He is working on a thesis titled “People-Centric Governance Model for Smart Cities” as a part-time Ph.D. researcher in Management since 2022. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and an accomplished professional with over 25 years of experience in spearheading major and portfolio project delivery, from front-end development to execution, including system-wide interfacing in design, construction, installation, pre-commissioning/commissioning, and start-up phases, as well as overall inter-discipline coordination, administration, and resource planning. He has the merit of executing high-net-worth onshore, offshore, renewables, and enhanced oil recovery projects valued up to USD 1.3 billion. He directed the entire project lifecycle, including engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning coordination, planning, and contract management for Basra Gas Company (JV Shell), Petroleum Development Oman (JV Shell), ARAMCO, Al-Khafji Joint Operations, Qatar Petroleum, and Murphy North Sea Field Development, including pipelines, umbilical cables, submarine cables up to 40kV, and submarine cathodic anodes.

He conducted project/portfolio opportunity assurance framing sessions, developed project value drivers and critical success factors, and associated project decision-based roadmaps at the concept phase for major/portfolio projects. He developed stakeholder analysis at the select phase and maintained excellent relationships with government and statutory authorities to avail mandatory sanctions and legalities and obtain necessary approvals prior to the final investment decision or project sanction from the major tender board committee. He managed portfolio capital expenditures (CAPEX) and professional services, entailing preparation of strategies, risk assessments, governance guidelines and policies, tendering, contract preparation, procurement management and planning, benefit savings, bid evaluations, supplier negotiations, and vendor management.

He is resourceful in coordinating, planning, and implementing changes to technology, machinery and equipment, process methodology, direction of quality assurance and control systems, and reporting procedures, exhibiting skills in managing end-to-end shutdown project planning, project execution, and commissioning functions. He directed major and portfolio projects and monitored the execution of works at various sites as per the stipulated norms of the contract pertaining to cost, timeline, and quality, adhering to HSE, legal, and statutory requirements. He performed budget formulation and administration, financial administration, planning, organizing, and scheduling work and performance measurement, and strategized and effectively implemented cost-saving measures. He is an effective communicator with analytical, technical, negotiation, and relationship management skills, coupled with the capability to relate to people at any level of business and management, and has led a geographically diverse team of 60 members spread across 12 nationalities.