Sama Sleiman, Statistician

Sama Sleiman

Statistician

United Nations

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Doctorate, Actuarial Sciences (2007-2009)
Experience
19 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 6 Months

Statistician at United Nations
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since November 2015

Build Indicators and Indices:
- an index measuring justice in the Arab world
- indices measuring multi-dimensional poverty in the Arab world.

Lecturer at Lebanese University
  • Lebanon
  • October 2009 to February 2016

Courses taught:
- Credibility Theory ( MSc Actuarial Science)
- Fundamental Mathematics for Financial Risk Management ( MSc Statistics )
- Property and Casualty (MSc Actuarial Science)

- Member of the jury evaluating admissions (once a year)
- Member of the jury evaluating masters theses (once/twice a year)

Instructor at American University of Beirut
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2013 to January 2016

Courses taught:
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics (Undergrad university requirement for Engineering and Sciences)
- Business Data Analysis (BA Business School)
- Quantitative Methods of Finance (MSc Finance)

Senior Statistical Consultant at MaaDATA Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2009 to November 2015

- Meet clients and discuss their needs
- Convince clients with the best approach for solutions tailored to their needs
- Write proposals and quotations
- Determine the research frame when needed
- Participate in training field workers when needed
- Manage the statistical lab, carry data analysis, write reports and recommendations
- Build questionnaires
- Create products

Lecturer at USEK
  • Lebanon
  • February 2012 to December 2014

Courses tought:
- Assurance Santé Individuelle (MSc Mathématiques Actuarielles)
Health Insurance (MSc Actuarial Mathematics)
- Régimes de Rentes (MSc Mathématiques Actuarielles)
Pension Funds (MSc Actuarial Mathematics)
- Modeles de survie (MSc Mathématiques Actuarielles)
Survival Models (MSc Actuarial Mathematics)
- Démographie et Actuariat (BS Mathématiques Actuarielles)
Demographics and Actuarial Science (BS Actuarial Mathematics)
- Contrats d'assurance (BS Mathématiques Actuarielles)
Insurance contracts (BS Actuarial Mathematics)

Lecturer & Advisor at Institue des Sciences Appliqués et Economiques (ISAE-CNAM)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2009 to September 2012

Course taught:
- Econometrics of Insurance (MSc Finance and Insurance)

- Project Advisor for students
- Research and Thesis Advisor for students

Lecturer at Lebanese American University
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2012 to June 2012

Course taught:
- Applied Statistics (University requirement for undergrads)

Research Assistant at American University of Beirut
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • December 2011 to April 2012

- Research Assistant at Olayan School of Business
- Assisted in research

Consultant at BLOMINVEST Bank
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2011 to September 2011

- Worked as an external consultant for the Research Department
- Dealt with small time series
- Built a database for proxy components of the Lebanese GDP
- Disaggregated the GDP time series (13observations -> 52 obs.)
- Developed a model to forecast of the Lebanese GDP

Lecturer at Notre Dame University - Louaize
  • Lebanon
  • February 2010 to January 2011

Courses taught:
- Credibility Theory (BS Actuarial sciences)
- Probability and Statistics For Engineers (Bachelor of Engineering)

Statistical Consultant at Service de Consultation Statistique (SCS) - Université Laval
  • Canada
  • June 2008 to March 2009

- Met clients and determined the problem they are facing
- Determined the theoretical frame for each study
- Analyzed data using SAS, SPSS, Maple or R (depending on the client's preference)
- Built expertise in experimental design, parametric and non-parametric regression, repeated measures, GLM and mixed models
- Resolved experimental designs and statistical analysis problems in various research fields: sociology, psychology, animal sciences, economics, business and marketing, biochemistry, medicine, etc.

Statistical Analyst at MaaData Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2004 to December 2007

- Manage the statistical laboratory (small team for data entry)
- Implement the data analysis to be included in the final reports

Assistant Controller at the Lebanese Customs at Ministry of Finance
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2005 to August 2007

- Participated in the creation of databases used for risk analysis & counterfeit control
- Participated in the selection of relevant risk information to collect for the database
- Participated in a qualitative analyze for forging cases

Lecturer at Lebanese University
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2005 to June 2007

Faculty of Media
Course: Introduction to Applied Statistics

Adapted the course material to each major of the following: Journalism / Information management / Archiving and Documentation.

Statistical Analyst at Danish Refugee Council
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2005 to August 2005

Project title: "Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon"
- Data entry, coding & recoding of variables
- Data analysis and representation (cross tabulation, ANOVA, graphs)

Education

Doctorate, Actuarial Sciences (2007-2009)
  • at Université Laval
  • August 2009

- PhD candidate (2007-2009) - INCOMPLETE DEGREE - Distinction Scholarship from the Canadian International Development Agency - 3rd cycle scholarship from the Faculty of Science and Engineering- Université Laval - President elect of the graduate association - Faculty of Science and Engineering - Member of the Strategic Planning Committee - Faculty of Science and Engineering

Master's degree, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
  • at American University of Beirut
  • February 2007

- Thesis title: Comparing Different Statistical Analysis Techniques: "Application to the GHQ-28" - Graduate Representative - Faculty of Health Sciences

Bachelor's degree, Mathematical Statistics
  • at American University of Beirut
  • August 2004

- Dean's honor list when my cumulative average was above 85/100 - Secretary of the Math Society - Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Treasurer of the UNESCO Club - Guide at the Visitor’s Bureau - Mentor - New-Students’ Orientation Program

Specialties & Skills

Statistics
Actuarial
Time Series Analysis
Statistical Software
Applied Research
DATA ANALYSIS
DATABASE
DATABASES
FINANCE
FORGING
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LABORATORY
RISK ANALYSIS

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert
Spanish
Beginner