Hussein A. Haitham

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Green Community, Dubai, UAE

Phone: +971********

December 24, 2013

Immediately available: Experienced Business Analyst with a passion for

Information Technology and project management.

Dear Sir/Madam,

During my past years 9 years I have developed a professional experience in

Project and Product management, IT Business Analysis, Market researches

and Analysis, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis,, specifically in the

Information technology, Oil and Gas, and Real Estate sectors in the UAE,

kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and North Africa.

I Graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Management Information System, a

certified Project Management Professional (PMP) , Certified Product Manager

(CPM) , a Certified Innovation Leader (CIL) and running for the Certified

Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) on Dec 13. I am currently occupying

the role of a Senior IT Business Analyst at Thomson Reuters, Dubai UAE

I am a hard worker and my attention to detail is one of my best qualities.

I would love the chance to interview with your organization for any

possible vacancies in Business Development, Business analysis, System

Analysis, Project management, or Product management. Thank you in advance

for the opportunity.

Sincerely,

Hussein A. Haitham

P.S. I am excited about the possibility of a personal interview at your

earliest convenience to further discuss my credentials with you. I can be

reached at +971-**-*******.

Enclosure: Resume

Hussein A. Haitham

Senior IT Business Analyst, PMP, CPM, CIL, CBAP

+971-**-*******

acbyol@r.postjobfree.com

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Summary

During my past years 9 years I have developed a professional experience in

Business Analysis, Market researches and Analysis, Financial Analysis,

Data Analysis, Project and Product management, specifically in the

Information technology, Oil and Gas, and Real Estate sectors in the

Lebanon, UAE, kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and North Africa.

I Graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Management Information System, a

certified Project Management Professional (PMP) , Certified Product Manager

(CPM) , a Certified Innovation Leader (CIL) and running for the Certified

Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) on Dec 13. I am currently occupying

the role of a Senior IT Business Analyst at Thomson Reuters, Dubai UAE.

Professional Experience

Sr. Business Analyst at Thomson Reuters

August 2012 - Present

. Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring

. Facilitate and lead structured requirements discovery sessions to

elicit requirements, process flows, data flows, business rules, risks

and assumptions; champion requirements throughout the duration of the

project

Business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business

analysis, and task and workflow analysis.

. Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources,

reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details and

distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs.

. Work with stakeholders to understand their strategy, processes,

business rules and systems in order to provide innovative

recommendations on efficiencies and solutions

. Efficiently document requirements using industry recognized techniques

(Business Requirements Document, Functional Requirements Document, Use

Cases, Data Dictionary, Reports Catalogue, etc.)

. Effectively communicate requirements to Information Technology

Services technical teams, managing changes/clarifications to the

requirements as needed

. Develop and research product ideas with Investments line of research

including Financial Research, IPOs, Private Equity and Mutual Funds

. Refine business requirements with product owners and work on designs

with Graphic designers

. Create product specifications that define objectives, scope,

requirements and deliverables

. Follow up on clients feedbacks regarding finished products

. Oversee bugs and enhancements reporting by product owners

. Manage multiple and concurrent work streams of business analysis,

leveraging best suited methodologies and practices

Sr. Business Analyst / Project Coordinator at emaratech (formely Datel)

January 2011 - August 2012

. Provide technical assistance to management and Technical Project

Managers in request management,

. Project prioritization, resource allocation, and regular portfolio

reviews.

. Research, collect and evaluate project data necessary to meet project

reporting and requirements' evaluation

. Design and develop the configurations to be deployed on systems using

the approved solution assessment to meet customer requirements.

. Provide technical assistance to management and Technical Project

Managers in the creation of the project

. Develop, maintain, update, and oversee project plans and schedules

using several tools.

. Identify and document project issues and risks in information

technology (IT) project plans and escalate to senior management.

. Provide project plan trend analysis and control including analysis,

research, development and maintenance of the project data.

. Direct technical and personnel resources to ensure project results

conform to quality, time and budgetary stipulations.

Business Development Engnieer / Vendor Inspection Coordinator at

Germanischer Lloyd

February 2008 - January 2011

Worked as part of a team that conducts business development activities

such as identifying target projects, conducting site visits

to evaluate suitability for PV installations, identifying

restrictions from a technical and administrative standpoint,

coordinating technical advisors, delivering technical inputs to the external

legal advisors and being responsible for the technical Due Diligence hando

ver to the project finance team.

Main duties and responsibilities:

. Analyze technical aspects of PV projects

. Coordinate pre-construction activities with EPC contractor

(site visits, topo maps, net area calculation, EPC layout)

. Work in close coordination with Legal/Admin of Technical

Dev department and Commercial Dev managers

. Coordinate technical Due Diligence activities with external advisors

.

Negotiate technical aspects of agreements with developers, municipalitie

s and utilities

. Conduct competitive product analysis and market research to develop

roadmap and sales strategy to secure new business.

. Inform Account Managers on identified business opportunities.

. Develop good customer relationship by personal visits, phone calls,

follow-ups, e-mails etc.

. Maintain strong relationship with customers for future business

growth.

. Assist purchasing team in quotations activities like price and

delivery negotiations with customers.

. Work with internal teams to achieve targeted business goals.

. Coordinate with Business development Manager in problem solving,

resourcing and budgeting activities.

Research Analyst at Maven Consulting FZCO

February 2007 - February 2008

. Main responsibility was to assist in developing professional market

research and feasibility studies, specifically in the real estate

sector as well as other sectors. I have been instrumental in the

production of feasibility studies for many property development

projects in the UAE & kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Examples include:

. Mega-projects worked on include the Sharjah Investment Center, Dubai

World Central sub-components, Al

. Reem Island, Global Village, Jazan Economic City - KSA.

. Assisted in assessing market demand and supply researches, identifying

gaps and potential opportunities,

. evaluating the competitive landscape, developing financial models and

evaluating the financial viability of the project.

. Experienced in GCC real estate market analysis - mainly UAE and KSA.

. Data gathering and analysis, through primary and secondary research.

Data Analyst - Intern at ITI lebanon

December 2004 - January 2007

Gained a great knowledge in Data Management (Indexing, Mining, Organizing,

sorting, functioning etc.) Experience in Data Systems such as SQL Server &

Oracle.

Main duties and responsibilities:

. Design, develop, implement and maintain business solutions

. Complete various market research projects

. Interpret results using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple

data aggregation via statistical analysis to complex data mining

. Work with business leaders to identify analytical requirements

. Coordinate database management

. Participate in marketing meetings and strategic planning

. Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned

Social Work Experience

Environmental Activist - Green Peace

Feb 2000 - Sept 2003

. Fundraise, build membership for partner groups, educate and activate

students and citizens on environmental pressing issues.

Environmental Activist - Indyact

Dec 2003 - Feb 2007

. Fundraise, build membership for partner groups, educate and activate

citizens on pressing issues.

. Part of a Team that Organized press conferences and build coalitions

with other non-profit organizations.

. Learn how to effectively generate public support, build understanding

of the political process, and create positive social change.

Social Activist - International Red Cross Youth

Dec 2000 - Feb 2007

. Promote the needs and rights of young people in Lebanon by contacting

local companies, schools, universities, clubs and individuals to

discuss the humanitarian aspect that the Red Cross and its programmes

do, and how important donations are to making this happen.

. Plan and deliver creative social media activity that speaks on behalf

of young people everywhere, and highlights fundraising activity for

Red Cross and its programmes.

. Worked closely with the Public Affairs and Communications Social

Activists on campaigns and specific pieces of work.

Social Worker - Dubai Cares, UAE

May 2009 - Oct 2012

. Fund-raising campaign to provide children in southern Somalia,

Bangladesh, Syria with much needed food and nutrition to prevent

diseases and death caused by starvation and war conflicts.

. Team member in the "School Awareness Campaign" in collaboration with

the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai to highlight

the importance of providing children in developing countries with

primary education and in line with its conscious efforts to reach out

to and interact.

Aid Relief and Social Worker -Volunteer in UAE, UAE

May 2009 - Oct 2012

. Aid in Motion - Clothing Collections for the Less Fortunate across the

UAE.

. Books for the Blind - Audio Books recordings for the blind people.

. Helping Hands project - Residential Care Home which is a centre that

currently has more than 45 children and adults with special needs

living in their care full-time, all year round.

. Blood Donation project - Part of a massive campaign to raise the

citizen's awareness of the blood donation importance.

Project Coordinator - Thomson Reuters Foundation

Sept 2012 - Present

. Update protection sector strategy incorporating current projects and

future opportunities/directions, including a framework for emergency

response.

. Responsible to ensure that programs meet stated objectives within the

timeframe and on budget, with specific attention to ensuring quality

interventions.

. In coordination with the Grants Coordinator and Deputy Director

programs, develop new program designs and proposals, with support from

the Senior Technical Advisor (Protection).

. Develop budgets and spending plans and monitor project expenditure

through finance reports and other tools, with support from the grants

and finance teams.

. Ensure that all new budgets accurately reflect program activities and

required staffing levels.

. Provide continuous support to and ensure targeted capacity building of

staff.

Languages

Arabic Native

English Bilingual proficiency

French Elementary proficiency

Skills & Expertise

Microsoft Office Business Analysis

ERP ( SAP & Oracle) Primavera P6

SPSS MS Project

Data Analysis JIRA

A++ UML Tools

SQL Server Agile Methodologies

Visual Basic C++ Agile Modeling

Object Oriented Design Financial Modeling

Microsoft SQL Server Object Oriented

Modeling

PMP Confluence

Project Management ITIL

Project Planning Management

Education

Saint George College

Bac II, Economics, 2000 - 2003

Lebanese International University

Bsc, Managment Information Systems, 2003 - 2007

Project Management Institute

PMP, Project Managment, 2011 - 2012

Dale Carnegie Training

Diploma, Manage like a Professional, 2012 - 2012

Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM)

Certificate, Certified Product Management (CPM ), 2013 - 2013

Association of International Product Marketing and Management (AIPMM)

Certificate, Certified Innovation Leader (CIL), 2013 - 2013

ITIL

Certification, IT Service Management (ITSM) - Candidate Dec 2013

International Institute of Business Analysis

Certification, Certified Business Analysis Professional TM (CBAP ) -

Candidate Dec 2013

Honors and Awards

. Environmental Activist certificate in Green peace 2000 - 2003

. Activist award in Indyact 2003 - 2007

. International Red cross member 2000 - Present

. Silver Medal for the best scientific project in the American University

of Beirut Science Fair - 2001

Interests

Reading, Chess, Table Tennis, Traveling.

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