Ahmad Saied
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
Toptal member since September 19, 2022
Ahmad has worked in the software development industry for more than 18 years, gaining experience in various technologies and tools. He participated in and managed multimillion-dollar projects in multiple fields, including GovTech, ERP, eCommerce, web portals, and business process management. Ahmad has experience in Waterfall and Agile methodologies and continues to manage complex projects leading multinational remote teams.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- .NET
- Cloud Computing
- Government Performance Management (GPM)
- Microservices Architecture
- SQL
- Software Engineering
- Technical Program Management
- Technical Project Management
Work Experience
Resources and Governance Manager
T2
- Spearheaded governance and delivery practices that contributed to T2’s nomination for the Digital Government Authority’s “Best Digital Partner” Award by ensuring full SDLC standardization across enterprise and government projects.
- Orchestrated development resource pipelines across KSA, Jordan, and Egypt, enhancing utilization from 68% to 84%, accelerating project throughput by 27%, and ensuring alignment with national digital transformation initiatives.
- Led cross-functional proposal and delivery teams to produce technical bids for government clients, leveraging T2 platforms (Msegat, Availo, Rich) to secure multi-million-riyal contracts and expand the firm’s public-sector footprint by 33%.
Software Engineering Manager
El Mazeed Technology
- Joined the company as a software engineering manager, designing the solutions architecture and deciding on required team skills. I also built the development team.
- Wrote the technical proposal in response to the request for proposals. I reviewed and delivered formal and technical documents like the business requirements (BRD) and the Software Requirements Specification (SRS).
- Contributed to the processes' improvement of Mazeed and the preparation to be CMMI L3 certified. I guided the team to successful delivery to the client.
Project Manager
Incorta
- Maintained quality service by enforcing organization quality assurance standards, determining customer needs, and developing plans for improving delivery.
- Recommended strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes. Identified problems and anticipated requirements.
- Accomplished financial objectives by forecasting requirements, scheduled expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective action.
Team Leader
Network Intelligent Payment Solutions
- Led the development of a payment gateway between Abu Dhabi's Islamic Bank and government authorities through ATMs.
- Developed a service that integrates multiple payment protocols and services, including POS, mPOS machines, contactless cards, ATMs, CDM machines, eCommerce, and mobile payment applications.
- Managed my team remotely from Egypt. My team was located in Abu Dhabi, and its members were from different nationalities, including the USA, Eastern Europe, India, and the Middle East.
Team lead
Mengate
- Led technical teams and supported technology execution by coordinating development activities, defining solution direction, and helping deliver enterprise systems for business clients.
- Delivered web application projects including online dictionary platforms, TV web portals, and news web portals, coordinating technical execution and content-driven requirements to support public-facing digital experiences.
- Managed ERP-related platforms covering 3 major business domains: finance, human resources, and supply chain, supporting business process automation and operational efficiency.
Senior Developer
Top Systems
- Joined the project as a junior developer and progressed to senior developer. This was a career shift for me and my first job in the IT field.
- Participated in the analysis and development of an ERP solution, including various modules such as cash management, general ledger, cost centers, accounts receivable, fixed assets, cash flow, human resources, inventory, sales, and purchases.
- Handled the development of all systems reports using SAP Crystal Reports.
Project History
Strategy
I led the development of the Strategy system, starting from writing the technical proposal, reviewing and approving the BRD and SRS, leading the development team, passing the cyber security audit, and the final delivery.
I managed the delivery of the Strategy solution starting from the sales phase by writing the technical proposal as a response to the request for proposal.
Then, I supervised and approved the writing of the official business documents and was engaged with the QA/QC teams during the development of the test cases. I engaged with the DevOps team during the preparation of the development and production environments. I designed the solution architecture and led the development team through the development phase until final delivery.
Since our client was a government entity, we had to work in a hybrid project management model. The contracting and the delivery to the customer were in a Waterfall model, while the internal development was in Agile.
Committees and Meeting Management
I guided the refactoring and porting of the committee's solution from .NET Framework to .NET 6. Led the development of multiple features and integrations with other systems.
The committee system manages hundreds of meetings related to various committees conducted by governments to accelerate the government’s critical missions and national agendas.
The refactoring aimed to prepare the solution to be hosted in a Red Hat OpenStack platform in the private government cloud.
winfooz
I managed two teams, one in Egypt and the other in Jordan. The team consisted of back-end, front-end, and mobile developers.
This is a car dealership application. One year time duration. I managed two teams, seven members in the Egyptian team and five members in the Jordanian group.
The project aims to service North America. The project includes two mobile applications. One Android application was developed for iOS for clients to search, sell, and buy cars. A web portal will be available for clients and an admin panel for management. Technologies used in this project include Kotlin, Swift, React, Ruby on Rails, and Elasticsearch.
Business Dimentions (ERP)
Helped build an ERP solution, contributing to the analysis and development processes involved.
I participated in the analysis and development of the ERP solution, including various modules such as cash management, general ledger, cost centers, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, cash flow, human resources, administrative and legal affairs, functional and organizational affairs, inventory, sales, and purchases. Technologies used in the project include Visual Basic 6 (VB6), Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET), Microsoft SQL Server, and SAP Crystal Reports.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration
Arab Academy for Acience and Technology - Egypt
Master's Degree in Computer Science
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST) - Alexandria, Egypt
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Skills
Tools
Jira, SQL, Slack, GitHub, Microsoft Power BI, Atlassian, TFS, Crystal Reports, Figma, Asana
Paradigms
Agile Project Management, Requirements Analysis, Agile, Agile Leadership, Agile Software Development, Database Design, Azure DevOps, Microservices Architecture, Kanban, Scrum, Management
Industry Expertise
Higher Education, Healthcare
Platforms
SharePoint, Drupal
Other
Technical Program Management, Government Performance Management (GPM), Software Engineering, Programming, Analysis, Technical Project Management, Project Management, Solution Architecture, Communication Management, Coding, Web App Development, Project Planning, Project Reporting, Project Timelines, Sprints, Release Management, Implementation, Scrum Master, Project Tracking, Sprint Planning, User Stories, Project Delivery, REST APIs, Web Applications, Agile Sprints, Estimation & Planning, Remote Team Leadership, Remote Work, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Communication, Web Development, Product Development, Business to Business (B2B), Progress Reporting, Meetings, Task Management, Web Project Management, APIs, JSON, Software Integration, Project Estimation, Backlog Management, Software Development, Technical Leadership, Project Scoping, Risk Management, Requirements, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Client Communication, Project Coordination, Delivery Management, Web Platforms, RAID, .NET, Computer Science, Databases, Cloud Computing, Technical Consulting, CTO, HRIS, Business Intelligence (BI), SaaS, Rapid Delivery, Process Optimization, Feature Backlog Prioritization, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Cloud, Vendor Selection, Dashboards, Automation, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Reporting, Discovery Workshops, Product Management, Staffing, Quality Assurance (QA), Roadmaps, .NET 6, SQL Server 2016, Refactoring, Nextcloud, POS, MongoDB, App Development, Financing, Accounting, Sales, Purchasing, Inventory, Data Transformation, VB, VB.NET, Business to Consumer (B2C), Human Resources (HR), Chatbots, Medical Software, Document Management Systems (DMS), Business, PHP, CakePHP, Croogo, Content Management Systems (CMS)
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