Hesham Allam, Professor/Academic Advisor/Course and Academic Leader

Hesham Allam

Professor/Academic Advisor/Course and Academic Leader

Higher Colleges of Technology

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Doctorate, Computer Science and Business Administration
Experience
17 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 2 Months

Professor/Academic Advisor/Course and Academic Leader at Higher Colleges of Technology
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2013 to March 2014

• A PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies combing computer science and business (Dalhousie University, Canada), Certificate of University Teaching ( Dalhousie University, Canada), a master of business administration (MIS) (California State University Sacramento, Certificate of Advanced Business Studies ( California State University, Sacramento), higher diploma in education (Egypt), Bachelor of Arts in education
• UAE MOHESR PhD Equivalency 2016
• Over 20 years of experience in higher education in four different countries: UAE, Canada, KSA, Egypt, and U.S.A
• Campus council member for Dubai Women’s College
• Published in top ranked journals and international conferences
• System wide curriculum leader for SAP ERP and CRM
• Designed and created courses for both undergraduate and graduate programs in Canada and the States
• Scoring excellent teaching evaluations throughout higher education teaching experience
• Academic advisors for year 2 and four students
• Teaching both bachelor and master level courses in three different countires
• Worked as a Social Media Lab Director, Dalhousie university, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Worked as acting Chair of the Industrial Management Technology Department, Royal Commission of Yanbu and Jubail, KSA
• Worked as an information system strategist for the Department of Social Services, Sacramento, California, U.S.A
• Worked as an IT consultant, Network and Beyond Inc., Sacramento, California, U.S
• Solid work experience of educational institutions and immaculate communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Solid experience in reviewing and modifying academic syllabus
• Strong computer skills with abilities to guide and motivate students
• Expert in complying with regulations related to education
• Skilled in developing and implementing innovative teaching methodologies
• Detail-oriented, high on energy, and principled individual
• Adept in performing analysis and solving students' and teachers' problem
• Exceptional communicator in both English and Arabic

Marketing Analytics Manager at Focus Consluting
  • Canada
  • October 2008 to June 2013

Providing the opportunity to help organizations uncover enterprise insights and drive business results using smarter data analytics, collecting of organizational technology capabilities, including business intelligence, data management, and data assurance that help companies drive innovation, growth, and change within their organizations in order to keep up with the changing nature of customers and technology. Making impactful decisions by mixing mind and machine to leverage data, understand and navigate risk, and help clients gain a competitive edge.

Lecturer of information systems at Royal Commission of Yanbu
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 2004 to December 2008

• Lecturer of information systems, Royal Commission of Yanbu & 2004-2008
Jubail, KSA

Information technology strategist at Department of Social Services
  • January 2002 to December 2003

• Information technology strategist, Department of Social Services, 2002-2003
Sacramento, California.
• Information technology, Network and Beyond, Sacramento, 2000-2002
California
Sacramento, California

Teacher of English at Ministry of Education
  • Oman
  • January 1992 to December 1996

1992-1996
• Teacher of English, Ministry of Education, Tanta, Egypt


Skills

• Extensive experience in using SAP Solution Composer to visualize, plan, and implement coherent and comprehensive business and IT solutions that integrates
business process within and outside organizations.
• Strong Knowledge in utilizing SAP HANA platform to help manager optimize
business operation by analyzing large amounts of data in real time.
• Solid knowledge in the use of SAS in business informatics.
• Solid knowledge in using Smart PLS and structural equation modeling.
• Extensive experience in using IBM SPSS, and Excel statistical tools.
• Three plus years of experience in software development including analysis,
planning, development, implementation, maintenance, and management of information systems. My development experience includes the use of tools such as
Visual Basic, Web database driven applications using Active Server Pages (ASP),
SQL, My SQL, and MS Access.
Peer-Reviewed Journals and Books

Education

Doctorate, Computer Science and Business Administration
  • at Dalhousie University
  • May 2013

An Interdisciplinary PhD combining computer science and business administration

Master's degree, Management Information Systems
  • at California State University
  • January 2003

2003 M.B.A, (Master of Business Administration) (Major: Information systems/Minor: Organizational Computing), California State University,

Bachelor's degree, English
  • at Tanta University
  • January 1992

1992 B.A. (Bachelor of Arts), Education (Major: English/Minor: Methods of Teaching) Tanta University, Egypt. Awards/ Fellowships

Specialties & Skills

Course and Curriculum Development
MS ACCESS
SAP CRM and ERP
DATABASE

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Association of Information System (AIS)
  • Member
IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
  • Member
Interdisciplinary PhD Society, Dalhousie University
  • Treasurer
  • January 2010