Liverpool, UK

September 1993/ June 1998 Bachelor of Science- Computer Science at King Fahd University Of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Completed 132 Credit Hours

G.P.A. 3.471 from 4.0 scale with 2nd honor

Senior Project: Street Network of Riyadh City by GIS I was one of the scientific team that designed and developed the street network information system for the city of Riyadh by Geographical Information System (ARC / INFO). (Riyadh News Paper 31-8-1997)