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DR.Adel Ghannam  

Personal Data

Name :  Dr.  Mohamed Adel Nabih Ghannam

Short name: Dr. Adel Ghannam

Address : Home: 39 Gazza St. Mohandessin – Cairo –EGYPT

                Work:1, Bank Misr St.Down Town, Cairo

Tel : Work:202-23924698

        Mob : 2012- 3109156

Fax : 202-33445617

E-mail : adel.ghannam@isg-egypt.com.eg

Date of Birth : 10/6/1946

Social Status :  Married  

Qualification :

1- P.HD in Computer Science  / M.SC in Computer Science / BSC in EE

2- Professional in Total Quality Management & ISO 9000 System Planning (June 1993 - July 1994) - American University in Cairo , School of Business, Economics, Communications.

Career  Summary

Dr.Ghannam started his career with National Research Center (NRC) where he   filled the positions of Electrical Engineer and then Assistant researcher from 1966 till 1972.  From 1970 till 1972 he was awarded a Research fellow ship at Manchester University (UK).From 1972 t0 1974, he was awarded a fellowship at Dynamic System Laboratories in Italian National research Center in Padova – Italy, where he was working in the design of computer interfaces.  In 1975, he returned to NRC in Cairo to handle the capacity of Supervisor of Computer System Group till 1978.  Then he joined ICL –UK (Egypt branch) from 1978 till 1988.  During this period, he occupied the posts of Technical Development Manager from1978 till 1981, Manager of Middle East Center of computer studies from 1981 till 1986 and lastly Marketing Manager from 1986 till 1988.  Finally, he established a private software and consultancy company (ISG ) in January 1989 ,where he was the General Manager till 2000.He then established in 2002 ISGE ,the Industrial Systems and Global Enterprise, that focuses on Strategic business planning, IT architecture planning and design ,and project management ,in the industrial sector. The practical focus of Dr.Ghannam is demonstrated by the given projects:

1-Local & Multinational Manufacturing: 17 projects( Business processes analysis and Re-engineering, IT Architecture planning and IT Architecture design and implementation , software localization, software development )

2-International Organization: 5 projects (consultancy, software development)

3-Government: 5 projects (IT Architecture design and implementation, software development)

4-Financial sector and Health: 6 projects (IT Architecture design and implementation, software development)

5-Teaching, R&D for 35 years

Personal Working Skills Profile

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

1-Operating Systems

2-Software Engineering (development methodologies ,UML system design and Analysis , specifications ,Validation and Verification techniques , test cases development)

3-Architecture of distributed systems on the internet

4-Configuration Management

TECHNOLOGYMANAGEMENT

1-Management Information Systems ( Government ,Manufacturing)

2-Cost estimate and control of software projects

3-Software projects management

4-Management of Data centers

5-Total Quality Management for Industrial sector

IT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR

1-Total Supply Chain management

2-Enterprise Resources Planning Systems Design and IT Architecture design and implementation (ERP)

3-B2B and B2C systems design and IT Architecture design and implementation

4-Development of IT master plans to enhance management effectiveness

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

1-Products and Services marketing Introduction Plans

2- Operations management

TEACHING AND TRAINING

1-Teaching Undergraduate Computer Science in Ain Shams University (CAIRO),Cairo University

2-Training On Networks, IT system design, MIS Analysis, in ICL (UK, ME,  Egypt ).

3-Training on ERP systems and management development as part of the marketing program of Baan and Fourth Shift

4-Teaching Post Graduate courses in hardware simulation  ,and computers organization, Cairo University ,Faculty of Engineering

Membership

· Member of ACM USA
· Member in APICS American Production and Inventory Control Society since 1996.
· Member in IEEE – USA Computer Society since 1966.
· Member of ESA Egyptian Software Association .
· Board member of Software and Information Technology Chamber of the federation of Egyptian industries ,and chairman of the software chapter
· Member of the Egyptian Hi-Tech Association (EHITA).
· Vice president of Egyptian export council of IT

 

 

 

Mr. Amir A. Ghali

Personal Data

Name: Mr. Amir Ghali

Education :

B.Sc. Statistics - Faculty of Economics , Cairo University , 1966.

Professional Diploma in Management - The American University in Cairo , 1981

Highlights of Qualifications

Ø    Successful record of direct sales and territory management with average sales of US$ 900,000/month

Ø       Effective Business Management Experience:

·          Business Management of P&L responsibilities with innovative business planning and cost effective implementation

·     Solution Management experience through the development and implementation of marketing programs, all leading to market share gain

Ø    Excellent communication skills with all levels of personnel in different organizations

Career Summary;

  Sales Awards     (1985  1998) NCR

Ø      Achieved 11 CPCs out of 13 eligibilities

Ø      Awarded the sales leader for Latin America / Middle East/Africa Group in 1990 (for the District Manager category)

Ø      Awarded 3 corporate Certificates of Excellence for exemplary and meritorious achievement

Professional  Work Experience

NCR Corporation  Egypt Branch

- Sales & Marketing Consultant- Jan/99 - Dec/2002

- Sales & Marketing Team Leader Jan/92 - Dec/98

- Sales District Manager - Dec/88 - Dec/91

- Sales Account Manager - Jan/85 - Nov/88

Roles and Responsibilities

·         Coaching three (3) sales districts addressing the Telecommunications, Government and Private sector. Every sales district is composed of homogenous teams of Sales Account Managers, Customer & Professional Services Specialists, and a Representative of F&A

·         Monitoring total team operation, including:

-          strategic planning and setting of teams objectives and action plans in accordance with the corporate and branch guidelines

-          Assigning sales quotas and monitoring sales activities to ensure effective utilization

-          Developing and implementing marketing programs

-          Training and coaching of new hires

-          Project delivery and implementation

-          Controlling the Profit & Loss statement of the team to ensure highest level of profitability and optimum cash flow

-         Establishing alliances (local & foreign) to address major opportunities/projects

Achievements

Ø    Grew the teams results by 300% in terms of orders, 260% in terms of revenue and 180 % in terms of net profit

Ø     Secured several major projects of complex system integration natures

Ø     Penetrated new markets and added new major accounts to the already existing user base

 

Dr. Ahmed Ali Mohamed El Sayed

 

Personal Data

Family name : EL-SAYED

First names : Ahmad Ali Mohammad.

Date of birth : November 25 , 1942.

Nationality : Egyptian

Civil Status : Married

Education

Institution : Engineering Production Section, Mechanical Eng. Dept., Faculty of Eng. , Ain Shams University , Cairo , EGYPT
Date : June 1966
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: B.Sc. Engineering

Institution : Prod. Dept., Loughborough Univ. Of Technology, Loughborough, England, UNITED KINGDOM
Date : November 1973
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: M.Sc. Engineering

Institution : Prod. Dept., Loughborough Univ. Of Technology, Loughborough, England, UNITED KINGDOM
Date : September 1976
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: Ph.D. Engineering.

Language skills : mark 1 to 5 for competence

Language : Reading / Speaking / Writing
Arabic : 5 / 5 / 5
English : 5 / 5 / 5
German: 4 / 3 / 4

Membership of professional bodies

C. Eng.; Chartered Engineer, registered by the Council of Engineering Institutions, United Kingdom

M. I. Prod. E. ; Member of the Institution of Production Engineers; Incorporated by Royal Charter, United Kingdom

M. IMEKO TC3 ; Member of Technical Committee on Measurement Force and Mass (TC3) of the International Measurement Confederation IMEKO

REGIONAL COORDINATOR of the National Conference of Standards Laboratories International (NCSL Intel.)

MEMBER of Technical Consultative Committee of the Supreme Council of Scientific Research, Ministry of Scientific Research

MEMBER (Former) of Technical Consultative Committee of the Egyptian National Accreditation Council EGAC

MEMBER of the Accreditation Work Group working within the frame work of the Egyptian Industry Modernization Programme (IMP) financed by EU.

Other skills e.g. : Computer Literacy, etc.

Technical Assessor - UKAS Certified
Technical Manager - UKAS Certified
Quality Manager - UKAS Certified
Section Head - UKAS Certified
Quality Manual Preparation - UKAS Certified
Uncertainty in Measurements - UKAS Certified

Present Position
1-Consultant,Industrial Systems &Global Enterprise ,since 2003
2-Professor Emeritus; National Institute for Standards (NIS), Egypt

Years within the firm

37 Years within NIS; 8 of them as CE of NLAB

Key qualifications
TECHNICAL

As a researcher and Head of the Dimensional Engineering Metrology Department (DEMD) at the National Institute for Standards NIS
Directing, supervising and participating in research, Consultancy services and routine calibration work in the field of Dimensional Engineering Metrology and Engineering Standards and standard specifications at the National Institute for Standards of EGYPT NIS

As Lecturer and Assistant Professor
Teaching courses to undergraduate students in faculties of engineering at Ain-Shams and Umm Al Qura universities (Egypt, Saudi Arabia), e. g. Metrology and Measurements Instrumentation

As Assistant Professor and Manager of the Department of Engineering-Umm Al-Qura Univ
Planning and designing curricula of engineering programmes to establish a faculty of engineering at Umm Al-Qura Univ. (Saudi Arabia) as well as establishing undergraduate Laboratories, workshops and research Labs- for depts. . of physics and engineering

As the Acting Head of the Force and Material Metrology Department (FMMD)-NIS
Supervising and implementing a joint project with the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the USA (NIST) as a result of which the FMMD Force and Material Metrology department- NIS developed and gained excellent experience in applying modern techniques of force calibration

As the Acting Head of the FMMD and Professor of force Measurements and Material Testing Technology
Directing, supervising and participating in research, Consultancy services and routine calibration work in the field of Force Measurements and Material Testing Technology at the National Institute for Standards of EGYPT NIS

As Professor of Force and Material Testing Technology
Conveying Knowledge and experience in the field of force calibration and material testing to quality control engineers and technicians working in different industrial sectors through courses planned and designed for that purpose

Developing a three years plan to enhance, update and upgrade the technical and human resources capabilities of the FMMD

QUALITY

As a member of the Board of Directors of the Total Quality Consultancy Unit- NIS
Designing diagnostic, training and development programmes necessary for compliance with the Total Quality management System requirements and ISO 9000 series certification

As the Chief Executive of the National Laboratories Accreditation Bureau of Egypt
Establishing the National Laboratories Accreditation Bureau of Egypt (NLAB) , setting the general criteria for Accreditation of Calibration / Testing Laboratories in compliance with international laboratories accreditation requirements (ISO Guide 25; now ISO/IEC Standard 17025) and directing and managing the Bureau in accordance with international recognition requirements (ISO Guide 58). The Bureau, under his management, earned the acceptance of NLAB application to the International Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) to become a signatory to the Mutual recognition Agreement MRA, hence getting international recognition as a testing and calibration laboratories accreditation body

Using his gained experience, acted as a Tutor in Technical Assessors Training Courses and Estimation of Uncertainties of Measurement Results Courses provided by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and later by NLAB. He also work as a Lead Assessor and Technical Assessor in the fields of Force and Material Testing measurements as well as Engineering Dimensional Metrology

As a member of both the Technical Consultative Committee of the Supreme Council of Scientific Research and the Technical Consultative Committee of the Egyptian National Accreditation Council EGAC
Participating in the setting of the general policies of both councils. As for the latter, setting the terms of references for the establishment of the council

As a member of the Accreditation Work Group working within the frame work of the Industry Modernization Programme IMP
Developing and finalizing a National Plan for the creation of a decentralized networked organization held together and managed through a strong independent accreditation body which should have full recognition and enjoys full confidence by any Egyptian ministry as well as the private sector and foreign trade partners

As a Consultant to “Euro-Jordanian action for the development of the enterprise” EJADA
Established a “Strategic Plan for Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM)” enabling JISM to strategically position itself and its activities in conformance with the best international practices and enhance its capacity within an upgrading vision and action plan that spans the next five years

Dr. Nazmi H. Nasralla

ICL human resources director Egypt and Middle east region
Fujitsu / ICL Egypt / Middle East management development and
consultancy centre director and Quality manager
Delivering and developing Human resources management , TQM and ISO training courses for top and middle management in a number of organisations in Egypt and abroad

Several articles in the Egyptian Newspapers

Member of

AMA American management association
Member in Who’s Who international of professionals
Arab management association
Saville Holds Worth Association for occupational testing UK
Egyptian Quality Management Association

Analyst / Programmer
Technical Manager

Telephone Billing System
Post Office Prizes System
Stock Management
Payroll plus
Transferring all the above (programs and data) from IBM to NCR

IDMS
COBOL

Monthly Projects Review and Reporting
Quality Assurance
Introducing Quality Management & IEEE standards and procedures to IT

Training: the standard(s), Process Management, Internal Quality Audit
Establishing the System: Identifying and defining processes
Auditing the System Implementation
Contacting the Assessment Body
Guiding the external assessor

Preparing the Corrective Action Plan

Eng.Usama Ali

Personal Data

 

Career  Summary

Eng. Usama is an IT consultant with over fourteen years of experience.

Throughout his career as a Systems developer and a consultant, he has built his experience that gave him the opportunity to understand business processes and internal and external problems that an organization may encounter.

He has a broad range of experience in automation and building applications to conform customer requirements and the rapidly changing markets needs.

 

He has been undertaking various responsibilities throughout engagement cycle with the client which need a good time management and good interpersonal, technical and analytical skills, and also a wide business background. Those responsibilities start from first business meetings, pre-analysis, analysis, design, construction, implementation and system evaluation.

He also participated in assessment of clients' hardware, software and staff capabilities.

Also He has a solid experience in building Internet/Intranet solutions.

 

In 1987 he joined Modern Computer Services (M.C.S) as a Programmer.  In 1989 he promoted to Senior Programmer.  During his work in MCS he participated in all of its software products.

In 1992 he joined EgyptSoft Co. as an Analyst / Programmer. During his work in EgyptSoft he participated in various business applications in addition to system utilities.

 

In 1994, he joined KPMG Hazem Hassan Management Consultants as a member of its Information Technology Group as Systems Analyst.

In 1996, he promoted to senior systems analyst. In 1997, he promoted to I.T. Consultant.

he had the responsibility of various activities throughout the phases of development, building and implementing business applications.

 

In 1999, he joined IDSC, The Cabinet, Information and Decision Support Center as a project manager to share in governorates development program.

 

In Jan 2000, he joined ISIS co. (Information Systems International Services) as an E-Business department manager. He was responsible of department daily activities, and managing its projects according to its standards. Analyzing user need was also one of his responsibilities due to his solid experience in business in general, software lifecycle and Internet business.

In 2001, he was promoted to E-Business product manager and Skilled Personnel Deployment manager.

 

He is now part of the permanent consortium formed under the leadership of Dr.Adel Ghannam, President of Industrial Systems and Global Enterprise

Personal Working Skills Profile

 

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

1-Operating Systems and low-level system utilities

2-Software Engineering (development methodologies, SSADM system design and Analysis, Systems Implementation)

3-B2B and B2C systems design and Implementation

TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

1-Management Information Systems (Government, Manufacturing)

2-Cost estimate and control of software projects

3-Software projects management  

Membership

Member in ISACA Association (Information Systems Audit and Control Association), since 2001.