Ahmad Abotteen
*********@******.*** *** *th Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90265 816-***-****
Chief Operations Officer
Meticulous and result oriented Chief Operations Officer who leads with strategic long-term and short-term planning in order to anticipate future opportunities and/or problems. Possesses advanced knowledge in corporate finance and financial markets. Applies strong financial planning and analytical skills to develop and leverage relationships while building and managing teams that are goal oriented to achieve optimal results. Having a track record of reducing company resources and expenditures by an average of 30%. Operates with a strong sense of urgency and thrives in a fast-paced environment. Fluent in English and Arabic. Core Competencies include:
Vision – Financial Reporting – Project Management – Financial Analysis – Statistical Analysis – Corporate Finance & Financial Services – Market Analysis – Clients Relations – Strategic Planning – Forecasting
Experience
Oyster Bay Capital LLC Kansas City, MO 64134
Start-up investment advisory firm with a core focus in institutional investors such as Pension Funds, Endowment Funds, and Foundations, and accredited individual investors.
CFO 11/2017 – Current
Responsible for conducting and organizing quantitative analysis of index statistics and market data, performing benchmark analysis, compiling performance data for our top (10) Pension Fund clients (Value of clients over $30,000,000.00). Utilizes in-house financial software systems to provide analytical, financial, and presentation support for the account management activities surrounding quarterly earnings meetings and ad HOC monthly reports.
Within first week in the organization, took on and organized the company’s largest clients, with more than (100) money managers.
Increased data mining (70%) by creating a more efficient process to collect information from money managers.
Created an entirely new database that streamlined all information of global indices to provide intra-quarterly returns.
Hanson Services Inc Belton, MO 64012
One of the largest Property Preservation & REO Subcontractor in the United States, managing thousands of bank foreclosed properties in all throughout the United States, including US territories. Major clients include Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Department of HUD, and many more.
Chief Operations Officer 04/2015 – 10/2017
Manage and align all company operations efficiently, effectively, and in compliance with the ever-changing industry requirements while maintaining steady growth. Ensure all operational departments have been reviewed, updated and enhanced to maximize efficiency and improve quality control. Lead the service supply chain, vendor network, field quality control, and delivery, in addition to the quality assurance function for the company.
Generated approximately $1,617,000 in annual savings by integrating award-winning business intelligence platforms to the company’s technological infrastructure, which eliminated several unneccasry costs that accumulated by outdated procedures and protocol.
Streamlined communication and relationships with clients and vendors by creating new company access portals and departments that improved turn-around times on work completion and property conveyance.
Altered zoning and allocation of Vendor Network and provided more assistance to vendors to reduce the amount of deficiencies which resulted in the best (2) years of business for the company. (2016-17)
Integrated all (3) service line departments (Property Preservation, REO, and ERD) into one department and helped vendors cross into new lines of work while decreasing office and field quality control budget for 2017.
Pbar Property Management Inc Atlanta, GA 30066
Property Management Company servicing the Atlanta Metro area managing hotels, malls, strip malls, apartment complexes, commercial and residential properties.
Chief Operations Officer 09/2013 – 04/2015 & Executive Assistant to COO 04/2012 – 09/2013
Responsible for client retention by increasing client occupancy levels while reducing company expenditure. Assigned both residential and commercial clients to utilize short-term leases while space was being advertised for a long-term tenant.
Introduced residential clients and landlords to short-term leasing platforms (ex: AIRBNB, Homestay, Booking.com) that increased clients rental income by an average of 450% while charging the client 15-30% for outsourcing and managing maintenance and maid services.
Created popup shop concept for commercial clients in order to generate passive income for unrented spaces in malls, shopping centers, and stand-alone stores. Concept generated clients, on average, an additional 60% in revenue while giving potential long-term tenants the ability to view the location during business operations. This inevitably increased long-term tenants and leases.
Grew residential client base by 200% per year and commercial clients by 130% per year.
Promoted to COO after succeeding departing COO in 2013.
Abotteen & Associates LLC DBA EXCLUSIVE WIRELESS Kansas City, KS 66062
Retail Cellular Phone Company operating with (12) locations throughout the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa. Company started with (1) location in 2009 and was sold in 2012 for $1.1 Million.
Owner/CEO 10/2009 – 02/2012
Owner-operator of small business that was started with money from student loans while in college. Hired & Fired employees while creating a competitive pay structure with benefits to attract and retain top quality sales representatives. Managed inventory, payroll, and bookkeeping for company. Trained, employees, store managers, and general manager. Created quality controls to ensure sales rep were giving customers the best experience. Designed layouts of store locations. Managed over 100 employees.
Recruited investors to bankroll opening of additional locations.
Awarded by cellular provider for best store concept in the nation (2) years in a row. (2010-2011)
Grew company revenue by 300% annually while not sacrificing performance or customer experience.
Sold company to investors for (3x) cashflow.
Education
Bachelors of Art in Liberal Arts
University of Missouri – Kansas City, MO –2012
Technical Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Advanced Excel – Word – Power Point – Outlook – Exchange Server – Access – Quickbooks Software – In-House Proprietary Financial Software – SAP – Merrill Edge