Management Project

Bassel Farran

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SUMMARIZED QUALIFICATIONS

MBA with 5 years’ Project Management and Management Consulting experience in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and USA

Passionate about leading cross –functional and multi – cultural teams, speaks English, French, Arabic, Italian, learning Spanish

Knowledge in Microsoft Project, Agile, SCRUM, KANBAN, IoT, SAP, SQL, CRM, Java, C, C++, ASP .NET, Vizio Salesforce etc.

Superior problem solving, analytical, communication and change management skills, experienced in bridging technology and strategy PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ExxonMobil Emerging Markets Consultant - USA and Chad October 2014 – February 2015 Project Management Established project framework, work plan, deliverables and team roles, tracking progress and tasks, mitigating risk, resulting in increased efficiency and responsiveness in fast paced and a high pressure environment Strategy Development

Analyzed information on markets trends and performance drivers, global data flow and reporting to devise pragmatic winning strategies that increased the economic performance of women groups by 80%

Assessed and segmented portfolio of services, technologies and implemented improvements; resulted in maximizing resources, enhancing brand image and enhancing customer satisfaction by 90% ESRI Business Development Intern - California USA May 2014 – August 2014 Expansion Strategy Spearheaded a Business Development Plan for expansion and opportunity capture Operations & Strategy Increased Responsiveness and speed by 20% through analyzing and assessing the sales-cycle though reforming use of Salesforce and deriving process improvement reducing processes by 30% Service Optimization Analyzed changing market trends and recognized a need to target industries thus creating SaaS packages ACMA Management Consultant, Technology - MENA August 2010 – August 2013 Project Management

Consultation

Provided training for project, program, and portfolio managers in project management, SCRUM, Agile and change management techniques enabling them to deliver strategic goals on time and below budget

Managed the lifecycle of projects creating project plans, budget, establishing requirements and converting requirements into tasks, tracking the progress of the engineering and the technical teams ensuring timeliness Strategy Development Developed business plans, Start-up Strategy, merger & acquisition strategy, ROI and investment assessments for companies in the Middle East, Africa, China, India, Taiwan and France

Performed aggregate, correlation and trend analysis, market sizing/estimation, predictive analytics and CLC to derive strategic business insights and for critical decision during various consulting projects Technology &

Operations Strategy

Increased responsiveness by 70%, speed by 40% and reduced cost by 10% ($640K) through improving processes, removing bottlenecks creating consistency and LEAN operations

Facilitated the development of technology roadmaps to lay out implementation of IT strategies such as virtualization or of recommended solutions such as Microsoft Dynamics AX & GP, SAP and CRM solutions

Improved responsiveness to changing project needs by 45% through creating a network and platform for global cross-functional teams allowing Engineering, Marketing, Sales to collaborate efficiently Innovation & Program

Management

Identified a market need and innovated a wireless solution to fill it, created a feasibility study then worked with partners (Cisco, Microsoft, Orange and cross-functional team to create a prototype for evaluation and testing Apple Inc. Account Manager - Lebanon July 2008 – August 2009 Market Analysis Analyzed key data such as competition, and industry trends, demand trends across merchants, products, promotions and other variables to optimize performance and create promotions Account Management Managed accounted in Lebanon and acquired new accounts such as United Nations bases

Collaborated with different sales teams to optimize sales, align strategies and achieve consistency EDUCATION

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Technical Management March 2016 Arizona State University (ASU) - Thunderbird School of Global Management, Phoenix, Arizona MBA in Global Management, GPA: 3.7/4 May 2015

Awarded "Presidential Fellow", Global Mindset Scholarship, Continuing Student Grant and “Clash of The Consultants” certificate Consulting Projects U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Spearheaded a 2 year strategy plan to increase job opportunities in the USA

Developed Go-To-Market strategies to commercialize and progress Innovation in the USA American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon

BS in Computer Science, minor in Business Administration Jun 2010

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