Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis, Technical Writing Manager and Knowledge Management Officer

Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis

Technical Writing Manager and Knowledge Management Officer

HitekNOFAL

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Diploma, Translation and Interpretation Services
Experience
26 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 1 Months

Technical Writing Manager and Knowledge Management Officer at HitekNOFAL
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2006 to October 2011

Tasks:
a. Editing all sorts of technical documents and tender submittals
b. Writing and updating the company profile, the brochures, the flyers, the application notes, and the white papers of the company
c. Managing all the publication procedure
d. Supervising the company website (plus Intranet), and
e. Implementing Marketing policy across all the Marketing collaterals and the website

– CEO & Editor-in Chief at www.alex4all.com (the official website of the Governorate of Alexandria – Egypt)
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • December 2005 to August 2006

Tasks:
a. Re-launching the bilingual (Arabic / English) website with completely new concept, design and code
b. Ensuring rich contents, photographical documentation, acknowledged contributors
c. Introducing advertising policy and manage the Advertising Sales department, and
d. Launching progressively French, German, and Italian editions
e. Day-to-day management of a group of 25 employees (website developers, art design director and specialists, website administrators, senior editors, editors, translators, Art Photography director, PR Manager, Advertising Sales Manager and executives, plus secretary, data entry staff members and auxiliary personnel)

Business Development Manager & Director of the Translation Department at AIRSS
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2005 to December 2005

Tasks:
a. Establishment of a long term strategy
b. Marketing and positioning the institute
c. Launching partnerships
c. Raising funds
e. Day-to-day management of the English and the Arabic Translation depts.
f. Launching French and German Translation depts.
g. Re-launching the Institute's website,
h. Planning for the launching of Russian, Spanish and Italian depts.

Multilingual Editor and Knowledge Management Officer at PROMOTERS – Cairo, Egypt (www.promoters-eg.com - a leading Egyptian full-service agency )
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2005 to August 2005

Tasks:
a. Write various types of texts, namely press releases, brochures, flyers, slogans, advertisements, scripts, editorials, newsletters, texts for websites, etc.
b. Searching, collecting, distributing and leveraging properly knowledge required by various account and project managers, and
c. Supervision of the production of publications

Technical Writing & Publications Manager at Giza Systems (www.gizasystems.com / an Egyptian Software Development company of the p
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2003 to March 2005

Tasks:
a. Writing and editing all sorts of technical documents, technical descriptions, white papers, application notes, brochures, flyers, press releases, announcements, etc.
b. Managing the entire publication process
c. Launching, writing, issuing the Newsletter (“Nozzom”) every 3 months
d. Writing, enriching / updating contents for the company website (plus Intranet), and
e. Implementing Marketing policy across all Mktg. collaterals and the company website

Deputy Managing Editor at ARTOC Group / CLEO Monthly Magazine
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2002 to December 2002

Tasks:
Day-to-day management of all the departments (editorial, PR - advertising sales, distribution, production, accountancy)

Senior Editor and Board Member at FAB / CIT Business Magazine
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2001 to August 2002

Senior Editor and Board Member

Sales Manager at Allianz Asset Management
  • Greece
  • March 1998 to July 2001

Tasks:
Sales of Asset Management products, namely Unit Linked and Mutual Funds
Up-sales, Cross-sales, Customer Support

Research Fellow – Board Member at Kibris Vakfi (Cyprus Foundation)
  • Türkiye - Istanbul
  • February 1994 to January 1998

Tasks:
a. Establishing the program of publications
b. Supervising the publication - production process
c. Organizing conferences and open lectures
(position held in parallel with following - involving continuous trip, and 4-day sojourn per week in Istanbul)

Lecturer at Eastern Mediterranean University
  • Türkiye
  • September 1994 to August 1996

Tasks:
a. Courses on Ancient History, Archaeology, Languages, Literatures and Religions of the Middle East
b. Librarian's activities at the early stage of the University Library
c. Planning for expansion of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Business Development Manager at Stohastis Publishing House
  • Greece
  • September 1990 to January 1994

Tasks:
a. Launching new circles & series of publications
b. Marketing and positioning the company and the publications
c. Supervising the publication - production process

Board Memeber, Scientific Advisor, Author at Ekdotike Athenon SA
  • Greece
  • September 1985 to August 1990

Tasks:
a. Establishing list of entries to be included in the encyclopedia for all subjects related to the Middle East, Central Asia, India and Africa
b. Supervising the publication - production process
c. Writing entries for the encyclopedia

Education

Diploma, Translation and Interpretation Services
  • at Commission of the European Communities
  • June 1983

Training in the Division Traduction Francaise

Master's degree, Political Sciences
  • at Institut d' Etudes Politiques de Paris
  • July 1981
Master's degree, History
  • at Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes IVeme Section
  • July 1980
Master's degree, History
  • at Universite de Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV)
  • September 1979
Bachelor's degree, History
  • at Athens University, Faculty of Letters
  • September 1978
Diploma, French Language and Literature (Sorbonne III)
  • at Institut Francais d' Athenes
  • June 1978

Specialties & Skills

History
Interpretation
Advertising Sales
Management
Internet search
Typing 60 wpm
Microsoft Office Suite

Languages

English
Expert
French
Expert
Greek
Expert
German
Expert
Italian
Intermediate
Spanish
Intermediate
Turkish
Intermediate
Russian
Intermediate