Experience

Pareteum Corporation NYSE American: TEUM

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director, Middle East & Africa

  • Oct 2007 - Present

  PARETEUM - Elephant Talk Based within the gulf for a NYSE:TEUM stock exchange listed organization as a Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa, this role involves overseeing the day-to-day operation of the business and providing strategic oversight for the region. Key tasks include managing the sales and marketing functions, negotiating and business development partnerships and affiliates across the region. Working within different business models such as a Telecom Infrastructure Investor, Infrastructure Supplier and Integrator or Mobile Network Operator (MNO), Mobile Network Virtual Enabler (MVNE) and Mobile Virtual Network Operator MVNO). Key offering a complete Build and Operate business model for full MNO core network designed for MNO brands, segmentation focus or MVNO’s with unique features and ultimate possibilities to enable better customer profiling and more targeted services.



Bahrain Internet Society

• Bahrain

• Board Member & Director of Int’l Relationships

  • Jun 2008 - Jul 2012

  Elected as Member of Board of Directors, BIS is a non-profit organization focused on the Internet. It works to spread cultural awareness of the Internet and its applications through lectures, seminars, conferences and exhibitions, and workshops. It aims at binging together Internet users of whatever type under one umbrella in order to cater for the Bahraini technological community. Elected as Member of Board of Directors, BIS is a non-profit organization focused on the Internet. It works to spread cultural awareness of the Internet and its applications through lectures, seminars, conferences and exhibitions, and workshops. It aims at binging together Internet users of whatever type under one umbrella in order to cater for the Bahraini technological community.



NuetelBH

• Bahrain
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Territory Manager - Amwaj Islands - Smart City

  • Mar 2001 - Oct 2007

  Appointed by the Ossis Property Developers (the owner) to oversee the management and leadership of the Smart City ICT Network Project in Amwaj Islands $1.5bn project. This included securing the telecom licenses, founding Amwaj Telecom as a new entity organization, and ensuring the successful build-up of the Converged ICT Networking concept by building one common infrastructure. This allows minimal investment and the easy facilitation of the provision of true Next Generation for IP-Telephony and IP-TV in addition to the secure high speed data and internet access for tenants. Pioneered one of the first combined approaches to telecom infrastructure offering internet, TV and telephone services. Managing a very complex set of civil and technical works across the Island. Working to extremely stressed deadlines, successfully Project Managed the first and largest community based IP network in the Middle East with an $xxm Telecom Network Infrastructure investment and a $xxm Data Center and Business Continuity Project. Key tasks and highlights include: ** Built strong relations to ensure success with the licensing arrangement requirement for the regulating body for telecom all licenses granting including National Fixed, International, ISP and VAS as well as the effective resolution of any on-going issues. ** Managed the technical designs, bids evaluations, contract terms negotiation, project management, deployment and implementation includes the civil infrastructure. ** Built relations with the Island hotel and tenants on how to build a telecom infrastructure to serve guests. This included delivering a range of workshops and walking the developers through the guidelines. ** Built infrastructure for 3 different types of communications including multi-tenanted units, multi-purpose dwellings and multi-hospitality units. ** Project Managed the build of the telco-grade Data Center and Business Continuity.



Arabian Network Information Services (Batelco)

• Bahrain

• Deputy General Manager - Co-Founder

  • Feb 1994 - Nov 1999

  Feb 1999 ANIS were acquired by BATELCO Jointly founded the first IT company in the region to sell internet, email and web design services. This involved managing the World Wide Web Projects Team, designing eBusiness applications, managing the Business Applications Projects Team, handling key accounts and designing LAN & WAN solutions and Case Studies. Feb 1999 ANIS were acquired by BATELCO Jointly founded the first IT company in the region to sell internet, email and web design services. This involved managing the World Wide Web Projects Team, designing eBusiness applications, managing the Business Applications Projects Team, handling key accounts and designing LAN & WAN solutions and Case Studies.



Arabian Technology Transfer (ABE Group company)

• Researches and Development

  • Mar 1992 - Feb 1994

  Market research and product analysis to identify industry solutions for the production line. Market research and product analysis to identify industry solutions for the production line.