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Inventor & Technology Architect
ConfidentialInventor & Technology Architect
Apr. 2025Saudi Arabia, Khobar• Inventor and applicant of multiple patent-pending platforms focused on scalable knowledge systems, secure data provenance, and tokenized information models. • Designed system architectures enabling trusted data sharing, auditability, and controlled monetization across distributed stakeholders and environments. • Applied these inventions to real-world enterprise and industrial use cases, bridging R&D, platform architecture, and commercial strategy. • Focused on building technology platforms that are not only functional, but defensible, monetizable, and designed for long-term value creation. • Advising leadership teams on how to translate intellectual property into scalable platforms, products, and sustainable revenue models.
Fractional CTO & Technology Advisor
Self EmployedFractional CTO & Technology Advisor
Dec. 2024Saudi Arabia, KhobarI work with founders, executives, and leadership teams across the GCC and international markets as a Fractional CTO, providing senior technology leadership for secure digital transformation, platform architecture, and execution in regulated and high-risk environments. I advise on technology strategy, cloud-native and PKI-based security architectures, and scalable platform roadmaps, applying ISA/IEC 62443 and Zero-Trust principles to reduce risk, strengthen compliance, and support regulatory readiness. I also support executives and investors with technical due diligence for strategic partnerships and joint ventures, assessing technology maturity, scalability, and security posture to de-risk capital and execution decisions.
CTO / Head of Technology
4SCTO / Head of Technology
Jan. 2017Saudi Arabia, KhobarCTO at 4S, responsible for transforming advanced industrial, cybersecurity, and AI capabilities into commercially scalable platforms and services. I lead technology strategy, service monetization, and end-to-end delivery with security and resilience embedded by design. I also conduct technical due diligence to de-risk strategic investments and joint ventures.
Process Control Specialist
Saudi Chevron Phillips Co, Jubail Chevron Phillips Co & Saudi Polymers CompanyProcess Control Specialist
Jun. 2016 - Apr. 2018Saudi Arabia, Al QaţīfServed as a Process Control Specialist supporting Chevron affiliated petrochemical operations, advising project teams and acting as Project Engineer for control and automation initiatives. I supported early-stage project evaluation, scoping, and technical definition in line with Chevron’s Project Development & Execution Process (CPDEP) to reduce execution risk and improve investment certainty. I worked closely with operations, engineering, and project stakeholders to define control strategies and system requirements, ensuring solutions met safety, operability, and lifecycle performance standards in a regulated industrial environment.
Various
Angel Investment NetworkVarious
Jul. 2013Saudi Arabia, KhobarActive angel investor and advisor to early-stage and growth ventures across technology enabled, consumer, and industrial-adjacent sectors, including food & beverage, consumer products, and connected devices. I support investment decisions through structured diligence on technology (where relevant), operational scalability, product market fit, supply chain readiness, and execution risk. I advise founders and leadership teams on platform strategy, systems architecture, data and security considerations, and scalable operating models to align commercial ambition with execution capability.
Various Senior Tech & Eng Roles
Various CompaniesVarious Senior Tech & Eng Roles
Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2017Saudi Arabia, KhobarHeld senior technology and engineering leadership roles across industrial automation, process control, and large scale infrastructure programs in the GCC and international markets. Led multidisciplinary teams delivering complex systems from feasibility and design through commissioning and operations, primarily within petrochemical, oil & gas, power, and critical infrastructure environments. Built deep domain expertise in operating within regulated, safety-critical, and high availability industrial settings, forming the foundation for later CTO, advisory, and platform focused roles.
Director Of Technology
Hazelwick Technologies LtdDirector Of Technology
Jan. 1998 - Jan. 2001United Kingdom, PeterboroughEarly leadership role within a venture stage technology company, providing exposure to startup formation, vendor neutral solution design, and commercial delivery. Founded and led a vendor agnostic automation and controls practice, delivering integrated solutions for multinational clients including FMCG and manufacturing organizations. Owned technical architecture, solution design, and delivery governance across automation, control systems, and early internet enabled platforms, establishing a foundation in platform thinking, systems integration, and technology led business creation.
Senior Systems Engineer
BBT Group LtdSenior Systems Engineer
Jan. 1992 - Jan. 1998United Kingdom, PeterboroughProgressed into a senior engineering role delivering complex industrial automation and control system projects within petrochemical and industrial environments. Led design, implementation, testing, and commissioning of control systems, while also assuming responsibility for internal IT systems and infrastructure. This role established deep hands-on technical credibility and operational discipline in safety critical, regulated environments that later underpinned senior specialist, CTO, and advisory positions.

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