Manager, Strategy and Marketing
AREVA
Total years of experience :11 years, 3 Months
Helped start the office in Riyadh and was in charge of the strategy and marketing to contribute to the establishment of the nuclear sector in Saudi Arabia; Assumed the following, but not limited to, roles:
• Establishing and maintaining good relationships with key stakeholders in the Kingdom in the energy domain.
• Strategic positioning of AREVA in the Saudi market through studying the market and assessing the competition
• Develop an understanding of AREVA’s nuclear technology and that of its competitors
• Communicate AREVA’s set of products and services to concerned parties in the Kingdom
• Consulting services: writing proposals and managing competitive bidding processes and executing projects
• Developing the educational outreach program which entails human capacity building in nuclear energy via establishing and maintaining good relationships with potential educational partners
• Assisting in developing the industrial supply chain via establishing and maintaining good relationships with potential Saudi suppliers
• Planning and executing the Internship Program which involved reaching out to universities, presenting to engineering students, gathering interests, screening CVs, shortlisting, interviewing, selecting potential candidates, finalizing requirements to travel and spend 3-12 months in France and/or Germany.
• Planning and executing events including: Suppliers Day series, Nuclear Training series, Nuclear Suppliers Learning Tours, Education Day, Universities Roadshows, and Internship Days.
Part time post-doctorate fellowship Researching sustainable energy and desalination
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) School of Engineering and Materials Science Queen Mary, University of London, London, United Kingdom. Thesis Title: "Carbon Management for Sustainable Development: An examination of potential transition paths for the Saudi Arabian 'national system of innovation' towards a cleaner energy economy." Published into a book "Greening the Black Gold: Saudi Arabia's transition towards Clean Energy"
Diplomatic Training 2008 Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, Unites States. Subject: Diplomacy and International Relations.
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Queen Mary, University of London, London, United Kingdom. Subject: Technology Exploitation and Management with distinction. Thesis Title: "Hydrogen fuel cell as a disruptive innovation: the case study of Saudi Aramco".
Bachelor of Science (BSc.) with honors Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Subject: Management Information Systems
