Abdulatif Ahmad Saleh Albusairi is a Kuwaiti IT professional seeking a senior leadership role. He has over 24 years of experience in IT operations management, service delivery, and infrastructure management. Most recently, he served as the Head of Maintenance at the Kuwait Stock Exchange from 2008 to 2016, where he managed a team supporting all IT equipment and services. He holds a Master's degree in Information Technology from Kuwait University and a Master's in Industrial Engineering from the University of Florida.

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ABDULATIF AHMAD SALEH ALBUSAIRI
Al-Salam, Block 3, Street 319, House 24, 47703, Kuwait City
Mobile: +965 99647375 / Land Line: +965 25217078
E-mail: aalbusairi@gmail.comaalbusairi@hotmail.com
CTO / General Manager IT / Director Service Delivery
Profile
 IT Operation Management - Achieving strategic goals through the effective & innovative use of IT; Enforces
Strategies & corporate Roadmaps to achieve corporate objectives; Identify & Mitigate IT-related risks at an
acceptable level; Budgeting & Cost Optimization; Compliance of relevant laws, regulations, contractual
agreements and policies
 IT Service Management - Infra-structure, Databases, Security, Systems & Network Management for
Complex IT and Network Operations; Monitoring & Ensuring Availability & Continuity of IT Services;
Design/Implementation of IT Services; Deployment/Monitoring/Support of IT Security; Administration &
Support of IT Assets; Event/Incident/Problem/Change Management; Continual Service Improvement.
 IT Infrastructure Management - Aligning Technologies with Business Requirements; Management of
computing hardware, virtualization, middleware, management tools, networking and storage; Scaling and
capacity planning of infrastructure in order to effectively reduce costs; Documentation of Technical
Specifications for the Infrastructure
 Project Delivery Management - Initiation, Requirement Finalization, Project Scoping, Planning (Estimation,
Scheduling & Milestones), Quality & KPI, Risk management, Communication between project stakeholders,
Execution Control and Delivery within agreed timeline and designed quality.
 Team Leader - Deft at tasking, delegation, monitoring, feedback, skill upgrade, career planning, motivation
and mentoring skills
 Team Player - Cohesive with Fast Learning Curve, analytical, problem solving, innovation, planning,
organizational, communication & interpersonal skills.
Career History
Kuwait Stock Exchange, Kuwait
(Apr 2004 to Mar 2016)
Career Progression:
 Head of Maintenance Section (Jul 2008 to Mar 2016)
 Programmer/System Analyst (Apr 2005 to Jun 2008)
 Programmer (Apr 2004 to Mar 2005)
Accountability (Jul 2008 to Mar 2016):
 Reported to the IT Manager and led a team of 12 (7 outsourced staff+1 staff+4 for Technical Support) to
manage support service delivery for all IT related equipments.
 Managed tasks related to repairs and preventative maintenance, support and project execution of multiple
projects for equipments & services used inside and outside the premises of KSE building.
 Responsible for Change, Incident, Problem Management as well as plan & execute projects for computer
hardware/network equipment upgrade and support.
Objectives: A qualified double Post Graduate (MS) with strong academic record & a senior IT Professional
seeking to provide senior level Leadership for Shaping IT Strategies to Drive Comprehensive Growth as
My Journey So Far: A seasoned IT Development & Support Professional for 24+ years, including initial 12
years in teaching in International (USA) environment, with accomplished career record of solution
development, Roadmap/Strategy enforcement and Service Support for mission critical environment &
applications in National Stock Exchange

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 Involved in for IT Service Management, based on ITIL guidelines along with over sight of the KSE computer
networks (Trading and Enterprise) and the related servers and equipment.
 Spearheaded Performance, Risk Management (virus and spam free environment), support of servers/network
equipment to communicate with external entities such as ISPs, information providers, brokerage firms, and
investment companies.
 Supported planning, control and execution of focused on efficiency/productivity improvement and lowering
of IT cost.
 Provided management, additionally of the Technical Support Unit of 1 Supervisor and 4 outsourced staff.
 Performed daily team administration routines as well as team development and people management
activities to improve team productivities.
Accountability (Apr 2005 to Jun 2008):
 Reported to the Head of Systems and Applications as individual contributor for participation in projects for
analysis/review/evaluations of proposals.
 Managed requirement elicitation, development of specification & other project documentation for various
projects while leading the execution of Electronic Trading System.
 Responsible for development of a Java Applet for displaying Market prices, trades & orders for the KSE
website as well as an order & trade generator in Java to facilitate trading system testing.
 Involved in review of the Information Technology Strategy, IT Organizational Structure and the Disaster
Recovery Strategy, as prepared by the IT Consultant.
 Spearheaded over sight of the Order Routing Gateway for Electronic Trading and gathered statistic on the
performance of the Gateway and improved the reliability and speed of the Order Routing System.
 Coordinated review the Business Requirement/Functional Specifications Documentation and testing
scenarios for the e.KATS (Kuwait Automated Trading System).
 Provided assistance/help to establish Policies and Procedure for the Department along with
interaction/coordination with external Auditors.
Accountability (Apr 2004 to Mar 2005):
 Initiated this engagement as Programmer, reporting to the Head of Systems and Applications as individual
contributor for project participation with the responsibilities of review of project documentation as well as
supervise the operation and maintenance of Order Routing Gateway for Electronic Trading
Achievements:
 Set KSE IT on course to apply International Standards and best practices in IT security and management.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Graduate/Research Assistant (Jan 1990 to Apr 2002)
Accountability:
 Participated in various roles during this period as Graduate Assistant, Dept. of Astronomy, Research
Assistant, Dept. of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Research Assistant, Dept. of Industrial and Systems
Engineering and Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
 Reported to the Software Manager for development of solutions including multi-threaded Java application
for interface with a digital infra-red detector and bases for the control system for the infra-red detector for
the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control Systems (EPICS) libraries
 Managed further development of a Decision Support System for the calculation and routing of Regional
Evacuation in the event of a disaster.
 Member of a team as a lead programmer in a project for Design of the Future Highway System for USA for
the Next 20 Years and development of plans for evacuation (time to evacuate/road to be used/etc) due to
hurricanes/disasters.
 Involved in teaching C++ Lab for Computer Programming for Engineers and as Grader for Industrial
Applications of Microprocessors as the Teaching Asst.

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Qualification
Qualification:
M.S. (Information Technology), from Kuwait University, Kuwait (2016) with CGPA of 3.87/4.0
M.S. (Industrial Engineering), from University of Florida, USA (1990) with CGPA of 3.5/4.0
B.S. (Industrial Engineering), from University of Miami, USA (1988) with CGPA of 3.17/4.0
Accreditation:
 Windows NT/XP/Vista/7/8/X, WIN 2000/2003/2008 Servers, Red Hat Linux, VMWare ESX Server, Citrix,
SCOM
 Chartered International Project Manager (October 2009)
 ITIL Foundation: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, License 228443380 July 2013
Technical Skills:
 Hardware: Intel Xeon based systems
 Networking: Basic connectivity designs
 Virtualization: VMware VSphere/ESX, Microsoft Hyper-V
 Operating Systems: Linux, UNIX, Novel Networks, DOS, MS Windows, IBM OS/2
 Languages: Java, C, C++, HTML, Pascal, FORTRAN, Basic, Assembly, SIMAN, GPSS/H, Visual Basic, Visual
C++
 Robotics: PUMA 500, Robotics programming languages (A Manufacturing Language (AML) & VAL II)
 Control Systems: Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS)
 Other Software: LOTUS 1-2-3, Microsoft Office, Netscape, Internet Explorer/etc
Personal Details
Date of birth: December 27, 1965
Languages known: Arabic and English
Location Preference: Gulf
Nationality: Kuwaiti
Passport No: 003971220 (valid till August 22, 2024)
Project Summary (Select)
Project New hardware (Control Servers) installation for the KSE Price Display board
Organization KSE, Kuwait
Duration 6 months (Oct 2014 - Apr 2015)
Team Size 7
Environment Proprietary Windows 7 servers
Details Acquired and supervised the installation for Control Servers for the KSE price Display Board
Role Project Manager
Project Launch of a data dissemination system for the Trading System
Organization KSE, Kuwait
Duration 4 months (Jul 2012 - Oct 2012)
Team Size 3
Environment Proprietary application with Linux based server application and Windows client.
Details After the launch of the new trading system at KSE, the new data dissemination system failed. An
alternate plan was formed quickly and a new system was launched within 4 months.
Role Project Manager
Project Supervise and manage the design and implementation of the hardware and network for
the new trading system furnished by NASDAQ OMX for KSE

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Organization KSE, Kuwait
Duration 8 months (Dec 2009 - Jul 2010)
Team Size 7
Environment Red Hat Linux on IBM Intel based servers.
Details Acquisition and installation of servers for KSE new Trading System with the network equipment.
Role Project Manager
Project Supervise and manage the design and implementation of the re-organizing the Data
Centre at KSE
Organization KSE, Kuwait
Duration 9 months (Sep 2009 - Jun 2010)
Team Size 7
Environment Cisco and network cabling
Details Re-arranged the KSE data Centre without a complete shutdown and without a disaster recovery
site available at the time.
Role Project Manager
Other Projects:
 Supervise the implementation of ISO 27001 at KSE IT.
 Implement the IT Helpdesk for KSE Employees and Participants.
 Assist in building a Disaster Recovery Site for KSE IT Infrastructure and Services.
 Supervise and manage the design implementation of a network of fibre cables for IT Services for all
residents of the KSE building and connectivity with the ISPs.
 Establish a complete IT Research & Development facility at KSE.