Syed Fahad Abbas

Syed Fahad Abbas Cell No: 0302 - Email:-Professional Summary Over the last sixteen years I have managed/worked on multiple domain projects including banking, human resource, payroll, leave, expense,finance, inventory/asset management, and pharmaceutical domain. I have managed and deployed solutions based on Microsoft technologies primarily Dot Net for desktop and web based environments. Microsoft platform Programmer with over 5 Years of software development and 11 years of software project management experience working coherently in a team atmosphere. Knowledge of banking sector along with core banking products. Knowledge of KAMLS, Flexcube Retail, Flexcube Corporate, Corporate Internet Banking, Retail Internet Banking, Debt Manager(Credit Risk – Collections), EMDW Teradata. Knowledge of Payroll system, Human Resource,Import/Export, Money Marketing, Credit Information Systems. Experience in Analysis, Design, Test Driven Development, Development and Testing of n-Tier Experience in MVC4, . Back-End RDBMS Skills using SQL in Databases like Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle. Project planning, project definition, requirements definition, analysis, design, system documentation and user training for multiple projects for domestic clients. Lead, manage, mentor, and communicate with development resources. Manage software system development and integration projects through all phases of project lifecycle. Developing technical proposals along with estimations. As a lead task break down and assignment with in the development team. Formulate/define specifications and develop applications of varying complexity including the modification of existing applications. Work with business clients and other infrastructure groups to resolve business and system issues. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company policies and applicable laws. Recommend, prioritize and develop technology solutions Working Experience in Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003/2008. Working knowledge on Oracle 11g. Extensive experience on multiple vendor platforms and multiple technologies. Ability to support mission critical network / systems and Technical recommendations based on future technologies. Good Communication and presentation skills. Team building, leadership and management capabilities. Technical Skills Server Side Development: C#, OOP, Design Patterns, ASP.Net MVC, WCF, Win Forms, Web API, ADO.NET, Entity Framework, T-SQL PL/SQL Client Side Development: JavaScript, JSON, XML, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS3 Databases: MS SQL Server, Oracle 10g, Oracle 11g Development Tools: MS Visual Studio, MS SQL Server Management Studio, ReSharper, VSS, TFS, SVN, JIRA Reporting : Crystal Reports, SSRS Reports Operating Systems: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 /8.1 / 10, Windows Server 2003 / 2008 / 2012 Web Servers: IIS Professional Experience Systems Limited AVP Project Management 1st August 2023 – Present Responsibilities: As an Assistant Vice President Project Management, I have been performing following activities: Collaborate with senior leadership to align project management strategies with the overall strategic goals of the organization. Oversee a portfolio of projects, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and priorities. Prioritize projects based on strategic importance and resource availability. Ensure that projects adhere to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and company policies. Define procedures for escalating issues and challenges to higher levels of management when necessary. Develop processes for allocating and managing resources across projects. Ensure that resource allocation aligns with organizational priorities and capacity. Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure project performance. Monitor and evaluate project outcomes against established benchmarks. Systems Limited Senior Managing Consultant 1st January 2021 – 31st July 2023 Responsibilities: Working as delivery lead to manage multiple teams in development, enhancements and production support. Managed delivery of complex programs with multiple projects and run program governance, monitoring and tracking across program and projects to deliver value. Defined program's Scope, Stakeholder mapping, objectives, success criteria and develop comprehensive program plans, including timelines, resources, budgets, tracking, reporting and dependencies, to guide the execution of initiative. Ensured successful execution is aligned to Program methodology Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid model. P Provided timely and transparent Program governance, Risk reporting, Go Live planning review, reporting, presenting updates, monitor progress and ensuring strict compliance to agreed processes and standard to C level. Systems Limited Senior Advisory Software Engineer 1st January 2017 – 31st December 2020 Responsibilities: Working as delivery lead to manage multiple teams in development, enhancements and production support. Task management at team level as well as individual assignment with in the development teams. Formulate/define specifications and develop applications of varying complexity including the modification of existing applications. Project planning, project definition, requirements definition, analysis, design, testing, system documentation and user training. Create and deliver reusable, portable, efficient, and timely code. Coordinate in the estimation of the technical aspects of systems development projects. Interact with team as an offshore lead and was directly supervising the work of IT professionals. Coordination with onsite and Karachi team. Design, architecture and development of the ASP.NET MVC based projects. Analysis and bug fixing in application components Assist the team with design, coding, unit and integration testing, debugging and documentation. Enhancements in the existing applications Systems Limited Advisory Software Engineer 1st January 2014 – 31st December 2016 Responsibilities: Worked as team lead in development, enhancements and production support. Task break down and assignment with in the development team. Formulate/define specifications and develop applications of varying complexity including the modification of existing applications. Support and assist the PM with project planning, project definition, requirements definition, analysis, design, testing, system documentation and user training. Create and deliver reusable, portable, efficient, and timely code. Coordinate and /or assist in the estimation of the technical aspects of systems development projects. Interact with team as an offshore lead and was directly supervising the work of IT professionals. Coordination with onsite and Karachi team. Analysis and bug fixing in application components Assist the team with design, coding, unit and integration testing, debugging and documentation. Enhancements in the existing applications. Systems Limited Senior Software Engineer 21st July 2012 – 31st December 2013 Responsibilities: Development for assigned client/s including enhancements and production support. Analysis and bug fixing in application components Enhancements in the existing applications Development and troubleshooting support to onsite in Dot Net technologies, Java script and legacy applications including VB6. Enhancements in client applications including Planning, Pricing and Replenishment applications for client. Batch jobs migration and reconfiguration on windows server 2008 from windows server 2003. Avanza Solutions Senior Software Engineer 10th April 2012 – 20th July 2012 Responsibilities: Worked on core banking product that is used in ATM transactions. Worked with the Presales team. Worked under the paradigm of Project Implementation team that provides Level 2 and Level 3 support. Mixit Technologies Software Engineer 1st January 2009 – 9th April 2012 Responsibilities: Worked as a Software Engineer in .NET 2003(C#), .NET 2005(C#, C++), .NET 2008(C#), .NET 2010(C#, C++, ASP.Net MVC-2), Visual C++ 6.0, WCF Projects Transformation Projects – Citibank: Manage different Projects and lead team from onshore by using Agile/Scrum Master approach and processes. Responsibility involves Requirement Gathering, Documentation, Presentations, Documentation, Change Management, Risk Analysis and Project Scheduling. Electronic Sales Order Processing – GlaxoSmithKline: Involved as PM for Change requests and support required by onshore team. Successfully delivered the project with Scrum approach. Crystal History Data Migration – Habib Bank Limited-HBL. – I was involved as Technical Project Manager and coordinator. My responsibilities involve: Requirements gathering, Project Scheduling, managing iterative module deliveries, acquiring signoffs, delivery of Web and Crystal Report solution, Training, Presenting the proposed & working solution at different levels. Engro PowerGen – Recruitment Portal – I was involved as Technical Project Manager and coordinator. My responsibilities involve: Requirements gathering, Project Scheduling, Project Timely Delivery, acquiring signoffs, Delivery of Web and Mobile solution, Training, Presenting the proposed & working solution at different levels. United Energy Pakistan – eSafe and eSOC Hazard Management System: Main responsibilities involve Client Meetings, Requirement Gathering, Documentation, Acquire Signoffs, Project Analysis & Planning, Change Management, Risk Analysis and Project Scheduling. SYCHCM® - A Human Resource Management Product. Main responsibility includes client communication, requirements gathering, mapping requires to product, Documentation & Design, Risk Analysis and Timely Delivery, Contract Sheet Management. Clients includes Philip Morris International, BurjBank, Tameer Microfinance Bank, Karachi International Container Terminal and Yunus Textile Mills. US – AP Elections Replay and Analytics: Worked as Scrum Master where main responsibilities was to create Scrum Board using JIRA Cloud, Developing User Stories, conduct Daily Scrum meeting, Spring Planning meeting, Retrospective meeting, Weekly Status Reports, Resources billing projection, Risk Management. Balochistan Land Record Management Information System (BLRMIS): Managed successfully delivery of BLRMIS suite across 4 districts of Balochistan: Quetta, Pishin, Jaffarabad and Gwadar. Main responsibilities were to Lead, manage, mentor, and communicate with BA, Development, UI and QA resources, Project Planning, SLA and Invoice Management, Change Management, Client Management. Middle East – Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) Portal: Worked as Program Manager for DSOA Customer Portal and successfully managed the completion of one of their module, where main responsibilities include creation of Project Plans, Client Management, Activity and Resource Planning, Resources billing, Ensuring Customer Satisfaction, Weekly Status Reports, Daily Scrum meetings and Analyzing & managing project risk. Malaysia – Digi Telecommunications Asia CRM : Worked as Program Manager role for Digi Malaysia Asia CRM portal and successfully managing multiple threads/projects under this Program where main responsibilities include accruals, invoicing, resources billing, steer com meetings management, daily client meetings, managing multiple Project Manager’s, change management risk management. US-AtClose Product – I was involved as a Scrum Master and Support Project Manager for L2/L3 production issues. Successfully managed a team of 15 persons with quality delivering and meeting the project milestones. MiddleEast- Etisalat (E&)- Currently working as Program Manager, leading and managing transformation , complex projects. Reporting to Senior Director and GM for program status and health checks. Honors & Awards Professional Excellence Award 2013, Systems Limited Karachi - 2014 Team Performance Award 2014 Q4, Systems Limited Karachi – 2014 Employee of the Month – November, Systems Limited Karachi – 2016 Employee of the Month – December, Systems Limited Karachi – 2017 Star of the Quarter – Q1 , Systems Limited Karachi - 2024 Education Master in Software Project Management (MS-SPM), National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (Pakistan) – 2012 Bachelor of Science (BS-CS) , University of Karachi - 2008 Certifications Program Management Professional (PgMP)- Jan 2025 till Jan 2028 Project Management Professional (PMP) – March 2020 till March 2026 Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC) – April 2020 till April 2023 PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) – March 2021 till March 2027 Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) – December 2023 till December 2025 References: Will be provided when needed.