Amr Ali

Professional Experience  

Swift-Act Services, Cairo – Egypt  

Co-founder and Lead Trainer/Consultant (Jun 2008 – Present)                                                                                                

Leading different SW engineering practices like requirements engineering, architecture design as well as detailed design, implementation, testing in different engineering disciplines for our domestic and global customers. My main focus is embedded and web/mobile technologies. My corporate track record includes:  

DAF, Netherland: ISTQB Advanced Test Manager training  

Mentor Graphics, Pakistan: Embedded Linux and Linux Device Driver Development training  

E-OnSil, USA and Pakistan: Introduction to RTOS training  

ISTQB, Kenya: ISTQB Foundation, ISTQB Foundation Agile Extension and ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst training  

Future Processing, Poland: ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst training  

3DEV Business & Consulting,      Peru: ISTQB Foundation Agile Extension training  

Vodafone, Egypt: ISTQB Foundation, ISTQB Advanced      Test Analyst, ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst and      ISTQB Advanced Test      Manager training  

Mentor Graphics, Egypt:  ARM Processors Architecture training  

Orange Labs, Egypt: ISTQB Foundation Agile Extension training  

Nokia, Egypt: Engineered an In-door Bluetooth Marketing machine used by them in      their exhibitions and delivered QT for mobile development training  

Cequens, Egypt: ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst training  

BrightSkies Technologies, Egypt: Embedded SW lifecycle, Modern SW Architecture, Design Patterns and      Testing Techniques in safety and regulated environments training  

DoubleCLick ERP, Egypt: Testing for testers of non-technical background and Agile business      analysis training  

ANZMA Software, Egypt: Agile SW Development and Agile SW testing for web-based      environments training  

TTC Technologies, Egypt: Agile Project Management for HW/SW co-development and ISTQB      Foundation training  

Computek, Egypt: Co-managed/co-delivered complete SW testing training track. Topics      were ISTQB Foundation, ISTQB Foundation Agile Extension, Test Automation      for Web and Mobile Technologies, Performance Testing for Web and Mobile      Technologies and Security Testing for Web and Mobile Technologies  

ITI, Egypt: ISTQB Foundation Agile Extension and HW Design on FPGAs training  

Pyramids Systems Development,      Egypt: ISTQB Technical Test Analyst training  

BrainsValley, Egypt: Embedded SW lifecycle in safety and regulated environments training  

SICT Systems, Egypt: Co-prepared business      strategy, marketing plan and work processes for their call center. Co-developed      call center infrastructure  

Egyptian      E-Learning University, Egypt: Co-prepared Introduction to Personal      Computers electronic course

El-Araby for Engineering Industries, Qalyuobia – Egypt  

Head of Scientific Research and Electronics R&D Groups (Jul 2016 – Present)                                          

My main role is to manage the R&D teams developing different consumer electronics carrying international brands like, including but not limited to, TOSHIBA and TORNADO. This includes:  

Small home appliances and white goods development  

Defining different processes that ensures the ongoing development of      the groups including development, training, hiring and lab processes  

Leveraging the skills of the R&D team members through skills      building initiatives, training and hiring  

Hiring needed calibers

Valeo Interbranch Automotive Software (VIAS), Cairo – Egypt

Technical Training Manager (Feb 2012 – Jun 2016)                                                                           

My main role is to manage the technical training for the 1000+ VIAS technical staff. This includes:  

Training      need analysis  

Planning      in terms of budget and schedule  

Managing      the training execution  

Defining      and improving induction training in Egypt, India and China  

Suppliers      negotiation  

Defining      and deploying a standard training process compliant with CMMI for      Development V1.3/ A-SPICE/ ISO 9001.  

Skills      matrix definition and skills management