Nabil Orfali
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Phone: (416) 471-3338

E-mail: nabil@orfali.info

3400 Riverspray Cres.

Mississauga, ON, L4Y 3M5



PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Highly-motivated individual with 8 years experience in IT Project Management, PMO establishment, and delivering financial IT projects. Committed to professionalism; highly-organized, able to see the big picture while paying attention to small details, and excellent English written and oral communication skills.


SUMMARY OF SKILLS

 

Managerial Skills:

  • Strong in establishing & managing Project Management Office – PMO
  • Excellent Project Management skills (PMBOK)
  • Excellent in managing, mentoring, and coaching team members
  • Strong documentation and reporting skills
  • Excellent inter-personal, interviewing, collaboration, and problem solving skills
  • Good knowledge of Six Sigma
  • Strong understanding of SDLC and Business Analysis practices
     

Technical Skills:

  • Expert in building web-based applications, ERP systems, and websites
  • Expert in implementing/integrating Microsoft products (Project Server 07,  SharePoint 07)
  • Expert in C#, ASP.NET, XML, SQL Server 2000, JavaScript, HTML, AJAX and web 2.0


EDUCATION
  • PMI – PMP Certificate, Project Management Professional (In Progress)
  • Master of Business Administration – MBA (In Progress)
  • Associate Degree in Computer Science


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IT Project Manager - Global Delivery Dept.                                                                                  (2007 – 2008)
Navantis Inc.

Key Projects:

  • MSN.CA: delivering various development projects for MSN & Microsoft Canada.
  • NBC Universal: 24/7 help desk and support for NBCU web-casting & life streaming videos.
  • Athena Impact Estimator: In North America, the ATHENA® Impact Estimator for Buildings is the only software tool that evaluates whole buildings and assemblies based on internationally recognized life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology.


IT Project Manager – PMO                                                                                                                          (2006 – 2007)

Netways
 

Netways specialized in implementing Microsoft enterprise solutions. It is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and also a partner of Captaris Inc. Netways is considered one of the most experienced e-solution companies in the region with 4 international branches, 120 employees, and 2800 successful customers. Check out www.netways.com

 

Project Management: (70% of time)

  • Managed 8 to 10 projects simultaneously, three were enterprise-size projects
  • Delivered 2 enterprise projects and 3 medium-size projects on time, within budget, with highest quality, and high level of customer satisfaction
  • Hired, mentored, coached and supervised a technical team and helped members take on greater responsibilities

 

PMO Establishment: (30% of time)

  • Took the initiative to establish Netways PMO
  • Implemented a standard project management methodology based on PMBOK and MSF
  • Standardized documentation templates for all project management processes
  • Implemented PM tools: MS EPM integrated with Windows SharePoint Services to have centralized collaboration and documentation website for each project

Key Projects:

  • Sama Airlines: MS CMS Solution with online reservation system and e-payment gateway. The project was delivered on time within budget (www.flysama.com)
  • Zafa Limited: Highly-secured digital payment platform: Zafa e-Wallet. The project was delivered on time within budget with high level of customer satisfaction (www.zafa.com)

IT Project Manager                                                                                                                                    (2004 – 2006)

T.J. Inc.
 

T.J. Inc. has over 1000 employees serving five business units, with over 30 years’ successful track record and strong global partnerships and customer success; the IT unites are specialized in Enterprise Microsoft and SAP Solutions. T.J. Inc. is a strategic partner of Wipro, and Microsoft Certified Partner.

 

Project Management: (80% of time)

  • Managed and delivered more than 8 projects, two of which were enterprise-size, on time, on budget, with highest quality, and high level of customer satisfaction
  • Managed and supervised technical team of 12 developers and other roles; managed technology, and production to meet clients' needs and deadlines

 

PMO Establishment: (20% of time)

  • Helped Dar InfoTech Senior Management to establish the PMO
  • Prepared detailed study and plan to start establishing the PMO
  • Helped in hiring different roles: Project Manager, Project Coordinator, and PMO Director

Key Projects:

  • www.elaph.com: Enterprise web-based application, built on the top of Microsoft Content Management Server to manage daily online newspaper: elaph.com
  • Riyadh Schools ERP: Enterprise web-based ERP solution that automated 19 schools' departments with more than 13 supporting modules like internal email, conferencing, calendar, and CMS. Built with .NET Technologies

 

Technical Manager                                                                                                                               (2001 – 2004)
S.I.D.

 

S.I.D. is a medium-size company of 30 employees, specialized in .NET web custom solutions and offers online business directory: www.alnokhba.com
 

Technical Management: 

  • Developed a new project/workflow management system (IPMS) as a PM tool to manage SID projects. Technologies used: ASP.NET, C# and SQL Server 2000
  • Created an effective workflow for alnokhba.com business unit and applied it through IPMS which reduced the production time by 40%
  • Established a new web enterprise solutions business unit; built and hired professionals
  • Upgraded technologies used to the latest, ASP.NET, C#, XML Web Services, and SQL Server
  • Managed and motivated team members to increase cooperation and productivity

Key Projects:

  • IPMS (Integrated Project Management System): an advanced web-based project management tool with dynamic workflow system - developed to manage SID IT Projects
  • www.gulfbase.com Arab Gulf stock markets and online financial analysis application; with advanced data visualization using Dundas Charting   


Senior Web Developer / Technical Lead
                                                                                    (1999 - 2001)
Syriacomm

Next to web development of various projects took the initiative of building a professional web development team; interviewed potential employees.

Key Projects Developed: