Bohemia Interactive Simulations
Rusmat Ahmed has extensive work experience in various roles and companies. Starting in 1985, Ahmed worked as a Navigator for the Royal Air Force until 1996. Rusmat then transitioned to a variety of positions at Thales, including Business Development Manager, Strategy & Marketing Manager, and Director of Communications & Surveillance, where they managed projects, led strategic planning, and achieved successful product launches. From 1999 to 2006, Ahmed served as the Director of the Military Avionics Business Unit at Thales, growing the business by 25% and winning a significant order from a major OEM. At Thales, Ahmed also worked as the Business Director for Platform Operational Services, overseeing a £6bn Search & Rescue - Helicopter (SAR-H) PFI bid and leading a lobbying campaign. After leaving Thales, Ahmed joined AQUILA ATMS as the Operations Director, overseeing a £1.5bn bid for the Project MARSHALL with the UK MOD. Following this role, Ahmed worked at Thales again as the Head of Strategy & Product Lines, devising strategies to position the company in selected sectors of the Land Defence market. In 2013, Ahmed worked as the Regional Sales Director for L-3 Link Simulation & Training UK, and later as the Director for BrightStar Associates. Since 2014, Ahmed has held various leadership positions at Bohemia Interactive Simulations, including SVP Sales EMEA and Asia and SVP Sales EMEA.
Rusmat Ahmed completed an MBA degree at INSEAD in 1998. Prior to that, from 1991 to 1994, Ahmed pursued a Bachelor's degree in Economics at the University of York. In 1982 and 1983, Ahmed attended the University of California, Santa Cruz, where the field of study was also Economics, though the specific degree obtained is unknown.
This person is not in any offices
Bohemia Interactive Simulations
1 followers
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) is a global developer of advanced military training and simulation software. Our mission is to harness the explosive potential of technology to revolutionize training and simulation. BISim leverages a large, experienced in-house engineering team and leading-edge innovations from the commercial sector including gaming, AI, terrain mapping and cloud computing to develop high-fidelity, cost-effective training and simulation software products and components primarily for defense applications. BISim’s product portfolio enables users to create, simulate and visualize realistic multi-domain, battlespace training scenarios to help enhance warfighter readiness. From desktop simulation and image generation to terrain development and editing to cutting-edge AI and XR, we offer a comprehensive portfolio for your simulation and training needs. Our flagship virtual desktop trainer VBS4 is used in more than 60 countries for tactical training, experimentation and mission rehearsal. VBS4 is a whole-earth virtual and constructive desktop trainer and simulation host that allows you to create and run a vast range of military training scenarios anywhere on Earth. Deploy VBS Blue whole-earth rendering technology with game-like visuals on VR, AR, MR & XR devices or traditional multichannel simulators, driven by either CIGI-compliant hosts or VBS4. Our whole-earth image generator VBS Blue IG leverages video-game technologies to bring high-fidelity game graphics to military simulation and training. Develop highly detailed and accurate geo-specific virtual environments with TerraTools from TerraSim, a BISim company. Use the VBS World Server with VBS4 and VBS Blue IG to stream terrain data layers to applications locally or from the Cloud. Learn more at bisimulations.com.