Yahia Ahmed

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  • Timeline

    May 2011 - Jun 2013

    Google Adwords advisor

    Wpromote
    Sept 2013 - Jun 2014

    Open Source Developer

    Information Technology Institute (ITI)
    Oct 2013 - Feb 2020

    Scrum Master

    Vodafone
    Smart Village | C2 Building
    Oct 2013 - Feb 2014

    Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer

    Spell Advertising LLC
    Mar 2017 - now

    Underwater Videographer, Cave & Scientific Diver

    Global Underwater Explorers
    Current Company
    Feb 2020 - now

    Digital Transformation Manager

    National Bank of Kuwait
  • About me

    Digital Transformation Manager at National Bank of Kuwait

  • Education

    • Information technology institute - iti

      2013 - 2014
      Ministery of communication and information technology (mcit) internship - iti open source platform

      Activities 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 - 2013
      Bachelor's degree computer science & information technology, usa, washington dc very good
  • Experience

    • Wpromote

      May 2011 - Jun 2013
      Google 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

    • Information technology institute (iti)

      Sept 2013 - Jun 2014
      Open source developer

      Building 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 2020
      • Project Management Specialist

        Mar 2015 - Sept 2017
      • Dev-Ops Engineer

        Oct 2013 - Mar 2015
    • Spell advertising llc

      Oct 2013 - Feb 2014
      Co-founder and chief operating officer

      Building 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 - now
      Underwater videographer, cave & scientific diver

      Avid 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 - now
      Digital transformation manager

      Working 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

    • Kanban management professional (kmp)

      Kanban university
      Jul 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Behavior-driven development

      Linkedin
      Dec 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Applying agile moscow prioritization

      Linkedin
      Mar 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Icagile certifed proffessional - agile team facilitation

      Icagile
      Apr 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified google adwords specialist

      Google
      Jul 2012
    • Agile project management

      Auc engineering and science services
      Sept 2017
    • Icagile certified professional

      Icagile
      Dec 2018
      View certificate certificate
    • Project managment professional

      The american university in cairo
      Jan 2015
    • Red hat certified system administrator

      Red hat
      Aug 2015
    • Certified scrummaster (csm)

      Scrum alliance
      Aug 2019
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Yahia Ahmed
      Valeo Innovation Challenge Valeo Apr 2015
    • Awarded to Yahia Ahmed
      Smarter 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
      Egyptian Society For Mercy to AnimalsAssociated with Yahia Ahmed
    • Animal Rescuer

      Issued by Cairo Animal Rescue Team - CART on Nov 2014
      Cairo Animal Rescue Team - CARTAssociated with Yahia Ahmed