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Syed Ali Abbas Doha, Qatar

E-Mail: syedaliabbas@gmail.com | Mobile: +974 55246583 | Skype: Saliabbas786

Seeking leadership challenges in Project Management & Software Development

Professional Brief

Certified Microsoft Technology Specialist and Professional with 12+ years of experience including over 5 years of

International tenure (Qatar, UAE).

Expert SharePoint Solutions Architect experience with Portals Implementation, Enterprise and Web

Content Management, Enterprise Search Configuration, Business Process Automation, Customized Solution Development, High Availability & Disaster Recovery Site Implementation, Platform Upgrades and Migration.

Strong Technical Knowledge in SharePoint Installation, Configuration and Administration including Server Performance Optimization and Management, Term Store Maintenance, Content and Solution Deployment, Web and Services Application Management using Central Administration and PowerShell scripts.

Highly Competent in Business Processes Automation and Optimization using Microsoft SharePoint

Workflow (WWF), Microsoft SharePoint Designer and Nintex Workflow.

Experienced in Enterprise Web Application Development, using ASP.NET with C#.NET/VB.NET,

HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, JavaScript/VBScript, AJAX/JQuery, WSDL/REST Web Services and XML.

Skilled in Designing Databases for Enterprise Applications with Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008/2012.

Involved in Project Leadership and Management through requirement analysis, solution design,

planning, deployment and support of Microsoft SharePoint and Enterprise Project Management Server solutions for clients in multiple sectors.

Similar experience of Project Coordination involving Stake Holder Interaction; Project Planning,

Estimation, Monitoring & Progress Reporting; Project Level Issues Resolution & Technology Conflict Resolution; Expectation & Risk Management; Cross-functional Process/Team Interactions.

Adept at Team Management & Leadership skill like tasking, delegation, monitoring, feedback, skill upgrade, competence management, career planning, motivation & mentoring of the team.

Cohesive Team Player with Fast Learning Curve along with strong analytical, problem solving, innovation, planning, organizational, communication & interpersonal skills.

Training & Certification

Microsoft Certified Professional (Certification# F090-5972) Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (Certification# C474-0114)

Attended 3 webinars on Mobile Application Development using Telerik Tools Attended 1 day Microsoft Mobility Summit session organized by Microsoft, Qatar

Attended 5 days training of HTML5 App Development Fundamentals by ICT, Qatar Attended 5 days training of Core Solutions of MS SharePoint Server 2013 by ICT, Qatar Attended 5 days training of Advanced Solutions of MS SharePoint Server 2013 by ICT, Qatar Attended 5 days training of Developing MS SharePoint Server 2013 Core Solutions by ICT, Qatar Technical Expertise

Application Servers:

Proficient in: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013, 2010 & 2007 Familiar with: Microsoft Enterprise Project Management Server 2013, 2010 & 2007 Worked on: Nintex Workflow, Nintex Forms, KnowledgeLake Imagining & Capture for SharePoint, Boost Item Audit

Log and Alert Reminder Solutions Languages:

Proficient in: Visual C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, LINQ, Web Services (REST/WSDL/SOAP), XML/XSLT, JavaScript, VB

Script, HTML/HTML5 and CSS/CSS3 Familiar with: MVC, AJAX, JQuery, Angular JS, ADO.NERT, Entity Framework, MS.NET Framework 3.0/3.5/4.0/4.5,

WCF, Office 365, SharePoint Server Object Model, (SSOM), Client Server Object Model (CSOM), SharePoint REST API, SharePoint App Model, SSIS, SSRS and SSAS.

Databases: Microsoft SQL Server 2012, 2008 & 2005, Microsoft Access and MY SQL

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2008, 2003 & 2000, Microsoft Windows 10/8/7/XP

Tools & Technologies: Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2013/2012/2010/2008, Microsoft IIS Server, SharePoint Designer 2010/2013,

Microsoft Office, Microsoft InfoPath, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, Visual Source Safe, Team Foundation Server,

XML Spy, Telerik DevCraft Tools, Theobald ERPConnect SAP Integration Tool and Sharegate Migration Tool.

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Professional Scan

Current Employer: Muntajat (Qatar Chemical & Petrochemical Mkt. & Dist. Company), Doha, Qatar Feb 2013 - Present

Designation: Business Applications Specialist

Job Description: Architect, Lead Technical Consultancy and Development on SharePoint

My Responsibilities in Muntajat includes collecting, analyzing and providing support services to translate the business

processes into successful IT solutions and services that address the business needs. The role supports the business by

successfully communicating with stakeholders, analyzing the business requests, finalizing the requirements, managing the

project, developing the solutions, administering the frequent changes, troubleshooting the issues and training the users.

My role is to manage assigned projects by defining and documenting requests, business case, charter, scope, project plan, supplier relation, changes, risks, issues, benefits, lessons learned and closure requirement and to implement technical IT solutions using web applications, portals and social apps to automate the business requirements including application design, configuration, scenario testing and custom development. Produce the applicable HLD, LLD, rollback and testing documentations. Projects for Muntajat

Muntajat Extranet Portals: I have architected, designed and implemented 3 external portals on Microsoft

SharePoint 2010 for Muntajat’s marketing offices around the globe accessed by the employees of Muntajat (internal

and external), transporter agents and shipping carriers. An advanced solution was built around SharePoint Server to

provide access to the SAP transactions & processes revolving around the sales and marketing in the organization. The

portals are integrated with SAP system to fetch information and post enquires along with dynamically generating PDF

documents from SAP system e.g. Customer Credit Reports, shipping advices etc. Next phases are planned to upgrade

current portals to Microsoft SharePoint 2013 including major enhancements to expose other critical SAP transactions to

marketing offices.

Technology: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, custom web parts development with Telerik DevCraft tools, web services

integration with SAP PI system and MS SQL Server 2012.

Role: Architect, Business Analyst, Lead Developer.

Muntajat Intranet Portals: Part of a large team to develop Muntajat Intranet Portal using Microsoft SharePoint

2013 and played a role of Lead to design the solutions which includes social network, departmental sites, collaboration

platform, Online classified, Auction, file server migrations, Employee Search, E-Service using Nintex workflows and

Nintex forms integrated with SAP system to bring employee information using web services and Employee Attendance

integrate with Biometric system to display attendance records. The portal is also integrated with SMS gateway to

broadcast SMS for workflow approvals.

Technology: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013, Nintex workflows, Nintex Forms, MS SQL Server 2012, Boost Solutions

Item Audit Log, Boost Solutions Alert Reminder, Theobald ERPConnect SAP Integration and Sharegate migration tool.

Role: Analyst, Lead Consultant and Developer.

Muntajat Correspondence Tracking System: Played a Lead Consultant role in the implementation of Muntajat

Correspondence Tracking System (solution based on MS SharePoint 2010 Technologies) for CEO Office and in all

company directorates to efficiently manage and track incoming/outgoing correspondences.

Muntajat Mobile Application: Implemented first mobile app for Muntajat (on both an iOS and Android platform)

to provide an interface to the worldwide customers about Muntajat business operations so they can connect efficiently.

ISO Certification and Audits: Played a vital role in the process of getting ISO certifications (ISO 9001: Quality

Management, ISO 20000: IT Service Management, ISO 270001: Information Security Management & ISO22301:

Business Continuity Management) for Muntajat IT and also be a part of quarterly internal audit meetings.

Planning and Governance: Along with lead and development role I am also responsible for estimating yearly budget

requirements for all SharePoint projects and direct/indirect relative responsibility tasks. This includes addressing

architect, design, procurement, development, implementation, operation, support, maintenance, compliance, training

and specialized service requirements for relative responsibility.

Previous Employer: Kalsoft FZ-L.L.C, Doha, Qatar Jan 2012 – Jan 2013

Designation: Project Manager and Lead SharePoint Consultant

Job Description: Project Management, Lead Consultancy, Analyst and Development on SharePoint

KalSoft is IT Solutions Provider Company. It has subsidiaries based in the U.A.E., Qatar, Oman, Karachi and Lahore, and

operates in Africa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through its partners. KalSoft has specific focus areas in Technology Solutions

spanning KalSoft Business Solutions, Enterprise Development, Enterprise Services and Learning Solutions. As a Premier

Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, KalSoft is committed in delivering state-of-the-art solutions based on Microsoft

technologies. Major responsibilities comprise Microsoft SharePoint and Enterprise Project Management projects delivery and

completion, resource planning and engagement, clients handling, project status tracking and reporting, resources skills

development and trainings, conduct awareness sessions for new products, proposal development and delivery, conduct

solution defense presentation and technical clarification sessions, demo preparation and presentation on the client with

sales team.

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Projects for Kalsoft FZ-L.L.C

Tasweeq Intranet & Internet Portals: Leading the project and design phases for the implementation of bilingual

intranet and internet portal sites based on MS SharePoint 2010 in English and Arabic languages including the

organization and departmental sub site having around more than 25 sub sites along with the fully customized business

process automation using InfoPath forms and Windows Workflow Foundation. Conducted the calculation of the

bandwidth requirement and capacity planning for the entire portal and later upgrade the infrastructure to high

availability solution with 5 servers Farm from 2 datacenters. Upgraded OS Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server

2008 from 32-bit platform to 64-bit platform. Conducted MOC based training for the business users. Tasweeq old

internet website also revamped with Enterprise Portal based on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 technologies as a

new corporate identity with easy web content management for updated dynamic content, advertisement and customer

services including advance and enterprise search capabilities.

Technology: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Windows Workflow Foundation, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and SQL

Server 2008 R2.

Role: Business Analyst and Lead Developer.

Shafallah Intranet Portals: Implementation of intranet portal sites in English including the organizational and

departments sites with out of the box features and process automation using InfoPath forms with SharePoint Designer.

Project scope also includes implementation of document management system, knowledge base system and integration

with laboratory information system to view statistical reports and information on dashboard.

Technology: Microsoft SharePoint Server & SharePoint Designer 2010, Visual Studio 2010 and SQL Server 2008 R2.

Role: Business Analyst and Lead Developer.

Mowasalat Intranet & Internet Portals Migration: Migration of Mowasalat Qatar existing internet and intranet

portal site from MOSS 2007 to MS SharePoint 2013 platform includes content, custom web parts and workflow processes

up gradation for the performance improvement and better users experience. The Implementation includes to setup

high availability for applications and database level and ensures seamless migration of code and content to new

environment.

Technology: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013, Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 and SQL Server 2012.

Role: Business Analyst and Lead Consultant.

Qatar News Agency Upgrade and Migration: Migration of Qatar News Agency existing internet portal applications

from MOSS 2007 to MS SharePoint 2010 platform for the improvement of performance and services for the end users.

My responsibility was to design the architecture of the portal and manage the code and content migration.

Technology: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Visual Studio 2010, SharePoint Designer 2010 and SQL Server 2008.

Role: Business Analyst and Developer.

Qatar Statistics Authority Enterprise Project Management Server: Implement Enterprise Project Management

Server 2010 solution at Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) for the management of all ongoing projects in State of Qatar

under ministry of development planning and statistics.

Technology: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Visual Studio 2010, SharePoint Designer 2010 and SQL Server 2008.

Role: Business Analyst and Developer.

Previous Employer: Lakson Business Solutions Dec 2004 – Dec 2011

Designation: Assistant Manager Software Development

Job Description: Project and Resource Management, Analysis, Coding, Unit Testing and Training

Lakson Business Solutions (LBS) is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company a crucial name in the Lakson Group of Companies,

Pakistan. It is a promising IT solution provider of Pakistan with strong emphasis on customer needs, providing them with

IT solutions that not only cater to their current needs but are also designed to handle future enhancements. Over the years,

LBS resources have successfully completed software projects with a number of companies in the local as well as foreign

markets. My role was to perform requirement analysis, solution implementation and resource management, client handling,

code reviews and custom development, application testing and support.

Projects for Lakson Business Solutions

Emitac Mobile Solutions L.L.C. Intranet & Extranet Portals: The project “Client Management System - CMS” is an

extranet SharePoint 2010 Portal developed for EMS clients. The main purpose of this portal is to provide an information

sharing gateway to EMS clients where they can get products related information, price lists and raise queries regarding

their invoices. Main portion of this project is related to document management and workflows management. The

Intranet Portal is the “Human Resource Management System - HRMS” for EMS to automate manual processes for HR

and Finance Department by creating complex State Machine workflows and InfoPath forms. All the data required to be

stored in an external Database which was used by other LOB applications for analysis and reporting.

Technology: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Designer, SQL Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SSRS.

Role: Technical Lead, Business Analyst and Developer.

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United Marine Agencies Intranet Portal: The project highlights the implementation of a Company Wide Portal and

a DMS throughout the organization which facilitates team collaboration and provides a central documents repository

with teams dispersed over different cities. It also includes customized Team sites and portal management, Complex

Workflows in accordance to their business processes and Extensive BI Implementation. My responsibilities were end to

end project management, workflows designing and custom reports development.

Technology: MOSS 2007, SharePoint Designer 2007, SQL Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, InfoPath with VSTO & SSRS.

Role: Business Analyst and Lead SharePoint Consultant.

Television Media Network Intranet Portal: Implementation of organization wide portal which facilitates team

collaboration between different news bureaus located geographically in different cities across the country. It also

includes customized Team sites and portal management. My responsibility was portal architecture designing and

capacity planning with end to end project management.

Technology: MOSS 2007, Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007, Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

Role: Lead SharePoint Developer.

Cybernet Private Limited Project Server Implementation: This goal of this project is to implement MS Project

Server 2007 in Cybernet Private Limited for the management of their business needs and ongoing project management.

Cybernet Solution is implemented single server solution for with Out of the box features. My role was to implement

installation and configuration of Project Server 2007 and deployment.

Technology: Microsoft Project Server 2007, Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

Role: Lead Developer.

Previous Employer: Wavetec (Private) Limited Mar 2003 – Jul 2004

Designation: Software Engineer

Job Description: Analysis, Development and Testing

Wavetec is a multinational technology company having 8 regional offices across 4 continents which is driven by innovation

and customer care. Over the years, Wavetec has established two main business units that continue to drive its growth, each

with an independent R&D, Software Development and Manufacturing Teams.

Projects for Wavetec (Private) Limited

Dubai Financial Market Website Implementation: This goal of this project is to implement enhancements in the

existing website with new branding theme. My role was to develop custom solution in ASP.NET with Visual C# and

implement new website design.

Technology: ASP.Net 3.0, Visual C# and MS SQL Server 2005.

Role: Software Engineer.

Qatar Stock Exchange Website Refurbishing: Implementation of new layout and theme to Qatar Stock Exchange

website. My role was to coordinate with the implementation team and update all existing pages with new theme.

Technology: ASP.Net 3.0, MS SQL Server 2005.

Role: Software Developer.

Education

Year Degree Division Institute

1999 Bachelor of Computer Science First University of Karachi, Pakistan

1996 Intermediate(Pre-Engineering) Second Board of Intermediate Education Karachi, Pakistan

1994 Matriculation (Science) First Board of Secondary Education Karachi, Pakistan

Personal Details

Nationality: Pakistani

Date of Birth: 08-June-1981

Marital Status: Married

Contact Address: Flat No.607, Qatar Society Building No.12, Al-Sadd Doha, Qatar

Nature of Visa: Qatar Resident Permit, Employment Visa

Driving License: Qatar, Pakistan