Abdessamad I.

Pharma, Healthcare, Manufacturing

Europe

• Led OT cybersecurity programs across multi-site manufacturing and laboratory environments, aligning architectures and controls to ISA/IEC 62443, NIST CSF and ISO 27001 frameworks.

• Defined and implemented secure network segmentation, asset inventory, threat modeling and vulnerability management strategies for OEM equipment and industrial systems (MES, LIMS, Historian, PLC/SCADA).

• Directed data integrity and quality assurance initiatives in GxP-regulated environments, improving audit readiness and compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 / EU Annex 11 .

• Collaborated with Engineering, IT Security, QA, Validation and Manufacturing teams to ensure resilient, compliant, and highly available OT environments.

• Delivered remote advisory and program leadership for clients across EU, US and Middle East.

• Designed and deployed OT cybersecurity architectures for substation automation, SCADA/eSCADA, and IIoT-based power systems across critical energy infrastructure.

• Conducted cyber risk assessments, network segmentation design, and threat/vulnerability analysis for substations and control centers.

• Implemented OT-specific security policies, incident response playbooks, and continuous compliance monitoring aligned with utility and safety standards.

• Coordinated with EPC contractors, control system vendors, and national energy operators to ensure secure system lifecycle management.

• Led IT/OT integration and MES/SCADA deployments supporting digital plant transformation and production efficiency improvement.

• Provided lifecycle technical leadership across design, implementation, commissioning and validation for manufacturing systems.

• Managed vendor/service contracts, SLAs and system support models to ensure reliable operations and secure system performance.