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TAHIR ANWAR

ICT Strategist & Management, Technologist, Enterprise Architect
Jeddah

Summary

A qualified postgraduate, seasoned and highly accomplished IT Professional, having over 20 years of rich and diverse experience of Strategy, Management and Enterprise Architectures within dynamic International (KSA, Ireland, UAE, China-remotely) environments, seeking senior level leadership challenges and opportunities. As an accomplished Strategist, Director and Technologist specialized in setting up, operating and progressing multiple start-ups to a successful organization of 100+ resources in cross functional teams by launching successful multimillion dollars products with successful implementation in different countries, by applying best practices of Product Design and Solution Architectures. As part of head of ICT developed strategy for enterprise Architectures, team building and translated business vision to best technology solution in cost effective manner to improve efficiency of the organisation and business growth in industry verticals like manufacturing industry for solutions like enterprise resource planning, automation industry 4.0. Being part global of product management lead, delivered products for healthcare for pre-emergency health and computer aided. dispatch, social collaboration suites, Education for learning and skills management solutions

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work History

ICT Head/Manager of Group

KAB Holding Co
Jeddah
07.2012 - Current
  • Currently reporting to the Managing Director and leading diverse cross functional teams for managing the ICT Strategy/Governance along with IT Operation for this leading real estate & manufacturing organization
  • Accountable to lead the team for Budget Planning & Enforcing and Cost effectiveness solution for Enterprise Systems, IT Infrastructure and ICT Operations
  • Managing the Enterprise Systems Architecture development by Business process analysis, system analysis, End user requirements study & analysis, utilizing best practices, new technologies and standards
  • Responsible for execution for all internal and external projects after organizational and User level requirement Analysis for choosing the best solutions in cost effective manner
  • Involved in varied responsibilities like ICT Infrastructure Management, Application/Integration development Management, Enterprise Systems Customization/Implementation as well as Disaster Recovery and Security Management Systems & policies
  • Spearheading governance by defining the KPIs for team performance, departmental performance, project management & operational performance by defining SLA/OLA as well as by achieving compliance to Helpdesk/Support SLA
  • Supporting Infrastructure Management, including that for servers, services, network devices and applications status, while managing cross functional teams
  • Performing daily team administration routines as well as team development and people management activities to improve team productivities
  • Achievement:
  • Technology adoption, implementation and upgradation for implementing enterprise level ERP systems, applications repeatedly throughout strategy of achieving integrated operations, automation with paperless green environment by saving millions every year in cost cutting and help in improving revenue by continuous improvements
  • Repeatedly successful implementation/upgradation of Dynamics AX 3.0, AX 2012 and Dynamics 365 integrated with 4G industrial applications for smart manufacturing
  • Automation and System implementation of more 11 companies, consolidation of companies and intercompany processes within time and budget

Product Manager

Banckle/ASPOSE
Islamabad
01.2011 - 02.2012
  • Operated as Product Manager and Venture lead for new startup ventures and was managing overall Product Management as well as business development & growth objectives
  • Managed, simultaneously, in the role of Venture Management to make vision, strategy, plans, execution, sales/marketing and support just like entrepreneur
  • Responsible for market research (for market/client needs), conceptualization and analysis, design, prototyping, development and support of the products under the ventures
  • Involved in ensuring the vision, strategy, products portfolio for new ventures, technology evaluation and selection, budgeting/costing/product pricing, the over-all operations of the venture
  • Spearheaded to define, establish and enhance the Applications and Product life cycle processes, best practices, guidelines, tools across the ventures
  • Supported expectation of Customers who belonged to various countries and led from the front to work on sales/support to get first hand feedback and knowledge with customers
  • Performed team administration tasks for cross functional teams, of various sizes, in Pakistan at the same time the R&D and development teams in Beijing and Nanjing, China.

Program Manager

Knowledge Corporation
Islamabad
03.2010 - 02.2011
  • Managed the operations of the Pakistan office, while managed execution of multiple simultaneous projects while supported business development by Proposal preparation, costing and budgeting
  • Responsible for over-all operation including defining Vision/Strategy/Policies/Budgeting & Enforcing, organizational growth plans along with day-to-day performance control
  • Involved in managing product life cycle by Market demand study, customer requirement study, need analysis for new Products development, Project Planning and Monitoring
  • Spearheaded definition, deployment as well as enhancement of Application and project life cycle processes, best practices, guidelines and use of tools across the ventures
  • Provided direction to the ICT Operational procedures, Pre-sales Support, Contract negotiations, Development life cycle, Quality assurance, Helpdesk/Support, Security Planning and DR/BCP.

Technology Advisor/Director Projects

Fair Factor Force Technologies
Islamabad
03.2002 - 02.2010
  • Initiated this engagement with this organization as Project Manager with responsibilities of Project delivery & Technical guidance and progressed as Director Projects/Technology Adviser cum CTO
  • Accountable as Global Product Manager, for operations in Pakistan, managing the portfolio of products including architecture framework/blueprint development, roadmap for deployment/enhancement strategy
  • Managed to define, enforce and later review ICT strategy in relation to Enterprise architectures, Processes, IT Solutions, services and operations
  • Responsible for improving the team size from 6 to presently more than 70 persons working in different teams (solution Development, quality assurance department, network department, multimedia and graphics department and technical writing department)
  • Involved in leading technical operations in Pakistan, UAE and Europe to deliver the technologies & products to Clients in several verticals like healthcare, telecom, financial institutions and education
  • Provided leadership to over 10 products, belonging to Healthcare Sector, Telecom Sector, Financial Institutions and Education/Training Sector
  • Earlier as Project Manager, executed over 100 small and medium sized projects developed in Microsoft Technologies, Java and IBM Technologies
  • Led cross-functional teams that encompass Application Development, Web based Development, Mail systems and systems management
  • Supported application of project management methods at all technical levels enabling production of required deliverables based on business requirements of clients.

Team Lead/Software Engineer

COMSATS Internet Services
Islamabad
09.1999 - 03.2002

Education

M.Sc. - Computer Science-Software Engineering

International Islamic University Islamabad
09.1997 - 01.2000

No Degree -

Enterprise Architects (AOGEA)
04.2001 -

International Association - undefined

IASA

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Project Management Institute (PMI)

Skills

ProtocolsHealthcare (HL7, EMR), Mobile/Email (SMTP, POP3, IMAP, SMPP, Smart Messaging, EMS MMS)Architecture TechnologiesSOA, MicroServices, WCF, XML-RPC, UML, Azure Cloud, N-Tier Architecture, TOGAF, ZechmanSkills/Methodologies: PMP, TOGAF 9, IIBA, RUP, SAFe/Agile-SCRUM, ITIL, ISOLanguages/Tools: Java, C#, VB, PHP, VC, C, JSP, Servlet, EJB, ASP, ASPNet, X, PowerBI, PowerAppsDatabases: MS SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, PostgreSQL, AccessDesignTools: MS Visio, EA Architect, Balsamiq, MS Project, MS Team Foundations, JIRA, Confluence, OpenProject, Redmine

Accomplishments

  • Collaboration and Social Apps - Banckle is a venture which provides a collaboration and social apps suite, dedicated to delivering cloud-computing solutions to enterprises on a global scale
  • Diversity in collaboration tools like online meeting, live chat, group chat, remote access, feedback capture and email server provides an advanced socially connected platform to bring together all the users of an enterprise organization from anywhere anytime using multimodal devices
  • Products/Solutions for F3 Technologies
  • CareMonX EMS Suite - CareMonX Suite is a very comprehensive solution for Emergency Medical Services and Patient Transport services features in one Enterprise solution
  • This solution heavily relies on Mobile gateway product (Telecom Products) for mobile data terminal at ambulances to communicate over GSM, GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA/UMTS, and Tetra
  • This product is currently being used in Ireland, UAE and will be deployed by end of this year in UK and next year in many other countries due to its unique features
  • Main components of this suite are - CareMonX Electronic Patient Care; CareMonX MDT (Mobile Data Terminal); CareMonX ETriage; CareMonX Mobile Gateway; CareMonX Monitoring: CareMonX Dispatch; CareMonX Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP); CareMonX Fleet Management System; CareMonX ExaroNotes; CareMonX Device Integration Framework
  • The system is highly configurable with multiple data set standards like PHECC, JRCalc, NEMSIS and also provides very flexible solution to configure regional standards based on legal and environmental issues
  • CareMonX CAD System - A very advanced Computer aided dispatch system which facilitates Emergency Medical service organizations or Patient Transport services organization to get record call through CAD system and dispatch suitable resources based on 3D planning engine
  • It also have other features like full built it AVL system, Real time communication server, monitoring application, online booking, third party communication interfaces over SOA based technologies
  • Other Products - CareMonX at Home, CareMonX ORPS, CareMonX ERP, CareMonX Services Gateway, CareMonX Monitoring System, CareMonX MIA (Major Incident Alert), WasteScope, CareMonX PROMMS, VT Clinics Management System
  • Valentia Mobile Gateway - It is very advanced platform which was built on enterprise architecture patterns and supports all mobile messaging like sms, mms, ems, smart messaging from mobiles, applications for routing to other mobiles or applications based on a very generic and comprehensive rules based engine over different transport channels like SMPP for GSM, SDS for Tetra, MMS, GPRS, EDGE and other 3G technologies
  • It works like virtual SMSC and MMSC with comprehensive user subscriptions and billing features
  • It also supports communication over Web services, remoting, http, smtp, smpp, xml, sockets, xml-rpc and these features allows it to communicate over heterogeneous platforms
  • This product is currently being used as business messaging hub for Valentia healthcare products
  • Agile Wireless - This project facilitates the users to register with agile product and use mobile transaction solutions provided by the Agile
  • This product facilitates user to charge their subscribers from mobile messaging while any online purchase from the users shop
  • This product is based on Network 365 mobile payments solution
  • Technologies uses in this project are Java, Oracle, Web logic, EJB, Java-XML RPC, WAP, Web Services at Linux and windows
  • 4GSMS General, 4GSMS Clinical and 4GSMS Secure Mail - 4GSMS is a mobile content communication application for desktops for home users
  • 4GSMS supports creation, sending, receiving features of SMS Text messages, Picture messages, ring tones and mms messages
  • It works like Microsoft Outlook email client for SMS messaging, picture messaging, ring tones and MMS contents
  • 4GSMS also supports address book for contacts management
  • 4GSMS communicates with MgatePK Mobile Content and Messaging System for all kind of communication
  • The whole system developed on Microsoft .Net technologies
  • 4GSMS clinical is especially for healthcare industry
  • It supports hospitals and doctors to keep in touch with activities of patients
  • It supports graphical analysis of Blood Pressure readings of patient at defined intervals for the Doctors and hospital staff by receiving the data by SMS from the patients
  • It supports other test results which are required to doctors at given time intervals like Glucose levels, temperatures etc
  • After having view of the graphical data of the patients doctors can send them medical advice via sms to their mobiles
  • So in this way doctors and patients are too close that minimizes risks up to the lowed possible degree to the lives of patients
  • 4GSMS also have other modules in it like voting, secure mail
  • It also supports Skin care clinics to MMS messages having skin photographs taken by the patient’s mobile camera and doctors can advise to the patients
  • MgatePK Mobile Content and Messaging System - The MgatePK Mobile Content Server (MgatePKMCs) enables end-to-end delivery, management, promotion, sales and branding of a wide range of mobile content, and provides Mobile Operators and Content Providers with the flexibility that the emerging mobile market demands
  • The MgatePKMCs has an open architecture (WSDL, Parlay compliant) for collecting, storing, syndicating, charging and delivering mobile content
  • MgatePKMCs platform not only offers a comprehensive content management platform but also allows the deployment of promotional campaigns and brand able storefronts simply and easily
  • This allows content marketers to take full advantage of market trends without incurring huge costs
  • It includes features of Content Acquisition, Content Management, Content Classification, Content Filtering, Content Scheduling, Transcoding, DRM (Digital Rights Management), Device Profile Management, Template Management
  • Content Queuing, Service Management, Subscription Management, Subscribers Services Management, Merchandising
  • Resellers Management, Business Services Management, Multi channel storefront, Special Offers Management, Subscribers Management, Content Delivery, Multi Vendor Environment, Routing, Delivery Management This whole platform is designed and developed in Microsoft Technologies and supports heterogeneous platform communications
  • Multi channel sport like WSDL, XML-RPC, RSS Feeds, SMPP, MMS, and WAP
  • The whole system developed on Microsoft .Net technologies
  • Mobile software development kits - Mobile software development kits have been designed to work in a Microsoft .NET environment
  • SDKs were including MMS Toolkit, GSM/SMPP SDK, Simple Text/Enhanced Messaging SDK, and Helper Applications for developer also
  • Virtual MMSC - Virtual MMSC enables users to run their own MMSC (Multimedia Messaging Services Center)
  • Virtual MMSC is bi-directional and communicates directly with GPRS-enabled mobile phones, regardless of their Mobile Network Operator
  • Virtual MMSC supports inter-MMSC connectivity via MM7, as well as supporting various interfaces for Value Added Services enablement
  • By using Virtual MMSC organizations can independently operate their own MMS services
  • This independence from mobile network operator results in substantial savings and security, and also assists ROI for bespoke applications that may be developed to support business functions
  • Due to its multiple and easy connectivity interfaces (MM4, MM7, MM1 and WSDL), Virtual MMSC does not require detailed technical knowledge to create and deploy business models built around it
  • Other Projects
  • Enterprise Learning and Examination System - A complete Learning system which includes ADL (Advanced Distributed Learning) based on SCORM (Sharable Content Management System) and Comprehensive Examination and Certification system
  • IMS (Integrated Messaging System) and MailCentric - A comprehensive solution for enterprise organization to facilitate their secure and reliable email server, web client and desktop client with full web based administration features with respect to resellers and customer based interfaces
  • IBM Commerce Solution Deployment - Deployed IBM Commerce and Payment solution at Solaris and Linux Servers
  • Further Project Listings
  • ACES (ECDL), MDFMS, Link Solutions, AdvisorLink, Link Request, PHECC Services Gateway, RCPI (Royal College of Physicians Ireland) Matching System, Real-estate website, XKMS PKI infrastructure, Locum Register, mRealEstate, PHECC, Configurations and Administration of QMail and Mail Clustering, SLP Project,ww.nusre2nurse.ie, www.mygp.ie, advOUT, ORB Medical, Warehouse Tracking System, NDC(National Documentation Centre),B2H,stoxtrader,stox Taker, RRS ( Resource Reservation System), Mobile Operator User SMS Activity monitoring tool, Mail SPAM Guard, www.iin.org.pk, GOL (Govt
  • Online), e-Auction @ COMSATS, ITIP (Information Technology Index of Pakistan)
  • Resume of Tahir Anwar Update: Oct 2022 Page 4 of 6 Page 1 of 4

Timeline

ICT Head/Manager of Group

KAB Holding Co
07.2012 - Current

Product Manager

Banckle/ASPOSE
01.2011 - 02.2012

Program Manager

Knowledge Corporation
03.2010 - 02.2011

Technology Advisor/Director Projects

Fair Factor Force Technologies
03.2002 - 02.2010

No Degree -

Enterprise Architects (AOGEA)
04.2001 -

Team Lead/Software Engineer

COMSATS Internet Services
09.1999 - 03.2002

M.Sc. - Computer Science-Software Engineering

International Islamic University Islamabad
09.1997 - 01.2000

International Association - undefined

IASA

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Project Management Institute (PMI)
TAHIR ANWARICT Strategist & Management, Technologist, Enterprise Architect