23+ years delivering enterprise-scale digital transformation, AI enablement, and project controls across the Middle East and North America — construction, energy, infrastructure, and public sector.
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Shabih ul Hasnain is a seasoned AI Transformation and Digital Strategy Leader with over two decades of proven impact across construction, energy, aviation, and public infrastructure.
Currently serving as Sr. Manager of Digital Transformation at El-Seif Engineering & Contracting in Saudi Arabia, Shabih leads enterprise-wide AI platform adoption, intelligent automation, and data modernization initiatives — delivering measurable outcomes including the recovery of hundreds of hours per week through automation and real-time C-suite visibility.
His career spans programs of extraordinary scale, including a $10B+ Abu Dhabi International Airport Expansion and a $20B+ Al Raha Beach Development. He has deployed enterprise platforms to thousands of users, migrated terabytes of critical data, and built governance frameworks that align entire organizations around a single source of truth.
Shabih bridges the gap between business complexity and technology possibility — translating organizational challenges into scalable AI and digital solutions that create sustainable competitive advantage.
Deployed Claude, Copilot, n8n, Emergent, and Lovable to automate workflows and accelerate enterprise project delivery.
Delivered end-to-end deployments of InEight, Oracle Unifier, PCM, and PRISM across multi-country programs worth $30B+.
Built executive dashboards using Power BI, Tableau, and SQL — reducing query times by 98% and retiring manual reporting company-wide.
23 years of cost control, scheduling, and systems implementation on construction megaprojects across the Middle East and Canada.
Led cross-functional teams in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Canada — supporting 150–600 simultaneous platform users.
End-to-end capability across the digital transformation lifecycle — from AI strategy to enterprise implementation to operational excellence.
High-impact programs spanning AI automation, enterprise platforms, data modernization, and project controls.
End-to-end implementation of InEight Project Management with REST API integration to ACONEX, scaling adoption to 80+ active users across live construction projects.
✅ 80–100 hrs/week recovered · 35 document controllers freed from manual entry
Designed and deployed intelligent automation workflows using Claude, Copilot, n8n, Emergent, and Lovable to eliminate repetitive tasks across project and corporate functions.
✅ Hundreds of hours/month saved · Measurable cost savings · AI adoption across all departments
Replaced paper-based SOR and inspection workflows with a PowerApps solution on iPads — real-time photo uploads, centralized database, zero paper.
✅ 4–5 hrs/week saved · Full paper elimination · Real-time central database
Delivered end-to-end migration of 120+ projects and ~6TB of contract data from Oracle PCM to Oracle Unifier — on time and within budget in under 2 years.
✅ 6TB migrated · 250–300 hrs saved via SQL optimization · 2–3 months ahead of schedule
Rebuilt Denodo virtual data models and VQL, slashing critical query execution from 40–50 minutes down to 30–40 seconds — enabling near-real-time BI delivery.
✅ 98%+ query time reduction · 5 executive dashboards · C-suite decision-making enabled
Supported a 150–200 person program management team with cost and schedule tracking systems, replacing entirely manual processes on a $10B+ program spanning 10+ years.
✅ 60–80 hrs/month saved · $10B+ program · 150–200 team members supported
Trained 500–600 users on Primavera Contract Manager in the largest PCM deployment in the region — 1,000 active platform users on a $20B+ waterfront development.
✅ 500–600 users trained · 1,000 active users · $20B+ program
Architected an 8-feed data integration between Maximo and Oracle Contract Management, reducing monthly contract reconciliation from weeks to 2–3 hours.
✅ 40–50 hrs/week saved · Weeks of reconciliation → 2–3 hours · 8-feed integration
Delivered Primavera Expedition implementation for Abu Dhabi's critical water infrastructure program — going live in 6 months against a 2-year planned timeline, onboarding 60 users across 4 distributed sites via Citrix. The first major project of a 23-year career.
✅ Live in 6 months vs. 2-year plan · 60 users · 4 sites · $850M program
Supported project controls and Primavera Expedition system administration on one of the world's most iconic construction projects — managing schedule updates, resource loading, and cost-loaded baseline tracking on a subaqueous tunnel beneath the Arabian Gulf.
✅ Schedule & cost controls on a globally iconic program · Concurrent with Shuweihat WTS
Real-world AI deployments and automation solutions that eliminate waste, accelerate decisions, and unlock organizational capacity.
Leadership spending 5–8 hours per week manually compiling reports from fragmented data sources.
Built automated executive dashboards pulling live data, delivering real-time C-suite performance visibility with zero manual effort.
35 document controllers manually re-entering data between platforms — error-prone and unscalable.
Engineered a two-way REST API integration, eliminating 100% of manual data entry and enabling real-time document synchronization.
Site engineers losing hours weekly on paper-based SOR inspections with no real-time visibility or central database.
Deployed a PowerApps solution on iPads enabling digital inspection completion with real-time photo uploads to SharePoint.
Centralized reporting team overwhelmed with ad hoc requests from business units unable to use their own data tools.
Championed a company-wide data literacy initiative with hands-on training, increasing self-service adoption by 35% across all departments.
Manual reconciliation of schedule and cost data consuming 6–8 hours per week with high risk of data inconsistency.
Implemented automated integration between Primavera P6 and ECOSYS, delivering a unified project performance view in real time.
Business reports taking 40–50 minutes to run, blocking real-time executive decision-making in energy sector operations.
Rebuilt Denodo virtual data models with optimized VQL, role-based security, and data masking, delivering near-instant performance.
From project controls engineer to digital transformation leader — a career built on solving the problems that matter most.
Measurable outcomes across 23 years of enterprise transformation, automation, and project controls delivery.
Formal credentials backed by hands-on delivery on the world's most demanding programs.
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2002
PMI · Valid 2021–2027
2010
PROJACS Authorized Training Center · 2008
CMCS · 2006
Deep domain knowledge across industries that define critical infrastructure, energy, and economic growth.
Recognition from executives and colleagues across programs of every scale.
Shabih is one of the most capable digital transformation practitioners I have worked with. He took our Oracle migration from a complex, high-risk program to a smooth on-time delivery — while uncovering efficiencies we didn't know we were losing.
The REST API integration between ACONEX and InEight was a game changer. What used to take 35 people hours of manual work is now fully automated. Shabih's technical depth combined with his ability to engage stakeholders at every level is rare.
Watching Shabih take a 40-minute query and bring it under a minute was extraordinary. His Denodo work changed how our C-suite receives and uses data. He doesn't just build dashboards — he changes how organizations think about information.
* Testimonials are representative. Full LinkedIn recommendations available on request.
Whether you're planning an enterprise AI rollout, migrating critical systems, building a PMO governance framework, or seeking a strategic technology leader — let's talk.