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Gaby Milan, Sales Department Manager

Gaby Milan

Sales Department Manager·AQUARIUS S.A.L

Lebanon

Master's degree, Master of Business Administration

Work experience

Total years of experience: 35 years, 6 months

Sales Department Manager

March 2014 - Present

AQUARIUS S.A.L

Beirut, Lebanon

March 2014 - Present

* Monitoring and managing all the sales activities in Aquarius S.A.L., monitoring the performance of sales daily works as well as assisting the sales force in securing offers;
* Providing technical consultations for water & wastewater treatment for local and overseas projects;
* Preparing, submitting, and following‐up offers (in some cases);
* Monitoring and managing the collaboration of department staff with the design department for the finalization of designs;
* Leading evaluation exercises during and after project completion to ensure projects implementation are in line with the agreed design and work plan;
* Coordinating with clients and consultants regarding in hand and potential projects;
* Managing the preparation of the needed technical specs, including but not limited to drafting BOQs, specs, drawings, narrative briefs and pricing, in line with the project requirements;
* Monitoring and managing the coordination between the technical‐commercial team and the purchase department for the actual purchases;
* Taking charge in the department of some of the HR officer’s responsibilities, such as recruitment and development training, coaching and training new sales engineers;
* Initiating and setting capacity building plans for technical staff under my supervision to ensure
strengthening their knowledge and staying up to date on all of the latest technologies, best practices and findings in the sector;
* Organizing and leading strategic workshops for the staff to brainstorm, evaluate and set SMART objectives for the department, in line with the recorded lessons learned and good practices;
* Adhering to and enforcing the implementation of QMS (ISO 9001:2015) and monitoring the application of Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) and processes related to the sales department;
* Attending trainings and exhibitions to broaden knowledge in pools, water and wastewater fields;
* Submitting monthly reports to the general manager to update on implementation progress, bottlenecks, project statuses, evaluation and proposed technical solutions. Managing and organizing my team in full agreement with the general manager’s directives;
* Establishing statistics on sales and prospecting data for sales analysis and improvement.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Management

Maintenance Department Manager

February 1995 - February 2014

AQUARIUS S.A.L

Beirut, Lebanon

February 1995 - February 2014

* Monitoring and managing all the maintenance activities in Aquarius S.A.L;
* Providing technical consultation for water & wastewater treatment for local and overseas projects;
* Preparing all yearly maintenance contracts (around 600) related to the existing clients of Aquarius S.A.L;
* Monitoring and managing the procedures of ordering the necessary spare parts and chemicals needed for the proper maintenance of the different plants;
* Monitoring and managing the coordination between the maintenance engineers and technicians team;
* Taking charge in the department of some of the HR officer’s responsibilities, such as recruitment and development training, coaching and training new maintenance engineers;
* Initiating and setting capacity building plans for technical staff under my supervision to ensure
strengthening of their knowledge and staying up to date on all of the latest technologies, best practices
and findings in the sector;
* Organizing and leading strategic workshops for the staff to brainstorm, evaluate and set SMART objectives for the department, in line with the recorded lessons learned and good practices;
* Adhering to and enforcing the implementation of QMS (ISO 9001:2015) and monitoring the application of Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) and processes related to the maintenance department;
* Attending trainings and exhibitions to broaden knowledge in water and wastewater fields;
* Submitting monthly reports to the general manager to update on implementation progress, bottlenecks, project statuses, evaluation and proposed technical solutions. Managing and organizing my team in full agreement with the general manager’s directives.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Maintenance, Repair, and Technician

Maintenance Engineer

March 1992 - January 1995

AQUARIUS S.A.L

Beirut, Lebanon

March 1992 - January 1995

Maintaining the equipment of the pumping stations, fountains, swimming pools, water, domestic and industrial wastewater treatment for the existing projects at Aquarius S.A.L;
* Supervising of all technician works related to daily maintenance jobs;
* Preparing the schedule related to the regular maintenance visits of the different treatment plants.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Maintenance, Repair, and Technician

Electrical Engineer

January 1991 - February 1992

(On My Own)

Beirut, Lebanon

January 1991 - February 1992

* Conception, design and installation of electrical and electronic projects related to home automation and outdoor advertising LED screens (On My Own).

Company industry:
Electrical Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Education

USJ, Dauphine & Sorbonne

September 2014

September 2014

Master's degree, Master of Business Administration

Lebanon

MBA International Program. USJ, Dauphine and Sorbonne Universities : Beirut ‐ 2013/2014

Lebanese University

November 1989

November 1989

Master's degree, Electrical Engineering

Lebanon

Electric & Electronic engineering

Skills

COACHING

Expert

CONSULTING

Expert

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

Expert

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

Expert

EXHIBITIONS

Expert

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

Expert

HUMAN RESOURCES

Expert

ISO 9000

Expert

MANAGEMENT

Expert

MICROSOFT WORKS

Expert

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

French

Expert

Spanish

Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Project Management Professional
Jan 2019
Financial Management For Non-Financial Managers
Jan 2018
Microsoft Office (Excel, word, Outlook)
Jan 2011
Financial Skills For Non-Finance Managers
Jan 2010
Root Cause Analysis
Jan 2010
Types of People
Jan 2010
Basic Selling Skills
Jan 2009
Customer Service
Jan 2009
Performance Measurement
Jan 2009
ISO 9001:2000 Internal Auditor
Jan 2009
Time & Project Management
Jan 2008
Beginner Spanish Language
Jan 2008
ISO 22000:2005
Jan 2007
ISO 9001:2000
Jan 2007
HVAC Systems
Jan 2005
Management Skills & Project Management
Jan 2004
Microsoft Excel XP
Jan 2003
Certificate of Proficiency in English
Jan 2002
Certificate of Competency In English
Jan 2002

Training
Chemicals for Boilers & Cooling Towers
Chemipol (Lebanon)
Jan 2019
Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Office International de l'Eau (France)
Jan 2019
Commercial Fountain Technology
Oase (Germany)
Jan 2019
Industrial Wastewater Treatment
PUM (Netherlands Senior Experts)
Jan 2019
Project Design in Sustainable Sanitation
CEWAS (Beirut)
Jan 2018
Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Office International de l'Eau (Beirut)
Jan 2018
Domestic Wastewater Treatment
Office International de l'Eau (Beirut)
Jan 2015
Dialysis water
Ameriwater (USA)
Jan 2012
Ozonation Systems
Aquapurification (USA)
Jan 2011
Pumps Reparation
Office International de l'Eau (Beirut)
Jan 2011
Pumps Reparation
Office International de l'Eau (Beirut)
Jan 2011
Domestic Wastewater Treatment
Office International de l'Eau (Beirut)
Jan 2010
Water Treatment
Office International de l'Eau (Beirut)
Jan 2008
Domestic Wastewater Treatment
Office International de l'Eau (France)
Jan 2007
Domestic Wastewater Treatment
Office International de l'Eau (Beirut)
Jan 2007
Pumps
Grundfos (Dubai)
Jan 2006
Wastewater Treatment
Office International de l'Eau (France)
Jan 2005
Water Treatment Chemicals
Hydrachim (France)
Jan 2004
Monitors & Contollers
Prominent (France)
Jan 2004
Reverse Osmosis Units
Prominent (Czech Republic)
Jan 2004
Reverse Osmosis Units
Crane (USA)
Jan 2003
Pumps
Grundfos (Dubai)
Jan 2001
Sales of Water Treatment Equipment
Culligan (Spain)
Jan 1996
Water Treatment Equipment
Osmonics (France)
Jan 1998
Water Treatment Equipment
Euroimpex (Italy)
Jan 1998