ABDALLAH KURDI
Austin,TX
Summary
I have 20+ years of IT experience and 5+ years in construction management, specializing in PMC and PMIS technologies. I've led the A-Z implementation of various systems including asset, supply chain management, SAP HCM, and inventory. I assisted in restructuring and digitizing the PMO procedures of two major construction programs for the World Cup 2022 using PMWeb. I collaborated with Apple to automate PMWeb's UAT to achieve faster releases to production while providing technical and business support.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
9
9
Certification
Work History
PMWeb Technical Lead
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
08.2022 - 11.2023
- Led a cross-functional team that automated PMWeb UAT, developed automation scripts, verified deliverables, conducted regression and performance tests, and accelerated new releases to production.
- Created a new UAT automation roadmap, risk mitigation, QC measures, automation trackers, and increased test cases by 64%, and test scenarios by 55%. and achieved 85% UAT automation coverage.
- Utilized engineering expertise to create 242 new test cases and 93 scenarios, reviewed test scripts, submitted automation project status reports to leadership, and provided technical support to my team serving Apple staff.
- Collaborated with peers to support SQL server Jobs, T-SQL, SSRS, shell scripting, security patches, integrations, asset management, infrastructure upgrades, streamlined ITIL workflows, and pilot projects to enhance efficiency.
IT Project Manager & Project Management Control Consultant and trainer
Expert Framework
11.2020 - 08.2022
- Provided consultation and training on project management tools and systems, such as PMP, PMC, DCM, and PMIS. Additionally, gave training on Office 365®, Power BI, MS-Project, PWA, and collaboration using Planner.
- Guided the IT sector to improve daily processes (service desk and escalation) based on ITIL® for banking sectors. Provided consultation on the ELO ECM system and led training on IBM AS400, CL, DB2, AIX, and related technologies. Provided managerial and technical training to ensure staff had the necessary skills.
Technical Project Manager
USPMC
01.2017 - 08.2019
- led cross-functional teams in three digital transformation projects of major construction programs to entirely restructure and automate PMO procedures and asset management using PMWeb, including installation of 2 fully loaded PMWeb, configuration, security, integration, migration, documentation, and training.
- 1st: Managed restructuring and digitizing six-year global class program 88+ core procedures, 250+ reports and templates, 6 Construction Gateways, 250+ users, 8 Main consultants, 370 contractors, integration with Oracle P6, SP & PCM for 275+ active capital projects, pilot projects,4 level dashboard (550+ multi-level reports) managed by WSP and 4M documents migration in 2nd phase. Created three training manuals, 20 system blueprints, block diagram, OWASP, and Supper user training, and reduced GEC status reports by one click instead of 15 days.
- 2nd: Collaborated with government consultants to restructure and digitize HMC PMO 40 core procedure, 110+ capital projects, 80 templates and reports, 7 Construction Gateways, dashboard (250+ multi-level reports), Assets, and maintenance (400 buildings). Increasing Client team knowledge by utilizing train-the-trainer methodology, building a learning dashboard with 140 training manuals, six system blueprints, security architecture, pilot projects, Implementing a cost-efficient Integration with Oracle EBS, and training 80+ users.
- 3rd: Assist in developing a PMIS Android app integrating with PMWeb Time-Lapse system live job site monitoring.
- Developed a comprehensive PMP, project tracks, WBS, backlog, sprints, implementation tracker, status and progress reports, and robust documentation in alignment with ISO9001. Led kick-off meetings, daily review and escalation meetings, RAID, EVM, EOT, OWASP, QC, and built project artifacts.
- Reduced stakeholder resistance by applying the Train the Trainer, walkthrough, and ED meeting presentations.
Project Manager
Maliatec
09.2016 - 12.2016
- Managed Intermec/Honeywell handheld supply chain solutions and asset management implementation. This involved installing 150+ handheld readers, 6+ supply chain management portals, and van printers for sales reps. Additionally, developed training materials, trained 30+ super users, and provided incident support. Assisted in integrating backend databases and migration (ESCALA, EBS).
Technical Project Manager
Specialized Industrial and Management Systems (SIMS)
01.2015 - 08.2016
- Led the audit team to achieve ISO 9001:2015 certification, documenting 155+ processes and developing the quality manual, KPIs, policies, and corrective actions. Reduced duplication, increased integrity, and trained 80+ employees. Acted as IT manager. Managed 2 data centers and implemented PCI DSS security and Azure migration.
Project Manager
Gulf Business Machine (IBM partnership)
01.2014 - 09.2014
- Led a cross-functional team (Functional/Tech) to deliver multiple transformation projects for a government agency.
- 1st: Provided centralized HR management across several head office branches, other airports branches using SAP-HCM, and other airports and installed 71 Fingerprint devices & related networking along with 20 HR processes using IBM BPM Plenary.
- 2nd: Migrated 20 years' worth of data for 4,500 employees to SAP-HCM from Oracle to DB2.
- 3rd: migrating the data center (70 old Intel servers + 300 machines), upgrading all existing solutions, applications, and technology and related infrastructure to PureFlex, AIX.
- 4th: Developed 18 complex integrations using IBM Cast-Iron, developing 18 integrations using IBM Cast-Iron.
- 5th: JD Edwards 6.0 to 9.1 migration for 130 cabinet cruises.
- Improved HR activities accuracy to monitor staff attended hours against a planned schedule, rosters of the activity or daily and weekly contract hours, and payroll for pilots, flight engineers, and others across multiple sites.
- The project comprises the schedule baseline, blueprints, validation, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), cut-off, go-live, release changes, and support.
Training & QA Manager
New Horizons
03.2013 - 12.2013
Project Manager
G4S
06.2012 - 03.2013
Strategic Planning Consultant
AIMS
06.2011 - 05.2012
Programming & Information Technology Manager
DPG
08.2000 - 05.2011
Education
BSc Information Technology and Computing (ITC) -
The Open University
01.2011
Skills
- Program Management/Scheduling/Agile/ITIL/ Presentation/Architecture: PMWeb, MS Project, Planner, Wrike, Smartsheet, P6, Radar, Slack, Trello, Jira, ServiceNow, ManageEngine, PowerPoint, Prezi, MiroOffice 365, Adobe XD, Orbus
- Automation/Integration: Swagger, Cast-Iron, SSIS, API, Postman, TSTT OAE, Gatling, WalkMe
- Databases/Reports: Oracle, SQL Server, Cloud SQL, BigQuery, PL/SQL, T-SQL, SSRS, PowerBI, Crystal Reports, Looker Studio
- Programming/Cloud/Mobile Dev: Net framework Core, MVC, ASPnet, VB, C, C#, Java, Java Selenium, JavaScript, HTML, Python, Google Flutter, PhoneGap, Android Studio, SAP HCM, AZURE, Android studio, Eclipse, NetBeans GKE Docker, CloudRun, GitHub
- BPM/BPMN/ /Documentation: Visio, Power Automate®, Camunda Model, Quip, JIRA Confluence, Box, Chorus, ELO,
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP),
- ITIL 4 Managing Professional,
- ITIL 3 Expert
- Scrum Master
- TOGAF 9
- ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor
- Cloud-Ready Professional (CRP)
- Virtualization Ready Professional (VRP)
- Train The Trainer (TTT)
- Software Security Assurance
Timeline
PMWeb Technical Lead
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
08.2022 - 11.2023
IT Project Manager & Project Management Control Consultant and trainer
Expert Framework
11.2020 - 08.2022
Technical Project Manager
USPMC
01.2017 - 08.2019
Project Manager
Maliatec
09.2016 - 12.2016
Technical Project Manager
Specialized Industrial and Management Systems (SIMS)
01.2015 - 08.2016
Project Manager
Gulf Business Machine (IBM partnership)
01.2014 - 09.2014
Training & QA Manager
New Horizons
03.2013 - 12.2013
Project Manager
G4S
06.2012 - 03.2013
Strategic Planning Consultant
AIMS
06.2011 - 05.2012
Programming & Information Technology Manager
DPG
08.2000 - 05.2011
BSc Information Technology and Computing (ITC) -
The Open University