Mohamed Tarek Dawara
Tomball
Summary
Distinguished leader with a proven record of directing scientists, engineers, and project managers across global organizations. Highly experienced in financial analysis, capital allocation, and investment decision-making, translating complex technical and business requirements into strategies that optimize ROI. Skilled in identifying value-creating opportunities, driving process improvements and deploying innovative technologies to enhance profitability and maximize operational efficiency.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Global Portfolio Manager – Cementing Services
Baker Hughes
02.2025 - Current
- - Accountable for the functional, business, and financial performance of the product(s). Deliver a revenue plan of $425M at a 28% EBITDA margin.
- - Serves as the product's advocate both internally and externally. Conducts product demonstrations, presentations, and training for stakeholders, customers, and partners to showcase the product's value proposition and benefits.
- - Develops a product strategy and vision based on market research, customer feedback, and product line goals.
- - Conducts in-depth market research and financial analysis, providing actionable insights that directly influenced multi-million-dollar investment decisions.
- - Works across the organization to validate the S&OP forecast and identify products for special supply chain strategies. Works with supply chain organization to identify opportunities for cost reduction and cost optimization
- - Conducts thorough market research and competitive analysis to identify market trends, customer needs, and opportunities for product innovation.
- - Defines the product roadmap and prioritizes features and enhancements accordingly.
- - Owns the PDM (Product development Management) process for product management. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering & Technology, supply chain, Service delivery, and others, to achieve successful development. Participates in Stage Gates with the technology team and provides documentation as required for gate meetings
- - Stays up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices related to products. Aligns and leverages total supplier base to influence product line and market strategy.
- - Plans and executes successful product launches, including defining pricing strategies, positioning the product in the market, and developing marketing and communication plans. Ensures technology advancements are validated with customers and regulatory agencies.
- - Responsible for the product life cycle and product performance of the product. Monitors NPR/NPI performance.
- - Leads initiatives that combine product development and process improvement activities.
- - Provides technical support to Service Delivery teams for specific escalation requests.
- - Responsible for leading initiatives and associated technologies to drive carbon footprint reduction.
Global Technical Services Manager – Technology Center
Baker Hughes
01.2023 - 02.2025
- - Responsible for managing and leading the Pressure Pumping Global Technical Service Team in Dubai and the US for the production enhancement and cementing product lines.
- - Ensure the safety and compliance of all the global labs by setting webinar and seminar across the globe to help come with standards to support all business functions.
- - Responsible Process tracking, metrics tracking and process improvements.
- - Responsible for headcount and various other data collections that are used for ultimate decision making.
- - Report monthly and quarterly team performance statistics to executive leaders.
- - Develops operational plan for the own department and help come with new tools and platforms to enhance performance and operational rhythm.
- - Resolve problems through the application of acquired expertise based upon precedents and published standards.
- - Engaged in customizing projects to client needs. Conveys technical information both to clients and to colleagues out of other functions.
- - Lead the process of updating exiting operational standards across all the global locations.
- - Plan and execute the MRP and LRP plans to increase business capacity and translate that into new capitalized equipment and resources.
- - Lead the phase gate process and perform Portfolio Management activities; NPI, NPRs and ROI to ensure the generation of different products and services for different geo-markets.
R&D Team Leader – Production Enhancement Technology
Baker Hughes
07.2021 - 01.2023
- - Responsible for leading the R&D and Phase Gate process for developing new products, total new products revenue in the range of 30-50 million USD.
- - Being the main interfaces between the Production Enhancement Product Line team and the R&D project managers, working with the R&D manager as and when required.
- - Responsible for the production enhancement team metrics and outcomes, as well as supporting upkeep of labs and data requests as required.
- - Attending all required R&D process meetings, and ensuring projects related to Production Enhancement remain on track through the phase-gate process.
- - Ensuring that timesheets/hours are properly captured and accounted for in accurate cost planning exercises related to the R&D projects for production enhancement.
- - Conceptual or theoretical or practical activities related to the science of applying chemistry to industrial processes or for development of new technologies or products.
- - Develops new solutions under guidance and/or in a team setting or based upon precedents in the organizations.
- - Works together with business leadership at SPB and EB level. Specifies needs, communicates about project approach, and presents outcomes of research done.
- - Delivers products as part of a team.
- - Works on cross functional teams.
- - Leads analytical and design activities using proven technologies and vested approaches and methods.
R&D Project Manager – Production Enhancement Technology
Baker Hughes
03.2019 - 07.2021
- - Analyzes the different geo-markets business and technology needs to define a differentiated product vision and opportunities for innovations and products that deliver unique values.
- - Responsible for the management and publication of product data, capturing and maintaining information on products and/or services through its development and the useful life of the product.
- - Develops and executes short and long-range resource plans based on resource forecasts and region business commitments.
- - Develops communication plans and operating rhythm to update progress on key deliverables to stakeholders, both vertically and horizontally.
- - Participates in development of standards, conferences, and committees to show industry leadership.
- - Acts as a bridge between the technology and the product line teams in compiling, analyzing and interpreting data for internal and external customers.
- - Applies scientific methods and acts as a process manager for identifying materials research focus areas and investigating complex material systems and the challenges associated.
- - Plans and conducts research, designs experiment, and analyzes data to understand products and mechanisms for the development of new products and processes.
- - Applies fundamental understanding of chemistry to solve problems, initiate projects, and provide innovative ideas related to oilfield services and products.
Product Manager – Frac Fluids
Canadian Energy Services Company
01.2016 - 03.2019
- - Assists the sales team in reviewing and identifying potential opportunities to present Frac Fluids business, products and services.
- - Identifies target markets and market penetration strategies.
- - Responsible for interpreting market trends, generating consumer feedback, identifying growth opportunities, idea generation and communication back to the organization.
- - Acts as an application specialist to initialize new business models to solve problems and ease customers’ concerns.
- - Acts as a technical bridge between the different product lines and products function within the entire CES product lines : Drilling, Production, Fracturing, Chemicals.
R&D Chemist - Technical Services
Trican Well Service, Ltd. – R&D Center
07.2014 - 01.2016
- - Designs fracturing gels to meet the customer requirements with different polymers, using API standards.
- - Participates in research with other R&D areas of the company, e.g., analytical chemistry, process engineering, applications, etc. for increased intellectual property opportunities and future business advancement.
- - Creates and develops innovative and differentiated technologies and product solutions from concept to commercialization.
- - Provides lab support at times to anticipate and solve any ongoing issues in the field.
Education
M.S in Applied Business Analytics -
Boston University
Boston, MA12.2025
M.S in Technology Project Management - undefined
University of Houston
Houston, TX12.2015
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry - undefined
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI05.2014
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and Project
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Investment strategy
- Identifying opportunities
- Portfolio construction
- Presentation skills
- Data analytics
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Financial analysis
- Making investment recommendations
Accomplishments
- 2020 Baker Hughes Technology Top Inventor
- API Conductivity and Frac. Committee member
- Inventor - (U.S. Patent #11981864 B1)) in US Patent Office - systems and methods for well treatment operations.
Certification
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
FAA Instrument Rated Pilot.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Global Portfolio Manager – Cementing Services
Baker Hughes
02.2025 - Current
Global Technical Services Manager – Technology Center
Baker Hughes
01.2023 - 02.2025
R&D Team Leader – Production Enhancement Technology
Baker Hughes
07.2021 - 01.2023
R&D Project Manager – Production Enhancement Technology
Baker Hughes
03.2019 - 07.2021
Product Manager – Frac Fluids
Canadian Energy Services Company
01.2016 - 03.2019
R&D Chemist - Technical Services
Trican Well Service, Ltd. – R&D Center
07.2014 - 01.2016
M.S in Technology Project Management - undefined
University of Houston
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry - undefined
Salve Regina University
M.S in Applied Business Analytics -
Boston University
2020 Baker Hughes Technology Top Inventor
Awarded for distinguished inventors globally. Valued based on the technology and financial impact.