Alina Ibrahim Email and Phone Number

MY STORYI am passionate about communications. I believe that brands come alive through unique positive experiences & emotive storytelling, and that they thrive over time through well-executed strategic communications plans. I have had a productive career in corporate communications with a steep learning curve during which I was given the opportunity to directly impact company bottom lines. This career was prematurely cut short due to expatriate family obligations, which entailed moving my home country every few years. However, with 18 years of experience – and having been exposed to intense situations and working in crisis mode -- I can offer a mature mindset, rational thinking, and a critical eye towards any situation. What drives me now is the satisfaction from a job well done and the successful completion of a project, as opposed to monetary incentives, job status and career advancement. MY STRENGTHSSTRONG PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: I am a self-motivated strategic thinker who has had a history of being an over-achiever throughout my career. I am comfortable working independently, as well as being part of a team. I have worked effectively with cross-functional teams, and have led my own communications teams. I pay attention to detail and prioritise factual accuracy in all aspects of my written work.SOLID TRACK RECORD & EXPERIENCE IN PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT: Writing has been the coredenominator in all the positions that I have held, and that has made it one of my key strengths. I havethe ability to research, analyse and understand technical & industry/product-specific information forcommunications & corporate/product story-telling purposes. STRONG EVENT MANAGEMENT SKILLS: Trained in a PR Consultancy in the initial years of my working life, I have learned and honed my project & event management kills and use it in all aspects of my life.MY CAREER SUMMARYMy intensive training in communications began at Burson-Marsteller, then one on the world’slargest PR Consultancies and part of the Young & Rubicam group. Thereafter, I led communications & marketing (B2B) teams in two large telecommunications companies in Malaysia, as well as a government agency under the purview of the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, to realise his vision of creating an Asian Silicon Valley. I have also had 3 years’ experience working in a voluntary capacity at a non-profit organization that I founded and chaired, and have worked as a communications consultant for Darussalam Assets, an investment arm of the Government of Brunei.