Economist, Investment, Financial Analyst, Business Analyst
Resume:
Hamid AlJamea
Washington D.C., United States of America
Email Address: ********@*****.***
Mobile Phone Number: +1-510-***-****
EDUCATION
August 2012 – Dec. 2013 American University Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Master of Arts in Economics: General Economics
August 2001 – Dec. 2004 New Mexico State University Las Cruces N.M., U.S.A.
Bachelor's degree, Double Major Degree:
• International Business (IB)
• Business Computer Systems (BCS)
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
• Counselor International Business Association (IBA)
• Vice President Association of International Ambassadors (AIA)
• Senator Business Administration & Economics College
LANGUAGES
• English, Expert
• Arabic, Expert
• Chinese, Intermediate
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SABIC Assessment Center Manager
June 2005 June 2010
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Company Industry: Petrochemicals
The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and
metals.
Inducted as Performance Effectiveness Specialist and charted a phenomenal growth curve to merit
promotion to the post of SABIC Assessment Center Manager.
Designation Chronology
1. May 2009 June 2010: SABIC Assessment Center Manager
Job Role: Management
Highlight: Engineered the set up of the Assessment Center and developed a
predefined/articulated set of measurable criteria to evaluate job performance.
Key Responsibilities
o Formulating and implementing policies and procedures to ensure effective recruitment
activities and sustain the manpower necessary to cope with business growth in line with
the company’s goals and targets.
o Developing, refining and fine tuning effective methods/tools for the selection of
candidates to ensure that right people with the desired level of competency are brought
into the organization.
Envisaging long and short term corporate goals, calibrating associated budgets and
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focusing on devising strategies to harness the synergy of existing personnel to achieve
core business objectives.
Conducting personality tests, job related simulation exercises, interviews, and other
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optional objective tests for enhancing employee performance as well as grooming them
to attain front line management positions within the company.
Identifying areas of employee performance improvements and applying a variety of
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assessment tools to support talent management function within the company.
2. Aug 2006 May 2009: Project Financial Analyst
Job Role: Management
Highlight: Deputed as a project analyst for handling the SABIC & Sinopec New China Joint
Venture project in Tianjin, China.
Key Responsibilities
o Functioned as a team member for handling the assigned investment projects right from
conducting market risk analysis to actual operation and production.
o Conducted feasibility studies and cost/benefit analysis and recommended appropriate
course of action to the team manager for the assigned investment projects of the
company.
o Ensured core market risk reporting and analytical requirements are met in an effective
and timely manner.
o Collated and analyzed market data, key performance indicators, and project
performance and drafted detailed reports for upper management to facilitate further
decision making.
o Performed factual and conceptual analysis and interpretation of specialized business and
technical information/data, considering insights to best practices, market data or
business trends.
3. June 2005 Aug 2006: Performance Effectiveness Specialist
Job Role: Human Resources/Personnel
Highlight:
Played a pivotal role in establishing the following:
Portal Website
Service Volume Department
Helpdesk Department
Request System Department
Key Responsibilities
o Designed, developed and implemented polices, processes and mechanisms to enhance
efficiency of business and customer service operations within the organization.
o Devised departmental budgets, monitored major categories of departmental costs and
reconciled it with the target budget to prevent cost overflows.
o Held the responsibility for ensuring smooth execution of internal and external audits.
o Directed the preparation of departmental performance, semi annual achievement and
end of the year true reports, in order to keep the upper management abreast of all
departmental activities.
Jan. 2003 – Dec. 2004 Shift Supervisor
New Mexico University Information & Communication Technologies, United States
Company Industry: Information Technology
Job Role: Management
Joined as Lab Assistant and subsequently promoted to the post of Shift Supervisor through excellent
performance.
Designation Chronology:
• Aug 2003 Dec 2004: Shift Supervisor
• Jan 2003 Aug 2003: Lab Assistant
Overall Responsibilities:
• Served as an administrative liaison; provided support for maintenance of cash registers and
managed lab assistant shifts/lab supplies.
• Conducted preventive maintenance checks of all equipment in the computer lab to ensure
optimum system performance.
• Assisted the students in resolving all computer programming related problems.
• Ensured a highly conducive atmosphere for learning by encouraging healthy competition.
CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
• Assessment Center Manager, SHL Consulting Company London, UK
• 10 Day MBA, London, UK
• Chinese Language 2 year Diploma, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China
• Organic Chemical Industry, Shanghai, China
• Effective Budgeting & Cost Control, Manama, Bahrain
• Customer Relation Management (Workshop), Jubail, KSA
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