Iftekhar Kazi is a certified Oracle professional with over 10 years of experience in Oracle database administration, development, and applications like Oracle Forms, Reports, and Discoverer. He currently works as an IT consultant in Qatar where he manages local and international payment systems and coordinates with clients and vendors. Previously he has held roles in India as a senior systems analyst, software developer, and Oracle developer team lead for companies in various industries.

1. IFTEKHAR KAZI
NA-618, Cos m opolitan Hous ing Society, Old Panvel, Navi Mum bai (410206), India
PHONE: Qatar (+974) 303022540, India (+91) 9819605354
E Mail: eftekhar.kazi@gm ail.com
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PROFILE SUMMARY
 Certified Oracle professional with more than 10 years of Oracle expertise and experience. Solid
understanding of Oracle database architecture, database design/modeling, SQL and PL/SQL, and
implementation.
 Well versed with Application Development using Developer 2000 suite (Forms/ Reports/ Discoverer), Crystal
reports, Business Objects, VB.Net, UNIX, Oracle Apps 11i (AP/GL modules only).
 Strong experience on Oracle ASM, RMAN(backup and recovery), database performance tuning, applying
patches and troubleshooting and can w orkon both Unix/Linux and MS Windows platforms.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
o Oracle Database Administration
o Oracle Database Architecture
o Database Design/Modeling
o PL//SQL Development
o Oracle Forms/Reports/Discoverer: version 6i – 10g
o Unix
o VB.net, CrystalReports: 6i – Xi
o Oracle apps 11i: AP/GL modules
TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCIES
 Tools: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Pow er Point, and Access), Visio, Clear case.
 Operating Systems: Linux, UNIX, Window s 95/98/NT/2000/XP
 Languages: PL/SQL, SQL, HTML, JavaScript, UNIX Shell Scripts
 Databases Environments: Oracle RDBMS V7, 8, 8i, 9i, 10g and 11g
 Web Servers: Oracle Application Web Server (OAS) 4, 9iAS, 10gAS
 Tools: Oracle Forms 10g, 9i, 6i, 6.0, 5.0, 4.5, 3.0, Reports 10g, 9i, 6i, 6.0, 3.0, 2.5, Designer 9i,Discoverer 10g,
Business Objects Xi,9i, Crystal Reports Xi,6i, SQL*Plus, SQL*Loader, Toad, PLSQL Developer, Oracle Portal
3.02, 9.04
CAREER PROFILE
Aug 2014 - Present Proz Technologies Doha, Qatar
IT Consultant (Project Lead)
Environment: PL/SQL; SQL; SQL*Plus; Oracle 9i, 11g; Oracle Forms 10g, 9i, 6i; Linux; Windows XP; TOAD; Oracle
Reports 6i, 10g, MQ Server
International PaymentSystems: SWIFT, Kuwait Automated Cheque Clearing System (KCCS), Image Cheque
Clearing System (UAE – ICCS Connect), Funds Transfer System (UAE - FTS), Direct Debit System (UAE - DDS),
Wage Protection System (UAE - WPS), Remote Deposit Cheque (RDC)
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Manage local & International payment systems for local and International branches (Doha, KUWAIT, UAE &
India)
 Co-ordinate w ith internaland externalclients/vendors
 Vendor Management and engagement for Level1 and Level2 support requests (Incidents + Problem +
Changes).
 Review business requirements, Functional Design, Functional Specifications documents, Model Changes.
Analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver the follow ing artifacts as needed: (Functional
requirements, Use Cases, GUI, Screen and Interface designs).
 Involved in collecting & understanding Business Requirements from clients and preparing the system
requirement document for the development team.

2. IFTEKHAR KAZI
NA-618, Cos m opolitan Hous ing Society, Old Panvel, Navi Mum bai (410206), India
PHONE: Qatar (+974) 303022540, India (+91) 9819605354
E Mail: eftekhar.kazi@gm ail.com
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 Involved in Vendor Co-ordination.
 Involved in design, developing solutions for the customer requirements.
 Provide leadership and mentoring w ithin the development team.
 Involved in supporting delivery process.
 Involved in review ing Design documents, Test plan and cases.
 Responsible for functionaltesting and detection of bugs for all the tested components.
 Provide technical vision for the company as a whole, including; adaption of standards, streamlining processes,
ensuring coding and documentation compliance w ith industry standardsand protocols.
 End to end project management and delivery responsibilities for all development through vendors and In house
support.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 Implement SWIFT System in INDIA interfacing the system w ith India Core Banking System FINACLE through
MQ (vendor Infosys, India and Allied Engineering Group , Lebanon)
 100% time and quality compliance on all deliverables so far.
 Implementation of new localpayment system(QIPS) in Doha in accordance with Qatar Central Bank(QCB)
 Implementation of regulatory systems and regulatory reporting in international branches (UAE, Kuwait & Doha)
in accordance to the respective centralbanks and regulatory bodies.
 Submission of feasibility analysis and report into higher management for migration/upgrades of existing
systems.
 Migrated Existing Infrastructure of existing International payment systems (i.e. ICCS, FTS, DDS and WPS) in
UAE to Head office (Doha, Qatar) Infrastructure.
 Upgraded the existing Thick client applications (i.e. ICCS, SWIFT etc.) to thin client.
 Upgrade of Oracle Database v10g to 11g.
 Implementation / Upgrade of Business Object platform from XiR2 to BI 4.1 (Universe Creation , New Security
Model for users(roles, privileges etc.) & Reports upgraded)
Jan 2012 - Nov 2013 Firmenich Aromatics (India) Pvt. Ltd Mumbai, INDIA
Senior Business System Analyst/Programmar
Environment: PL/SQL; SQL; SQL*Plus; Oracle 9i, 11g; Oracle Forms 10g, 9i, 6i; Linux; Windows XP; TOAD; Oracle
Reports 6i, 10g, , Oracle 10g DBA (Creation & Maintenance of DB and Users, Backup and Recoveryusing RMAN,
Performance Tuning)
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Responsible for key design and architecture decisions to build/enhance the existing/new modules into the
system.
 Vendor Management and engagement for Level1 and Level2 support requests (Incidents + Problem +
Changes).
 Monitoring the effectivenessof incident management and making recommendations for improvement.
 Meet clients and understand the requirements thoroughly.
 Review business requirements, Functional Design, Functional Specifications documents, Model Changes.
Analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver the follow ing artifacts as needed: (Functional
requirements, Use Cases, GUI, Screen and Interface designs).
 Involved in collecting & understanding Business Requirements from clients and preparing the system
requirement document for the development team.
 Involved in design, developing solutions for the customer requirements.
 Provide leadership and mentoring w ithin the development team.
 Involved in supporting delivery process.
 Involved in review ing Design documents, Test plan and cases.
 Responsible for functionaltesting and detection of bugs for all the tested components.
 Provide technical vision for the company as a whole, including; adaption of standards, streamlining processes,
ensuring coding and documentation compliance w ith industry standardsand protocols.
 End to end project management and delivery responsibilities for all development through vendors.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMEN TS
 Won the Best Performing team Aw ard for the teamat the annual function of the company.
 100% time and quality compliance on all deliverables so far.
 Implementation of new reporting process to ensure minimal gaps.
 Submission of feasibility analysis and report into higher management for migration/upgrades of existing
systems.

3. IFTEKHAR KAZI
NA-618, Cos m opolitan Hous ing Society, Old Panvel, Navi Mum bai (410206), India
PHONE: Qatar (+974) 303022540, India (+91) 9819605354
E Mail: eftekhar.kazi@gm ail.com
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Jan 2011-Dec 2011 Raffles Solutions Mumbai, INDIA
Senior Software Application Developer
Environment: PL/SQL; SQL; SQL*Plus; Oracle 9i, 11g; Oracle Forms 10g, 9i, 6i;TOAD; Oracle Reports6i,
10g,Crystal Reports
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Handle client side on-site development activities @ JP Morgan Chase, India.
 Migration of existing front-end systems fromversion 4.5 to 10g.
 Writing & tuning SQL/ PLSQL scripts (Procedures/Functions/Triggers/Packages) & Unix Shell Scripts.
Feb 2010 – Dec’2010 ALSA SOLUTIONS INC Dallas, USA
Freelancer– Oracle Application DeveloperCum DBA - Technical lead
Environment: PL/SQL; SQL; SQL*Plus; Oracle 9i, 11g; Oracle Forms 10g, 9i, 6i; Linux; Windows XP; TOAD; Oracle
Reports 6i, 10g,Crystal Reports, Oracle 10g DBA (Creation & Maintenance of DB and Users, Backup and Recovery
using RMAN, Performance Tuning)
RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Migration of existing front-end system (i.e. Oracle Forms & Oracle Reports/Crystal Reports) from version 4.5 to
10g.
 Writing & tuning SQL/ PLSQL scripts (Procedures/Functions/Triggers/Packages) & Unix Shell Scripts.
 Upgrading Database in 10g environment and Setting up DR server.
 Perform DBA Activities along w ith Client co-ordination and User training.
Jun 2007 – Jan 2010 JP Morgan Chase & Co Services Pvt. Ltd Mumbai, India
Oracle Application Developer– Team Lead
Environment: PL/SQL; SQL; SQL*Plus; Oracle 9i; Oracle Forms10g, 9i, 6i; Windows XP; TOAD; OracleReports 6i,
10g; Oracle Discoverer9i, 10g, BusinessObjects 9i,Xi, CrystalReports.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Team Management:
 Manage a team of 8 members to schedule daily tasks, consolidate daily and w eekly reports to be processed
upw ardsin the hierarchy.
 Look after Team members training and other administrative aspects.
 Product (Maintenance, Upgrades & Rollouts)
 Be a part of the new product rollout strategy and get it into execution by means of allocated tasks to team
members w ith clear defined milestones.
 Define existing product maintenance procedures and allocate tasks to individual team members and track
progress daily.
 Be a part of planning and execution strategy for product upgradesand development and schedule for the same.
Daily Maintenance
 Manage daily activities of taking transactional data from the live environment into backups and Production
environment using Autosys jobs scheduling.
 Schedule amongst team member’s tasks to create Business Objects (Crystal Reports) and / or Oracle
discoverer reportsas per ad-hoc requests and monitor the same.
 Provide production support (technical and functional) on phone to product development teams and clients
across the globe.
 Writing & tuning SQL/PLSQL scripts (Procedures/Functions/Triggers/packages)& UNIX Shell Scripts
Client Servicing
 Service clients globally over phone and email to impart training and product insights.
 Provide product specification and usage manuals to clients as a part of product deliveries.
 Take client requirement insights during new product development and planning phases and document the
same.
 Train and include client engineers into the migration and rollout phases of product testing to ensure a smooth
handover
KEY PROJECTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

4. IFTEKHAR KAZI
NA-618, Cos m opolitan Hous ing Society, Old Panvel, Navi Mum bai (410206), India
PHONE: Qatar (+974) 303022540, India (+91) 9819605354
E Mail: eftekhar.kazi@gm ail.com
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 Nominated for silver coin for exceptionalhandling of teams.
 Planned & Coordinated efforts on migration of an entire application server fromGermany to North America.
 Promoted as a Team Leader w ithin the 1st year of service.
 Got trained into & managed target reporting applications using Business Objects single handedly for two
quarters.
 Successfully developed & delivered an additional module for Ref ODS application using Oracle backend 10g,
Frontend 10 g & Oracle 11i(AP, AR) & scheduling using shell scripts.
 Was referred to and sent to Columbus and New York, USA for training on U.S. Financial laws, internal financial
products and process.
Oct. 2006 – Jun 2007 Melstar Information TechnologiesPvt. Ltd. Mumbai, India
Senior Software Engineer – Team Lead
Environment: PL/SQL; SQL; SQL*Plus; Oracle 9i; Oracle Forms 9i, 6i; Windows XP; TOAD; Oracle Reports6i;
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Team Management:
 Manage a team of 3 members to schedule daily tasks, consolidate daily and w eekly reports to be processed
upw ardsin the hierarchy at client side and parent company
 Look after Team members training and other administrative aspects.
 Complete all assigned task at the client side (HDFC).
 Report back on statuses and updates to the parent company (Melstar)
Client Servicing
 Was deputed as a consultant with HDFC Bank Ltd. In the capacity of a Software Engineer and w as responsible
for development and maintenance of the existing housing loan modules. Was reporting into Technology head,
HDFC and IT manager at Melstar.
KEY PROJECTS & ACHIEVEMENTS
 Introduced and implemented new amendments of loan in the existing system.
May 2006 – Oct 2006 Strabus Software Solutions. Mumbai, India
Software Engineer
Environment: PL/SQL; SQL; SQL*Plus; Oracle 9i; Oracle Forms6i; Windows XP; TOAD; Oracle Reports6i;
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Was deputed as a consultant with SBI - DFHI In the capacity of a Oracle Applications Developer and was
responsible for development and maintenance of the existing modules like Dealing, PPD(product & planning
department system), Accounts, Settlement, Fixed Assets, Payroll. Was reporting into MD at SBI - DFHI.
 Complete all assigned task at the client side (SBI - DFHI).
 Report back on statuses and updates to the parent company (Strabus Software Solutions).
 Contribute to the technicalmeetings on day to day w orkaffairs.
KEY PROJECTS & ACHIEVEMENTS
 Introduced and implemented short sale format into the treasury market as per RBI directives first time.
 Developed Accounts and finance modules in oracle for the client.
 Was offered a permanent post as IT- Head w ith SBI-DFHI by the director for the decisions making and helping
them sort long pending IT related decisions.
May 2005 – Apr 2006 Tower Capital & Securities Pvt Ltd. Mumbai, India
Software Engineer
Environment: PL/SQL; SQL; Oracle 9i; OracleForms, 6i;TOAD; Oracle Reports6i;
RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Worked as a software developer in the capacity of an IT Officer reporting into functional manager. Was
responsible for development and maintenance of the existing CRM and WRM applications w hich enabled real
time transactions on BSE and NSE trading consoles, using Oracle 9i backend and 6i front end.
 Be a active team member and responsibly complete all assigned tasks as per set timelines.

5. IFTEKHAR KAZI
NA-618, Cos m opolitan Hous ing Society, Old Panvel, Navi Mum bai (410206), India
PHONE: Qatar (+974) 303022540, India (+91) 9819605354
E Mail: eftekhar.kazi@gm ail.com
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 Contribute to the technicalmeetings on day-to-day workaffairs.
 Interact w ith superiorsfor a monthly status update meeting.
 Liaison w ith clients for understanding client requirements.
KEY PROJECTS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Was aw arded as the best new comer employee for the year.
May 2004 – Apr 2005 Enhanced Software Solutions. Mumbai, India
Junior Software Engineer
Environment: PL/SQL; SQL; Oracle 8i; OracleForms,6i;TOAD; Oracle Reports6i;Vb.net,Crystal ReportsXi; Oracle
Apps 11i (AP/GL Modules)
RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Worked as a consultant developer on multiple clients like Asahi India Glass Ltd, ICICI Bank and Crompton
greaves India in the capacity of a consultant Oracle Applications Developer, reporting into the Directors of the
company.
 Complete all assigned tasks on desired timelines.
KEY PROJECTS & ACHIEVEMENTS
 Was aw arded as the best employee of the year
 Handled the follow ing projects as a consultant developer
 AsahiIndia Glass Ltd.
 Developed Forms and reports using Developer 2000 (Forms and Reports 6i), Oracle 11i. The reports were
further uploaded in a live environment using FTP. Worked on modules like Customer Service, Finance,
Logistics, Production Planning, Cutting and Packing, Marketing and Inventory.
 ICICI Bank:
 Developed the audit ranking software in VB6 and reports in CrystalReports using Oracle as Backend.
 Crompton Greaves India:
 Developed Large Machines Department Software In Vb6 And Reports In CrystalReports
EDUCATIONAL PROFILE
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Institute of Technology & Management 2013 – 2015
PMP (PMBOK 5) -40Hrs Training Green International 2015
ITIL V3 2011 APMG – International Services 2013
Oracle 10g DBA AsteriskComputer Inst. 2010
Oracle 9i Application developer. SQL Star International 2004
Diploma in Computer hardw are & Netw orking. MHSS Polytechnic 2002
Bachelors in Commerce. Mumbai University 2002