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Mustafa Abdelaziz, Director of Service

Mustafa Abdelaziz

Director of Service·ZAK Solutions,

Kuwait

Master's degree, MBA

Work experience

Total years of experience: 24 years, 5 months

Director of Service

January 2024 - Present

ZAK Solutions,

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2024 - Present

• Lead all Service units including technical support, enterprise operations, service desk, cloud support,
PMO, and field teams.
• Own customer success strategy, ensuring SLA adherence, service quality, and escalations management.
• Establish governance frameworks across operations, service delivery, and transformation initiatives.
• Drive workforce planning, skills development, and resource utilization across technical and service
teams.
• Oversee financial performance including service P&L, renewals, and managed services revenue.
• Introduce modern service models including cloud-based support, digital service catalogs, and automated
workflows.
• Collaborate with C-level executives to align service strategy with company growth and customer
satisfaction objectives.

Company industry:
IT Services

Sr. Program Manager

January 2022 - January 2024

Vodafone International Services (_VOIS)

Cairo, Egypt Hybrid

January 2022 - January 2024

Reduced escalations and improved MTTR by implementing operational analytics dashboards and
automation.
• Built high-performing service teams with formalized competency development models.

(Reporting to Vodafone UK Portfolio). Led lifecycle of UK strategic programs, covering digital solutions,
managed services, and enterprise systems.

Company industry:
Telecommunications

Program Manager

November 2016 - January 2022

ZAK Solutions,

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

November 2016 - January 2022

• Directed planning, scheduling, tracking, quality, and implementation.
• Managed budgets, forecasts, and revenue recognition.
• Ran risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
• Strengthened customer and vendor relationships; resolved escalations.
• Managed documentation, reporting, and delivery performance metrics.

Company industry:
IT Services

Advisory Project Manager

January 2016 - November 2016

IBM GSDC,

Katowice, Poland

January 2016 - November 2016

• Delivered Transition & Transformation programs for international clients.
• Leveraged Arabic language skills to support regional customers.
• Mentored junior PMs on delivery excellence.

Company industry:
IT Services

Sr. Project Manager; VoIP Team Leader;

January 2006 - January 2016

ZAK Solutions,

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2006 - January 2016

• Delivered IT Security & Infrastructure projects end‑to‑end.
• Led IPT technical team; supported pre‑sales and RFP development.
• Built Cisco & JavaScript integrations for contact center systems.
• Maintained corporate IT strategy, policies, and roadmap.

Company industry:
IT Services

IT Instructor

January 2005 - January 2006

HUMAN-SOFT Corp

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2005 - January 2006

• Instructor for different IT courses (Network+, MS Office, Computer Maintenance and Helpdesk)

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Software Engineer

April 2003 - June 2005

Central Lab for Agricultural Expert Systems

Cairo, Egypt

April 2003 - June 2005

Developed Expert Systems in the domain of Agriculture using MS VB .Net, MS VB 6.0, MS SQL Server, MS Access, and PROLOG
Converted previously developed systems (developed using pure PROLOG) into MS VB 6.0 and integrating them with the ontology and rules files that have been developed using PROLOG.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Research and Development

Software Engineer

January 2003 - January 2005

Ministry of Agriculture,

Cairo, Egypt

January 2003 - January 2005

• Developed:
◦ Expert Systems in Agriculture domain using MS VB.NET, MS VB 6.0, MS SQL Server, MS Access and PROLOG
◦ AI Systems (using pure PROLOG) into MS VB 6.0 and integrated them with the ontology & rules files that had
been developed using PROLOG

Company industry:
Agriculture & Crop Production

Software Developer

June 2002 - April 2003

Ministry of Defense

Cairo, Egypt

June 2002 - April 2003

Developed a Database system for civilians working in Ministry of Defense, Egypt using MS VB 6.0 and MS Access
Developed an Attendant System for the civilians in the ministry which manages most of the absence and latency issues

Company industry:
Military & Defense
Job role:
Information Technology

Software Developer

January 2002 - January 2003

Ministry of Defense,

Cairo, Egypt

January 2002 - January 2003

Developed:
• Database System for civilians working in Ministry of Defense, Egypt using MS VB 6.0 and MS Access
• Attendance System for the civilians in the ministry which managed most of the absence and latency issues

Company industry:
Public Administration

Education

Birmingham University

April 2021

April 2021

Master's degree, MBA

United Kingdom

(Anticipated) Masters of Business Administration

University of Birmingham

January 2021

January 2021

Master's degree, Business Administration

United Kingdom

Cairo University

January 2004

January 2004

High school or equivalent, Computer Science

Egypt

Bachelore of Computer Science

May 2002

May 2002

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Egypt

GPA (percentage): 75%

GPA (percentage): 75%

Cairo University

January 2002

January 2002

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Egypt

Skills

Program Management
Expert
Program Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Cisco
Expert
Cisco
Expert
IP PBX
Expert
IP PBX
Expert
.NET
Expert
.NET
Expert
Program Management
Expert
Program Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express
Expert
Cisco Unified Contact Center Express
Expert
MS SQL Server
Expert
MS SQL Server
Expert
.Net Development
Expert
.Net Development
Expert
Cisco IP Telephony
Expert
Cisco IP Telephony
Expert
.NET
Expert
.NET
Expert
IP PBX
Expert
IP PBX
Expert
Cisco
Expert
Cisco
Expert
CLOUD COMPUTING
Intermediate
CLOUD COMPUTING
Intermediate
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Intermediate
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Intermediate
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Intermediate
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Intermediate
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS
Intermediate
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS
Intermediate
ENVIRONMENT HEALTH AND SAFETY
Intermediate
ENVIRONMENT HEALTH AND SAFETY
Intermediate
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Intermediate
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
OPERATIONS
Intermediate
OPERATIONS
Intermediate
REVENUE GROWTH
Intermediate
REVENUE GROWTH
Intermediate
SERVICE DELIVERY FRAMEWORK
Intermediate
SERVICE DELIVERY FRAMEWORK
Intermediate

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Network+ Certified
ICDL Certified
CCNA Certified
CCNA Voice Certified
Cisco Certified Unity Support Specialist
Cisco Certified IP Contact Center Express Specialist
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert – VOICE (CCIE) # 41986
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Program Management Professional (PgMP)
SAFe® 6 Lean Portfolio Manager
CCIE Voice
Jan 2014 - Jan 2018
PgMP
Jun 2017 - Jun 2020
PMP
Apr 2015 - Apr 2018

Hobbies

  • Football, Music, Arts, Self Improvement