Shahid Rafi

Consulting Project Manager for Roland Berger on RTA Projects (Road and Transport Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates): - DIMP (Dubai Integrated Mobility Platform) & RMS (Regulatory Management System) Participating in technology sessions and analysis of the existing systems. Suggested and implementing project management processes and tools for tracking and monitoring the progress and ensuring the timelines and quality of the deliverable.

 Effectively managed Big Data projects, successfully completed projects of mobile, web and enterprise applications. Supervising teams, monitoring performance and timely executing project activities; completed AWS & big data training courses and certifications  Used different tools & technologies for diverse Big Data projects. AWS services (EC2, Redshift, CloudFormation, S3, Kinesis, RDS, Cognito, Lambda, DynamoDB), Hadoop ecosystem, Sqoop, Talend (ETL), Looker (BI), Saiku, Tableau etc.

 Successfully implemented Agile – SCRUM practices, completed on-time releases, performed product life cycle & project management.  Successfully reduced product delivery time by 25%, attained consistency & transparency in development process by implementing Software Configuration Management (SCM) best practices, automating software builds, sprint planning, product development, release processes using MS Project and Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS)

 Managed regular project operations, evaluated requirements and development process, defined project scope, deliverables, schedules and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Supervised pre-sales activities and negotiations, implemented SCRUM practices and timely completed projects within defined resources  Designed process & tools for team performance monitoring, maintained liaison with clients and senior managers to finalize business scope & objectives and ensured effective resource allocation

 Took charge of product development project estimated of €5 million after 18 months of its kick off. Successfully handled road blocks and challenges, effectively executed plans and successfully completed project. Efficaciously implemented processes requirement management, change management and artifact sign off  Implemented best practices and concept of smaller releases & milestones, persuaded client for development of quality assurance department

 Performed system analysis, database & software design & architecture, provided support & maintenance services. Worked with CQ systems UK and deputed to onsite UK team at CQ SYSTEMS for project implementation  Received promotion as Assistant Project Manager in the PMO of LeaseSoft department and performed project governance and management

Software Engineering, Algorithm and Data structures, Database Management, Project Management

Computer Science, Programming techniques, RDBMS, Computer Architecture, System Programming, Data Structures, Digital Logic