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Experience
Resume
2022 - Present
Innovation & Technology Team Lead
CANAR Holding Group
Kuwait, Remote
Innovation Management
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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.
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Led the development of the inaugural portfolio-based Innovation Strategy and Idea Management System.
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Established CANAR’s Emerging Technology Unit, serving as Head of Technology by driving the scouting, screening and commercialization of digital and deep tech solutions.
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Developed training on startup landscape reporting, partner screening, client pitch decks, and commercial readiness levels.
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Expertly represented the company in international forums, partner negotiations and technical sales workshops.
Technology Management
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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University Location
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2035 - 2035
Trashtag Kuwait
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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
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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.
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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
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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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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
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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.
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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
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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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Professional skillset
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Go-to-Market Planning
Teamwork & Collaboration
Digital Analytics
Languages
English (native)
French (proficient)
Spanish (proficient)