My experience in IT Applications Management with over than 20+ Years of experience and a Unique IT/ Software Applications like SAP & Oracle. My capability of preparing successfully planes within its goals and missions for the organizations from my sector and achieving before the deadline.
I may serve as team member on operations to deferent management areas or steering committees with strategic partners may have line management responsibilities.
My professionally in preparing the business solutions and consultations to the organizations as their business need. And providing restricted plans regarding to the development process and organization strategy.
I also have experience and skills on working within a complex environment with demonstrated capabilities in organizing and presenting complex qualitative and quantitative solutions for any type of business cycles, with Ability to work and contribute effectively in teams composed of colleagues and client members.
Specialties:Strong Analytical & Technical skills
Ability for Solving Complicated Problems.
Achieving Projects Successfully within its goals & missions.
Expertise and Experience in Complicated Environment.
Ability to work effectively under pressure .
Core Industry Business Solutions.
ERP Solutions & Implementations
Oracle ERP & E-Business Suite.
SAP ERP & All-In-One.
1. Ahmed ElSawaf, MIBA,PMP,CBP
Group IT Managing Director at Amer Group
asawaf_7@yahoo.com
Summary
My experience in IT Applications Management with over than 20+ Years of experience and a Unique IT/
Software Applications like SAP & Oracle. My capability of preparing successfully planes within its goals and
missions for the organizations from my sector and achieving before the deadline.
I may serve as team member on operations to deferent management areas or steering committees with strategic
partners may have line management responsibilities.
My professionally in preparing the business solutions and consultations to the organizations as their business
need. And providing restricted plans regarding to the development process and organization strategy.
I also have experience and skills on working within a complex environment with demonstrated capabilities in
organizing and presenting complex qualitative and quantitative solutions for any type of business cycles, with
Ability to work and contribute effectively in teams composed of colleagues and client members.
Specialties
Strong Analytical & Technical skills
Ability for Solving Complicated Problems.
Achieving Projects Successfully within its goals & missions.
Expertise and Experience in Complicated Environment.
Ability to work effectively under pressure .
Core Industry Business Solutions.
ERP Solutions & Implementations
Oracle ERP & E-Business Suite.
SAP ERP & All-In-One.
Experience
Group IT Managing Director at Amer Group
August 2012 - Present (7 months)
I am Handling all IT Departments in different sites with the organization needs to keep the IT teams running
the business within matched requirements to improve the business cycles more efficiency.
Issue a short term plan to drive the pending projects from months ago, And I manage new projects effective
in the business needs. .
Group IT SAP & Applications G. Manager at Universal Group
November 2009 - July 2012 (2 years 9 months)
Universal Group Egyptian Co.
The One Of the Leaders Group In Cockers - Gas & Home Appliances in Middle East.
The Group Contain Twelve companies.
Page1
2. Reported Direct to Group IT Director. Also I am One of the Decision Maker in IT Team.
- I divided the Applications Department Organization Structure into two Managements areas one for the SAP
ERP Consultants and another for Applications Support for Non-SAP Applications to Support All Companies.
- Dealing with vendor CIC Company for SAP Application consulting to give us Support and to complete the
rest of Implementations to holl group ( Now other 3 Companies to Complete SAP Application
Implementation). We have SAP Modules as the following (Fico, MM, HCM, SD, CS and PP) Based on
nature of each company industrial field.
- Starting with our vendor of SUN Microsystems to deliver the multi infrastructure to two companies Based
on the SAP Applications up-running and also with IBM for the rest of companies.
- Starting attendance HR systems in all companies to be controlled & accurate date for the huge of the
employees also to reduce the cost.
1 recommendation available upon request
IT Director at Unionaire Group
July 2007 - October 2009 (2 years 4 months)
Unionaire Group Egyptian Co.
The One Of the Leaders Group In Air-conditioning & Technology in Middle East.
The Group Contain Six companies.
Reported to Vice P. and Doted Line to CEO for Important Issues.
- Direct two Managements first the ERP's Management & The Networks, Technical Support Management
for All Companies.
- Working with the teams as a leader player By Relocate All Servers to complete and Centralize of Main
Servers Room.
- Rebuilding the Oracle Servers with Multi Nude Structure with San Storage as a data ware house ,
connected by Y-Max 2 GB Wireless
Linked for Four Locations, All efforts done through the available Team we have to reach best performance.
- Creating Plans for developing the Teams of IT and Key Users by Schedules for Trainings Courses to all
Departments ,
- Driving all departments though the business requirements on the Applications and delivering the needs on
deadline plans or before the deadlines.
- Estimating plans schedule with IMC for ending, New opening projects in most of the companies with
perfect handling.
- Following-up Plans and creating new Plans according to the needs of the companies' projects.
- Covering all Gap analysis with the team of Business Solutions and Soft Ware by The Creating Data Ware
House (IMS)
- Creating New Solution to Solve all problems of the companies' users remotely through Service Requests
(SR) Internal Support System.
- Creating and Setting-up a policy for the IT Team according to them achievements with their plans to work
for Unionaire Group.
Page2
3. 1 recommendation available upon request
Applications Accossiate Director at Sekem Group
April 2006 - June 2007 (1 year 3 months)
Sekem Group Egyptian Co.
The One Of the Leaders Group In Organic Agriculture in Middle East.
Our Group more than eight companies & ten development foundations.
Reported to CEO Or CFO for some critical business issues.
- Director of the Business Solutions on the ERP Systems & Integrated with Oracle e-Business Suite for All
Industrial Companies.
- Estimated plans schedule with IMC for ending, opening projects in most of the companies with perfect
handling.
- Establish the overall Planning, Budgeting and controls in lines with the companies missions and objectives,
Reporting all of
that to the quarterly and or monthly steering committee (Board of Directors) meetings.
- Working with IMC and Oracle partner in Egypt to finish with them (Up-grade, HR, CRM and Business
Intelligent).
- Our BS Team work 24/9 Days in the Live Up-grade Oracle E-Business Suite form 11i.5.7 to 11i.5.10.2
stand alon with successful story.
- Following-up Plans and creating news according to the needs of all companies’ projects.
- Creating & Implementing the BI Module with best bracts and solutions for the Top Management decision
makers.
- Managing Group of two teams Business Solutions (Implementers, Developers and DBAs) & ICT
(Networks, Cisco Routers, Hubs,
Switches, LAN, WAN, MS Operating systems, Microsoft Exchange, Internet Proxy Servers, using VPN,
TCP/IP Sui;. etc) to cover
And solve all problems of the company's users remotely through Technical Acquisition Requests (TAR)
Internal Support System.
- Creating and Setting-up a policy for the IT Team according to them achievements with them plans to work
for Sekem Group.
- Setting-up new policies according the Sekem Group and the Sekem University needs
IT Applications Manager at Tallat Mostafa Group
July 2005 - March 2006 (9 months)
Talaat Mustafa Group Egyptian Co.
The One the Biggest Groups in Real Estate in Middle East.
Our Group more than nine big companies & branches some Arab countries.
- Managing all ERP systems based on Oracle Financial, HR, and Inventory for Real Estate & Lease.
- Plans estimated schedule for ending, opening Projects in almost companies. Handling more than nine big
companies
Page3
4. in different sides and with different customer services branches in some Arab countries.
- Working with Oratech in new projects in a mega retail store based on Oracle Financial with multi
complexity external systems.
- Creating plans for the new mega project "Madinati" city in New Cairo using my SAP ERP system.
- Establish the overall of IT Directions, Planning, Budgeting and Controls in lines with the companies
Missions and Objectives.
- Managing staff of Consultants, Developers and DBA's groups to help other staff in all of Internal Dept.
Sales, Engineers,
accounts, banks and managers at all companies in group. Set training for staff and users according to the
plans
to upgrade their quality.
Business Analysis & Oracle Project Manager at Allianze Egypt
July 2000 - June 2005 (5 years)
THE World Wide Financial and Insurance company.
Our branch is one of 70 branches all over the world.
- Manage multiple internal Systems and Application Implementation Projects from their inception to
successful deployment such as:
- Provide Analysis and design for Technical Insurance System, Oracle Financial Applications and
Management Information System (MIS) and Security Control Network.
- Implementing the proper application flow for all Financial Modules on both test & production env. For 4
live cycles.
- Utilizing MS Project for Planning & scheduling each module in compliance with entire deadline
- Preparing presentations to identify, recommend, develop, implement and support cost-effective technology
solutions.
- Using PowerPoint for presentations to provide (processing, completing and finalizing tasks)
- Oriented by ORACLE Egypt to launch users to the project in test environment, then carrying them out to
production
- Point of contact with META LINK to delegate problems & receive the most appropriate feed back
- Using the "AIM" tool for documenting each procedure of modules implementation
- Setting-up & Analysis MIS Project to provide High-tic output to Top & Middle Managements to support
them solutions.
- Using the "Lotus Notes" tool for an Internal Email and external.
- Upon Testing Module completion & as a Senior Application Consultant responsible for:
a) Setting up & Re-setting up the modules in the production environment, due to the business needs.
b) Preparing mapping between legacy systems and oracle modules to migrate data by Interfaces.
d) Building combination between A/R & A/P to calculate commission due to organization structure.
e) Controlling authorization & setting-up new issues by using (Admin) for any Modules (GL, AR, AP, FA &
CE).
f) Managing the DBA to create Tars, Patches & Family Pack to download needs on Test Db to setup the new
Page4
5. releases.
IT Section Head at AIG American General
June 1995 - June 2000 (5 years 1 month)
AIG Group ,Egypt.
The Egyptian subsidiary of American International Group - AIG
A Leading Investment, Financial & Insurance company world-wide
- Application Department Leader for full integrated non life insurance system for the following departments
:
Issuing dept., Collection dept. ,reinsurance dept. , Claim dept. & Finance dept.
- The main functioning was to :
Create & design the programs related to each dept. to integrate with the company organization
- Mastering the full responsibility of Personnel & Payroll systems as HR System.
Consultant Programmer & Designer at Eljazeera Bank KSA
September 1993 - May 1995 (1 year 9 months)
A Joint Investment Saudi - Pakistani Bank,
POS & ATM's Sr. Programer
Linking the intra-bank net with SAMA using "SPAN"
Programming commission Tariff's to ATM's for domestic & external customers
Analyzing & programming the Retail & P.O.S. commission network
Mapping accounts from old system to new IBM system
Sr. Programer at Egyptian Competition Authority Cabinet Of Ministers
December 1987 - September 1993 (5 years 10 months)
Controlling & legislating Insurance Industry in Egypt
As an analyst programmer , I have participated in the following areas :
-Supervision of Private Pension Funds in Egypt
-Analyses the collected data from Insurance Market for benchmarking reports
-Using Data base in issuing the Annual Insurance Egyptian book , to clarify the situation of :
Investments , Financial Analysis , RE-insurance & funds ( Governmental & Private )
-Creating some programs related to personnel & payroll dept.
-Presenting statistical reports for life & non life insurance companies using programs
Languages
English (Full professional proficiency)
Arabic (Native or bilingual proficiency)
Page5
6. Honors and Awards
IT Application Manager
PMP Using in Projects at TMG
January 2006
Certifications
MBA Certified by Messori University USA
Messori University June 2012
Projects
Sekem Group (isis - Atos - Hator - Libra)
May 2006 to September 2008
Members:Ahmed ElSawaf, MIBA,PMP,CBP, Ahmed Hosni, Mahmoud Elatafawy, Mahmoud Said, PMP,
Shady Azmi, Hatem Tolba, Ahmed Ali, Moustafa Elgendy, George Michel, Alaa Elsherif, Ayman Aboulez
Impelement the following modules:
o Oracle Inventory
o Oracle Purchasing
o Oracle Order Management
Associate Applications Director
September 2006 to October 2006
Members:Ahmed ElSawaf, MIBA,PMP,CBP, Ahmed Sakr MBA, Amr Farouk, Heba Youssef, Essam Said
- Upgrade Oracle E-Business Suite form 11i.5.7 to 11i.5.10.2
- Upgrade Oracle DBase from 8i to 10g
- Implement BI and HR on All Companies
Courses
Independent Coursework
Mini MBA Fm Missouri State University Expected Finish Sep-2012
Volunteer Experience
Project Management at SAP, Oracle ERP's
Page6
7. Skills & Expertise
Communications Skills / Diplomacy
Team Work Workshop
Internal Course
Customer Service Skills
Internet & Web Design Concepts
CBP Certificate Business Professional - Customer
Services
FULL TRACK of PMP Project Manager
Professional
Team Management
Time Management
Communication
Internal Audit
PMP
Internet
Diplomacy
Customer Service
Teamwork
Web Design
Project Planning
ERP
Oracle E-Business Suite
Team Leadership
Pressure
Business Analysis
Management
Business Intelligence
Analysis
Leadership
MS Project
SAP R/3
Oracle Applications
Integration
SAP
Change Management
CRM
Operations Management
Business Planning
Oracle
Microsoft Office
Program Management
Financial Analysis
Team Building
Training
Banking
Budgets
Negotiation
Page7
8. Education
University of Missouri-Columbia
MBA, Business/Managerial Economics, 2011 - 2012
MBA
2010 - 2012
Customer Business Profissional CBP
Emak Academy, 2007 - 2007
Project Managment Profissional PMP
PMI Certificate, PMP Certificate, 2005 - 2005
Oracle University
Oracle Financial Application, Oracle Applications, 2001 - 2002
Cairo University
Good, Accounting, 1981 - 1985
Page8
9. Ahmed ElSawaf, MIBA,PMP,CBP
Group IT Managing Director at Amer Group
asawaf_7@yahoo.com
2 people have recommended Ahmed
"Ahmed showed full mastering of complex project management techniques and change management during
the execution of SAP ERP implementation together. He is very reliable and patient with full understanding of
business and technical parts of any project he undertakes. I highly recommend Ahmed for any project or job
that will be proposed to him since you guarantee success even under severe work conditions."
— Ahmed ElDeeb, GROUP SAP DIRECTOR, Universal Group, managed Ahmed at Universal Group
"Throughout one year I have worked with Mr. Ahmed El-Sawaf , I have I learned that he is a hard working,
conscientious, and punctual employee with the ability to adapt to ever-changing business circumstances. Mr.
Ahmed El-Sawaf is a lead contributor on our team. He consistently makes the extra effort to ensure projects
are completed on time. Furthermore, he regularly assumes responsibility for key projects and sees them to
completion with limited guidance. Finally, I think he's added value to any organization Regards Hossam
El-Tobgy HR & Administrative Manager"
— Hossam El-Tobgy (SPHR), HR & Administrative Manager, Universal Group for trade and
industry, worked directly with Ahmed at Unionaire Group
Contact Ahmed on LinkedIn
Page9