Rabih El Khoury

Management/Technical professional

Rabih El Khoury

Rabih El Khoury

Management/Technical professional

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Rabih El Khoury

Hi, I'm Rabih El Khoury

Service Delivery and Operations Manager

Canadian and Lebanese citizen, multilingual professional in English, French, and Arabic.

I'm a Computer & Communication Engineer, a Service Delivery and Operations professional with more than 15 years of international and GCC experience in leading project deliveries, supporting business development, managing IT/Telco operations, service assurance, and ITIL best practices, including Incident, Change and Problem Management for driving operational efficiency.

Proven track record in managing escalations, creating and optimizing processes, and leading high-performance teams.

Specialized in SLAs, KPIs, and adept at guiding teams in policies and operations. Proficient in IT governance and analytics using ITSM tools like ServiceNow, JIRA, Operation Center, BMC Remedy, and Confluence.

Known for simplifying complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences and executives. Skilled in establishing a trustworthy relationship with the team, vendors, and clients. Proven success in boosting profit margins and ensuring customer loyalty.

Profile

Full Name

Rabih El Khoury

Email

info@rabihelkhoury.com

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Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Communication Engineering

Notre Dame University, Beirut, Lebanon - June 2008

Languages

Arabic, English, French - Native, Proficient

WORK EXPERIENCE

Service Assurance Manager - Team Manager

Bell, Montreal, Canada- Aug 2020 – Present

• Lead and manage a team of Service Managers responsible for IT Governance, Incident Management, Change Management, and Problem Management, ensuring adherence to ITIL standards while analyzing key performance indicators (KPIs) to enhance service quality and operational efficiency.
• Act as the primary escalation point for Bell's IT Shared Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), VPN, and Citrix services, delivering executive-level communications throughout the problem record lifecycle.
• Oversee the creation and optimization of processes, driving cost-effective, robust, and efficient operations that align with organizational goals.
• Develop and implement Change Management plans for high-visibility projects, including impact evaluations, risk identification, and mitigation strategies, in collaboration with the Network Operations Center (NOC), L3 Operations, and Senior Network Architects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish and monitor service-level agreements (SLAs), ensuring timely resolution of incidents and consistent alignment with business objectives.
• Proactively identify service improvement opportunities, streamline workflows, and ensure consistent service delivery to meet or exceed stakeholder expectations.

Operations & Technical Manager

Optiva, Beirut, Lebanon
Intelligent Network of Touch Lebanon and Voucher System of Mobily Saudi Arabia- Mar 2016 – Mar 2020

• Planned and executed projects, deliveries, and system upgrades across multiple IT, telecommunications, and platform technology domains, ensuring timely completion and alignment with business objectives.
• Conducted and facilitated weekly customer meetings, tracked major technical issues, and provided actionable recommendations to improve system performance and client satisfaction.
• Managed and prioritized daily workloads for technical teams, ensuring efficient case handling and on-time delivery of project milestones.
• Supported business development initiatives by identifying new opportunities in the telecommunications industry, collaborating with sales teams to drive revenue growth, and promoting innovative company products and solutions.
• Monitored and optimized operational processes to enhance team productivity, reduce turnaround times, and maintain high service quality standards.

Service Delivery Manager

Optiva, Beirut, Lebanon- Jan 2014 – Feb 2016

• Collaborated with Telecom Operators’ Program Managers worldwide to ensure rapid service restoration during outages and service degradations, adhering to stringent service level agreements (SLAs).
• Addressed management escalations by coordinating with Technical Support and Research & Development (R&D) teams to resolve complex technical issues effectively.
• Prioritized outage reduction by implementing preventive maintenance strategies and conducting thorough service assessments in collaboration with Global Quality Management teams.
• Minimized the frequency and duration of outages, enhancing overall customer satisfaction and ensuring consistent service reliability by conducting Post Incident Review (PIR).
• Maintained detailed documentation of incidents and resolution actions to improve operational processes and inform future service delivery improvements.

Team Lead Technical Support Analyst

Nokia Networks, Kuwait
Intelligent Network of Zain- Oct 2009 – Dec 2013

• Primary Customer interface for Intelligent Network project.
• Led and followed-up weekly Customer meetings.
• Assured 24/7 on-call Emergency support and live troubleshooting.
• Handled platform & service Technical Query and Trouble Resolution cases for investigation, troubleshooting, escalation, tracing and providing solutions.
• Integration, installation, configuration and acceptance tests with logic and services activation.
• Live system administration of new features.

Customer Project Support Engineer

Nokia Networks, Kuwait- Jun 2008 – Oct 2009

• Updated and upgraded live and offline Intelligent Network Cluster platforms for worldwide Telecom operators through UNIX / LINUX specific procedures along with service activation.
• Wrote and adapted installation procedures.
• Worked on and Troubleshot Sun Solaris and Fujitsu Siemens UNIX based systems.

SKILLS

IT Service Management SKILLS

  • 92% Complete
    ITIL Standards Adherence 92%
  • 89% Complete
    Incident Management 89%
  • 93% Complete
    Change Management 93%
  • 89% Complete
    Problem Management 89%
  • 92% Complete
    Service-Level Agreement (SLA) Management 92%

Support & Improvement

  • 92% Complete
    Escalation & Conflict Management 92%
  • 89% Complete
    Preventive Maintenance 89%
  • 92% Complete
    Service Delivery Management 92%
  • 89% Complete
    Customer Relationship Management 89%
  • 92% Complete
    Performance Reporting 92%

Team & Operations

  • 92% Complete
    Team Management & Development 92%
  • 89% Complete
    Cross-functional Collaboration 89%
  • 91% Complete
    Operations Management 91%
  • 89% Complete
    Escalation & Conflict Management 89%
  • 93% Complete
    IT Governance 93%

Project & Process Management

  • 92% Complete
    Project Delivery 92%
  • 89% Complete
    Process Creation & Optimization 89%
  • 92% Complete
    Performance Metrics and KPIs Analysis 92%
  • 89% Complete
    Risk Management 89%
  • 92% Complete
    Vendor Management 92%

Achievements & Certificates

ITIL 4 Foundation - 2022

Incident Reduction

Achieved an 18.3% year-over-year (YoY) reduction in impacted incidents, minimizing disruptions and improving service reliability.

Workload Volume Optimization

Decreased overall ticket volume by 15.2% YoY, enhancing productivity and reducing response times.

Operation Efficiency

Reduced invalid network team engagements by 19.5% YoY, ensuring resources were allocated to high-priority issues.

Change Management Enhancements

Increased Change Management automation by 12.9%, streamlining processes and improving efficiency.

Change Success Rate Improvement

Boosted Change Management success rates by 1.3% YoY, ensuring higher reliability and successful project outcomes.

Conducted a comprehensive Security VPN Audit

Leading to the decommissioning of 29.9% of VPN remote access, enhancing system security and reducing unauthorized access risks.

Top Ranking Performer

Top-ranking Performer of all teams for having the best metrics of Lowest Customer Escalations and Highest Customer Satisfaction

Certificate of Appreciation

Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of outstanding achievement in Zain Project

Excellence and Innovation Award

Recipient of the ``Excellence and Innovation Award`` for consistently exceeding customer expectations and driving operational excellence.

Leadership Role Model

Recognized as a “Leadership Role Model” for leading a high-performing team that achieved a significant increase in SLA compliance, KPI, customer satisfaction scores, streamlining processes, resulting in improved efficiency and profitability.

Global Operations Development

Spearheaded initiatives that enhanced operational efficiency and streamlined workflows across multiple regions.

KPI Excellence

Consistently exceeded key performance indicators, driving measurable improvements in service delivery and team performance.

CCNA - 2008

Extracurricular Activities

Cycling
Jogging
Volunteering
Humanitarian Aid

CONTACT

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    Address

    Montreal, Canada

    Phone No

    +1-514-886-8866

    Email

    info@rabihelkhoury.com

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