YAZID AL GHARAIBEH

A qualified Telecom Professional, having a rich and extensive experience (total) of over 25 years, including over 21 years of International experience (S.E. Asia, Middle East and Parts of Africa) focused on Telecom business development for fixed and mobile telecom networks design and implementation including a special focus on national broadband networks technologies, mobile backhaul solutions, service deployment and business models for wired and wireless telecommunications.

• Google for Education, https://edu.google.com/intl/en_ALL/, Head of Education MENA Region, 11/01/20, Present, First employee in Google for Education in the MENA region., Developed market strategy (Sales and Technical)., Validated the education vertical for Google Education., Identified premium markets and secondary markets., Developed direct relations with MoEs in the region and private schools., Developing sales channels and partners., Closed first time ever nationwide deployment for Google workspace for education in the region., Keynote speaker in Education events.
• Firstchain Consulting and Solutions Development, www.firstchain.net, General Manager - Founder, 10/01/19, Present, Established the company with a partner from Croatia to address the blockchain market in ME region., Partnered with leading Blockchain companies from USA, Croatia, and Russia., Developing the business of consulting services and project implementations., Creating a new Ecosystem of partnerships with large consulting firms.
• Huawei Technologies, Middle East Regional Office, Senior Director - Strategy Consulting, 05/01/10, 09/30/19, Responsible for business development for Fixed and mobile networks., Established a new EcoSystem of partnership with international consulting companies., Involved in National Broadband Networks (NBN) National ICT plans., CxOs relationship development and account management.
• Supreme Council of Information & Communication Technology, Doha, Qatar, Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure Development, 02/01/07, 01/31/10, Reported to the Secretary General., Project Delivery Management for Telecom Infrastructure implementation., Involved with major consulting firms who developed Qatar ICT National Plan.
• Devoteam Consulting ME, Dubai, UAE, Project/Business Development Manager, 02/01/06, 02/01/07, Developed business and led resources to manage and deliver projects., Managed complex projects in the area of Network Audit.
• Emircom, Qatar/UAE, Country Manager, 11/01/01, 02/01/06, Establish and Manage Emircom Qatar., Act as Account Manager for Qatar Telecom & Qatar Petroleum.
• HEAT, Jordan, Sales Manager, 03/01/00, 10/31/01, Sales manager for Test and Measurement Equipment.
• Siemens AG, South East Asia & Jordan, Telecom Engineer, 01/01/91, 01/31/00, Site manager for optical network deployment., Site engineer for mobile networks deployment.

• NBN Challenges in ME Region White Paper
• Investment Friendly Telecom Regulation
• Unlimited Mobile Broadband Packages review.
• KPIs in Fixed Networks White Paper.
• OTTv Future in ME Market Insight.
• International Connectivity Capacity for ME - Research Paper.
• Gigabit Communities - White Paper.
• Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) Economics - Study.

• Location Preference: UAE
• Nationality: Jordanian