Consultant
pricewaterhousecoopers (pwc)
Total years of experience :32 years, 10 Months
Provide consultancy service for various projects related to the Middle Eastern Countries
- Export / Import requirements
- Certification requirements and methodologies.
- Legal frameworks.
- Product Specification and Standards.
- Customs related work.
- Country of Origin
Running operations in the Middle East and North Africa. Issuance of Certificates of Conformity for Saudi Arabia and other countries from exporting countries.
Set up Nemko as one of the leading Certification Companies in the Middle East, recognized by several governments.
Focus on several business streams such as Telecom, Energy Efficiency and certification of commodities for various countries in the Middle East.
* Establish Saudi office as a a legal foreign Entity in Saudi Arabia.
* Manage company daily operations in Saudi Arabia
* Thorough knowledge of Saudi and Gulf standards
* Establish Intertek Laboratory for Electrical Products Testing in KSA.
* Look after office accounting.
* Deal with government agencies.
* Very good understanding of regualtions in Saudi and other GCC countries.
Provide consultation on GCC export and import regulations, taxation, product specification and commercial regulations of Saudi and other the GCC countries.
Intertek International is an International company responsible for operating the International Conformity Certification (ICCP) Program n behalf of Saudi Standards Organization (www.saso.org.sa), and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Saudi Arabia. Pre- shipment compliance verification scheme (Conformity Assessment) is carried out on all consumer products. A Certificate of Conformity is issued for compliant products.
Duties include:
• Provide required liaison between local client in Saudi Arabia, and Intertek offices overseas
• Provide advice and assistance to local client on all aspects related to imports.
• Through official meetings, seminars, and visits, inform the local business communities about benefits and latest developments of the Programme.
• Provide training to the staff of local clients on key operational features of the Programme.
• Resolve technical and other issues raised by clients and management.
• Arrange regular visits to main offices/laboratories abroad for key members of staff of our local client.
• Provide activity reports to both the client and senior management
The Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) is the Federal Government Standardization Agency in the UAE, has implemented the Emirates Conformity Assessment Scheme (ECAS) on the national level on locally manufactured and imported products. Within the scope ECAS, conformity of certain regulated products is assessed to National/International standards. Compliant products are issued with Certificates of Conformity.
Duties include:
• Set up and supervise implementation of scheme's procedures and rules.
• Selection of regulated products, review product technical specifications and standards.
• Supervision and Maintenance of technical regulations.
• Assessment of laboratories, and lab activities related to the scheme.
• Supervision of daily operations and management of compliance activities.
• Verification and Assessment of product compliance to selected standards.
• Running daily operational activities of the Scheme.
• Acting as the WTO TBT Enquiry point
• Employment of selective personnel.
• Attend meetings with client companies and governmental agencies.
• Reporting to management.
Pre- shipment compliance verification scheme (Conformity Assessment) is carried out on 66 main regulated consumer products. Compliant products are issued with a Certificates of Conformity.
Experience and knowledge of standards and product specifications of wide variety of products including:
• Electrical and electronic Products.
• Mechanical products.
• Toys.
• Cement and building materials.
• Cosmetic and Perfumery Products.
• Textile products.
Duties include:
• Set up and implement technical procedures for conformity assessment for regulated products.
• Deputize ICCP manager.
• Meetings with individuals and groups.
• Revision and interpretation of regulated Products Specifications.
• Provides technical assistance to importers/ exporters and SASO Offices (36 offices spread globally).
• Resolves technical and other enquiries raised by clients, management or SASO Offices.
• Study and interpret Saudi, Gulf and international standards.
• Translate business articles from Arabic to English and visa versa, in addition to technical reporting.
• Strong leadership and excellent managerial skills, strategic decision-making, future planning and crisis management-ability.
• Maintain excellent relationship with client individuals and government personnel
2001 -2002 Regulatory Consultant
Nextlinx Corporation - USA (see www.nextlinx.com)
Nextlinx is a US regulatory corporation that provides and e-solution for import and export regulations. Work involved dealing closely with customs authority and other governmental bodies, such as the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), and analysis of government press releases
Work includes verification of Duty, anti-dumping, and other trade, import/ export related taxes, prohibitions and restrictions. Verification is done by the Harmonized System (HS) code of commodities.
A large Saudi-American joint venture manufacturing company involved in producing different types of vertical turbine and submersible water pumps under the brand name of “National”, and steel fabrication facility. The Mother Company “National Pump Company” is located In Phoenix-Arizona - USA.
Trained on high-tech. machinery such as Computerized Numerical Control (CNC), automatic and semi-automatic machines, and their production management. Duties include:
• Procurement and scheduling of material, both domestically and from international market.
• Studying the specification and selection of most suitable products.
• Management of the company’s factory Operations and warehouses.
• Preparation of purchase orders and following up with vendors and delivery schedules.
• Manage and schedule daily operational requirements, to ensure meeting production times.
• Supervise production of engineering products in or out-house.
High level of hands on technical education gained through the course
