Experience

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  ADIB - Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

  • Abu Dhabi

  • Senior IS Programs Manager

    • Jun 2019 - Present
    • Abu Dhabi

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  Alpha Data

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • Projects Manager

    • May 2017 - Jun 2019
    • Abu Dhabi, UAE

    Achievements:✔ Devised dashboards that improved the accuracy, transparency and compliance of reporting and planning for client business verticals.✔ Acknowledged for project leadership and resource management skills. Completed all assigned projects and deliverables well within deadlines.Key Responsibilities:✔ Contracted to Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank as a Projects Manager to manage multiple IT Security projects and digital projects.✔ Overseeing stakeholders’ management including management of vendors and outsourced staff in addition to providing weekly reporting to multiple levels of ADIB management.✔ Managing several large-scale client programs and projects focused on business growth, technology advancement and process improvement. Specialized in Automation and I/O Digital Logic Controls.✔ Evaluating and streamlining core IT systems, leading change management and transformation initiatives, retiring obsolete apps, establishing scalable platforms and supporting business growth.✔ Managing and streamlining projects and operations by managing resources, client specifications and delivery strategies. ✔ Handling and mitigating risks involved in all business-critical operational support and strategic projects undertaken.

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  • Project Manager

    • Apr 2016 - May 2017

    Key Responsibilities:✔ Contracted to ADIB, in charge of the management of the Data Centers Migration projects in Dubai site including all business applications along with the infrastructure and all its components including security.✔ Ensured all projects were aligned to and delivered against envisaged business objectives, tracked variances if any. ✔ Sought and delivered value added propositions in strategic vendor partnerships, maintained utmost data confidentiality and ensured the sufficiency of project security infrastructure and disaster recovery plans.

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  WorleyParsons

  • Australia
  • Professional Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Project Information Manager & Manager - EDM

    • Feb 2007 - May 2015

    Key Projects:✔ BHP Billiton: Olympic Dam Modulation Study✔ EnCana: Christina Lake Growth Phase 1C Project✔ Enbridge: North South Connection, Grand Rapids Connection, Sunday Creek, Suncor Bitumen Blending, Wood Buffalo Pipeline, Christina Lake Lateral, Woodland Pipeline Project, Fort Hills Project and Southern Access Line 4 Expansion.✔ Husky: Sunrise Modularization Study✔ Inter Pipeline Limited: Cold Lake Expansion and Foster Creek FGH Connection✔ Kinder Morgan: Edmonton Terminal Expansion✔ MEG Energy: Stonefell Terminal – Feed and Detail✔ North West Redwater: Sturgeon Refinery✔ Odebrecht: Gas Project Peru✔ Shell SD: Edmonton Terminal✔ Statoil: Leismer Pump Station Project and Cheecham Terminal Project✔ Suncor: Edmonton Terminal Expansion and Suncor Extraction Plant (SEP) Project✔ TransCanada Pipelines: Energy East Pipeline – Feed, Keystone Pipeline Project, Houston Tank Terminal and Grand Rapids

  • Project Information Manager & Manager - EDM

    • Feb 2007 - May 2015

    Achievements:✔ Key contributor to the success and awards of 4 projects, through solid bid/proposal preparation and effective clarification handling post bid.✔ Earned more work from clients due to quality of deliverables and level of execution (1 project from TransCanada and 1 from Enbridge)✔ Managed the implementation of Smart Plant Foundation (SPF) on TransCanada Keystone project as the Document Management System which is compliant with ISO 9001:2008 including the development and customization of the system to meet project requirements. ✔ Oversaw the implementation of SPF for Edmonton Operations office.✔ Handled the implementation of Encompass as a Document Management system for Pipeline Systems business unit projects.✔ Spearheaded the implementation of Bluebeam as the tool of choice for electronic document reviews.✔ Implementation of Microsoft SharePoint 2013 as the main Collaboration and Information Exchange for all projects reducing the effort of finding the updated information to more than 60%✔ Reported to the PMO, managed the project of revamping and streamlining the Close-Out process for Edmonton Operations office✔ Promoted use of web-conferencing and Microsoft Lync as communication tools, cutting overhead costs of travelling and long distance phone calls to almost 80% on all Pipeline projects✔ Led the Information Management Transformation within Pipeline Systems. ✔ Prepared a comprehensive audit framework governing the Information Management including procedure, checklists and work instructions✔ Grew EDM team from 12 to 27 members which includes 2 Project Information Managers, EDM Systems Specialist, 4 Client Projects Document Control leads and 15 Document Controllers✔ Raised the EDM team chargeability to 97% as of Feb 2014 through project assignments and resource allocation within the business unit✔ Worked on +30 EPC projects (TIC $35K – $4.8B) and met the project goals as per schedule.

  • Project Information Manager & Manager - EDM

    • Feb 2007 - May 2015

    Key Responsibilities:✔ Served as the Manager of Engineering Data Management (EDM) team within Pipeline Systems business unit.✔ Member of the HSE committee for Pipeline Systems business unit in Edmonton and actively involved in raising the HSE awareness and the evacuation process and drills.✔ Responsible for Business Analysis and Business Process Management while developing the Pipeline Systems business unit Operating Manual.✔ Portfolio Management for Pipeline Systems business unit; managing all projects from the information management perspective including 3 EPC mega projects with a total TIC of ($11.5B) in a multi-disciplinary environment across multiple locations.✔ Oversaw the implementation of information systems and coordinated all technology issues with the Information Management senior team, contributed to business development, commercial management, contracts and information management mandates. ✔ Established the Project Information Management plan including, WEB sites, Data Repositories, File Server Directory Structures, Security requirements, Backup requirements, Database Replication, Database interfaces, Mass Storage requirements, and connectivity requirements✔ Managed clients’ asset management systems data requirements; SAP for Suncor and Maximo and Micromasters for Enbridge Pipeline✔ Facilitated and streamlined the Supplier Management Process in Pipeline Systems using Smart Plant Foundation and Encompass systems.✔ Created SPF systems specifications for KXL project and met the data requirements in a large scale and complex data environment.✔ Managed the integration between SPF used by WorleyParsons and InfoWorks used by Bechtel for KXL project.✔ Supported the development to meet Suncor SAP requirements while producing ISOs on Suncor SEP project, facilitated bulk load of information to Suncor Livelink system.✔ Provided direction on greenfield and brownfield data requirements in addition to managing and facilitating data turnover for clients.

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  Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Banking
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Lead, IT Services

    • Nov 2005 - Dec 2006

  • Systems Engineer

    • Apr 2001 - Nov 2005

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  Trust International Insurance Company

  • Ramallah, Palestine

  • Computer Engineer

    • May 1995 - Jun 1998
    • Ramallah, Palestine

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  United Nations

  • Ramallah, Palestine

  • Technical Instructor

    • Jul 1994 - Jun 1995
    • Ramallah, Palestine