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Business Design & Product Innovation Consultant

Location:
Honolulu, HI
Posted:
April 14, 2021

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NABEEL EL-DUGHAILIB

adloz7@r.postjobfree.com (***) 715 – 9285 Honolulu, Hawaii linkedin.com/in/afnabeel A cross-functional startup leader with extensive experience in Business Design & Product Innovation, and a proven track record of success in executing on strategic initiatives and products around the globe. A hands-on entrepreneur, not afraid to roll up their sleeves, capable of utilizing a strong ability to effectively communicate at all organizational levels to create a winning venture Business Design, Product Innovation, Project Management, Product Management, Prototyping, Process Design, Leadership, Quality Assurance, Design Thinking, User Experience, Product Requirements, Data Analysis, Resilience, ESG, SDLC, Scrum, Kanban, Agile, Figma, Sketch, InVision, Trello, Asana, Jira PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Co-Founder, Resilience (Innovation Incubator) February 2020 - March 2021 Munich Re Group Princeton, NJ & Remote

o Researched and ideated business ventures across the disaster lifecycle (Prevention, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery) with the lens of resilience against man-made and natural catastrophes such as Pandemics, WildFires, Floods, Storms, Hurricanes; as well as general resilience topics such as Cyber Resilience, Financial Resilience, Community Resilience, Business Continuity, Diversity & Inclusion, ESG

(Environmental, Social, and Governance) mandates, and other topics. o Created a hybrid version of the Google Design Sprint catering to the incubator’s focus on Resilience to facilitate Venture Ideation and Pitch Deck creation sprints across topics like Emergency Mass Communication, Hyperlocal WildFire Prediction, Business Continuity Planning Automation, Business Resilience as a Community, and most recently the Automation of ESG Analysis for Private Assets. o Designed and facilitated internal and external subject matter expert sessions with the help of external resources across three continents to uncover customer pain points, find subject matter experts, validate business venture propositions, and confirm market desirability.

o Worked side by side with consulting partners and external resources to create extensive venture pitch decks that covered the problem, proposed solution, customer validation, competitive landscape analysis, business model, budget, and other topics. o Sketched software as a service (SaaS) and well as platform solution mockups and instructed UX & UI designer teams to develop high fidelity screens across multiple ventures for customer validation and deck creation purposes. o Pitched multiple venture decks and venture build plans to a Growth Board consisting of corporate executives and CEOs that oversee 9,000+ employees with the ask of gaining a Proof of Concept or a Minimal Viable Product funding. Project Manager / Product Manager / Venture Designer December 2016 – January 2020 RAW HQ New York, NY

o Pitching, closing, managing, and shipping strategic initiatives and technology products across multiple industries utilizing in-house and remote teams of design directors, user experience designers, marketing professionals, and software engineers to provide innovative technology product management services through precise execution. o Defining high-level product roadmaps, functional and technical requirements; from inception to development. o Led the Project Management for the localization and internalization of a London based high-end e-commerce platform, reduced delivery time by allowing for overlapping sprints across multiple teams. o Sample projects include Website Design & Development, Product Strategy, Product Roadmap, Brand Activation, Brand Development, F&B Concept Development, Sales Enablement & Operations, and Market Research. Product Manager & Founder December 2014 – December 2016 Dishcovery Mobile App

o Led the recruitment and product management efforts for the design, engineering, and development of the back-end, iOS & Android mobile apps within 6 months, and a machine learning algorithm to sort dishes based on their healthiness that achieved 75% accuracy. o Wrote detailed product and technical requirements for implementation after narrowing down the features needed for an MVP and worked closely with the engineering team to deliver on those requirements using agile methodologies such as Scrum & Kanban. o Identified personalization capabilities required to deliver product experiences and defined technical requirements for each platform. o Drove product strategy, vision, and roadmap evangelizing to all the teams, partners, and users by conducting one-on-one and group interviews during the discovery process; Designed solutions, tested, iterated, and drove the product to launch throughout the SDLC. o Conceptualized, created, and developed a video content platform product called dishcoveryTV, which increased user engagement by 50% and established the foundation for an omnichannel marketing approach. Head of Enterprise Sales / COO August 2012 – November 2014 Qordoba (now Writer.com)

o Spearheaded the transformation of internal processes from a small startup stage to a scalable setting. Developed operational processes that led to 24/7 resource coverage within three time-zones. Ensured > 90% collection rate to support cash flow. o Led all sales and partnerships initiatives as well as personnel; including best practice development, SaaS Sales, new business development, RFPs, strategic account management, sales enablement & operations, and customer success. o Built continuous revenue streams by obtaining, managing and processing clients and partnerships across various industries; increasing revenue by $120k monthly, leading to $3m+ total revenue, which backed the company valuation for a funding round. o Recruited, trained, and mentored employees; building the sales and project management teams responsible for acquiring logos such as Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, McKinsey & Company, LinkedIn, Vodafone, WPP, Omnicom Group, and Publicis Group. Co-Founder January 2012 – August 2012

Pixelbug Interactive

o Led all business operations and product development for Pixelbug Interactive, establishing the vision, technology strategy, strategic direction, and international partners to develop world-class Augmented Reality solutions. o Reduced the design and development cost by 200% through the vetting of remote teams in underrated markets around the world. Account Executive – MENA Region May 2010 – December 2011 TransPerfect Global

o Generated over $1.9 million in revenue by promoting SaaS and translation solutions across 2,000 Fortune Companies, Government Institutions, Advertising Agencies, Financial Institutions, and Law Firms across the Middle East and North Africa. o Increased the profit margin on creative projects by an average of 25% by upselling TransPerfect’s multicultural service offerings. EDUCATION

University of Sharjah Sharjah, UAE

Bachelor of Science, Management Information Systems, minor in Finance PERSONAL INTERESTS: Watersports, Photography, Culinary Arts, Meditation



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