Suleiman Barada, Cba, Aina, Cins, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Qatar

Lebanon

Spearheading the consulting arm of the Lebanese American University, a research-backed, multidisciplinary, and industry agnostic consulting practice fueled by faculty capabilities and those of the wider network of fellow and affiliate practitioners, all sourced through the following schools: - School of Medicine - School of Business - School of Engineering - School of Pharmacy - School of Arts & Sciences- School of Architecture & Design - School of Nursing

An outreach representative of the Global Blockchain Business Council in the region with a mission to advocate the use of distributed ledger technologies for the public good and to raise awareness on standards, best practices, reference architectures, and practical use cases both in the public and private sector.

Beirut District, Lebanon

Partnered for Middle East & Africa with S2E Transformation Inc. (www.s2etransformation.com) a premier advisory firm in the US with a success track record of leading Business Transformation Strategy Execution in Fortune 500 companies. Positioning S2E across MEA via strong local presence and an Ecosystem of Channel Partners. Positioning S2E for the following advisory services: 1- Business Architecture for the Digital Economy 2- Digital Business Transformation 3- Innovation Advisory - Business Models & Innovation Practice Development 4- Strategy Execution of Business Transformation towards Customer Experience, Innovation Investment, Privatization, Ecosystem Development, Micro Finance, UNSDGs Alignment, Emerging Tech Adoption (AI, IoT, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, etc.)

Established an ecosystem-wide digital transformation advisory with the mandate to:1- Improve overall member-base digital maturity2- Enhance Digital Economy capabilities building through up-skilling and re-skilling3- Ensure Digital Transformation efforts are capitalized to create Impact on GDP, employment, innovation index, and fulfillment of SDGs within the Ecosystem as a whole and cascaded to the union members4- Foster co-creation from within the ecosystem of the next digital open banking in the Arab countries5- Build a platform that brings together actors, which are either internal or external to UAB, and consisting of members, partners, alliances, policy support associations, etc. in order to reinforce collaboration and safeguard transformation efforts towards sustainable and measurable outcomes. 6- Design and launch the Ecosystem Digital Economy indicators to measure, benchmark, and constantly improve the Ecosystem state in digital banking

Lebanon

Led and coordinated the Strategic Planning efforts of the Civil Society Network for Digital Transformation in Lebanon. Created the DT Network Governance, Business Architecture, and Strategy Execution structures as well as extended advice to policymakers in the domains of e-governance and digital transformation across all cabinet departments.Contributed to the formation of a think-tank fueled by the civil society to realize the digital transformation at a national level.

Beirut, Lebanon

Executive responsibility with full P&L accountability over a portfolio of 4 SAP focused consulting practices (LOBs), namely:1- Digital Transformation Practice (Advanced Analytics, IoT, FIORI/Mobility)2- Human Capital Management Practice (SuccessFactors, SAP HCM On-premise)3- S/4HANA ERP Practice4- SAP Business One PracticeLed the entire Service Delivery and PMO organizations at TYCONZ with over 150 staff distributed across KSA, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Lebanon, and India.Oversight of large scale ERP programs within construction and smart cities, manufacturing, tax authority, banking, retail, and logistics.

Lebanon

Advised and assisted boards and C-Suite of multiple companies on:1- Digital Transformation 2- Business Development 3- Partners Ecosystem Development 4- Program Management 5- Spinoff Clients include:1- Maintenance Management Group (Qatar, Lebanon) - Engagement included digital transformation program management within the contracting & facilities management2- Urbanise.com (Australia) - Engagement included program management for SaaS solutions with IoT capabilities for facilities management and smart cities3- PiLog Group (UAE) - Engagement included strategizing business development for Master Data Governance Solutions for Construction, Defence, and Manufacturing4- ACC WLL (Kuwait) - Engagement included planning SAP ERP for a large defense deployment

Saudi Arabia

Ran and scaled a management and technology consulting practice and a complementary IBM focused software business on smart facilities, smart cities, IoT, and Enterprise Asset Management solutions with leadership capacity that included- Full P&L responsibility- Management of consulting practice, strategic business development, and sales activities throughout KSA- Solution architecture and software salesAchievements:- Scaled and managed growth and increased company’s revenue by ten folds- Secured contracts with leading organizations both private and public, e.g. Royal Saudi Air Defense, King Saud University, ArRiyadh Development Authority, Vinnell Arabia, King Fahd Medical City, Princess Noura University, Al Muhaidib Contracting, Saudi Bin Laden Group.

Kuwait

- Participated as a lead consultant on IBM Maximo implementations for various customers such as Kharafi National, Kuwait University, Central Circle Medical Equipment, Kuwait National Guard, Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Wataniya Telecom (Ooredoo), Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC)

Beirut, Lebanon

Mathematics and Computer Literacy Deliver Mathematics classes to G6/7/8Deliver Computer Literacy classes to G6/7/8Plan and execute curriculum according to strategy guidelinesModernize teaching concepts and research on best illustrative practices Applications SupervisorInstall, configure, and administer the school information systems including scheduling and timetabling, financial, and HR software

Be, Computers Engineering

High School, Lebanese Baccalaureate Part 2 - Mathematics