Rami Al Halabi
P.Eng., PMP®, PMI-PBA®, PMI-ACP®, CSM
Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate
Bio
A driven Business & Data Analyst and Project Engineer from an Electrical and Electronics Engineering background with 5 years of experience in the project management industry, focusing on business & data analysis, digital transformation, construction execution, project management, and delivery, on multi-billion-dollar EPC projects.
A DIY and tech-savvy person, interested in technology, robotics, artificial intelligence applications, and everything cutting-edge. An avid reader and a Kindle fan.
Member of Project Management Institute (Toronto Chapter)
Member of IEEE and previous student volunteer
Registered P.Eng with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
Currently In Progress:
Working on the required experience for Professional Engineer (P.Eng) designation with PEO [Done]
Education
ACCES Employment Bridging Program / Electrical Engineering Connections
Master of Sciences in Industrial Control / Complex Systems
Diplôme d'Ingénieur - Diploma of Engineer in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (MSc.)
Work Experience
Business Systems Implementation Lead - Metrolinx - Go Expansion
May 2022 – Present
Comtech Group, Toronto, ON, CA
Assignment: Provision of Program Management Services to Metrolinx Capital Projects Group (CPG)
- In addition to the below position:
- Leading existing process changes and enhancements required for the Go Expansion program
- Leading new initiatives and business process development, in collaboration with the Go Expansion team, Consultants, and Professional Delivery Partner (PDP)
Business Systems Analyst - Metrolinx Consultant
Jan 2021 – May 2022
Comtech Group, Toronto, ON, CA
Assignment: Provision of Program Management Services to Metrolinx Capital Projects Group (CPG)
- Collaborating with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand and document requirements, and working with different technical teams to provide applicable solutions
- Performing requirement gathering, and supporting design, development, testing and roll-out of solutions
- Gathering report requirements, and supporting report development and testing (SQL and Oracle BI Publisher)
- Ensuring the accuracy of system data being incorporated into project reports
- Implementing advanced formulas and workflow rules to enforce business processes
- Developing and delivering training programs, including the creation of training manuals and videos
- Conducting training for different user groups
- Supporting the team with development and delivery of project management information systems (PMIS) and tools such as Oracle Primavera Unifier, Oracle Contract Manager (CM13, CM14), P6, and other related Oracle applications
Volunteer Business & Data Analyst
Nov 2020 – Present
Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (SCHC), Ontario, CA
- Assisting in driving the implementation and adoption of Microsoft Power BI across the organization
- Analyzing management needs in terms of decision-making and creating supporting data-driven Power BI reports
- Creating technical and training material for the implementation of Power BI
- Understanding business processes and trends and suggesting improvements
Engineer / Business Analyst
Feb 2019 – July 2020
Petrofac Limited, Sharjah UAE
Salalah LPG Project | Location: Salalah, Oman | Value: $600 Million | Client: Oman Gas Company
- Designed and developed an IOT digital solution to track the efficiency of manpower and equipment on site, as part of the joint Petrofac/Accenture Industry X.0 team (working in an Agile environment)
- Deployed and tested IOT Infrastructure and devices on site as part of the site deployment team
- Generated and helped prioritize the required features and functionalities (requirements) needed from the solution
- Lead the site deployment of the solution on the Salalah Project in Oman for 1000 users and 30 equipment
- Managed site stakeholder engagement and communications
- Individually took over from Accenture team and continued to successfully run the solution for 8 months
- Interacted continuously with the development team to ensure the timely delivery of features and functions, while providing the required clarifications from an end user perspective
- Solved low adoption issues by creating and monitoring metrics through rich Power BI dashboards that augmented the data generated by the solution (Used Power Query, M Query, DAX, and SQL)
- Extracted useful insights to increase manpower and equipment productivity by conducting site data analysis; These weekly interventions pointed site management and relevant stakeholders to areas of improvement
- Received great feedback when presenting the solution to the CEO, Board of Directors and Shareholders
Engineer / Site Project Engineer
Oct 2016 – Feb 2019
Petrofac Limited, Sharjah UAE
Jazan Refinery Tank Farm (JRTF) Project | Jazan, KSA | Value: $1.3 Billion | Client: Saudi Aramco
- Planned and supervised the execution of building services construction day-to-day activities (electrical and instrumentation), including delivery of the required materials, equipment, and documentation
- Established myself as a System Owner, accountable for the timely completion and delivery of buildings in my respective area of authority (2 substation buildings, 6 process control buildings and auxiliaries)
- Resolved numerous issues relating to engineering drawings, material shortages and on-site clashes in a quality-conscious and cost-conscious manner that slashed subcontractor claims by ~30%
- Monitored and controlled daily & weekly progress or subcontractor construction team, taking corrective and preventive measure to achieve activity deadlines, major milestones, and maintain quality KPIs
- Reported status to management and client representatives through clear and concise reports (Excel & Power BI)
- Facilitated and participated in client representatives’ meetings related to progress updates and resolving issues
Skills & Expertise
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
Business Intelligence, Data Analytics & Reporting
Data ETL & Modeling
Data Visualization
Requirements Gathering
Stakeholder Management
Change Management
Communication Skills
Digital Transformation
Agile & Predictive Project Management
CBAP Certification Course, SimpliLearn
Construction Projects (EPC)
Substations and Electrical Power Distribution
Networking (CCNA)
End-to-End & User Acceptance Testing
Teamwork & Team Collaboration Software
Problem Solving & Analytical Thinking
Attention to Detail
Fluent in English & Arabic
Software & Applications
Microsoft Power BI Desktop & Power BI Service:
Data ETL, Modeling, VisualizationExcel: Advanced Formulas, Power Query, Power Pivot, Data Modeling
Data Analysis & Visualization: SQL, Python, Tableau
Oracle Primavera Unifier (Administration & Development)
Oracle BI Publisher
Kahua Certified Consultant
Kahua Certified Developer
Planning: MS Project & Primavera P6 (Basics)
Microsoft Office 365 Suite
Professional Development & Certifications
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), Professional Engineers Ontario, Nov 2022
Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA®), Project Management Institute, USA, Nov 2022
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrum Alliance, Mar 2022
Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate, Microsoft, USA, Sep 2020
Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®), Project Management Institute, USA, Jul 2020
Project Management Professional (PMP®), Project Management Institute, USA, Feb 2020
Certified Electrical Engineer, Order of Engineers and Architects, Beirut (2017 – Present)
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) Certification Training, Simplilearn
Youth Exchange & Study (YES) Exchange Program, USA Department of State, OR, USA, 2009-2010 (Merit)
Volunteer Work & Professional Affiliations
Volunteer Business & Data Analyst, Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (2020 – Present)
Member & Volunteer, Project Management Institute (2019 – Present)
Member & Volunteer, IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2012 – Present)
Faculty chair of IEEE Student Branch (2014-2016)
Active IEEE student member, LabVIEW community member, Cyber Community member (2012-2016)
Member, Lebanese State Alumni Community (2010 – Present)
First-Lego League Competitor and Volunteer (2007-2012)
Languages
English: Full professional and social proficiency
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Arabic: Native tongue, fully proficient
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French: Intermediate reading, very limited speaking proficiency
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Interests
📚 Reading
✈ Travel
👨🔬 Science & Technology
🏋️ Fitness
⬆️ Personal & Professional Development
🎧 Music
♟ Chess
📸 Amateur Photography
🛠 DIY & Personal Projects
👨💻 Coding (And unnecessary automation)