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ASHRAF ADELPKI Project Manager
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Languages
Arabic

Native

English

Proficient

Skills
Public Key Infrastructure

Digital Signature - Certification Authority

Project Management

Planning - Quality Control - Budgeting - Risk management

Quality Management

ISO 9001 QMS, 27001 ISMS, 27701 PIMS, 22301 BCMS, 20000 ITMS

Microsoft Office

Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint/ Publisher/Visio

Leadership Skills

Ability to manage and motivate project teams.

Profile

Resourceful and visionary PKI professional with extensive experience in project management, my qualifications include certification as an IRCA Lead Auditor and Six Sigma Green Belt, complemented by a robust engineering background.

With over 26 years of experience as a results-oriented IT and PKI project manager. My skills encompass strategic planning, digital transformation, and meticulous cost control.

Professional Experience
PKI Director, Signit for Information Systems
12/2024 – present | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • •Define and execute the roadmap for PKI/CA services. Collaborate with regulators, auditors, and technology partners to ensure compliance and integration.
  • •Establish governance frameworks and operational policies to support secure and efficient PKI operations.
  • •Architect the PKI/CA framework, including the certificate hierarchy and cryptographic policies.
  • •Select and procure PKI software, hardware, and data center facilities.
  • •Oversee the setup of secure, high-availability production, staging, and disaster recovery environments.
  • •Lead the development of key documentation, such as Certification Practice Statements (CPS) and audit readiness materials.
  • •Build and lead a high-performing team to manage PKI/CA operations and compliance.
  • •Develop partnerships with industry leaders and regulators to maintain a competitive edge.
  • •Development of innovative PKI-based services that address market needs.
    • Business Development Manager, Ascertia
    05/2024 – 12/2024 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • •Representing Ascertia company in Saudi Arabia.
  • •Identifying opportunities in KSA market for Ascertia PKI products and services.
  • •Assessing client Digital Signature's needs and Ascertia’s ability to meet those needs.
  • •Following up with new leads and referrals generated from the sales team.
    • emdha Project Manager, BTC Networks - emdha.sa
    10/2017 – 05/2024 | Riyadh, KSA
  • •Managing the first commercial Certification Authority (CA)/Digital Signature Service Provider project in KSA from obtaining the government license to implementation.
  • •Supervising the sales team to secure contracts with nearly all major Saudi banks and an additional 50 clients, resulting in ~SR 50M in revenue.
  • •Selecting the best public key infrastructure (PKI) technologies (negotiating with suppliers like Entrust, eMudhra, GlobalSign, Nexus, SigniFlow, DocuSign, Ascertia, Adobe Sign, etc.).
  • •Hiring, training, and mentoring the best resources for the project: Network/System Engineers, PKI SMEs, Programmers, Sales/Presales, Finance/HR, and Operation/Support (around 40 team members).
    • Education
    B.Sc. Civil Engineering, AlMansoura University - Faculty of Engineering
    1983 – 1987 AlMansoura, Egypt

    Rank :Fourth (Very Good with Honor Degree)

    General Secondary Education, Scientific / Mathematic, AlMansoura Secondary Military School
    1980 – 1982 AlMansoura, Egypt

    Rank : Top of class 1982

    Certificates
    Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
    Project Management Professional (PMP)

    April 2021

    IRCA Certified Lead Auditor - SGS Yarsley - UK

    (Certificate Number 99/D502229S/6679).

    Certified Six Sigma Green Belt - ASCB UK

    (Certificate Number 0309-1SSGB47-13)

    English Fluency Test - TOEFL

    (Score 567) held in KFPM univ.-Saudi Arabia.

    Employee of the Month

    Baud Telecom Company - May 2019

    Developing Web Applications

    using HTML, JavaScript, MYSQL, PHP

  • •Designing the BTC Main Data Center in Riyadh and Kiosks with biometric identification.
  • •Designing custom cages and racks for the Main DC in NourNet Co-Location Hosting in Riyadh and Disaster Recovery DC in Khobar.
  • •Selecting the best S/W, H/W, and Security Systems (cost of more than 30 MSR) from Thales, Entrust, Cisco, Dell, Microsoft, Palo Alto, etc.
  • •Participating in 3 WebTrust Key Generation Ceremonies (KGC), and issuing 8 million certificates.
  • •Selecting and managing the Payment Gateways (PayTabs/geidea), SMS Gateways (Unifonic/Mobily), for use with many banks and Fintech companies.
  • •Designing test scenarios for software usability of the eSign web portal (sign.emdha.sa) and the Android/IOS app.
  • •Led the Operations and Support teams to validate/support the new individuals/organizations subscribers for onboarding to the Digital Signature eSign portals.
  • •Managing all Financial/Procurement/Legal activities and controlling all Customers/Suppliers’ Orders/Payments for the project.
  • •Handling the "Know Your Customer" (KYC) systems with the Saudi National Information Center (NIC), using SDAIA Nafath/ELM Biometric Authentication.
  • •Achieving 5 British Standards Institution (BSI) certifications: ISO 9001 QMS, 27001 ISMS, 27701 PIMS, 22301 BCMS, and 20000 ITMS.
  • •Manage the relationship with emdha external regulators and auditors like: CITC/NCDC/DGA/ WebTrust/Deloitte/SAMA/Ministry of Communications.
  • •Handling membership with Cloud Signature Consortium, Asia PKI Consortium, FIDO Alliance.
    • Quality Assurance Manager, Baud Telecom Company
    2004 – 2017 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • •Develop and implement a Quality Management System (QMS) in BTC for more than 1500 Engineers/Technicians and SR1.1 billion in revenue.
  • •Established robust ISO processes that enable the organization, management, and staff to manage continuous organizational change and continuous business improvement.
  • •Coordinating with all contractors, consultants, and suppliers for civil works. (Agreements/quotations/contracts / Invoices/payments).
  • •Set out progress planning for pending and ongoing projects, prepare project time schedules, and attend the weekly work progress meetings.
  • •Preparing project cost S-curve, resources and manpower requirement forecasting, recording actual performance & progress.
  • •Establishing a stable reporting system to monitor and control the ongoing projects progress on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis for all the Kingdome branches and affiliates companies worldwide.
  • •Studying bidding drawings, bills of quantity, and technical proposals.
  • •Supervise and monitor all issues related to staff performance and training.
  • •Assess and evaluate the relationship among business units and give recommendations on how to improve the service levels, processes, and policies.
  • •Manage and refine the implementation of the QMS and ensure compliance with relevant international standards.
  • •Updating and controlling the company Forms/Processes/Work Instructions/Plans changes and updating the ISO Intranet Server. Forms are reviewed by the QA Dept. before changing.
  • •Controlling Management Review Meetings, Develop/implement internal audit programs and ISO External Audits
    • Courses
    eMudhra eSign CA/emSigner training, eMudhra
    Riyadh, KSA
    Entrust PKI Training, Entrust
    2018 | Riyadh, KSA
    Six Sigma Green Belt Training, ASCB - UK
    Jeddah, KSA
    Finance for non-finance managers, BTC Training Center
    Jeddah, KSA
    Electronic Data Interchange EDI course, General Electric - Aramco
    Dhahran, KSA
    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Franklin Covey
    Jeddah, KSA
  • •Designing & updating the Quality Management System Application using Oracle (Including Updating & Monitoring Customer Complaints)
  • •Updating the company website, including the products and news sections, editing and forwarding the company internal newsletter to all employees.
    • QA and IT Director, Alredwan Holding Company
    1998 – 2000 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • •Representing the company when dealing with third-party Auditing or Certification Body following international guidelines and standards.
  • •Selection of audit team, preparing audit plans & reports, documenting Corrective Action requests, observations, and non-conformances.
  • •Establishing the company's ISO 9001 Quality systems & records, leading the team of internal auditors for all divisions and projects Kingdome-wide.
  • •Managing the local area network and the inter-networks between Head Office and Projects.
  • •Coordinating with the planning engineers in every project to plan the company resources, and work schedules using Primavera Software.
  • •Performing Third Party Audit & consultation services for the following affiliated companies:

    • - Alredwan Medical Services - Alredwan Woodworks

    - Alredwan Ready Mix

    Computer Dep. Manager, ATCO Group of Companies
    1993 – 1998 | Dammam, Saudi Arabia
  • •Designing the first fully automated Custom Clearance Commercial Software in the Kingdom for East & West Express company.
  • •Directing all aspects of software & hardware installation, documentation, training, and support.
  • •Planning, establishing, and administrating the local area network, working as network/database supervisor, and managing the inter-networks control mechanism.
  • •Implementing new technologies like Workgroups, EDI, and Lotus Notes.
  • •Providing consultation services for the following affiliated companies:

    • - HONEYWELL TURKI ARABIA

    - REDLAND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES

    - SAUDI DANISH CONSTRUCTION

    - KELLER TURKI COMPANY LTD

    - MARINE & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES