
VP Maintenance at Saudi Arabian Airlines
Saudi Arabia

VP Maintenance at Saudi Arabian Airlines
Saudi Arabia
Management of Airline Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance, strategy, re-organization, change management, VVIP aircraft completion, Avionics Engineering.
(Privately Held; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
December 2009 — Present (4 months)
(Government Agency; Airlines/Aviation industry)
July 2009 — Present (9 months)
Act as the responsible person for the entire aircraft maintenance
Ensure the airworthiness of the aircraft according to FAA and GACA regulations and the required company standards with regard to safety, quality and cost efficiency
Participate in contracting maintenance providers
Plan and supervise routine and heavy maintenance with maintenance providers.
Draw up and monitor the maintenance budget.
Technical evaluation of aircraft joining the fleet.
Represent Maintenance and Engineering in national and international boards as well as in public relations matters.
Ensure that quality standard is maintained at a level required by market or customer demands and requests
Ensure that maintenance is carried out at the optimum of safety- and reliability-, but also on economical aspects
(Government Agency; Airlines/Aviation industry)
January 2009 — July 2009 (7 months)
- On behalf of the CEO of Saudia Technical Services SBU, drive Strategic Plan development and monitoring, to ensure its effective implementation.
- Lead dedicated resources in identifying, prioritising and supporting implementation of strategic initiatives, in collaboration with business units and departments across Saudia Technical Services SBU.
(Government Agency; Airlines/Aviation industry)
June 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 7 months)
Helped prepare the road map for Saudia Technical Services (TSV) privatization. This included writing RFP’s for the different consultants and negotiate and initial contracts. Lead a TSV team who worked with Finance Consultants to establish a Finance department and processes in TSV, as well as a pricing mechanism, a master plan, and a 10-year business plan. Lead another team who worked with an Aviation consultant to design a new organization, high level business processes, job specs, KPI’s and a high level strategic plan.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
January 1995 — June 2006 (11 years 6 months)
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
September 1993 — December 1994 (1 year 4 months)
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
August 1991 — September 1993 (2 years 2 months)
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
February 1986 — August 1991 (5 years 7 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BA; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
September 1985 — August 1986 (1 year )
Worked in the Everett plant as an exchange engineer in the Avionics Engineering section as assistant to the lead engineer on the Ground Proximity Warning System for about six months, and as assistant to the lead engineer on the Autothrottle Computer system for the remaining period.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
November 1981 — February 1986 (4 years 4 months)
BS , Electrical & Electronic Engineering , 1978 — 1981
Electronic Engineering 1976 — 1978
English 1976 — 1976
HS , 1974 — 1976
Saudi Arabian Quality Council