Sami Zaghloul, Information Technology Manager

Sami Zaghloul

Information Technology Manager

Alfardan Medical with Northwestern Medicine (AMNM)

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science & Information System
Experience
24 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :24 years, 1 Months

Information Technology Manager at Alfardan Medical with Northwestern Medicine (AMNM)
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since May 2019

Leader of the IT organization at AMNM, a first of its kind healthcare organization that is revolutionizing healthcare in Qatar.

Accomplished executive with international experience developing IT infrastructure, operations, policies, and procedures.

Responsible for managing a complex systems integration environment with a wide range of vendors and integrated systems.

Implementing business solutions (AllScripts EMR, Microsoft Dynamic 365 ERP)
Building high-performance teams and IT organizations, including critical infrastructure to support scalable growth, as well as driving efficiency through process design and improvement

IT Manager at ADAMA Holding Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2006 to April 2019

➢ Providing ongoing management, governance and control of all IT issues across the Group including planning, budgeting, deployment and supplier relations.

➢ Ensure that IT projects, services and operational objectives are continually aligned with the objectives and strategic goals of the business.

➢ Responsible for providing leadership, direction and supervision to the Managers of the SAP applications, Software development, Business Intelligence, and Testing Responsible for providing and managing digitalization strategy execution.

➢ Develop and enforce policies, procedures, duties and responsibilities in order to enhance credibility, security and confidentiality of accessing, viewing and dealing with sensitive data in accordance with international best practices, regulations and acceptable common standards like (CBAHI, HIPAA, HL7, ICD-10, ISO).

➢ To meet with the organizational growth and to adopt the emerging advanced systems, introduced world class technologies like, SAP ERP with the latest HANA database technology and infrastructural changes like, Apple & Dell advanced Infrastructure, Storage, Network & Security and Advanced energy efficient Modular Data center.

➢ Participating in organizational board member meeting for all major strategic move and decisions of the group.

➢ Participate in defining and securing agreements with vendors, which provide the best terms, conditions, and quality so that the organization gets best value for investment.

➢ Ensure effective and robust control and security systems are implemented to safeguard and protect all operations and data integrity, and to enable the business to continue to function effectively.

➢ Ensure development of business continuity plans including the provision of disaster recovery facilities and define and oversee the implementation and testing of the efficacy of disaster recovery procedures with respect to IT systems so that the IT systems can be reinstated in a timely and integral manner in the event of a disaster.

Application and Infrastructure Manager at ADAMA Hospital & Clinics
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2003 to October 2006

➢ Good understanding and business knowledge of end-to-end Healthcare industry practices, processes and systems.

➢ Managing, Implementing and Supporting of ٍِERP & Hospital Management System (HMS)(HIS), which contains various modules: (Medical Records (EMR), In & Out Patient cycle (CMS), Laboratory (LMS), Radiology Management system (RMS), Warehouse & Procurement (SCM), Financial & Controlling, Human Capital Management and Retails system (POS) etc.)

➢ Directly Managing the IT Education department to give awareness to all employees about the IT infrastructure and business solutions usage and improvements in the organization.

➢ Providing leadership in full software development/implementation lifecycle.

➢ Scope of the role includes core infrastructure, network, security and technology component such as different types of server environment (Windows, Apple, Citrix, VMWARE, etc), Storage, backup, Database (Oracle, MySql & MS SQL), middle wares (Web Apps, SharePoint), routing, switching, Gateway Firewalls, connectivity, LAN/ WAN, wireless, CCTV, voice/ video and PBX communication solutions.

➢ Recommend, lead and implement scalable enterprise level solutions aligned with departmental and / or organization goals utilizing healthcare industry standards and best practices.

➢ Manage, Implement and maintain BI data warehouse and reporting environment and lead IT resources to successful execution on projects to meet those needs.

➢ Enable and maintain top-notch technology to support business continuity and ensure uninterrupted business critical systems.

➢ Ensure IT architecture and standards are developed and maintained, and all IT operations, systems and applications adhere to these standards and ensure all IT solutions are aligned, consistent and integrated.

➢ Designing SharePoint workflow solutions to automating most of company’s business processes using InfoPath and SharePoint designer tools.

➢ Managed and Developed several detail, summary reports including line and pie charts and analysis reports according to business requirements using SQL Server Reporting Services.

Technical Support Engineer at Al-Fisaliah Internet Services & Technology (AwalNet)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 2001 to August 2003

➢ To ensure that our customers experience the highest level of support through clear and transparent communication and adequate incident resolution.

➢ Researching, diagnosing, troubleshooting and identifying solutions to resolve customers issues.

➢ Resolving network issues, configuring operating systems and using remote desktop connections to provide immediate support to customers.

Database Developer & Administrator at Al-Fisaliah Internet Services & Technology ( Awalnet)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 2000 to April 2001

➢ Configure, maintain and tune SQL database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.

➢ Serve as a point of contact and provide support for any troubleshooting or corrective actions related to incidents impacting application availability within the production environments.

➢ Design and implement database schema, including table and view creation.

➢ Maintain existing code base and develop new code including complex SQL queries, stored procedures, etc.

➢ Collaborate with application developers to improve applications and to evolve the database architecture and design.

System Analyst at Technology Light
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • February 2000 to July 2000

➢ Performed entry level application systems analysis to evaluate applications and/or systems considering customer requirements, changes in systems requirements, automation, software releases, equipment configurations, and relationships/dependencies between systems.

➢ Analyzed business processes meeting functional teams and documented business and user requirements.

➢ Designed and developed system workflows, business rules, MIS reports and trained users.

➢ Working closely with colleagues, developers, testers and a variety of end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction.

➢ Analyzing clients' existing systems and business models for the purpose of automating a manual system.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science & Information System
  • at Applied Science University
  • January 2000

Computer Science & Information System

Specialties & Skills

Business Intelligence
IT Service Management
Networking & Internet Security
Service Management
Leadership
Database: Oracle, MS SQL Server and MS Access
Coding: vb , vba , c#.net and c++
Business Process Modeling
Business Continuity Planning
Cybersecurity
Vendor Management
Accounting
Exchange Server
SharePoint
Full understanding of data warehousing environments and Purchasing Cycle
APPLE Platform
Virtualization & Cloud Services (CITRIX and VMWARE)
Business Intelligence (SSIS, SSAS, SSRS)
WebService (SOAP, RESTful) with different Data Formats (XML, JSON).
Project Management
Change Management
HIS Integration
Healthcare

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Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

HIMS
  • CPHIMS
  • June 2011
PMI
  • PMI
  • September 2015

Training and Certifications

Cybersecurity Awareness: The Internet of Things (IoT) (Training)
Training Institute:
LinkedIn
Six Sigma Foundations (Training)
Training Institute:
LinkedIn
COBIT 5: A Business Framework for the Governance and Management of Enterprise IT (Training)
Training Institute:
ISACA.org
Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) (Training)
Training Institute:
himss.org
Certified Support Professional (ACSP) (Training)
Training Institute:
APPLE
ITIL Foundation V.3 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2012
CCNA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2012
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2010
PMP: Project Management Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2016

Hobbies

  • Art