BIOGRAPHY

Hi, I AM AHMED AL SABAH AND I SEEK CHALLENGES

Born and raised in Muharraq - Bahrain, I’m a strategist, design thinker, researcher, and many other things, I love History, Death Metal, and eating burgers. I’m an Engineering Management & System Engineering graduate with a background in Computer Science and Information Technology. I got many years of experience working in various fields of Design, Business Consulting, and Quality Management.

Ahmed F. Al Sabah

You must make the fullest use of your weaponry; it is false not to do so and to die with a weapon yet undrawn.
— Miyamoto Musashi

ORIGINS

My journey in the design world started on the day my older brother got his first PC in 1998; it came equipped with Adobe Photoshop 5, that’s when I developed the habit of sneaking in to use the PC while he was in college, and fiddle with the twirl effect like it was the most impressive thing in the world. Despite choosing different professional career paths, the idea of ‘Design’ evolved from what I do and use to produce a particular product, to a form of thinking that combines logic, intuition, artistry, and strategy to resolve any issue or problem.

I created this platform to work out what I like to design and keep myself company, to help people who want to leverage their skills and accomplish high achievements in their work, and finally, because I really love it, I know myself in my design whether it’s on a simple post or on a high-level graphical interface. I teach and train people because I know the power of creativity and strategy combined, and I see the beauty of this career even though I know the industry is tough and the competition is high, plagued with mental challenges, burnout, and mediocrity.

Helping people realize what they imagine is my life’s work and it currently happens through the theme of design, but that’s never what it is all about, I mainly do strategy because when I work closely with clients, I’m often not just designing a current business need - I’m helping them to better understand what they want and what choices they can take, making them figure out the starting point and then guiding their perspective into the world with fireworks. This is my labor of love and it never feels like a chore.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

  • Strategy, Tactical Planning, and Game Theory.

  • Design Thinking and System Thinking.

  • Competitive Strategy and Innovation.

  • User Interface and Experience (UI/UX) Prototyping.

  • Design Systems and Component Design.

  • Business Management and Quality Assurance.

  • Business Planning and Entrepreneurship.

  • Data Engineering, Analysis, and Administration.

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

M.Sc. in Engineering Management and System Engineering
The George Washington University

B.Sc. in Computer Science and Information Systems
The Applied Science University

Certified ISO9001:2015 Lead Auditor
CQI/IRCA, Bureau Veritas

AUTODIDACTIC STUDIES

Strategy, Game Theory, Design Thinking, Design Theory, Decision Trees, Management Science, Data Science, Knowledge Management, Statistics, Data Visualization, Data Analytics, Ancient and Modern History, Philosophy, Jungian Psychology, and Natural Science.

ACTIVITIES

Reading, Yoga, Meditation, Boxing, Outdoor runs, Photography, Cooking, Writing & Journaling.