Fahad Alhathal, Ph.D Email & Phone Number

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Orchestrate seamless day-to-day operations by overseeing project plans, schedules, and budgets. Proactively address conflicts, mitigate potential risks, and provide strategic direction to align stakeholders with project objectives. Adopt best practices and employ cost-effective measures to control expenditures and meet project deadlines. Directed the development of innovative project strategies and ensured alignment with industry best practices. Maintained compliance with media regulations, employing measures that guarantee all communication materials adhere to legal and ethical guidelines.Selected Contributions:- Defined, developed, and implemented the department’s strategic vision, resulting in a remarkable surge in stakeholder satisfaction.- Spearheaded crisis communication plans and adeptly handled media responses, ensuring a resilient reputation for the organisation during emergencies.- Streamlined project management processes that aided in increasing overall efficiency and productivity significantly.- Boosted team performance and productivity through impactful training, mentorship, and guidance.- Delivered highly impactful communication materials by leading the end-to-end process of design, scriptwriting, and editing.- Piloted design processes, yielding remarkable results with feedback indicating increased engagement metrics for communication materials.

Executed the planning, co-ordination, and facilitation of stakeholder meetings within the Creativity and Digital Content Department. Crafted intuitive and engaging user interfaces for digital products and various media channels by leveraging key expertise and industry knowledge. Incorporated brand guidelines and visual identity seamlessly into designs, effectively communicating ideas, styles, mood boards, and interactive details to the team.Selected Contributions:- Formulated advertising plans and customised media channels, resulting in a notable enhancement in campaign effectiveness. - Attained a substantial increase in stakeholder satisfaction by elevating stakeholder meetings and elevating communication strategies.- Formulated visually compelling mood boards that encapsulated desired aesthetics, influencing both indoor and outdoor spaces.- Established and maintained robust design systems, fostering consistent and coherent visual designs across platforms.- Innovatively curated mood boards that advanced alignment of office spaces with desired aesthetics.- Facilitated a culture of continuous improvement with feedback loops, resulting in an increase in design quality benchmarks.- Effectively conveyed design concepts, styles, mood boards, design systems, and interactive details to the team, fostering cohesive collaboration and ensuring a unified vision for successful project implementation.

Winchester, England, United Kingdom

Designed and devised engaging curriculum content for Master's programmes in Design Management and Global Advertising and Branding. Developed assessments that evaluate students' comprehension and application of course materials. Provided constructive feedback to aid in academic and professional development.Selected Contributions:- Delivered high-quality lectures and in-depth insights into key concepts, theories, and practical applications within the realms of design management, global advertising, and branding.- Mentored and guided students, offered academic support and career advice, and fostered a conducive learning environment. - Remained up-to-date with industry developments, emerging trends, and advancements in design, advertising, and branding.

Directed and co-ordinated UX projects in collaboration with clients, optimising project execution. Formulated and executed research strategies, encompassing scripts and environments, for comprehensive research projects. Crafted user personas and user journey maps, and translated intricate user requirements into impactful design elements and interactive components. Conducted thorough desk UX research, performing heuristic evaluations and competitor analyses. Planned and organised interviews, took notes, derived insight, and clearly presented findings for better understanding. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement the design system organisation-wide for maximum impact.Selected Contributions:- Moderated diverse research sessions, including usability testing and focus groups, to extract valuable insights.- Analysed and synthesized research findings that helped in delivering actionable insights to design and development teams.- Facilitated improved team communication, attaining a notable increase in the application of research findings.- Transformed complex user requirements into impactful design elements, resulting in boosted overall user satisfaction.- Implemented and maintained highly effective design systems, reducing visual design inconsistencies.- Played a key role in developing and maintaining a comprehensive component library, including design elements, patterns, and UI components for easily accessible for design and development teams.- Contributed to the development of design system strategy in alignment with the organisation's design principles.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Ux/Emerging Technologies

The thesis employs User-Centred Design UCD and inclusive design approaches, utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods such.

Master'S Degree, Design Strategy And Innovation, Distinction

The program concentrates on how design might catalyse innovation at all levels. This includes new products and services, new processes.

Bachelor, Information System (Is)