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OUR PHILOSOPHY

Quality, not quantity:

We have made quality our habit. It’s not something that we just strive for – we live by this principle every day.

Our team is committed to ensuring your success. We understand the importance of technology in today's business world, and we know that navigating the ever-changing landscape can be a daunting task. That's why we are here to help.

Whether you need assistance with solution consulting, staffing, project management, or cybersecurity, we have the knowledge and experience to guide you through each step of the process.

We pride ourselves on providing personalized service that takes into account the unique needs of your organization. With our support, you can be rest assured that your technology is working for you, not against you. Let us help you achieve your goals and take your business to the next level.

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Senior Team

Jeff Bennison
Ai Compliance - Lead Auditor

Jeff Bennison has worked in the governance, risk and compliance field for 20 years from both a permanent employee and then a consultant role giving him a view from both sides of the fence to provide valuable insights to his valued clients.

He has worked with organisations from a five headcount to organisations who are the largest in their field globally including Northern and Southern America, Canada, the Caribbean, Russia, Poland, Egypt, UK, Isle of Man, Australia and more.

He has extensive experience in ISO42001, ISO27001, ISO22301 and PCI DSS and various frameworks to support these standards. This includes tasks such as documentation creation, staff training and awareness, internal audit, external audit, due diligence and strategic planning.

Jeff is an expert at guiding organisations on their compliance journeys whether to align or formally certify to a standard. He can also provide assistance in post certification tasks to ensure the management system remains effective and fit for purpose.

Working with the likes of Rolls Royce, Vocalink BACS and cash machines transactions, Correla energy platforms, Digicell – a major telephony and mobile network provider in Southern America and the Caribbean, Teleperformance – a global call centre provider, Pokerstars (Stars Group) – the world’s largest online gambling company, Barratt Home Pensions, Mastercard, Barclays, Lloyds, Capita, Fredrickson International Ltd debt recovery, Lowells debt collection agency, GE Energy, HP and many more.

Sayed Rahman
Industrial Technology Specialist

Sayed Rahman is an industrial technology consultant with more than 25 years of experience in managing large scale government level projects.

Former Chief Technology Officer of Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority, also popularly known as SEWA, a government utility in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates which provides electricity, water and natural gas to approximately 1.8 million residents.

Sayed has planned, supervised and managed large projects directly related with operational excellence in the supply of electricity, water and natural gas to a geographical area covering 2,600 square kilometers.

An MBA from the prestigious Jaipur National University, Sayed is passionate about using Smart City Technologies to facilitate sustainable generation, transmission, distribution of power, electricity and gas.
Sayed has also been part of Sharjah's initiatives on decarbonizing the UAE economy by switching to cleaner fuels and adopting renewable energy, in line with the Paris agreement tackling climate change.

As part of the sustainability mandate, he has played a CTOs role in energy efficiency drives such as retrofitting buildings in the city of Sharjah which showed a drop of 25-30% of the annual energy consumption in buildings.

A digital transformation advocate and proponent of using AI to showcase carbon emission levels to each consumer in the city, he has championed many projects which enabled reduction in wastage of natural resources, as well as eradicated the usage of paper for the purpose of energy billing.


Talha Shaikh has a total experience of 24 years in the field of intelligent Operations. Artificial Intelligence and IT solutions, he has held director-level positions, in various technology companies since 2009.

Talha has led a team of 80 people in a full-fledged IT technology house and spearheaded multi-million-dollar projects for well-known national & international brands in the Middle East, Africa & Asia Pacific region (16 countries)

With extensive experience in IO, AI, ERP & FM systems (40+ different systems), he is strong in numerous business domains, with deep knowledge of how to achieve business excellence & continued competitive advantage using tech.

In a nutshell, he helps C & D suite executives accelerate growth, eliminate cost/productivity wastage, increase revenue, control operations & establish evidence-driven decision-making with the help of the latest AI-supporting applications, infra and devices.

His client list includes; Lourve Museum, Crown Prince Dubai, EMAAR, Kingspan, FedEx, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy, Bridgestone, LOreal, Citibank, KPMG, Starwood, Le Meridien, Al Tamimi, AON, BBC, SABIC, Qatar Gas, Energizer Middle East, Hong Kong Trade Development, Thomas Bennett, MAF, TNT, Danzas, Dubai South, EO, Red Cross, UAS, International Cricket Council, YSL, Dmix, German Council, Lloyd Global, MacGregor, Coal & Oil, Noble Denton, Conares Metal, Deyaar, Dubai Quality Group, EC Harris, Grayling, Fluor Daniel, Franklin Covey, Al Gurg, Thumbay, KGMS, Metito, EC Harris, Ministry of Public Works, Ramada, Tyco, Scott Wilson, Al Jazeera Investment, Bukhatir Group and many more.

Talha Shaikh
Intelligent Operations Consultant