Ahmad Dialdin Email & Phone Number

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

- Co-founded company aimed at providing innovative solutions within the IT and manpower industries in Saudi Arabia. - Researched and developed business opportunities within those industries and targeted small/medium businesses and the education sector. - Hired company staff and worked with partners to develop HR, finance, manpower and IT departments, as well as internal policies and systems. - As financial manager, hired and managed staff of four accountants. - As financial manager, developed and maintained relationships with banks, clients and vendors. - As financial manager, managed day to day financial operations of company.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

- Worked on the operational strategy of the Center for Development Projects.- Developed and maintained a knowledge management system to store, track and organize documents, data and pertinent knowledge.- Developed and maintained a comprehensive task management system for the Center.- Devised operational excellence tools to improve efficiency and consistency for reporting, stakeholder management and strategic operations functions.- Provided consultation and support for the formation and development of AlUla DevCo Company. This included: o Developing and maintaining a knowledge management system to store, track and organize documents, data and pertinent knowledge related to the companyo Developing project tools to streamline different processes, including recruitment and project management for the establishment of the companyo Conducting research on AlUla's development needs and reflected those into an organizational strategy for AlUla DevCo Company as the master developer for the Governorate of AlUlao Advised the CEO on systems and operational excellence issues- Provided consultation and support for the formation and development of the Red Sea Cruise Company. This included:o Revising and editing marketing contento Creating and analyzing surveys for customer engagemento Developing short- and long-term strategic objectives for marine-side activities and maintenance operations- Led the development of a stakeholder management system to organize the minister's stakeholders. This included:o Researching all of the latest tools and programs best suited to the needo Gaining a working knowledge of each systemo Testing out and developing pilot systems on each tool in order to compare and contrast capabilities o Developing processes, procedures, templates and style guides to streamline the input, maintenance and outputo Performed extensive research and development of detailed personal profiles on a wide range of individuals and organizations.

Jubail Industrial City Ii, Saudi Arabia

- Develop and implement overall communications policies, plans and processes for the company. - Lead and manage a team of PR and communication professionals responsible for all communication needs of the company. This includes:-- developing, managing and enhancing all external and internal communication channels and content-- managing Sadara's brand and corporate identity-- Developing a robust corporate social responsibility strategy and implementing projects that enhance Sadara's positioning as a responsible corporate citizen.

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

- Managing the content on Sadara's internal and external communications channels, including intranet portal, newsletter, Yammer, external website and social media. - Providing digital communication support at Sadara events internally as well as for our booths at events and conferences externally.- Supported development of short videos that include company profile, important statistics and several educational ads.- Partnered with IT to develop a dedicated internal video portal to host, stream and archive Sadara's growing library of videos.- Partnered with IT to revamp and overhaul sadara.com into a much more dynamic design with updated content and ability to grow and expand based on needs of the company and its readership.- Partnered with IT to create and develop a complete intranet solution for the company that provides information and services to all employees as well as a regularly updated news section.- Partnered with IT to roll out and spread awareness of internal communication/digital tools including Skype for Business, Team Sites, OneDrive for Business and Yammer. - Established social media channels for the company.- Partnered with IT to establish a robust analytics system that monitors our digital communication channels and assists us in regularly improving them based on accurate usage, demands and issues.- Partnered with IT to develop an effective announcement system that reduces mass emails in favor of desktop/intranet/Yammer notifications. This includes development of a desktop notification tool to directly replace the outdated email process.

Khobar

- Provided copy editing services for all articles in the magazine each month, including proofreading, managing style-guide compliance, fact-checking and enhancing overall readability and flow.- Wrote three to four articles each month.- Wrote and maintained regular columns on the website.

- Wrote feature articles, short pieces and blurbs for quarterly magazine about the arts and current and cultural affairs within Saudi Arabia and the Arab world.- Conducted interviews, covered assignments, and edited submitted articles.- Edited articles from freelance writers for clear content, consistent style, grammar and spelling.- Reviewed and copy edited the final draft of all articles of each issue.

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

- Wrote feature articles, short pieces and blurbs for weekly corporate newspaper for a major energy/oil company.- Paginated and laid out eight- to twelve-page newspaper each week.- Liaised and coordinated with local printing press to ensure smooth and timely publication of the newspaper each week.- Developed press releases for distribution to corporate audience and professional media outlets.- Edited articles submitted by freelance writers for clear content, consistent style, grammar and spelling.- Communicated technological and scientific stories to the wider audience of the company and community.- Conducted interviews with wide range of people, from refinery operators to the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, and covered assignments in cities and remote areas throughout Saudi Arabia and Arabian Gulf countries.- Translated articles developed by company’s Arabic weekly newspaper, rewriting them in order to accommodate differences in journalistic styles between languages.- Assumed role of Acting Editor of corporate newspaper whenever editor was unavailable. Editor’s tasks included: managing staff of four writers as well as pool of freelance writers, coordinating with senior management and company departments, managing current and future article assignments and projects, editing, laying out pages and liaising with printing press to publish paper.

Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia

- Managed three multimillion dollar projects: design and construction of floating dry dock and renovation of pier, design and construction of two oil-well maintenance vessels, and design and construction of reverse-osmosis plant.- Coordinated with multiple departments throughout the company to push projects through from conception to completion, including developing contracts with the contracting department, developing vendor lists with the material supply department, reviewing design specifications with the consulting services department, defending budget estimates with the finance department, and overall coordinating with the proponent departments. - Hired and managed design firms to develop project proposals, materials requirements, detailed design specifications and drawings, and detailed estimate and budget documents.- Hired and managed construction companies on-site.