Building a team that will Lead the Digital Transformation strategy and execution in the endowments sector, along with building the IT Department and Awqaf authority digital services.

Direct data network solution design and implementation, from budgeting (500M SAR) and resource control (60 team members) to full lifecycle project management for >70 initiatives. Lead a team spanning 3 geographic areas and oversee project deliverables demanding travel to the US, Europe, and Singapore.** 3G TO WI-FI OFF-LOADING: Out-classed chief competitor and outpaced Wi-Fi installations (+1K in 1 year) in third-party locations. Cut implementation time company-wide from 2 weeks to 1-3 days while overcoming managerial resistance to process change.** PMO REVAMP: Doubled project capacity and significantly enhanced efficiency and implementation time by steering an end-to-end overhaul of the Mobily PMO.

Recruited to direct Internet strategic planning and guide Internet Gateway projects with 4 direct reports. Strategized capacity planning with global carriers and paved the way for a national Internet network. ** TIER-3 TO TIER-2 TRANSITION: Catalyzed Mobily’s readiness for Tier-2 transition, reducing traffic expenses 40% for the busiest 3G network in the world.** NETWORK OUTAGE RECOVERY: Decreased outage recovery time to the lowest in the company’s history in the aftermath of a major cable cut. Laid the groundwork for zero revenue loss following next cut.

Maximized the performance of STC’s network filtering and steered ISP and Internet gateway operations and expansions with a 30M SAR budget. ** NETWORK EXPANSION: Paved the way for a 10-fold increase in in-country Internet traffic in its first year.

Guided mission-critical network transformations, forged the Kingdom’s Internet gateway, and built a new DSP data center.** NETWORK TRANSFORMATION: Restructured Saudi Arabian Internet design and led the migration of an education and research institute to STC’s ISP, eliminating service lapses.– Cultivated buy-in from >20 in-country ISPs.– Achieved on-time rollout in spite of standard hardware changes. – Redesigned cabling for data center implementation.

Collaborated on the early stage build-out of SaudiNet as a key member of the STC strategic leadership team. Administered SaudiNet systems and directed disaster recovery planning and execution. Member of Corporate Incident Response Team; participated in criminal event investigations. ** TRANSPARENT PROXY IMPLEMENTATION: Prevented a potentially disastrous network failure through creation and rollout of a new system/network and problem-free launch within 3 days.