Sherif
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Chief Technologist | IT Executive | Enterprise Architecture | Solutions Development
 
Summary

Sherif AbdElGawad is considered a Chief Technologist and Innovative Solution Development subject matter expert; a customer focused professional. He is a Distinguished Technologist in the Open Source, Virtualization and Clould. He is an excellent technology visionary and strategist who can anticipate market trends and execute toward a successful solution that delivery value to the end customer. Sherif served Key Accounts with Global Fortune 500 customers on short and long-term IT strategy and architecture initiatives, with a particular emphasis on the impact of emerging technology standards and IT-To-Business alignment.

Experience

Sherif has over 15+ years of experience in the IT industry encompassing a wide variety of roles including executive management, strategic technology and business consulting, enterprise architecture, mission critical solution architecture, design, and development.

Sherif held different positions globally which gave him the exposure to international business. Additionally, he also has held several management & technology sales roles at a number of multinational corporations.

Regional experience includes: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East , Turkey & Africa.

Strength

  • Interpret the customer voice, and map it to valuable product features and/or solutions.
  • Business Development & Sales Executive
  • Strong Leadership & Global Executive Management
  • Thought Leader in Emerging Technologies & Emerging Markets with extensive global program management experience

Technical Skills

  • Enterprise Architecture, TOGAF and ITIL
  • Strategical IT Consulting
  • IT As A Service & Overall Cloud Architecture, Development and Execution
  • Networking, Storage, Virtualization, Security, Open Source, Middleware & SOA


Education

Sherif holds a Bachelor Degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering. He has also done post-graduate work in Business and Information Management.