Muhammad Ali Omer, EMBA, PMP, TÜV FS Engineer

Experience

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  PAKARAB Fertilizers Ltd.

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2010

  GTE(Graduate Trainee Engineer)

  Worked as an Instrumentation Engineer with hands on experience on field instrumentation of Ammonia Plant, safety trainings, SOCs, MOCs, PSSRs, HAZOPs, conducted a successful annual turnaround, commissioned Bentley Nevada 3500 Vibration Monitoring system etc.

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  Avanceon Middle East & South Asia

  Mar 2010 - now

  🔹 System Implementation & Process Optimization• To leverage Microsoft CRM for process improvements, staff training, real-time data generation, and IoT-driven revenue growth.• To lead digitalization and cloud transformation in the O&G sector, enhancing efficiency and data accessibility. Also liaison with Octopus Digital for all Digital, ML and Cloud based BI opportunities🔹 Strategic Partnerships & Business Development• To manage key industry partnerships (Rockwell, Schneider, E+H, DFS, Aveva, Proserve, Honeywell) to enhance service delivery and growth.• To develop turnkey automation solutions for the Oil & Gas sector, improving workflows and market reach.• To identify new business opportunities, expand markets, and drive revenue growth.🔹 Sales Strategy & Key Account Management• To manage key Oil & Gas accounts, ensuring EPC client satisfaction and service excellence.• To lead CAPEX and sales strategy for automation products, driving data-driven decisions and financial optimization.• To develop penetration strategies to expand customer share through collaboration with sales and management teams.🔹 Contract Negotiation & Project Execution• To negotiate high-value contracts, aligning with client and company objectives for long-term success.• To collaborate with engineering and planning teams to ensure top-quality project execution and order fulfilment.🔹 Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration• To engage senior leadership and OEM teams to track CAPEX programs and ensure compliance with technical specifications.• To provide strategic direction and expertise to align business systems with industry standards and customer needs. Show less Key Responsibilities:1. Project Leadership:- Lead project management teams to ensure successful execution and delivery of projects.- Oversee project schedules, budgets, and resources to achieve project goals.- Foster a culture of excellence and innovation in project execution.2. Financial Management:- Directly responsible for achieving quarterly revenue targets.- Ensure timely invoicing and collection of payments.- Implement financial best practices to optimize project profitability.3. Corporate Planning:- Contribute to the development and execution of Avanceon's corporate strategy.- Collaborate with senior leadership to set strategic goals and objectives.- Drive initiatives to achieve corporate objectives and improve overall performance.4. Agile Transformation:- Lead the agile transformation efforts, promoting agile principles and methodologies.- Champion agile practices across the organization, fostering a culture of adaptability.- Enhance project efficiency and customer satisfaction through agile approaches.5. Continuous Process Improvement:- Identify areas for process improvement within project management and corporate processes.- Implement best practices and frameworks to streamline operations and enhance quality.- Continuously evaluate and adapt processes to drive efficiency and effectiveness. Show less Provide on-site leadership to motivate the team, ensuring project goals, milestones, and responsibilities are met.Communicate effectively with all stakeholders, internal and external.Oversee full project life cycle from initiation to deployment, managing multiple related projects to support strategic objectives.Prepare detailed project plans, estimates, and procure necessary resources to achieve project objectives.Manage day-to-day activities, monitor staff performance, and conduct reviews.Ensure quality control, resolve quality issues, and support engagement contract management.Develop and manage project engagement covering planning, vendor relationships, communication, budget, changes, risks, and issues.Monitor outcomes, resolve conflicts, and control dependencies and deliverables.Report on project success, metrics, and manage progress reports, proposals, and presentations.Contribute to establishing practices, templates, tools, and partnerships for capability enhancement. Show less Provide on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestonesEffective and active communication with all stakeholders, internal and externalFull project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneouslyManage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectivesReport on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activitiesWork creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellenceParticipate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organizationPrepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the projectProcure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframesManage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chairs the project management team meetingsMonitor staff performance and complete performance reviewsAct as an internal quality control check for the projectManage ongoing quality control and participate in quality issue resolutionSupport formal/informal schedules to manage the engagement contractDefine the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested goods and servicesDevelop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issuesMonitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverablesDevelop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, CTO and key stakeholders Show less -Programming and configurationProduction and documentation of code according to customer specification and standard using the tools, languages and functionality specified by their project assignments.-Development estimates for all work assigned and review estimates for work given out.-Code development in the office or in the field.- Identification of risks and assumptions for all tasks-Attended and contributed to technical project team meetings in regards to development, testing and installation-TestingTested systems according to customer specification, standard and test documentation as demonstrated via module, integration, factory and/or site acceptance testing.-Maintained and updated defect tracking log(s).-Resolved defects as directed.-Field Integration-Facilitated integration of new or modified system into customers operations by verifying operations, identifying gaps and resolving them. 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  • Business Manager Systems

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Head of Projects

    May 2023 - Jan 2025

  • Manager Projects/ Sr. Project Manager

    Apr 2021 - Nov 2023

  • Project Manager

    Apr 2015 - Apr 2021

  • Senior Application Engineer

    Apr 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Staff Application Engineer

    Apr 2012 - Mar 2013

  • Application Engineer

    Mar 2010 - Apr 2012
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  Avanceon

  Feb 2012 - Jul 2014

  Control Engineer

  Worked as a Control/Commissioning/Design Engineer in FMCG, Pharmaceutical and Oil & Gas Sectors.Some of the main clients are, but not limited to,1. General Mills Inc (GMI) - a Fortune 500 company2. Braskem Petrochemical 3. Actavis Pharmaceutical