Business Development | Sales & Marketing | Project Management
For more than a decade Hisham worked in the telecommunication and semiconductor industry, where he held senior positions ranging from Software Engineering to Business Group Management. He worked for leading technology organisations, such as Siemens, Giesecke & Devrient and Infineon Technologies across Europe and the Asia Pacific region.
Hisham's technology focus was mainly in security and smart card technology, including smart card systems, security and trusted platforms, biometrics and Radio Frequency Identification, known as RFID. Among the projects he championed were the supply of the first chip-based solution for Telstra's payphone smart cards, the Hong Kong Citizen ID card and the development support for the high-security multi-application smart card operating system "MULTOS". He also managed several smart card projects in the Asia Pacific region in the banking and government sector.
Hisham's technology focus was mainly in security and smart card technology, including smart card systems, security and trusted platforms, biometrics and Radio Frequency Identification, known as RFID. Among the projects he championed were the supply of the first chip-based solution for Telstra's payphone smart cards, the Hong Kong Citizen ID card and the development support for the high-security multi-application smart card operating system "MULTOS". He also managed several smart card projects in the Asia Pacific region in the banking and government sector.
In his capacity, he successfully developed and implemented advanced smart card solutions in the banking and government sector. His sales and marketing experience together with his relationship management skills were key to his success and awarded him stakeholder trust in all his projects. His contribution to technology forums and standardisation bodies helped advance the adoption of smart card technology in different industry sectors.