Abdullah Fawzy
MSc International Business and CEMS MIM
MSc. International business - CEMS International Management
Stockholm School of Economics
August 2017
to June 2019
- Exchange student at NOVA School of Business and Economics, Lisbon (fall 2018)
- Member of NGC for social consultancy
= co-developed a new fundraising plan and revised organisation strategy for The Young Republic, a Swedish NGO
- Graduation project: Future Grid
= Invented a smart system for electrical grid management; it was named as most innovative project in Egypt, 2012
- Co-founded DIMENSIONS, first student organisation in Helwan Engineering School
Business Innovation Intern
Daimler Lab 1886
Since September 2019
- Teamed up with data analytics team to utilise automated-trucks’ data and designed 6 digital services to reduce customer’s operational costs by ~25%
- Supported project team by conducting market research, outlining selection criteria, and organising meetings to choose best-fit suppliers for automated driving project
Global Support Engineer
DELLEMC
January 2014
to July 2017
Cairo
Egypt
- Delivered customer support expertise in a complex information infrastructure environment and received “Cause for Applause Award” for 100% customer satisfaction
- Collaborated with coaches to create technical materials and conduct two workshops for new employees; materials were used as guidance for more than a year
- Held conference meetings with customers, vertical technical teams, and managers, to provide integrated analysis & solution and maintain 99% data availability standard
Marketing Manager & Co-founder
KAIZEN
November 2011
to November 2012
Cairo
Egypt
- Led a team of 8 to plan, test and implement market-entry strategy, and established a base of 25 potential customers
- Co-managed a cross-functional team of 15 members to build company's first MVP and released a batch of 2000 product units
- Partnered with a local distributor and agreed on a co-selling deal, covering 30% of start-up admin costs and doubling brand awareness
- Raised seed fund of 20,000 EGP and start-up was selected for a year-long incubation program
Skills
Business Skills
- Business Strategy
- Project Management
- Marketing Research
- Negotiation
- Leadership
- Consulting
- Teamwork
IT Skills
- ITIL
- Microsoft Office
- Data storage
- Network Administration
Languages
- English (native)
- Arabic (native)
- Swedish (basic)
- Travelled to 6 countries last year, including Uganda, UK and Portugal
- Mixed travelling with volunteering in rural areas (Nepal) and sharing knowledge with local citizens (Uganda)
- Utilised professional skills to make impact in local community (joined NEBNY NGO, diagnosing root causes of poverty and assisting parents in finding new jobs, 2015)
- Football
- Running
- Documenting and sharing life experiences
