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Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

We have experience owning and operating franchised and independent hotels in Tanzania. Our vision is to deliver uniquely positioned lifestyle hotels that meet the needs of a growing local middle class and the expectations of the modern international traveler. At present the group operates the Coral Beach Hotel, an urban resort, and the Peninsula Hotel, a stylish and affordable neighborhood boutique.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Developing innovative solutions for the hospitality market in East Africa by bridging global resources and expertise. - Operational Excellence- Procurement and Sourcing- Business Planning- Asset Management

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Assisted a homegrown hospitality group with: * Financial health assessment and planning* Hotel and restaurant franchise audit, negotiation, and management* Restructuring operations and staffing* Leases

Greater Atlanta Area

Assisted utilities with gaining the critical edge in strategy development, organizational design and operations improvement. Notable experience:* Assisted a large Nuclear organization with a Parts Improvement Initiative by assessing cross-functional processes including Asset Management and Supply Chain* Examined the IT function of a northwest utility by evaluating the maturity of its practices and assessing the health and quality of its application portfolio. These inputs… Show more Assisted utilities with gaining the critical edge in strategy development, organizational design and operations improvement. Notable experience:* Assisted a large Nuclear organization with a Parts Improvement Initiative by assessing cross-functional processes including Asset Management and Supply Chain* Examined the IT function of a northwest utility by evaluating the maturity of its practices and assessing the health and quality of its application portfolio. These inputs will be used to develop a strategic plan to guide investment discussions with business leadership* Revamped a cyber security awareness program to support over 40,000 energy service employees by identifying core requirements, evaluating potential vendor solutions, and defining roles and responsibilities for internal and outsourced services* Developed a detailed business case and competitive analysis for a construction management model product tailored to the capital asset construction industry. Worked with construction owners to develop model, define industry leading practices, and create a comprehensive self-assessment and benchmarking tool* Developed a future state IT operating model for a nuclear generating station. Key activities included benchmarking baseline operations against comparable peer utilities, developing future state organizational design, and defining enablers to achieve the designed staffing target* Developed refined processes, decision rights, and roles/responsibilities for maintenance work planning for a fossil fuel power plant that recently transitioned its core and outage maintenance to a new contractor* Conducted an assessment of front, middle and back office structure for the energy trading organization of a large municipal utility. Provided recommendations to improve trading oversight and risk management* Designed and developed a future state PMO program for a fully integrated power producer of wind energy Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

Concentration: Finance & ConsultingFinance Skills: Financial Modeling/Valuation, Venture Capital/Private Equity structure and negotiation, Project FinanceConsulting: Data Analytics & Visualization, Market IntelligenceMBA client experience:* Developed a market share growth strategy for a microfiltration product for an energy division of a large multinational corporation. In-depth analysis included market segmentation, targeting, product positioning, and financial… Show more Concentration: Finance & ConsultingFinance Skills: Financial Modeling/Valuation, Venture Capital/Private Equity structure and negotiation, Project FinanceConsulting: Data Analytics & Visualization, Market IntelligenceMBA client experience:* Developed a market share growth strategy for a microfiltration product for an energy division of a large multinational corporation. In-depth analysis included market segmentation, targeting, product positioning, and financial analysis* Advised a large law firm on improving staff-level engagement after a recent restructuring. Methodology included conducting both qualitative internal interviews and producing recommendations based on quantitative data analysis from surveys Show less

Greater Atlanta Area

Assisted clients in aligning finance organizations with corporate business strategy. Internship experience included developing a plan for post-merger integration of HR systems for a print and marketing services company.

Greater Atlanta Area

Assisted clients in Smart Grid and Intelligent Utility Network Initiatives, CRM/Contact Center Optimization: strategy development, technology deployment/implementation, technical and business process requirement alignment.Notable experience:* Provided project management support to align cross-functional technical and business process requirements for an advanced metering infrastructure project for a Southwest utility * Led a team to complete 3,000 hours of functional… Show more Assisted clients in Smart Grid and Intelligent Utility Network Initiatives, CRM/Contact Center Optimization: strategy development, technology deployment/implementation, technical and business process requirement alignment.Notable experience:* Provided project management support to align cross-functional technical and business process requirements for an advanced metering infrastructure project for a Southwest utility * Led a team to complete 3,000 hours of functional specifications, managing resource, scope, and budget alignment for a large public utility holding company undergoing a firm-wide financials ERP implementation* Produced a key smart meter deployment model enabling a large, integrated electric and gas utility to successfully meet year-end operational benefits* Developed the framework for IT design review board, assisting a west coast utility in managing its deliverable quality control process for a smart meter transformation project* Contributed to development of an ROI tool by analyzing contact center network infrastructure cost savings from migrating to internet protocol call routing. Partnered with a major vendor on driving proposal and sales pursuits* Spearheaded a voice and data infrastructure sequencing strategy for a large telecommunications client, enabling launch of a single, centralized call routing platform to support more than 20 customer call centers and 12,000 agents worldwide* Developed technical design for an interactive voice response system designed to increase customer self-serve rates for a large electric and gas utility Show less

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Consulting

Activities and Societies: Emory Venture Capital Investment Competition: 1st place Goizueta Marketing Strategy Consultancy 2010: Developed.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: Minor: Business Administration Florida Bright Scholar Full Ride Scholarship Golden Key International Honor.

High School Diploma, International Baccalaureate Diploma

Activities and Societies: International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Advanced Placement Program Model United Nations Habitat for Humanity

Cambridge Igcse

Activities and Societies: Student Council