Shakir Al-Saladin

Shakir Al-Saladin has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over several decades. Shakir began their career in 1978 as a Special Operations NCO in the US Army Signal Co 7th Special Forces, where they received training in global special operations, paramilitary tactics, and psychological operations. Shakir excelled in leading large-scale special operations and was skilled in guerrilla warfare and counter-terrorism.

After leaving the military, Shakir joined IT Workforces in 1998 as the CIO of Technical Services. In this role, they developed and implemented international IT strategies, managed IT operations and teams, and championed sizeable IT projects and budgets. Their efforts focused on increasing business capabilities and performance through system conversions, migrations, and the implementation of Microsoft Enterprise Technologies.

In 1999, Shakir joined DOITT as an Executive Leader for Enterprise Technology and System Architecture. Shakir played a key role in managing the city-wide hosting environment and led various IT teams. Shakir planned, designed, and executed high-priority technology projects for different city agencies and fostered relationships with stakeholders, including the Office of the Mayor, business partners, and vendors.

In 2008, Shakir transitioned to Avanade and served as a Sr. Consultant-Team Manager. Their consultancy work centered around deploying new solutions based on Microsoft Enterprise Platforms. Shakir repositioned organizations to achieve their technical goals, crafting and implementing master plans and designs to restructure IT technologies. Their strategies and tactics had a significant impact on the business and financial models of these organizations.

From 2010 to 2014, Shakir worked at JPMorgan Chase as a Vice President. Shakir delivered business services for corporate IT transformation, organizational alignment, and process and system refinement. Shakir successfully deployed global business systems solutions using various software and hardware technologies, supporting over 300k users worldwide. Shakir also led strategic service delivery initiatives and enabled the bank to cut costs by decommissioning outdated systems.

Currently, Shakir is employed at Eden Technologies as the Director of Engagement. Since 2016, they have been responsible for leading a large multi-million dollar data center migration project for Michigan State University. Their role involves leading organizations to achieve their technical goals aligned with business vision, with a focus on ROI, IT budget management, and assessment. Shakir emphasizes operational efficiencies, revenue growth, and delivering value through cloud solutions. Shakir employs IT strategic alignment, value attainment, IT transformation, intelligent process, and frameworks to drive success.

Shakir Al-Saladin's education history includes attending Western Governors University. However, no information is provided regarding the start year, end year, degree name, or field of study at the university. Additionally, Shakir has acquired several certifications including CCNA, CCNP, ITIL, MOF, MCSE, MCT, CCSA. However, no details are given regarding the institution, month, or year of obtaining these certifications.