masood abbas cv pm-bd

Masood Abbas UAE: 00971 55 3179360masood.abbas@nets-international.com

Delivered exceptional rather than expected results through strategic thinking, innovative problem-solving and high performance excellence. Self-directed,

disciplined, flexible, confident, and ready for challenges.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE9+ Years of Track record of successfully setting up Businesses, Business Development, signing new ventures and partnerships, managing projects/Business Transformation initiatives right from business requirements gathering, gap analysis, finalization of business specifications, development & implementation of projects / solutions.

2+ years of experience in Business Development, Strategic Account management, signing new ventures and partnerships and growing business throughout the region covering UAE, Saudi and Qatar

Expertise in Bid Management and Tendering Processes Expert in client meetings to finalize the contracts and proposals Excellent communication and negotiation skills with C-Level Executives 7+ years of experience working in PMO, excellent skills for setting up and operating PMO Functions Hands on project management experience with top ICT companies across GCC, like Cisco, Nokia, Ericsson,

Ooredoo, du, Etisalat, Zain, STC, Alcatel Lucent, BT, Dimension Data, Microsoft, etc. Leadership and Management skills to manage multiple projects delivery through multiple teams including cross

functional resources, 3rd party vendors, partners and client resource Responsible for managing Projects Dashboard to collect analytics and business intelligence for management

reporting and balancing resources across projects Excellent skills to successfully close the projects ensuring Contractual obligations and meeting Cost, Quality and

Time constraints Excellent skills to execute Business Transformation/Strategic Projects, involving senior management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NETS International GroupCurrently working as Business Development Manager | Manager Strategic Projects

July 2014 – Present

Dubai - UAE

Heading Business and responsible for P&L for NETS International KSA operations Managing Key Accounts in UAE and KSA like, du Telecom, Cisco, Nokia, Microsoft, Mobily, Jeraisy Participating in tendering and bidding Working on different strategic Business Initiatives with senior management involving Setting up Corporate Governance

Function, Streamlining Business Operations in Qatar and KSA, strategic partnership with different partners/vendors/System Integrators to enhance the business development

Contributes to business development efforts through project scoping, estimating and attending sales meetings as required. Teams up with internal resources including Client/Partner/Vendors during Sales and PreSales activities to write winning business proposals.

NETS International CommunicationWorked as Project Manager | PMO Lead

June 2010 – June 2014

Dubai - UAEOverall management and leadership responsibility for the successful delivery of projects/services ensuring the profitability and commercial success across the region

Working closely with Commercial / Business Team to improve and streamline Projects / Service Delivery

Providing in depth analysis of PMO resources engagement on deferent projects, developing management dashboards for reporting and keeping management informed about ever changing face of projects

Significant Achievements: Established and Operated Project Management Office (PMO) group wide Setup ITIL v3 based Managed Services (MS) division to support Tier 2 vendors Transformed Products & Services Portfolio

Successfully signed Services Sales partnership agreement with various services partners Launched multiple complex Projects, multivendor and stakeholders involvementProjects / Assignments Handled: Managed 40+ PS projects involving multiple resources across different technological domains Launched and managed 2 managed services projects Managed multiple sourcing projects Participated in multiple projects bidding Working with senior management to build a services partnership channels across the region.

Wateen Telecom (Pvt.) Ltd.Worked with Enterprise Office (PMO) as Project Manager.

Jun 07 – May 10

www.wateen.comSignificant Achievements: Establish Enterprise Office (EO) as services based consultancy division to provide Enterprise Project Management,

Change Management, Business Process Management and Quality Assurance, related services to different business units of organization and to external clients.

Designed, developed and launched Project Management Office (PMO) an ISO 9001:2000 certified CENTER of EXCELLENCE for corporate projects rollout.

Projects Handled:Business Transformation Project: Engaged with Strategic Management Team and aligned the People, Processes and Technology to achieve the long term

objectives of the company. Developed Business Process Management framework and strategy as per international standards and industry best

practices. Developed, implemented and monitored 500+ business processes.Product / Customer Lifecycle Management: Teamed up with Products & Services, Sales and Marketing to formulate product development strategy to commoditize & standardize products and services development processes

Data Center / Network Operations: Developed strategies for Network Operations Center (NOC) as per the eTOM / ITSM framework / best practices which increased system availability to 97%

NetSol Technologies, PakistanAs Project Coordinator in Extended Innovations (EI), a subsidiary of NetSol Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:NTWK)

Aug 05 – Jun 07

www. netsol tek.com

Significant Achievements: Worked as Internal Auditor to ensure compliance of processes and policies Managed CMMi Level 2 Process Improvement Project Introduced Configuration Management (SCM) system to manage software development processes

Major Projects:Insurance Policy System AllState Canada: worked as Project Coordinator role for the projectConducted weekly meetings with offshore development teams to streamline the project delivery.Hertz Claims & Risk Management System: worked as Team Lead role for the projectLed a team of 4 resources working on Project Requirement gathering with Customer and technical team

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS

Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia Sep 2001 – Aug 2005Bachelors of Business Information Technology Academic Status: Good Standing

BZU – Multan, PakistanBA – Bachelor of Economic. Majors in Macro & Micro Economics

PMP® Training – from Cambridge Education Institute Dubai, UAE.Mastering MS Project2007 - 2-Days training course conducted by Wateen Telecom PakistanBusiness Communication & Soft Skills - Business Communication Ethics & Cross-cultural communication