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Omar El-Shafei

Photographer at Guru Photohouse

Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Business Development ManagerFull Time

    Guru Photohouse

    Feb 2016 - Present -9 yrs, 5 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:• Overseeing portfolios of nearly 25 Commercial accounts, acting as the primary liaison between the client and the company. • Creating workflows and procedures for all company teams and key stakeholders. • Implemented new delivery-tracking project to cut delivery time by 62.5% • Collaborated with sales and operations to determine root causes of customer complaints. Achieving almost 30% lower complaints. • Establishing, developing and growing new deals and business relationships. • Grew all accounts, including bringing in new business worth 46% of the corporations yearly commercial income. • Collaborating with creative and digital teams to conceptualize and develop strategies according to the client's brands and business objectives. • Managing the Photography team and overseeing the entire photography process from photo brief to archiving. • Managing staffing levels leveraging internal and freelance resources to ensure scheduling is adequate to handle the business volume. • Hired and trained 4 new team members based on predicted project needs.
  • Digital Project CoordinatorFull Time

    Bright Creations

    Feb 2015 - May 2016 -1 yr, 3 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:• Managed 6 long-term clients accounts worth EGP 1.3M of annual sales. • Planned, implemented and tracked software projects. • Accomplished fruition of 4 simultaneous projects ahead of estimated delivery dates. • Monitored projects progress, and made necessary adjustments to ensure its successful completion. • Led a dedicated team to drive down time to resolve issues, resulting in a 15% boost in delivery and project closures. • Provided requirements analysis for projects. • Reviewed and defined the scope of the project in collaboration with development Team Leads. • Prepared reports on projects’ financial aspects and progress.
  • PhotographerFull Time

    Guru Photohouse

    Oct 2013 - Present -11 yrs, 9 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:• 5+ years experience as a Professional Photographer. • Technically and fundamentally competent in Digital Photography and Studio Lighting • Capturing photographs for events, portraits, weddings and commercial shoots. • Managed over 35 field shoots, leading to a client base of 30% repeat business. • Managed a portfolio account and 4 social media accounts
  • AIX Support EngineerFull Time

    IBM

    Nov 2012 - Jan 2015 -2 yrs, 2 months

    Egypt , Giza

    • Job Details:* Providing initial remote technical software support for unix-based OS to North America based clients * Interacting with client and IBM functions consistently until problem solution * Analyzing problems and applying problem solving techniques to respond to client queries in a timely fashion  * Maintaining positive client relationships even in severe and pressurized situations * Performing problem management and end-to-end problem ownership  Assisting colleagues with the introduction of new material and guided them to reaching their targets
  • Education

    • B.Eng. in Digital Media Engineering and Technology

      German University in Cairo (GUC)

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2012 - 5 yr

    • High School - IGCSE

      Nefertari British International Schools

      Jan 2007 

    Activities

    • Project Manager at Fekra Development (NGO)

      Volunteering

      Sep 2012 - Jun 2013 -9 months

    • Internet Marketing Assistant at Mona Seleim Copper Designs

      Volunteering

      Feb 2011 - Jun 2012 -1 yr, 4 months

    • Outreach Coordinator at Al-Mosbah Al-Modee' (NGO)

      Volunteering

      Mar 2011 - Dec 2011 -9 months

    Skills

    • AIX
    • Photography
    • Photography
    • Problem Solving
    • Web Development
    • J2EE
    • Web Development
    • Project Management
    • Project Management
    • Adobe Lightroom
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    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent
    • German

      Intermediate

    Training & Certifications

    • PMP

      HPA·2014
    • IBM Certified System Administrator - AIX 7

      IBM·2013
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