Mohammed Matar
IT Project Manager & Business Analyst
Yalova,77
Summary
By over 14 years working in IT companies and Human Rights NGOs, I started work as a programmer and now as Project Manager. I have developed numerous professional skills and gained a very intensive experience in Project Management, leading teams, Information management, integrity, learning, planning, organizing, flexibility, adaptability, ability, and willingness to operate independently, reporting, professionalism, accountability, finance, needs assessments, capacity building, monitoring, evaluation, diversity and communication.
This unique experience coupled with many years of experience working with international firms, Human Rights, IT private sector and educational institutes. where I have developed my skills mainly communication, documentation, team leading and team building, working individually or within a team. Working over 13 years with different actors locally and globally developed my competencies in getting involved in different right-based approaches and enhanced my ability to understand and work closely in the human rights field mainly related to women and cultural interventions. I hold a Bachelor degree in Information Technology and participated in many local and international conferences and I finished many training courses in different fields.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager, Business Analyst
New Solutions
Gaza, Gaza Strip
04.2021 - Current
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs and monitored performance.
- Analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations.
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Executed analysis of risks and identified risk mitigation strategies.
- Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements.
- Assessed impact of current business processes on users and stakeholders and evaluated potential areas for improvement.
- Surveyed clients to ascertain requirements and expectations for product.
- Led project teams through design, construction and launch process.
- Facilitated communication between internal personnel, contractors and vendors for project cohesion.
- Identified process inefficiencies through gap analysis and outlined sensible solutions.
- Maintained compliance with regulatory parameters in complex projects with overlapping policies.
- Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope.
- Led cross-functional teams to analyze and understand enterprise-wide operational impacts and opportunities of technology changes.
- Collaborated with teams in product line transition to streamline manufacturing footprint.
- Improved business direction by prioritizing customers and implementing changes based on collected feedback.
- Made decisions independently and collaboratively on [Type]-related challenges.
- Orchestrated projects within strict timeframes and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with senior leaders.
- Analyzed open orders, backlog and sales data to provide sales team with insights.
- Met with stakeholders to establish favorable business relationships and support mutually beneficial interests.
- Drafted reports on company financial metrics to assess successes and account for deficiencies.
- Drove team success through shared vision and recognition of quality performance.
- Supported leadership team with reporting, analysis and business presentations to inform divisional strategies.
- Applied honed problem-solving skills to analyze and resolve issues impacting business operations and goal achievement.
- Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
- Managed projects from procurement to commission.
- Delivered analysis of market, sales and consumer trend impact on long and short-term strategies.
- Accelerated progress by continually reviewing performance, budgets and project timelines.
Project Manager & Business Analyst
Pioneering Technologies
Jeddah, Jeddah
01.2020 - Current
- Maintained relationships with material vendors to lower costs and diversify capabilities.
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs and monitored performance.
- Planned, designed and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
- Drove team success through shared vision and recognition of quality performance.
- Maintained clear communication with precise technical writing to document and inform critical processes.
- Provided detailed product orders based on project drawings and technical specifications.
- Led project teams through design, construction and launch process.
Technical Project Manager
Smartenop
Yalova, Yalova
11.2020 - 02.2022
- Served as technical liaison, supporting engineering, management, procurement, sales and marketing, quality assurance and supply base.
- Accomplished client goals by providing quality technical projects.
- Monitored contracts and service level agreements to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs.
- Managed [Number] project teams in Agile environment, realizing success through application of SDLC methodologies and exceptional leadership skills.
- Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance.
- Formulated integration system process flows, business process model and notation (BPMN) plans and data mapping diagrams based on stakeholders' specifications, technology surveys and interviews.
- Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination.
- Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
- Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications.
- Gathered project requirements through interactions, meetings and walkthroughs with potential application users and to develop business requirements documents (BRD), functional requirements documents (FRD) and user mockups.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Collaborated with business users, technical teams, database administrators and testing teams during kickoff meetings, joint application designing and planning sessions to validate requirements.
- Investigated and corrected or escalated project problems.
- Maintained project schedules by managing timelines and making proactive adjustments.
Business Analyst
Aura
Gaza, Gaza Strip
02.2019 - 11.2020
- Analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations.
- Negotiate and liaise between business team, technology team and support teams
- Deliver cost effective, high performance technology solutions worked with users and stakeholders to analyses and validate requirements
- Manage project through status meetings, weekly reports, identify risks, and tracking issues
- Designed, developed and deployed business intelligence applications
- Responsible for specifications, implementations and analytics prepared business models, flowcharts and diagrams
Business Analyst
New Solutions
Gaza, Gaza Strip
01.2018 - 02.2019
- Defines application problem by conferring with clients; evaluating procedures and processes.
- Develops solution by preparing and evaluating alternative workflow solutions.
- Controls solution by establishing specifications; coordinating production with programmers.
- Validates results by testing programs.
- Ensures operation by training client personnel; providing support.
- Provides reference by writing documentation.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
- Accomplishes information systems and organization mission by completing related results as needed
Information Management Officer
Al Mezan Center For Human Rights
Gaza, Gaza Strip
01.2009 - 12.2017
- Revise and supplement data for comprehensive statistical report on casualties and destruction of hostilities in the Gaza Strip.
- Collect, analyze, develop and maintain information management systems of IHRL and IHL violations, furthermore design and develop database applications to efficiently manage data entry processes of information pertaining to human rights and IHL violations.
- Cross reference information and supplement verified data for writing reports on violation and to be used for international advocacy.
- Monitor and evaluate the systems and database regularly with ongoing updates, upgrade and development based on the needs and efficient working requirements.
- Develop new monitoring and documentation tools by introducing GPS mapping and new forms for documenting human rights violations then conduct post-data entry verification.
- Follow-up with field teams to verify information and ensure up-to-date reporting from the field as well as to double check on the data quality system.
- Design questionnaires to be used in joint-documentation campaign during the different escalations and conflicts mainly Operation Protective Edge 2014, on other hand to document torture and ill treatment based on criteria stipulated in Convention against Torture (CAT) after analyzing received data from torture survivors to expose patterns and methods used in torture. Meanwhile; design questionnaires to document violations against women and violation against children based on Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and UN Resolution 1612 established monitoring and reporting mechanism respectively, moreover focus on socio-economic & cultural rights.
- Present and explained CEDAW-based questionnaire form used to document violations against women for a group of CBOs and different NGOs working on women’s rights in the Gaza Strip to be incorporated in their daily documentation.
- Submit monthly analytical and statistical reports focusing on human rights violations including the process of interviewing victims and witnesses then compiling evidence of the violations as well as support the documentation of received reports and witnesses.
- Work closely and extensively with UN agencies, mainly OCHA, OHCHR, and WHO, to provide periodic updates and data regarding humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Further, provide statistics and information for International and local NGOs, and international journalists and media outlets.
- Represent El Mezan Center in different workshops, cluster meetings, events and activities including grave-violation group at UNICEF Gaza office and with other NGOs in different schemes on protection of human rights, in particular related to women's rights
- Capacity building and managing a voluntary team to collect data, data entry and data verification to ensure quality information is provided and that evidences are gathered to document HR and IHL violations during the daily conflicts and different escalations including Operation Protective Edge.
- Train field workers, lawyers and relevant staff members on using data collection tools used in documentation of violation.
- Ensure about accountability and develop complain system and online tools to facilitate the high quality of data pathway and for easily access to reports.
- Establishes and maintains strong relationships with key local actors, including community members (including program participants), partners, local authorities and committees.
Software Developer Team Lead- Part Time
Webco
Gaza, Gaza City
01.2009 - 12.2012
- Scheduled development timeframes, providing realistic and actionable frameworks for consistent development progress performance.
- Drafted progress reports for senior leadership, outlining important performance metrics and outstanding individual contributors.
- Recruited technical subject matter experts to plan and monitor software development teams through phases of project completion.
- Designed, developed, modified and debugged programs.
- Designed and implemented scalable applications for data extraction and analysis.
- Built databases and table structures for web applications.
- Documented software development methodologies in technical manuals to be used by IT personnel in future projects.
- Investigated new and emerging software applications to select and implement administrative information systems.
- Analyzed work to generate logic for new systems, procedures and tests.
- Designed and developed forward-thinking systems that meet user needs and improve productivity.
Mobile Application Developer
ACCS
Dubai, UAE
01.2007 - 12.2007
- Developing Mobile Application using Symbian C++ for Nokia and Sony Ericsson Handheld devices.
- Lead of the Palestinian developer’s team in Gaza Strip.
- Prepare, design and submit regular progress narrative and financial reports on regular basis.
- Conduct & analyze data collected through team’s regular reports with feedback for later decision-makers.
- Responsible of logistics, supplies, and submit regular reports describing the daily status of the activities.
- Conduct, facilitate and follow-up the training programs for building the capacity of the team involved.
- Ensuring that all data – mainly in digital format – was kept current, complete, accurate and accessible.
- Update database and archive documents in both hard and soft copies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Infromation Technology
Al Azhar University.
Gaza Strip 09.2001 - 06.2006
Skills
- Advanced problem solving
Certification
- Professional Scrum Master
Professional Scrum Master PSM 1
Scrum is an agile project management framework that enables teams to deliver value in 30 days or less. Arguably the most famous role in Scrum is the Scrum Master. here are five things that Scrum Masters do.
Facilitation
Scrum has a strong focus on collaboration through high value conversations. As such the Scrum Framework has a number of meetings that happen throughout the Sprint. These are the Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and the Sprint Retrospective. People new to Scrum tend to worry that with so many scheduled conversations that they or Scrum Team will suffer death by meeting!
Trains, Mentors and Coaches
Remember one of the accountabilities of the Scrum Master is to help teams become self-organizing and to help others in the organization understand how to use Scrum well.
Removes Impediments
Another part of the Scrum Masters role centres around removing impediments or blocks to the team’s progress.
During the Sprint, when the Scrum Team are working hard to get good stuff out the door, they will invariably come up with problems that slow or even stop progress. These challenges usually get surfaced at the Daily Scrum. If the Development Team can take care of the problem themselves, they usually will.
Improves the Use of Scrum
We’ve mentioned how improvement is a component of the Scrum Masters accountabilities. Through great facilitation the Scrum Master uses the Retrospective as well as training, coaching and mentoring opportunities on-the-job to help the teams reflect on how they can steadily improve their working practices and continue to evolve.
Creates Adaptation and Learning
Scrum Master uses day to day challenges to find ways to help the team and organization learn consistently and get better.
Scrum Master uses day to day challenges to find ways to help the team and organization learn consistently and get better. issteady improvement, a great Scrum Master uses day to day challenges to find ways to help the team and organisation learn consistently and get better
Timeline
Project Manager, Business Analyst
New Solutions
04.2021 - Current
Technical Project Manager
Smartenop
11.2020 - 02.2022
Project Manager & Business Analyst
Pioneering Technologies
01.2020 - Current
Business Analyst
Aura
02.2019 - 11.2020
Business Analyst
New Solutions
01.2018 - 02.2019
Information Management Officer
Al Mezan Center For Human Rights
01.2009 - 12.2017
Software Developer Team Lead- Part Time
Webco
01.2009 - 12.2012
Mobile Application Developer
ACCS
01.2007 - 12.2007
Bachelor of Science - Infromation Technology
Al Azhar University.
09.2001 - 06.2006