In my current role as Visual Design Lead, RIG Design System at RBC Royal Bank, I work with a multidisciplinary team to evolve our design standards and drive the adoption of our design system across multiple lines of business — enabling our 600-plus designers and developers to deliver a unified banking experience for 16-plus million RBC customers.

Before that, I worked at digital design and innovation agencies in Toronto, Dubai, and Cairo, where I was fortunate to collaborate with renowned brands like Entercom, Emirates, Etisalat, MasterCard, Jumeirah, Emaar and others.

As I continue to pursue my passion for product design, strategy, and systems thinking, I’m always looking for inspiring opportunities and challenges where my design skills can be of service — allowing me to deliver impact and move humanity forward.

Work experience

Dec 2019–Present    Toronto, ON

I work with a multidisciplinary team to unify design and frontend development to drive consistency and reusability across our digital products — creating a better banking experience for RBC's 16-plus million customers.

May 2018–Feb 2019    Toronto, ON

TribalScale is a digital innovation company that creates best-in-class digital products, transforms teams, and co-creates startups. There, I worked closely with product managers, digital transformation leads, and software engineers to shape and execute design strategies for our Canadian and international clients in the media and financial sectors.

Jun 2016–Mar 2018    Dubai, UAE

Fjord is a service design company that puts design at the heart — from creating impactful strategies to shaping and building digital products. I worked with a team of 15-plus service, interaction, and visual designers on several projects for UAE’s biggest telecom provider, Etisalat. Our work covered a variety of digital touchpoints, from mobile devices to 120-plus inch touch screens. In addition, I led the efforts behind Etisalat's design system, enabling our team to create consistent experiences across all those touchpoints.

Apr 2015–May 2016    Dubai, UAE

Tigerspike is a global digital products company that provides end-to-end solutions for a wide array of well-recognized brands. I joined Tigerspike to work on a digital transformation engagement with Emirates where I led the visual interface design of their mobile apps.

Oct 2013–Apr 2015    Dubai, UAE

Formerly known as DigitasLBi, Digitas is a global design and marketing agency that is committed to helping brands better connect with people. I had the opportunity to deliver engaging products for some of the most prominent clients, such as MasterCard, Jumeirah, J&J, Emaar and others. My role was predominantly visual but also covered user research, information architecture and interaction design.

Nov 2012–Sep 2013    Dubai, UAE

Landmark Group is one of the largest retail and hospitality organizations in the Middle East, Africa and India. It was the first step of my career in Dubai as I got to work with several brands under the group’s umbrella. There, my role was split between UI design and interface front-end development. After only 5 months of working there, I joined the e-Commerce team to focus on driving new business goals through the redesign of important sections of LandmarkShops.

Apr 2012–Nov 2012    Cairo, Egypt

After spending nearly 4 years working as a freelance designer during college, USYTech became my first full-time job in Cairo. There, I worked with EagleRider, an American motorcycle tourism company, and one of the largest in the world.

2006–2012    Cairo, Egypt

I started my design career in the early years of university study, where I worked on multiple freelance projects with local and international clients. Later on, I became actively involved in the Cairo start-up scene that boomed in 2011.

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