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Farid Kandil

Project Manager

Maadi, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Project ManagerFull Time

    Universal Payment Services - UPS

    May 2009 - Jun 2012 -3 yrs, 1 month

    Kuwait

    • Job Details:● Business development, pre-sales, costing, pricing, proposals and contract negotiations. ● Recommend vendors, provide superior client experience and strengthens relationship with business partners. ● Work with senior management to provide strategic and tactical advice on program planning and execution. ● Responsible for the overall project management functions, providing leadership, co-ordination and management to PMO activities. ● Oversee enterprise project management strategy, training, communication, program control, analysis, reporting, process development and tool development ● Create and maintain a uniform approach to project management and serves as a change agent for continuous improvement through improved methodologies. ● Apply project management knowledge, skills, tools and techniques in supporting project leads and driving the development and application of project management methodology and culture. ● Create and continually update the procedures to improve processes. Works with department heads, elected officials and staff to develop standardized procedures related to project management. ● Work with customers to define scope of projects, ensure appropriate resources are assigned, ensure project milestones are met, identify and evaluate lessons learned during project. ● Track project metrics for all projects throughout the organization and maintains centralized accountability for management of project portfolio
  • Project ManagerFull Time

    Mediterranean Smart Card Company

    Jan 2005 - May 2009 -4 yrs, 4 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:● Business development, pre-sales, costing, pricing, proposals and contract negotiations. ● Coach and mentor project managers for safe on-time delivery ● Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements. ● Identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities. ● Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope. ● Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client. ● Facilitates team and client meetings effectively. ● Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion. ● Possesses general basic understanding in the areas of technical operation ● Coordinate and participate in promotional activities and trade shows, working with developers, advertisers, and production managers, to market products and services.
  • Education

    • MBA in Marketing

      Maastricht School of Management (MSM)

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 - 2 yr

    • Bachelor of Art in Corporate COmmunication

      American University of Paris

      Jan 1996 - Jan 2000 - 4 yr

    • High School - Other

      Lycée Français du Caire

      Jan 1994 

    Skills

    • Microsoft Office
    • Internet
    • Logali
    • Project Management
    • FMCG Sales
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Marketing/SAles

    Languages

    • French

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent
    • Arabic

      Advanced

    Training & Certifications

    • PMP

      Maastricht School of Management·2007
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