Ahmed Shamsalola

Professional Experience

Ahmed Shamsalola is a quality and institutional excellence consultant at Kaizen Consulting, he previously led Quality & Institutional Excellence and Project Management at GIAD Engineering Industries in Sudan and served as a consultant with Bright Business in Saudi Arabia. He has supported high-impact government and industry programs, including advisory roles for the Saudi Energy Regulator (SERA), the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA), and the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF), alongside certified assessor work for the Enterprise Excellence Award at GIAD.

Practical Expertise

Ahmed specializes in building and auditing excellence systems aligned with EFQM and national award frameworks, standing up enterprise performance management (EPM) systems, and preparing entities for recognition and awards. His portfolio includes EFQM recognition projects at SERA and GEOSA, establishing EPM at GEOSA, and leading SIDF’s readiness for the King Abdulaziz Quality Award. He brings hands-on capability in project governance, process improvement, and organizational change—bridging technical engineering backgrounds with performance dashboards, criteria-based assessments, and structured capability-building.

Education & Training

Ahmed holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Sudan). His professional credentials include EFQM® Certified Assessor and EFQM® Certified Organizational Change Leader (OCL), EFQM® Foundation training, Project Management Professional (PMP®), Certified Professional Safety Engineer (CPSE), and Certified MEP Engineer credentials (Arab Engineers Union/CAD-Master). He is a member of the Global Council for Quality & Standards (London) and holds a consultant practitioner license and diploma in MEP—equipping him to integrate excellence frameworks, safety, and engineering standards into award-ready operating models.