Taseer Ahmed — ICT Program Management & Cybersecurity GRC Consultant

About

From switching engineer to leading NEOM's secure network programs.

Taseer began his career in 1996 maintaining PSTN switches in Lahore and Abu Dhabi. Today, he leads secure network and capability-development programs for NEOM — one of the most ambitious ICT programs in the world. In between, he has directed a SAR 110M national security network for the Ministry of Interior, a SAR 220M smart-city infrastructure program for King Abdullah Financial District, run a 140-person managed services operation for Mobily with sustained 100% SLA compliance, and re-engineered enterprise fiber operations for Saudi Telecom Company.

He holds a PMP certification and an MBA in Finance, and is currently completing his CISM. He now brings that same rigor to independent consulting — PMO setup, technical proposal development, network infrastructure advisory, and cybersecurity governance — for clients anywhere in the world.

9

Employers across telecom, government & smart-city programs

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Countries worked — Pakistan, UAE, Saudi Arabia

1,500

MSAN nodes — first NGN rollout for STC

40

MOI sites connected via secure backbone

Core Expertise

Six disciplines, one delivery record.

What clients bring Taseer in to lead — individually or as a combined program capability.

PGM

Program & PMO Leadership

Standing up PMOs, governance structures, and delivery frameworks for multimillion-dollar programs — on time, on budget, on scope.

GRC

Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance

Advisory on GRC frameworks and cybersecurity readiness for public safety, smart-city, and critical infrastructure programs.

NET

Telecom & Network Infrastructure

WAN, DWDM, fiber, and IP/MPLS — design input, vendor evaluation, and end-to-end delivery of secure connectivity.

ITSM

IT Service Management & Managed Services

SLA-based service delivery, ITSM operations, and multi-sector managed services at national scale.

RFP

Technical Proposals & Bid Development

Authoring SOWs, RFP responses, and technical bids that win — and hold up through delivery.

STK

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

Coordinating multinational vendors, subcontractors, and government stakeholders on complex, high-visibility programs.

Track Record

Flagship programs.

A selection of the programs Taseer has led end-to-end.

2021 — Present

NEOM City — Secure Network & Capability Development Programs

Design, procurement, and delivery of secure connectivity across NEOM's 26,000 sq km footprint — optical transport and IP/MPLS data network linking two data centers, 10 remote sites, and a Network Operations Center. Includes evaluation of 15+ advanced public-safety technologies.

SAR 70M Combined Program Value

2010 — 2012

King Abdullah Financial District & ITCC — Saudi Business Machines

Directed a smart-city ICT infrastructure program spanning 112 towers and 2 data centers — fiber, wireless, voice, IPTV, and FTTX networks, plus Tier-4 data center delivery and BSS/OSS service provisioning.

SAR 220M Program Value

2014 — 2016

Ministry of Interior — MIFON-II Secure Data Network

Directed a national optical backbone network connecting 40 MOI sites on Cisco infrastructure. Secured 10% additional scope and a 3% profit uplift through resource re-optimization.

SAR 110M Program Value

2016 — 2021

Mobily — National Managed Services Program

Ran a 24×7×365 SLA-based ICT managed services operation across healthcare, banking, education, and government sectors, including 200+ Ministry of Health sites nationwide.

SAR 20M Cisco/Network Projects · 140-Person Team

2012 — 2013

Saudi Telecom Company — Enterprise FTTX Re-engineering

Re-engineered enterprise fiber service provisioning and fault management. Cut fault resolution time by 25% and improved customer response time by 25%.

−25% Fault Resolution Time

2007 — 2010

Alcatel-Lucent — Saudi Arabia's First NGN Deployment

Directed the rollout and integration of 1,500 MSAN nodes — the first next-generation network deployment delivered for Saudi Telecom Company.

1,500 MSAN Nodes

Career Path

Thirty years, one continuous backbone.

From hands-on switching engineer to program consultant on one of the world's most ambitious infrastructure programs.

1996

Switching Engineer

Etisalat, UAE & PTCL, Pakistan

1999

Resident Expert, Switching

Lucent Technologies — Saudi Arabia

2003

Director, Switching & Transmission

PTCL, Pakistan

2007

Technical Project Manager

Alcatel-Lucent — First NGN deployment for STC

2010

Program Manager, NSS

Saudi Business Machines — KAFD & ITCC mega-projects

2012

Consultant, Enterprise Business Unit

Saudi Telecom Company

2014

Program Manager, PMO

Bin Laden Group (HSB) — MOI MIFON-II

2016

Program Manager, Managed Services

Emircom — Mobily national program

2021 — Present

Project Management Consultant

NEOM City — Capability Development

Credentials

Certified. Governed. Accountable.

PMP® — Project Management Professional

CERTIFIED · PMI #1582246

MBA — Finance

COMPLETED

CISM — Cybersecurity Management Certificate

COMPLETED · PACKT / COURSERA

ITIL v4 — IT Service Management

CERTIFIED

Cybersecurity GRC — Governance, Risk & Compliance

CERTIFIED · COURSERA

Full certification and training portfolio — including Advanced Telecom Networks credentials (Nokia/Lucent/Ericsson/Alcatel) — available on request.

English Professional Arabic Conversational Urdu Native

Why Work With Taseer

Senior judgment. Zero learning curve. Available now.

Saudi Market Fluency

Nineteen-plus years working inside STC, MOI, Mobily, and NEOM means zero learning curve on Saudi process, compliance, and stakeholder culture.

Valid KSA Work Permit

Ready to engage as an independent consultant inside Saudi Arabia without sponsorship delays or visa friction.

Remote-Ready, Globally

Comfortable leading distributed teams, vendors, and reporting lines across time zones — for clients based anywhere.

Mega-Program Discipline

Used to programs where the cost of a missed milestone is measured in the millions — not the thousands.