Samia Ibrahim

PROJECT MANAGER

Florida, Boca Raton

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Entrepreneur, International trading Specialist and Certified Project Manager Professional with more than twenty-five years of progressive professional experience. Background includes Operational Leadership, Project Leadership of Operations and Software Development teams, Product Management and Software Design and Implementation. Highly adaptable in fast paced environments efficiently managing limited resources and challenging schedules. Experienced in leading teams on local and global projects defining new products, setting project goals, timelines, budget, and resources. Excellent people interaction, presentation, and negotiation skills with strong results orientation, focused on meeting or exceeding company objectives. Fluent in Portuguese and English; Good working knowledge in Spanish, German and French.

Skills

Project Management

Business administration

Negotiation

Financial Management

Work History

BUSINESS OWNER – OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

AVS EXCHANGE BROKER

Established valuable commercial partners and implemented the process of currencies exchange and Global Wire Transfers according to Brazilian Central Bank procedures and compliance. Responsible for managing resources, risks, and budget of the four sites of the company.

· Responsible for opening the newest site, bringing revenue in the first six months.

· Doubled the partnerships each year.

· Designed the whole marketing and publicity strategies.

· Helped the company to double the revenue in the past 3 years.

· Designed risk, operational and compliance manuals.

· Establishment and control of the budget weekly.

· Management of the development of a Global Wire Transfer App.

. Managed the Achievement of "Selo Abracam", what is excellence in operations recognized from Brazilian Central Bank.

Tools: MS Project, MS Office, Financial Private Systems, Jira.

BUSINESS OWNER - ACCOUNT MANAGER

SIRIUS LLC, BOCA RATON, Florida

Established valuable commercial partners overseas and was responsible for the whole process of market research, importing and distribution of products within United States.

Responsible for managing resources, budget, and schedule, visiting the suppliers for face-to-face meetings to trouble shoot and resolve concerns.

· Opened 25 new accounts in Florida on the first six months.

· Established partnership within three excellent reputation suppliers in the first month.

· Saved 20% in importing expenses, setting up agreements with effective transport companies and custom brokers.

Tools: MS Project, MS Office, FrontPage, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (US customs)

PROJECT MANAGER, Software Development Organization

SIEMENS, BOCA RATON, Florida

Managed a global project for a Web based PBX's Network Administration and Serviceability System development, consisting of 300 people in USA, Austria, Germany, and England.

The system was developed using C++ and Java tools over a Unix platform. XML was used on the user interface programming and CORBA was used for the system external communication. Unixware7 was used as the system for the specific switch involved in the project. Informix was chosen as the database system, while ClearCase was the main project source control tool used.

Responsible for managing resources, budget, and schedule, visiting the sites for face-to-face meetings to trouble shoot and resolve concerns. Involved on product planning and implementation documentation, interfacing with Releases and Manufacturing Groups to plan and manage the software releases.

Achieved high quality software coding for the project using monitored code reviews and component integration tests methods before delivery to the test organization at a 10% budget savings.

Designed and maintained the Project Web Site, using HTML and Java scripts, providing for a better source of knowledge sharing.

Established a unique communication tool that allowed instant information sharing which enhanced team problem resolution, and greatly reduced the decision-making timeframe.

Tools: Primavera, MS Office, FrontPage, PC Anywhere, Net Meeting.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Computer Engineering

PUC - CURITIBA

Additional Information

Green Card Holder

Project Management Professional Certified by PMI

Trainings: Schedule and Cost Control, Risk Management, Project Management, Leadership, Development of Management Skills, Development of High Performance Teams, Marketing Planning, Positional Selling, Marketing Basics, E-Commerce, Time Administration, Presentation Techniques, Team-Building, Entrepreneur Employee, Corrective and Preventive Actions, MS Project 98, Primavera, Excel, Data Communication Networks, Standard Protocols, TCP/IP Basics, TMN-Telecommunication Network Management, C++ for Windows, Object Oriented Analysis and Design.

Seminars: Compliance Seminars, Telecommunication and Corporate Network Management congress, Annual Cable TV Congress - USA, Annual Telecommunication Faire – Brazil.

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2008-03 - Current

2002-03 - 2008-02

2000-08 - 2002-03

1990-02 - 1994-11

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