1. ISMAIL AL AZEM
Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Contacts: +966 505227596/+966 1 14942700
E-mail: i_azem@yahoo.com, som3aazem@gmail.com
Senior management executive in construction consultancy business with 19 years’
professional experience and strong background in project management, seeking a leadership role in business
operations as…….
EXECUTIVE MANAGER | DIVISIONAL DIRECTOR | PROJECTS DIRECTOR | TECHNICAL MANAGER
Resourceful and organized construction industry professional with strong business acumen, managerial aptitude & technical
awareness; setting strategy, procedures, standards and operations for business acquisition and delivery management within the
framework of company policies and targeted business objectives. Excellent troubleshooter and people manager, building and
managing high performance team, synergizing efforts, optimizing productivity and efficiency, and controlling operating cost to
deliver excellence in key performance areas. Currently working with Ammar Kadi Engineering Consulting Firm – Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia, since March 2010, as Vice President – Executive Manager.
Areas of Expertise
 Strategic Planning
 Polices implementation
 Resources Management
 Procedures Development
 Operations Management
 Business Development
 Projects Management
 Profit & Loss Management
 HRM & Administration
 Performance Management
 Relationships Management
 Team Building & Leadership
EXECUTIVE SYNOPSIS
 Organizational leadership experience in project management services business in engineering consultancy domain
 Proven ability to devise & establish budgets & cost control measures, business compliant policies & work processes for the
BU, and operations for sales & marketing and clients’ projects management throughout the life cycle stages
 Deft at engaging & managing cross-functional teams at every stage of operations to bring out deliverables within deadlines
 Thorough technical & commercial understanding of engineering consultancy business or project services business, including
proposal & contracting strategy, contracts administration, resolution of contractual disputes, etc.
 Previous experience in project QA/QC consultancy & project engineering functions for clients’ projects, and site construction
 Pro-active and decisive leader and self-motivated team player with multitasking skills, adaptive and flexible to dynamic
challenges of business, and efficiently managing all business interfaces and dependencies to expedite deliveries
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
VP – Executive Manager | Ammar Kadi Engineering Consulting Firm – Riyadh, KSA Mar 2010 – Jan 2016
Responsibilities
 Define policy perspectives and establish policies for business plan in terms of administrative, financial and technical affiars
 Create and deploy operating strategy and relevant procedures in all functions to meet operational objectives
 Monitor, control and manage Design & Supervision services of all projects
 Collaborate in annual busness planning & operaional budgeting, and manage budgets and expenditues
 Oversee pricing & contracting (client contracts & sub-contracts), and control execution of all the contracts
 Coordinate marketing and business development efforts and define tactical action paln to win business
 Track contracts progression, identify business delivery bottlenecks, and troblehoot operation to streamine services
 Manage HRM activities including hiring, training, perfromance apprisal, talent management, and retention planning
 Prepare all financial and scheduling reports related to technical and non-technical matters for the President/Owner
Achievements
 Created and established the Administrative and Financial systems at the firm from sratch
 Added new clients and projects in the busness
 Built the technical Library to bolster functional competency of Design & Engineering Team
 Played piovotal role in concluding all the projects with technical & commercial succes

2. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Lead QA/QC & HR (on exit) | Saudi Consulting Services (Saudconsult) – Riyadh, KSA Dec 1998 – Dec 2009
Growth Path
 Dec’98 – Dec’08 Sr. Electrical Engineer/Project Engineer
 Jan’09 – Dec’09 Lead QA/QC & HR
Key Highlights
Lead QA/QC & HR
 Structured the QA/QC policy and created the procedures to conducted PM Audits
 Schedule and conduced project management QA/QC audits by visiting sites around the kingdom and ensured the project
management procedures being utilized by Saudconsult’s site project managers
 Evaluated the performance of the Saudconsult’s supervision staff on sites and prepared reports and QA audits to submit to
higher management within the organization
 Evaluated & screened CVs submitted for various positions, and conducted interview for technical cndidates
 Instrumental in introducing the evaluation criteria & forms to be followed during the site visits and appraisal procedures
Sr. Electrical Engineer/Project Manager
 Led pre-tender engineering and tender documentation for electrical works of infrastructure and building projects
 Organized project meetings with clients,affiliates,sub-contractors,suppliers/manufacturers and in-housewith other disciplines
 Optimized project cost by resorting to VA/VE exercise to reduce construction cost without impacting functionality
 Prepared financial and technical proposals for the consultancy services,including man-power estimate, man-hours expected and
all projected expenses such as traveling, printing, etc., in close coordination with the business development department and
finalized with the VP for business development
Electrical Site Engineer | Saudi Bin Ladin Group – Industrial & Power Projects, Riyadh, KSA Apr 1997 – Apr 1998
 Involved in construction of Riyadh Power Plant 9 (1200MW - Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Plant)
CREDENTIALS
Education
 B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), Ohio University – Athens, Ohio, USA, 1996
Professional Development
 Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute - USA, Jan 2009
 2- week preparatory course for Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, conducted by the Saudi Human
Resources Development Corporation (HRD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Apr 2008
 5-day workshop in E115 Power System Engineering (ETAP), conducted by OTI in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Nov 2006
 In-House Training in Internal Quality Auditing, conducted by National Inspection & Technical Testing Co. Ltd. (FAHSS/TUV) –
Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Sep 2002
 In-House Training in ISO 9001:2000, conducted by National Inspection & Technical Testing Co. Ltd. (FAHSS/TUV) – Dammam,
Saudi Arabia, May 2000
Computer Literacy
 ETAP for Power System Analysis
 Schneider Electric's Ecodial
 ABB's DOCwin
 Saudi Lighting Company Indoor, Outdoor and Street lighting software(EasyPlan, EasyStreat & EasyArea)
 Philips Lighting Calculux
 Microsoft Office (MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Power point, MS-Outlook), C
 Pspice for electrical circuits
 In-house software for voltage drop, cable sizing and SC calculations
PERSONAL PARTICULARS
 Date of Birth: July 24, 1974
 Languages Known: Arabic & English
 Nationality: Syrian
 Marital Status: Married
 Passport No: 003337274, valid till 04/05/2018
 Visa Status: Saudi Residency (Transferable)