
Yahia Hassan
Chief Product Officer at Controlcast
Hadayek Alahram, Giza, EgyptWork Experience
Product Manager & Acting Product Head of Business LinesFull Time
- 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 FloridaJan 2003 - Jan 2004 - 1 Year
BSc in Management
University of FloridaJan 1999 - Jan 2002 - 3 yr
High School - International Baccalaureate
High School in USJan 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
FluentArabic
IntermediateFrench
Intermediate
Training & Certifications
CQA - Certified Quality Auditor
American Society for Quality·2018SIx Sigma Yellow Belt Course
Parsons Six Sigma Training·2016