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Yahia Hassan

Chief Product Officer at Controlcast

Hadayek Alahram, Giza, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Product Manager & Acting Product Head of Business LinesFull Time

    WUZZUF

    Jan 2019 - Mar 2020 -1 yr, 2 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:BasharSoft is a technology company that provides the business community with the next generation of talent management and recruitment software systems using today’s tools and technologies. ● Identify opportunities, build product vision and understand market needs, roadmap and strategy ● Work with technology team to produce world-class products driven by technology visionaries, domain experts, and customers ● Own product specifications, requirements, and release plans ● Research customer and user needs, write user stories, partner with user experience team for rapid prototyping, and work with the engineering department to develop marketable products ● Collect and synthesize inputs from engineering, sales, business units, vertical marketing group and the market to lead business and products direction ● Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure quality product output, timeliness, and market requirements ● Team up with design engineers and visit customers to propose product solution ● Analyze growth rate, SAM, TAM, SWOT, market penetration and competitive analysis for the products ● Maintain changes in tactics and marketing strategy, take cognizance of competitive activities and general trends that could affect sales of products
  • Chief Product OfficerFull Time

    Controlcast

    Jul 2017 - Present -8 yrs, 2 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Controlcast is a technology company that offers an end-to-end self-service advertising solution for digital out-of-home advertising. I am one of the co-founders of this app and serve as the company’s Chief Product Officer. Because Controlcast is a startup company with limited human resources, I have had to take on a wide variety of responsibilities. These include: ● Manage and interface with development team daily regarding completion of all project tasks, including development on all platforms (Android, iOS, web services, Customer Management System) and identification/resolution of all open bugs ● Develop and implement a quality assurance testing system to ensure developer delivers project with the required specifications ● Develop and implement a business development strategy that includes B2B, B2C, and social media activity ● Pitch the business to potential strategic partners and investors
  • Technical Manuals Office EngineerFull Time

    Parsons

    Mar 2014 - Jul 2017 -3 yrs, 4 months

    Qatar , Doha

    • Job Details:• Create and maintain procedures and processes including writing and editing Quality, HSE, Logistics and Security policies and procedures • Research QA/QC, OSHAS, International, and Local regulations and documents to maintain company standards. Improve implementation of approved policies, procedures, and controls, program-wide • Introduce and implement new systems, business processes, and procedures to improve efficiency of workflows and facilitate communication on critical issues • Create and maintain a Reporting Database for the QHSE team to provide data for effective and timely action on non-conformance • Create and maintain all quality forms serving all 30+ Construction Packages
  • Senior Market Research AnalystFull Time

    Global Marketing & Consulting

    Aug 2011 - Mar 2014 -2 yrs, 7 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:• Communicate with clients to formulate business objectives • Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis on collected data • Produce reports/studies with actionable recommendations • Investigate market activity, analyze published data and statistics, evaluate past performance of a product or service’s sales, assess future trends, and coordinate research projects. Research, compose and edit content for publications
  • Education

    • Master's Degree in International Business

      University of Florida

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2004 - 1 Year

    • BSc in Management

      University of Florida

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2002 - 3 yr

    • High School - International Baccalaureate

      High School in US

      Jan 1999 

    Achievements

    OTHER TECHNICAL WRITING PROJECTS A Three-Paper Case Study on the use of the Last Planner System on Construction Mega-Projects A Case Study and Teaching Note on the Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Group A Paper on the History and Evolution of Quantitative Finance A Paper on the Microstructure of Mutual Funds

    Skills

    • Microsoft Office
    • Microsoft Visio
    • MySQL
    • Market Research
    • Project Reporting
    • Technical Writing
    • Quantitative Analysis
    • Team Management
    • Problem Solving
    • Project Management
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    Languages

    • English

      Fluent
    • Arabic

      Intermediate
    • French

      Intermediate

    Training & Certifications

    • CQA - Certified Quality Auditor

      American Society for Quality·2018
    • SIx Sigma Yellow Belt Course

      Parsons Six Sigma Training·2016
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