Experience:
“Chairman” – April 2015 – Present (Benchmark SunEdison Solar Company, SAE (BSSCo) –Egypt)
– BSSCo is the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) company incorporated in Egypt on April 7th, 2015, to build, own and operate a 50 MW PV power plant located in Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate in Upper Egypt under the Feed-in-Tariff Program launched by the Egyptian Government in January, 2014.
– As the Chairman of BSSCo, I chair the Board of Directors of the Company, and I also participate in the Steering Committee (SC) that looks after project development activities as well as all aspects of project implementation.
– My experience at JP Morgan Chase in SMEs project finance proved of value to the works of the SC vis-à-vis lender banks.
“Assistant Manager promoted from Senior Product Development Manager” – August 2014 – Present (Commercial International Bank CIB –Egypt)
– Developed the first effective Customer Management System (WPA) that has directly reflected in improved revenue and sales performance and was praised for its effectiveness and productivity increase.
– Build and implement business strategies, through product development of assets, liabilities, investments and bank assurance products sold to the affluent segment.
– Analyzing projections and set sales targets to directly support branches and sales outlets accordingly.
– Promoted before completing the two year threshold, and given a yearly performance assessment of 1.5
“AVP Chase Private Client / Business Specialist” promoted from “Business Relationship Manager” promoted from “Licensed Investment Representative” – March 2011 – July 2014 (JP Morgan Chase – Manhattan, New York City)
– Managed team of PB’s and RB’s with a goal of increasing P&L, referrals to business partners, and bringing in new assets to the Bank. Managing high-net-worth clients who are part of the Chase Private Client.
– Passed Investment Licenses; Series 6, 63, and life & health, with highest exam scores in class.
– Outperformed all representatives in incentive scores and closing deals; maintaining exceptional performance in yearly and mid-year reviews, 2nd on district and ranked in highest 10th percentile market-wide.
– Performed private banking role, corporate Banking, loans, investments, mortgage, and business lines of credit
Investment Account Advisor, Forex – March 2009-May 2010 (Forex Systems, LLC – Hoboken, NJ, USA)
– Licensed Series 3 certified, qualified to manage portfolios, sell commodities, and futures contracts.
– Mediated between international investors and clearing firms.
– Developed and managed financial software for portfolio Management.
– Trained investors on trading software, technical analysis, and fundamentals.
– Offered Back-office support for Islamic accounts, funding & withdrawal, and managing the firms risk portfolio.
Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder – July 2008-Dec 2009 (MyFitSolution – NJ, USA)
– Performed Business Plan write ups, financial modeling and projections, and managing on hand cash flow.
– Handled Technology infrastructure and Customer Relationship Management Software.
– Maintained responsibility for R&D of new applications geared at identifying efficiency tool for profit maximization.
Personal Banker Trainee – July 2008-September 2008 (JP Morgan Chase – Manhattan, New York City)
– Full-time participant in the training program for “Personal Banker” at JP Morgan Chase Headquarters.
– Covered series 6 and series 63 brokerage material as well as federal and state regulations for sales of securities.
Junior Business Analyst – 2005 – Mid 2007: (Benchmark Capital Corp. – Cairo, Egypt)
– Developed stock performance analysis for a leading investment banking firm actively involved in the MENA region
– Assisted analysts in the development of some of the Company’s proprietary software used in-house to develop business plans for clients in addition to other investment banking applications most notably for business enterprise valuation as an on-going concern needed to negotiate merger and acquisition transactions.
– Developed feasibility studies, financial structuring and financial models as well as financial ratio analysis.
– Negotiated with banks on loan terms and tenor.
Managing Director and Co-Founder – 2004 – Mid 2007: (UHW – Cairo, Egypt)
– Managed an import/export business enterprise to supply turn-key IT solutions to small business enterprises.
– Sales, hardware maintenance, procuring hardware and software, and minor web development assignments.
Education:
Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University, NJ, USA
Concentration Finance and Global Management, December 2012
American University in Cairo (AUC) & Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, US
B.S. in Computer Science, Minor in Economics, October 2008
Technical Skills: Through formal education and hands-on implementation of specific work assignments: Sales Force, Emma, Lead Master, C++, Java, php, sql, Oracle, Word press, Drupal, Database structure & design, Computer Network development and maintenance, Computer Hardware assembly and maintenance, Graphics Design, Firewall and System Security.
Languages: Arabic, English, Some French.