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Singapore

Doha, Qatar

Maroon Capital is an independent strategic advisory and investment firm based in Qatar• Reviewed Investor Relations (“IR”) regulations in Qatar and advised clients on local and international best practices • Conducted financial analysis to determine companies’ performance using industry key performance indicators (“KPIs”), and conducted peer review analysis against local, regional, and international peers • Developed public communications highlighting companies’ equity story, operational and financial performance, key investment highlights, and key messages• Published monthly IR newsletters discussing relevant IR matters and offering best practice guidelines where applicable• Organised IR training conference in collaboration with the Qatar Stock Exchange and a renowned third party for IR Officers

Doha, Qatar

le menonade is an online store dedicated to providing safe and innovative products for children • Secured website domain and established marketing strategies and distribution channels• Designed and updated the website for product range, feedback, and product reviews• Compiled the store catalogue and created all existing online content • Sourced and imported products from Australia, GCC, UK, USA, and negotiated key purchase and payment terms• Managed purchase orders, invoices, inventory levels, and sales operations including order processing and delivery• Recorded all business transactions and prepared financial statements using QuickBooks• Performed all other administrative tasks including securing licenses, negotiating terms of the incorporation documents and lease agreements, and managed day-to-day operations

Doha, Qatar

QNB Capital is the investment banking arm of Qatar National Bank, and the most profitable investment bank in Qatar• Conducted strategic pre-sale analyses of target companies including evaluating the external/internal business environment by utilizing analytical tools such as Porter’s Five Forces, 4 Ps of marketing, SWOT, PESTEL, etc. followed by a thorough review of the historic financial performance and the preparation of robust financial projections• Prepared fully functional financial models integrating historic and forecast income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statements; sensitivity analyses of key drivers; scenario analyses of varying operating, funding and acquisition scenarios• Conducted financial analysis using profitability; leverage; liquidity; efficiency and valuation ratios• Valued companies operating in various sectors using Income (DCF), Market (comparable companies and precedent transactions) and Cost (adjusted net assets) approaches, and provided justification for the methodologies applied• Assisted in the preparation of companies’ business plans including defining vision, mission, goals and objectives; articulating key questions; assessing tools and resources available to management; articulating strategies (road map) necessary to achieve goals and objectives; producing financial projects; and determining KPIs for measuring performance/success• Performed commercial, financial and legal due diligence on companies operating in various sectors• Reviewed investments across various sectors and advised on buy/hold/exit strategies• Led a strategic advisory mandate for the State of Qatar, which encompassed the analysis of trends/motives of companies incorporated in Qatar over the last 30 years, benchmarked to GCC countries for the purposes of assisting policy makers • Drafted final reports/deliverables, reviews, client presentations, pitch books, engagement letters, RFP responses, etc. and presented findings in formal client meetings

Doha, Qatar

The Family Programs department is responsible for family entertainment and activities throughout Doha Tribecca Film Festival which aims to bring together local and international cultural societies and performers along with active members of the film industry• Coordinated with the Volunteers Department to ensure that Family Programs’ volunteer requirements complied with the Volunteers Program and vice versa• Collated information and designed orientation documents for the volunteers • Designed and a scheduling grid to assign over 170 volunteers to more than 30 activities across 3 days, taking into consideration many aspects including preferred activities, availability and any special requests• Modified initial schedules to ensure that each volunteer is satisfied with their assigned shifts• Replied to volunteers’ enquiries and conveyed clearly any important updates/information• Identified volunteers that are available to help during pre-festival shifts• Arranged training sessions for volunteers for specific activities• Coordinated between Volunteers Department and Family Programs Department to ensure that all activities were adequately staffed at all times• Assisted the Family Programs team members if/when required with English-Arabic translations and local issues

Doha, Qatar

Texas A&M is a globally ranked University with a reputable engineering research arm• Conducted empirical research and analysis on Brownian motion in nano-particle image velocimetry ("nPIV") using advanced mathematical programming tools• Performed a literature review on existing publications on the subject of nPIV• Published a paper as the first author for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (“ASME”) and prepared presentations/posters for prestigious journals such as the Journal of Fluid Mechanics ("JFM")• Assisted the Micro-Scale Thermo Fluids Laboratory team in conducting experiments and research in various fields e.g. sprays and combustion, heat transfer in nanofluids• Represented the Micro Scale Thermo-Fluids Laboratory at TAMUQ and won 1st place in the 3D Visualization Competition against teams representing other international universities• Tutored students on fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, mechatronics, and computer programming modulesPublications:• Khader R and Sadr R 2010 Effect of non-uniform out-of-plane illumination and shear rate on the accuracy of nPIV velocity measurements Proc. ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting and 8th Int. Conf. Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels (Montreal) FEDSM-ICNMM2010-30567This work was also presented as a poster at the Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum 2010 and continued work was submitted to the JFM for publishing

Doha, Qatar

Reach Out To Asia ("ROTA") is a NGO promoting education throughout Qatar and Asia for less privileged children• Designed and developed a user friendly volunteer’s database system using Microsoft Access• Contributed to developing, planning and implementing community impact events in Qatar e.g. charity events, Empower Youth Conference, beach clean ups, etc. and international volunteer’s trips to Nepal and Cambodia• Assisted in developing operational systems, templates and procedures for new volunteer programs• Coordinated recruitment of volunteers and participants for ROTA campaigns and events• Drafted closure reports/presentations on specific projects related to the volunteer program department

Master Of Engineering (Meng), Mechanical Engineering, First Class Honours

Certification, Data Science And Artificial Intelligence

Capstone Project: Food Security and Machine Learning Key modules covered: - Mathematics, Statistics and Programming for Data Science.

A-Levels