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Jordan

Amman, Jordan

DocJo is a health tech startup that offering a holistic online digital health solution to parents.We offer parents digital tools and online medical, mental and behavioral consultations for their children. My role at DocJo includes:Working closely with the CEO to develop the company's strategy, value proposition and business model. Developing and implementing product strategy.Soliciting, evaluating, selecting, managing and monitoring external consultants (for branding, technology, HR, outsourcing, UX/UI).Conducting market research and competitive analysis.Guiding and overseeing product design and product UX/UIManaging internal and external software development teams.Prioritization of feature development.Creating user stories and product roadmaps and managing the backlog.Evaluating and selecting of 3rd party integrations.Product testing.Overseeing marketing strategy & execution.Managing the development of data analytics needed to monitor and track the company's operations and KPIs.

Middle East

Brief about the company: The vision of akaryana was to become the main hub for real estate investment in the middle east region where consumers can easily find real estate investment deals from a wide range of vetted real estate developers without having to rely on real estate agents. Achievements & duties:Secured seed investment from Oasis500 incubation program in JordanSecured seed investment from private angel investorsLed the development of the platform by working with my CTO co-founderDeveloped web and mobile apps using latest technologiesEstablished partnerships with real estate developers in Lebanon, UAE, Jordan and TurkeyPrepared detailed business plans, pitch desk, market sizing, financial projections, and investor presentations

Beirut District, Lebanon

Sets is a regional engineering consulting business focusing on the design and supervision of transport and infrastructure, architecture and planning, water and environment, electro-mechanical and program management projects. Achievements & duties:Led the preparation of major design tenders in KSA (mainly in Mecca) and Lebanon (UNDP & EU funded projects) by coordinating the efforts of several departments across 4 countries (Lebanon/Egypt/Jordan/KSA)Managed the pre-qualifying process for the company with several governmental entities, NGOs and private customers.Analysis of business results to adjust strategy formulation and implementation.Preparation of KPIs and reporting for regional businesses to monitor the achievement of business goals.

Middle East/Turkey

Managed the development of real estate investment projects tailored for Arabclients in Turkey (~ $7m)Researched, recruited and managed sales agents across the Middle East .Identified and led marketing efforts including participating in trade shows andprivate marketing initiatives.Created, developed and managed the marketing funnel using CRM software.Created and managed online marketing campaigns.

Kuwait

Responsible for marketing for the engineering group (>100M USD turnover)Led a team of 8 to promote the group's existing products (air conditioning and smart systems) and introduce new products to the construction sector namely doors and windows through retail and direct sales channels.

Doha, Qatar

I was responsible of managing the branch office in Qatar, overseeing electrical trading and electrical and telecom contracting activities.Responsible for P&L and full operation of the business

Syria

Project involved market analysis, market entry strategy and internal organization.

London, United Kingdom

Equity research on Banks in the GCC

Qatar

Trading in electrical and telecom productsContracting services in the electrical and telecom fieldsSetting up the office in QatarBusiness DevelopmentTeam managementIntroducing new products to marketClient proposals Supplier management and sourcing new products

Beirut District, Lebanon

Emtech is nowadays a major electro-mechanical contractor in Lebanon. I was the first employee, starting fresh out of university, working on several small to medium sized projects, managing several tasks such as project estimation, procurement and project execution on site.

Mba

Activities and Societies: President of INSEAD Real Estate ClubInterested in Private Equity, Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Social.

Be, Mechanical Engineering (Distinction)

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