Omar Sallam, Project Manager

Omar Sallam

Project Manager

Qudra Tech.

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Bachelor's degree, E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
Experience
18 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 6 Months

Project Manager at Qudra Tech.
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since November 2013

Acting as an on-the-field project manager for the “Document Tracking System using RFID Technologies” project implemented in Jeddah Municipality under the supervision of the Administrative Communications and Electronic Archiving Department.

Co-Founder / Business Development at Hashtags Magazine
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since August 2012

A contemporary online magazine that covers various topics which include the latest about new technologies, business and marketing, lifestyle and fashion, entertainment, music, movies and TV shows.
Responsible mainly for the business development side by promoting the magazine online and offline through direct and indirect campaigns, studying the best methods to develop the magazine in regards to technical features, services, user experience and content management, attracting potential advertisers and contributors and setting and finalizing partnership and sponsorship deals. Another secondary role is reviewing, selecting, editing & publishing posts & articles on the magazine. Please Care to Visit www.hashtagsmag.com

Software Product Manager at Paradigm Solutions LLC
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • April 2011 to September 2013

As Business Analyst / Product Specialist for a specific software that is specialized in handling the daily operations & financials for shipping agency companies, I am responsible for engagement with clients after finalizing project contract & handling the analysis, testing, training & support phases of the SDLC; Also assisting with the design phase.
As a Product Manager, I am responsible for general planning for the product development according to customer & market needs, assessing the market, developing a strategic plan highlighting a roadmap for the product with specific timeline, milestones & deliverables, develop a product releasing plan by targeting customer functional & technical requirements, set the standards for designing & developing the product along with testing & quality assurance policies to get it ready for commercial release, planning & following up marketing plans & following up sales & presales activities whether it is within Egypt (Alexandria, Cairo, Portsaid, Suez, Damietta & Sham El Sheikh) or exploring & communicating with new markets outside Egypt (Libya, UAE & Qatar)

Consulting Partner at Simplicity Egypt - Business Solutions Group
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • December 2009 to January 2012

A self established business that offered various services through 3 main divisions that were E-Business Solutions, Marketing and Corporate Identity Solutions and Financial Solutions
As a general manager I was responsible for handling day to day operations of the whole entity & tackling any obstacles in order to sustain a stable workflow, planning and following up on product development, marketing, sales, financial strategies in order to meet the strategic plan’s objectives, handling various accounts management to meet clients’ requirements, proposals development, contracting procedures, managing projects, project delivery, closure and support.
On other side I held the responsibility of E-Business Solutions Department Head & UI development Team Leader directly handling projects management, implementation & delivery.

Oracle Advanced Procurement Consultant at MCI (Mashreq Commercial Investment)
  • February 2010 to April 2011

Working as a Consultant for the Oracle E-Business Suite Specifically Sourcing, iProcurement & iSupplier Modules, Participating in 2 Major Projects Implemented in Industry Modernization Center (IMC) & Ministry of State for Administrative Development (MSAD).

Student at AAST
  • January 2005 to January 2009

Education

Bachelor's degree, E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
  • at Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
  • January 2009
High school or equivalent, Mathematical Scientific Section
  • at Alexandria Language School
  • July 2005

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
Software Product Management
Business Analysis
Business Systems Implementation
Software Project Management
Systems Analysis
User Interface Design
Web Applications
Business Analysis
Usability Engineering
User Experience Design
Wordpress
Silverlight
Project Management

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner

Training and Certifications

PMP Exam Preparation Course (Training)
Training Institute:
Al Andalusiah Center
Date Attended:
August 2013
Duration:
30 hours