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Public Facilities Management · O&M · Concessions · Field Operations
Origin of Management Company · Samaya Group
Head of IT
Head of Operations · Mar 2021 – Jan 2022
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Origin of Management Company, SAMAYA, was built around managing and operating public facilities through operations, maintenance and concession-style contracts, and I was part of the business from its foundation stage. One of its most visible operating environments was the Jeddah Waterfront, where facilities management, visitor experience, workforce deployment, revenue collection, maintenance and daily field control had to work as one operating model. My role evolved from building the technology foundation to leading operations, teams, strategy, performance and profitability across the company.
CONNECTED IMPACT
- Established the technology function and the systems, policies and enterprise foundation required from the company's early operating stage
- Designed and implemented a smart paid public-restroom access system, the technical foundation that later evolved into the ECOLINK concept, combining automated payment and controlled entitlement
- Personally designed self-service vending devices from drawings and component selection through manufacturing, then managed sourcing, import arrangements and field deployment
- Led a closed-loop payment ecosystem exceeding 500,000 monthly transactions and intelligent access control across 36 operational points
- Delivered ERP, inventory, CCTV, VoIP, customer-service platforms and operational tools supporting sites and field teams
- Progressed into operations leadership with responsibility for the workforce, company-wide operating plans, strategic direction, performance and profitability