Zakariae Mandouli

AI & DT Consulting Manager | Solution Architect

Salary / Daily rate

Casablanca, Morocco

Mobility: Dubai - United Arab Emirat, ...

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Remote only

Skills

Consulting ITProject Management (PMO)Project OwnerProduct ManagementScrumERP

Languages

ArabicEnglishFrench

About me

Intro

My expertise bridges program governance, solution architecture, and innovation leadership โ€” combining hands-on technical depth (Artificial Intelligence, RAG, GenAI, SOA, Microservices, Cloud, Data/Analytics, Integration) with strategic consulting and stakeholder engagement. ๐Ÿ”น What I bring: Vision, structure, and execution. ๐Ÿ”น What I build: Architectures that scale. Teams that perform. Partnerships that last. ๐Ÿ”น What drives me: Turning complex technology into tangible business advantage.

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Work experience

Founder & CTO โ€” NOOS Studio (AI Insight Engine)

NOOS Studio - https://noosstudio.ai

Jun 2025 - Present

1 year 5 months

Remote

Built and launched a "Label for Ideas" platform leveraging GenAI to transform raw expert knowledge into highvalue digital assets. Led the product from zero-to-one, defining the business case, technical architecture (GCP, Flutter, Vertex), and goto-market strategy. ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐’ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ˆ-๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค. Powered by the NOOS Score, our platform captures domain signals, ranks them based on expert preference, and transforms them into high-value intelligence, from LinkedIn carousels to executive briefs and enterprise knowledge reports. I launched NOOS Studio to solve problems Iโ€™ve seen throughout my career: โ€ข Enterprises struggle to convert expertise into consistent, authoritative communication. โ€ข Experts are submerged by non-qualified signals & data. โ€ข Most AI contents (without EITL) are not curated and are clearly noise signals. At ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐’ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ, we bring structure, personalization, and automation to this process. โญ What we deliver: โ€ข Personalized Insight Engines for enterprises (white-label) โ€ข Knowledge Creation โ€ข Daily, expert-grade LinkedIn & X(Twitter) carousels โ€ข Executive intelligence briefs & domain reports โ€ข Internal knowledge curation pipelines โ€ข AI-driven thought leadership at scale โญ What makes it different: โ€ข The NOOS Score adapts to each expertโ€™s mental model โ€ข Expert-in-the-Loop validation keeps content authentic โ€ข Enterprise deployment (private, secure, configurable) โ€ข A full โ€œcontent studioโ€ powered by AI + domain modeling โญ Who we serve: Telecom, Technology, Healthcare, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Consulting, and Media organizations. โญ Looking for: โ€ข Consulting โ€ข Enterprise clients โ€ข Early-stage investors interested in vertical AI systems

Senior Consulting Manager & Principal Solution Architect (Consulting Practice Lead)

WeenkoFreelance

Jan 2008 - Present

18 years 10 months

Remote

โ€ข Operated as an independent consulting practice delivering major transformation programs in partnership with global technology clients and vendors. โ€ข Defined program objectives, scope, and deliverables for a portfolio of multi-million-dollar digital transformation programs across telecom, health and public sectors, ensuring alignment with client strategic goals. โ€ข Managed program governance, steering committees, and executive dashboards, maintaining financial control and stakeholder alignment across 100+ cross-organization geographically dispersed participants. โ€ข Led end-to-end architecture and solution delivery (EAI, ESB, SOA, API Management, Cloud, CI/CD, BI, Data & AI using Agile), DevOps & Waterfall Methodologies, on various stacks and platforms including webMethods, Oracle Suites, Linux Platforms, Java. โ€ข Worked closely with executives across engineering, product, and finance to ensure alignment with organizational objectives. โ€ข Mentored and coached a direct team of on/offshore 35 consultants and engineers, established and managed MBOs/KPIs fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and client trust. โ€ข Led numerous RFI/RFP cycles partnering with major global vendors and owned writing and reviewing contracts, SOWs, and other commercial agreements.โ€ข Led delivery of both fast-paced engagements and long-running programs for major clients below: โ€ข Orange Business Services (Flagship Engagement): โ€ข Directed a multi-year global CRM/ITSM digital transformation for Orange Business BSS, ensuring end-to-end program delivery and solution architecture (EAI, ESB, SOA, API Management, Microservices, Cloud) โ€ข Led the strategic onboarding of 40+ partners (Lufthansa, Pfizer, EDF, AT&T), from kickoff workshops to operational integration. โ€ข Introduced Agile and DevOps practices at scale, reducing release cycles by 40% and defect rates by 30%. โ€ข Managed distributed delivery teams across Morocco, India, France, and the USA, ensuring seamless global coordination. โ€ข Maroc Telecom - Huawei โ€ข Delivered a real-time BSS Data BI platform processing 300M+ CDR records/day, producing 400+ marketing and operational KPIs for executive decision-making. โ€ข Led and mentored a team of 8 architects/developers around OBIIE/Oracle RAC/Talend/RedHat. โ€ข Public Sector - Military Hospital Rabat & ABHBC โ€ข Led the delivery of SOA solution for inter-agency integration serving 1M+ transactions annually, accelerating service delivery from months to days using ServiceMix. โ€ข Directed the LIMS tactical adaptation for the Military Hospital Rabat, leading functional scoping and system design (Java EE, Spring, MySQL) to achieve deployment in 4 months. โ€ข Actility (IoT) โ€ข Applied Design Thinking principles to lead ideation workshops on innovative solutions for North African Market, partnering with IoT leader Actility to explore adoption use cases for major clients. โ€ข Mitel (VoLTE) โ€ข Led presales and architecture for a 14-month campaign with Mitel, presenting a complex VoLTE solution to C-level executives at Maroc Telecom. โ€ข noorAI (Intelligent Knowledge Engine PoC) โ€ข Leading AI proof-of-concept projects applying Generative AI, RAG pipelines, and Agents Architecture to real business problems (N8N, MCP, GCP).

Consultant & Solution Architect

stc

Jul 2005 - Dec 2007

2 years 6 months

Riyadh Saudi Arabia

โ€ข Delivered foundational SOA/EAI architecture for critical telecom and Government transformation projects. โ€ข Spearheaded the integration of 15+ STC & e-Government systems for the Saudi Ministry of Interior, reducing data exchange time by 40%.

Systems Integration Consultant

ABBSIL

Sep 2003 - Aug 2005

2 years

Brest, France

Developed robust middleware integrations using webMethods for telecom and energy enterprises, delivering 8+ projects on time. โ€ข Designed scalable, API-driven architectures that improved system interoperability and performance by 50%


Education

IMT Atlantique

Master of Engineering - Diplรดme dโ€™Ingรฉnieur

2000 - 2003

3 years

CPGE - Classes prรฉparatoires aux grandes รฉcoles

CPGE

1998 - 2000

1 year 11 months


Licenses & certifications

AI Fundamentals

Issued: Aug 2025

Certified by IBM

Microsoft Azure AI Essentials

Issued: Jul 2025

Certified by Microsoft

Agile Project Management

Issued: Jul 2025

Certified by LinkedIn PMI

Agile Methodologies

Issued: Jul 2025

Certified by LinkedIn PMI

Project Management Office (PMO)

Issued: Jul 2025

Certified by LinkedIn PMI

Project Portfolio Management

Issued: Jul 2025

Certified by LinkedIn PMI

Program Management Foundations

Issued: Jul 2025

Certified by LinkedIn PMI

Portfolio

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