Khaled Saad, Mba Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Ab, Ca

Direct KANTECH Access control R&D team for software, quality assurance and hardware development activities.- Lead team in developing Access Control solutions.- Lead architecture group for cloud based Access Control SAS solution- Manage outsourcing with contractors.- Mentor and coach managers and architects.- Set Engineering short and long term vision.- Set performance goals to engineering department- Manage Engineering budget.- Provide overall technical direction and continuously improve engineering processes to achieve better team productivity and product quality.

Simpang Ampat, Penang, My

After promotions through multiple product development roles within this firm developing, manufacturing, and distributing technology products supporting agricultural and animal production industries, I direct the simultaneous development and delivery of multiple mission critical animal production control products. I manage software and hardware development, quality assurance (QA), and production processes and resolve product backlog issues. I create and coordinate product release communications. I monitor work performance and assign tasks and annual production goals for team of 16 engineers and QA professionals. Organize recruiting and hiring efforts for new engineers. - Managed three simultaneous product development projects with one-year roadmaps and $3M+ engineering budgets resulting in generation of $9M in product revenues.- Reduced time to market by 10% through work process revisions and focus on minimal viable product.

In this role, I led a team of 30 firmware, software, and web developers in the delivery of software development for cloud- application, embedded, and other projects in adherence to Agile methodologies. I defined software developer roles, assigned duties and tasks, coached and mentored software engineers, and conducted performance evaluations. I managed subcontractors along with offshore and contracting for software and web development assignments. - Chaired architectural committee and collaborated in software design and architecture decisions, review of codes and designs, and defining of product requirements.- Lead company technology transformation using modern stacks and agile methodology.- Created a SAS cloud based solution using big data analytics to help farmers get insights on theirproduction performance. - Provide predictive maintenance insights on farm equipment - Score farmer’s performance based on benchmarking - Predict animal weight based on feed consumption, age and past productions - Weigh pigs using optical scale and shape recognition - Count pigs proof of concept using AI algorithms- Started initiative on early disease detection product using camera in farms using AI- Researched, evaluated, and selected software development tools.- Facilitated team training and development programs resulting in team lead and architect promotions.

In my initial role with this employer, I concurrently orchestrated the development of a product for the global protein market. I created the product roadmap and communicated to key stakeholders. I addressed customer questions, concerns, and requests. - Partnered in development and execution of global sales meeting to introduce product.- Conducted demonstrations of product feature and represented company and product at trade shows.

St-Laurent, Quebec, Ca

During my tenure, I delivered team management and product design oversight for a leading CNS/ATM and airport infrastructure solution provider in Canada. I managed software engineering and product testing processes. I established software development and testing workflows and methodologies. I defined and assigned software engineer roles and tasks. - Collaborated in decisions regarding software new designs and upgrades.- Contributed to performance evaluations of software engineers and to recruiting, selection, and hiring of new team members.

Orlando, Florida, Us

I advanced through multiple roles of increasing responsibility with this leading software, simulation, and training provider of scalable solutions and professional services in multiple industry sectors. In my final role, I developed the schedule for software development projects with milestones and deliverables. I identified and evaluated project risks to develop risk mitigation strategies. I tracked project activities and delegated tasks to team members.- Collaborated cross functionally with engineering, quality control (QC), QA, configuration management (CM), and IT teams to coordinate projects for delivery to customers.

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