OBJECTIVE To obtain a senior management position in Marketing
Communications and Public Relations.
EXPERIENCE
Head of Marketing, Communications and Public Relations
June 2010 - Present
Maghrabi Mansour International Nursing Faculty
British University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
www.bue.edu.eg
Head of department for all Marketing, Communications
and Public Relations activities for newly formed
private 4-year School of Nursing at The British University in Egypt.
Primary tasks:
. Increase student enrollment via various channels through
creative Marketing, Communications and PR campaigns locally,
regionally and internationally
. Establish foundation for all Marketing, Communications and PR
activities, initiatives and collateral
. Establish close relationships with international health and aid
organizations, i.e. WHO, USAID, UNDP, UNICEF, etc.
. Create program to help disseminate correct inforamtion on the
Nursing profession to aid in improving perception of nurses
locally and regionally.
Co-Founder
January 2009 - Present
iONTel Communications, Cairo, Egypt
www.iontelcomm.com
Head of Marketing Communications, Public Relations and all
Corporate Communications activities for IMC-registered
private Telecom business development and logistical consulting
firm. Services include, but not limited to, performing the
following tasks:
. Communications Program Audit: full analysis of current
communications strategy using S.W.O.T. to determine and develop
most effective communications plan
. Media Relations: executive media coaching, media pitching,
media list creation and maintenance, industry analyst relations,
trade press relations, press releases, editorial
relations/research, PR strategy, industry expert program
(determining most suitable company representative for public
speaking)
. Award Submissions: determining appropriate award nominations
and submitting all necessary collateral for consideration
. Web Usability and Design Consulting: copywriting, overall
design consultant, generating and updating content, managing web
design process by working closely with web designer
. Internal/Employee Relations: maintaining open communications
between employees and company Management through a variety of
channels, internal crisis management
. Marketing: developing overall Communications/Public Relations
strategy, copywriting (collateral, web sites, advertising,
Marketing Communications materials), product launches, product
press releases, market research, industry analyst relations,
overall Marketing Communication
. Branding: consult on overall company brand to generate most
effective strategy to present the company in a consistent manner
publicly and internally
Freelance Consultant, Marketing Communications and PR
October 2004 - 2009
Private consultant providing services in Marketing, Communications,
Branding and Public Relations. Serving various industries:
Telecommunications, High-Tech, Education, Luxury Lifestyle, Non-
Profit Organizations, Real Estate, Retail, Healthcare and Executive
Management Coaching.
Director, Public Relations September
1998 - September 2004
Conexant Systems Inc. (formerly GlobeSpan, Inc.)
Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
Responsible for all Public Relations and Marketing Communication
activities for publicly traded international leader in
semiconductor solutions for Broadband Communications
(wired/wireless) Enterprise Networks, and the Digital Home.
Corporate Press Coverage
. Develop and execute strategies to support the product PR
efforts
. Supervise Marketing Communication and Public Relations staff
. Establish extensive contacts list of top tier trade,
financial, and business press publications
. Generate positive press coverage
. Generate all press releases (product and corporate) and
create press kit
. Aid Executive Upper Management in defining company's public
image
. Develop new strategies for supporting the global offices to
ensure consistency in materials and messages. Activities
included maintaining a global database, proactively providing
templates for all U.S. PR activities, and responding to
incoming requests for brand information, visuals, and
products.
. Manage project budgets and delivered within budget
parameters.
Merger/Acquisition Integration
. Communications Task Force Leader through the Executive
Integration Committee to ensure seamless integration of the
companies during mergers and acquisitions
Web Site Design
. Generate plan to create strategic web site to tie into
overall communications plan
. Supervise web designers
. Generate original copy write for web site
Internal/Employee Relations
. Maintained open communications between employees and
Management through a variety of channels
Upper Management/Executive Relations
. Sole writer of Quarterly Earnings Conference Call Scripts for
the President/CEO
. Sole liaison between executives and the public
Technical Writer June 1998 -
September 1998
GlobeSpan, Inc., Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
Created and designed technical data sheets and user manuals
. Generated technical data sheets - worked with Engineering and
Marketing to gather information for data sheets that accompanied
all hardware sent to customers worldwide
. Generated technical Design Guides - documented technical
information that detailed software installation and programming
that accompanied all hardware sent to customers
. Created User Manuals/Guides for software installation procedures
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) "English Language and Literature"
State University of New York at Stony Brook (September 1996 - May
1998)
GPA: 3.9/4.0 - Dean's List - PHI BETA KAPPA (National Honor
Society)
Honors Graduate: Magna Cum Laud
Associates Degree (A.A.) "Liberal Arts/Early Childhood Education"
Suffolk County Community College (September 1994 - May 1996)
GPA: 4.0/4.0 - Honors College Graduate - Dean's List
CERTIFICATIONS
Teacher Certification - State of New Jersey
Grades: Kindergarten - 5th Grades
March 2006
MEMBERSHIPS
PRSA - Public Relations Society of America - New York Chapter
LANGUAGES
English - fluent in both written and oral communication
Arabic - fluent in both written and oral communication
CITIZENSHIP
United States of America
REFERENCES Available upon request