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Experience

Resume

2022 - Present

Innovation & Technology Team Lead

CANAR Holding Group

Kuwait, Remote

Innovation Management

  • Managing the integration of emerging technologies across Energy, Utilities, Infrastructure and O&G sectors by introducing new technology and business lines, for three sister companies spanning four countries, reporting directly to the Chairmen.

  • Led the development of the inaugural portfolio-based Innovation Strategy and Idea Management System. 

  • Established CANAR’s Emerging Technology Unit, serving as Head of Technology by driving the scouting, screening and commercialization of digital and deep tech solutions.

  • Developed training on startup landscape reporting, partner screening, client pitch decks, and commercial readiness levels.

  • Expertly represented the company in international forums, partner negotiations and technical sales workshops.

Technology Management

  • Provided key technical due diligence to support early stage and FOAK investment decisions spanning Electrolyzers, Vertical Ag, Vertical Axis Wind Turbines, and Refinery Optimization Software.

  • Principal contributor for AI-enabled Pipeline Leak Detection R&D project in partnership with Caltech and Beyond Limits, responsible for defining functional requirements, experimental design, and real options financial analysis.

  • Built IMCO’s first Drone Inspection Program from the ground up, overseeing technology selection and roadmap, commercial strategy, and personnel management, resulting in the region’s most advanced OHTL inspection program.

  • Played a pivotal role crafting RFP responses for a major Kuwaiti NOC including an Innovation & Digital Fabrication Center, Upskilling Program, and Digital Transformation Initiative in consortia with Google, Beyond Limits and NVIDIA.

2019 - 2021

Research Directorate Program Officer

Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science

Kuwait

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2019 - 2021

Research Directorate Program Officer

Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science

Kuwait

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Freelance Contracts

2022

Technology & Startup Landscape Report on Dessert Agri-Tech and Aquaculture and Regional Whitespace Opportunities

Client: CANAR Holding Group

2021

Scouted Surface Engineering Solutions to Improve Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) Reliability Using Functional analysis (TRIZ, IGOR^AI) 

Client: Confidential

2020

Technology Scouting Report on AIoT solutions to Improve Safety and Reliability for Precious Metals Mining Client

Client: Confidential

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2016

Competitive Analysis of Vertical Agriculture Market and Go-To-Market Opportunities/Challenges for Dubai Target Market

Client: Robotany

Education

2035 - 2035

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2035 - 2035

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Training

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Go-to-Market Planning

Teamwork & Collaboration

Digital Analytics

Languages

English (native)

French (proficient)

Spanish (proficient)

Service

2035 - 2035

Palestinian Cultural Center

Degree Level

University Location

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2035 - 2035

Trashtag Kuwait

Degree Level

University Location

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Research

2018-2019

Forecasting Water Scarcity in Ojai, California and Mapping Social Entrepreneurship Approaches Using Systems Design

 Transdisciplinary Honors Study Presented to Ojai Town Hall.

CMU School of Design

CMU CEE

ASHOKA x Flip Labs

  • Consolidated and analyzed disparate data on Ventura County’s water sources, produced governance map and forecasted projections for sustainability under different scenarios. Identified potential reservoir depletion as early as 2022 under Business as Usual and proposed minimum conservation policies.

  • Produced ‘Discovery Map’ from successful social entrepreneurship/municipality efforts that address water scarcity by distilling their design principles and the barriers they address. Identified democratization & decentralization of water management, production, and governance as common denominators in successful ventures. 

2015-2016

Deepwater Horizon Dispersants Silence Bacterial Bioremediation of Oil Spills via Quorum Quenching

 Transdisciplinary Honors Study Presented to Ojai Town Hall.

Tilton Labs 

CMU ChemE

  • Designed study with Tilton Group on impact of dispersants used during Deepwater oil spill on natural bacterial remediation and identified potential suppression of bacterial communication via quorum sensing

Education

2035 - 2035

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2035 - 2035

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Training

Kuwait Hydrogen Energy Workshop

German Embassy of Kuwait x Kuwait Foundation for the Advacement of Sciences

Innovation Management

GenAI for CEOs

Kuwait YPO

Permaculture Design Certificate

Finca Tierra Food Forrest

English (native)

Computer Vision Nanodegree (Udacity), GenAI for CEOs (Kuwait YPO); Innovation Management (Coursera); HarvardX Lab to Market (edX); Permaculture Design Certificate; Venture Capital & Private Equity (Coursera - Expected Completion Date: April 2024).

Spanish (proficient)

Service

2035 - 2035

Palestinian Cultural Center

Degree Level

University Location

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2035 - 2035

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University Location

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Research

2018-2019

Forecasting Water Scarcity in Ojai, California and Mapping Social Entrepreneurship Approaches Using Systems Design

 Transdisciplinary Honors Study Presented to Ojai Town Hall.

CMU School of Design

CMU CEE

ASHOKA x Flip Labs

  • Consolidated and analyzed disparate data on Ventura County’s water sources, produced governance map and forecasted projections for sustainability under different scenarios. Identified potential reservoir depletion as early as 2022 under Business as Usual and proposed minimum conservation policies.

  • Produced ‘Discovery Map’ from successful social entrepreneurship/municipality efforts that address water scarcity by distilling their design principles and the barriers they address. Identified democratization & decentralization of water management, production, and governance as common denominators in successful ventures. 

2015-2016

Deepwater Horizon Dispersants Silence Bacterial Bioremediation of Oil Spills via Quorum Quenching

 Transdisciplinary Honors Study Presented to Ojai Town Hall.

Tilton Labs 

CMU ChemE

  • Designed study with Tilton Group on impact of dispersants used during Deepwater oil spill on natural bacterial remediation and identified potential suppression of bacterial communication via quorum sensing

Education

2035 - 2035

UNIVERSITY NAME

Degree Level

University Location

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2035 - 2035

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Degree Level

University Location

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Professional skillset

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Go-to-Market Planning

Teamwork & Collaboration

Digital Analytics

Languages

English (native)

French (proficient)

Spanish (proficient)

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