Josef AssadThis page collects links of professional interest around me. I can be contacted here: joe@DonAssad.com.
I am an IT Architect very happily employed by Rambøll Informatik.
Resumé
Various links
The Free Software hardliner, the corporation, and the shotgun wedding, an article I have had published in linux.com.
I have packaged sugarCRM amongst others for the openSUSE linux distribution.
My university degree is in Business Administration, earned at the Arab Academy for Science & Technology.
Work Sample Portfolio
In this section you will find a portfolio of my previous work in various categories. All documents are real world work and have been sanitised.
Technical Presentations
The Sanabel 2007 Workshop on Technology for Decision Makers was delivered in Sanaa, Yemen at the largest regional forum for the microfinance industry.
Download it here: Sanabel 2007 Workshop: Technology for Decision Makers
The Integrated Project Management System is a presentation on a ROPMS-based project management system developed for the UNDP. This presentation is notable for communicating very sophisticated technical concepts in a manner easily digestible by a non-technical audience.
Download it here: The IPMS: ROPMS Thorugh Better Technology
Budgets
This file contains a basic detailed breakdown and segmented analysis of a proposed annual budget. This is produced to integrate upwards into the organizational budget for the FY.
Download it here: Segmented IT Technical Assistance and activity budget
And the associated budget notes
Technology Project Proposals
A comprehensive proposal for a multihead linux machine for developing markets and certain other niche markets; discussed in detail including proposed sustainability measures and surrounding infrastructure.
Download it here:Multihead ICT4D Technology and Ecosystem Proposal
A proposal for adopting Free/Open Source Software at an industrial association funded by the EU; high level technology strategy proposal.
download it here: FOSS Strategy Proposal
Technology Project Workplans
The first of two samples exemplifies early stages of a workplan developed in the context of a project executed in collaboration with one UN agency and one Ministry-class public sector agency.
Download it here: Workplan Sample 1
The second workplan covers a high level migration strategy from a legacy system to a new system, including a system customization and development phase.
Download it here: Workplan Sample 2
Miscellaneous Other Documents
I do open source volunteer work here and there. This usually takes a character making use of my long standing open source experience and my organizational/marketing experience. An example is my work on promoting the Free Linux Driver Development Project; more detail here (in addition to the pictures on the left).
A technology project status report, presented to a UN agency and a public sector body.
Download it here: Project monitoring report
A friendly brochure for a PBX virtualized in software, running atop a UNIX core.
Download it here: Complex technology reduced to an informative and friendly brochure
A presentation developed to support non-technical executive level management in the evaluation of alternate technical bids for a software development contract.
Download it here: Technical bid comparative study presented for non-technical audience
In 2005, I was assigned as Local Expert Consultant engaged with Instituto Italiano per la Promozione Industriale to participate in a team assessing the Egyptian national ceramics industrial sector, and promulgating a five year strategy. This study was funded by the European Union through the Industrial Modernization Center. You can find the resulting study here:
Study on the Egyptian Ceramic Tile Sector, 2005
These documents are all in PDF format. If your computer is unable to open them, you might need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can find here.
