Nadeem Sheikh (MBA, CISM, PMP, PRINCE2, CSM, ITIL, ACP)

Experience

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  Metropolitan Police (New Scotland Yard)

  Sept 1997 - Jul 1999

  Project Associate

  Project CoordinatorAs a career entry level position job I was involved in co-ordinating key projects for New Scotland Yard, working to the set requirements, deadlines and objectives of the client-baseCritical projects included Wembley Stadium systems infrastructure installation, to increase the efficiency of police operations at large-scale events. Further projects included; planning and implementation of an Image Capture System to enable storage of criminal image data and desktop upgrade projects Show less

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  Transport for London

  Aug 1999 - Oct 2003

  Project Analyst

  As a project manager I was involved in key projects including the HQ Infrastructure relocation of transport for London to a new site, covering all aspects of planning, infrastructure implementation, procedure documentation and QAResponsibility for requirements management and technical analysis to enable the successful migration for entire London Underground infrastructure and desktop migration to an upgraded version.Acting as an integral team member responsible for the separation of London Underground Ltd into four companies, with responsibility for requirements management and technical analysis Show less

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  HP

  Nov 2003 - Jan 2006

  Project Manager

  ★ Directed projects to implement EMC, HP SAN, and NAS solutions at British Telecom and the National Health Service.★ Consistently delivered against aggressive deadlines, increasing trust and confidence and sparking additional business opportunities and revenue.★ Deployed a SAN storage solution, streamlined existing server infrastructure, and migrated business critical data to the SAN device.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ABOUT HPHP was a multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It developed and provided a wide variety of hardware components as well as software and related services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors. Show less

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  Urban Planning and Development Authority

  Feb 2006 - May 2009

  Senior Project Manager

  ★ Supervised 10 professionals, managing IT infrastructure projects throughout the Centre of GIS, the official geospatial agency in the State of Qatar and part of the Ministry of Municipality & Environment.★ Deployed and administered the entire IT infrastructure for GIS systems, with responsibility for project management of all phases, risk mitigation, budgets, vendor selection, and process optimization.★ With respect to the GIS Project, secured the support and assistance of over 50 government and non-government agencies to procure equipment and materials.★ Established an incident management framework which incorporated root cause analysis to reduce or eliminate recurring incidents.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ABOUT THE URBAN PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYThe Urban Planning and Development Authority (UPDA) is an important turning point in the efforts and aspirations of State of Qatar, in building a modern country possessing plans, goals and functions that would help ensure achievement of highest rate of Urban Development. Show less

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  MEEZA

  May 2009 - Mar 2017

  Senior Program Manager

  ★ Planned and executed multiple high-profile projects for clients that included the Qatar Foundation, Qatar Financial Centre, Qatar National Convention Centre, Qatar Post Office, Qatar National Library, and the Commercial Bank of Qatar.★ Directed the efforts of internal and external resources, with a reputation for achieving all milestones and deliverables on-time and within budget for as many as 12 concurrent projects, each with budgets of as high as $50M.★ Debuted the PMO office and defined strategies, policies, and procedures for project planning and execution.★ Oversaw the delivery of IT services and solutions to the Qatar Foundation and other organizations throughout Qatar.★ Administered a $500MM IT budget to build the infrastructure for the Sidra Medical and Research Center, empowering that organization with the ability to host their own information technology systems.★ Designed IT infrastructure and performed master services integration for Msheireb Downtown Doha, a smart city initiative involving an IT investment of $750MM.☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ABOUT MEEZAMEEZA, a Qatar Foundation joint venture, is an established end-to-end Managed IT Services & Solutions Provider based in Qatar with the mission of becoming the leading Managed IT Services & Solutions provider in the Middle East and North Africa. Show less

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  Al Madina International School

  Jan 2016 - now

  Owner and CEO

  Founder, Owner and CEO of an international school.Created and implemented the idea from a thought to a functional and profitable business.★ Built and designed the school from a shell to an operational establishment meeting all Ministry of education requirements.★ Responsible for the site acquisition, physical structure readiness, functional requirements, technical and curriculum requirements.★ Created a successful dual curriculum focusing on ethical, cultural and mainstream education. ★ Leading and managing a team of over 20 staff.★ Successfully targeted a customer base within the expat community. Show less

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  General Tax Authority

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2021

  Chief Information Officer (CIO) / IT Advisor

  Main IT focal point providing and leading the IT department on key strategic themes, including IT system selection, software implementation, technology infrastructure blueprint and led the digital technology transformation. Provide advisory support to the Ministry on areas of technology, risk and security to help GTA create a modern and secure IT environment ★ Founding IT team member of the General Tax Authority (GTA), created the IT team and IT environment from base.★ IT Enterprise consultant ensuring the optimization and efficient use of the entire IT environment across all platforms.★ Implementation of Cloud enterprise system, including migration of On-Premises infrastructure to MS Azure Cloud with MS365 implementation enabling remote working.★ Ensure remote working facilities during Corona Pandemic ★ IT lead for the National Tax Automation System (TAS) for the state of Qatar, implemented on SAP Hana Enterprise Cloud (HEC) – 250 Million QAR.★ Selected the application vendor (Invenio/SAP) for the application implementation TAS system.★ Ensure the application of global leading practices and effective strategy implementation plans.★ Digital transformation, migration and separation from on premise to MS Azure Cloud with MS365.★ Created and implemented the policies and procedure for the IT department in conjunction with PWC.★ Selected the Team, hardware equipment and the software application and tools to be used in the IT environment.★ Created proposals, evaluated tenders and selected vendors for entire IT environment (Infrastructure, Application, Managed services and application) ensuring the selection of the correct solution. ☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ABOUT GENERAL TAX AUTHORITY (GTA)GTA, is the competent tax authority responsible for all tax related matters in Qatar via an integrated digital platform for managing tax transactions Show less

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  Kebabbq

  Jun 2018 - now

  Business Owner

  Sole owner and operations manager, taking the idea from a thought to a functional and profitable business,★ Built and designed the restaurant from a shell.★ Responsible for the end to end operation and management of Customers, Suppliers and Government related formalities.★ Created the menu and taste to target the intended audience.★ Leading and managing a team of over 10 staff.★ Created a name within the expat community.