Role Summary
Responsible for full IT operations, infrastructure modernization, educational platforms, parent-facing systems, ERP development, cybersecurity, vendor coordination and digital transformation across the school.
Responsibilities & Achievements
- Leading full IT operations and digital transformation for APG School Bahrain, supporting approximately 2,000 students, 150 teachers, 30 administrative staff, five academic buildings and the administration building.
- Completed Phase One of the network and internet infrastructure project, including around 1,800 meters of fiber linking all buildings and approximately 3,300 Cat6 network cables.
- Designed and organized one 48U main server-room rack, four 22U racks across buildings, and two 9U racks for PE and security rooms.
- Prepared around 320 network points, 75 Wi-Fi access-point locations, 193 CCTV camera network points, and 76 IP phone points.
- Upgraded connectivity with dedicated fiber internet, Advanced Fiber lines, and microwave backup for business continuity.
- Implemented firewall, VLANs, SSID segmentation, captive portal/voucher concepts and bandwidth policy planning using Ruijie gateway and access points.
- Coordinated CCTV expansion, IP telephony rollout, classroom technology updates, smart boards, lab hardware, computers, printers and teacher-device support.
- Managed Google Workspace for Education, accounts, groups, Google Classroom, Meet, Zoom, ManageBac/Toddle considerations and online learning workflows.
- Developed online class portals with bilingual UI, live highlighting, countdown timers, Join buttons, meeting popups, attendance capture, admin views and reporting concepts.
- Developed Admissions, Parent Meeting/Open Day, Books & Fees, HR and ERP/SMS modules with dashboards, filters, reports, workflows, permissions and bilingual interfaces.
- Managed hosting, domains, subdomains, DNS, Hostinger deployments, vendor coordination, website updates and provider escalations.
- Produced bilingual Arabic/English communications, parent instructions, teacher guides, WhatsApp templates, vendor emails and leadership reports.