R&D Manager · Digital Transformation Lead · Dubai, UAE
Technology and R&D leader with 15+ years building, scaling, and commercializing enterprise software across facilities management, IoT, AI, and digital health — leading teams of 10–25 from concept to launch.
A proven record of enterprise digital transformation for marquee clients including Ma'aden, SBF, and Green Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and Expo City Dubai — from digitalizing 52 business operations with Oracle Fusion to embedding agentic AI, computer vision, and predictive analytics into a commercial product portfolio.
Digitalized 52 business & FM operations for Ma'aden (KSA) on a single platform with Oracle Fusion integration — one of the region's largest FM transformation programs.
Shipped an AI chatbot managing 40 operational workflows via Microsoft Teams, computer-vision hazard detection with auto-generated CAPA work orders, and predictive maintenance on BMS + CAFM data.
Built and shipped CAFM, HSEQ, IoT, energy, security, waste, and fleet platforms for clients including Expo City Dubai, SBF (KSA), and Green Riyadh (KSA).
40% reduction in manual HSEQ reporting, 25% better resource utilization, 15% fuel savings, and 20% faster project delivery across the product line.
A steady climb from network engineering in India to leading a 25-person R&D organization in Dubai.
From agentic AI assistants to region-scale facilities digitalization — delivered for Ma'aden, SBF, Green Riyadh, and Expo City Dubai.
Agentic chatbot managing 40 operational service workflows, integrated with CAFM and Microsoft Teams for conversational requests, approvals, and tracking.
Analyzes site images to detect and classify hazards, notifies personnel, and auto-creates CAPA work orders — closing the loop from observation to action.
Combines BMS and CAFM data with ML to predict asset failures, auto-raise work orders, and forecast asset lifecycle for proactive replacement.
Classifies assets and predicts manpower and material requirements for maintenance contracts — accelerating bids and improving accuracy.
Conversational sales agent that gathers requirements and auto-generates proposals and quotations, reducing effort and response times.
Digitalized 52 business and facility operations — facilities, travel, catering, transport, space, accommodation — unified with Oracle Fusion.
Complete operational system spanning CAFM, HSE, energy, waste, and fleet — integrated with Oracle ERP, BIM, GIS, SCADA, and BMS.
End-to-end CAFM with waste and fleet modules supporting one of the world's largest urban greening programs.
Complete suite combining CAFM, HSE, IoT monitoring, sustainability, and visitor management in one integrated system.
Web portal and mobile app for appointment booking, online consultations, e-prescriptions, and follow-up care with secure records and payments.
B2C platform connecting clients, FM teams, and technicians — subscriptions, PPM/reactive scheduling, quotations, payments, and delivery.
Platform for security teams covering guard patrolling, rover observations, incident management, and audits and inspections.
Portal covering project cost, timelines, resources, scheduling, time & attendance, and integrated support ticketing.
Waste collection, segregation, disposal, and diversion analytics; plus visitor pre-registration, check-in/out, and compliance reporting.
Full-SDLC HSEQ platform automating incident reporting, risk assessments, training, and audits — cutting manual reporting by 40% with real-time dashboards.
Next-gen CAFM integrating asset and work-order management with IoT; improved resource utilization by 25%. Integrated BMS, FDD, Tridium Niagara.
Fleet platform with geofencing, GPS tracking, and dashboards — reducing fuel consumption by 15% and improving routing, safety, and compliance.
Remote monitoring platform with 20+ integrated sensor types and embedded analytics for real-time and historical decision support.
Energy management platform for Expo City Dubai with anomaly detection, proactive alerts, and sustainability reporting showing measurable savings.
Full-stack engineering depth combined with enterprise integration and AI/data capabilities.
Open to leadership roles, advisory conversations, and collaboration around R&D, product, and enterprise digital transformation.