Functional Skills
Agile Software Development
Communications
Go-to-market Strategy
Learning & Development
Performance Management
Procurement
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Quality Management
Risk Management
Software Skills
Microsoft Office
Go
Microsoft PowerPoint
Verilog
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Certifications
CLSSGBCertified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
PMPProject Management Professional
Sector Experience
Business Services
Consumer Goods
Technology
Telecom
Languages
English
Urdu
Hindi
Experience
Ooredoo Q.P.S.C
Corporate Strategy & Development
Head of B2B Bids and Proposals Management (Pre-Sales Operations)
10/2020 - 5/2023
•Summary: Lead and Manage Team, Resolve Team issues, Project and Bid Management, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership development, Team Building, Written Communication, Bid Processes, Resource Allocation, Account Management Support, Prioritize Workload, Project Leadership, Proofreading, Presentation Skills, Business Case Development, Executive Presentations, Technical Sales, Team Management
•Managed the roadmap, asked feedback, and developed ideas for new improvements that solved fundamental and operational challenges facing the teams
•Effectively managed the delivery of the complete Business-to-Business (B2B) Bids Pipeline for all Lines of Business (LoB) and led, coached, and guided a team of four Bid & Proposal Managers at Ooredoo Qatar (Tier 1 Mobile operator and Managed Telecommunication services)
•Ensured that the quality of capture, bid and RFP /RFI deliverables are maintained and Continuously Improve (Kai Zen) the overall bid management and capture lifecycle process
•Managed the roadmap, asked feedback, and developed ideas for new improvements that solved fundamental and operational challenges facing the teams
•Effectively managed the delivery of the complete Business-to-Business (B2B) Bids Pipeline for all Lines of Business (LoB) and led, coached, and guided a team of four Bid & Proposal Managers at Ooredoo Qatar (Tier 1 Mobile operator and Managed Telecommunication services)
•Ensured that the quality of capture, bid and RFP /RFI deliverables are maintained and Continuously Improve (Kai Zen) the overall bid management and capture lifecycle process
Watershed Management Consulting
Management Consulting
Managing Director, Programs,
12/2014 - 5/2023
•Summary: Program Management, Business Management and Development, PMO, Strategy, Change Management, Strategic Partnership and Alliances, Business Strategy, Competency Enhancement, Knowledge Transfer, Risk and Quality Management, Training, and Leadership Coaching, Operational Excellence, Start-up, Consultative Selling, Project Leadership, Operations Management, Strategic Leadership, Vendor Negotiation, Strategic Thinking, Sales & Marketing, New Business Opportunities, Strategic Planning
•Founded and managed the firm with two divisions: Business Consulting and Learning & Development, providing services for Project Management, Strategy, Risk, PMO, Business Processes, and Business Management
•Incorporated the best practices for establishing Project Management Methodology, initiated setup of in-house PMO, Trained Project Managers and performed as a data-driven leader with a results-oriented approach
•Oversee and strategize the Business Development and Sales of the organization across B2
•Founded and managed the firm with two divisions: Business Consulting and Learning & Development, providing services for Project Management, Strategy, Risk, PMO, Business Processes, and Business Management
•Incorporated the best practices for establishing Project Management Methodology, initiated setup of in-house PMO, Trained Project Managers and performed as a data-driven leader with a results-oriented approach
•Oversee and strategize the Business Development and Sales of the organization across B2
Ooredoo Q.P.S.C
Other
Senior Business Process Analyst
3/2011 - 12/2012
•Summary: Business Process Management, Business Process Re-engineering, KPI development, Performance Management, Requirements Gathering, Critical Thinking
•Established eTOM based Business Process Framework at Ooredoo Qatar (BPM)
•Successfully reengineered the end-to-end Complaint Management Process and monitored and controlled the implementation of the processes and coordinated with focal points from each business telecom unit
•Completed 100% of phase 1 of project for companywide Process update and published 30 processes and established KPIs as part of Al-Manara Project
•Analyzed the process performance metrics including the KPIs and setup OLAs and other agreements between cross functional teams and end user departments
•Facilitated ISO 9001:2008 certifications by making amendments to the existing processes
•Established eTOM based Business Process Framework at Ooredoo Qatar (BPM)
•Successfully reengineered the end-to-end Complaint Management Process and monitored and controlled the implementation of the processes and coordinated with focal points from each business telecom unit
•Completed 100% of phase 1 of project for companywide Process update and published 30 processes and established KPIs as part of Al-Manara Project
•Analyzed the process performance metrics including the KPIs and setup OLAs and other agreements between cross functional teams and end user departments
•Facilitated ISO 9001:2008 certifications by making amendments to the existing processes
Nogs
Corporate Strategy & Development
Business Development Manager
7/2010 - 3/2011
•Summary: Customer relations, Negotiation, Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, New Business Opportunities, Customer Requirements, Point of Care
•Developed relationship with clients and gathered business intelligence to identify and pursue key decision makers for new potential business opportunities
•Coordinated and managed projects by formulating strategic alliances with partners and vendors
•Developed relationship with clients and gathered business intelligence to identify and pursue key decision makers for new potential business opportunities
•Coordinated and managed projects by formulating strategic alliances with partners and vendors
FAE, Synopsys
Product Management / Strategy
Field Applications Engineer
3/2008 - 7/2010
•Summary: Product Portfolio Management, Technical Product Management, POC and Technical Documentation, Sales Processes, Customer Experience, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Issue Management
•Applied the best practices of Product and Project Management and worked with the R&D, design team, Sales, and stakeholders in successfully managing the development and release of IP-based AMBA DesignWare IP
•Managed the design quality validation and of AMBA DesignWare IP (Intellectual Property) products and rollouts of upgrades and release of new product revisions and developed technical specification documents, training material and technical notes similar to white papers
•Analyzing customer needs, threats, trends and opportunities. and developing sales recommendations that feed into Product Planning and Product Road Mapping, using SAP CRM
•Proactively supervise and evaluate key consumer changes to map Product Requirement Definition
•Applied the best practices of Product and Project Management and worked with the R&D, design team, Sales, and stakeholders in successfully managing the development and release of IP-based AMBA DesignWare IP
•Managed the design quality validation and of AMBA DesignWare IP (Intellectual Property) products and rollouts of upgrades and release of new product revisions and developed technical specification documents, training material and technical notes similar to white papers
•Analyzing customer needs, threats, trends and opportunities. and developing sales recommendations that feed into Product Planning and Product Road Mapping, using SAP CRM
•Proactively supervise and evaluate key consumer changes to map Product Requirement Definition
CAE, ViXS Systems
Customer Service
Customer Applications Engineer
4/2006 - 9/2007
•Summary: Product Portfolio Management, Technical Product Management, POC and Concept designs, Prototyping, Product Requirements, Customer Requirements, Video Processing, Product Lifecycle Management
•Assisted customers in the development PCB and developed proof of concept design (POC) for OEM partnerss
•Managed PCB customers in Asia, provided technical support and assisted them in integrating Video Processor ASIC in PCI/PCIe based systems and supported product rollout
•Liaised with the firmware and driver development teams to implement feature requests and tested firmware and drivers before customer release and wrote application notes and technical documents
•Assisted customers in the development PCB and developed proof of concept design (POC) for OEM partnerss
•Managed PCB customers in Asia, provided technical support and assisted them in integrating Video Processor ASIC in PCI/PCIe based systems and supported product rollout
•Liaised with the firmware and driver development teams to implement feature requests and tested firmware and drivers before customer release and wrote application notes and technical documents
Freelance
Engineering
Consultant
1/2002 - 4/2006
•Configured Agilent ATE test equipment at ATI Tech (now AMD) and Executed test vectors on graphics chipsets
•Supported IBM server customers with technical issues as first line L1 IT support call center
•Supported IBM server customers with technical issues as first line L1 IT support call center
Lucent Technologies
Design
Digital Design Engineer
5/2000 - 1/2002
•Summary: Engineering, Innovation, Technology, Digital Design, Research and Development (R&D), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC), System on a Chip (SoC), Technology Management, New Product Introductions (NPI)
•Generated ATPG test vectors and debugged functional test failures
•Debugged timing issues by performing timing analysis of DSP processor and performed Design Analysis
•Received recognition award certificate for Special effort getting TimeMill to run
•Generated ATPG test vectors and debugged functional test failures
•Debugged timing issues by performing timing analysis of DSP processor and performed Design Analysis
•Received recognition award certificate for Special effort getting TimeMill to run
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR
Design
ASIC Design Engineer
2/1998 - 5/2000
•Designed and coded in Verilog, ASIC Design, FPGA schematic, debugged timing issues, Generated test vectors
•Designed FPGA error counter and entered schematic using ALTERA FPGA tools
•Designed and coded RTL logic of Remote 8-bit I/O expander for I2C bus
•Designed FPGA error counter and entered schematic using ALTERA FPGA tools
•Designed and coded RTL logic of Remote 8-bit I/O expander for I2C bus