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Aziz Yusuf
Kagalwala

IT & Product Development Leader · Business Applications · Data & Analytics · Application Support

IT professional with 23+ years of experience spanning project leadership, business solution design and development, application support, data analysis, business process improvement, testing, stakeholder coordination and team management. International on-site exposure includes Sri Lanka, Maldives, Hong Kong and the United States.

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Professional Profile

From business requirement to dependable delivery.

A career built around translating business needs into workable technology solutions, improving applications, supporting users and coordinating cross-functional delivery.

Business & Product Analysis

Requirement gathering, functional requirement documentation, technical analysis, impact assessment, solution design and process improvement.

Application & Delivery Leadership

Application enhancement, change management, testing, deployment, L1/L2 support, release coordination and stakeholder communication.

Data & Technical Foundation

SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle, MySQL, data modelling, ETL, report generation, analytics, testing and performance-tuning concepts.

Requirement GatheringFRDData Modelling UATApplication SupportChange Management Stakeholder ManagementTeam LeadershipBusiness Process Improvement
Career

Leadership across applications, logistics and enterprise systems.

Jan 2015 — Present
TeknowSource Management Services Pvt. Ltd.

Database Validation Specialist

  • Manage and enhance the Quick Quote application, including access and change management.
  • Translate functional requirements to the IT development team and prepare functional requirement documents.
  • Define data structures for data modelling, complete UAT, support ETL/database maintenance and provide L1/L2 application support.
  • Generate reports and analytics, train users, and coordinate with stakeholders and vendors for timely delivery.
Jul 2010 — Jul 2014
Team Global Logistics Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

Team Leader

  • Led a team delivering development and service-support projects for logistics functions.
  • Analysed business requirements and processes, prepared documentation and technical specifications.
  • Managed routine team administration including scheduling, delegation, monitoring and feedback.
Jun 2002 — Jul 2010
Alif Management Services Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

Team Leader

  • Requirement gathering, FRD preparation, technical analysis, database structure and modelling documentation.
  • Coding and coordination with the development team, code review documentation, test-case preparation and module delivery.
  • Worked across enterprise solutions for bonds inventory, fixed assets, billing and catering operations.
Selected Projects

Business-critical systems with measurable operational value.

QuickQuote · PCCW Global

2015 — PresentMySQLDatabase Validation Specialist

Application management and enhancement, functional requirement translation, data modelling, UAT, ETL/database maintenance, L1/L2 support, training, reporting and stakeholder/vendor coordination.

STING · Shipco Transport

2010 — 2014Oracle 10gForms 10g · PHP · Perl

Led development and support delivery for logistics functions, analysed business processes, prepared technical specifications and managed team execution.

Bonds System

2009 — 2010Oracle 10gForms / Reports

Enterprise inventory workflow supporting bonded warehouse operations for flight-kitchen environments, including design, development, implementation, testing and bug fixing.

Fixed Assets Register

2008 — 2009Oracle 10gForms / Reports

System covering depreciation, purchase/sale and asset-cost changes, AMC/service tracking, barcode-based physical verification and MIS reporting with accounting-system integration.

Billing System

2007 — 2008Oracle 10gTeam Leader

Billing solution for catering operations covering charge definitions, taxation logic, load/quantity-based billing and end-to-end design, development, testing and implementation.

Catering System

2005 — 2007Oracle 10gSr. Software Engineer

Operational system for flight-kitchen meal planning based on airline, flight and passenger requirements, with development, implementation, testing and bug-fixing responsibilities.

Capabilities

Technical depth with delivery and people leadership.

Technical

Oracle 9i / 10g / 11gMySQLSQLPL/SQL TriggersCursorsProceduresFunctions PackagesForms 6i / 10gReports 6i / 10g PL/SQL DeveloperTOADExplain Plan

Leadership & Delivery

Project CoordinationStakeholder ManagementVendor Coordination Project PlanningEstimationRisk Management Team ManagementMentoringTesting Strategy Change ManagementApplication SupportBusiness Analysis

Certifications

Oracle Certified Programmer (OCP-9i) · Associate Google Cloud Professional – Architect · Scaled Agile Framework for Team 6.0.

Education

B.Com. (Accounts), University of Mumbai, 2002.

Languages

English · Hindi · Marathi · Gujarati

Contact

Interested in discussing a leadership opportunity?

I am open to conversations around product development, business applications, application management, data-focused roles, project coordination and technology delivery leadership.