IT Manager

Act as business interface to provide IT facilites by using cutting-edge IT technologies.

• Manage Information Technology and Communications (IT&C) department including technical application and hardware for Geophysics & Geosciences department, Business applications like Commercial Information System and Sun Financial System
• Plan and direct all major IT&C systems projects within the organisation, monitoring the progress of the design, installation and commissioning of the various networks and systems.
• Develop plans for feasibility assessment, requirements specification, design, development /implementation
• Manage IT&C budget, formulating and monitoring budget allocations and expenditures and ensuring no overrun occurs
• Develop and implement of IT policies & Procedures for Bangladesh operation
• Manage support on Oracle ERP system ( Finance, HR, Contract & Procurement, Inventory and Time writing ) in terms of connectivity, application & functionality and liaison with different department for any modification and change on ERP system.
• Prepare reports on the overall performance of the IT & Communication section for the Executive Director
• Develop technical specifications for procurement/contractual services, oversees technical evaluation of bids received, monitors the procurement process and manages contract service.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field; determines the need for testing/evaluating new products and technologies; provide leadership on introducing technological changes.
• Provide professional leadership and work direction to IT&C departmental staff
• Coordinate the individual yearly work plan for all staff within the department and produces, throughout the year, detailed performance assessments and evaluations for all staff supervised.
• Ensure effective coordination with Groups in order to maximise possibilities of inter-organisational collaboration in the field of IT and Communications Performs other related duties as required
• All activities conducted and services provided to comply with IT policies, guidelines and procedures

Presently doing MBA at Dhaka Study Centre under Victoria University Melbourne, Australia.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical & Electronic), Bangladesh Institute of Technology (B.I.T) Khulna, Bangladesh, 1993.

MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP/TRAINING:

- Managing Projects –PMP certified course organised by ESI International, UK under George Washington University, USA
- Business Management Course organised by Shell learning centre, UK
- Advance Negotiation Skills and Practical Negotiation – PMMS consulting group, UK
- Making Contracts Work - PMMS consulting group, UK
- HSE-P283 Supervising Safety/Unsafe Act - Shell
- Contract Management and Procurement Training - PMMS consulting group, UK
- Shell Life & Leadership challenge – Kuala Lumpur


IT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:

Microsoft: Windows NT 4.0, 2K Professional / Server, Exchange and SQL server, Active Directory and Infrastructure
Novell: Certified Novell Engineering Course
CISCO: Cisco Voice over IP/Frame Relay/ATM and Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND)
Nortel: Micom Integrated Multiplexer

MAIN PROJECTS DURING 1997-2008

1. Prepare plan for IT&C facility and manage services for Drilling project office in Singapore and offshore Rig communications in Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh; June 07 – March 08.

2. Successfully completed Telemetry project for offshore gas filed; Dec 06- May 07. Budget $1.3 M. Schlumberger Oil UK (SOUK) was engaged to install and commissioning of the communication system for Sangu Production facility.

3. Manage IT & Communication services for offshore drilling communication with project office in Singapore in 2004-2005 and 2006-2007.

4. Short Term Assignment in Edinburgh: Perform IT Manger’s role in Corporate Head office in Edinburgh, Scotland for 6 weeks during Q2 in 2005.

5. Disaster Recovery (DR) Centre: November 2004 to Dec 2005. The site was prepared with installation of multiple communication links, servers, backup systems and perform periodic test.

6. Communications Hub move: September 2004 to November 2004

7. IT Systems Migration: Shell GID to Cairn Standard Desktop System Migration: December 2003 to June 2004

8. Shell GID Migration: November 2002 to August 2003.

9. Setup Shell IT Network: April-July 1999.

10. Setup Cairn Energy IT Network: September 1997-May 1998.