GM is a techno-business maverick ably delivered the leadership, strategy, architecture, scope, depth and breadth in capacity of presales, consulting & EA roles in SAGE, ASEAN & JAPAC regions. GM is customer-centric to deliver IT strategy yet focusing on QoQ closures & predictable sustainable growth in revenues. GM takes a value-chain-centric approach to navigate large yet complex deals. GM is an always learning mindset and a competitive knowledge worker in this learning organization. Experienced cloud consultant/evangelist/architect with focus on supporting customers in digital transformation and cloud adoption for SaaS/PaaS/IaaS with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology consulting and services industry. Skilled in cloud customer success, cloud adoption, cloud digital transformation, business process re-engineering, PaaS4SaaS, Integrations, Full Cycle ERPs SaaS Implementations, and bespoke development, as well as Generative AI and ML based business analytics projects. Delivery focused Project / Program Director /Consultant with a track record in delivering complex business critical software solutions/projects both to external and internal clients.
Project and clients - Digital Transformation Pursuit
Personas, Tabbing Hajj, Maybank, Proton, Iconic Celcom/Digi, CIMB, Unikl, Westports Malaysia, Indah Water & Air Asia
Teamwork and Collaboration
1. RESCUED AND TURNED AROUND ICONIC PROJECTS WORTH ALMOST 50 MILLION USD FOR ORACLE, PREVENTING LITIGATION DUE TO DELIVERY FAILURES. APPLIED PRODUCT SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, NEGOTIATION SKILLS, ARBITRATION TECHNIQUES, PARTNER/RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SKILLS, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES.
2. EARNED AN ADDITIONAL 30 MILLION USD IN 10 YEARS IN RECURRING BUSINESS FROM EXISTING ORACLE INSTALL-BASE CUSTOMERS THROUGH THE EXECUTION OF THE INSTALL BASE HARVESTING PROGRAM (IBHP) IN THE SAGE WEST REGION.
3. OVER HIS 26-YEAR CAREER IN IT, GHULAM HAS WORKED ACROSS VARIOUS INDUSTRIES SUCH AS TELECOMMUNICATION, FINANCE, DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENT, GOVERNMENT, MEDIA & COMMUNICATION, OIL & GAS IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES. IN PARTICULAR, HIS WORK WITHIN MALAYSIA OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS HAS BEEN IMPRESSIVE:
4. PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS FOR NOTABLE COMPANIES SUCH AS DIGI/CELCOM, UNIKL, HELP UNIVERSITY, WESTPORTS MALAYSIA, TABUNG HAJI, AIR ASIA, PROTON, CIMB, AND PETRONAS.
5. HE HAS COLLABORATED WITH MALAYSIA’S LEADING TELCO PROVIDERS CELCOM/DIGI TO LEVERAGE CLOUDDATA AND AI PLATFORMS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COUNTRY’S GROWTH. 9. HE HAS COLLABORATED WITH MALAYSIA’S LARGEST OIL & GAS, PETRONAS PROVIDER TO ENHANCE THEIR IMPACT ON THE MALAYSIAN ECONOMY THROUGH THE EFFICIENT USE OF CLOUD COMPUTING DATA AI PLATFORM.
6. DURING THE PANDEMIC, HE HAS WORKED WITH MALAYSIA’S AIR ASIA TO REDUCE THEIR TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP AND IMPROVE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.
7. HE HAS HELPED THE COUNTRY’S PALM OIL PROVIDERS LIKE FELDA TO INCREASE THEIR IMPACT ON MALAYSIA’S GROWTH USING CLOUD DATA & AI PLATFORMS
9. HAS BEEN WORKING MALAYSIA’S GOVERNMENT ENTITIES INDAH WATERS, AIR SELANGOR, TABUNG HAJI, ETC. TO IMPROVE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY AND IMPROVE THE CITIZEN’S ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
10. HIS PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS ARE NUMEROUS AND IMPACTFUL. HE HAS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS FOR NOTABLE COMPANIES LIKE DIGI/CELCOM, UNIKL, HELP UNIVERSITY,WESTPORTS MALAYSIA, TABUNG HAJI, AIR ASIA, PROTON, CIMB AND PETRONAS, EARNING THEIR TRUST AS ARELIABLE ADVISOR FOR ORACLE’S CONTINUOUS RECURRING BUSINESS.