Ibrahim Ahmed
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Rob Richards
I worked with Ibrahim on the first ever Smart Energy Code (SEC) Release. He oversaw complex planning and delivery challenges, delivering the project on time and in budget, which was an outstanding achievement given the complexities of delivering in life changes to the UK's Smart Metering network. Ibrahim strengths include his ability to present technical information to a non technical board or individual, the ability to present options when dealt with a major risk or issue, and his ability to build strong relationships with his project team and external stakeholders, including service providers and customers. I would definately work with Ibrahim again, if the opportunity came about.
Bob Gerrard
I had the pleasure of working with Ibrahim whilst at Smart DCC. I was responsible for getting the company operationally ready to support the product. Ibrahim was the lead on Business Acceptance Testing. He is a very thorough and focussed individual who ensures that his team delivers the best possible service. His actions ensured that any problems were quickly identified and where he could aided in providing potential fixes. I would have no hesitation in working with Ibrahim again and would recommend him to any company.
Rob Richards
I worked with Ibrahim on the first ever Smart Energy Code (SEC) Release. He oversaw complex planning and delivery challenges, delivering the project on time and in budget, which was an outstanding achievement given the complexities of delivering in life changes to the UK's Smart Metering network. Ibrahim strengths include his ability to present technical information to a non technical board or individual, the ability to present options when dealt with a major risk or issue, and his ability to build strong relationships with his project team and external stakeholders, including service providers and customers. I would definately work with Ibrahim again, if the opportunity came about.
Bob Gerrard
I had the pleasure of working with Ibrahim whilst at Smart DCC. I was responsible for getting the company operationally ready to support the product. Ibrahim was the lead on Business Acceptance Testing. He is a very thorough and focussed individual who ensures that his team delivers the best possible service. His actions ensured that any problems were quickly identified and where he could aided in providing potential fixes. I would have no hesitation in working with Ibrahim again and would recommend him to any company.
Rob Richards
I worked with Ibrahim on the first ever Smart Energy Code (SEC) Release. He oversaw complex planning and delivery challenges, delivering the project on time and in budget, which was an outstanding achievement given the complexities of delivering in life changes to the UK's Smart Metering network. Ibrahim strengths include his ability to present technical information to a non technical board or individual, the ability to present options when dealt with a major risk or issue, and his ability to build strong relationships with his project team and external stakeholders, including service providers and customers. I would definately work with Ibrahim again, if the opportunity came about.
Bob Gerrard
I had the pleasure of working with Ibrahim whilst at Smart DCC. I was responsible for getting the company operationally ready to support the product. Ibrahim was the lead on Business Acceptance Testing. He is a very thorough and focussed individual who ensures that his team delivers the best possible service. His actions ensured that any problems were quickly identified and where he could aided in providing potential fixes. I would have no hesitation in working with Ibrahim again and would recommend him to any company.
Rob Richards
I worked with Ibrahim on the first ever Smart Energy Code (SEC) Release. He oversaw complex planning and delivery challenges, delivering the project on time and in budget, which was an outstanding achievement given the complexities of delivering in life changes to the UK's Smart Metering network. Ibrahim strengths include his ability to present technical information to a non technical board or individual, the ability to present options when dealt with a major risk or issue, and his ability to build strong relationships with his project team and external stakeholders, including service providers and customers. I would definately work with Ibrahim again, if the opportunity came about.
Bob Gerrard
I had the pleasure of working with Ibrahim whilst at Smart DCC. I was responsible for getting the company operationally ready to support the product. Ibrahim was the lead on Business Acceptance Testing. He is a very thorough and focussed individual who ensures that his team delivers the best possible service. His actions ensured that any problems were quickly identified and where he could aided in providing potential fixes. I would have no hesitation in working with Ibrahim again and would recommend him to any company.
Credentials
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Certified SAFe® 5 Release Train Engineer
Scaled Agile, Inc.Oct, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
ITIL Foundation Level
AXELOS Global Best PracticeJan, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
ISEB ISTQB
BCSNov, 2008- Nov, 2024 -
PRINCE2
APM GroupMar, 2008- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Smart DCC
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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400 - 500 Employee
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Project Manager
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Nov 2022 - Present
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Valcon
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Netherlands
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Agile Project Manager/Release Train Engineer
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Feb 2022 - Sep 2022
Working for Elexon through Valcon, I stood-up the Agile processes, coached the teams to ensure the correct process and best practice are adopted as part of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) implementation. I led the product changes for Billing & Settlement Code releases whilst managing stakeholders & product managers expectations. I led the product transformation from Waterfall to Lean-Agile whilst using Azure DevOps Services. Achievements: ▪ Delivered most successful PI (Programme Increment) events for quarterly workload planning ▪ Coached Product Owner, Project teams, Scrum Master within ART(Agile Release Train) & developed Agile mindset ▪ Streamlined agile ceremonies to deliver expected outcomes with continued improvements ▪ Delivered product changes for mid-year Release by managing stakeholders expectations Show less
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Shell Energy
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Manager
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Jun 2021 - Feb 2022
Shell Energy acquired Post Office Broadband & Phone in March 2021. This programme delivered the migration of the Post Office customers onto Shell Energy & decommission Post Office systems. Achievements ▪ Delivered the capability including design, build and test for migration of 3 cohorts covering vulnerable & special needs customers ▪ Locked down the project scope, defined logical phases for delivery & obtained board approval ▪ Delivered the approach for the tactical solution & Enduring solution of migration ▪ Arranged Info-Sec approval for the complex system architecture ensuring necessary encryption levels & controls are in place across systems Show less
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Smart DCC
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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400 - 500 Employee
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Project Manager
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Jun 2019 - May 2021
Delivered system changes, business processes for adoption of 5million+ active and dormant SMETS1 meters. Own the procurement process from multiple vendors ensuring suppliers are working under commercial cover, including raising Purchase Orders and Goods receipting. Built robust release process to deliver future in-life changes adhering to DCC quality. Collaborate with Operations, Business customers and IT managers to understand business needs and manage cross-team impacts. Ensure compliance to regulatory requirements and find efficient ways to deal with regulatory changes. Identify issues, risks while delivering appropriate solutions to entire teams and proactively manage them. Show less
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Agile Project Manager/QA Manager
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Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
Agile Project Management/Release Train Engineer for developing cloud-based application using Kanban, Scrum, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) ▪ Worked as servant leader & coached the ART team, resolved and escalated impediments, managed risks and drove program level continuous improvement. ▪ Quality Assurance & approval of supplier’s test deliverables, challenge any gaps/issues ▪ Technical Framework involved toolkit covering JIRA, Confluence, Sauce Labs, DevOps, CI/CD approach, Cucumber BDD, Selenium WebDriver API, Java, Gherkin, GitHub, Junit, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes. Collaborated with Developers, DevOps to ensure design, environment, test data, micro services issues are identified earlier in the test lifecycle. Show less
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Smart DCC
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London, United Kingdom
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Project Manager/Programme Test Manager
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Oct 2015 - Sep 2018
As an Infrastructure Project Manager, I delivered a project that involved update and build across 9 test environments. I ensured that deliveries from DCC’s vendors are on time and are delivered with quality. * Producing & presenting the Release/Program board packs * Documenting and managing the resolution of business or technical issues and any escalations * Introduce and manage Gating process In my previous roles at DCC, I have worked as - Programme Test Manager & I was accountable for the delivery of 2 of DCC's test phases designed to support Energy Suppliers testing in their own test labs & in DCC test labs. - Head of BAT (Business Acceptance Testing) & I successfully delivered BAT for two major releases. This involved testing of the Service Desk process to ensure there is no disconnect in DCC internal processes and vendor organisations processes. Also, it involved testing of Operational Readiness before go-live. Show less
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Sopra Steria
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France
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Programme Consultant
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Oct 2014 - Sep 2015
*Delivered Payroll upgrades Programme for one of UK's top Broadcasting Corporation *Headed the Testing Delivery for one of the energy clients with accountability for System Integration Testing, UAT and Non-Functional Testing *Delivered Payroll upgrades Programme for one of UK's top Broadcasting Corporation *Headed the Testing Delivery for one of the energy clients with accountability for System Integration Testing, UAT and Non-Functional Testing
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IBM
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Management Consultant
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Jul 2009 - Sep 2014
Delivered consulting services in various different roles like Project Manager, Program Test Manager, Business Analyst for IBM UK clients - Aviva, BG Group(now Shell), Nationwide Building Society, DWP, DEFRA Delivered consulting services in various different roles like Project Manager, Program Test Manager, Business Analyst for IBM UK clients - Aviva, BG Group(now Shell), Nationwide Building Society, DWP, DEFRA
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Nationwide Building Society
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant
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Nov 2008 - Jun 2009
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Alliance & Leicester
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Consultant
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May 2008 - Oct 2008
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IBM
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Analyst/Team Lead
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Oct 2003 - May 2008
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Dell Technologies
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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System Analyst
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Oct 2001 - Sep 2003
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Education
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2015 - 2017
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Masters in Business Administration -
1997 - 2001
PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India
Bachelors of Engineering, Electronics & Communication
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