Data Advisory Lead @ WSP, Master CDMP® | PMI-ACP® | PMP® | CSM® | CSPO® | Data & AI Consultant | Data Strategy | Data Management | Data Governance | Data Analytics and AI
Highly motivated professional, with over 16 years of experience, a diversified portfolio with different positions as a Data & AI Consultant, Software / Web Applications Consultant, Agile Project Manager, Product Owner & Scrum Master, with a demonstrated track-record of successful Project Implementation.
Years of experience, certified from DAMA, practitioner of data management across the GCC area to establish and adopt data management and data governance practices across organizations
Worked on multiple projects to develop data strategies for various industries, aiming to leverage data as an asset to achieve business goals through data-driven initiatives.
Technical and consulting experience in analytics & AI to roll out full scale machine learning & advanced analytics solutions and realize use cases driving value for organization.
Certified Master Level Data Management Professional from DAMA international
An experienced & certified project manager by PMI
Data Strategy Consultant through knowledge & profession
A track record of Data Governance & compliance expertise
Experience in Agile methodologies for data projects
Every organization striving to harness business value from its data needs to have a data strategy, Wassim has worked on multiple projects where he had applied different methodologies and approaches to develop an applicable & realizable data strategy
I have overseed and headed endeavours to establish a data management office (DMO) from scratch, where my team and I worked extensively with clients to setup the DMO in terms of policies, guidelines, procedures, capabilities and operating model
Led various initiatives to build a business intelligence center for public & private organizations in Riyadh, KSA, leading a team of data engineers & solutions architects over multiple years & multi-million projects to conduct a full transformation supporting the decision making process through analytics
Every organization needs to derive insights from its data in order to aid its business objectives, Wassim has led and engaged in many projects involving Data Analytics and AL / machine learning.
It is good to have proper data management practices in place, however, how can your organization make sure those practices are being applied, how to measure the performance and ensure your organization has defined data ownership and accountability, this is where Wassim has years of experience in rolling out data governance programs for multiple clients in the region, as well as achieving data compliance to local and regional regulations
A necessary vertical along with every data transformation is to have data literacy and change management programs through awareness campaigns, trainings and workshops in order to build and enfore a data culture, this is key to becoming a data-driven or even more a "data-native" organization, Wassim has a proven record of such initiatives
Wassim has conducted webinars and seminars for data practitioners about topics like data management, artificial intelligence, data quality, data governance, data strategy and much more, aiming to upskill data professionals and equip them with the necessary consulting and technical knowledge to lead the market and contribute to their organization's data transformation.