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Yousef Alzahrani - MSc - PMP, Advisor, Strategy and PMO

Yousef Alzahrani - MSc - PMP

Advisor, Strategy and PMO·Royal Commission for Riyadh City

Saudi Arabia

Master's degree, Electrical Engineering - Communications

Work experience

Total years of experience: 16 years, 5 months

Advisor, Strategy and PMO

August 2023 - Present

Royal Commission for Riyadh City

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

August 2023 - Present

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Management

Program Director

August 2021 - July 2023

Tatweer Company For Educational Services

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

August 2021 - July 2023

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Company industry:
1339
Job role:
Management

Program Manager

June 2019 - July 2021

Lean Business Services

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

June 2019 - July 2021

• Managing a large number of stakeholders and tracking progress of the projects with the Ministry of Health and monitor the KPIs for all projects.
• Weekly reporting portfolio and projects progress to the CEO.
• Tracking projects progress and monthly reporting its progress to the Assistant Deputy Minister for Planning and Organizational Excellence.
• Contribute in the development of the budget, business and strategy plans of Lean for the next three years.
• Transferring the knowledge and raise the skills of Lean’s project managers.
• Contribute in the development of models and methodologies, governance and procedures of project management to raise efficiency in the organization and to improve the projects execution.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Management

Portfolio Manager

October 2018 - June 2019

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

October 2018 - June 2019

• Managing large and complex portfolios and projects.
• Biweekly reporting portfolios progress to His Excellency the Vice Minister.
• Tracking Planning and Development portfolio and projects progress and weekly reporting its progress to the Deputy Minister for Planning and Development.
• Worked side-by-side with PwC's senior professionals in developing a new methodology for the EPMO, improve processes and procedures, and manage portfolios and projects in order to achieve MCIT strategic goals.
• Successfully managed and completed the "Updating ICT Act" project where its deliverables were approved by His Excellency the Minister and sent to the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for final approval.
• Successfully managed and completed the "Development of MCIT Strategy" project where its deliverables were approved by His Excellency the Minister.
• Outstanding Team Award for 2019, awarded by His Excellency the Minister.

Company industry:
Telecommunications
Job role:
Management

NTP Initiative Manager

January 2016 - October 2018

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2016 - October 2018

• Managing an initiative of the National Transformation Programs 2020 (Initiative Title: Reduce Water Leakage by Monitoring the Water Pipeline System using Wireless Sensor Networks).
• Directing and monitoring project managers in the program and ensuring the progress of the projects and monthly reporting its progress to the PMO & senior management.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Management

Project Manager

October 2012 - October 2018

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

October 2012 - October 2018

• Managing several projects simultaneously.
• Preparing the projects plan, schedule, budget, WBS and WBS dictionary for the projects.
• Leading a team of professionals towards the projects objectives from assigning tasks, handling team issues and processing trainings and other requests.
• Tracking projects progress and monthly reporting its progress to the PMO & senior management.
• Ensure timely deliverables of the projects.
• Develop processes and procedures for the department.
• Supervising and Leading the partners for projects execution and implementation.
• Conducting interviews with prospect candidates.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Management

Digital Design Engineer

March 2011 - February 2013

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

March 2011 - February 2013

• Worked as a Digital Design Engineer in a multi-millions joint Project for “System-On-Chip” Design between KACST and Soft Machines Company, a semi-Conductor company in Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, California, United States.
• Worked side-by-side with senior engineers and academicians in Santa Clara throughout the project phases including doing surveys, design implementation, testing, validation and documentation.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Research and Development

Research Volunteer

June 2010 - February 2011

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

June 2010 - February 2011

The National Center for Electronics, Communications and Photonics Technology.
Feb 2010 - Feb 2011: Volunteer Researcher

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Research and Development

Summer Training Program

June 2010 - November 2010

Nokia Siemens Networks

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

June 2010 - November 2010

# Communications Engineer Trainee #
Business Solutions Organization. Nokia Siemens Networks.

Company industry:
Telecommunications
Job role:
Engineering

Summer Training Program

February 2010 - May 2010

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

February 2010 - May 2010

# ASIC/SoC Design Engineer Trainee #
The National Center for Electronics, Communications and Photonics Technology.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Research and Development

Education

King Saud University

August 2018

August 2018

Master's degree, Electrical Engineering - Communications

Saudi Arabia

Overall GPA Grade: Very Good Graduation Research Project 1: A+ Title: Performance Evaluation of ACO-OFDM and ASCO-OFDM Systems in Optical Wireless Communications Graduation Research Project 2: A+ Title: Secret Key Generation Protocol for Optical OFDM Systems in Indoor VLC Networks

King Saud University

June 2010

June 2010

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering - Electronics & Communications -

Saudi Arabia

Overall GPA Grade: Good Graduation Project 1: A Title: Design a Reduced-Complexity MIMO Systems Graduation Project 2: A+ Title: Design and FPGA Implementation of Reduced-Complexity MIMO Systems

Al-Mostaqbal High School

June 2004

June 2004

High school or equivalent, Scientific Path

Saudi Arabia

GPA (percentage): 96%

GPA (percentage): 96%

Overall GPA Grade: Excellent

Skills

PMO

Expert

Budgeting

Expert

Program Management

Expert

Portfolio Management

Expert

Project Management

Expert

Project Management

Expert

MS Project

Expert

Communication Skills

Expert

Verilog

Intermediate

Wireless Sensor Networks

Expert

Research

Expert

VHDL

Expert

Microsoft Office

Expert

Matlab

Expert

Computer Architecture

Expert

RTL Design

Expert

Wireless Communications Systems

Expert

MIMO Systems

Expert

Technical Documentation

Expert

Linux

Expert

Risk Management

Expert

Program Management

Intermediate

Quality

Intermediate

Stakeholders Management

Expert

Management

Expert

PMO

Expert

PMP

Expert

Portfolio Management

Expert

Budgeting

Expert

Portfolio Management

Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Arabic

Native Speaker

Memberships

IEEE

Member

January 2011

PMI

Member

January 2016

SCE

Member

January 2016

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Strategic Management
Aug 2018
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Mar 2018

Training
Project Meetings
Sfax University, Tunisia
Sep 2014
Project Meetings
Sfax University, Tunisia
Jan 2015
Intensive Project Management Workshops
WASILA, Egypt
Jul 2016
Project Meetings
WASILA, Egypt
Sep 2015
Skills in Dealing with Pressures and Emotions
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Problem Solving & Decision Making Skills
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The Memristor: A Circuit Designer’s Prospective
Boise, ID, USA
Aug 2012
LabVIEW in Data Acquisition and Communication Systems Hardware Prototyping
National Instruments, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Feb 2011
Enhance Memory
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
ASIC Verification
SMSilicon Inc, Hyderabad, India
Jul 2011
The 2nd IEEE Saudi International Electronics, Communications & Photonics Conference
KACST, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Apr 2013
Project Management Professional & PMP Exam Preparation Course
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Feb 2012
IC Compiler
Synopsys, Bangalore, India
May 2011
The 55th IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and systems
IEEE, Boise, Idaho, USA
Aug 2012
ASIC Design
SMI Inc, Santa Clara, CA, USA
Feb 2013
Systems Engineering Course
CSIR, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Jun 2011
Ideas Management
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The 3rd Saudi International Electronics, Communications and Photonics Conference
KACST, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Apr 2015
The 10th IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology
IEEE, Luxor, Egypt
Dec 2010
The 3rd IEEE Annual International Conference on Energy Aware Computing
IEEE, Ercan, Cyprus
Dec 2012
IC Compiler 2
Synopsys, Mountain View, CA, USA
Mar 2013
Digital Signal Processing for Communications
Boise, ID, USA
Aug 2012
SystemVerilog Testbench
Synopsys, Mountain View, CA, USA
Oct 2011
Interpersonal Relationship Skills
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The 9th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered Molecular Systems
IEEE, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Apr 2014
Introduction to Digital Signal Processing System with FPGAs
So-Logic, Vienna, Austria
Oct 2013
Essentials of Microprocessors
So-Logic, Vienna, Austria
Oct 2013
Fundamentals of Project Management
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Oct 2014
TetraMAX
Synopsys, Mountain View, CA, USA
Mar 2013
Design Compiler
Synopsys, Munich, Germany
Jun 2011
SystemVerilog VMM1.2
Synopsys, Mountain View, CA, USA
Mar 2013
DFT Compiler
Synopsys, Mountain View, CA, USA
Feb 2013
Essentials of FPGA Design
So-Logic, Vienna, Austria
Oct 2013
Applied Project Management
Global Knowldge Inc., New York City, NY, USA
May 2015
Six Thinking Hats
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Smart Sensor Systems
Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherland
Apr 2015
Time Management Skills
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The 4th IEEE Annual International Conference on Energy Aware Computing
IEEE, Istanbul, Turkey
Dec 2013
VHDL Courses Using Mentor Graphics Design Tools
Mentor Graphics, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Apr 2011
Understanding the Different Personalities
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The 1st IEEE Saudi International Electronics, Communications and Photonics Conference
KACST, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Apr 2011
The 1st Workshop on Energy Aware Reconfigurable WSNs
Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
Jan 2015
Anger Control Skills
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Functional Verification Using HW Emulation and Accelerated Transaction Level Modeling
Mentor Graphics, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Feb 2011
Vivado Design Suite Tool Flow
So-Logic, Vienna, Austria
Oct 2013
ASIC Design
SMI Inc, Santa Clara, CA, USA
Sep 2011
Mentor Graphics Forum Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dec 2012
FPGA Advantage
Mentor Graphics, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Apr 2011
The 7th Saudi Engineering Conference
KSU, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Jun 2007

Hobbies and interests

New Technology
Project Management
Research
Project Planning
Risk Management
Program Management