1. Masood Abbas
 UAE: 00971 55 3179360
 masood.abbas@nets-international.com
Delivered exceptional rather than expected results through strategic thinking,
innovative problem-solving and high performance excellence. Self-directed,
disciplined, flexible, confident, and ready for challenges.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
9+ Years of Track record of successfully setting up Businesses, Business Development,
signing new ventures and partnerships, managing projects/Business Transformation
initiatives right from business requirements gathering, gap analysis, finalization of business
specifications, development & implementation of projects / solutions.
 2+ years of experience in Business Development, Strategic Account management, signing new ventures
and partnerships and growing business throughout the region covering UAE, Saudi and Qatar
 Expertise in Bid Management and Tendering Processes
 Expert in client meetings to finalize the contracts and proposals
 Excellent communication and negotiation skills with C-Level Executives
 7+ years of experience working in PMO, excellent skills for setting up and operating PMO Functions
 Hands on project management experience with top ICT companies across GCC, like Cisco, Nokia, Ericsson,
Ooredoo, du, Etisalat, Zain, STC, Alcatel Lucent, BT, Dimension Data, Microsoft, etc.
 Leadership and Management skills to manage multiple projects delivery through multiple teams including cross
functional resources, 3rd party vendors, partners and client resource
 Responsible for managing Projects Dashboard to collect analytics and business intelligence for management
reporting and balancing resources across projects
 Excellent skills to successfully close the projects ensuring Contractual obligations and meeting Cost, Quality and
Time constraints
 Excellent skills to execute Business Transformation/Strategic Projects, involving senior management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NETS International Group
Currently working as Business Development Manager | Manager Strategic Projects
July 2014 – Present
Dubai - UAE
 Heading Business and responsible for P&L for NETS International KSA operations
 Managing Key Accounts in UAE and KSA like, du Telecom, Cisco, Nokia, Microsoft, Mobily, Jeraisy
 Participating in tendering and bidding
 Working on different strategic Business Initiatives with senior management involving Setting up Corporate Governance
Function, Streamlining Business Operations in Qatar and KSA, strategic partnership with different
partners/vendors/System Integrators to enhance the business development
 Contributes to business development efforts through project scoping, estimating and attending sales meetings as
required. Teams up with internal resources including Client/Partner/Vendors during Sales and PreSales activities to write
winning business proposals.
NETS International Communication
Worked as Project Manager | PMO Lead
June 2010 – June 2014
Dubai - UAE
Overall management and leadership responsibility for the successful delivery of projects/services ensuring the
profitability and commercial success across the region
Working closely with Commercial / Business Team to improve and streamline Projects / Service Delivery
Providing in depth analysis of PMO resources engagement on deferent projects, developing management dashboards
for reporting and keeping management informed about ever changing face of projects
Significant Achievements:
 Established and Operated Project Management Office (PMO) group wide
 Setup ITIL v3 based Managed Services (MS) division to support Tier 2 vendors
 Transformed Products & Services Portfolio

2.  Successfully signed Services Sales partnership agreement with various services partners
 Launched multiple complex Projects, multivendor and stakeholders involvement
Projects / Assignments Handled:
 Managed 40+ PS projects involving multiple resources across different technological domains
 Launched and managed 2 managed services projects
 Managed multiple sourcing projects
 Participated in multiple projects bidding
 Working with senior management to build a services partnership channels across the region.
Wateen Telecom (Pvt.) Ltd.
Worked with Enterprise Office (PMO) as Project Manager.
Jun 07 – M ay 10
www.wateen.com
Significant Achievements:
 Establish Enterprise Office (EO) as services based consultancy division to provide Enterprise Project Management,
Change Management, Business Process Management and Quality Assurance, related services to different business
units of organization and to external clients.
 Designed, developed and launched Project Management Office (PMO) an ISO 9001:2000 certified CENTER of
EXCELLENCE for corporate projects rollout.
Projects Handled:
Business Transformation Project:
 Engaged with Strategic Management Team and aligned the People, Processes and Technology to achieve the long term
objectives of the company.
 Developed Business Process Management framework and strategy as per international standards and industry best
practices. Developed, implemented and monitored 500+ business processes.
Product / Customer Lifecycle Management: Teamed up with Products & Services, Sales and Marketing to formulate
product development strategy to commoditize & standardize products and services development processes
Data Center / Network Operations: Developed strategies for Network Operations Center (NOC) as per the eTOM /
ITSM framework / best practices which increased system availability to 97%
NetSol Technologies, Pakistan
As Project Coordinator in Extended Innovations (EI), a subsidiary of NetSol Technologies Inc.
(NASDAQ:NTWK)
Aug 05 – Jun 07
www.netsoltek.com
Significant Achievements:
 Worked as Internal Auditor to ensure compliance of processes and policies
 Managed CMMi Level 2 Process Improvement Project
 Introduced Configuration Management (SCM) system to manage software development processes
Major Projects:
Insurance Policy System AllState Canada: worked as Project Coordinator role for the project
Conducted weekly meetings with offshore development teams to streamline the project delivery.
Hertz Claims & Risk Management System: worked as Team Lead role for the project
Led a team of 4 resources working on Project Requirement gathering with Customer and technical team
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia Sep 2001 – Aug 2005
Bachelors ofBusiness Information Technology Academic Status: Good Standing
BZU – Multan, Pakistan
BA – Bachelor of Economic. Majors in Macro & Micro Economics
PMP®
Training – from Cambridge Education Institute Dubai, UAE.
MasteringMS Project2007 - 2-Days training course conducted by Wateen Telecom Pakistan
Business Communication & Soft Skills - Business Communication Ethics & Cross-cultural communication