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Waleed Fahmy El Attar
Driving Technology Transformation & Enhancing Business Capabilities
New Cairo, Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
Chief Technology OfficerFull Time
Techmar Solutions
Jan 2018 - Present -7 yrs, 5 months
Egypt , Alexandria
- Job Details:Serves as executive in charge for the development and execution of the corporate's technology strategy & roadmap. collaborates with the leadership team on defining and executing the company’s growth strategy.
Head of Technology (contracted colsultant)Part Time
Smouha International Hospital
May 2016 - Jan 2020 -3 yrs, 8 months
Egypt , Alexandria
- Job Details:Provide leadership on all client’s technology engagements, with overall project management responsibilities. Appointed to lead the technical steering committee during the start-up phase, and partnered with the business leadership and sponsors to define the global technology strategy and deliver a cutting-edge digital services architecture to meet the organization’s projected vision of smart healthcare. Report directly to the CEO as part of the executive leadership team. • Provided direction on the emerging digital trends and infrastructure advances that are most aligned with the business’ vision and allocated budget. • Hired and led a team of technical consultants and SMEs, and partnered with business leadership to develop a five-year IT/IS strategy that offers seamless growth and transformation for current and future business goals, with a supporting budget of $ 1.5M. • Championed the selection of vendors and system integrator for the solution’s components (HMIS, SW, HW, and Networking); developed the corresponding RFPs and evaluation criteria, conducted packaged software evaluation, and negotiated pricing with suppliers reducing the cost of ownership by 30%. • Led a cross-functional team, partnered with solution vendor’s project managers and streamlined the end-to-end implementation and system integration processes of the entire business solution, introducing best practices for change control, data governance, cyber security, agile deployment, and quality assurance, ensuring timely delivery of products and services. • Collaborated with HR director in developing the IT organizational structure, and led the hiring process of ICT/IS staff engineers & support professionals.
Sr. Consultant, Business Systems & Digital TransformationPart Time
Independent Consultant
Jan 2016 - Present -9 yrs, 5 months
Egypt , Alexandria
- Job Details:Provided leadership and direction for 10+ small-to-medium scale projects comprising digital transformation, business process automation and enterprise systems implementation across different business domains, with overall responsibilities in project management, business analysis, business process re-engineering, solution design, implementation, testing, change management, and training. Selected Clients --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATEB GROUP – Alexandria, Egypt Sep 2018 – Jan 2020 A leading group specialized in the fields of reefers’ services, transportation, Gensets, and Deport services. Conceptualized and led a team of contracted developers, system analysts and cross-functional staff to construct and deliver a bespoke platform for GENSET management & leasing orders management with emphasis on sales, purchasing & accounting management, CRM, customer self-services, core business intelligence and reporting services. The solution was planned and developed upon a modular service oriented architecture that can rapidly respond to the enterprise’s evolving needs in a cost effective way. The solution streamlined the entire business process end-to-end, improved operational efficiency, and enhanced visibility for effective decision making. FRESH VALLEY INC. – Alexandria, Egypt June 2017 – Apr 2019 A fast-rising company specialized in the export of Egyptian fresh produce, delivering to the four corners of the globe. Led a team of contracted developers and cross-functional staff in a full cycle ERP implementation tackling sales, purchasing & accounting management, customer relation management, warehouse & inventory management, manufacturing resource planning (MRP) and procurement management. The solution streamlined and significantly boosted operational performance and service delivery, along with fast realization of concrete improvements in assets and operation management, sales closure, sales metrics and customer satisfaction indicators. FLORMAR EGYPT – Alexandria, Egypt Aug 2016 – Jul 2018 Egyptian franchise for the leading Turkish cosmetics brand. Headquartered in Alexandria, Egypt with 14 different stores and 2 warehouses spanning 5 different cities in Egypt. Led to completion a full cycle ERP implementation for supply-chain, retailing & order management. The solution realized a centralized platform to manage the sales & procurement operations among the dispersed stores (14 point-of-sales) with the main and secondary warehouses located in Alexandria, achieved an integrated view of the sales operations, and enhanced visibility of accurate business indicators for insightful decision making.
Sr. Digital Partner & Projects ManagerFull Time
THE CULT CREATIVE
Jan 2012 - Feb 2015 -3 yrs, 1 month
Egypt , Alexandria
- Job Details:Collaborated with several local and regional start-ups and ventures, and actively participated in digital business planning, branding strategies, business process re-engineering, web presence and marketing programs, with overall project/product management responsibilities. • Conceptualized and managed to completion 30+ multifaceted digital and creative programs that entailed creative design, web and mobile development, e-commerce and digital marketing, spanning all aspects of project management activities and deliverables from concept to completion including scope, schedule, risks, budgeting, roll-out and operation.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST)Jan 1999
High School - Thanaweya Amma
Victoria CollegeJan 1994
Skills
- digital transformation
- Software Project Management
- People Management
- Software Engineering
- Agile Software Development
- Business Analysis
- Vendor Management
- IT Strategy
- Business Process Re-engineering
- Product Management
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Languages
Arabic
FluentEnglish
FluentSpanish
AdvancedDutch
Advanced
Training & Certifications
CCNA
Ministry of communication·2002