Wassim El-hajj, Center for Arabization & Program Integrity Senior Executive

Wassim El-hajj

Center for Arabization & Program Integrity Senior Executive

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Quality Management
Experience
24 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :24 years, 2 Months

Center for Arabization & Program Integrity Senior Executive at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2015

Taking initiative and responsibility for driving improvement and efficiency by reviewing/enhancing current policies and procedures.
Developing a detailed project plan, with time-based milestones for monitoring and tracking progress. Setting yearly budgets and plans.
Managing and collaborating with partners in different time zones.
Expanding the Centre’s client base and enriching the experience of existing clients.

Publishing House (PH) Manager at Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2009 to September 2015

Moving the division to the next level.
Negotiating and contracting with copyrights owners. Expanding distribution channels locally and regionally.
Taking the business online by delivering the e-books store project, setting processes, and managing the related supply chain from receiving orders until delivery.

Publishing House Coordinator / Translator at e-TQM College - Dubai police
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2006 to July 2009

Managing the content of the College’s Arabic website. Contracting with international academic database providers and managing the College’s subscriptions (e.g.: BPIR, Questia, Emerald…etc.). Establishing the department policies and procedures under the supervision of the deanship of research. Drafting and finalizing internal processes using Visio.

Technical Writer / Software Quality Assurance at Global Information Technology (GIT)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2003 to October 2006

• Meeting with clients and developing the technical requirements documentation.
• Developing user manuals, in Arabic and English, for the following projects:
- Sudan insurance system.
- KSA insurance system.
- UAE Ministry of Labor System.
- UAE smart forms.
• Working with programmers and QA team in testing the developed systems and executing quality assurance scenarios.

Indoor Business Development Engineer at AL-MUBARMEJ COMPUTERS
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2000 to July 2003

• Branch Manager (suppliers’ management, inventory, sales, customer service, products display…etc.).
• Building a stream of loyal customers.
• Internet Café supervisor and technical support.

Education

Master's degree, Quality Management
  • at University of Wollongong in Dubai
  • March 2006

The UOWD MQM is an 8-subject, flexible degree program that provides new graduates as well as experienced managers with the specialized skills and knowledge of quality management as well as other management functions.

Diploma, MCSE2000
  • at New Horizons
  • May 2001
Diploma, Windows98 Power User
  • at Brainbench.com
  • April 2000
Bachelor's degree, Electronics Engineer
  • at Ajman University Of Science & Technology
  • March 1999

Specialties & Skills

Technology Transfer
Website Translation
Publishing Management
Digitization
Quality Management
HTML & Web designing.
Windows & Internet.
Translation
Managing Teams (on-campus and virtual teams)
Project management and Strategic planning
Multi-tasking and Team management
Internal Auditor (QMS, ISMS, OHSAS)
Life Coaching
Publishing & Printing
e-publishing and eBooks

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner
Hindi
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Executive Coach, Level 1 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2013
Critical thinking training program International Trainer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2012
Valid Until:
May 2012
Level-1 Coach (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2012
Valid Until:
October 2012
Simplified Strategic Planning training program International Trainer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2012
Valid Until:
May 2012

Hobbies

  • International Chess Player
  • Websites and SEO