Program Manager (PMP Certified)
Rheinmetall Arabia Simulation and Training
Total years of experience :17 years, 3 Months
• Leading tendering and bidding activities.
• Creating and executing project scope, goals, schedule, milestones, deliverables, and budget with management responsibility for the entire military business unit.
• Recruiting and managing suppliers.
• Serving as the primary interface with customers and suppliers.
• Identifying resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities.
• Managing a geographically dispersed team at multiple sites within the KSA.
• Performing quality assurance throughout all phases of the project.
• Creating progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, presentations and plans.
• Resolving, tracing and escalating critical issues to minimize project risk factors.
• Identifying, analysing, planning and monitoring risks.
• Hiring staff.
•Managing the operation, maintenance and repair of the Training Devices (team of 7 engineers).
•Acting as the main interface for the flow of operation, maintenance, repair, modification information to and from the stakeholders.
•Preparing required reports and making them available to the Customers.
•Defining the requirements for any RSAF originated modifications required to support the RSAF operational or training need.
•Supervising the project and providing solutions to problems.
•Ensuring that unserviceable spares are sent for repair via Supply Chain and follow up until returned, or replacement items are procured from suppliers.
•Maintaining data quality and integrity of Configuration Management database
•Managing and administering all related budgets and provide budget reports.
•Providing an annual scheduled maintenance/operation plan, monitoring the progress of the schedule and adjust the plan as necessary.
•Managing suppliers queries and monitoring equipments repairs.
•Preparing training plan for the maintenance team on an annual basis.
•Coordinating all the Suppliers and technical personnel visits to the site.
•Ensuring that all activities within the facility are conducted in accordance with the health and safety legislation.
•One year on-job training at BAE Systems Warton, UK (April 2008-April 2009).
•Participated in the design and development activities associated with Typhoon training devices, including requirements analysis, risk management, and producing plans and procedures.
•Was a member of BAE Systems installation team at King Fahad Airbase, Taif.
• Led a shift of 5-7 technicians to perform preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Monitored and ordered spare parts and other needed materials (e.g. consumables).
• Lead projects:
1. Threading Line Project: design and installation of electrical circuits, design and installation of control systems, installation of AC motors and participated in site acceptance.
2. New Cutting Machines: verified control panel connections, participated in site acceptance.
* Monitored the Saudi electrical network.
* Reported monthly report.
