
Timeline
About me
Digital Transformation Manager at National Bank of Kuwait
Education

Information technology institute - iti
2013 - 2014Ministery of communication and information technology (mcit) internship - iti open source platformActivities and Societies: Open Source, iTi ITI Events Organizer Sept 2014 – Jun 20159 Month Training Diploma,Open Source Developer Track,Information Technology Institute (ITI),Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT),Smart Village branch, Giza, Egypt.ITI Open Source Developer Track Leader.Studied mostly everything related to open source technologies.

University of the district of columbia
2009 - 2013Bachelor's degree computer science & information technology, usa, washington dc very good
Experience

Wpromote
May 2011 - Jun 2013Google adwords advisor- Analyzing keyword cost, positioning & return-on-investment (ROI) and optimize bids and keyword selection. - Responsible for the search engine optimization efforts for our clients.- Creating and manage multiple paid search engine marketing programs on Google Adwords, Yahoo overture, Facebook and LinkedIn for clients across a broad range of business categories. - Use latest web analytics technologies to understand effectiveness of web marketing strategies and determine areas of improvement and go forward actions. - Review and analyze web sites, through detailed written documentation, identifying areas for improvement and change relative to SEO. Communication of these findings (and resolutions of issues) to clients and managers.- Maintain a database of keyword groups, bids, ads, and results that can be used to plan campaigns for future clients. - Develop comprehensive and competitive keyword list for search engine marketing campaigns. - Research competitor sites, offline advertising sources, search engines to support development of effective search engine and web marketing campaigns. Show less
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Information technology institute (iti)
Sept 2013 - Jun 2014Open source developerBuilding Web Applications using various Open Source technologies, that includes but not limited to: php, Python, Ruby, Perl, JavaSE, Linux RedHat Administration and many more.

Vodafone
Oct 2013 - Feb 2020- Supporting and educating the Product Owner on creating user stories, grooming and maintaining the product backlog.- Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.- Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers.- Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.-Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, CIO and key stakeholders - Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks, and issues. Show less - Applying Agile methodologies in all Data, Mobile internet & ADSL related projects using agile collaboration tools like JIRA and Slack.- Ensuring that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards.- Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies, and critical path deliverables.- Ensuring that operational and technological changes required are recognized, assessed and planned in order to optimize smooth, efficient and effective transition and integration into day-to-day operations.- Identifying and managing business risks and issues; conducting impact assessments and identifying potential areas of conflict across work streams, business units or between projects.- Ensuring any application and infrastructure changes are managed into the existing technology estate. Identifying potential areas of conflict between new and existing support models.- Manage all aspects of multiple related commercial projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic & commercial objectives- Achieve operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements & implementing change.- Managing operational testing, governance gates, and ensuring that both the business and technology areas are ready to accept the new changes into their operating model. Show less - Work with IT, Business and/or external partners to ensure that the TIBCO Integration solutions are delivered on time, on schedule and on budget.- Resolve business / technical issues in production environment. - Coordinating with external vendors to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.- Liaise with and communicate with the Development Lead regarding status, priorities, issues, risks, and results of development tasks.- Comply with the processes and procedures around in respect of maintenance of the configuration and repositories.- Understanding of system error messages and resolve system related problems.- End-to-end support, including development, implementation, administration and support of Siebel CRM Application.- Consistently demonstrate solid problem-solving techniques across multiple areas of technology and operational models. Resolves issues with wide impacts. Coaches others to build problem-solving skills. Show less
Scrum Master
Oct 2017 - Feb 2020Project Management Specialist
Mar 2015 - Sept 2017Dev-Ops Engineer
Oct 2013 - Mar 2015

Spell advertising llc
Oct 2013 - Feb 2014Co-founder and chief operating officerBuilding PHP websites using Content Management Systems, Mostly WordPress.- Developing database driven websites & systems including eCommerce.-Testing and validating work produced as part of the development process.-Front & Back end development of websites using PHP and MySQL database.-Integration and Implementation of payment gateway APIs like Authorize.NET, FirstData and PayPal.-Attend client meetings during the sales process and during development.-Communicate with the board members with efficiency and accuracy any progress and/or delays. Engaging in outside-the- box thinking to provide high value-of-service to clients.- Work closely with supervisor and other members of the Development Team to both develop detailed specification documents with clear project deliverables and timelines, and to ensure timely completion of deliverables.- Writing business contracts and invoices for the clients. Show less

Global underwater explorers
Mar 2017 - nowUnderwater videographer, cave & scientific diverAvid Techincal Open Circuit and Closed Circuit Rebreather Scuba Diver since 2016, specialized in underwater videography. I have participated in many of scientific and documentary projects. Diving QualificationsGUE Cave 1 DiverGUE Tech 1 Diver GUE CCR 2 DiverGUE Gas BlenderGUE Scientific Diver SSI Recreational and specialty instructorSSI XR Trimix InstructorRebreather Diver (JJ CCR & rEvo)Diving Experience2000+ Dives400+ Dives utilizing stage decompression500+ Dives utilizing specially mixed gases300+ Hours of rebreather experience Show less

National bank of kuwait
Feb 2020 - nowDigital transformation managerWorking closely with PMO, CIO & CTO to plan and execute the agile transformation journey of the Group Digital Office department by,• Digitalize waterfall projects and structuring them into Agile squads.• Building agile processes, communication and collaboration tools• Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.• Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks, and issues.• Create and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, CIO and key stakeholders Show less
Licenses & Certifications
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Kanban management professional (kmp)
Kanban universityJul 2019 - View certificate

Behavior-driven development
LinkedinDec 2019 - View certificate

Applying agile moscow prioritization
LinkedinMar 2019 - View certificate

Icagile certifed proffessional - agile team facilitation
IcagileApr 2019 
Certified google adwords specialist
GoogleJul 2012
Agile project management
Auc engineering and science servicesSept 2017- View certificate

Icagile certified professional
IcagileDec 2018 
Project managment professional
The american university in cairoJan 2015
Red hat certified system administrator
Red hatAug 2015- View certificate

Certified scrummaster (csm)
Scrum allianceAug 2019
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Yahia AhmedValeo Innovation Challenge Valeo Apr 2015
- Awarded to Yahia AhmedSmarter Egypt Hackathon, IBM Hackathon - First Place International Business Machines (IBM) Nov 2014
Volunteer Experience
Animal Activist
Issued by Egyptian Society For Mercy to Animals on May 2013
Associated with Yahia AhmedAnimal Rescuer
Issued by Cairo Animal Rescue Team - CART on Nov 2014
Associated with Yahia Ahmed
Languages
- enEnglish
- arArabic
- geGerman
- enEnglish
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