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Work History
Education
Skills
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Affiliations
Training
Software
Certification
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Mohamed Abu Baker M. Saad

Mohamed Abu Baker M. Saad

Cairo

Summary

A Senior Software Executive having 20+ years of experience on Project Management, Business Development and Software Solutions consultancy, having the mix of exploring new markets/technologies, initiate development programs & leading the project management/delivery functional teams. For various disciplines like systems integration, applications implementation, and software development. Delivering projects across Egypt, Middle East and Africa.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Head of Software Solutions

Raya Information Technology
01.2020 - Current

Heading the Software solutions department. The software arm of Raya IT, offering various digital transformation solutions for customer in Egypt & Middle East.

• Leading Software solutions unit offering
• Transformation solutions like (UiPath RPA Automation, AI Chabot’s, Digital Channels, Enterprise mobile apps, Integration solutions)
• Digital Transformation consultancy (Assessment, gap analysis, develop strategy roadmap, Technology selection, business analysis)
• Hire, supervise & mentor software team with different levels and functions
• Leading the presales function of software integrated offering
• Support in development of new innovative solutions that integrates multiple Raya offerings in areas like ATMs, Self Service Kiosks, Network & Security Infrastructure

Achievements
• Establishing the Software Solutions Unit focusing on automation solutions (RPA, AI & ML, Integrated solutions)
• Leading a successful consultancy project for multinational telecom operator
• Building RPA team and being recognized as one of the best teams in region
• Leading RPA implementations on Egyptian Banking sector with more than 5 banks in 2 years
• Opening a new market for software offering in KSA
• Winning the 2nd place globally from Cisco innovation

Business Development Manager

Raya Information Technology
01.2014 - 01.2020
  • Heading the business development function for Raya IT line of business (5 companies & 3 Regions)
  • Developing new solutions & offerings Choose, negotiate & hire new partnerships Integrating offerings across companies under the line Raya Integration: Systems integrator Raya Network Services: Data Center Infrastructure Raya International Services: Business Applications Implementation Raya Data Center: Tier3+ data center & Cloud services provider Leading the regional expansion in the East Africa region Coordinating effort between line of business teams for complex and new offering projects Represent Raya in front of industry development & NGO communities Improvement to Internal systems Operational analysis

Project Management Manager

Raya International Services
01.2009 - 01.2014
  • Heading the software & technology project management team Hire, supervise & mentor software project managers Business control for all company projects, including tracking and follow-up Support pre-sales in new offers and review proposals Account management for strategic accounts Managing strategic mega projects Active participation in company annual business planning & budgeting exercise Setting company's objectives & strategies Supporting the organizational change management and improvement activities Leading PMO activities

Senior Projects Manager

Raya International Services
01.2005 - 01.2009
  • Heading the software & technology project management team Hire, supervise & mentor software project managers Business control for all company projects, including tracking and follow-up Support pre-sales in new offers and review proposals Account management for strategic accounts Managing strategic mega projects Active participation in company annual business planning & budgeting exercise Setting company's objectives & strategies Supporting the organizational change management and improvement activities Leading PMO activities

Quality Manager/Team Leader/Senior/Engineer

Raya Software
01.2001 - 01.2008
  • Managing the Quality Assurance & Control Team Leading/Coaching a team of 8 QA Engineers/ Testers Resource planning for team and allocation on projects Arrange trainings and skill enhancement programs for the team Support team building and team motivation activities Facilitate logistics for the team Organize process improvement initiatives Leading/Coaching a team of 8 QA Engineers Planning QA Tasks for new projects (QA Plan, Test Plan, Reviews) Perform QA/Testing Activities for big Projects Perform Internal Audits on interim basis Improve QA internal processes (ex: Automation tools) Active member of the SEPG responsible for process improvement and CMMi Activities

Software Developer

Raya Software
01.2000 - 01.2001
  • Development of a payroll system Application consultant for ERP package (Solomon IV) Technical support for company employees

Education

MBA - Global Business

MSM (Maastricht School of Management)
Netherlands
04.2001 - 2011.05

Software Development - Software Development

ITI (Information Technology Institute)
Egypt
06.2000

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Business Management

Ain Shams University
Egypt
04.2001 - 1999.05

Skills

Strategic business planning

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Affiliations

  • Egypt IOT Forum (MCIT – ITIDA), Active Member on the Use Cases Group, 2016 – 2017, http://iot-egypt.com/
  • CIT (Egyptian Chamber of Information and Communication Technology), Vice Chair of IT Services section, 2014 – 2016, http://www.cit-fei.org/
  • EITESAL (Egypt IT Companies Union NGO), Active Member of Systems Integration section, 2013 – 2014, http://www.eitesal.org/
  • Project Management Institute – MENA Chapter, Member, 2005 – Now, http://www.pmi.org

Training

  • Technical, Advanced Project Management, PMI - PMP formal training course, SEI - Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI), SEI - Introduction to CMMI Staged Representation, Business Process Re-engineering, Software Metrics and Measurements, Total Quality Management, Software Quality Management, Software productivity and Quality Engineering, E-Commerce Development and Administration Program, Software Project Management, Advanced MS Project
  • Soft Skills, The 7 habits of the highly effective people, Emotional Intelligence, Effective negotiation skills, Basic Supervisory & Leadership Skills, Effective Communication Skills, Strategic Planning

Software

RPA

Automation

Chabot

Artificial Intelligence

Certification

PMP

Timeline

Certified UiPath Sales Professional

06-2023

Certified UiPath Business Analyst

05-2021

Head of Software Solutions

Raya Information Technology
01.2020 - Current

Business Development Manager

Raya Information Technology
01.2014 - 01.2020

Project Management Manager

Raya International Services
01.2009 - 01.2014

PMP

06-2005

Senior Projects Manager

Raya International Services
01.2005 - 01.2009

MBA - Global Business

MSM (Maastricht School of Management)
04.2001 - 2011.05

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Business Management

Ain Shams University
04.2001 - 1999.05

Quality Manager/Team Leader/Senior/Engineer

Raya Software
01.2001 - 01.2008

Software Developer

Raya Software
01.2000 - 01.2001

Software Development - Software Development

ITI (Information Technology Institute)
Mohamed Abu Baker M. Saad