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Ahmed Raafat Sadek

New Cairo,Cairo

Summary

Highly skilled IT Director with background in managing complex technological systems. Proven strengths include strategic planning, team leadership, and project management. Significant experience in implementing cost-saving measures while increasing operational efficiency. Consistently provide innovative solutions to technical challenges leading to increased productivity and business growth.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

BU IT Department Manager / IT Manager

Titan Cement Egypt
Cairo
01.2008 - Current
  • Led full-cycle SAP implementation across FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, and PM modules with successful go-live in 7 months.
  • Spearheaded digital transformation initiatives including cloud adoption, virtualization, and disaster recovery strategy.
  • Migrated SAP landscape (Production, Dev, QA, Solution Manager) from legacy HP servers to hyper-converged systems.
  • Integrated SAP Finance with HITS payroll ensuring seamless monthly closing processes.
  • Directed infrastructure modernization projects: next-gen firewalls, wireless deployments, and various recognition systems.
  • Developed IT governance framework, policies, and operational standards across 10+ sites.
  • Managed annual IT budgets, CAPEX/OPEX, license renewals, and vendor contracts to optimize costs.
  • Supervised Microsoft Power Platform development for AI-powered low-code solutions.

IT Section Head / Senior System Engineer & DBA

Lafarge-Titan Egypt
Cairo
01.2003 - 01.2008
  • Oversaw infrastructure and network performance across 10 sites.
  • Implemented disaster recovery and system replication to remote sites.
  • Designed and installed Cisco FW and proximity-to-face-recognition access control systems.
  • Administered J.D. Edwards ERP environment and Oracle databases.

Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Booz Allen & Hamilton
01.2002 - 01.2003
  • Managed over 30 replicated Oracle sites for the Egyptian Ministry of Defense.
  • Implemented database security, storage management, and performance tuning.

Database Administrator / Senior Analyst

Arabian International Construction (AIC)
01.2001 - 01.2002

Administered Oracle production database for financial applications on UNIX platform.

Customized Oracle financial forms and reports to enhance integration with local applications.

Oracle Developer / Analyst

United Engineers for Comp. Systems (UNICOMP)
01.1997 - 01.2001
  • Design, review, and generate multiple business applications utilizing Oracle Designer2000 and Developer2000 based on Oracle database.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Leadership And Management

Harvard Business School
Online
06-2011

MBA - Business Administration And Management

Arab Academy For Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
Egypt
01.2009

Graduate Diploma - MIS

Arab Academy
Egypt
01.2007

B.Sc. - Mathematics & Computer Science

Ain Shams University
Egypt
01.1997

Skills

  • Digital transformation leadership
  • ERP implementation and integration
  • SAP project management
  • IT infrastructure and cloud strategy
  • Cybersecurity and disaster recovery
  • Low-code development
  • Database management
  • Operating systems expertise
  • Budgeting, forecasting and cost optimization
  • Team leadership and people development
  • Vendors relationships and contracts management
  • Change management
  • Staff hiring and retention

Certification

  • ITIL Foundation & Service Strategy
  • PMP Training – Project Management
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
  • J.D. Edwards ERP Admin & Installation (PeopleSoft)
  • Oracle DBA & Replication Techniques

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 10/28/75
  • Marital Status: Married

Military Status

Completed

Languages

English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Arabic
Native
Native

Timeline

BU IT Department Manager / IT Manager

Titan Cement Egypt
01.2008 - Current

IT Section Head / Senior System Engineer & DBA

Lafarge-Titan Egypt
01.2003 - 01.2008

Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Booz Allen & Hamilton
01.2002 - 01.2003

Database Administrator / Senior Analyst

Arabian International Construction (AIC)
01.2001 - 01.2002

Oracle Developer / Analyst

United Engineers for Comp. Systems (UNICOMP)
01.1997 - 01.2001

Some College (No Degree) - Leadership And Management

Harvard Business School

MBA - Business Administration And Management

Arab Academy For Science, Technology & Maritime Transport

Graduate Diploma - MIS

Arab Academy

B.Sc. - Mathematics & Computer Science

Ain Shams University
Ahmed Raafat Sadek