Waleed Abbas

IT Consultant

wabbas@columbusconsulting.com

About

Waleed is a seasoned Technology Executive and Management Consultant with extensive experience in IT infrastructure, enterprise architecture, and process optimization. He excels in capacity planning, resource, and vendor management and drives efficiencies through integration, data flow analysis, and roadmap development. His expertise includes implementing PIM, CMS/DAM, and eCommerce platforms, data center migrations, asset management, software license tracking, and contract negotiations for enterprise-wide SLAs, support agreements, and system migrations.

Before joining Columbus in 2022, Waleed held Program Management and IT Leadership positions in various organizations ranging from Deloitte Digital, Publicis Groupe / Sapient Razorfish.

Waleed is a certified Scrum Master and AWS Business Professional.

Signature Skill

“I help companies navigate the evolving technology ecosystem by providing proven delivery and program management framework and approaches to deliver on global enterprise programs successfully.”

  • IT and Digital Transformation Strategy
  • Emerging tech evaluation and recommendations
  • Program Management
  • Scope management and prioritization
  • Risk assessment & Mitigation
  • IT and Business alignment

Expertise

  • Unified Commerce
  • Advanced Analytics
  • Data Governance
  • Global Release Management
  • Enterprise Platform
  • Implementation
  • Digital Transformation
  • Data Centers
  • Cloud Computing
  • CMS/DAM, PIM

Companies Served

  • Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
  • Leslie’s Pool mart
  • Bridgestone/Firestone
  • The Children’s Place
  • Home Depot Canada
  • Vera Bradley
  • Greenworks Tools
  • Marriott
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Thermofisher Scientific

Industry, Category

  • Retail
  • Ecommerce
  • Banking / Financial Services
  • Soft goods
  • Hard goods
  • Regulatory & Compliance
  • Energy Sector

Solution Proficiencies

  • SAP Hybris (PIM)
  • Blue Yonder
  • Oracle ATG
  • AWS/GCP/Azure
  • Google Analytics
  • Adobe Analytics
  • Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
  • Jira & Confluence
  • Azure DevOps

Consulting Service

  • IT Strategy & Assessment
  • Technical Lead
  • Project Management
  • Solution Implementations
  • Delivery Leadership
  • Vendor Management
  • Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery

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