Project Manager Management

Sam Zubaidi

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ****** **** **.

City: Reston

State: VA

Zip: 20191

Country: USA

Phone: 571-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: 50

Primary Skills/Experience:

Microsoft Project Microsoft Excel Project Management Project Planning Coordination

Educational Background:

Bachelors Degree, Civil Engineering / Project Management

University of Baghdad, 10/1998 - 07/2002

Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

Job History / Details:

SAMER ALZUBAIDI

571-***-**** / Reston, VA

*********@********.***

http://www.linkedin.com/in/samerzubaidi

M&E SPECIALIST~ PROJECT PLANNER~ PROJECT MANAGER

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES~ CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

Project Planning Professional, highly organized, very time specific and deadline oriented, low maintenance, resourceful, work perfectly under pressure, never lose control. Timeline management, staff management, Strategic Planning, International Coordination, Office Management, Proposal Writing, Supervisory Skills, Documentation, Planning, Contract Management, Scheduling, Problem Solving, MS Project, Microsoft Office, Team Leadership.

Bilingual English, Arabic

Signature Achievement:

Designed a monitoring system that increase monitoring & reporting efficiency 300%, designed training programs for reporting and project management that increased staff performance and reduced training time and effort, Contributed in creating legislating manuals for local government officials.

Sample Project:

(RTI`s) LGP-III M&E Reporting System July 2009 to September 2011

Members: Samer ALzubaidi, Abu alhayjaa Majeed, Hani Riad, Abbass Majeed

Designed an efficient, user-friendly reporting system where advisors reported directly to the M&E regional officer in Arabic, and he/she simultaneously translate it to English and submits the draft reports to a database on daily basis, easily accessible to all involved parties after using a previously-cumbersome process where information was constantly lost, well-received.

AREAS OF STRENGTH AND EXPERTISE

* Project Planning

* Supervision

* Operations Management

* Scheduling

* Performance Evaluation * Strategic Planning

* Problem Solving

* Program Evaluations

* Training & Development

* Documentation * Administration

* Logistics

* Proposal Writing

* Staff Management

* Capacity Building

* Time Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technical Program Associate - Elections Planning at the International Foundation for Electoral

Systems October 2011 - June 2012 (International Zone / Iraq)

Electoral Technical Assistance to the IHEC of Iraq-(USAID Funded project)

Acted as liaison between the client (the government of Iraq) and relevant stakeholders. Served as a liaison officer with the Governorate Election Offices (GEO) and produced weekly reports on their activities. Contributed to the development of operational plans of electoral activities by providing administrative and research assistance. Conducted basic monitoring and evaluation to electoral planning components of the project`s work plan. Provided administrative, research and logistical assistance to on-site assistance projects, trainings, and workshops related to capacity building activities.

National Monitoring Coordinator at RTI International Local Governance Project-Phase III (LGP-III)-(USAID Funded project)

July 2009 - September 2011 (International Zone / Iraq)

Select Duties:

* Contributed in Developing and implementing the project`s workplan. Maintained and updated the project`s Workplan that addresses USAID and project reporting requirements; Designed, developed, and overseen reporting systems to monitor the performance of project activities; Ensured that all reports are prepared and submitted in a timely manner, and track the project deliverables;

* Developed and monitored strategies and instruments for ongoing monitoring of specific project activities; Provided guidance and training to project partners in data collection and in the use of data systems;

* Assisted in designing the monitoring system, developing indicators for monitoring and assessing the quality of outputs and activities, developing and pre-testing the monitoring instruments in selected districts and communities, and preparing work plan for field work.

Project Manager/Coordinator at Al-Emarah Sun Contracting Co. (Multi-National Construction Corporation)

Several US-Army Funded Projects August 2008 - July 2009 (International Zone / Iraq)

Supervised the project activities, finances, site work, and Workplan implementation; Prepared technical and financial proposals according to USAID requirements; Performed post-proposal activities with USAID such as per-solicitation meetings and site surveys; Created work plans, resource plans, and sketching technical schematics;

Project Lead Analyst at Rusul Al-Khair Co. (RAK) (US DoD funded project)

Joint Technical Education and Reintegration Program

August 2007 - August 2008 (International Zone / Iraq)

Provided services for ministerial capacity development for the Iraqi ministry of labor and social affairs (MOLSA; Assisted the government of Iraq to build a new administrative model for managing the technical training and employment programs in Iraq.

Chief Operations Officer at Tecktel Telecommunications (US Telecom Corporation)

November 2005 - August 2007 (Iraq)

Select Duties:

* Supervised the installation of more than 50 Base stations; Supervised the implementation of a nation-wide WLL (Wireless local loop) network in all the Major cities in Iraq, with a capacity of 500,000 subscribers; Established business relations with other entities, Coordinated between the main offices` HQ, the branches, the customer care centers and all the related facilities, and managed the business development strategies;

* Implemented two wireless networks (MOUTINY and OMNNEA CDMA) in five Provinces with future expansion plan of up to all of Iraq;

* Established a ground for importing and selling mobile phones, by collaborating with major cellular phone manufacturers like Motorola, Nokia, LG, and Sony Ericsson and building business relations with the local market dealers and planning business strategies; Constructed a Nation-wide fiber optical cable network infrastructure; The direct Supervision on: The construction of 50+ telecommunications towers;

Project Control specialist at URS, formerly Washington Group Intl.

August 2005 - November 2005 (International Zone / Iraq)

Establish and update weekly and monthly time schedules using P3 software (Primavera Project Planner); Build estimate reports and BoQs for six lift stations; Construct Cost-Code, and Manpower tables; Held daily and weekly meeting with project managers to discuss the progress schedules and related information; Track Project costs and coordinating with the finance department.

Project Manager Assistant at URS, formerly Washington Group Intl.

September 2004 - August 2005 (International Zone / Iraq)

Select Duties:

Coordinated the civil, mechanical, and electrical works between the field and the office. Assisted the project manager in supervising on the following main project tasks:

* The Rehabilitation of 30 kilometers of main sewage pipes (3 meter diameter). * The Rehabilitation of 11 sewage lift stations.* The Construction of 3 new force main sewer lines (with total length of 3 Km). * The Repairing of 22 sewer pipe collapses.

Capacity Building Supervisor at IOM September 2003 - September 2004

Supported the establishment of the first employment aid services center in Iraq as a part of the Iraqi ministry of labor and social affairs (MOLSA); Supported the international IOM staff in designing and implementing SOPs (Standard operating procedures); Directly supervised the ToT (Training of Trainers) of local government employees of MOLSA to be part of the employment aid process; Provided capacity development services to the local government employees of MOLSA.

Supervisor construction engineer at Ministry of housing and rehabilitation / state commission for building

June 2003 - September 2003

Building rehabilitation and Supervising on the rehabilitation of damaged schools and government buildings in cooperation with BECHTEL Corporation.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

University of Baghdad (Jami'at Baghdad)

B.Sc., Engineering, 1998 - 2002

Member of the Iraqi engineers association since 2002

CERTIFICATIONS

Employment Aid Services (EAS) Counselor

International Organization for Migration (IOM) January 2004

HONORS AND AWARDS

- RTI's employee of the year/2010

- RTI's employee of the year/2011

- Safety Award (1 million working hours without an accident) from WGI/2005.

Currently Working Toward MBA Degree and PMP Certificate

References & Recommendation letters are available on request

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