Elwaleed Khafagy

29 years of professional experience and accomplishments in Egyptian Army, Fujitsu Egypt and G4S/Allied Universal Technology Services

Certified PMP since 2011, Certified PMP Trainer since 2020

Solid understanding of Project Management, Electronic Physical Security, IT, Training and Biomedical.

Ability to recognize and understand Cultural and Political differences as well as the ability to factor them into the project plan.

Strong technical background, interpersonal and project management skills, with ability to adapt to new technologies and applications proficiently. 

Native Arabic Speaker 

Allied Universal Technology Services

New York NY USA                                                                                              March 2020–Present

Sr. Project Manager

• Project Set- up
  • Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with management and stakeholders.
  • Assist in site walk-downs and site reviews.
  • Assist in preparing estimate and bid to client.
  • Assist in the review and definition of project/job work scopes.
  • Identify and plan for project/job specific safety items.
  • Secure and review A&E drawings and RFI construction scopes
  • Create project schedule and coordinate field personnel assignment.
  • Identify and define client deliverables and project closeout requirements.
  • Review and verify material requirements for project/job.
  • Create procurement requests for Purchasing of materials for project/job.
  • Identify and specify tools and equipment required for project/job.
  • Secure and verify correct job site address, directions, access and contact information.
• Subcontractor Management
  • Where applicable, review and identify scope of subcontractor construction work for project/job.
  • Where applicable, prepare and submit subcontractor bid packages: site notes, pictures, construction and engineering drawings and information.
  • Where applicable, review subcontractor bid responses and assist in awarding jobs to subcontractors.
• Project Implementation
  • Verify project/job materials have been received.
  • Schedule and conduct initial site walk downs and project review with field personnel.
  • Coordinate project/job construction scopes and schedule with client.
  • Contact building/site owner to schedule access.
  • Coordinate and issue project/job work scopes and material lists to field personnel.
  • Coordinate release and delivery of job site tools, equipment and materials.
  • Schedule any non-company job construction/preparation (electrical, etc. if required).
  • Coordinate project/job construction scopes and schedule with subcontractor(s).
• Project Tracking
  • Review and verify work order requests with field personnel and client.
  • Update and supply revised engineering and construction changes as needed.
  • Conduct daily / weekly updates and meetings with client.
  • Conduct daily / weekly update of project completion status, WIP and schedule.
  • Prepare weekly update reports for internal project review.
• Project Completion
  • Review and prepare As Built / Redline drawings.
  • Prepare and verify that client deliverable package is complete and accurate.
  • Review and schedule job closeouts, punch-list item completion and final walk-down.
  • Reconcile actual site construction work with subcontractor invoice.
  • Verify any unused material is returned to company warehouse.
  • Verify all tools and equipment issued to project/job are returned to company warehouse.
  • Conduct final site labor and material reconciliation review with General Manager.
  • Prepare client billing and invoice with contracts and project documentation.
• Communication & Documentation
  • Communicate with client on project status, schedule and updates Scheduling & Dispatch
  • Schedule Technicians and Subcontractors for all installation/project work
• Human Resources
  • Assist in the evaluation of field personnel
  • Assist in the training of field personnel on project/job work scopes.
  • Review employee expense reports
  • Review employee payroll
  • Review employee PTO requests and impact on schedule
• Health and Safety
  • Read, understand and implement the Health and Safety Plan
  • Assure that all field technicians abide and adhere to the Health and Safety Plan.

Peace of Mind Technology

New York NY USA                                                                                                Apr 2018 – Feb 2020

Physical Security Project Manager 

• Responsible for the on-time and on-budget completion of the project. 
• Ensures that the requirements of the contract and the customer are fulfilled. 
• Serves as the primary contact for the customer on issues related to the contract and the construction. 
• Enforces a strict safety program that focuses on accident prevention. 
• Maintains a safe work environment for employees, subcontractors, visitors, and the public. 
• Monitors compliance with the company’s safety policies. 
• Ensures that all activities on the project are conducted in such a way that protects company assets and adheres to company policies and procedures. 
• Manages the preparation of strategic plans, budgets, reports, and financial forecasts. Manages the staff at the project location to include hiring, training, evaluating, counseling, and, if necessary, terminating. 
• Assesses manpower needs and adjusts the staff appropriately.

Freelancer Trainer         USA                                                                        Aug 2012 – Now

    Project Management (PMP) Trainer

• Conduct PMI Project Management training to clients onsite and at classroom
• Full knowledge and proficiency in PMBOK Version 6.
• Plan and implements training associated with PMBOK Version 6.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop curriculum
• Illustrate my teaching with real life project examples.
• Conduct related technical classes such as Microsoft Project.
• Conduct related personal skills such as Negotiation Skills, Problem Solving, Time Management, Communication Skills

Freelancer IT - Cyber Security Services        USA                                              May 2016 – Now

    IT Consultant & Technical Services

• Meet with clients to determine requirements
• Work with clients to define the scope of a project
• Plan timescales and the resources needed
• Clarify a client's system specifications, understand their work practices and the nature of their business
• Travel to customer sites
• Liaise with staff at all levels of a client organization
• Define software, hardware and network requirements
• Analyze IT / Secuirty requirements within companies and give independent and objective advice on the use of IT
• Develop agreed solutions and implement new systems
• Present solutions in written or oral reports
• Help clients with change-management activities
• Purchase systems where appropriate
• Design, test, install and monitor new systems
• Prepare documentation and present progress reports to customers
• Organize training for users and other consultants
• Be involved in sales and support, and where appropriate, maintain contact with client organizations
• Identify potential clients and build and maintain contacts.

McCann School of Business and Technology           Allentown. PA USA                   May 2015 – Apr 2018

      Adjacent Instructor 

• Teach Project Management, A+, Network+, Security+, Microsoft office and Microsoft servers training to students at classroom
• Setting up the classroom Lab for Microsoft Virtual Machine/Server 
• Hold the responsibility for the management of courses taught. 
• Plan and implements training associated course syllabus.
• Identify the key points and must-know information for each topic.
• Perform demonstrations and hands-on lab.
• Anticipate the questions that students might have.
• Note any problems that you might encounter during a demonstration or a lab

exercise, and determine a course of action for how you will resolve the

problems in the classroom. 

• Work through the Module Review at the end of each module and determine how you will use this section to reinforce student learning and promote knowledge transfer to on-the-job performance.

Bright Star e-Solutions Newark. NJ USA                                                 Nov 2013 – May 2016

Tech Services Project Manager 

• Project Management Tasks
  • Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with management and stakeholders.
  • Facilitates the drafting and submission of project budgets, and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary with justifications.
  • Assist in the review of project requests; related impact to other activities; and clearly identifying potential risk.
  • Contributes in preparation of initial project timelines and cost estimates; benefits; feasibility; and priority for review.
  • Develop full-scale project plans for approved projects and associated communications documents.
  • Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
  • Track project milestones and deliverables.
  • Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks, and develop contingency plans.
  • Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
  • Facilitate definition of project success criteria, obtain approval from sponsor, and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
  • Ensures adherence to current PMI framework and methodologies.
  • Effectively communicates and consistently sets project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
  • Where required, negotiates with other managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company.
  • Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and aids in the appropriate recruitments if necessary during project cycle.
  • Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
  • Communication with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
  • Get knowledgeable regarding the details of all assigned projects and providing updates on request.
  • Assists in the review of contracts, which are or will be associated with assigned projects.
  • Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
  • Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
  • Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
  • Works with project teams to ensure that projects are delivered on-time and within budget.
  • Facilitates the process to identify risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
  • Provides coaching, mentoring & guidance to the project teams, IT staff, and network staff where appropriate.
  • Influence project team members to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
  • Improve company’s policies and procedures by Process Reengineering to achieve successful implementation.
  • Stays current with technological developments related to computer hardware, software, and networks, as well as management practices.
  • Ensures high availability of host computers and network resources. This task includes developing procedures to maintain security and access and protect against viruses, hackers, vandals, acts of God, and accidental user mistakes.
  • Develops plans, procedures, and activities to support business recovery when problems occur including backup and restoration procedures, vendor agreements, spare parts, data retention, and restoration planning.
• Technical Services Tasks
  • Planning, execution and management of Initial Customer Analysis, Office 365, Active Directory, Group polices, Exchange online, SharePoint, SQL, IT policies, DNS, DHCP, Hyper-V and assist customers in diagnosing and resolving technical issues
  • Plan, execute and manage “Office 365” and “Windows servers” Pilot Deployments.
  • Plan, execute and manage Office 365 cloud services and Active Directory Domains Full Deployments.
  • Final testing of Microsoft Domains Office 365 services, Exchange, SharePoint and Lync 
  • Develop users and administrators training specifications, materials and conduct Train the Trainer and helpdesk support staff training.
  • Creating disaster recovery and business continuity plans. 

Fujitsu (Project Management Office)         Cairo Egypt                                  Apr 2009 – Oct 2011 

 Project Manager 

• Accountable for managing the delivery of critical projects, and for providing managerial support for all the projects conducted by the company. Also responsible for providing monthly financial and technical updates of any known issues/risks to Senior Manager.
• Provide support to PMO to adopt Methodologies, using specific templates and Process reengineering to achieve successful implementation 
• Project Definition & Plan Development.
• Budget Management. Supports the preparation of and reviews the project budget.
• Scope & Change Control. Defines and agrees an affordable scope and operates an effective change control process 
• Reporting. Controls & monitors against the plan 
• Escalates issues causing deviance from agreed budget, timescales or quality
• Team Management. Assembles and Leads the team to success and excellence
• Stakeholder Management. 
• Defines the communication interface to all stakeholders
• Issue and Risk Management. 
• Meet Customer Expectations
• Knowledge Sharing. Contributes to a proper knowledge transfer and skills 

Fujitsu (Training Department)            Cairo Egypt                                   Jun 2008 – Apr 2009 

      Microsoft Training Director 

• Develops and leads training programs for individuals or companies who want to learn about the Microsoft Products. 
• Oversee the lesson planning and prepares materials for the classroom, then lead with trainers, lectures, group activities and hands-on demonstrations with Microsoft Products. 
• Assist in RFI and proposals 

Egyptian Armed Forces           Cairo Egypt                                       Jul 1994 – May 2008 

      Biomedical Engineering and Project Management Officer 

• Accountable for managing the procurement of medical Devices, and for providing Technical support for all the Hospitals projects conducted by the Egyptian Armed Forces. Also responsible for providing monthly and weekly reporting to my superiors 
• Accountable for Projects physical, documents and IT security.
• To undertake the tendering, evaluation, placement and monitoring of a portfolio of Armed forces (Medical Department) contracts
• To assist in the selection of appropriate suppliers and contractors, to promote good procurement practice with due regard to sustainability, ethical purchasing standards and whole life costing.
• To participate in negotiation of contract terms on a range of central contracts and to monitor performance against these contracts.
• To actively promote the procurement function within the Armed forces (Medical Department) including the development and improvement of training and skills of staff involved in the devolved purchasing environment
• To participate in internal and external meetings, promoting procurement best practice.
• To support and undertake projects for the Value for money Steering group and report findings and make recommendations to support change of policy.
• To have up to date knowledge of related procurement legislation including EU, FDA, NFPA regulations.

Military Information Systems Institute         Cairo Egypt                                  Dec 2005 – Jun 2008 

     Microsoft Trainer 

• Conduct Microsoft technical training for various clients onsite and at classroom
• Plans and implements training associated with new technology and upgrades.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop curriculum
• Maintains personal knowledge of current trends in training
• Demonstrated knowledge of training methods and best 
• Learn new technology quickly and Strong client service orientation

Applied Engineering Bachelor (Biomedical) 

• Military Technical Institute Cairo Egypt Oct 1991 – Jan 1995. Honor Graduate, with excellent Grade

Biomedical Equipment Maintenance Training 

• Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, USA Oct 2003 to Aug 2004. Honor Graduate 

PMP (Project Management Professional)

• PMP Credential holder since: 22 Sep 2011 valid through: 21 Sep 2023. PMP Number: 1458377

OSHA 

• OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety.

Project management diploma 

• Regional IT Institute Cairo Egypt Mar 2011 to Jul 2011

Egyptian Army training 

• Semiannual military training program in different fields such as field training – fire alarm – physical security – cyber security – technical – foreign language – etc.

Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) 

• Active from Dec 2005 to Apr2018

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)

• Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Certified Dynamics Professional

• Installation & Configuration for Microsoft Dynamics CRM
• Installation & Configuration for Microsoft Dynamics GP
• Applications for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 

Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)

• Enterprise Messaging Administrator on Exchange 2007
• Installation & Configuration for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0
• Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008
• Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Certified Dynamics Specialist

• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 Applications
• Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 Installation & Configuration
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 Installation & Configuration

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)

• Volume Licensing Specialist, Large Organizations
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Configuration
• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuration
• Microsoft Windows Vista, Configuration
• Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration
• Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration
• Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration
• SQL Server 2005

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

• Windows 2000
• Windows NT 4.0

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)

• Windows Server 2003

H&R Block

• Income Tax Course 2016