Functional Skills

Post-Merger Integration
Operational Efficiency
Organizational Design
Program Management
Technology Strategy
Agile Software Development
Artificial Intelligence
Business Analysis
Business Continuity
Communications
Disaster Recovery
Production Planning
Project Management
Quality Management
Strategic Planning

Software Skills

Dynamics CRM
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Salesforce
SAP
Jira
Sharepoint
Microsoft Project
Artificial Intelligence
Disaster recovery
Go
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SAS

Certifications

ITILIT Infrastructure Library Certified

Sector Experience

Healthcare
Manufacturing
Energy
Life Sciences & Pharma
Industrials

Languages

Arabic
French
Greek
English
2
hours

Avg Response Time

27
years

Years of Experience

3/20

Member Since


Experience

 
Pekasso Group Management Consulting
Managing Partner, IT & OpEx | Interim CIO
03/2007 - Present
Pekasso Group provides IT, Operational Excellence and Management Consulting including Strategic Planning, Business & Digital Transformation, ERP Selection & Implementation, IT Org Assessment & Optimization, Support with Business Turnaround, IPOs and M&A activities. Key projects include:
• Assessed the current state of the data as a service (DaaS) model of a multi-billion-dollar pharmaceutical company and formulated a 3-year future state strategy and road map
• Assessed people, processes, and systems for an IT organization of a multi-billion-dollar healthcare payer. Identified areas of risks and opportunities for team re-organization, process automation and re-engineering and systems utilization resulting in 15% to 30% efficiency increases
• Provided strategic advisory services and assessed the Infrastructure and InfoSec risks for a multi-national organization operating 40+ acute care

GlobeMed Operations
VP of OpEx
06/2017 - 02/2020
The largest healthcare insurance benefits management company in the Middle East and Africa, redefining the standard for managing healthcare insurance benefits for more than 200 insurance companies across 12 countries in the MEA.
Lead the continued push to achieve operational excellence across the organization in addition to introducing new programs including Fraud & Abuse using AI, Population Health using Salesforce and Automated Medical Rules Engine.

FieldCore, a GE Company Information Technology
Global Chief Information Officer
09/2014 - 05/2016
Developed a business digital transformation roadmap & architecture based on SAP ERP & SuccessFactors with Rules Engines for Payroll, Billing and Immigration and an Operational SAP template tightly integrated with the Global template through middleware and dedicated data lakes. replacing 82 disjointed legacy systems including Oracle ERP.

Robinson Inspections Services DMCC Corporate Strategy & Development
Managing Director
11/2011 - 08/2014
Responsible for the business and IT operations for the Oil & Gas Inspections and Quality testing business for the Group

Arkan Building Materials Information Technology
Chief Information Officer
10/2009 - 10/2011
Led the IS strategic and tactical planning and execution of the IS department, managing a team of 30 in 9 business units spread across 3 geographical areas. Designed and implemented an award winner digital manufacturing IT architecture based on real time integration between SAP ERP and production lines through ABB Knowledge Manger for accurate and real time access to manufacturing costs

Masdar Start-Up
Head of IT
01/2009 - 10/2009
Managed the evaluation and implementation of Oracle ERP migrating from MS Dynamics Great Plains. Implemented MS Dynamics CRM.

WellCare Health Plans Information Technology
VP of IS
09/2004 - 02/2007
Led the reorganization of an IT team of 50 and the assessment and implementation of a number of business re-engineering initiatives, the integration efforts of a new acquisition and a business growth of more than 300%. Managed a budget of up to $15 million. Led the strategic and tactical planning of the department, managing Architecture, Application Development, Quality Assurance, Project Management and Business Analysis in support of business re-engineering initiatives and organic growth

Expion Inc. Start-Up
CIO/CTO
11/1999 - 09/2004
Built and implemented the infrastructure, architecture and technology road map, managed the development efforts of web based business solutions in a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. Designed and managed the development in less than 12 months of 15 Web based business solutions for Clinical Trials, Vaccination Programs Rollout, Patients Communication Portal, Helpdesk, Knowledge Management and Customer Service

BioReliance Information Technology
Chief Information Officer
03/1997 - 11/1999
Planned and implemented a 4-phase, multi-instances Oracle ERP/CRM implementation fully integrated with bar coding in less than 2 years. The ERP solution included GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Purchasing, Sales & Marketing, Order Entry, Inventory, Bills of Materials, Work in Progress and a Data Warehouse. Managed compliance with FDA regulations for the Bio-manufacturing services for the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industries through a master validation plan and associated policies/procedures