Abid Ali

Experience

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  VisionOn Technologies

  Jul 2006 - Aug 2007

  Assistant Software Engineer

  VisionOn Technologies focuses on the financial domain have helped us in evolving service methodologies to deliver the best of breed technology solutions.Project Name: Hospital Management System.Key Responsibilities:• Developed hospital management system.• Create & maintain of store procedure including development of reports.Tools & Technologies Used:• VB.Net, SQL Server 2005 DBMS, Crystal Report 10.

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  CyberVision International

  Aug 2007 - Nov 2008

  Software Engineer

  CyberVision is a broad spectrum organization involved in creating world class custom application software & website solutions. Key Projects to Credit as Software Engineer:• Development of Hashoo Foundation Management Information System.• Development of Mumtaz Construction Company Accounts Management System.• Development of Karakorum International University Management Information System. Summary of some projects are given below:a) Project Name: Hashoo Foundation Management Information System (HF-MIS).Key Responsibilities:• Developed four modules Human Resource Management System, Accounts Management System, Inventory Management System and Helpdesk Management System of this product.Tools & Technologies Used:• VB.Net, SQL Server 2005 DBMS, Crystal Report 10. b) Project Name: Karakorum International University Management Information System (KIU-MIS).Key Responsibilities:• Developed three modules Hostel, Sports & Library Management System of this product.• Deployed this product on live Servers of Karakorum International University, Gilgit.Tools & Technologies Used:• VB.Net, SQL Server 2005 DBMS, Crystal Report 10. Show less

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  Khushhali Bank Ltd

  Dec 2008 - Jul 2018

  Key Responsibilities:• Take responsibility for the definition, documentation and satisfactory completion of assigned projects identifying, assessing and managing risks to the success of the project. Ensure that realistic project and quality plans are prepared and maintained and provide regular and accurate reports to stakeholders as appropriate.• Develop implementation plans for dealing with complex requests for change or for the introduction of new functionality or services, evaluating risks inherent in proposed implementations and review the effectiveness of change implementation.• Evaluate user needs and systems’ functionalities to ensure that business functions’ requirements are addressed efficiently• Plan, assign, supervise and review the work of software engineers engaged in the design, development, implementation, modification, testing of new developments• Communicate effectively acting as a key liaison with end users, vendors and other parties.• Plan, schedule and perform the implementation of new or updated versions of software systems to assure smooth transitionKey Projects to Credit as System Development Manager:• Implementation of Temenos T24, Temenos Connect Internet Banking, Mobile Banking and Temenos T24 FCM.• Implementation of Temenos Analytics Reporting Platform (T24 BI Insight & Warehouse).• Implementation of Loan Origination System (LOS) and Bio-verisys from NADRA through Handheld device.• Implementation of Biometric Verification System for Bio-Verisys from NADRA, Language Transliteration from Urdu to English and its integration with T24.• Development of SMS system for sending SMS to all customers for ATM, Counter transactions and bulk promotional SMS.• New developments / enhancements in existing Core-Banking System – BankEssential.• In-house development of Bank Critical MIS Reporting Requirements. • Successfully managed SBP audit for period of Apr-15 to Mar-17. In addition to this also manage internal & external audits. Show less Key Responsibilities:• Create and maintain database designs in popular RDBMS such as Oracle and MS SQL Server.• Maintain day-to-day operations of the production and test databases including writing complex queries to support daily operations• Analyze , sustain capacity and performance tune databases for optimal efficiency of database and application systems• Implement, configure and troubleshoot database instances, clustering, mirroring, replication, backup, partitions, storage and access• Troubleshoot problems with database and application servers to resolve routine issues in a timely manner• Plan, coordinate and implement security measures and maintain data standards to safeguard information against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.• Provide database support to internal development team.• Configure and maintain RDBMS on Linux and Windows platforms• Write and maintain database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for the data dictionary. Show less Key Projects to Credit as Software Team Lead:• Development of Credit Management System (CMS) – Asset Module • Development of Online Reporting Platform (ORP) Application.• Development of Data Migration Application. • Development of Incentive Application. • Implementation of BankEssential Microfinance (Core Banking Application - asset module). • Implementation of BankEssential (Core Banking Application – deposit / liability module). • Implementation of Oracle E-Business Suite R12, an Oracle ERP. Summary of some projects are given below:a) Project Name: Credit Management System (CMS).Key Responsibilities:• Responsible to evaluate requirements, produce specification, designing, development of in-house application as per user needs.Tools & Technologies Used:• Asp.Net using C#, SQL Server 2005 DBMS, Crystal Reports 10.b) Project Name: BankEssential (Core Banking Application – deposit / liability module).Key Responsibilities:• Managed and coordinated with all stakeholders (end users & vendor) for all phases of project development lifecycle (i.e. requirement gathering, analysis, development, user acceptance testing and deployment) in line with organizational policies/procedures.• Managed and coordinated with end users & vendor for development of data migration utilities that were used for migration of data from old general ledger application to new banking application BankEssential. • Successfully migrated data of 40 branches from old general ledger application to new banking application BankEssential.• Rollout of this application across all 108 KBL branches.• Managed release deployment of this application on live servers in line with organizational policies/procedures.Tools & Technologies Used:• Asp.Net using C#, SQL Server 2008 R2 DBMS, Crystal Reports 11. Show less

  • System Development Manager

    Apr 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Manager Database Administration

    Oct 2013 - Mar 2016

  • Software Team Lead

    Dec 2008 - Sept 2013
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  Southern Sonya Travel Network

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2020

  Senior Manager IT

  Key Responsibilities:• Project management and follow development life cycle.• Shall be responsible for improvement and optimization of all in-house software developments.• Optimize the MS SQL Server & Oracle databases.• Need analysis and creation of development framework.Key Projects to Credit as Senior Manager IT:• In-house development of Online B2B & B2C ERP System (Jetset) for Online Airlines Tickets Operations by agents.• Out-Sourced Implementation of General Ledger Application by D-Biz vendor• Auto Integration of JetSet with General Ledger Application.Summary of “JetSet Application” is given below:Key Responsibilities:• Gathered user requirements and prepared business requirement documents (BRD’s) of all application modules. • Reviewed existing business processes and re-engineered new processes as per management directions. • Developed application framework that is used by development team. • Developed database design of this application. • Development & enhancements of following key modules in JetSet Application.-> Customer Management, Supplier Management, Master Configuration Management-> Revenue Module (Income / Discount), Credit Management, Limit Management-> Online & Digitalized Ticket Management, Offline Ticket Management-> Express Channels for On-call Offline Ticket Management-> Group Seat Procurement & Selling Management, EMD Ticket Management-> Airline Incentive Management, Bulk Upload Channels for Ticket Management-> Auto SMS & Emails Configuration Management, Online Recoveries Management-> Offline Recoveries Management-> Online Integration with following Airline International Global Distribution System (GDS)-> Galileo for online ticket operations-> General Ledger -> HBL – Online Banking Payment-> Gmail – for email services-> SMS Tools & Technologies Used:• MVC 5.0, Entity Framework, AJAX, Jason, JQuery, MS VS .Net 13, Rdlc and SQL Server 2014. Show less

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  Six Sigma Travel Group

  Dec 2020 - now

  Director IT

  • Setting objectives and strategies for the IT department.• Selecting and implementing suitable technology to streamline all internal operations and help optimize their strategic benefits.• Designing and customizing technological systems and platforms to improve customer experience.• Plan the implementation of new systems and provide guidance to IT professionals and other staff within the organization.• Oversee the technological infrastructure (networks and computer systems) in the organization to ensure optimal performance.• Analyze the costs, value and risks of information technology to advise management and suggest actions.• Project management and follow development life cycle.• Shall be responsible for improvement and optimization of all in-house & outsourced software developments.• Optimize the MS SQL Server & Oracle databases.• Any other responsibilities, management may choose to delegate from time to time. Show less