Simo Bekkari

Experience

• 

  CGI

  Dec 2005 - Dec 2008

  Team Leader – Developer – Operations Control Center

  • Set-up and Process Design: . Designed and implemented procedures for new client integration . Trained in-house staff and client teams to work according to the newly designed processes• Business Development & Sales: . Introduced the department’s services to prospective customers and external agencies . Collaborated with the sales department on the technical aspects of tender responses• Team management: . Managed a 10-person operation team . Supervised and trained new employees and hires• Development and Monitoring: . Developed a new intranet for the department . Created various web and statistical tools . Automated processes . Handled first level tickets Show less

• 

  Technologies Zeta

  Jan 2009 - Aug 2010

  Senior Consultant - Business Developer & Secondee within multiple companies

  • Business Development & Sales: . Prospected and met new customers to sell consulting solutions . Pitched and demonstrated a CMMS product to prospective customers . Sold a new GIS product to the Belgian government• Team management: . Managed and supervised production teams in India and Canada . Trained client teams to use the newly installed products• PHP5/MySQL and web development: . Established a three-tier development environment . Standardized, secured and automated development and debugging practices . Automated reporting from databases and payment gateways Show less

• 

  Facilité Informatique

  Dec 2010 - Dec 2011

  Senior Consultant - Secondee within Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA)

  • PHP5/MySQL and Web Development: . Developed and debugged INA’s public websites . Created unit and functional tests . Established a continuous integration system . Converted an internal application to a web based solution

• 

  BUZZEFF MENA

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

  Project Manager

  • Set-up and process design: . Designed processes for the web development department . Implemented the processes and federated the team around them• Business Development & Sales: . Identified sales target with the CEO . Marked the company’s services and developed the client base . Advised and defined deliverables . Negotiated and signed contracts according to clients requirements . Managed customer relationships to maintain a high quality of service• Project management: . Planned, budgeted and delivered projects of up to $100,000 . Sized required human and technical resources . Oversaw production• Team management: . Managed and supervised a team of 25 persons . Trained new hires . Worked with international partners, consultants and customers Show less

• 

  Deema Web

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2016

  Founder

  • Business Development & Sales: . Prospect and build new customer portfolio . Understand client’s needs . Advise on strategic orientation and define deliverables . Sell tailored solutions . Follow up and manage customer relationship• Project Management: . Plan, budget and deliver projects of up to $15,000 . Size required human and technical resources . Oversee production . Monitor profitability and margins• Team Management: . Manage and train remotely a 10-person international production team . Identify and allocate the best fitting resources per project Show less

• 

  Ape Thinker

  Jun 2016 - Dec 2020

  Founder

  • Business Development & Sales: . Prospect and build new customer portfolio . Understand client’s needs . Advise on strategic orientation and define deliverables . Sell tailored solutions . Follow up and manage customer relationship• Project Management: . Plan, budget and deliver projects of up to $25,000 . Size required human and technical resources . Oversee production . Monitor profitability and margins• Team Management: . Manage and train remotely a 20-person international production team . Identify and allocate the best fitting resources per project Show less