Wael Fargahaly, Chief Executive Officer

Wael Fargahaly

Chief Executive Officer

Knowledge Towers

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Master's degree, Management of International Trade Logestics
Experience
33 years, 8 months

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Total years of experience :33 years, 8 months

Chief Executive Officer at Knowledge Towers
  • Egypt
  • My current job since August 2013

In charge of the following Business functions:
• Building the company from the ground up
• Strategic Planning and Management
• Creating Organizational Fit
• Marketing
• Business Relations
• Administration

Part-time Teaching Assistant at Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since June 2014

Participate in teaching Logistics to undergraduates through sections.

Chief Administrative Officer at GALEA MENA
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2012 to August 2013

In charge of the following Business functions:
• Human Resources
• PMO and Quality Management
• Business Continuity and Risk Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Organizational Development and Process Assets
• Business Automation Development and Information System
Core Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
1. Ensure the correct perception of the company mission, vision, strategy, and goals by all company employees,
2. Review and Streamline Recruitment Processes according to company Strategy and national labor law,
3. Assess the company needs of personnel,
4. Review and update the employee retention plan,
5. Submit the payroll deliverables on monthly basis,
6. Review and update the appraisal system,
7. Devise career path for company employees that is in line with company strategies and retention plan,
8. Oversee and monitor company projects until the operational phase and assure the smooth transition of projects’ deliverables to the operational entity,
9. Spread the project management best practices and culture among company employees,
10. Review, update, and streamline company processes based on company strategies,
11. Maintain the company risk register and update it on quarterly basis or in cased of crisis,
12. Devise action and contingency plans to ensure company resilience,
13. Assess the company supply chain capabilities,
14. Optimize supply chain and Streamline its processes with company strategies,
15. Assess employees’ needs of training and devise the required training programs within budget and in line with company strategies,
16. Maintain and update a database of all the company lessons learned and organizational process assets,
17. Formulate a change management program to support employees adaptability to changes incurred by the innovation,
18. Assess the company needs of automation applications and oversee the execution of approved automation projects,
19. Identify possible technical solutions to enhance performance,
20. Ensure information availability to all company availability on need to know basis, and
21. Provide coaching and consultancy to all company employees when needed.

Freelancer Trainer at NA
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • December 2011 to August 2012

Experience in delivering the following:
English Courses
• General English Courses (ALC, New Interchange, Headway, New Headway, MODLI Stream)
• English Conversation Courses
• Specialized English Courses (Business Writing, Aviation Terminology, Hotel English)
Soft Skills Courseware
• Presentation Skills
• Business Report Writing
• Time Management
• Coaching and Feedback
• Communication Skills (Active Listening, Assertive Communication, Cross Cultural Communication)
Computer Course
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
Business Skills Courses
• Lean Vs. Six Sigma
• Project Management (PMBOK)
• Finance for Non-Financials

Security Sr. Specialist at ECMS (Mobinil)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • December 2007 to November 2011

Responsible and Accountable for:
1. Managing over 300-outsourced-security employees spread in several governorates in Egypt in more than 200 locations,
2. Managing the security of around 100 locations by establishing relations with the security entities within the firms in which the locations are established,
3. Conducting Risk assessment, analysis, and response planning,
4. Planning, implementing, and controlling security within my area of responsibility,
5. Recruiting and contracting the proper security personnel working in those areas,
6. Monitoring work performance in those areas,
7. Making sure that Occupational Safety and Health Administrations requirements are applied on company Premises,
8. Communication and cooperation with other departments in order to achieve optimum performance,
9. Reviewing security company contracts and billing system,
10. Participating in preparing and controlling the department budget,
11. Participating in company projects as a security team member,
12. Preparing and submitting the Security Status Report in my area of responsibility on monthly basis,
13. Providing consultancy with respect to security matters for special company events or projects,
14. Investigating and reporting security or safety incidents to the concerned parties and advising the suitable course of action,
15. Coaching my subordinates, delegating tasks to them, testing them, and providing them with feedback to maintain the knowledge transfer within the organization,
16. Incorporating the new hires into training programs to help them fit within the work environment,
17. Delivering the security course of the induction program to new company employees,
18. Providing my input in security processes update as a member of the security team,
19. Facilitate the work of other departments’ employees to make sure that the security achieves the optimum return on value,

Administrator, E-learning Network and Learning Center at Ministry Of Defense Language Institute
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2006 to November 2007

1. Establishing the E-learning network to cover all the armed forces branches all over Egypt.
2. Maintaining the network stability.
3. Designing the language courses for the program.
4. Planning and operating the on-line courses.
5. Preparing and training the teachers on the system.
6. Performing regular military duties as a military officer.

Part-time, Teaching English and soft skills.

Senior Instructor and Course Developer at Curriculum Department at Ministry of Defense Language Institute
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2004 to December 2005

1. Determining the students’ needs from Syllabi and providing the requirements.
2. Updating the active courses.
3. Designing new courses and planning their activation.
4. Training the teachers on the new courses.
5. Performing regular military duties as a military officer.

Participated in the Bright Star 2005 Military project as the translators’ team leader.

Part-time, Teaching English and soft skills.

Assistant Network Administrator at Ministry of Defense Language Institute
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2003 to June 2004

1. Providing some of the needed software and training the employees on using them.
2. Following the maintenance schedule with the maintenance companies.
3. Maintaining the network performance at both hardware and software problems.
4. Updating the software programs when needed.
5. Performing regular military duties as a military officer.
Part-time, Teaching English and soft skills.

Language Instructor at Ministry of Defense Language Institute
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2001 to December 2003

1. Teaching General English courses.
2. Teaching Specialized English Courses.
3. Translating from English to Arabic and vice versa.
4. Performing regular military duties as a military officer.

Participated in the Bright Star 2001 Military project as a translator.

Language Instructor at Air Academy
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 1998 to June 2001

1. Teaching General English courses.
2. Teaching Specialized English Courses.
3. Translating from English to Arabic and vice versa.
4. Performing regular military duties as a military officer.

Language Instructor at Ministry of Defense Language Institute
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 1997 to June 1998

1. Teaching General English courses.
2. Teaching Specialized English Courses.
3. Translating from English to Arabic and vice versa.
4. Performing regular military duties as a military officer.

Military Officer at Ministry of Defense
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 1990 to March 1997

Leadership, logistics, and administration

Education

Master's degree, Management of International Trade Logestics
  • at Arab Academy for Science Technology & Maritime Transport
  • April 2014
Bachelor's degree, Advanced Language Proficiency Skills
  • at DLIELC
  • August 2005
Bachelor's degree, Advanced Language Instructor Course
  • at DLIELC
  • April 2001
Bachelor's degree, Basic American Language Instructor Course
  • at DLIELC
  • November 1997
Bachelor's degree, Military Sciences
  • at Military Academy
  • June 1990

Specialties & Skills

Web Applications
Training
Problem Solving
Team Management
Soft Skills
Language
Computer/IT

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Hobbies

  • Reading
    I continuously acquire and read new books and research papers in the field of business and other areas.