Business Development & Projects Manager
American University of Beirut
Total years of experience :15 years, 4 Months
- Lead Business Development & Proposal Management of AUB's Consulting & Professional Development arm.
- Lead all consulting & professional development projects and initiatives.
- Lead AUB REP's office marketing and outreach initiatives.
- Recruit and manage Project Team.
Customized and delivered a variety of training sessions and residential workshops for local businessmen, SMEs, non-governmental organizations, university clubs and societies.
Topics of specialty include: Time Management, Team Building & Management, Leadership Skills, Positive Thinking & Motivation, Creative Problem Solving, Public Speaking, Active Listening & Dialogue, Communication Skills in Meetings/Presentations & Conferences, Social Media & Power of the Web, Corporate Social Responsibility, Project Management, Conflict Management & Peace Building, Youth Empowerment.
My responsibilities included tasks and engagements related to:
- Enterprise Performance Management
- Project Coordination & Management
- Organizational Gap Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Workshops & Plenary Sessions Organization & Management
- Business Development & Proposal Writing
Coordinate the work of the Operations Team at CMCS Lebanon including but not limited to:
- Sales
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Human Resources
- Business Development
- Customer Relationship Management
- Social Media & Community Engagement
- Courses & Workshops Scheduling and Management
Coordinate the Project Management Postgraduate Diploma at AUB-CEC
Deliver Training Workshops and Courses on:
- PMP Exam Preparatory Courses (at AUB & In-House)
- Project Management for NGOs/NPOs & Social Enterprises
- Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) Exam Preparatory Course (at AUB & In-House)
- Delivering training courses at the American University of Beirut (AUB-Continuing Education Center) in fields of Project Management and Business Analysis.
- Coordinating the Project Management Postgraduate Diploma at AUB in collaboration with CMCS
- Developing Project Management methodology, templates, processes and workflow for corporations, governmental institutions, SMEs and NGOs.
- Developing customized training material and manuals to suit various topics and target groups under the main them of project/program management. (Includes Leadership, Team Work, Scheduling, Stakeholder Management, HR, Risk Management...etc)
- Training Senior and Mid-level Management as well as entry-level staff on Project Management, Business Analyses and Leadership.
Developed applications using VB6 for Crystal Reporting, Oracle, SQL Server, Web-services and other internal banking needs.
Wrote technical documentation for several applications developed in-house.
BS. in Computer Science with a Minor in Business. Worked at AUB's IT Department called CNS for 2.5 years. Worked at AUB's Visitors' Burea as Head Usher & Supervisors for 3 years.
