Walid Refaat
General Manager / Chief Strategist at deVengine
Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
General Manager / Chief StrategistFull Time
deVengine
Oct 2012 - Present -12 yrs, 8 months
- Job Details:Developers / Outsourcers of sophisticated engineering products, services and customized solutions General Manager / Chief Strategist Manage the company activities in developing technology in Computer Vision & Security-related development, Automotive, Renewable Energy fields, and outsourcing modeling & simulation, requirement management, software development, qualification & validation, testing services. Responsible for company vision & strategy, long-term strategic planning, the execution of business operations, products management, and product development processes. Define organizational structure, oversee pricing decisions, and perform monthly financial evaluation of company results. Direct operations for projects portfolio.
Vice President / Senior Development ManagerFull Time
Pure Consulting Group - PCG
Dec 2008 - Sep 2012 -3 yrs, 9 months
Egypt
- Job Details:Consulting firm for Small and Medium Businesses Vice President / Senior Development Manager (started as a part-time consultant, promoted later) Lead and manage a team of specialists, development managers and business analysts who work with clients to monitor their existing business practices, identify weaknesses, then recommend alternatives & options, and implement the agreed solutions improving clients’ organizations’ performance and efficiency, achieving clients’ wealth maximization. Functional areas of consulting include: Strategic planning, Technical, engineering, operations, Finance, Marketing, sales, Human resources, Projects management, and Feasibility studies.
Research Associate // Technical EngineerFull Time
Heinz Nixdorf Institute - HNI & Benteler Automotive
Oct 2005 - Jun 2009 -3 yrs, 8 months
Germany
- Job Details:Research Associate (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) in the Chair of Control Engineering & Mechatronics. Successfully managed workload of Master degree while engaged in work in- & outside the university
Operations ManagerFull Time
Sanabel Evyap – (now: Evyap Egypt)
Dec 2002 - Aug 2005 -2 yrs, 8 months
Egypt
- Job Details:Turkish manufacturer of Soaps, Personal care, Hygienic products & Cosmetics Operations Manager
Education
MBA in Business
École Supérieure Libre des Sciences Commerciales Appliquées – ESLSCAJan 2011
MA in Control Engineering & Mechatronics
Heinz Nixdorf Institute – HNI, Paderborn UniversityJan 2008
BSc in Mechanical Engineering & Production
Helwan UniversityJan 1994
Skills
- Automation & Michatronics
- Modeling & Simulation
- Model Based Design - MBD
- Modelica / Dymola
- Matlab / Simulink
- Programming (C / C++, Visual Basic)
- Artificial Intelligence (Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks, Optimization Techniques)
- Vehicle Dynamics
- Robotics
- CNC
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Languages
Arabic
FluentEnglish
AdvancedGerman
Advanced