Alpha Masaf
Project Manager
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Versatile Project Manager with over 20 years of experience coordinating projects across construction, fintech/mobile wallet rollouts, events and exhibitions, indoor entertainment operations, coffee processing, and community development. Skilled in planning, stakeholder coordination, vendor and contractor management, budgeting, procurement follow-up, risk control, field execution, documentation, and management reporting. Known for bringing structure to complex operational environments, aligning cross-functional teams, and ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to stakeholder expectations.
Experience
Project Manager - Royal Axis Builds Ltd - Nairobi, Kenya
(2026-03)
- Manage construction projects from planning and mobilisation through execution, handover, and close-out.
- Coordinate site teams, subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, quantity surveyors, engineers, and client representatives to ensure smooth project delivery.
- Prepare project schedules, work plans, procurement trackers, progress reports, risk registers, and site coordination updates.
- Monitor timelines, budgets, material requirements, labour allocation, subcontractor performance, and daily site progress.
- Support procurement by raising material requests, reviewing supplier quotations, following up deliveries, and ensuring materials are available according to project schedules.
- Conduct site visits to track progress, resolve issues, verify workmanship, and ensure work aligns with drawings, specifications, and client requirements.
- Manage project documentation including RFIs, site instructions, variation requests, inspection records, delivery notes, meeting minutes, and handover files.
- Coordinate health, safety, and quality requirements through approved procedures, inspection checklists, and corrective action follow-up.
Project Manager - RBW Fintech Services / bWallet - Manama, Bahrain
(2018-09 - 2025-12)
- Managed fintech implementation projects covering merchant onboarding, mobile wallet adoption, POS terminal deployment, field support, and payment service activation.
- Coordinated rollout activities between sales teams, technical support, merchants, payment partners, field agents, and client stakeholders.
- Oversaw merchant acquisition workflows including lead allocation, onboarding schedules, documentation follow-up, training, activation, and post-launch support.
- Managed POS/payment hardware deployment by coordinating device installation, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, and merchant handover.
- Tracked progress across merchant sign-ups, activation rates, installation status, issue resolution, field-team performance, and support escalations.
- Prepared project plans, rollout schedules, risk logs, stakeholder updates, operational dashboards, and management reports.
- Worked with technical teams to resolve payment acceptance issues, device failures, app-related support cases, transaction errors, and merchant service requests.
- Improved rollout control by standardising onboarding checklists, field reporting templates, issue trackers, and merchant activation follow-up processes.
Project Manager - Operations & Events - Jump Up Trampoline Park, Ramli Mall - Bahrain
(2017-11 - 2018-08)
- Managed operational projects for an indoor trampoline and family entertainment facility, including event bookings, safety procedures, maintenance schedules, promotions, and customer-flow improvements.
- Coordinated birthday parties, school visits, group bookings, themed events, and promotional campaigns with front-desk teams, supervisors, mall management, vendors, and customers.
- Oversaw daily readiness by tracking staffing, equipment checks, cleaning schedules, safety inspections, and issue resolution.
- Supported maintenance and repair projects for trampoline zones, padding, netting, play areas, signage, AV systems, and customer-facing facilities.
- Prepared project plans, task trackers, vendor follow-ups, incident logs, event schedules, and management reports.
- Worked with marketing and operations teams to improve footfall, customer experience, booking processes, and event execution.
Project Manager - Milad Marketing & Promotions W.L.L / Milad Marketing - Bahrain
(2016-03 - 2017-09)
- Managed end-to-end delivery of marketing, events, exhibitions, brand activation, and promotional projects for corporate clients across the Gulf market.
- Coordinated project scopes, timelines, budgets, vendor quotations, production schedules, client approvals, and on-site execution plans.
- Oversaw exhibition stands, signage, displays, branding, and event setups from concept and design approval through production, installation, and dismantling.
- Worked with creative teams, suppliers, fabricators, printers, AV teams, logistics providers, venue teams, and client stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery.
- Prepared project plans, cost estimates, work-back schedules, risk trackers, client status updates, and post-event/project reports.
- Managed supplier and contractor performance to ensure production quality, deadline adherence, site safety, and cost control.
- Tracked project budgets, procurement requests, supplier invoices, client variations, and final project close-out documentation.
Project Manager - Premier Coffee Factory - Kenya
(2008-06 - 2016-01)
- Managed end-to-end factory improvement projects across coffee processing, storage, dispatch, equipment maintenance, and operational reporting.
- Improved coordination between production, procurement, stores, logistics, and quality teams by introducing structured project trackers, weekly review meetings, and clearer task ownership.
- Reduced processing bottlenecks during peak season by improving scheduling around cherry intake, pulping, drying-bed allocation, and dispatch readiness.
- Strengthened coffee-lot traceability by improving documentation from farmer delivery through processing, drying, grading, storage, and dispatch.
- Oversaw supplier and contractor activities for equipment repairs, facility upgrades, and operational support services against agreed timelines and budgets.
- Supported quality-control improvements by standardising handling procedures, moisture-check records, batch tracking, and storage documentation.
- Prepared management reports covering project progress, operational risks, budget status, procurement needs, and pending action items.
Project Manager - Community Development - Life In Abundance International - Kenya
(2002-03 - 2008-05)
- Managed community development projects delivered through local church and community partners across health, education, livelihood, and social transformation programs.
- Coordinated project planning, implementation schedules, field activities, budgets, partner follow-ups, and reporting requirements.
- Worked with church leaders, community groups, field officers, trainers, beneficiaries, suppliers, and internal program teams to ensure smooth project delivery.
- Prepared project work plans, activity calendars, budgets, procurement requests, risk logs, progress reports, and donor/program documentation.
- Supported livelihood and economic empowerment activities, including community training, small-enterprise support, savings groups, and income-generation initiatives.
- Coordinated education, child/youth support, and health outreach activities, including beneficiary tracking, community engagement, awareness sessions, and reporting on outcomes.
- Monitored project progress through field visits, partner check-ins, beneficiary feedback, activity reports, and performance indicators.
- Maintained project documentation including attendance records, budgets, receipts, field reports, beneficiary records, impact stories, and management updates.