About Me
Muhammad Shamir Taloo, MCS, OCP
Profile: Male, 35, IT Project Manager / IT Business Analyst / IT Consultant / Senior Oracle Apps & PLSQL Developer
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Current Location: Karachi, Pakistan.
Notice Period: Immediately Available.
Valid Driving License: UAE & Pakistan.
Languages: English, Urdu (Native), Memoni, Arabic (Beginner).
CAREER Summary
A Seasoned IT Professional with 10+ years of diversified experience in diversified industries including almost 4 years of UAE experience and a Position holder in Masters in Computer Science Degree with 3.75/4.00 CGPA.
An accomplished Resource capable of managing projects from concept till completion. Possess Strong expertise in successfully Planning, Monitoring, Executing & Delivering Projects within scheduled time and budget meeting highest quality standards using Agile and Waterfall Methodologies. Expertise in Emerging Technologies, Business Processes Reverse Engineering & relevant state of art PM tools. Privilege of being a part of worlds renowned organizations locally and internationally.
Successfully Developed and led the SDLC of many customized & EBS business applications. Recognized as a resourceful contributor and a compatible team player with Excellent communication skills.
Specialties
· Project Management
· Team Management
· Strategic Thinker
· Business & System Analysis
· Infrastructure Management
· IT Operations
· Proactive and not Reactive Approach
· Planning & Implementation
· Ensuring smooth & continuous availability of services to all stakeholders
· Data Modeling
· SDLC
· Unit Testing, System Testing, SIT, UAT
· Oracle SQL / PL/SQL / Workflow Builder
· Oracle Reports 6i / 10g / 11g
· Big Data Technologies
(Cassandra, CQL, Spark, Scala, Sqoop, Hadoop, Hbase, HDFS, Hive, Pig etc)
· Strong Expertise in Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
· Understanding of Block Chain & Cloud Computing
· Budgeting, Scheduling & Resource Allocation
· Vendor Management
· IT Contracts Managements
· Strong Leadership Skills
· Process Improvement & Optimization
· Focus on Business Critical Processes
· Application Architecture
· Strong Understanding of ERP and Cloud based Applications
· Strong Understanding of DWH & AI Concepts
· Data Ingestion & Analysis, Data Migration, ETL
· Integration, Support & Implementation
· Strong Architectural Understanding of HDFS and Cassandra
· Oracle Forms 2000 / 6i / 10g / 11g / OAF / ADF
· Oracle SQL Developer/Toad/SVN /Harvest/ Sonar Qube/ALM/Putty/FileZilla/HPSM/iPlan/MsProject
Domain Knowledge
Financials, SCM, HRMS, Banking, Textile, Inventory, Payroll, Health Care, Manufacturing, Education, Airline, Airport Operations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
OA Consultants 2018 till Date
IT Project Manager cum Senior Oracle Developer
Major Responsibilities:
Implementing FINTECH Project in one of the huge groups of Pakistan YB Group (Yunus Brothers). Started Delivering Sprints successfully practicing Agile Scrum Framework using Oracle as Front and Backend Technology.
TALOO Softwares 2017 till Date
Major Responsibilities:
Marketing, Management, Customization and Deployment of in house developed products related to Finance, Inventory, HR, Textile ERP etc (Description given in Projects Section) to different clients related to Textile, Trading and other sectors.
Emirates Airline, Dubai, UAE 2013 to 2016
Senior Oracle & PLSQL Developer cum Project Controller
The Emirates Group’s extensive and diverse international portfolio includes Emirates Airline, dnata, Emirates SkyCargo, Emirates Destination & Leisure Management (D&LM) and Skywards. Together with a number of joint venture businesses, the Group comprises more than 50 brands, employing over 75,000 people. EGIT is a centralized source located in Dubai where IT resources of the whole group throughout the world resides. It follows CMMI level 3 standards.
Major Responsibilities:
v Project Planning, Execution & Monitoring
v Resource Allocation
v Requirements Gathering from Business.
v Impact Analysis.
v Creation of SOW.
v Providing Business with the Solution.
v Design, Construction & Unit Testing with Unit Test Cases
v Performing UAT with the Business and getting UAT Sign off.
v Coordinating with Testing team for the required Approvals.
v Coordinating with Integration Factory Teams, Architecture teams, DB Teams, Application Server Teams as per requirements in order to fulfill the above tasks.
v Maintaining source of DB Objects, Forms, Reports etc in Sub Version Repository.
v Maintaining Software Engineering documents in Share Point portal repository.
v System Integration Testing for CRs with documents
v Traceability Matrix for the project.
v Ensuring Code Quality.
v Implementing the JBOSS/TIBCO code / Data Patch / Scripts in production by raising and RFC using HPSM and ensuring the changes in ICD for interface related CR promotes.
Major Achievements:
v Successfully Implemented DMIS Application at DWC (Dubai World Central - Al Makhtoum International Airport). Personally visited DWC for Trail Runs and Integration Testing with other Systems at the Airport. This application is the most critical and major Application for Airports and is the Core Application for many Systems.
v Business Application Migration from 10g to 11g.
v Successfully delivered many CRs for RAPID project with very less defects and excellent code quality. RAPID project info given below in detail in Project section. I was involved in different roles within the team like Analysis, Solution Design, Development, Testing etc.
v Possess strong knowledge of dNATA Travel domain as working with Emirates Group for almost 4 years visited both Airports and met businesses of respective areas.
v Possess good working knowledge of DMIS, RAPID, RTC, MARHABA and other PSS systems like MACS, MARS DMACS etc. More about the systems is given below in projects sections.
NoSQL CoE Team Member (Big Data) : I am a one of the founding members of NoSQL CoE Team and actively initiated and involved in a number of activities listed below :
I. Environment Setup:
v Released Machines from the Storage Team and configured them as per DataStax(Vendor) minimum requirements.
v Established a first ever Cluster in EGIT Data Center.
v Installed Cassandra and Spark in the nodes.
II. Roles Performed:
v Managed the Software, Hardware and Network support for the systems.
v Understanding the Requirements from the Business and Certifying whether its a good Use Case.
v Active member in Data Modelling using Chebotko Diagrams.
v Creating an optimal Data Model and coordinating with the Vendor for the best Data Model.
v Creating Restful Web Services for DeNA POC following EGSpring Framework to pull data from Cassandra and return as JSON object.
v Creating Column Family Structure in Cassandra and population of batch data approximately (200,000 rows) for testing purpose.
v Helped in processing the ingested/streaming data through Coding using Spark and Scala.
III. Cross Skill Training Program :
v Organized NoSQL awareness sessions/Cross Skill Training Program in Feb, 2016 in EGIT which ran for almost 2 months every weekend for an hour with participants count up to 50+. This initiative is taken so that Emirates IT should have an edge on latest technologies like Cassandra, CQL, Spark, Sqoop, Hadoop etc. Snaps can be shared if requested.
v Prepared NoSQL test papers to assess and enhance the knowledge of the participants.
v Supported the colleagues in getting familiar with the DevCenter by creating a Manual of the same.
v Helped the participants during the Cross Skill Training program in accessing and manipulating the Cluster, Schema & Data.
IV. Road Map on Big Data/Cloud Technologies:
v Self learnings from DataStax and Cloudera.
v Approaching Certifications.
v Attended Big Data Training held in EGIT and scored distinction in assessments.
v Attended NEWS Training and setup AngularJS (NPM, Bower, Grunt etc) on my machine and help other team members in setting up the same on their machines.
Access Consulting 2011 to 2012
Senior Software Engineer / Interim Project Manager
Allied Team merged as the Technology wing of Access Consulting. The company works in various economic sectors, providing IT and management advisory services to a vast clientele. The Technology Division at Access Consulting provides services of the automated CAMS, which is currently being used by some of the top banks in Pakistan.
Major Responsibilities:
v Understanding Business Expectations.
v Ensuring activities to be completed within given timelines and approved budget.
v Providing Business with the Solution.
v Business & System Analysis.
v Customized Application Development.
v Data Cleansing Activities (Till date 2 Top Banks have been successfully reconciled).
v Coordination with Clients on CRs and Supports Tasks.
v Creation of WBS related to CRs and Implementation.
Major Clients:
v National Bank of Pakistan
v Muslim Commercial Bank
v Bank AL Habib
v Silk Bank
v Allied Bank
Systems Automation 2010 to 2011
Senior Oracle Developer cum Technical Team Lead
Systems Automation one of the software houses that are using state of the art technology and following latest trends to develop & maintain applications. They are using latest Oracle technologies like Oracle 10g and Apex (Oracle Application Express) for development of desktop and web based applications using both Windows and Linux platforms.
Major Responsibilities :
v Understanding Client Expectations and providing them with the best solutions.
v Ensuring activities to be completed within given timelines and approved budget.
v Manage the Team of Developers.
v Creation of WBS and Implementation.
v Manage Review & Report Project progress.
v Mediate between Vendor and Client regarding Project and Support tasks.
Amsons Textile Mills Pvt Ltd 2004 to 2009
IT Project Manager cum Senior Oracle Developer
Amsons Textile Mills Pvt Ltd one of the major exporters of Textile products.
Major Responsibilities :
v Managing the team of Software, Hardware and Network Professionals.
v Administration of Data Servers, Email Servers, Proxy Servers/Firewall with maintaining high level of security.
v Organizing sessions to provide awareness to end users with respect to security challenges and how to cope it.
v Ensuring smooth and continuous availability of 300+ networked systems and critical resources.
v Ensuring Process Improvement and Optimization of IT Department and plugging it with state of art hardware and software technologies.
v Ensuring efficient implementation of projects within approved Budget and timelines.
v Vendor Management
v IT Contracts Management
v Infrastructure Management
v Handling Recruitment of resources
v System Analyzing.
v Software Development.
Fairdeal Group of Companies 2002 to 2003
Software Programmer / MIS
Major Responsibilities :
v Business & System Analysis
v Software Development.
v Organizing sessions to provide awareness to end users with respect to security challenges and how to cope it.
v Administration of Data Servers, Email Servers, Proxy Servers/Firewall with maintaining high level of security.
v Ensuring smooth and continuous availability of 50+ networked systems and critical resources.
v Leading the Hardware and Network Professionals.
v Vendor Management
v Infrastructure Management
v Handling Recruitments of resources
Zubaida Medical Centre 2001 to 2002
Software Programmer / Network Administrator cum MIS
Major Responsibilities :
v Business & System Analysis
v Customized Application Development
v Ensuring smooth and continuous availability of 10+ networked systems.
v Vendor Management
v Infrastructure Management
v Customized Application Development using Oracle 8 as a Back End tool and Developer 6i as a front end tool. Software’s
designed and developed there : Diabetic Patient Information System, In-Patient Control System, Out-Patient Control System,
Pharmacy Inventory System, Total Sales Control System. (Also Sold Outside Zmc) , Banking Control System. (Made Specially for the Director of Zmc)
ATM Computer Institute 1998 to 2000
Senior Instructor
I started my journey from here. I got initial technical education from this Institute before being offered the job of a Lab Attendant. I was studying here as well as teaching and after some time I was promoted to the post of Computer Instructor. I have studied and instructed some of the following courses :-
EDP, MS-Dos, Windows, Office, FoxPro, Oracle, Oracle Developer 2000
ACADEMIC & TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION
LinkedIn University 2016
Managing Technical Projects
Agile Project Management Principles
Virtual University of Pakistan 2009
MCS (Master of Computer Science)
Karachi University 2003
B.Com (Bachelor of Commerce)
ATM Computer Institute 2000
Diploma in Information Technology
HONORS AND AWARDS
v Certificate awarded by LinkedIn University for attending Project Management Trainings.
v Certificate awarded by WhiteHat Security for attending Secure Development Training.
v Participated in Ethical Hacking Contest.
v Frequently participates in Tech Talks.
v Participates in net sessions in Emirates Inter Department Cricket Tournament.
v Attended Arabic Language learning classes and was rated an excellent student.
v Topped in Karachi & Secured 2nd Position in Pakistan in MCS Examinations with 3.75/4.00 CGPA.
v Completed Web Application Development using Java Technologies in the process of completing MCS Degree in which
I successfully managed highest 90% marks.
v Participated in 9th ITCN Asia 2009 Exhibition (The Biggest IT & Telecom Show of Pakistan).
INTERESTS
v Research and Development in IT.
v Take up further courses/studies related to IT.
v Playing / Watching Cricket.
Some Major Projects - Oracle Tools/Technologies:
DMIS (dnata Management Information System)
v DMIS provides functions such as flight scheduling, passenger services handling, flight billing and traffic reporting [passenger and cargo information over a period of years or months]. It is the main source of information for movement and control messages for dnata Airport Operations. The main functions performed by DMIS are as follows:
v Flight schedules - Flight Schedules for all airlines serviced by dnata Airport Operations in Dubai are maintained in DMIS.
v DMIS captures operational data such as Estimated Time of Arrival & Departure, Actual Time of Arrival & Departure, Flight Delay Information, Short Finals [flight landing in ten minutes], Aircraft Registration Numbers etc.
v Movement Messages (MVT) that convey information on delay in flights, movement of flights from one bay to the other etc. are generated through system and are sent to a registered address in the system for further processing.
v Special Handling requests such as Wheel chair, Lift-O-Mobile [Equipment to lift wheel chair if the aircraft is not parked near aerobridge] etc. are captured in DMIS via messages sent by the airline.
v Inadmissible passenger (Deportee) details are captured in DMIS. dnata works closely with the immigration authority and the Police to handle Inadmissible passengers. DMIS provides the facility to store scanned documents and communicates with Airlines to support Inadmissible passenger processing.
v Management Information - DMIS provides reports for functions such as flight schedules, special handling, aircraft handling etc.
v The users of DMIS are as follows: Flight Scheduling Officer, Flight Control Supervisor, System Support Supervisors,
Engineering Services, Customer Services, Load control, Baggage Services etc.
v DMIS has 40+ Interfaces inbound and outbound with different systems.
v Oracle Database 11g & Oracle Developer 11g Technology used in Development, Staging & Production Environments.
RAPID (Revenue Accounting Prorating and Interline Billing Decision Support System)
CAMS (Customer Asset Management System)
v It is a state-of-the-art application, designed for a highly competitive banking & financial services industry, offering a
complete automated business process solution for “bank loan processing and management.” CAMS has been a pioneer in the local market since 2001. In its 12 years of existence in the banking industry of Pakistan, CAMS has been deployed in and used by some of the top banks in Pakistan, including ABL, MCB, and NBP.
v CAMS provides a one-stop solution for an end-to-end management of loan based products. However the modular approach provided by CAMS enables a bank to deploy a single module for a set of products or complete suite across the bank’s complete assets portfolio. This is possible through the system's independent yet integrated set of modules: Loan Origination System, Loan Management System and Loan Collection System.
v It has been managed, enhanced and supported by a highly competent team of experienced bankers and techno-
functional consultants, with extensive domain knowledge of the industry.
Complete Wages / Process Costing System
v This system generates List Reports, Summary Reports, Cost Reports, Payments Sheets / Slips etc.
v This system is currently running in Stitching Units of Amsons Textiles with network support.
Time Management System
v Attendance through barcode scratch card.
v Salary of all the employees is generated automatically.
v It automatically generates the Attendance Register, Daily Attendance Sheet, Late Sheet, Individual
Attendance Ledger, Salary Vouchers & Sheets, Eobi & Sessi Sheets, Bonus Sheets etc.
Stores Inventory System
v Works on Average System Method.
v This system generates Product Ledger, Stock Position, Category Stock Position etc.
Financial Accounts System
v Tree Based View with Four level Accounting System.
v Chart of Accounts, Journal, Purchase, Sale, Debit, Credit Voucher.
v This system generates Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Statement, Cash Book, Two months
comparison statement, Activity Report, Party Ledger, Opening Balances level wise, Purchase/Sales Journal etc.
Production Management System (A step towards developing an ERP System)
v This is actually an integrated system and is implemented in all the main departments such as
Marketing, Production & Purchase. In future it can be extended to other departments as well such as Yarn, Grey Processing, Stitching, Finance etc.
v The most important feature about this system is that it only takes Buyer’s P.O as an input and then
All other work is nearly self generated.
v This system generates Order Sheet, Consumption Sheet, Sales Contract, Process Order, Stitching
Program, Purchase Requisition / Material Requirement, Purchase Order, Purchase Follow Up & Planning / Goods Receive Note.
Expertise in Project Management (Team Lead in design & development for final year project)
Got lots of knowledge regarding project management & documentation required for the software after practically
Implementing the ideas what studied in the Software Engineering I & II courses in the process of completing MCS degree.
v Study of complete system and consult them for most feasible solution (methodology & plan)
v SRS (Software Requirement Specification Document) for the project.
v Use Case Diagrams, Context Level Diagrams, Data Flow Charts, Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD) and other necessary documentation.
v Implementation of Project, Project Test Cases, System Requirement, System Design, Database Design.
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Skills
Database
Others
Web Development
Data & Analytics
Development Tools
Programming Language
Software Testing
Software Engineering
Operating System
Graphic Design
Networking & Security
Mobile Apps
Positions
Portfolio Projects
Company
Textile ERP
Description
Financial Accounting System
Stores Inventory System
Complete Wages / Process Costing System
Time Management / Attendance System integrated with Payroll
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