Mohamed Shawky محمد شوقي

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Information Technology Expert- خبير التكنولوجيا

GIS Drones™

GIS Drones based in Dubai, is a leading provider of drone-powered solutions across various industries in the UAE and the Middle East. Established in 2020, the company specializes in surveying, mapping, surveillance, and AI-based drone data analysis, delivering high-quality and innovative services to enhance operational efficiency.

Achievements:
- Grew company revenue from zero self-funded to 10x in 4 years.
- Increased business to 7 drone technology verticals.
- Expanded the market from UAE to Oman and North Africa.
- Automated business and operational processes.
- Focused on Research & Development and AI applications.
- Successfully led the company to full acquisition and exit.

Founder & CEO - مؤسس ومدير تنفيذي

Roads and Transport Authority

Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Smart Services department enhances urban mobility through innovative digital solutions and user-friendly mobile
applications.

Achievements:
- Accountable for the quality of the top 3 major RTA apps, valued at 30 million Dirhams.
- Helped improve adoption levels by 25%, reduced complaints by 50%.
- Helped Smart Services achieve organizational performance targets & KPI scores.
- Managed all internal audit activities and closed 100% of the identified gaps.
- Co-developed Smart Services applications' quality guidelines and criteria based on Dubai Digital and international standards.
- Executed the Artificial Intelligence ChatBot project quality for 60+ services.

Chief Technology Specialist - أخصائي رئيسي في جودة التقنيات

Amazon Business

- Founded the company and managed it as the Chief Executive Officer
- Achieved multi-million Dirhams revenue starting by personal seed investment
- Establishing a powerful supplier network, as well as over 10 engagements with reseller portals in the UAE
- Achieved remarkable increase in the customer life time value and reduction in the customer acquisition
- Stellar in developing sophisticated integration solutions between Magento, Noon, Amazon and Souq
- Recorded the highest sales revenues from only organic search with minimum digital marketing budget

CEO of Kanary Gifts

ADNOC Group

Served as project manager with a primary accountability for overseeing quality assurance and strategy development. Implemented standards and procedures in compliance with ISO 9001 and CMMI standards. Led multiple projects such as: Mobility Project Infrastructure & ADCO People Search

Accomplishments:
- Qualified IT division for ISO 9001 certification & CMMI certification in 18 months
- Implemented change management strategy leveraging a structured methodology
- Overseeing solution development, tech platform, & system architecture
- Supervised delivery processes for project schedule, quality management, & communications.
- Identified improvement areas & implemented measures to maximize customer satisfaction.

Senior Project Manager

Universal Knowledge Solutions, Inc

Analyzed and developed ADCO MAXIMO e-learning content using ASSIMA e-learning tools and instrumentally utilized ATS to clone MAXIMO processes and develop an exact simulation of the real-time work flow. Performed analysis on the King Fahad University of Petroleum & Mineral project (KFUPM). Drove
quality of the final e-content, applying the web quality standards, instructional requirements and customer needs. Hosted the final e-content on the LMS (WebCT, ASSIMA Change Management System) and defined the courseinstructor rules. 

Accomplishments:
- Administered ADCO LMS system users and courses; Generated weekly stat reports. 
- Successfully managed the remote outsourced team development processes for projects. 
- Developed tutorial-based simulations & animations; added content & voiceover synchronization.
- Embedded SCORM coding into courses to support e-content tracking; Optimized eXact templates.
- Designed e-content base structure & development process flow; Developed customized layout

Senior Consultant

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Accountable for all technical deliverables, project plan, financials, projections, issue/dependency tracking, resourcing and timescales and responsible for managing multiple stakeholders.

Accomplishments:
- Developed & managed 3 conferences websites in collaboration with
conference administrators.
- Co-developed organization website using advanced Microsoft platforms and
technologies.

Senior Software Engineer

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IT Executive Expert | Drones | AI | EduTech | PropTech | IT Management | Serial Entrepreneur | Speaker & Educator

With 23 years of experience and a Master's in IT Management, I leverage my expertise to drive innovation in AI and drone technologies to maximize ROI. As a serial entrepreneur and former executive at ADNOC and RTA, I lead teams to position organizations at the forefront of digital transformation.

Throughout my career, I have founded and successfully exited two startups: GIS Drones and Kanary Gifts. At GIS Drones, I transformed building inspections in the GCC region, helping clients like DEWA, Du, Masdar, Aldar, and Emaar reduce costs by 50% while enhancing safety and efficiency.

Recognized as a top leader in the drones industry by Aviator Middle East and one of the top 6 innovation startups by the Dubai Airshow, I actively create content on LinkedIn to educate and inspire others.

I have spearheaded several tech-driven initiatives, including developing an AI chatbot for RTA, implementing an intelligent traffic monitoring system with Sharjah University, and launching a smart drone inspection system for high-rise skyscrapers.

I am open to work opportunities, speaking engagements, and consulting in advanced technology domains.

CoFounder & CEO

In September 2020, I founded GeoDrones Aerial Services, a Dubai based Commercial Drone Services & Solutions Provider, commissioned with a mission to provide superior quality Drone Services to customers across the United Arab Emirates & the Gulf region.

In less than 1 year, I’ve successfully managed to create corporate collaborations with Abu Dhabi and Dubai governments and delivered multiple major projects to high profile companies in topology surveying, bathymetric and solar panels inspection.

I aim to position GIS Drones to be the Industry Leader in Commercial Drone Services across United Arab Emirates and the GCC region, and is always in the duel to preserve, uphold and be conversant with the advancements in Drones.

Mohamed Shawky - محمد شوقي

TOA Custodian Nigeria Limited

•	Developed operational plans including new business growth, annual business plans, and innovation pipeline strategy with P&L and budgetary responsibility, successfully championed and scaled the commercial drone services of the business.
•	Formulated the short-term and mid-term business plan, and direction for the business portfolio in collaboration with the Executive Management 
•	Constantly surpassed financial targets by an average of 25% in the last 5 years 
•	Accountable for acquiring and retaining clients, ensuring optimal customer experience at every consumer touch point and maximizing income generation through business transactions
•	Reduced admin OPEX by 25% (Budgetary Performance Index)
•	Collaborated with Internal stakeholders on establishment of Risk and Control Matrix for business improvement processes
•	Liaise with clients’ HSE managers in respect of clients’ safety expectations via annual review/preset KPI, incident reporting, recurrent training, safety meeting and closeout of all logged incidents and near misses.
•	Liaise with clients’ material buyers and supply chain representatives in respect of RFQ/RFP for operational/field materials and equipment across their work locations.
•	Prepare the company`s work plan in line with the client service agreement for quarterly, semiannual and annual schedules covering various tasks agreed in consummated contracts.
•	Conduct periodic sector reviews in respect of trends, expectation,s and actual projections for clients and peers in the industry
•	Liaise with NAPIMS in respect of NIPEX joint qualification scheme annual compliance and renewal, notice for invitation to tender for under listed categories on the NIPEX-JQS database of qualified oil and gas service firms.

Operations Team Lead

Responsible for HSE oversight, adherence to HSE KPI, tracking and documentation of related records.
• Conducted risk assessment and safety audit for personnel, process and equipment.
• Handled client liaison and engagement for third party contract and HSE interface/review in line with contract scope
• On a “Call Off” basis, responsible for the provision of appropriate reports for six (6) monthly inspections of onshore and offshore aviation fuel storage and dispensing units for Chevron and ExxonMobil JV and DW Assets in accordance with UK CAA CAP748 and clause 2 of Chapter 8 of the UK CAA CAP 437
• Successfully trained client`s refueling assets operators on best practices for Aircraft refueling and product handling

Maintenance/Project Supervisor

Omatek Ventures Plc (omatek)

•	Designed the maintenance governance document, procedures and methods which increased operational efficiency by 63% (2012 performance index)
•	Reduced units’ operational expense by 17% through resource control, vendors management and inventory efficiency  
•	Conducted routine maintenance work and responded to all IT equipment faults within stipulated SLA 
•	Developed and reviewed customer relationship management policies and standards
•	Handled configuration, deployment of windows client/server operating systems

Senior Engineer Process

SQUINT & PHILLS LTD

•	Periodically achieved more than 3 million Naira savings on raw material usage 
•	Implemented process improvements which increased yields, improved quality and reduced downtime.
•	Maintained high safety and quality standards had over 300,000 manhours incident free and minimal production downtime
•	Responsible for management and coordination of production lines entailing extruders, automatic cutting machine, slitting and punching machine.
•	Planned and coordinated labor/production schedule for packaging HDPE/LDPE
•	Handled maintenance pan, preventive, (un)scheduled, replacement, overhaul activities on production assets
•	Responsible for regular inventory capturing of raw material, work-in-progress & finished goods to enhance efficient use of company’s capital.
•	Prepared financial operating cost plan on monthly and quarterly periods

Production Manager

Bristow Group

Daily preflight checks on fuselage, wings rotor blade and landing gears under watch/supervision of line & shift engineer.
Post flight check on aircrsaft turbine engine for leaks, raptures and FOD (flying object damage).
Post flight checks on engine oil level, state of engine and observation of aircraft log pilots comments and action items.

Trainee Line Engineer

A Technology Savvy Mechanical Engineer offering over 12 years Technical, Operational and Administrative experience spanning the Oil & Gas, Aviation and Manufacturing Sphere with a track record of managing client portfolio worth Millions of Dollars. 
  
Adroit in a wide range of cross-functional verticals including Service Delivery Management, Quality and Process Improvement, Regulatory Compliance, Budget Management and Optimization, Strategic Procurement, Operational Excellence, Stakeholders Management, Client Servicing, Tendering and Bidding, Project Management, Aviation Refueling/Support Equipment Maintenance, Occupational Health and Safety, Aviation Consultancy, Predictive and Preventive Maintenance,, General Visual Inspection, Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Compliance, Regulatory relations and Risk Management, 

Available for new and exhilarating professional challenges and opportunities geared towards impacting the business bottom-line through exceptional Service Delivery and Client Engagement 


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