Loay Sherif, Sales Director

Loay Sherif

Sales Director

Advanced Computer Technology

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Engineering, Communication
Experience
34 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :34 years, 5 Months

Sales Director at Advanced Computer Technology
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since June 2016

Handling Security and Defense Sector

Sales Manager - Hospitality at Advanced Computer Technology
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 1999 to May 2016

Advanced Computer Technology - ACT, Cairo, Egypt 1/1999 - Present

Sales Manager - Hospitality
Creating Business plans, Forecasting, & managing sales team. Collaborate closely with Sales Director in formulating the company strategies. Report regularly to senior management and decision-makers across the company.
Guide sales daily activities, multicultural, cross-disciplinary team of pre-sales managers. Liaise with local and international suppliers to secure maximum discounts and secure new deals & opportunities. Plan and implement disaster recovery and business continuity strategies within the company. Coordinate risk assessments and implement plans.
Following closely with clients, ensuring optimum solutions presented, securing opportunities & after sales support. Assuring full PR implementation to clients, by performing on site meetings for remote areas, events & seminars
Working closely with SDM's ensuring full & optimized & a workable solution presented to clients.
Co-ordinating with project departments to ensure full solution deliverables to clients and accordingly a workable solution is totally delivered.
Supplying the Hospitality industry with an IT Turnkey solution for the Hotels with different modules as Front Office, Back of the house, Food & Beverage, Sales & Catering, POS, Networking, Hardware & Security.
Scope Of Solutions/Products - Hotel Management System (HMS) Products: -
• Micros - Fidelio.
• HP Hardware.
• DELL Hardware.
• Microsoft.
• Symantec.
• CISCO Networking Solutions.
• Avaya Networking Solutions.
• Aruba Wireless Solutions.
• HP ProCurve Networking Solutions.
• Digital Signage Solutions.
• Audio/Visual Solutions.
• CCTV & Physical Security Solutions.

Account Manager at advanced computer technology (act)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 1997 to January 1999

Advanced Computer Technology - ACT, Cairo, Egypt 7/1997 - 1/1999

Account Manager - Security & Defence
Forecasting, managing sales team. Collaborate closely with Sales Manager for achieving planned targets. Report regularly to Sales Manager, Senior management and decision-makers across the company.
Co-ordinating with vendors, securing leads, maximizing discounts. Following closely with clients, ensuring optimum solutions presented, securing opportunities & after sales support
Following closely with clients, ensuring optimum solutions presented, securing opportunities & after sales support. Assuring full PR implementation to clients, by performing on site meetings for remote areas, events & seminars
Working closely with SDM's ensuring full & optimized & a workable solution presented to clients.
Co-ordinating with project departments to ensure full solution deliverables to clients and accordingly a workable solution is totally delivered.
Scope Of Solutions/Products
• COMPAQ/HP Hardware.
• Microsoft.
• Symantec.
• CISCO Networking Solutions.
• Avaya Networking Solutions.
• Digital Signage Solutions.
• Audio/Visual Solutions.
• CCTV & Physical Security Solutions.

Senior Sales Engineer - Educational Sector at Saudi Business Machines (SBM) (IBM)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • February 1995 to June 1997

Saudi Business Machines (SBM) (IBM), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2/1995 - 6/1997

Senior Sales Engineer - Educational Sector
Supplying a Mega Project for all primary schools all over the Kingdom with Computer labs, case studies for each school, implementing the latest up-to-date labs technologies in terms of Networking Infra Structure, white boards, Servers, PC's, printers, etc
Scope Of Solutions/Products
• IBM Servers / PC's
• Lexmark Printers
• Networking Solutions.

Sales Engineer - Public & Private Sector at Al Alamiah Electronics Co
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • February 1992 to May 1995

Al Alamiah Electronics Co., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2/1992 - 5/1995

Sales Engineer - Public & Private Sector.
Opening new markets, addressing clients with new products, promotions & attractive sales campaign.
Following up on vendors & assuring optimum discount to secure leads.


Scope Of Solutions/Products
• ACER Hardware.
• Microsoft.
• Symantec.
• FoxPro.
• Lotus Notes.
• Epson Printing Solutions

Sales & Maintenance Engineer - Industrial Sector at Al Shazly Co
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 1990 to January 1992

Al Shazly Co., Cairo, Egypt 1/1990 - 1/1992
Sales & Maintenance Engineer - Industrial Sector

Maintaining and selling a wide range of Ink Jet coders, Silk Screen printers, Plastic injection & moulding machines to a variety of industrial sectors.
Opening new markets, addressing clients with new products, promotions & attractive sales campaign.
Following up on vendors & assuring optimum discount to secure leads.
Scope Of Solutions/Products
• "Willet" Ink Jet Coders.
• Arburg Plastic Moulding & Injection Machines.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Engineering, Communication
  • at Al Azhar University
  • January 1988

BSc. Engineering, Communication Sector Al Azhar University, 1988, Cairo, with a general rate of appreciation "Good"

Diploma, General
  • at London University
  • January 1982

General Certificate of Education (G.C.E) London University 1982, London

High school or equivalent,
  • at St. George's College
  • January 1982

SCHOOL St. George's College, 1982, Cairo

Specialties & Skills

General Sales
Software Sales
CLIENTS
FORECASTING
SALES MANAGER
SALES SUPPORT
SOLUTIONS
SYMANTEC

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Strategic Planning (Training)
Training Institute:
Knowlodgy and Sage Institute
Date Attended:
April 2008