Ahmed Essmat Derbala

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, execute, and deliver IT projects according to strict deadlines and within budget.
• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Coordinate internal resources and third-party vendors for seamless execution.
• Manage project risks, issues, and changes using formal project management methodologies.
• Lead cross-functional project teams and monitor their performance and productivity.
• Prepare and present regular project status reports to stakeholders and executive management.
• Maintain client relationships and manage expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure adherence to Ejada’s PMO processes and methodologies.
• Support pre-sales activities, including effort estimation, planning, and proposal development.
• Mentor junior project managers and contribute to organizational knowledge sharing.

• Managing core banking, digital and IT infrastructure projects
• Manage projects with a project plan, issues / risk logs, and regular team meetings
• Manage the scope and collection of clear and comprehensive business requirements in support of the objectives
• Monitor all testing and implementation activities ensuring that all phases/aspects of testing are covered based on the project
• Highly proficient in collaborating with project stakeholders, end-users, business partners, and technical team members to deliver high quality projects
• Experience working with vendors and affiliate management
• Track and report Action Plan progress and evidence development
• Change management, PMO, finance or similar experience
• Projects Example: Finacle core banking system, Core pay system, AIS Strong Authentication, ABE POS Acquiring and issuing systems, PCI_DSS certification, Instant payment network, Assets application, Call center, ABE Loyalty system, FAWARY bill payment service

• Company Overview: Along with Infosys India Company, assist in the Development and Management of Project Plan
• Working with leadership to create reports necessary to better manage teams
• Assist in development of a Change Management Strategy
• Assist in development of Risk Management Plan
• Assist in development of Resource Management Plan
• Assist in development of Education Plan
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Performed detailed assessments of risks to determine constraints and develop mitigation strategies
• Sourced additional resources and staff to meet timeline demands
• Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on-task and achieve schedule targets
• Coordinated ongoing technical training and personal development classes for staff members
• Along with Infosys India Company, assist in the Development and Management of Project Plan

• Along with ERP Vendor, assist in the Development and Management of Project Plan
• Working with leadership to create reports necessary to better manage teams
• Assist in development of a Change Management Strategy
• Assist in development of Risk Management Plan
• Assist in development of Resource Management Plan
• Assist in development of Education Plan
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Installation, Configuration and administration of ERP project
• Configuration and maintenance Cyberoam Firewall
• Installation, Configuration and Troubleshooting of Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows
• System Admin (windows server 2012)
• Administration of ERP program
• Administration of MS SQL server DB
• Managing DC,DHCP,DNS,Firewall
• Checking network health and ensuring that all network devices are up and functional
• Managing Kaspersky endpoint security server
• Performed detailed assessments of risks to determine constraints and develop mitigation strategies
• Sourced additional resources and staff to meet timeline demands
• Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on-task and achieve schedule targets
• Coordinated ongoing technical training and personal development classes for staff members
• Determined project feasibility by estimating materials costs and sourcing requirements
• Enhanced availability of infrastructure through enterprise-wide planning, thorough testing, efficient implementation and comprehensive support
• Implemented, developed and tested installation and update of file servers, print servers and application servers in all departments
• Provided second-level support for all server class systems
• Made recommendations regarding information technology infrastructure overhauls
• Worked with users to determine areas of technology in need of improved usability

• System admin
• Administration of ERP program
• Administration of MS SQL server DB
• Managing DC,DHCP,DNS,Firewall
• Managing antivirus server
• Installation, Configuration and Troubleshooting ERP servers
• Managing email servers
• Optimized system security and performance with proactive changes
• Implemented corrective plans of action for network performance issues including availability, utilization, and latency