MOURAD BOUHAFS Marietta, Georgia 30062 404.444.7211 mbo27@bellsouth.

net Profile Over 20 years of strong, hands-on, and in-depth technical and analytical experience in leading, managing and developing tens of software and IT projects. Demonstrated leadership ability with exemplary record for managing large-scale software and IT development initiatives and achieving short- and long-term corporate objectives across diverse business units. Innovative problem solver with strong modeling and mathematic skills, adept at resolving conflicting constraints all too common to software and IT projects. Wide exposure to a variety of technology development projects for clients in both the public and private sector, a deep background in engineering systems, GIS, enterprise systems, data infrastructure and management, BI and data management.

Area of Expertise IT Leadership Technology Operations Data Modeling Business Intelligence (BI) Software Design & Implementation SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) Hardware and Infrastructure Architecture Strategic Planning Project Management Business Development Budgeting Business Analysis Risk Management Client Relations Best Practices Agile SCRUM Contract Negotiations Team Management, development and coaching GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

Professional Experience ATKINS NORTH AMERICA Atlanta, Georgia 2002-Present

Division of multinational engineering consulting company with 12,000 employees worldwide.

www.atkinsglobal.com Senior Software Development Group Manager /Associate Vice President Direct information technology strategy and software development initiatives for the Applied Technology Group. Oversee a development team of 25 across 6 sites to ensure delivery of projects on time, within budget, and in alignment with business requirements. Conduct negotiations with third-party vendors and suppliers to secure optimal terms. Serve as Director of the Data Hosting Center. Facilitate all phases of the project life cycle, from needs assessment and requirements gathering, to design and technical development. Major Contributions: Successfully managed and led tens of software applications and systems from concept to delivery. Drove development of state-of-the-art engineering sciences and planning technologies to successful completion. Exceeded ambitious project targets, achieving profit margins of up to 30%. Delivered mission-critical projects for key clients such as FEMA, Georgia Department of Transportation, and Atlanta Hartsfield Airport.

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As Director of the Data Hosting Center, spearheaded a large-scale IT infrastructure upgrades for the Data Hosting Center cutting operating costs approximately $80K annually and achieving profitability for the last 5 years. Led development of state-of-the-art engineering methodologies (latest involved the development of Tsunami Methodology for FEMA) showing strong problem solving skills. Cut hundreds of man-hours by automating repetitive tasks through the development of tools and applications. Streamlined group through implementation of highly defined best practices in preparation for CMMI Level 3 certification. Selected among 12,000 employees as the recipient of the companys esteemed Technical Excellence Award (2011).

Sample projects managed include: FEMA Hazus-MH (www.fema.gov/hazus): a complex GIS-based application for assessing losses from natural hazards (earthquakes, floods and hurricanes). P4 (Project & Portfolio Planning Portal): an enterprise GIS-portal (based on Flex API) for FEMAs RISKMAP project prioritization and planning. PortfolioAnalyzer: an analysis application for estimating losses to an insurance portfolio due to earthquakes and floods. In addition to losses, the system provides an innovative Risk Index for AAL (Average Annual Loss) for easy identification of high-risk assets. DM2: a debris management system with web and mobile (IPad/IPhone/iOS) front ends. State Road Tollway Authority (www.georgiatolls.com) Information Technology (IT) Assessment: Provided SRTA with consultative evaluations regarding their current use of information technology and transactional security (PCI). FEMA Tsunami Methodology Development for assessing damage and losses from tsunami events. FEMA Hurricane Surge Methodology Development and Software Implementation for assessing damage and losses due to flooding from hurricane surge. Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), Structural Analysis Management System (SAMS): a sophisticated web-based system for calculating loads on bridges in Georgia. http://tinyurl.com/bwnmqd8 Atkins Fleet Management System (FMS): a web-based system for calculating and monitoring the lifecycle for oil and gas assets (platforms, pipelines). http://tinyurl.com/ck8l5do City of Atlanta, Department of Watershed Management (DWM), Asset Management System: integration portal to the department internal AM systems (Maximo and Hansen asset management engines in this case). Mass Management System (MMS): a dual (web-based and WPF client) GIS-based system for calculating in real-time the evacuation scenarios in case of a hurricane. Atlanta Hartsfield Airport GIS Intranet Gateway: a GIS-based Intranet Gateway providing logistic allocation and optimization to the airports construction projects.
DURHAM TECHNOLOGIES INC. (DTI), Atlanta, Georgia 1999 2002
Start-up consultancy specializing in risk assessment services and technologies; acquired by Atkins in 2002.

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Vice President, Product Development / Chief Technology Officer Co-founded and led firm to develop tools to support risk assessment stemming from natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes and floods as well as man-made catastrophes such as bomb blasts and chemical releases. Built and led a top-performing software development team. Commanded development of technical direction and strategy. Oversaw hardware and software technologies and allocated resources.
Major Contributions: Launched and grew a successful business to achieve objectives and effectively position the company for acquisition by a major corporation.

Led successful product development from concept to delivery. Took the lead in providing the company's technology vision and strategy for developing and implementing information technology (IT) initiatives, negotiating all IT acquisition contracts, providing advice on evaluation, selection, implementation and maintenance of IT-hardware systems. Built, led and managed a strong software development team from start to a 12-person cohesive team.
RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS (RMS), San Francisco, California 1994 1999 Risk assessment services and insurance provider with approximately 300 employees. www.rms.com

Director, Software Engineering Headed major technology initiatives, guiding all phases of the product life cycle and overseeing a global team of 50. Coordinated multiple projects for various clients in both the public and private sectors.
Major Contributions: Proved instrumental in a multimillion-dollar project for FEMA (Hazus), an application to calculate regional losses caused by earthquakes, developing the complex methodology behind the application.

Implemented efficient processes for off-shore team management (40+ team members). Set the framework for the development of EaR (Earnings-at-Risk) Analyzer, a system for probabilistic and scenario analysis of the earnings associated with an energy firms portfolio. Played a key role in the first large GIS-based application ever developed. Developing models for data quality analysis as it relates to assessing catastrophe risk for the insurance industry.

Education Master of Science University of California, Berkeley, California. Core Technologies C++ C# .NET ASP ASP.NET Java ArcSDE ArcGIS Server SQL Server Oracle Mobile Development (IOS, Android) HTML XML Silverlight SOAP REST WCF WPF

Mourad Bouhafs Marietta, GA 30062 Professional Affiliations Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Other Experience/Training Introduction to Quality Assurance Joint Ventures & Teaming Agreements Oracle Management Legal Contracts Federal Change Management Procedures Federal Cost Estimate Development SDG (Software Development Group) Process Select Publications Using Grid Analysis for Calculating Flood Losses, Mourad Bouhafs, Hazus Symposium 2013, August 2013. Future of Hazus, Mourad Bouhafs, Hazus User Conference, August 2009. ARC Zapping and Disaggregation of Socio-Economic Data Using GIS, Mike Alexander, Guy Rousseau, Claudette Dillard, Wei Wang, Patti Schropp, Mourad Bouhafs, Chris Simons, Stephen Bourne, ARC (Atlanta Regional Commission) conference, May 2007, http://tinyurl.com/c82ydel. GIS Implementation of a Nationwide Seismic Risk Assessment Methodology, Mourad Bouhafs, Chessy Si, R. Scott Lawson, and Jawhar Bouabid, ESRI Conference, July 1995. Cellular # 404-444-7211 E-mail: mbo27@bellsouth.net