Sherif Elkady, Telco Sales Account Manager

Sherif Elkady

Telco Sales Account Manager

IBM

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Communication and Electronics
Experience
19 years, 8 Months

Share My Profile

Block User


Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 8 Months

Telco Sales Account Manager at IBM
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since March 2013

Responsible for the total client relationship with one if the most important Telco Operators in Egypt.
Having a primary responsibility for identifying and prioritizing opportunities and driving the sale of client-valued solutions involving IBM software, hardware, and services.
Additionally, understanding IBM's business and brand strategies and how these translate into solutions which address client needs.

Wireless Pre-Sales Engineer 2G/3G - Africa & Asia Region - Vimpelcom Global Account Team at Alcatel-Lucent
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • February 2010 to February 2013

Respond to all RFIs, RFQs & RFPs.
Tendering manager for all 2G/3G products.
Presenting and promoting the Alcatel-Lucent solution and portfolio.
Business development assistance to the sales organization through upstream technical contact with the customer including product presentations, workshops, updates.
Global management during the offer preparation.
Elaboration of complete offer technically & commercially.
Responsibility for all technical aspects of the offers (dimensioning, quotation, statement of compliance, system design…).
Consulting on the introduction of new features in the network for network planning or network evolution
Prices proposal including Alcatel-Lucent solutions, equipment, 3rd party equipment, services, etc…
Assistance to the sales forces during offer negotiations.

Radio Access Technical Support Engineer at Alcatel-Lucent
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2006 to February 2010

Mobile Network Division.
Radio Access Technical Support Engineer - BSS/OMC-R.
Upgrade Mobile Networks Hardware and Software.
Deliver new technologies and training courses to our customers.
Maintain and Support Technically our Mobile Networks all over the world.

Attended the below training : Alcatel-Lucent - Egypt (1 week)
July 2009
Team Building and Virtual Team

Project : Mobily - KSA (6 weeks)
June-July 2009
Migration Team Leader

Project : MTN - Yemen (6 weeks)
April-May 2009
Migration Team Leader

Project : Zain (Celtel) - Kenya (2 weeks)
Feb 2009
Migration Team Leader

Project : Orange (Telkom Kenya) - Kenya (4 weeks)
Dec 2008 - Jan 2009
Migration Team Leader

Project : Orange - Mauritius (3 weeks)
Nov 2008

Project : Mobily - KSA (4 weeks)
Aug.-Sept 2008

Project : MTN - Yemen (6 weeks)
June-July 2008

Attended the below courses : Alcatel-Lucent - France (4 weeks)
April 2008
B9-B10 Migration

Project : Mauritel - Mauritania (3 weeks)
February 2008

Project : Orange (Sonatel) - Senegal (2 weeks)
January 2008

Project : Mobily - Saudi Arabia (6 weeks)
November-December 2007

Project : Roshan - Afghanistan (2 weeks)
September-October 2007

Project : Mobinil - Egypt (6 weeks)
August-September 2007

Project : TogoCel - Togo (1 week)
July 2007

Project : MTN - Yemen (8 weeks)
May-July 2007

Project : Orange (Sonatel) - Senegal (3 weeks)
April 2007

Project : Dhiraagu - Maldives (3 weeks)
February 2007

Project : UTL - Uganda (1 week)
January 2007

Project : MTN (SpaceTel) - Yemen (7 weeks)
November-December 2006

Deliver Training : BSNL - India (3 weeks)
October 2006
Deliver Training Courses

Deliver Training : BSNL - India (3 weeks)
September 2006
Deliver Training Courses

Deliver Training : Areeba - Sudan (2 weeks)
August 2006
Deliver Training Courses

Project : CelTel - Kenya (3 weeks)
July 2006

Project : Mobinil - Egypt (1 month)
May 2006

Office Supervisor at Medical Agencies Center
  • Egypt
  • September 2004 to December 2005

Supervising sales representatives, selling medical supplies, preparing work schedules and managing re-order of supplies and storage.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Communication and Electronics
  • at Alexandria University
  • July 2005

Very Good in graduation project: "Implementation Of Digital Signal Processing System" Over all Grade: Good, 74.95%

High school or equivalent, High School
  • at Saint-Marc School
  • July 2000

High School Certificate General grade 97.8%. Diploma in French language ‘Alliance Française’

Specialties & Skills

Customer Orientation
Strategic Thinking
Account Management
GSM/WCDMA technology

Languages

Arabic
Expert
French
Expert
English
Expert