Managing Partner
BrandStorm
Total years of experience :23 years, 0 Months
March 2008 - Present Managing Partner
BrandStorm - Dubai, UAE
• Co-founder and Managing Partner, responsible for business development, operations and administration.
• Leading a team of 12 creative, client service, production and administrative staff in UAE and Lebanon.
• Key Achievements:
• Client acquisition and retention, driving the business to four consecutive years of profit.
• Securing projects and contracts exceeding 5.0 million USD with numerous global and local brands.
• Successful delivery of hundreds of complex projects, coordinating effectively from inception through to successful completion.
• Developing and leveraging a partner network of 20+ agencies and suppliers.
December 2005 - February 2008 Chief Technology Officer
N2uitive Corporation - Seattle, Washington, USA
• Responsible for technology, system architecture and software engineering, reporting to the CEO.
• Working in conjunction with the sales team to win several new clients.
• Liaising with client IT, business and executive teams to demonstrate product, technology and benefits.
• Overseeing the design and implementation of a data center, cloud-based application, executive reporting and billing systems.
• Recruiting Software Engineers and IT personnel and vetting and selecting service providers, partners and hardware/software platforms.
• Authoring, establishing and maintaining policies and procedures including Service Level Agreements, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans.
• Key Achievements:
• Implementation of a fully redundant data center with the capability to provide 99.99% uptime levels.
• Successfully deploying first version of the application on time and budget to multiple large clients.
• Helping acquire five Fortune-500 companies as active clients.
• Leading a team of Software Engineers to design and implement software applications for clients including Microsoft and Getty Images.
• Liaising with clients, proposing solutions, demonstrating achievements and influencing decision making at technical and business levels.
• Key Achievements:
• Establishing and training a team in Agile Development methodologies resulting in significant improvement in costs and schedule.
• Overseeing development and successful deployment of multiple applications.
• Successful delivery of all projects according to specification, within budget and within schedule.
• Acknowledged by numerous clients for outstanding effort and achievements.
• Responsible for technology, system architecture and software engineering, reporting to the CEO.
• Overseeing a team of Software Engineers and IT personnel to design and implement cloud-based conferencing system.
• Liaising with clients, demonstrating the system, proposing customizations and influencing decision making at technical and business levels.
• Key Achievements:
• Winning several new clients through careful promotion and demonstration of systems, technology and benefits.
• Overseeing implementation of a fully redundant data-center capable of 99.99% uptime levels.
• Responsible for design, implementation and successful deployment of a system capable of supporting thousands of simultaneous attendees.
• Deploying system for Microsoft to conduct large-scale global meetings and training sessions.
Location: Canada and United States
Software Engineering consulting contracts with various clients.
• Lead Software Engineer
MaxView Corporation, Seattle, WA, USA - Construction document management system.
Wonderhorse Inc, Seattle, WA, USA - Cloud-based conferencing and collaboration system.
• Senior Software Engineer
Imandi.com, Redmond, WA, USA - Web-based reverse auction site.
Momentum Systems, Seattle, WA, USA - Document management system.
Creo Scitex, Vancouver, BC, Canada - Commercial printing workflow system.
Xinex Networks, Vancouver, BC, Canada - IP-based PBX networking and telephony.
• Software Engineer
MacMillan Bloedel, Vancouver, BC, Canada - Paper products workflow and reporting.
IBM, Vancouver, BC, Canada - Digital broadcast satellite system.
Nortel Networks, Vancouver, BC, Canada - Switch management software.
BC Rail, Vancouver, BC, Canada - Crew and staff scheduling system.
Elections BC, Victoria, BC, Canada - Elections signature verification system.
MPR Teltech, Vancouver, BC, Canada - Digital broadcast satellite system.
GFX Systems - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Online real estate listing service.
Nortel Networks - Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Meridian PBX management software.
Bachelor of Science: Computer Science - Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada (1998)
High School: International College, Beirut, Lebanon (1987)