Saad Ahmed,

Saad Ahmed

Location
Qatar
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
Experience
11 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 10 Months

  • My current job since October 2012

Created an online platform to connect high school students with tutors, generating average monthly profits of $ 2200
•Helped students in increasing their test scores by offering teaching sessions for college tests such as SAT, ACT, etc.
•Offered counselling sessions to students assisting them in choosing the right universities for higher education

  • My current job since June 2013

Cloud-based food management system in which food expiry date is sent automatically to consumers on their smartphone app
•Building a sophisticated forecast system to avoid overstocks & automated mark-down of a perishable item at the checkout
•Cook smarter by using expiring food items first by giving recipe suggestion, according to customer's taste



DohaTutor.com - Co Founder - Youth teaching youth

Financial Analyst at W1 Investment Group
  • My current job since March 2015

Advised high-net worth clients on cash management, insurance coverage & investment planning to achieve financial goals
•Proposed new investment options to the client base, such as offshore investment pots to increase tax shield
•Hired and lead a team of 6 interns for business development, helping generate more business for the company

Financial Analyst Intern at Deloitte & Touché
  • October 2014 to January 2015

Conducted feasibility study of a university, analyzing demand and supply gap and financial viability of opening a Qatar campus
•Conducted an impairment study of a gasification plant for an oil and gas company in the United States worth $14 billion
•Assisted in financial valuations for buy and sell side advisory of hospitals, universities and shipping companies

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) -

Teacher's Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University
  • Qatar
  • September 2012 to December 2013

Calculus, Economics and Statistics)

Sales and Commercial Operations Analyst Intern at General Electric
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2013 to August 2013

Calculated the price of GE's parts for customers using diverse pricing models, helping deliver an average ROI of 55%
•Communicated with clients like Shell, resolving problems related to contractual differences and providing requisite resources
•Developed proficiency in Oracle, Business Objects, and SalesForce to manage workflows, thereby increasing process efficiency

Microsoft - Marketing and Promotions Analyst Intern
  • June 2012 to July 2012

Marketed Internet Explorer 9(IE9) extensively through promotions and advertising, increasing sales of IE 9 by 2.5% in Qatar
•Used social media for marketing IE9, increasing the potential number of clients and prompting them to upgrade
•Visited malls to spread awareness about IE9, persuading potential clients to switch their web browser


Enterprise Qatar - Learning and Development, Debt & Equity and Marketing Intern
Jun'12 - Aug'12

•Planned workshops/trainings for SMEs, aiding them in succession planning, expansion and diversification of family businesses
•Organized the ‘Investment and Sports' event series by planning events and competitions for high school students
•Drafted business plans for the National Competition, educating students and providing them practical business knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Carnegie Mellon University
  • December 2014

3.7 (Finance, Mathematics, Economics and Entrepreneurship) Yale University 10th Jan'16 - 25th Jan'16 Data Management Internship and Placement Qatar National Business Competition 1st Prize Al Fikra Business Plan Competition- Food8 (Food Expiry Management System) 1st Prize - Qatar National Shell Enterprise Challenge 2014 Undergraduate Research Forecasted LNG export price for the period of 2014 to 2017 through a multi-variant regression model

Master's degree, Information Studies
  • at University College London Expected Graduation

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Specialties & Skills

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CASH MANAGEMENT
COUNSELING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
ECONOMICS
FINANCIAL
INSURANCE
MINITAB

Languages

Italian
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