Khalid Ali Syed Email & Phone Number

Lahore, Pk

Pakistan

Directing and managing a big size Corporate IT Project Team deployed in many geographical locations across Pakistan and Middle East. Actively involved in designing information technology strategic plans, policies, programs, Digital Transformation, ecommerce, Retail Solution Implementation and schedules for business and finance data processing, Infrastructure Security, network communications VOIP, and management information services to accomplish corporate goals and objectives. It is a group of… Show more Directing and managing a big size Corporate IT Project Team deployed in many geographical locations across Pakistan and Middle East. Actively involved in designing information technology strategic plans, policies, programs, Digital Transformation, ecommerce, Retail Solution Implementation and schedules for business and finance data processing, Infrastructure Security, network communications VOIP, and management information services to accomplish corporate goals and objectives. It is a group of Companies with multi business lines comprising of 12 onshore and 2 off shore existences with FMCG, Services, Engineering, Technology and Export. Being Corporate CIO, I have playing here a significant key role in all the prevailing & ongoing scope of digital transformation and required here to provide my technical as well as functional expertise in overall ICT affairs. Show less

Karachi - Pakistan

Possessing a strategic senior position and spearheading centralized IT Corporate Division in a group of public limited companies comprising of 5 subsidiaries of multiple business lines, e.g. textile, food, power, farming etc. Directing a complete infrastructure design & implementation along with ERP Implementation, Business Intelligence, Assets & Inventory management through Barcode & QR Code implementation and integration with ERP, Business Continuity Planning, Deployment of Active DR Site… Show more Possessing a strategic senior position and spearheading centralized IT Corporate Division in a group of public limited companies comprising of 5 subsidiaries of multiple business lines, e.g. textile, food, power, farming etc. Directing a complete infrastructure design & implementation along with ERP Implementation, Business Intelligence, Assets & Inventory management through Barcode & QR Code implementation and integration with ERP, Business Continuity Planning, Deployment of Active DR Site, Risk Management, Integration of certain PLC Systems with ERP, Team Restructuring, Digitalization, Data Center Capacity Planning, IT Strategy, IT Policies, budgeting, vendors’ management, IT Licenses, trainings and strategy planning and Head of IT Steering Committee.. Recent achieved a great milestone of upgrading Oracle EBS from R12.1.0 to 12.2.7 (the only upgrade in Pakistan). Show less

Lahore - Pakistan

Projects: 1. Sapphire Textile, Lahore, Pakistan: Implementation of Oracle BI Project - 20142. Sapphire Winds Power Company Limited, Sindh, Pakistan: Implementation of ERP with mega commercial scope & certain international requirements’ mitigation-20143. Sapphire Retail Limited, Lahore, Pakistan: Implementation of RetailPro integrated with existing Oracle Financials Application - 2015.4. Implementation of Microsoft Office 369 (Cloud) for the entire group -… Show more Projects: 1. Sapphire Textile, Lahore, Pakistan: Implementation of Oracle BI Project - 20142. Sapphire Winds Power Company Limited, Sindh, Pakistan: Implementation of ERP with mega commercial scope & certain international requirements’ mitigation-20143. Sapphire Retail Limited, Lahore, Pakistan: Implementation of RetailPro integrated with existing Oracle Financials Application - 2015.4. Implementation of Microsoft Office 369 (Cloud) for the entire group - 20145. Restructuring of complete Network Infrastructure, placement of DR Site- 2013Job Description: Directed IT, Corporate IT Regulations & Policies, Communication and Business Process Automation through ERP Implementation & Upgrade for 2nd largest Textile Group in Pakistan having head offices divided in two cities and 9 manufacturing units across the country whose line of business includes textile(spinning, weaving, dying), power, fabric retail, dairy & FMCG . I was reportable to the COO and CEO along with managing a versatile smart team comprising of skilled & certified professionals plus outsourced vendors & service providers. Show less

Lahore, Pakistan

Directed IT in state of the art manner and demonstrated here my technical potential throughout the group. Descon Chemicals is a group of companies comprising of around 8 onshore and 4 off shore existences. As a group Head ICT/ERP, I have played here a significant key role in all the prevailing & ongoing scope of process automation and required here to provide my technical as well as functional expertise in overall ICT affairs.Major brief responsibilities include but not limited… Show more Directed IT in state of the art manner and demonstrated here my technical potential throughout the group. Descon Chemicals is a group of companies comprising of around 8 onshore and 4 off shore existences. As a group Head ICT/ERP, I have played here a significant key role in all the prevailing & ongoing scope of process automation and required here to provide my technical as well as functional expertise in overall ICT affairs.Major brief responsibilities include but not limited to:- Spearheaded the IT Department and ERP implementation projects at DESCON’s Chemical Group comprising of 12 companies. The project’s scope is to implement 19 modules from the Oracle Financials, Oracle Supply Chain, Oracle Process Manufacturing and Oracle Business Intelligence Suite.- ICT, Departmental Governance & Controls- Technical aspects Analysis for smooth business continuity- Mentor all IT Team Leads- Ensure consistent, cohesive working Spirit of the Team- Departmental presentations & Reports- Micro Management of daily ongoing projects- Strict Adherence to the Envisioned Plans- Frequent Risk Analysis of the whole Infrastructure- Mentor Hardware Capacity Analysis, Mgmt. & Planning- Stake holders Management & Liaison- Project Plans preparation & Presentation- Selection of Technology & best Industrial Solution- Resource Optimum Utilization, Team Building.- Handling of IT & Business Process Internal/External Audits- IT Budget & Management- Deliverables Management & end user training approvals- Spearheading IT Procurement Management & Budgeting- Monitor the project’s performance, progress against milestones, appropriateness of work, quality of work, and seek to resolve any problems - Manage the technical and functional teams of 18 members- Business Process Analysis, Re-engineering and Mapping- Plan and administer organization change management activities- Responsible for the design, delivery, and improvement of in-house ERP applications training Show less

Melbourne, Australia

As a visiting member of the technical advisory, I was required here to provide technical expertise in the ongoing projects of the institution’s in house software house and given as outsource. Projects’ Design, plan, resource planning, cost calculation, orientations / presentation and future process preparation were my major areas of contribution. In case of requirement I had to visit the projects sites mostly located in Sydney and Perth to attend the future development meetings, future process… Show more As a visiting member of the technical advisory, I was required here to provide technical expertise in the ongoing projects of the institution’s in house software house and given as outsource. Projects’ Design, plan, resource planning, cost calculation, orientations / presentation and future process preparation were my major areas of contribution. In case of requirement I had to visit the projects sites mostly located in Sydney and Perth to attend the future development meetings, future process planning meeting on ongoing projects as well as to provide technical assistance. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Worked as technical team lead with one of the largest IT Service Providers in Melbourne, Australia with over 3,000 polished professionals, whose line of business includes Legacy Conversion, BPR, BCP, DR, MIS Development, ERP Implementation and E2E solutions. I have managed and lead a Team of around 19 head count and accomplish the assigned projects according to the targeted time period along with quality assurance. My governance regarding the software needs, data security, future process plans,… Show more Worked as technical team lead with one of the largest IT Service Providers in Melbourne, Australia with over 3,000 polished professionals, whose line of business includes Legacy Conversion, BPR, BCP, DR, MIS Development, ERP Implementation and E2E solutions. I have managed and lead a Team of around 19 head count and accomplish the assigned projects according to the targeted time period along with quality assurance. My governance regarding the software needs, data security, future process plans, project orientations, stakeholder management, network planning and management decisions as an IT expert widely appreciated. I lead the deployment projects of ERP System, B2B and End to End Solutions, MIS, middleware, interfaces, planning phases, project plans orientations, data inflow / outflow analysis phases of client server projects as well as optimization, normalization, performance and testing of the developed projects and subsequent integration with legacy system, procurement plans finalization for adequate network infrastructure design, data migration, backup policy in the light of deploy able methodologies and end user training. Show less

Lahore, Pakistan

Served with honor with the largest industrial group in Pakistan who are the founder in writing instruments manufacturing from 1967 with over 2,000 employees. As Development Head I was required here to lead the software development team as well as effectively participated in MIS development that covers all the areas according to the requirement of Management Information Systems, data migration from legacy system to MIS System, Data Integration, Participation in the Marketing Policy’s decision… Show more Served with honor with the largest industrial group in Pakistan who are the founder in writing instruments manufacturing from 1967 with over 2,000 employees. As Development Head I was required here to lead the software development team as well as effectively participated in MIS development that covers all the areas according to the requirement of Management Information Systems, data migration from legacy system to MIS System, Data Integration, Participation in the Marketing Policy’s decision and its comprehensive implementation in the supply chain module, hardware & software procurement and to organize local and remote connectivity where the unit or sales office located across the country. To research, design, and develop computer programs in the light of analysis strategies to complement existing software systems or software product that are under development. To design and specify systems and methods for installing computer-based information systems, guide to installation and focus trainings of end-users technical staff in the use of developed application software.Achievements: Have played a leading vital role of a GURU in analysis, design, implementation and development and took comprehensive stability of MIS system firmly integrated with other legacy systems. Also done an important honorary additional leading responsibility as ‘Programs Manager’, at their in-house IT training program to literate the executives in IT with the assistance of other faculty members of specialist programmers. Show less

Mcs, Database Analysis & Design

Activities and Societies: - Additional Member of Debate Team for Linguistic Section - Member for Chess Club

Bcs, Information Technology, 3.4

Activities and Societies: - Honorary Lab. Incharge - Member of Development Team