Mohamed Othman, MSc.
About Mohamed Othman, MSc.
Mohamed Othman, MSc., is a Senior Partner Development Coordinator at TomTom with over 16 years of experience in Geographic Information Systems and geospatial services.
Company: TomTom
Mohamed Othman currently serves as the Senior Partner Development Coordinator at TomTom, a position he has held since 2024 in the United Arab Emirates. Prior to this role, he worked as the Regional Data Sourcing - Middle East at TomTom from 2020 to 2024, based in Dubai, UAE. His roles at TomTom underscore his expertise in geospatial services and data sourcing within the region.
Professional Experience: Esri Saudi Arabia and FARSIGEOTECH
Before joining TomTom, Mohamed Othman held the position of Senior GIS Developer at Esri Saudi Arabia from 2018 to 2020, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At FARSIGEOTECH, he served as the GIS Applications Development Manager from 2015 to 2017 and as a GIS Consultant / Developer from 2013 to 2014 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. These roles highlight his extensive experience in GIS application development and consultation.
Early Career: Al-Moammar Information Systems and ESRI Northeast Africa
Mohamed Othman began his career at Al-Moammar Information Systems, serving as a GIS Developer from 2012 to 2013 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He then worked as a .NET Developer at ESRI Northeast Africa for a brief period in 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Earlier in his career, he was a Software Developer at SIMTEC in Cairo from 2008 to 2009. These positions laid the groundwork for his extensive expertise in software development and GIS.
Education and Expertise
Mohamed Othman obtained his Master’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in 2023. He also holds a certification in Building Infrastructures for Geo-information Sharing from the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente. Additionally, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Ain Shams University. His thesis, titled 'Detecting Spatial Information from Satellite Imagery using Deep Learning for Semantic Segmentation,' underscores his advanced technical skills.
Certifications and Specializations
Mohamed Othman holds several key certifications that complement his extensive experience in the field. He is a Microsoft Certified Azure Data Engineer and an Esri Web Application Developer. His specialized skills and certifications highlight his capability in both cloud computing and GIS web application development.