Mohammed Ashraf Kamel Email & Phone Number

• Contributing writer for Middle Eastern music website Ma3azef's electronic music section.• Published 16 reviews covering releases by artists and bands from the Middle East and abroad.• Wrote several articles covering a wide range of subjects, including: The History and Development of Cartoon Music and Sound Effects, Tropicália, Drone Music, Surround Sound and Immersive Audio.• Curated the website's end of year electronic music list along with my editor.• Curated a monthly show on the website's internet radio channel.

Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

• Managing the company’s Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with the ISO 9001:2015 standard.• Standardised the company’s procedures, forms, and manuals across all business units to facilitate data collection and process monitoring.• Monitoring progress and adherence to procedures and project requirements through questionnaires and audits.• Identifying, analysing and managing strategic risks.• Setting, tracking, and improving KPI’s pertaining to all company processes.

Ravenna Area, Italy

• Creating and managing the company's Vendors List for both Oil & Gas and Cruise business units.• Analysing all business aspects of potential suppliers, including but not limited to: Company Structure, Financial, Construction and Design Capabilities, Production Capacity and QHSE. • Continuously updating supplier questionnaire databases and benchmarks per product category.• Scouting suppliers for all necessary materials and items and contacting prospective suppliers and subcontractors.• Conducting audits at suppliers' premises for main project items.• Working with the Proposal and Engineering departments during the bidding phase of projects.• Analysing and comparing the commercial aspects of received offers.

Ravenna Area, Italy

• Managed all QC/QA activities in multiple projects at various stages of completion in multiple locations worldwide.• Responsible for managing suppliers' documentation and inspections to ensure they meet project specifications.• Delivering all final documentation for all disciplines involved and interfacing with inspection agencies.

Ravenna Area, Italy

• Assisted saturation diving and air diving operations. • Completed an installation & maintenance manual for one of the company’s Saturation Diving Systems. Contract ended abruptly as the company wasn’t able to give me a full time position due to having financial problems and having to file for Cassa Integrazione (the Italian equivalent of welfare).

Kish Island, Iran/Tyumen, Russia

• Managing personnel and equipment on the job for Measurements While Drilling (MWD) cells.• Training newly hired engineers.• Dealing with client representatives in the field, liaising between town and on the job and assuring client satisfaction.• Ensuring all manner of business is conducted in a safe manner and with adherence to all service quality requirements.

Cairo, Egypt

• Worked as the Editor in Chief of Egyptian English-language music magazine Discord.• Managed a team of ten freelancers and full-time contributors located in Cairo, Dubai, and London.• Planned each issue's theme, articles, interviews, and event coverage.• Edited all articles prior to publication.• Contributed articles, interviews, and reviews to the magazine.Project ended due to lack of funding.

• Music reviewer at UK-based website Fluid Radio.• Published over 25 album reviews covering genres such as: ambient, electronic music, modern classical, and post-rock.

• Music reviewer at US-based website The Silent Ballet.• Published over 50 album reviews from a wide range of genres and styles, including: post-rock, post-metal, experimental music, electronic music, ambient, and drone.• Interviewed several artists and bands including English alternative rock band Oceansize, English post-rock band 65daysofstatic, and Austrian ambient musician Alexandr Vatagin.• Contributed album and song blurbs to the website's monthly and annual lists.

Cairo, Egypt

• Assisting credit analysts in the daily business.• Responsible for writing up documents pertaining to different types of loans.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs) In Mechanical Engineering

Diploma In Sound Engineering, Music, Post & Game Audio Production