Carla Arnita, Senior Associate

Carla Arnita

Senior Associate

RISE Group ME

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Economics
Experience
6 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :6 years, 7 Months

Senior Associate at RISE Group ME
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2021

Providing research that supports recommendations made for public-sector clients and government entities seeking to commercialize their assets.
Constructing financial valuations on Excel of commercial programs, including naming rights, sponsorship, advertising, real estate (transit-oriented development), smart retail, and telecommunications.
Creating reports to be presented to top management and executives.
Conducting business development research to inform the business's expansion into other markets in the GCC and MENA regions.

Some projects I handled/contributed to:
OOH Advertising Strategy for King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), KSA ||
Non-Fare Revenue Strategy for Makkah Mass Rapid Transit (MMRT), KSA ||
Operations and Maintenance Cost Savings for Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, KSA ||
Revenue Generation Feasibility Study for Al Maqar Parking Company, KSA ||
Redesigning and redeveloping RISE's website

Economic Research Associate at Multiply Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • November 2018 to December 2020

Analyzed regional and global events in the economic, technological and political contexts.
Compiled reports, infographics, presentations and videos for clients and business partners.
Handled the company's social media posts, mainly on Twitter.
Sent out daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly updates:
Economic, financial and real estate news about the UAE, GCC and MENA region. ||
Insights on the global economy. ||
The Russian economy and political scene. ||
The Saudi and Iranian economies and outlook. ||
The latest disruptions in the tech industry and the US-China battle for supremacy. ||

Some projects I handled/contributed to:
COVID-19: Economic Impact and Recovery Scenarios for the World and the UAE ||
Healing from COVID-19: Businesses' Recovery Plans ||
The UAE Expat Exodus: Who, Why and How to Reduce It ||
EXPO 2020: Impact and Risks ||
The Best Industries to Invest in: 2019 Edition

Business Analyst at Protect Middle East
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 2017 to October 2018

Analyzed the profitability of completed and ongoing projects and highlighted areas of improvement.
Collaborated with the accounting department to determine gaps in reporting and data entry.
Digitalized multiple data entry forms and facilitated communication between the execution and accounting teams.

Key achievement:
Trained the execution team of foremen to reduce the average time to enter data related to materials on site from 1 week to 2 days.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at Lebanese American University
  • June 2017

Specialties & Skills

Financial Valuation
Business Analysis
Market Research
Data Visualization
Microsoft Excel
Public-Private Partnerships
Content Management System
Modelling
Microsoft PowerPoint
Economic Analysis
Benchmarking Research
research analysis

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate