Muhammad S. Ali, Mba, Phd Email & Phone Number

Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Established & advanced the Portfolio Management Office/Function, responsible for planning, governance and reporting over 220 projects, programs and products;- Designed and implemented the program management structure, processes, methodologies, standards, tools, best practices & policies for the initiatives lifecycle reporting and to ensure alignment with corporate strategy and goals in a record time of 3 months;- Prepared, managed and executed over $X00M budget, in collaboration with… Show more - Established & advanced the Portfolio Management Office/Function, responsible for planning, governance and reporting over 220 projects, programs and products;- Designed and implemented the program management structure, processes, methodologies, standards, tools, best practices & policies for the initiatives lifecycle reporting and to ensure alignment with corporate strategy and goals in a record time of 3 months;- Prepared, managed and executed over $X00M budget, in collaboration with BU leaders and commercial partner, from demand management, strategic alignment of projects, programs to portfolio categories and criteria, through evaluation, selection and prioritization;- Leading the intake and demand, aligned projects to portfolio criteria and strategy, and managing evaluation, selection, prioritization, and budgeting, resource allocation, and decision-making;- Leading the portfolio health reviews/performance and opportunities identification to improve/generate increased CAPEX performance (Revenue, EBITDA, SCF, ROI, PIR) capture the risks and associated remediation strategies and propose recommendations;- Monitoring program performance scorecards on a weekly, monthly, quarterly basis, highlight key accomplishments, key risks and provide recommendations for improvement- Successfully implemented governance functions relating to the portfolio, in accordance with the Corporates guidelines, policies and practices, including project portfolio documentation and artifacts Show less

Montreal, Canada

- Crafting strategies & governance plans to implement/manage solutions in IT project portfolios of a highly complex & diverse nature. - Developing, evaluating & implementing CAPEX plans - ensuring alignment of projects with the respective portfolio’s strategic objectives of the Air Canada IT Transformation Plan. - Leading the IT Roadmapping 2020-2022 process; developing prioritization framework to assess and review initiatives, optimizing each portfolio by providing key… Show more - Crafting strategies & governance plans to implement/manage solutions in IT project portfolios of a highly complex & diverse nature. - Developing, evaluating & implementing CAPEX plans - ensuring alignment of projects with the respective portfolio’s strategic objectives of the Air Canada IT Transformation Plan. - Leading the IT Roadmapping 2020-2022 process; developing prioritization framework to assess and review initiatives, optimizing each portfolio by providing key information & data to support portfolio decisions and meeting stakeholders’ expectations, including strategic, regulatory & compliance. - Presenting status reports to boards & other meetings to ensure compliance & quality on project team reporting, including budgets, timelines, scope, progress, project health, risks, & issues. - Liaison among cross-functional stakeholders, business sponsors, finance, program, portfolio, resource & project managers & third party (vendors & contractors). - Developing, implementing & improving PMO methodologies, processes, standards, tools, & policies to streamline the project lifecycle reporting.- Improving processes and automation within IT-PMO to implement digital solutions that increase efficiencies and provide innovative solutions to all stakeholders;- Prepare governance and financial plans for IT PMO for various levels of the organization, including the executive teams;- Manage various Large Capital Projects, including Artificial Intelligence and other digital initiatives throughout the lifecycle of the projects Show less

Montreal, Canada

- Planning management of BIS-PMO, including standard project templates, financial reporting, and analysis within the Program and Portfolio Management;-Project review boards, monthly cost reviews, and other project portfolio meetings to ensure compliance and quality on project team reporting, including budgets, timelines, scope, progress, project health, risks, and issues;-Projects and portfolio dashboards (financial status, delivery status reports, etc.) and KPI… Show more - Planning management of BIS-PMO, including standard project templates, financial reporting, and analysis within the Program and Portfolio Management;-Project review boards, monthly cost reviews, and other project portfolio meetings to ensure compliance and quality on project team reporting, including budgets, timelines, scope, progress, project health, risks, and issues;-Projects and portfolio dashboards (financial status, delivery status reports, etc.) and KPI tracking;Process improvements and automation Show less

Montreal, Canada

- Successfully completed the audit of $4.2B project of new Champlain Bridge on St. Lawrence River, Montreal by performing detailed analysis & design audit & paying attention to details. - Interfaced between a diverse array of stakeholders working on the Bridge & the AG office on all technical matters. Included debriefing on the technical aspects of the design in high-level meetings to non-technical participants.

Montreal

-Courses related to structural and infrastructure engineering-Civil infrastructure financing and management-Risk failure of civil infrastructure subjected to climate change

Montreal, Canada Area

Research on sustainability and durability of civil infrastructure

Montreal, Canada

Service life enhancement of prestressed concrete bridges using FRP composites

Involved in teaching of several structural engineering courses

Lahore

• Structural design and modeling of various industrial, commercial and residential projects• Meeting with clients, architects and contractors to monitor all the phases of each project for a smooth and efficient process

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Infrastructural Engineering & Management (Structural Engineering)

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: https://www.concordia.ca/jmsb/programs/graduate/student-profiles/JMSB-Ambassador-Shafqat-Ali.html John Molson.

Master Of Science (Msc), Structural Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Civil Engineering