Mais El-Ras, Project Manager in Events

Mais El-Ras

Project Manager in Events

Ace Group

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Master's degree, Design and Visual Arts
Experience
7 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 10 Months

Project Manager in Events at Ace Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • April 2014 to August 2016

o Development, production and delivery of projects.
o Delivering events on time, within budget, with excellent quality.
o Setting, communicating and maintaining timelines and priorities on every project
o Communicating, maintaining and developing client relationships
o Managing supplier relationships
o Managing operational and administrative functions to ensure specific projects are delivered efficiently
o Providing leadership, motivation, direction and support to your team
o Providing a post project report for evaluation and determining strengths and weaknesses

Events Director (Virtual) at Apples & Oranges Public Relations
  • United States
  • July 2013 to February 2014

o Develop long-term events strategies to be implemented.
o Lead weekly meetings with the events team.
o Help with the development of new event concepts.
o Maintain strong internal and external communications with all event stakeholders.
o Conduct research and find resources to help make decision about the event possibilities.
o Work in conjunction with marketing, production, public relations, and administrations team to ensure smooth process of event planning
o Develop sponsorship proposals.
o Create event management manual to work as a guide for employees.
o Develop a Media Plan template.
o Develop a Public Relations Plan for a beauty company and an author.
o Develop a Marketing Plan for a workshop in New York.
o Brand Critique.

Sales & Marketing Manager Intern at Moroccan Events & Decor
  • United States
  • July 2013 to October 2013

o Development of company presentation.
o Gathering price list for client in Los Angeles.
o Outsourcing local and national magazine for publicity.
o Development of a company newsletter for the months of August, September and October.
o Collecting potential client data from different sources.
o Reaching out to potential clients in Scottsdale, Los Angeles, New York, and UAE.
o Promoting company social networks through the use of right medium.
o Developed a Marketing Plan to Zohar Dance.
o Attending social networks and outsourcing business opportunities.
o Created a content distribution calendar.
o Researched CRM systems.
o Reached out to clients from different industries.
o Created an analysis to the company placement on SEO and worked on enhancing its online presence through listings.

Project Management/Assistant to CEO at Universal Motors Agencies
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • April 2012 to June 2013

Throughout this role, I have accomplished the CEO's vision in starting a Centralized Call Center for all the 36 branches around the Kingdom under one roof. The project has been planned, organized, led and controlled to successfully initiate and operate in January 2013.

o Manage Contact Center Development project from initiation to closure.
o Manage the restructuring of company's HR project with assigned teams.
o Manage Company HR Help Desk Development.
o Create related project policies and procedures.
o Work with involved departments to complete project scope, goals, deliverables, and timing.
o Clearly communicate expectations and deadlines to team members through frequent meetings, e-mails, or phone calls.
o Resolve any issues and solve problems throughout project lifecycle.
o Act as a mediator between shareholders and project team.
o Follow up on pending tasks with assigned members.
o Lead, coach, and motivate project team members on a proactive basis.
o Track and report on project milestones and provide status report to CEO.
o Develop project KPIs for success and quality measures.
o Train staff on department KPIs and telephone etiquette.
o Manage CEO's office.

Head of Events Department at Coastline L.L.C. Service Provider to KAUST
  • Saudi Arabia
  • February 2010 to March 2012

o Organize Events Management Department Standard Operating Procedure.
o Develop forms of Events Management Department.
o Interview and train events staff.
o Created KAUST Marine Events Calendar for year 2011.
o Develop Weekly Reports.
o Develop Department Dashboard.
o Come up with events for KAUST community.
o Study and execute events.
o Meeting with KAUST Communication team for event set up.
o Planning and organizing events.
o Coordinate with suppliers for need of events.
o Prepare financial reports.
o Department Inventory Control.
o Lead Marine Events Weekly Meetings.
o Conduct and lead meetings with responsible heads to assure successful event delivery.
o Delegate tasks to staff and supervise them
o Follow KAUST Policies and Procedures in Event Executions
o Attend meetings with KAUST team for annual events

Patient Relation Officer at Dr. Ghassan Najib Pharaon
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • December 2005 to December 2006

o Receive, solve, record and file patients complaints
o Prepare complaints monthly analysis to be discussed with the committee to maintain quality purposes
o Analyze inpatient & outpatient satisfaction forms
o Assist patients enquiries in person or by phone
o Arrange walk-in patients for an internist consultant
o Design PowerPoint slides for the staff to orient then as needed
o Discussed marketing proposes with representatives

Food & Nutrition Management Internship at University Health Network
  • Canada
  • March 2005 to May 2005

o Implementing diet orders and entering them using the hospital software
o Daily patient rounds
o Assisting patients with menu selection as needed
o Preparing patient trays according to patient meal tickets
o Ensure the accuracy and integrity of all trays delivered
o Safely handling food as per applicable guidelines
o Maintain clean, sanitary and safe work environment
o Taking floor stock inventory
o Assist in the arranging of staff duty shifts
o Assisting the hospital dietician daily operation

Education

Master's degree, Design and Visual Arts
  • at IE (Instituto de Empresa)
  • July 2017

The program bridges the gap between creative practice and business management. With it, you will be able to conceive, develop, execute, manage and evaluate all kinds of creative visual and digital media projects from start to finish. Creative courses foster the abilities needed to conceptualize, design and execute effective visual and digital communication strategies for a variety of purposes, settings, platforms, clients and audiences. Students will learn about the context, the language, and the trends in the field, from a reflective and critical perspective. Guided by experienced visual and digital media professionals and academics, students will deepen their theoretical, practical and strategic understanding of the creative process and will develop expertise in the use of industry-standard tools and techniques. Managerial courses develop the skills needed to think and work flexibly, profitably and innovatively in the visual and digital media field as a growing sector of the new creative economy. They include training in strategic, entrepreneurial, organizational, marketing, and business management skills. Personal and career development workshops are also offered. The Final Project is a team-based entrepreneurial creative project developed over the course of the entire program with the assistance of academics and professionals in the field. This is the integrative core of the Master’s experience. In the first period, students are taught how to approach each stage of developing a creative project: from investigation, to ideation, to implementation. In the second period, students are assigned a consulting project in which they will work with a client to solve a real-world visual communication problem. Finally, the knowledge and skills acquired over the course of the program will be applied to an entrepreneurial creative project designed and executed entirely during the third period of the program. https://www.ie.edu/school-communication/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MVDM.pdf

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration - Project Management
  • at Kaplan University
  • September 2013
Diploma, Food & Nutrition Management
  • at Centennial College
  • May 2005

• Service Excellence – Customer Service Excellence Corporation • WHMIS Training Certificate • Food Handler Certificate • TrainCan Inc. Certificate – The Source for Food Safety • Fire Evacuation Procedure

High school or equivalent, Ontario Secondary School Diploma
  • at Central Technical School
  • June 2003

• Certificate of Honor - Semester 1 • Certificate of Honor - Semester 2 • Certificate of Appreciation – The Kidney Foundation of Canada • CPR

Specialties & Skills

Time Management
Project Planning
Event Planning
Problem Solving
Computer Skills
Problem Solving
Photography

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Spanish
Intermediate

Memberships

Golden Key International Honor Society
  • Member
  • November 2012

Training and Certifications

Yoga Teacher Training Course (Training)
Training Institute:
The International Sivananda Center
Date Attended:
March 2014
Duration:
200 hours