Sammy Showail, PLANNING & ANALYSIS SPECIALIST

Sammy Showail

PLANNING & ANALYSIS SPECIALIST

Saudi Aramco

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Doctorate, Management
Experience
31 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :31 years, 8 Months

PLANNING & ANALYSIS SPECIALIST at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • My current job since December 2014

I am part of Corporate Planning in Saudi Aramco.

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • My current job since January 2016

Teaching business negotiations and organizational behavior courses in the Executive MBA and MBA programs.

ADVISOR - Office of the President at Al Mashura Health Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2007 to December 2014

Provided advice to the president of the group on organizational issues and helped build synergies between the diverse businesses that make up the group.

CONSULTANT - THE STRATEGIC ENERGY INSTITUTE at Georgia Institute of Technology
  • United States
  • March 2013 to December 2013

Assigned the task of building collaboration between Georgia Institute of Technology and Saudi Aramco.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at Missouri Western State University
  • United States
  • July 2012 to May 2013

Taught business statistics & human resources management courses in the Undergraduate program.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT at American University of Beirut (AUB)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2007 to October 2011

As a professor, I taught strategic management, organizational behavior, human capital management, and business ethics courses in the Undergraduate, Graduate and Executive programs. I also served as a member of the University Admissions Committee and University Disciplinary Committee.

CONSULTANT TO THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & MINERAL RESOURCES at Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources - Office of the Minister
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2009 to February 2011

A member of the team representing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that negotiated the Copenhagen Accord and the Cancun agreement. Provided technical analysis and assistance to the team, and participated in the detailed and technical negotiations. I also liaised and provided technical support on environmental and energy issues to other Saudi Arabian government bodies.

RESEARCHER at Washington University in Saint Louis
  • United States
  • August 2000 to May 2007

My main interest areas are conflict resolution, negotiations, and cross-cultural management issues.

MAINTENANCE ENGINEER III at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • August 1999 to July 2000

Led a group of multinational contract employees (engineers & technicians) in developing designs and proposed solutions for various problem encountered in the main camp in Dhahran. My duties included:

• Performing technical evaluation and reviews for projects that serve the main camp of Aramco, and other facilities (several hundred office buildings, and several thousand dwelling units);
• Preparation of renovation packages to maintain and renovate various facilities in the camp;
• Proposing and / or providing design services to improve and enhance the aesthetic or the functional aspect of an area or building(s).

SENIOR CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR at King Fahd International Airport (International Airports Projects -Ministry of Defense)
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • May 1992 to June 1999

Started in IAP as a Graduate Intern in the Engineering Department and I accepted various assignments both in-kingdom and out-of-kingdom, awarded scholarships to pursue 2 masters’ degrees, and my last assignment at IAP was SENIOR CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR where my duties included:
• Administering 2 three-year contracts, each valued at $5 million;
• Formulating, administrating, and preparing contracts;
• Review and interpretation of contract's intent;
• Review of tenders and closeout material.

Education

Doctorate, Management
  • at Washington University in Saint Louis - John M. Olin School of Business
  • May 2007

Area of expertise is: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR & STRATEGIC PLANNING

Master's degree, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
  • at Washington University in Saint Louis - John M. Olin School of Business
  • May 2003

CONCENTRATING ON ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Master's degree, MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
  • at Washington University in Saint Louis - John M. Olin School of Business
  • May 1998
Master's degree, MASTER OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
  • at Washington University in Saint Louis - Sever Institute of Technology
  • May 1998

GPA:3.75/4.0

Bachelor's degree, BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
  • at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals - College of Environmental Design
  • January 1992

Classes held in English. Awarded Third Honors twice during the last three semesters.

Specialties & Skills

Organizational Behavior
Negotiation
Cultural Issues
Strategic Projects
Business Ethics
business applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and other office applications
major statistical packages

Languages

English
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Arabic
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