- Led the assessment and prioritization of 7 BESS sites, ensuring optimal deployment strategies for NEOM’s energy infrastructure. - Established a multi-year pre-development framework, overseeing tenders, feasibility studies, and site assessments. - Worked closely with NEOM’s Grid, ESDA, and Planning teams to integrate BESS projects within the long-term energy roadmap. - Collaborated with Apricum and ILF to refine business case narratives and optimize deployment frameworks. - Managed procurement delays and secured executive-level endorsements for BESS projects, ensuring continuous progress despite budget constraints.

Battery Systems Specialist – R&D Fluence Energy GmbH | Sept 2020 – Aug 2021 | Erlangen, Germany - Defined, executed, and documented battery system qualification tests to ensure compliance with global energy storage standards. - Provided technical support for commissioning teams, diagnosing and resolving battery system issues at project sites. - Led supplier qualification, product improvement, and technical change management initiatives to enhance battery system reliability. Product Lifecycle Manager – Battery Systems Fluence Energy GmbH | May 2018 – Sept 2020 | Erlangen, Germany - Managed the company-wide standardization of battery types, optimizing procurement, performance, and lifecycle management. - Led supplier qualification efforts, defining technical specifications and compliance requirements for new Li-Ion battery technologies. - Developed qualification procedures and led on-site supplier technical audits to validate new battery solutions.

- Managed the company-wide standardization of battery types, optimizing procurement, performance, and lifecycle management. - Led supplier qualification efforts, defining technical specifications and compliance requirements for new Li-Ion battery technologies. - Developed qualification procedures and led on-site supplier technical audits to validate new battery solutions.

- Ultracapacitor System Sizing & Development: Designed and optimized ultracapacitor- based energy storage solutions for renewable integration and industrial applications. - Technical Support & Market Analysis: Provided customer technical consultancy, developed technical proposals, and identified new market opportunities.

- Battery System Sizing & Integration: Designed and optimized Li-Ion energy storage systems, supporting pre-sales activities and project negotiations. - Customer Technical Support & Product Roadmap: Provided daily technical consultancy and participated in the contract negotiation phase for major ESS projects.

- Energy Storage System (ESS) Design & Proposal Engineering: Led sizing, cost estimation, and risk mitigation strategies for large-scale ESS projects. Battery State Estimation Model Development: Worked with R&D to enhance battery lifetime optimization tools for grid applications.