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Tarek Taha

Director of Operations at Travco Properties

Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Director of OperationsFull Time

    Travco Properties

    Oct 2018 - Present -6 yrs, 8 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Head of Operations Department that includes CRM, Community Management, Sales Operations and Handover departments for TP's project Almaza Bay. Created and successfully executed a plan to fully digitize TP's operation on cloud based ERP. CRM Achievements: - Created SLA, KPI's and Customer ratings. - Created call center operations from the ground up with call recording and IVR Tree. - Managed a team of 5 call center agents directly. Sales Operations Achievements: - Full Booking, Reservations and Sold cycle fully automated. - Automation for forms, contract creations & document management. - Inventory management with price escalations policies & procedures. Community Management & Handover Achievements: - Handover cycle digitization from PMO, Legal, Marketing to handover engineer. - Created several initiatives from digital gate access, homeowners portal, and community policies & producers. - Onsite operations for violations, homeowners requests and coordination with FM.
  • Director of Real EstateFull Time

    Twitter

    Sep 2016 - Apr 2018 -1 yr, 7 months

    United States , San Francisco

    • Job Details:Provided vision and tactical leadership for Twitter's real estate division while managing a staff of over 20. Managed all stages of the property rental and marketing process with P&L operations for Twitter real estate portfolio. Exceeded company benchmarks for Return on Investment (ROI) through the implementation of market factor influences and strong property management techniques. Led and negotiated all contract negotiations for property development/investment opportunities in 70,000 sq.m. of empty office space in Twitter SF headquarters closed deals worth $2.5 Million in 3 months of operations. Managed the sales of surplus real estate valued at $12 Million.
  • CEOFull Time

    Tahrir Alley Technology Park

    Oct 2013 - Apr 2016 -2 yrs, 6 months

    Egypt

    • Job Details:• Leased a centrally located property from the AUC in downtown Cairo - THE GrEEK CAMPUS transforming it into an office business center, events and convention center focused on startups, technology and innovation. • Led the negotiations, created the financial model, budget and started the execution to remodel the campus, managing the bidding and construction contract while overviewing main contractor in construction phase, reached V occupancy of leased offices in only 18 months of operations. • Created a small leasable offices model that has proven to be very successful with startups and filling a highly demanded market gap.
  • Real Estate DirectorFull Time

    Arab Cotton Ginning Company

    Oct 2010 - Oct 2013 -3 yrs

    Egypt

    • Job Details:• Managed a real estate portfolio valued at $120 million consists primarily of 600,000 m2 of land scattered in several cities in Egypt. • Successfully executed two mixed usage projects on 210 thousand square meters in Zefta, Tanta from budget, design and permits phase of the development process to construction and project delivery with local real estate developers, both delivered on schedule and within budget. • Formulated multiple investment scenarios for each land through planning projects with design consultants presenting it to real estate developers seeking rewarding financial returns through equity, process done through intensive appraisal, evaluation, market knowledge and research, real estate due diligence, financial modeling and negotiating investment related terms. • Developed the division’s guidelines, policies and procedures and ensure its compliance with the company's strategic direction.
  • Education

    • MBA in Real Estate Development

      University of Oxford

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2006 - 2 yr

    • Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

      Georgia Institute of Technology

      Jan 1992 - Jan 1996 - 4 yr

    • Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Science, in Engineering

      Helwan University

      Jan 1988 - Jan 1991 - 3 yr

    Skills

    • Management
    • Information Technology (IT)
    • Propoerty Management
    • Real Estate
    • Profit & Loss Management & Accountability
    • Operations Management

    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent

    Training & Certifications

    • Computer Science

      Georgia Tech·1994
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