Tabraz Ahmed Shariff

• Visionary enterprise IT expert with diverse experience in identifying solutions that support business objectives for Telecom -IT sector in India, Antananarivo (Madagascar), Lagos (Nigeria), Johannesburg (South Africa), Blantyre (Malawi), Kampala (Uganda) and Jakarta (Indonesia), Tehran (Iran), Male (Maldives), Cameroon, Ivory Coast
• Innovative strategic planner, having skills to simultaneously envision the macro- and micro-views and create IT roadmaps/ blueprints to success
• Expertise in identifying all viable options and communicating the strategy, risks, issues and benefits of each to senior executives and non-technical stakeholders and working on Onshore-Offshore model, ISP / Fixed Broadband (CMTS, FTTx), GSM (2G, 3G, LTE) & CDMA Telecom Operations
• Hand-picked by executive team to turn around underperforming programs; accomplished leader known and respected for leading successful change in projects and building credibility with executive teams and staff
• Recruited to set IT strategy/direction, establish industry-recognized practices and implement key fundamental processes and streamlined nationwide applications, network, help-desk and project management
• Proven success in setting IT objectives, coordinating information technology activities, collaborating with other departments, purchasing hardware and software, directing IT risk management, ensuring information security, and running IT projects
• An effective leader with excellent communication, negotiation and relationship building skills