Dr. Eng. Muntasser Abdullah Khater
- CEO, MK-CanDu for Entrepreneurship, Digitization, and Education Consulting (Human, Leadership & Institutional Development)
- Author and Owner of the Competency Development and Management System (MK-CDMS)
Areas of Expertise
- Over 40 years of integrated professional, academic, and technical experience in human and institutional development and education — inspiring and upskilling thousands of employees and leaders across the GCC, Jordan, Palestine, Austria, Ukraine, and Canada.
- Strategic leader in institutional planning and development, building Development Frameworks (DFWs) and creating/implementing Professional Skills Profiles (PSPs) for every job title across diverse sectors and disciplines.
- Senior expert in Skills Pool Ecosystem (SPE) governance and development; pioneer in integrating management, HR, human capital development, and IT solutions.
- Senior Consultant for Competency Assurance Management Systems (CAMS); pioneer in institutional performance governance and human capital readiness through rigorous competency standards.
- Certified HCD consultant, international assessor/auditor, and SQA-licensed workplace competency coach; pioneer in drafting global competency standards and enabling peak professional performance.
- Senior OCD consultant specializing in performance governance, strategic planning, performance management, digital transformation, and risk management.
- Strategic author of hundreds of DFWs and PSPs with precise performance criteria across diverse business sectors and specialties.
- Led or co-led as a principal partner more than 100 entrepreneurial projects in HCD, institutional intelligence, and IT solutions.
- Strategic founder who established and co-built dozens of leading vocational, technical, educational, training, and consulting centers.
- Strategic expert in entrepreneurship and digital transformation, and a leading enabler of startups and emerging digital businesses.
- Expert in educational leadership, strategic planning, innovation, technology, quality assurance, and international academic/professional accreditation across education and training systems.
- Founding pioneer of Al-Quds Open University and its first Vice President for Planning, Development, and Technology.
- Academic leader and founder: Dean and department head who helped establish IT, MIS, and Engineering faculties at universities across Canada, Ukraine, Austria, the Gulf, and the region.
- Certified expert in designing national qualification frameworks and aligning professional diplomas/certificates with higher education degrees (TVET).
- Prolific strategic author and researcher: 10+ specialized peer-reviewed books and 100+ research papers, plus business plans, models, and strategic feasibility studies.
- Innovator and owner of the MK-CDMS Educational System — based on the Competency Development and Management System (MK-CDMS) — designed to transform human capital capabilities in companies, institutions, organizations, and government agencies.
- IP owner of MK-CDMS for Learning & Development (L&D) and leadership empowerment — engineered to build future skills and the next generation of institutional leaders.