Syed Gazni Mahmood has over 25 years of experience in IT project management roles across various sectors including banking, telecommunications, and higher education. He has successfully delivered numerous complex infrastructure projects and has expertise in technologies from Cisco, EMC, VMware, and more. His resume highlights leadership of projects, people management skills, and experience working with multinational organizations across the Middle East, India, and the United States.
1. Resume
Syed Gazni Mahmood
Personal Profile and Contacts:
USA Cell: +1(346)-970-9999 / +1(281)-676-4684 - KSA GSM: +(966)-555009600
Email: sgazni@hotmail.com / sgazni@gmail.com / sgazni@yahoo.com
Experience Profile
• An executive-level holistic IT professional dedicated to the concept of IT, in all its
manifestations, being a Sr. Project manager in reputed system integrator organization handled
IT solution projects to directly enhance the customer competitive edge and reduce their risks.
• Always eager to join a team using technology for product/services innovation & operational
excellence to transform IT establishments into leaders in their domains.
• 23+ years of experience in the Gulf, engaged in the field of Telecommunication, Higher
Education & Banking solutions.
• In-depth understanding & experience of the full landscape of information technology - technical
architecture, planning, development, deployment, and management.
• Good grounding in business & management plus expert project manager.
• Very successful experience in infrastructure solutions.
• Successful initiation, execution and delivery of large and complex software & hardware
projects with multiple clients, large organizations, large number of resources, and in multiple
locations.
• Experienced in IT program / project management, process management, business Intelligence,
Higher Education, Performance Management, ERP Implementation, Strategy Planning,
Contract Administration, Vendor Management, Banking solution implementation, and
Telecommunication solution administration.
• Experienced in public sector, and in handling a team and group of resources.
• Cross cultural experience, having worked both in the Middle East and India.
• Fluent in English, Arabic and Hindi.
• Proven ability to discuss complex technical issues in a multicultural environment.
• Over 25-years’ experience in IT industries covering most aspects of IT fields.
Areas of Expertise
Functional Banking Sector (Switch and Card Management System Implementation), Higher
Education and Enterprise Solution, Telecommunication Sector Infrastructure
Solution Administration, Customer Relation Management, Customer Support,
Sales and Marketing, Training and Teaching Skills
Technical IT Infrastructure installation and turnkey data center implementation.
Service Engineer performing preventive maintenance
Engaged in VBlock Technology of VCE and EMC Storage implementation
Techno
Functional
Managing Software Development Group
Administrating IT Infrastructure Implementation & Upgrade
Managing Services Team and their related support activities
2. Key Project Accomplished
Organization International Turnkey System, Jeddah – KSA
Period 10/2014 to 11/2015
Position Sr. Project Manager
Project Title
Customer
Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA)
Upgrading Virtual Server Infrastructure
Project
Description
CISCO UCS, Nexus N9K, MDS NAS installation & Configuration
Project Title
Customer
Ministry of Municipal and Rural affairs and its
Municipalities-MOMRA (Infrastructure Upgrade)
Project
Description
Implementation of an Infrastructure Project which comprise of:
• VCE VBlock and EHC Cloud computing installation
• F5 Load balancing implementation and upgrade
• EMC VMAX and EMC PowerPath/VE
• Data Domain and Backup System
Project Title
Customer
University Of Hail VC Implementation
Project
Description
Video conference project: SX20 & EX90 Classroom, Studio, Meeting
Room Installation and configuration
Period 07/2012 to 10/2014
Position Project Manager & PMO Team Leader
Project Title
Customer
ZAIN Bahrain High Availability Data Center Services &
Technology Refresh
Project
Description
VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite Editions
Project Title
Customer
AL AWWAL CAPITAL, KSA
Project
Description
VNX5300 and 2 * DS300B SAN Switches with 16 Ports Active each
Respective License Installation and configuration
Project Title
Customer
KAHRAMAA, Symantec Netbackup Appliance 5230
Project
Description
Symantec appliances installation and configuration
Auto Image Replication (AIR) SW configurations between HO and DR.
Project Title
Customer
Royal Saudi Air Force , Cisco, EMC and VMware Virtualization
Solution
Project
Description
VNX 5300 upgrade, Load Balancer ACE 4710 installation &
configuration
Period 10/2010 to 06/2012
Position PS PMO Manager
Project Title
Customer
Numerous infrastructure projects
Implementation of Infrastructure Projects Below are samples:
Project
Description
Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Operations, UAE:EMC Unified
Storage VNX7500, Al Rajhi Bank DRNet Installation Project.
Al Ahli United Bank VNX5500 - Kuwait, Burgan Bank - Core Banking
Infrastructure Project - Kuwait: Oracle T4 Sun Server, Citrix Load
Balancer Standard, Center of Research & Studies – SAN Solution &
Oracle DB - Kuwait, Kuwait Finance House - DMX for Data
3. Warehouse, Faisal Islamic Bank Egypt Ethix Core Banking, GULF
BANK Backup & Recovery Solutions – Kuwait
Period 06/2009 to 09/2010
Position Project Manager
Project Title
Customer
Oracle E-Business Suite Implementation (ERP) for King Faisal
University
Project
Description
Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning which comprise of:
Financial Management, Supply Chain Management,Human Resources
Management <SSHR>.
Organization International Turnkey System, Jeddah – KSA
Period 06/2004 06/2009
Position Project Manager
Project Title
Customer
Bank Al-Jazira EFT & IVR Implementation
Project
Description
Implementation of Electronic Fund Transfer, IVR and EMV SPAN2
solution for Bank Al-Jazira. In addition to handling of the onsite support
activities. Introduced and implementation 14 additional delivery
channels all went live successfully.
Organization International Turnkey System, Abu Dhabi – UAE & Jeddah – KSA
Period 12/2000 to 06/2004
Position Project Manager
Project Title
Customer
ISP for Islamic Development Bank (Jeddah – KSA)
Project
Description
Implementing total banking development solution for the IDB
Involved mainly in HR Access Implementation
Period 2/2000 to 11/2000
Position HR Specialist
Project Title
Customer
HR Access Implementation in the following oil companies:
ADDCAP, ZADCO, ADNOC, GAZCO and Fertile (Abu – Dhabi)
Project
Description
Implementing IBM HR Access package for the human resources
departments in the above mentioned companies
Organization Bin Hafeez Establishment, Abu Dhabi – UAE
Period 5/99 to 2/2000
Position Assistant Manager for the Information Technology Unit
Project Title
Customer
Implementation of total IT & ERP solution for the company
Project
Description
Supervising the activities of the ITU ensuring continuous operation of
all systems with minimum down time, Administering Oracle Financials,
Providing user support for the Oracle Financials
Developing the Service Level Agreement.
Organization Saudi Telecom (Bugshan & Bros.) , Riyadh & Jeddah – KSA
Period 9/97 to 9/98
Position Chief Sales & Marketing (PSTN, X25 and X28)
Project Title
Customer
Public and private sectors including corporate communication
infrastructure
Project
Description
Providing telecommunication solution to different enterprises related to
the PSTN, X25 and X28 connection, Managing the technical resources
4. to finalize the needed infrastructure installation, Engaged in creating
marketing plan to address all sectors and customers.
EDUCATION
April 1992 BANGALORE UNIVERSITY - Bangalore, Karnataka State, S. India
Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with focus on modeling, system analysis, design, and
various programming languages.
Sep 1989 PCS COMPUTER ACADEMY- Bangalore, Karnataka State, S. India
Computer Management System diploma while preparing for Graduate Studies in MIS.
Training
PMP Certification Exam Preparation, ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library V3), VCE Certified
Converged Infrastructure Associate (VCE-CIA), PMP Exam Preparation Course 4th
Edition, Project
Management Fundamentals Course, HR Access Payroll SetUp, ISO 9000 Awareness, 27 April 2000
Interpersonal Skills, Oracle8:Database Administration (DBA 8), Accruals Based Accounting, AlWaseet
Protocol, Bachelor Of Science, Diploma In Computer Programming, Diploma In Computer Application
Certifications
PMP Certification Exam Preparation May 26th 2016, VCE Certified Converged Infrastructure Associate
(VCE - CIA), PMP Course Certification Sep 2011, PMP Course Certification Jun 2006, IBM HR Access
Payroll Setup Jun 2002, ITS Interpersonal Skills April 2000, ISO 9000 Awareness Oct 2000, Deloitte &
Touché Accruals Based Accounting Jul 1999, Oracle8: Database Administration (DBA 8) Oct 1999, PCS
Diploma In Computer Applications Sep 88 to Mar 89,STC Protocol & Product Line For Sales & Marketing
Feb 1997
Personal Data Profile:
Residency US Resident (Green Card Holder) & Saudi Resident
Other Non Smoker, Certified PADI Diver and Lifeguard
