
Consultant Eng. Waleed Mohamed Soliman
Group CEO at Sky Group
Downtown, Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
Group CEOFull Time
Sky Group
Oct 2016 - Present -8 yrs, 9 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:•Total lead for SKY group contains 6 corporates, (Construction, O&M, Facility Services, Management & Consultant, IT business solutions and factory for Non Woven industrial) with total capacity of 6000 employees to cover different business fields as per Egyptian market needs since 2016. •Create and execute the strategic plans, programs as a strategic advisor and consultant offering expert advice on contracts, negotiations, business deals that the corporation enter into. •Evaluate group financial, operational, sales and marketing structures to plan for continual improvements and a continual increase of operating efficiencies. •Implement various learning methods group wide. •Analyze and make recommendation on the impact of long range growth initiatives, planning, and introduction of new strategies and regulatory actions. •Develop credibility and authority for the finance leadership team by providing accurate analysis of budgets, reports and financial trends and operational procedures in order to assist the BOD and senior executive team, communicate effectively and establish credibility throughout the group with the BOD as an effective developer of solutions to business challenges. •Optimize the handling of banking relationships and work closely with CFO to foster and grow strategic financial partnerships, also work with finance team to develop a solid cash flow projection and reporting mechanism, and which includes setting a minimum cash threshold to meet operating needs. •Developing and implementation the business strategy, improve the planning and budgeting process on a continual basis by educating departments and key members of group leadership. •Planning and driving the different business units & different group departments (Finance, Contracting, Procurement, Warehouse, HR, Marketing, Sales, Supply chain Documentation, Logistic and IT) to achieve planned group goals. •Keeping control of business expenditure, ensuring it's within agreed budget, analyzing the Profit & Loss of the business units and diminishing the inactive expenses. •Provide strategic input and leadership on decision making issues affecting the group; specifically relating to the evaluation of potential mergers, acquisitions or partnerships. •Managing multidisciplinary teams and resolving any conflicting priorities. •Improving profit margins and maintaining a high quality service, also building client relationships that reflected in revenue and profitability growth. •Developing group health and safety policy and legislative adherence. •Developing new business channels with different clients in different fields (Africa & Gulf Region), creating and maintaining links with other trade and professional associations. •Always ensure, mentor and interact with members of staff at all levels that the group work team is fully aware of the group vision and performs its tasks based on it to foster growth and encourage development among senior executive team and all members of staff. •Achieving % YOY revenue growth.
General ManagerFull Time
Sky Group
Jul 2016 - Sep 2016 -2 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:• Excel in Brand positioning, financial management, and operational excellence, champion on establishing strong foundation for the different business units to maximize customer satisfaction and loyalty. • Developing and implementation the business strategy. • Planning and driving the different business units & different Co. departments (Finance, Purchasing, Warehouse, HR, Sales, Marketing, Documentation, IT) to achieve planned Co. goals. • Keeping control of business expenditure, ensuring it's within agreed budget. Analyzing the Profit & Loss of the business units and diminishing the inactive expenses. • Driving, motivating and developing the Technical team. • Managing multi-disciplined teams and resolving any conflicting priorities. • Improving margins and maintaining a high quality service. • Building client relationships that reflected in revenue and profitability growth. • Developing of the company health and safety policy and legislative adherence. • Developing new business channels with different clients in different fields (Africa & Gulf Region). • Creating and maintaining links with other trade and professional associations. • Communicate with the staff the understanding and clear roadmap to improve the competitive position in the market. • Achieving % QOQ revenue growth.
Projects ManagerFull Time
Saudi Aramco
Jul 2013 - May 2016 -2 yrs, 10 months
Saudi Arabia , Dammam
- Job Details:• Perform Project Management tasks working with specific business units as the first point of contact, coordinating project activities for cross-functional teams. • Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. • Develop cost effective plan & schedule for completion of project following a logical pattern for utilization of resources. • Direct and manage project development from beginning to end. • Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals. • Manage Projects budget. • Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders. • Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path. • Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations. • Develop project charter and project action plans for major change management projects • Accurately track and report project task, activity, documentation, and time tracking. • Act as change agent / champion; specifically but not limited to SAP Implementation and Induction. • Ensure project documents are complete, current and stored appropriately. • Monitor and track project timelines and actions taken on a periodic basis and communicate status to management. • Conduct effective performance evaluations and mentors those with less experience through formal channels. • Suggest areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions. • Encourage staff to take responsibility for their development within the company. Responsible for the following projects: General maintenance projects: • Saudi Aramco projects all over eastern area. •Maternity & Children hospital with capacity (500 beds) and Al Amal Hospital with capacity (500 beds). • Prince Mohamed Bn Fahd University. • SciTech. Telecom maintenance projects: • HUAWEI. • Mobily. Traffic signal factory and maintenance projects.
Project ManagerFull Time
ALKAN CIT (ALKAN NETWORKS)
Aug 2008 - Aug 2012 -4 yrs
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:• Managing and directing the turn Key Scope of Managed Services for Etisalat Egypt GSM Network : more than 3000 sites distributed an allover Egypt and served from 35 regional offices with total HR work for more than 1000 Technical employees excluding supportive (40% Engineers - 60% Technicians) - Planning / budgeting / Implementing / Follow up / Fine tuning the achievements. Key Responsibilities: Project Manager (Network Operation & Maintenance): • Planning, controlling and managing assigned project resources to best meet project objectives while adhering to project time, cost and quality constraints. • Analyzing project inception plan and creating a schematic layout in view of key quantifiable parameters encompassing - estimation of takeoff costs, reviewing project constructability, scopes of work, sub-contracting requirements, project profitability and scheduling. • Directing the selection and requisition of project materials, quality control and safety matters on the site. • Maintaining continuous alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives, and recommending program modifications to effectively meet organizational objectives. • Producing detailed client reports enumerating causes of delay/ variance in budgetary projections. Organizing regular meetings with clients, engineers and consultants to apprise them on project progress. • Ensuring strict adherence to respective budgetary guidelines, controlling cash flow, effecting cost reductions and monitoring logistics. Responsible for the following projects: • (HUAWEI & ETISALAT) maintenance EOT (Delta, Sinai, and Upper) project (Big Project from Aug 2008 to Aug 2012). • (HUAWEI & ETISALAT) Acceptance project (Big Project from June 2009 until Mar 2011). • (HUAWEI & ETISALAT) Audit Acceptance project (Big Project from Jul 2011 until now). • (HUAWEI & ETISALAT) NOC (ISP) project (Small Project from July 2009 until Jun 2011). • (HUAWEI & MOBINIL) NOC Small Project from (Feb 2009 until Nov 2009). • (HUAWEI & TELECOM Egypt) ISP- DSLAM. (Big Project from Nov 2009 until Dec 2011). • (HUAWEI & Vodafone) swap Ericsson BTS to HUAWEI BTS (small project from Jan 2010 to Dec 2010).
Education
College Diploma in Business Strategy
Harvard Business School.Jan 2023 - Jan 2023 - 0 Month
College Diploma in Disruptive Strategy
Harvard Business School.Jan 2022 - Jan 2022 - 0 Month
Bsc of Electrical Engineering in MBA
Obour High Institute For Engineering and TechnologyJan 2002
Achievements
Certified CEO (Mar 2022). Certified Strategy and Business Planning Professional (Jun 2021). Certified as PROJECTS PLANNING AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES CONSULTANT. ( Oct 2018). Started up 6 new companies in different business fields from 2016 till now with over target profit achieved. Strategic partner relationship management. Strategic Enterprise Management. Risk investment.
Skills
- Extremely strong in corporates management and lead.
- Strategic Enterprise Management
- Mega Growing Companies.
- ARIS
- Business Intelligence
- Organizational Development
- Strategic Management
- Change Management
- ERP
- strategic partner relationship management.
Languages
English
FluentArabic
Fluent
Training & Certifications
Corporate Governance Professional (CGP).
International Finance Corporation (IFC).·2023Certified Chief Executive Officer - Certified CEO.
Financial Regulatory Authority.·2022CONSULTANT ENGINEER for PROJECTS PLANNING AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
Egypt Syndicate of Engineers.·2018PMP
Projects Management Institute (PMI)·2016PMD
(RITI) Institute·2010International Computer Driving License (ICDL)
United Nations·2006Automatic Control, Automatic Control in Different Industrial operations
Training Center for Automation Engineering (TCAE)·2001