Karam El Assaad, Volunteer

Karam El Assaad

Volunteer

Medecins Sans Frontieres

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Process Systems Engineering
Experience
4 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :4 years, 10 Months

Volunteer at Medecins Sans Frontieres
  • Lebanon - Tripoli
  • September 2016 to November 2016

● Field volunteered in northern Lebanon, witness of a deteriorating syrian refugee crisis.
● Ensured proper communication and translation between foreign operatives and refugees.
● Contributed to the continuous assessment of the volatile political and security state of the
country.

Project Researcher and Coordinator at Hedge fund start-up
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2016 to August 2016

● The startup’s primal objective is to develop artificial intelligence models that read financial market data and make predictions on risk aversion in the market.
● Main responsibilities included setting up and managing communication/knowledge channels,
assessing the different data sources, singling out relevant indicators and establishing the
database.

Personal Trainer at Pro Fitness
  • Lebanon - Tripoli
  • September 2010 to December 2014

● Trained and guided a dozen individuals (from aspiring basketball players to seniors).
● Educated clients on proper training programming, exercise executions and adequate nutrition.

Education

Master's degree, Process Systems Engineering
  • at University of Surrey
  • March 2015

First Class Honors with Distinction (Achieved) Thesis written on ‘the long term effects of fracking in the UK’: Relevant projects: ● Led a team of four members in finding the root cause of an operational deficiency in a petroleum refinery. Provided a full written report with recommendations. ● Analyzed the distribution/transportation network for a bio-refinery and proposed its restructuration with a decrease of 20% and 30% respectively in time and cost delivery.

Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering
  • at University of Balamand
  • January 2013

Thesis written on ‘Lebanon’s potential in renewable energies’ (92% grade achieved): Led a team of three responsible for clarifying whether entering the renewable energy sector could solve Lebanon’s recurrent electricity shortage and decrease its reliability on imported oil. Reported on Lebanon’s nation-wide solar energy potential. Found geothermal potential particularly in Bekaa Valley & Akkar.

Specialties & Skills

Problem Solving
Data Analysis
Life Cycle Assessment
Process Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Microsoft Office
Life Cycle Assessment
Problem Solving
Artificial Intelligence/Programming
Customer Relations
Database Administration
Financial
Management
Analysis/Data Analysis
Research

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert
Spanish
Beginner

Memberships

IChemE
  • Associate Member (AMIChemE)
  • June 2015

Training and Certifications

New Energy Technologies by Grenoble Ecole de Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2016
Basics in Pneumatics (Training)
Training Institute:
FESTO
Date Attended:
April 2011
Duration:
23 hours

Hobbies

  • Economics
  • Psychology
  • Climbing
  • Self Improvement
  • Reading
  • Energy
  • History
  • Weightlifting
  • New Technologies
  • Entrepreneurship