Said started his professional career with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) in 2004 as a well engineer. He passed his Shell Well Engineering qualifications and within 3 years was posted as a Drilling Supervisor in the deserts of Oman. After few years of operations management, he relocated to Muscat and was appointed as a contract holder for well services, and handled several key contracts (e.g. Slumberger, Halliburton, and IPC) and was heavily involved in negotiating long term contracts. During this period (2009-2012), Said completed his MBA with the University of Strathclyde, with a thesis focused on studying the challenges facing entrepreneurs accessing finance. In 2013, Said resigned from PDO and joined Composite Pipes Industry (CPI) as a general manager. The company provides state-of-the-are composite pipes and corrosion solutions to oil operators. They started expanding their offerings and in the last 3 years supplied our products to Australia, Kuwait, UAE, KSA and naturally continued to serve the Omani market. The company went from total dependency on 1 major client to currently serving multiple big clients both inside and outside Oman. This was achieved through initially shrinking the company to its core capabilities, realigning the priorities, and then moving forward with a clear strategy to capture market share organically. Currently, Said is the General Manager at Composite Pipes Industry and sits on the board of Intertech Systems, an IT company, and was involved in a full turnaround activity that shifted the company from severe losses to growth and prosperity. He also teaches Scenario Planning on behalf of Strathclyde University for their MBA program in Oman.