Mohammad Othman CMgr Strategic Leader, PhD, ISC2, Cloud Architect

Experience

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  Emax Group

  Oct 2006 - Oct 2007

  IT Support
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  Exis Technologies Ltd - Hazcheck

  Jan 2008 - Jun 2018

  Helped the company and my managers to foresee the future of their services, and introduced as well as developed their two key cargo booking, handling and planning solutions 1) Toolkit (C# and Java versions) and 2) C# Web API. Both solutions have quickly emerged to become the company’s core engine for their legacy & newly developed software. Beside, I have developed a wide range of desktop and web applications for cargo booking, handling and planning, as well as a multitenant Internet portal for shipping line and cargo insurance companies.Skills: Software strategies; Sprint planning; Project and team management; Direct communication with clients and end-users; Documentation; Time estimation;Technologies: C#; Full-stack ASP.Net; Web Api; SQL; Javascript; JQuery; Html; CSS; Java; VB.Net; C++. Show less

  • Lead Developer

    Nov 2014 - Jun 2018

  • Senior Computer Programmer & Analyst

    Jan 2008 - Oct 2014
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  Opescode

  Oct 2011 - Sept 2014

  Founder and Technology Consultant

  My main role is to develop strategies and leverage technologies to enhance or build products (i.e. web, desktop or mobile applications, as well as infrastructure) to meet customers expectations and fit for their purpose and use. I lead their engineering team and collaborating with external stakeholders, focusing on customers, end products and increasing revenue.Opescode is a young and creative IT based solution and service provider, with the main goal is to provide high value to other businesses and clients. Show less

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  Newcastle University

  Nov 2014 - Nov 2019

  PhD. Candidate

  The aim of this research is to develop and test through real-world research digital health platforms and toolkits powered by the crowd (Crowdsourcing) that will enable users to self-manage and self-monitor their speech and have a better understanding of their visual perception using eye tracking technologies. This research resulted in two major solutions. First, the Speeching mobile app for people with speech disorder, which provides an off-clinic speech therapy solution that effectively help people with speech disorder self-manage and improve their speech at their convenience. Second, I've studied and developed a low cost DIY mobile eye tracker that overcomes most of the current eye tracking challenges (e.g. outdoor use, precision). The eye tracking solution can be used for a multitude of applications, in cognitive (visual centred) life-logging applications, recommendations systems, and real-world research, just to name a few. Show less

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  Durham Constabulary

  Aug 2018 - May 2019

  Software Development Team Manager

  Leading the constabulary’s development team to design, build, test and maintain a range of policing systems; defining software strategies and functional roadmap; architecting new solutions; ensuring Agile best practices are followed; helping the team to increase their skills and achieve their goals.During the first six months of my employment I’ve rapidly increased the teams’ productivity and sense of ownership to deliver quality releases faster than the business anticipated. I’m directly involved in the full development lifecycle, and working closely with business change and UX designers to ensure they meet the new development pace and that outcome solutions are fit for purpose and use.Technologies: C#, Full-stack ASP.Net Core, Web API, Microsoft Dynamics, SQL Show less

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  3T Energy Group

  Jun 2019 - Jan 2020

  Software Development and Architecture Manager

  Working together with the CTO, I manage the company’s engineering teams, software architecture and deliveries. Managing cross functional engineering teams that support and maintain number of Training and Competency Management systems, and build a greenfield suppliers portal as well as a new virtual-and-e -learning online platform for the Oil and Petrol industry. I'm responsible for technical and architectural decisions, performance management, coaching, and the delivery of quality solutions.

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  IRIS Software Group

  Feb 2020 - now

  I'm committed to driving my team and myself to achieve more with less, optimising resources, and maximising efficiency. I oversee and lead multiple software engineering teams developing HR and Talent Acquisition software solutions. Operating across various continents and time zones, I strategically manage and coordinate the efforts of my distributed teams to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality software products efficiently. My role involves providing guidance, fostering collaboration, and driving innovation within the teams to meet organisational goals and exceed client expectations. Through effective leadership and a deep understanding of both technical and business requirements, I play a pivotal role in driving the growth and success of our software development initiatives. Show less My responsibility has grown to manage multiple engineering teams and dev managers across different high-profile (multimillion ££) products and drive the continuous improvement culture through agile and lean projects. My responsibility includes M&A due diligence, finance & budget, career growth, technical decisions, performance management, coaching, attracting new talents, team morale, as well as stakeholder communications. I help my teams be more efficient by constantly raising the bar and improving our processes, reducing handover time and effort, minimising engineering dependency on the other teams, etc.I am an active member of the company's Community of Practice where all members get together to improve processes, transfer knowledge across the wider business, and innovate. Show less IRIS Software Group is the UK's largest privately held software company and the market leading in various domains, such as accountancy, payroll, and education. At IRIS, I manage +25 cross functional software engineers (including Architect, BAs & POs) across 4 off-shore and on-shore agile teams, working on multimillion £££ products like KashFlow Bookkeeping and IRIS Insights. I am responsible for technical decisions, performance management, coaching, reporting and team morale. I am an active member of the company's Community of Practice where all members get together to improve processes, transfer knowledge across the wider business, and innovate. Show less

  • Director of Software Engineering

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Senior Software Engineering Manager

    Mar 2021 - Aug 2023

  • Software Engineering Manager

    Feb 2020 - Mar 2021