Omer shaker
Riaddah,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Strategic Senior Consultant specialising in Organisational Excellence and Government Transformation. Experienced in institutional assessments, gap analyses, and performance improvement initiatives that drive sustainable value. Focus areas include the Future of Government and Education, Innovation, and the impact of disruptive technologies. Committed to empowering organisations to develop future-ready capabilities.
Overview
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Certification
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years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Consultant
Kaizen
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
12.2025 - Current
- Conducted organisational and maturity assessments, gap analyses, and developed strategic improvement roadmaps to enhance overall organisational performance.
- Prepared government and semi-government entities for institutional excellence assessment against KAQA and EFQM through readiness diagnostics, criteria-based evidence building, gap closure, and prioritised improvement roadmaps.
- Facilitates self-assessment workshops and mock assessment (simulation) sessions with entity leadership and criteria owners — criteria interpretation, RADAR-based scoring calibration, evidence challenge, and consolidation of strengths and improvement opportunities into a feedback report.
Senior Consultant & Project Manager
VISIONARY EXCELLENCE SERVICES (VES)
Riyadh
01.2024 - 12.2025
- At Visionary Excellence Services (VES), I lead and manage strategic consulting engagements that support governmental and semi-governmental institutions in enhancing organizational excellence, quality management, and GRC maturity. My work focuses on aligning institutional systems, governance practices, and performance management approaches with internationally recognized excellence models and ISO management system standards.
- Contributed to major engagements with ECZA, EXPRO, the Ministry of Defence (MoD), and the Ministry of Finance (MoF), supporting award readiness, institutional assessments, quality system implementation, and governance transformation.
- Led projects to qualify governmental organisations for excellence awards, including the King Abdulaziz Quality Award (KAQA) and EFQM-based assessments.
- Managed gap assessments, maturity reviews, and improvement roadmaps to enhance institutional performance and operational effectiveness.
- Directed the implementation of integrated quality management and GRC frameworks aligned with ISO 9001, ISO 37000, ISO 37301, ISO 44001, ISO 37001, and ISO 37002.
Organizational Excellence Assessor
Egypt Government Excellence Award- Ministry of Planning and Economic Development
Cairo, Egypt
01.2019 - Current
- Developing a comprehensive assessment framework based on international best practices and national priorities.
- Evaluating the performance of Egyptian government institutions against Egypt's Vision 2030 within the framework of the strategic partnership between Egypt and the UAE in the field of government modernization, Excellence, Innovation and Strategic foresight.
- Conducting site visits, interviews, surveys, and data analysis to measure the level of excellence and identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.
- Preparing detailed reports and recommendations for enhancing the institutional capacity and performance of various government entities.
Senior / Quality Assurance & innovation Office
Armed Forces College of Medicine
Cairo
04.2017 - 12.2023
- In my role at AFCM, I spearheaded initiatives in risk management and quality assurance within the educational framework.
- My role included maintaining compliance with multiple ISO standards, which strengthened the institution's operational excellence and educational quality.
- Quality Assurance, EOMS ISO 21001 (Educational Organization Management System)- QMS ISO 9001- EMS ISO 14001-FSMS ISO 22000-OHSMS ISO 45001- Internal Audit ISO 19011.
- Integrated management system (ISO) Implementor, Practitioner, lead Auditor, Assessor.
- Coordinated risk management plan, developing strategies to effectively manage risks and seize opportunities.
- Developed Competency-Based Learning Model to improve educational outcomes in training and evaluation.
- Integrated artificial intelligence applications into the medical education curriculum to improve learning efficiency. in the medical education system.
- National Academic Reference Standards (NARS 2017) Medicine NAQAAE, compliance of the Medical Program & Institutional Accreditation.
- Facilitated operations of Technology and Innovation Commercialization office, enhancing research applications and supporting grant initiatives.
- Https://www.afcm.edu.eg/
CO-Founder & Business Development Director
Mycelium
Cairo
01.2019 - Current
- Mycelium is a biotechnology startup that uses Mycelium (the cells of mushroom) to convert any kind of agriculture waste (wheat straw or Rice straw, etc) into new material that can replace plastic in the field of packaging, construction and furniture.
- About Us - Mycelium (mycellium.co)
Education
Master's degree - Quality Management and Innovation, innovation management in Higher Education
Faculty of Graduate Studies for Statistical Research - Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt02-2017
Professional Diploma - statistical Control and Quality assurance
Faculty of Graduate Studies for Statistical Research - Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt09-2014
B.Sc. - Quality control, Advanced technology
Academy Of Specialized Studies-worker University
Cairo, Egypt07-2012
Skills
- Quality management
- Governance transformation
- Institutional assessment
- Risk assessment
- Project management
- Strategic planning
- Performance evaluation
- Data analysis
- Continuous improvement
- Process optimisation
- Stakeholder engagement
- Client relationship management
- Team leadership
- Adaptive problem solving
- Decision making under pressure
Certification
- Certified Government Excellence Assessor — NIGSD ,2022
- Egyptian Excellence Certified Assessor
- King Abdulaziz Quality Award (KAQA) Assessor,2025
- EFQM Certified Assessor
- Certified Innovation Facilitator
- ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor – Quality Management Systems
Timeline
Senior Consultant
Kaizen
12.2025 - Current
Senior Consultant & Project Manager
VISIONARY EXCELLENCE SERVICES (VES)
01.2024 - 12.2025
Organizational Excellence Assessor
Egypt Government Excellence Award- Ministry of Planning and Economic Development
01.2019 - Current
CO-Founder & Business Development Director
Mycelium
01.2019 - Current
Senior / Quality Assurance & innovation Office
Armed Forces College of Medicine
04.2017 - 12.2023
Master's degree - Quality Management and Innovation, innovation management in Higher Education
Faculty of Graduate Studies for Statistical Research - Cairo University
Professional Diploma - statistical Control and Quality assurance
Faculty of Graduate Studies for Statistical Research - Cairo University
B.Sc. - Quality control, Advanced technology
Academy Of Specialized Studies-worker University