Consultant Engineer           Waleed Soliman, Group CEO & Board Member.

Consultant Engineer Waleed Soliman

Group CEO & Board Member.

Sky International Group.

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Higher diploma, Business Analytics.
Experience
19 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 8 Months

Group CEO & Board Member. at Sky International Group.
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2016 to March 2023

•Total lead for SKY group contains 6 corporates, (Construction, O&M, Facility Services, Management & Consultant, IT business solutions and factory for Non Woven industrial) with total capacity of 6000 employees to cover different business fields as per Egyptian market needs since 2016.
•Create and execute the strategic plans, programs as a strategic advisor and consultant offering expert advice on contracts, negotiations, business deals that the corporation enter into.
•Evaluate group financial, operational, sales and marketing structures to plan for continual improvements and a continual increase of operating efficiencies.
•Implement various learning methods group wide.
•Analyze and make recommendation on the impact of long range growth initiatives, planning, and introduction of new strategies and regulatory actions.
•Develop credibility and authority for the finance leadership team by providing accurate analysis of budgets, reports and financial trends and operational procedures in order to assist the BOD and senior executive team, communicate effectively and establish credibility throughout the group with the BOD as an effective developer of solutions to business challenges.
•Optimize the handling of banking relationships and work closely with CFO to foster and grow strategic financial partnerships, also work with finance team to develop a solid cash flow projection and reporting mechanism, and which includes setting a minimum cash threshold to meet operating needs.
•Developing and implementation the business strategy, improve the planning and budgeting process on a continual basis by educating departments and key members of group leadership.
•Planning and driving the different business units & different group departments (Finance, Contracting, Procurement, Warehouse, HR, Marketing, Sales, Supply chain Documentation, Logistic and IT) to achieve planned group goals.
•Keeping control of business expenditure, ensuring it's within agreed budget, analyzing the Profit & Loss of the business units and diminishing the inactive expenses.
•Provide strategic input and leadership on decision making issues affecting the group; specifically relating to the evaluation of potential mergers, acquisitions or partnerships.
•Managing multidisciplinary teams and resolving any conflicting priorities.
•Improving profit margins and maintaining a high quality service, also building client relationships that reflected in revenue and profitability growth.
•Developing group health and safety policy and legislative adherence.
•Developing new business channels with different clients in different fields (Africa & Gulf Region), creating and maintaining links with other trade and professional associations.
•Always ensure, mentor and interact with members of staff at all levels that the group work team is fully aware of the group vision and performs its tasks based on it to foster growth and encourage development among senior executive team and all members of staff.
•Achieved % YOY revenue growth.

General Manager at Sky International Group
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2016 to September 2016

Excel in Brand positioning, financial management, and operational excellence, champion on establishing strong foundation for the different business units to maximize customer satisfaction and loyalty.
•Developing and implementation the business strategy.
• Planning and driving the different business units & different Co. departments (Finance, Purchasing, Warehouse, HR, Sales, Marketing, Documentation, IT) to achieve planned Co. goals.
• Keeping control of business expenditure, ensuring it's within agreed budget. Analyzing the Profit & Loss of the business units and diminishing the inactive expenses.
• Driving, motivating and developing the Technical team.
• Managing multi-disciplined teams and resolving any conflicting priorities.
• Improving margins and maintaining a high quality service.
• Building client relationships that reflected in revenue and profitability growth.
• Developing of the company health and safety policy and legislative adherence.
• Developing new business channels with different clients in different fields (Africa & Gulf Region).
• Creating and maintaining links with other trade and professional associations.
• Communicate with the staff the understanding and clear roadmap to improve the competitive position in the market.
• Achieving % QOQ revenue growth.

Projects Manager at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • July 2013 to May 2016

• Perform Projects Management tasks working with specific business units as the first point of contract, coordinating project activities for cross-functional teams.
• Define projects scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Manage Saudi Aramco business relationship and lead contracts with (AT&T, NTT, HUAWEI, Cooper, GE, Schlumberger, Baker Hughes, and Halliburton) located in (The US, Japan and China).
• Traveled to (Canada, Russia, Philippines and India to select best candidates to join Saudi Aramco.
• Develop cost effective plans & schedules for completion of projects following a logical pattern for utilization of resources.
• Direct and manage projects development from beginning to end.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve projects goals.
• Manage Projects budget.
• Set and continually manage projects expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
• Identify and manage projects dependencies and critical paths.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Develop projects charter and projects action plans for major change management projects
• Accurately track and report projects tasks, activities, documentations, and time tracking.
• Act as change agent / champion; specifically but not limited to SAP Implementation and Induction.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current and stored appropriately.
• Monitor and track projects timelines and actions taken on a periodic basis and communicate status to management.
• Conduct effective performance evaluations and mentors those with less experience through formal channels.
• Suggest areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.
• Encourage staff to take responsibility for their development within the company.

Responsible for the following projects:

General maintenance projects:
• Saudi Aramco projects all over eastern area.
•Maternity & Children hospital with capacity (500 beds) and Al Amal Hospital with capacity (500 beds).
• Prince Mohamed Bn Fahd University.
• SciTech.

Telecom maintenance projects:
• HUAWEI.
• Mobily.

Traffic signal factory and maintenance projects.

Project Manager at Alkan CIT, ALKAN Networks
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2008 to August 2012

Managing and directing the turn Key Scope of Managed Services for Etisalat Egypt GSM Network : more than 3000 sites distributed an allover Egypt and served from 35 regional offices with total HR work for more than 1000 Technical employees excluding supportive (40% Engineers - 60% Technicians) - Planning / budgeting / Implementing / Follow up / Fine tuning the achievements.
Key Responsibilities: Project Manager (Network Operation & Maintenance):
• Planning, controlling and managing assigned project resources to best meet project objectives while adhering to project time, cost and quality constraints.
• Analyzing project inception plan and creating a schematic layout in view of key quantifiable parameters encompassing - estimation of takeoff costs, reviewing project constructability, scopes of work, sub-contracting requirements, project profitability and scheduling.
• Directing the selection and requisition of project materials, quality control and safety matters on the site.
• Maintaining continuous alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives, and recommending program modifications to effectively meet organizational objectives.
• Producing detailed client reports enumerating causes of delay/ variance in budgetary projections. Organizing regular meetings with clients, engineers and consultants to apprise them on project progress.
• Ensuring strict adherence to respective budgetary guidelines, controlling cash flow, effecting cost reductions and monitoring logistics.

Responsible for the following projects:

• (HUAWEI & ETISALAT) maintenance EOT (Delta, Sinai, and Upper) project (Big Project from Aug 2008 to Aug 2012).
• (HUAWEI & ETISALAT) Acceptance project (Big Project from June 2009 until Mar 2011).
• (HUAWEI & ETISALAT) Audit Acceptance project (Big Project from Jul 2011 until now).
• (HUAWEI & ETISALAT) NOC (ISP) project (Small Project from July 2009 until Jun 2011).
• (HUAWEI & MOBINIL) NOC Small Project from (Feb 2009 until Nov 2009).
• (HUAWEI & TELECOM Egypt) ISP- DSLAM. (Big Project from Nov 2009 until Dec 2011).
• (HUAWEI & Vodafone) swap Ericsson BTS to HUAWEI BTS (small project from Jan 2010 to Dec 2010).

Projects Coordinator at Connect Group
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2007 to July 2008

Managed technical office engineers for providing operation and maintenance technical support to Vodafone and Etisalat Egypt wireless telecom networks all over Egypt. In this position, he established end-end operation processes. Issued technical specifications, technical manuals, cases studied and lessons learned. Maintained regular meetings to deal with the customer and subcontractors’ targets. He participated actively in the customer’s and subcontractors’ contracts Negotiation. He participated in project’s budget allocation as well as project’s cost control. He established field maintenance databases, reporting and documentation’s systems.

Field Maintenance team leader. at Connect Group.
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2005 to July 2007

Lead Connect’s technicians and subcontractors for providing 24x7 operation and maintenance service to Vodafone and Etisalat main switches’ buildings facilities. In this position he Performed sites acceptance. Issued Daily, weekly and monthly maintenance reports regard all buildings’ structural elements and installed equipment's. Dealt with and rectified any technical problematic incident/ failure of any components in VF switches. Managed sites Spare parts required. Issued time schedule & commercial offer regards remedial work for customer approval. He was responsible for subcontractors’ performance and service quality evaluation that impact financial dues. Managed his team’s performance, productivity, adherence to health and safety regulations, set employees’ motivation system.

Site Engineer. at Connect Group.
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2003 to July 2005

Supervised on Connect’s technicians and subcontractors for providing sites’ acceptance, site acquisition survey, LOS and M/W survey maintenance and repair. In this position he Performed site acceptance to ensure compliance with specifications. Handled end to end work implementation; activities related to site survey, materials’ delivery to the site,
materials’ inspection and work execution. He was responsible for work schedules and commercial offers for customer approval. He was responsible for Subcontractors’ performance and service quality that impact subcontractors’ financial dues. Performed work handover to customer. Weekly and monthly Reporting of both work in progress and work achieved.

An instructor. at Obour High Institute, and AUC.
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2002 to July 2003

Responsible for graduation projects at Obour High Institute, and AUC (Faculty of Engineering) additional to teach the following materials:

Digital Communication.
Network System.
Telephone System.
Microwave.
Design Digital Electronic Circuits.
Design Logic Circuits. Electronic Circuits (2, 3 and 4). Electronic Measurements.

Education

Higher diploma, Business Analytics.
  • at Harvard Business School Online
  • December 2023

Introduces quantitative methods used to analyze data and make management decisions.

Higher diploma, Specialization in Leadership and Management
  • at Harvard Business School Online.
  • December 2023
Higher diploma, Global Business
  • at Harvard Business School Online.
  • November 2023

Provides a grounding in the economics, political, and social factors driving global change to help participants assess opportunities, manage risk, create and capture value for their organization.

Higher diploma, Organizational Leadership.
  • at Harvard Business School Online
  • October 2023

Explores the core roles leaders must embrace to guide an organization effectively as a beacon who sets direction; as an architect who aligns the organizational conditions to create and deliver value; and as a catalyst who manages change and fosters innovation.

Higher diploma, Business Strategy
  • at Harvard Business School
  • July 2023

Think strategically and identify opportunities for value creation that will strengthen the financial performance of the organization.

Higher diploma, Disruptive Strategy to Enable Strategic Planning for Innovation and Growth.
  • at Harvard Business School
  • May 2022

Disruptive Strategy to Enable Strategic Planning for Innovation and Growth.

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
  • at El Obour High Instituted for Engineering and Technology
  • May 2002

Specialties & Skills

Auditing
Acceptance
Microsoft PowerPoint
Access Management
PowerPoint
MS word
Management
Business Transformer
Mega Growing Companies.
Risk investment
Change Management
Strategic Enterprise Management
Strategic partner relationship management
Business Development
Cloud system
Organizational Development
Extremely strong in corporates management, lead, B2B projects and product sales experience.
Business Intelligence

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Memberships

Egypt Syndicate of Engineers
  • Engineer
  • June 2002
Federation of Arab Engineers.
  • Engineer.
  • March 2012
Saudi Council of Engineers
  • Engineer.
  • August 2013

Training and Certifications

Automatic Control (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2003
Valid Until:
October 2030
PMD (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2010
Valid Until:
May 2025
PC Interfacing Circuits. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2002
Valid Until:
May 2030
Metro Tunnel Control Systems. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2001
Valid Until:
July 2025
CONSULTANT ENGINEER for PROJECTS PLANNING AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2018
Valid Until:
October 2022
Specialization in Leadership and Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2023
Business Analytics. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2023
Global Business (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2023
Organizational Leadership. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2023
Business Strategy. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2023
Corporate Governance Professional (CGP). (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2023
MBA (Risk Investment Analysis & Strategic Management). (Training)
Training Institute:
Self Study.
Date Attended:
June 2016
Disruptive Strategy to Enable Strategic Planning for Innovation and Growth. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2022
Assembling PC. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2006
Valid Until:
August 2020
ICDL (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2006
Valid Until:
July 2022
Certified Chief Executive Officer - Certified CEO. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2022
Strategy and Business Planning Professional. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2021
IT. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2006
Valid Until:
June 2006
PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2016
Valid Until:
January 2019

Hobbies

  • Reading.
    Reading. Playing Chess, Tennis and Speed ball.