Obbia Barni

Experience

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  Trade Development Authority of Pakistan

  Feb 1999 - Mar 2008

  Consultant

  Trade Development Authority of Pakistan is dedicated to maximizing exports. I provided consultation for procurement of e-services, hardware and networking solutions.

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  SZABIST

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Faculty Member / Project Manager

  SZABIST provides Master and Bachelor degree programs. Joined SZABIST as a computer science faculty member, later led the Bachelor in Computer Science program and successfully established software house ZabSolutions for the development of inhouse software solutions.I led several projects that included project management, design and development of internal web-based applications. Some of the key applications include KATS – Knowledge & Aptitude Testing System, educational portal Zabnet, MyHawker, Digital Attendance Register, teaching evaluation system and development of District Sukkur and District Khairpur websites.Successfully managed 6 to 8 team of software engineers, content writers and interns.Directed student research projects, four of the software projects got recognition at the national level with press coverage. Show less

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  Electronic Government Directorate

  Jun 2004 - Mar 2005

  Director

  The directorate is responsible for providing guidance and project support to federal departments and provincial IT departments. Worked closely with project teams for preparation of project proposals and analysis for identifying new projects. Developed e-government training strategy for the Government of Pakistan.Assessed training requirements for e-goverment projects.Oversaw recruitment for various projects.

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  National Institute of Management, Karachi, Pakistan

  Mar 2006 - Mar 2008

  Chief of IT

  National Institute of Management previously known as National Institute of Public Administration is a training institute that provides trainings to public servants mandatory for promotion. Being the IT head, oversaw staffing, trainings, IT infrastructure, security, budgeting, planning, resource allocation and provided strategic guidance and enhanced IT systems. I led business process review and improvement project, prepared and implemented IT strategy, IT policies, Standard Operating Procedures and successfully led ISO 9000:2001 certification.I prepared business case for IT infrastructure and integration plan for the National School of Public Policy with its constituent units worth $ 1.25 million.I also managed development and maintenance of website, payroll and inventory / resource management applications.Successfully implemented network assessment projects and restructuring of LAN, training labs and multimedia infrastructure to improve overall training setup that included video conferencing setup for online trainings. Successfully implemented training projects in areas of e-government, project management, Microsoft Office training and worked with UNDP on IT capacity building projects for government employees. Show less

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  Dalhousie University

  Sept 2008 - Oct 2010

  Research Associate

  During my MEC program, I assisted Prof. Jeffrey Roy on e-government research that included areas such as citizen participation, e-Health, information security and privacy, integrated service delivery, cloud computing and Web 2.0. The research included review of government strategies in Canada, EU, Australia, Sweden, Norway and Spain. The knowledge gained and learned from Prof. Jeffrey Roy is incomparable. Its very exciting to learn how citizens particpate in government consultations, budgeting, web 2.0 and cloud computing.I also prepared lecture note on "The Internet Architecture – Search Engines and Cloud Computing” and have been delivering presentations to Information Management and Public Administration graduate students.And developed social media marketing strategy and implementation plan for the Dalhousie School of Public Administration. Show less

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  Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

  Jan 2010 - Jul 2010

  Consultant

  I was rought on board by ACOA to analyze Integrated Service Delivery Pilot Project (ISDPP) partner programs to perform process analysis and develop a high-level model for integration. I conducted process analysis of nine provincial and federal partner agencies and 6 programs were included in the ISD analysis. I provided high level recommendations and model for horizontal integration that would allow single window service to the business clients. I also conducted requirements analysis and environmental scan for shared project work space (social media) for the partner agencies and designed ISDP project wiki (GCPedia). Extensively utilized project management techniques and business process modeling notation (BPMN) for process modeling, prepared project reports, status reports and used elicitation techniques for requirements and process analysis for the project.It was an amazing and very challenging experience to understand and interact with nine partner federal and provincial agencies. Show less

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  NS Department of Health and Wellness

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2010

  Business / Systems Consultant

  NS department of Health and Wellness is responsible for responding to the health threats, chronic diseases and health promotion among the Nova Scotians. I worked on 3 projects simultaneously; performed environmental scan, developed business case, requirements documents, project charters and process documents for Contact Management and Healthy Beginnings projects, and identified and analyzed solutions for potential collaboration tools (social media), strategy and change management for the PH Renewal project. I also delivered a social media best practices presentation to the PH Renewal team.Analysis of the business processes and current business requirements for new application development provided opportunity to understand health sector. Having volunteered the consultation, I pride in putting my knowledge and experience for the province of NS. Show less

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  NS Department of Health & Wellness

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2013

  Implementation Specialist - EMR Service Delivery
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  Department of Internal Services

  Oct 2013 - Nov 2016

  Sr. Project Manager
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  Department of Community Services

  Dec 2016 - now

  • Project Manager

    Dec 2020 - now

  • Manager Service Design

    Dec 2016 - Nov 2020
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  Nova Scotia Department of Cyber Security and Digital Solutions

  Feb 2023 - now

  • Manager, Business Solutions & Delivery

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Manager, Service & Sustainment

    Feb 2023 - Dec 2023