Mahdi Abu Ishmais is a seasoned professional in technology procurement and project management, currently serving as the Technology Procurement GM Advisor at stc since November 2013, where involvement includes the Procurement Digital Transformation Program and the implementation of the Partner Journey initiative. Previously, Mahdi held the role of Telecom Fixed Assets Manager at Saudi Telecom Company from 2002 to September 2013, leading a technical team in fixed assets and project management. Early career experience includes serving as a Senior Project Manager at Siemens from 1999 to 2002, overseeing deployment projects for EWSD switches. Mahdi holds a Bachelor of Electrical - Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Jordan, earned between 1983 and 1988.