Abadi Ismail

Abadi Ismail has a diverse work experience spanning different industries and roles. Abadi is currently working as an NFL Commentator for the Saudi Sports Company, where they lead play-by-play and color commentary for NFL games on live TV in the Middle East region. Abadi also maintains a podcast Instagram account where game summaries can be watched. Prior to this, Abadi worked as a Project Management Consultant for The Kenific Group, where they mentored multiple teams and utilized scrum concepts and agile management methodologies to achieve program goals. Abadi also served as a Project Manager for Circinus, LLC, overseeing the company's Open-Source Intelligent program and establishing the overseas office in collaboration with the UAE General Army. Abadi has also held positions in Pratt & Whitney and Oil and Gas Solutions & Services Contracting, where they were responsible for project planning, engineering change orders, and risk assessment.

Abadi Ismail completed their Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering at King AbdulAziz University from 2004 to 2008. Abadi then pursued an Exchange Program at the University of Washington from 2009 to 2011, where they obtained a Diploma of Education. Afterward, Abadi Ismail enrolled in the University of Houston from 2011 to 2012, where they earned a Master's Degree in Engineering Management.

In terms of additional certifications, Abadi Ismail obtained the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (ICGB) from the International Standard for Lean Six Sigma (ISLSS) in August 2012. In May 2015, they acquired the Property and Casualty Adjuster certification from the Texas Department of Insurance. More recently, they obtained the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification from the Project Management Institute in June 2020, followed by the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® certification from the same institution in October 2020.