Abdul Rahman Abdel Razek holds a bachelor’s degree in Robotics and Mechatronics from the Arab Academy for Science & Technology in Cairo, Egypt, in 2009, after which he worked as a maintenance engineer at MOBICA Integrated Industries and as an operations engineer at Coca-Cola Company in Cairo, Egypt. To further develop his management skills, he completed a master’s degree (M.Sc.) in Business Consulting at Furtwangen University in Germany in 2013. He started working for the Department of Industrial Engineering at Furtwangen University as a Service engineering Laboratory Manager to help set up a new department of Service Engineering. Since 2016, he has worked in engineering research and development at the Smart Service Competence Center, funded by the Ministry of Education and Research Baden-Württemberg, at Furtwangen University. Concurrently he was doing a Ph.D. in Engineering at the Arts et métiers in Anger, in cooperation with the Laval Virtual Center in Laval, France, and the Furtwangen University in Germany. In 2020 he obtained his Ph.D. in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) specializing in the immersive application of service prototyping on industrial service use cases. He published numerous papers in renowned conferences such as ICE IEEE, IAMOT, ICServ, and Laval Virtual VRIC and multiple book chapters at famous publishers. He is currently one of the board members of the International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation Conference. He specializes in engineering research, and service prototyping, particularly service prototyping methods, immersive experiences, and industrial applications of extended reality, which he has worked on extensively since 2013—currently managing 6 different funded research projects at FARO Technologies on the national and EU level. These projects' core topics include AI in construction, AI in production, 5G communications, sustainable energy technologies, and construction sustainability processes.

FARO is the leading global source for 3D measurement, imaging and realization technology. For 40 years, FARO has provided industry-leading technology solutions that enable customers to quickly and easily measure their world, and then use that data to make smarter decisions faster. FARO continues to be a pioneer in bridging the digital and physical worlds through data-driven reliable accuracy, precision and immediacy. FARO develops and markets computer-aided devices and software for the following vertical markets: - 3D METROLOGY High-precision 3D measurement, imaging and comparison of parts and complex structures within production and quality assurance processes - AEC (ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING) 3D capture of as-built construction projects and factories to document complex structures and perform quality control, planning and preservation - PUBLIC SAFETY ANALYTICS Capture and analysis of on-site real world data to investigate crash, crime and fire, plan security activities and provide virtual reality training for public safety personnel FARO’s global headquarters is located in Lake Mary, Florida. The Company also has a technology center and manufacturing facility located in Exton, Pennsylvania containing research and development, manufacturing and service operations. The Company's European regional headquarters is located in Stuttgart, Germany and its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters is located in Singapore. FARO has other offices in 25 countries including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Poland, Turkey, the Netherlands, Switzerland, India, China, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, and Australia.