Ziad Kiblawi, Project Manager in Toronto, ON, Canada
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Ziad Kiblawi

Bio

Ziad is a technical project manager with 10+ years of experience in the software industry. With excellent software process optimization and organizational skills, Ziad has managed large-scale engineering and fintech software products throughout his career and increased developer efficiency by 20% in past roles.

Project Highlights

Commercial Lending Platform for a Major Canadian Bank
Launched and managed multiple releases of the product in an Agile environment.
Contract Management System for the Riyadh Metro Project
Coordinated with stakeholders from 20+ vendors, optimized business processes, and reduced 60% of the overhead in the lifecycle of a process by eliminating technical errors and leveraging digital workflows.

Expertise

  • Business Process Management (BPM)
  • Cloud
  • Java
  • Jira
  • Microservices
  • SQL
  • Scrum
  • Technical Project Management

Work Experience

Technical Consultant

2018 - PRESENT
Blanc Labs
  • Coordinated with the development manager and product owner to prioritize features, groom the scrum backlog, and ensure that the project progressed as planned.
  • Analyzed and proposed solutions for static application security testing and software composition analysis reports.
  • Developed back-end services in a SaaS commercial lending platform, using Java Spring Boot and Pivotal Spring Cloud.
  • Ensured the delivery of reliable software with high percentages of code coverage.
  • Analyzed and enhanced software log messages, using Spring Cloud Sleuth, Graylog, and Kibana.
  • Developed web endpoints and services in an N-tier architecture.
  • Utilized test-driven development to deliver new features quickly and efficiently in a stable environment.

Technical Project Manager

2008 - 2018
CCT International
  • Managed the product development of a SaaS contract management system for the Riyadh Metro System (valued over $10 billion) that allowed seamless collaboration among personnel in more than 20 companies located in 12 countries around the world.
  • Optimized three major business processes (RFI, FCD, and NCR) by managing the development of a product that reduced the time required for approval cycles.
  • Tracked the development team’s progress and managed the scrum product backlog, using a Jira board.
  • Coordinated with business analysts and prioritized stories in Confluence.
  • Reduced 60% of the overhead in the lifecycle of a process by eliminating technical errors and saving time during collaboration.
  • Supervised and coordinated with software developers on the development of web forms.
  • Managed the product development of a leave management system for Consolidated Contractors Company (one of the leading construction companies in the Middle East) that's used in 4+ countries and covers 1,500+ employees.
  • Created advanced reports and metrics to track of employee attendance and planned leaves.

Project History

Commercial Lending Platform for a Major Canadian Bank

Launched and managed multiple releases of the product in an Agile environment.

A large-scale system for managing commercial loans from initiation to completion. I managed 8+ scrum members and coordinated will all the stakeholders to ensure that the product was delivered in a timely manner with high code coverage and extensive testing.

Contract Management System for the Riyadh Metro Project

Coordinated with stakeholders from 20+ vendors, optimized business processes, and reduced 60% of the overhead in the lifecycle of a process by eliminating technical errors and leveraging digital workflows.

Managed a team of 6+ members in a Scrum environment. The project was tracked using Jira and documented using Confluence. I supervised developers and performed one-on-one evaluations to plan their career paths and goals.

Education

2005 - 2008

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

American University of Beirut - Beirut, Lebanon

Skills

Tools

Jira, Git, SQL, Confluence

Paradigms

Requirements Analysis, Microservices, Scrum, Agile

Industry Expertise

Banking & Finance

Other

Technical Research, Technical Requirements, Technical Project Management, Java, .NET, Business Process Analysis, Technical Support, Software Development, Software Design, Cloud, Web API, Business Process Management (BPM), Fintech, Business Process Modeling, Workflow, Project Management, Team Leadership, Angular

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