Experience

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  Bmb

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Networks engineer

  - Exposed to the foundation knowledge of Cisco Routing & Switching Technologies - Exposed to the experimental part of Cisco networks design, implementation, and troubleshooting: Lab practice, on-site tasks and hands-on experience - Worked with Cisco Switches 2900 series, 2900 series routers, ASA firewall, Wireless Access Points and Controller - Experience in CiscoSDM, GNS3, Cisco Packet Tracer & WireShark

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  Cct international

  Feb 2012 - Jan 2016

  Software developer

  - Core Developer on a 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) visual project control solution targeting multi-billion dollar Heavy Civil & Oil/Gas projects in the MENA region.- Exposed to software development management platforms such as project tracker Atlassian JIRA & version control system GIT.- Harvested hands-on experience in various software technologies & platforms : Java Design Patterns, Java Swing/AWT, JDBC, Java -XML/SQL binding, XPath, Castor, Jenkins Autobuild integration, various Apache projects. Show less

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  Ey

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2021

  - Led a team of 10 to the delivery of a $30M automation program for a major Telecom client in Toronto, Canada. Successfully managed VP-level client stakeholders as well as project risks and ensured the appropriate expectations, principles, structures, tools and responsibilities are in place to deliver the plan and transition processes to support deployment into production.- Led the delivery of a core business process automation for a large Canadian Telecom provider, helping more than 2,000 employees better serve their customers across the country, and leading to savings of more than $11 million annually as well as reduction in unnecessary direct physical contact during COVID.- Led the RPA optimization and maintenance efforts of a back-office mega-process, helping a large Canadian Telecom provider realize benefits of at least 6 FTEs and more than $2.5 million annually in savings. Show less - Involved in establishing EY’s MENA Blockchain service offering and capabilities in the region, in collaboration with EY global innovation leaders and senior executives. Actively developing EY’s Blockchain go-to-market strategy and identifying use-cases for Blockchain applicability in various sectors and industries.- Involved in the end-to-end design of a unified Government Resource Planning (U-GRP) operating model for all 450 KSA government agencies, which included conducting an ERP-level current state assessment across all agencies as well as a comparative benchmark study on similar implementations in 15 other countries such as France, UK, Austria and the UAE.- Involved in the Robotics Process Automation (RPA) implementation for the Contact Center and Trade Finance operations business units of a world leading Islamic bank. Led the operations team in charge of monitoring, maintenance, optimization and reporting of 12 automated processes under Contact Center. Led the development team in charge of automating 9 processes under Trade Finance.- Contributed to over $20M worth of won opportunities around IT centralization, anti-corruption, strategic IT transformation management office establishment and more.- Developed IT strategies for entities in the Power & Utilities and Government & Public sectors. Took part in conducting stakeholders’ interviews to assess current and future capabilities, designing their IT operating model and target architecture, and developing their IT roadmap, RFPs and sourcing strategy.- Developed an IT-focused training curriculum for 100+ MENA IT Advisory consultants. Show less

  • Manager - Technology Consulting - Digital & Emerging Technologies

    Feb 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Manager - Financial Accounting Advisory Services

    Sept 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Senior Consultant - Financial Accounting Advisory Services

    Nov 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Senior Consultant - Technology Advisory Services

    Aug 2016 - Oct 2018
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  Bmo financial group

  Dec 2021 - Sept 2022

  Senior manager, technology research and innovation

  - Led the establishment of an enterprise technology research and innovation function to support the bank in leveraging emerging technologies to advance innovation, maintain competitiveness and grow. - Responsible for driving insights to bank leadership by researching and monitoring of a set of emerging technologies and topics including Blockchain/MPS, Digital Assets and Web3.

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  Accenture

  Sept 2022 - Dec 2023

  Delivery lead

  - Helped Accenture clients transition into the next evolution of the Internet to drive innovation, competitiveness and growth. Leveraged blockchain and tokenization, digital assets, digital currencies and immersive experiences to unlock value in financial, capital and carbon markets.

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  M2

  Jun 2024 - now

  Senior program manager

  - Strategy- Market Expansion, Licensing and Regulatory Compliance- Products and Partnerships- Program Management