Abbas AlQuraini

• Regional engineering authority for Industrial Digital Platforms,
Connected Operations, and Smart Manufacturing across MEA
• Own regional engineering budget and actively contribute to
P&L outcomes through portfolio prioritization, value
engineering, and delivery optimization
• Define enterprise-grade edge-to-cloud IIoT, data, and
analytics architectures, ensuring scalability, cybersecurity, and
operational resilience
• Set regional technical direction for Industrial AI, advanced
analytics, and digital twins, aligning innovation with business
value
• Act as executive advisor to customers and internal leadership
on digital roadmaps, connected operations maturity, and
investment justification
• Partner with sales and business leadership to shape high-value
opportunities, improve technical win-rate, and grow
sustainable digital pipeline
• Lead, mentor, and develop 35+ multidisciplinary engineers,
establishing succession plans, career frameworks, and
competency models Collaborate with regional VPs and global
CTO organizations to align strategy, standards, and capital
investment decisions

• Led regional teams delivering Industrial Digital Platforms and
Smart Manufacturing solutions
• Architected ISA-95 MOM/IMOMS integrating Level 2-4
systems, achieving ~25% downtime reduction
• Defined end-to-end architectures for data platforms, APM,
visualization, and analytics Drove digital twins and simulation
for predictive maintenance
• Managed $15M+ portfolio and improved engineering
productivity by ~15%

• Architectural authority for DCS, SIS, SCADA, RTU, PLC, and
VMS
• Established control, network, and redundancy standards
• Embedded IEC 62443 OT cybersecurity by design
• Led scope definition, estimation, and execution risk
management

• Led cross-border automation and SCADA project delivery
• Directed design, integration, FAT, SAT, commissioning, and
handover

• Delivered full-cycle automation engineering and system
integration
• Supported commissioning and operational handover

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