Dubai, United Arab Emirates
PMP-certified Project Manager with 8+ years delivering multimillion-dollar programs across AI, geospatial, space, and defense. Proven track record leading cross-functional teams of 30+ specialists through full project lifecycles, achieving up to 3.6x expected profitability. Experienced in government partnerships, governance, risk mitigation, and executive stakeholder management, delivering nationally recognized programs through Hybrid and Agile methodologies.
- Managing end-to-end delivery of geospatial, remote sensing, and space technology programs under public-private partnerships with UAE government entities - Leading 30+ cross-functional team members across scope, schedule, budget, procurement, risk management, and executive stakeholder reporting - Driving enterprise platform rollouts, accelerated revenue recognition, and program profitability well above target across multiple concurrent projects
- Supported requirements definition, vendor selection, and stakeholder alignment for establishment of a satellite Assembly, Integration & Testing (AIT) facility, enabling the UAE's first domestically integrated SAR constellation - Supported program initiation through contract refinement, technical risk assessment, and cross-functional coordination
- Appointed to the SGAC International Mentoring Committee to shape strategic program planning and execution, advancing talent development goals across the space sector. - Paired 30 + mentees with industry leaders via a tailored mentoring framework, driving focused career growth and engagement.
- Served as the UAE’s National Point of Contact for SGAC, coordinating national engagement, communications, and program delivery with the global leadership team.
- Led HALCON's first space project under direct CEO sponsorship — the Smart Mars Rover Wheel — managing scope, schedule, budget, and risk through to prototype delivery, unveiled at Dubai Air Show 2021 - Performed structural and vibration qualification of defense systems to MIL-STD requirements, reducing prototyping costs by 30%
- Supported end-to-end delivery of the DhabiSat nanosatellite, coordinating structural analysis and compliance with Yahsat and Northrop Grumman to ensure flight readiness ahead of successful deployment in 2021
- Contributed to CubeSat R&D projects spanning structural analysis, materials, prototype development, and technical publications