Emad Bustami
Amman
Summary
Dynamic professional with over 15 years of experience in technology, strategy, change management, and digital transformation across business and government sectors. Success is measured by the tangible value delivered to clients through strategic thinking, alignment, governance, and effective project and program management. A proven track record of fostering long-term partnerships, coupled with a deep understanding of local realities, ensures a relentless focus on achieving impactful results. Certified PMP since 2006, with a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Leicester and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Kuwait University.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Consultant
RB Consulting
06.2024 - 08.2025
- Worked for the Saudi Ministry of Industry & Mineral Resources, and led the Industrial & Economical Reports & Studies that help in well-informed decision-making process related to the empowerment and development of the Saudi Industrial Sectors. The focus was mainly on Fair Industrial Competition of national products, Industry Localization & National Content, Entrepreneurship of small- and medium-sized industrial organizations, and Export Performance. We used Power BI & AI as key tools to develop and launch +350 strategic reports, 3 dashboards, 10 Automated Reports alongside deep studies which also measured financial and economic impacts on the industrial sector/product under study and the overall national economy as well.
Strategy, Projects & Business Consultant
EVA Holding Co.
01.2021 - 05.2024
- Business Analysis & Valuation, Finance, Debt/Payments Collection Services, Administrative & Financial Consulting Services mainly for highly esteemed Saudi Construction, Industrial, Agricultural, Trading and Healthcare Companies.
- SAR 450m+ have been collected to well-known construction and services companies from the Saudi Government during the period 2019-2023 while COVID-19 pandemic was active.
- Strategy formulation & implementation using the Balanced Scorecards & KPI approach.
- Initiatives, Projects & Programs Management.
- Performance Management.
Co-founder & Strategic Business Director
IMFS Co.
06.2016 - 12.2020
- Effectively participate in leading a franchising contract signed by the Turkish Detaysan, a well-established manufacturer of Medical and Office Furniture, and the Saudi International Medical Furniture and Supplies Co. Ltd (IMFS Co). This strategic partnership was managed from the idea/concept, business, technical, financial, operations, marketing, sales, and legal perspectives.
- IMFSCo has been in operation with full capacity since January 1st, 2018. It is capable now to design, develop, manufacture, provide the Saudi local market with, and export, high quality 250+ CE/FDA marked products. IMFSCo markets nowadays cover GCC countries, MENA, and worldwide.
Executive Program Director
Alesayi Holding
06.2008 - 04.2016
- Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) e-Services Digital Transformation Program, e-Portal (TASHEER & TASHEEL e-platforms, later on) that primarily simplifies visa’s application and issuing processes for those who want to enter the kingdom for work, visit or to perform Hajj and Umrah rituals.
- MoFA-Enjaz Portal comprises 18 infrastructure projects while it processes +15 million Visa applications annually. The projected targets are +25m visas in 2025, and +30m visas in 2030 according to Saudi Vision 2030 and its correlated Transformation Programs.
- The major program benefits realized until 2016 are (1) The completed Digital Transformation of visas transactions including the e-payment methods of the applications processing (2) Virtual link of MoFA headquarter in Riyadh with +110 missions and embassies around the world 24/7 through VSAT Satellites advanced internet technology (3) Reducing the time of the visa application and issuance by +80% (4) Since 2009, No more waiting long-queues of people in front of MoFA, and its missions.
- Arab National Bank (anb) Payment Gateway, Cash Management Solution (CMS) and Agents Management System (AMS) are major shared projects. They are completely integrated with MoFA e-Services national program to electronically pay and quickly collect the processing fees of e-visa applications.
Projects Manager
Integrated Technology Group & JAID Productions (ITG)
05.2003 - 05.2008
- Develop and implement the B2B part of Jordan e-Government, jordan.gov.jo, 2005-2007.
- Coach the Education Transformation and e-Learning Program that includes K-12 and High-Ed Projects in Jordan and abroad (Bahrain, Oman, Syria).
- Lead EduWave K-12 Content Management related to MOE in Jordan and Bahrain 2006-2008.
- Develop and implement the Document Management & Workflow Integrated Solution (WaveDMS, WaveDiwan, and WaveFlow) at Hashemite Royal Palaces, Amman – Jordan 2004-2006
- Manage the implementation of Government Resource Planning (WaveGRP) at Jordan Ministry of Information, Communication Technologies (MoICT), 2005-2006.
Senior PMO Officer
Accenture & Riyadh Bank
12.2001 - 02.2003
- Effectively participated in the establishment and operating of Riyadh Bank Advanced PMO office. That unique PMO becomes as Centre of Excellence for extensive Change Management. RB PMO leads the Initiation, Development, Transformation and Delivery of many Banking Products/Services by using the advanced technology of IBM PMO, Balanced Scorecards (BSC) & Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Methodology.
Software Development Manager
Kawar Group / Optimiza
08.1997 - 11.2001
- Efficiently involved in developing, implementing, delivering and operating many Health Information Systems (HIS). That solutions were successfully implemented at NatHealth Jordan, Amman Hospital & Farah Hospital.
- Efficiently involved in developing, implementing, delivering Defence Solutions based on NATO Codes, Standards and Regulations that facilitate communication, cooperation and operations alongside the associated ERP solution and reporting system (UAE- Ministry of Defence).
Chief Designer & Development Team Leader
Sakhr Software
01.1990 - 07.1997
- Sakhr Software is specialized in the Arabic R&D and Computational Linguistics. I had participated in the design, development and launching of multiple unique technologies, software and web applications based upon full understanding of the Arabic language. That includes but not limited to: Machine Translation, Multilingual Dictionaries, Knowledge Bases, LLM, OCR, Text-to-Speech, Speech-to-Text.
Education
Project Management Professional -
Project Management Institute (PMI)
USA01.2028
Master of Business Administration - undefined
Business School of Leicester University
UK01.2018
Solutions Delivery Lifecycle - undefined
Accenture & Riyadh Bank
Saudi Arabia01.2002
Solutions Development Life Cycle - using Oracle Technologies
Optimiza
Jordan01.1997
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Kuwait University
Kuwait05-1989
Skills
- Public policy development
- Innovative thinking
- Business performance optimization
- Project and program leadership
- Software development methodologies
- PMO development and implementation
- Professional consulting services
- Development and execution of business solutions
- Financial statement analysis
- Digital transformation initiatives
- Talent management and organizational growth
- M&A strategic planning
- Experience across diverse industries
- Product development expertise
- Entrepreneurial management for SMEs
- Analytical problem-solving
- Team leadership abilities
- Strategic planning
- Data analysis expertise
- Commitment to action
- Project management software proficiency
Custom
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebu65/
Google Scholar @ Emad Bustami
Certification
- Certificate of Mastering AI Skills (in-progress) Coursiv Limited, Cyprus 2025
- Certificate of Participation in PMP with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Training Creativity House, Saudi Arabia 2025
- Certified Balanced Scorecard Professional (CBSCP) Strategy & Performance Management KPI Mega Library & Classmaker, Australia 2022
- Effective contribution in local and international specialized exhibitions & conferences 1990-Present
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Business Consultant
RB Consulting
06.2024 - 08.2025
Strategy, Projects & Business Consultant
EVA Holding Co.
01.2021 - 05.2024
Co-founder & Strategic Business Director
IMFS Co.
06.2016 - 12.2020
Executive Program Director
Alesayi Holding
06.2008 - 04.2016
Projects Manager
Integrated Technology Group & JAID Productions (ITG)
05.2003 - 05.2008
Senior PMO Officer
Accenture & Riyadh Bank
12.2001 - 02.2003
Software Development Manager
Kawar Group / Optimiza
08.1997 - 11.2001
Chief Designer & Development Team Leader
Sakhr Software
01.1990 - 07.1997
Master of Business Administration - undefined
Business School of Leicester University
Solutions Delivery Lifecycle - undefined
Accenture & Riyadh Bank
Solutions Development Life Cycle - using Oracle Technologies
Optimiza
Project Management Professional -
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Kuwait University