Ahmed Shaker Resume
Qualifications
and Work Experience
Ahmed Shaker's resume showcases his expertise as an ICT professional and electronics engineer with a strong background in telecommunications, networking, and digital transformation. As a highly skilled person in the field, he has extensive experience in wireless communication, embedded systems, and cybersecurity. His resume highlights key achievements and technical skills that set him apart in the industry. For more details about his qualifications and career journey.
Ahmed Shaker
Communications & Electronics Engineer
I have more than 30 years of professional experience in different positions and roles including technical support, sales, and business development reaching a GM position I gained various levels of experience.
Skills
Education
B.Sc.
Communications & Electronics 1986-1991
Communications & Electronics 1986-1991
Ain Shams University - Faculty of Engineering
CGPA: Pass, Project > Excellent
Experience
1.
Minihosting Technologies
Founder
10,
2025 -
,
Managing the overall company operation
2.
CITEX (City Experts)
Vice President, Sales
03,
2025 -
03,
2025
Direct Responsibilities:
- Responsible for developing the IT infrastructure and telecommunication business with telecom operators and large enterprises in Saudi Arabia.
- Market introduction of new IT infrastructure and telecom solutions & products.
- Leading the sales team and account managers. - Creating the customer demands by introducing state of the art solutions that meet the customer requirements.
- Building Sales strategies and customer business cases.
- Responding to tenders, offers preparation, and deal closure.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Acting CTO, responsible for overseeing the development of technology for customers and vendors to help improve and increase business. Additionally, supervising the internal IT operations.
- Appointed General Manager on May 2013 in addition to my main responsibilities as VP, Sales.
- Supporting CITEX Egypt team in bid management of mega projects tenders and customer negotiation meetings for IT infrastructure and Telecom projects.
- Launching a separate IT business unit in January 2016.
Major Achievements:
- Achieved to certify Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) SIM card product at mobily and win a project to supply 4.1 million SIM cards.
- Managing the SIM cards supply projects with Saudi Telecom Company (STC) between 2011 and 2017.
- Awarded around US$ 24 million budget for SIM cards supply between 2011 and 2016.
- Winning two phases contract for frequency management system project with Saudi Telecom Company in two consecutive years.
- Account Manager for the Strategic and Operating Plans for Provision of Universal Access and Universal Services project with USF-CITC.
- Qualifying CITEX as a Civil and IBS contractor with Saudi Telecom Company (STC).
- Responsible for developing the IT infrastructure and telecommunication business with telecom operators and large enterprises in Saudi Arabia.
- Market introduction of new IT infrastructure and telecom solutions & products.
- Leading the sales team and account managers. - Creating the customer demands by introducing state of the art solutions that meet the customer requirements.
- Building Sales strategies and customer business cases.
- Responding to tenders, offers preparation, and deal closure.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Acting CTO, responsible for overseeing the development of technology for customers and vendors to help improve and increase business. Additionally, supervising the internal IT operations.
- Appointed General Manager on May 2013 in addition to my main responsibilities as VP, Sales.
- Supporting CITEX Egypt team in bid management of mega projects tenders and customer negotiation meetings for IT infrastructure and Telecom projects.
- Launching a separate IT business unit in January 2016.
Major Achievements:
- Achieved to certify Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) SIM card product at mobily and win a project to supply 4.1 million SIM cards.
- Managing the SIM cards supply projects with Saudi Telecom Company (STC) between 2011 and 2017.
- Awarded around US$ 24 million budget for SIM cards supply between 2011 and 2016.
- Winning two phases contract for frequency management system project with Saudi Telecom Company in two consecutive years.
- Account Manager for the Strategic and Operating Plans for Provision of Universal Access and Universal Services project with USF-CITC.
- Qualifying CITEX as a Civil and IBS contractor with Saudi Telecom Company (STC).
3.
Siemens AG - Communications Business Unit - Fixed Networks Division - Carrier Networks Sales, Munich (Middle East & Gulf office)
Sales Manager
04,
1999 -
03,
2007
Direct Responsibilities:
- Responsible for developing the carrier networks market to build and ensure successful Access Networks Sales Plan.
- Interfacing with key senior contacts within the customer’s business groups in order to ensure high customer satisfaction in both technical and commercial aspects.
- Building and delivering a “high touch” technical and commercial model for a major networking solutions, and services providers.
- Improve the customer chances by generating new revenue and cut the Operational and Maintenance cost.
- Creating the customer demands by introducing state of the art solutions that meet the customer requirements.
- Responding to tenders, and offers preparation.
- Design of Remote Access Network (RAN) for the expansion of 450K POTS and ADSL ports Kingdom wide.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Account Manager for mobily and other CLEC operators responsible for the requirements of fixed and mobile networks.
- Responsible for developing the carrier networks market to build and ensure successful Access Networks Sales Plan.
- Interfacing with key senior contacts within the customer’s business groups in order to ensure high customer satisfaction in both technical and commercial aspects.
- Building and delivering a “high touch” technical and commercial model for a major networking solutions, and services providers.
- Improve the customer chances by generating new revenue and cut the Operational and Maintenance cost.
- Creating the customer demands by introducing state of the art solutions that meet the customer requirements.
- Responding to tenders, and offers preparation.
- Design of Remote Access Network (RAN) for the expansion of 450K POTS and ADSL ports Kingdom wide.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Account Manager for mobily and other CLEC operators responsible for the requirements of fixed and mobile networks.
4.
OFOQ Information Systems & Communications - Information Technology Division - Jeddah – Saudi Arabia
Senior Technical Support Engineer
12,
1993 -
02,
1999
Direct Responsibilities:
- Responsible for technical support of integrated newspaper and prepress systems.
- Technical project manager for Saudi Research & Publishing Co. for around 25 different daily, weekly, and monthly publications.
- Technical project manager for Al-Bilad Newspaper prepress system.
- Design of all new publications hardware and software solutions, e.g. design of Urdo news and Malayalam news newspapers.
- Design and implementation of Local Area Networks LANs, Wide Area Networks (WANs).
- Working as senior level support for all Desktop Publishing related products, as well as News and Pictures receiving systems from news agencies.
- Responsible for training and enabling all new staff members for Installation, Maintenance, and Technical Support of prepress systems.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Specifying technical requirements (for tenders) for Newspaper integrated systems.
- Performing presales activities for different IT solutions.
- Responsible for technical support of integrated newspaper and prepress systems.
- Technical project manager for Saudi Research & Publishing Co. for around 25 different daily, weekly, and monthly publications.
- Technical project manager for Al-Bilad Newspaper prepress system.
- Design of all new publications hardware and software solutions, e.g. design of Urdo news and Malayalam news newspapers.
- Design and implementation of Local Area Networks LANs, Wide Area Networks (WANs).
- Working as senior level support for all Desktop Publishing related products, as well as News and Pictures receiving systems from news agencies.
- Responsible for training and enabling all new staff members for Installation, Maintenance, and Technical Support of prepress systems.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Specifying technical requirements (for tenders) for Newspaper integrated systems.
- Performing presales activities for different IT solutions.
5.
Cairo Information Technology & Engineering (CITE) Apple Computers Division, Cairo – Egypt
Senior Technical Support Engineer
07,
1991 -
11,
1993
First Position in CITE Sales Engineer - until Mid-1992
Direct Responsibilities:
- Acquisition of new sales accounts as well as following-up the sales activities with existing customers.
Position: Senior Technical Support - until November 1993
Direct Responsibilities:
- Responsible for technical support, LAN design of integrated newspaper and prepress systems for the following projects:
o Al Ahram Newspaper
o Al Ahrar Newspaper
o Al-Akhbar Newspaper
o Basem Magazine
o Saudi Research & Publishing Co., Cairo office.
- Trainer for various Desktop Publishing, and Image processing software packages.
- Implementing of color proofing, and color separation systems.
Direct Responsibilities:
- Acquisition of new sales accounts as well as following-up the sales activities with existing customers.
Position: Senior Technical Support - until November 1993
Direct Responsibilities:
- Responsible for technical support, LAN design of integrated newspaper and prepress systems for the following projects:
o Al Ahram Newspaper
o Al Ahrar Newspaper
o Al-Akhbar Newspaper
o Basem Magazine
o Saudi Research & Publishing Co., Cairo office.
- Trainer for various Desktop Publishing, and Image processing software packages.
- Implementing of color proofing, and color separation systems.