Systems Edge Solutions has offices in Dubai, UAE, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Silver Spring, Maryland, USA www.systemedgesolutions.comAt Systems Edge Solutions, we are committed to providing an array of development services, designed to empower businesses with cutting-edge solutions. Our commitment to excellence, innovations, and client satisfaction sets us apart as a reliable partner in the dynamic landscape of technology.Our Mission: We are committed to building partnerships to offer advanced technology solutions to our valued clients.Our Vision: Systems Edge Solutions aims to empower customers through effective use of technology in fostering business success and enhancing employee lives to their fullest potential.We are committed to providing job opportunities to hundreds of young professionals as well as play a part in the growth of the digital economy of Ethiopia. We are more than just an IT solutions provider. We are a community of passionate tech enthusiasts, united by a common goal: to inspire talent, empower businesses, and shape a future fueled by innovation. Our motto is: Utilize Technology Effectively for Successful Business Results!Systems Edge Solutions has assembled a large pool of top talent and will continue the concerted efforts to recruit, hire, train and deploy hundreds of highly skilled IT technical professions to provide an array of services to worldwide clients in several business sectors and industries.Some of the services include IT Outsourcing, Software Development, Cloud Computing, DevOps, User Experience Design, Cyber Security, Smart Help Desk, Identity Management, etc.

Providing Innovative Leadership and Technology consultation services for a variety of clients in the U.S. and Ethiopia. Accomplished and seasoned IT Executive who is passionate about utilizing technology effectively to drive successful business results. Build, develop and lead high-performing cross functional global teams with a culture of excellence. Key skills and industry knowledge include:IT Business Start-up | Build, Develop & Lead High-Performing Global Cross Functional Teams | Leadership Development | Senior Technology Leadership | ERP Implementations | IT Infrastructure Technologies | Outsourcing | IT Services Delivery | Cloud Computing | Transformation Programs | Financial Management (P&L) | Revenue Growth & Profit Margins | Mentoring and Team Building | Vendor Management | Operations Management | Management Consulting |

Excellerent continuously innovates new methods and processes to provide our clients with affordable digital solutions at an uncompromising level of quality and an unparalleled level of affordability. We employ the top engineers in Africa and Industry and Solutions experts from around the globe.In my current role, I am assigned to work as a unified Excellerent team to elevate and enhance Excellerent’s HR and Talent Management practices to international standards to meet the challenges of our company’s rapid growth by recruiting along strategic mindset to develop highly skilled workforce to support our business objectives of hiring and deploying over 2000 plus IT and other professionals in the next 12 to 18 months. We will utilize integrated organizational HR processes in collaboration with other organizations to work together to attract, engage, motivate, and retain the best employees for Excellerent.In addition to providing Software Development and BPO related services to customers based in the United States and Europe, Excellerent is committed to contribute to the digitization of local platforms in Ethiopia across multiple sectors, including Insurance, Retail/E-commerce, Non-profit, and financial businesses. Furthermore, we will collaborate with key global and local organizations to grow our business through acquisitions, investments, and partnerships.

Excellerent continuously innovates new methods and processes to provide our clients with affordable digital solutions at an uncompromising level of quality and an unparalleled level of affordability. We employ the top engineers in Africa and Industry and Solutions experts from around the globe.- With a branch in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, we are constantly discovering and grooming the best talent out of Africa. Our engineers in Ethiopia constantly pioneer innovation and are at the very edge of best practices and technology. - We are putting concerted efforts to recruit, hire, train and deploy 500 to 1000+ highly skilled IT technical professions to provide an array of services to American clients in several business sectors.- Some of the services include: Application Development, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Artificial Intelligence Solutions, User Experience Design, Smart Help Desk, etc.We accelerate digital excellence!Brief video - Excellerent in Ethiopia:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/melaku-beshah-86561840_excellerent-ethiopia-ugcPost-6781218464402079744-hVOr

Accomplished and seasoned IT Executive who is passionate about utilizing technology effectively to drive successful business results. Build, develop and lead high-performing cross functional global teams with culture of excellence. Providing Innovative Leadership and Technology consultation services for a variety of clients in the U.S. and Ethiopia.Key skills & industry knowledge include:IT Business Start-up | Build, Develop & Lead High-Performing Global Cross Functional Teams | Leadership Development | Senior Technology Leadership | ERP Implementations | IT Infrastructure Technologies | Outsourcing | IT Services Delivery | Cloud Computing | Transformation Programs | Financial Management (P&L) | Revenue Growth & Profit Margins | Mentoring and Team Building | Vendor Management | Operations Management | Management Consulting |

In four years, Fairfax Technologies LLC (U.S. owned startup IT company) made enormous progress and has registered significant results in all areas of the business. Some of the results include:• Increased net add revenue by 400%• Increased annuity income for over 5 years• Successfully completed over 14 ERP projects (SAP & Oracle) in multiple industries. Modules include BI, CRM, HCM, FI, CO, SD, PP, PM. QA • Created and offered Cloud Computing solutions (SaaS, PaaS & IaaS)• Maximized brand recognition across East Africa• All projects completed that yielded additional businesses; customer references & retentionRecognized as 2015 Managing Director / CEO of the Year by SAP Africa. Built a highly skilled and motivated workforce:• Hired and established cohesive and highly skilled team – great employee opinion survey results• Recruited solid technical and management personnel – increased personnel from 18 to 62• Created an organizational structure to improve teaming, deployment & career growth• Instituted PM disciplines – focus on project completions and culture of excellence

Active member of a nonprofit consulting firm that matches senior executives with nonprofits that needed their expertise. Collaborative advisory role teaming with multiple senior LOB executives in a variety of disciplines: technology, finance, human resources and strategic planning.Added value by consulting with high caliber non-profit organizations.

As part of a unique integrated management team, led a re-engineered labor model to align with sales organizations and accounts to determine optimal customer delivery solutions as well as establish end-to-end continuity with the customers’ IT leadership.• Led key projects for an organization of ~300 individuals, 60% within US (resource optimization, business compliance, global deliver linkages, etc) that improved efficiencies and cut significant cost.• Led a team of 70 technical professionals for Belo Corporation as part of an IT Outsourcing engagement. Delivered significant contributions to stabilize a very complex IT environment that grew through a series of business acquisitions, including network consolidation, servers’ consolidations, and the implementation of a unified database environment.

Created and led a diverse group of 130 technical and other professionals (via matrix management) in multiple locations, across 3 Data Centers for large systems IT outsourcing business for small and mid-size companies. Client interface and an escalation point to C-level executives for companies in retail, media, oil/gas, financial, and other industries.• Provided offerings including customer support, technical support, project management, and systems operations for a yearly average of 18 clients across several industries. • Led the effort to successfully deliver major wins that has yielded an average of $45 million annual revenue with an average of 18% in gross profit.• Directed group’s contributions to IBM’s Small and Medium Business (SMB) of over $450 million in revenue with over $80 million in profit.• Accomplished over 90 successful IT environment migrations to IBM on the committed dates

Assisted in implementing industry leading technical support coverage for thousands of ISVs (Independent Software Developers) on a worldwide basis. The directorate supported over 6000 solution providers worldwide with over 320 highly skilled technical professionals.Launched support centers in China, Japan, England, Germany and the United States.Integrated developer programs in peer organizations to increase adoptions of IBM’s UNIX platform.Achieved measurable improvements in developer satisfaction by instituting direct communication between the director and key industry influencers.Established an open communication between the director and the management team across the U.S. and several other countries by hosting quarterly all-hands meetings and frequent site visits to share key accomplishments, tactical and strategic plans.

Led a large contingent of highly skilled professionals (based in the U.S., Europe and Asia) that provided specialized technical support for key Independent Software Developers (ISVs), including early product education, design reviews and implementation support, to enable and integrate Applications and Solutions on emerging technology products like Speech, MQSeries, CICS, DB2 and other subsystems on multiple platforms.Managed over 12 separate and distinct programs, spanning multiple IBM and OEM hardware and software platforms, providing support to nearly 3000 software developers. The efforts helped accelerate the fast acceptance of IBM’s UNIX platform by independent SW developers.Collaborated with several teams working with several IBM Development and Marketing Divisions to understand their product strategy, coordinate and enable ISVs applications in order to have successful product roll outs.Strengthened teaming, supported continuity and streamlined cost management by identifying business opportunities, negotiated the required funding with the appropriate divisions and executing the plans in concert with several development, manufacturing, marketing and sales group.ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES:Technical Advocate/Program Manager, IBM Software DivisionManager, General Products Division, Tucson I/S Telecommunications Software, IBMManager, GPD I/S Technical Support - Tucson, ArizonaSystems Programmer, I/S VM Complex Support, General Products Division