Experience

Knowledge Group Consulting

• United Arab Emirates
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Business Development for Training Business Development for Training



Higher Colleges of Technology

• United Arab Emirates
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• CERT Education & Training General Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Jul 2017

  Responsible for all aspects, academic and operational, of CERT vocational/professional training programs in different disciplines from Foundation up to Diploma levelResponsible for marketing HCT educational Applied Diploma, Bachelor and Master programs to different industries but mainly Oil & Gas, Engineering and Business StudiesEmiratisation programs in several disciplines: Oil & Gas Technicians, Administrative staff, ETIHAD GSA, Power Generation Technicians, Media Productions, Warehouse Assistants, Accounting Clerk ...CERT foundation programs for university admissionsResponsible for professional certification training in ADIBC, CMA, CPA, CMI, ILM, BTEC, City & Guilds, CIPD, LCCI, CISI, ICDL, and several more Established an assessment center for HR selection with Psychometrics and other skill based tests as well as international certifications assessmentsResponsible for all short training programs in English Language, Business English & ESP, Business Soft and Hard skills, Health, Finance & Banking, law enforcement & Security, Oil & Gas, HSE, Fire Safety, IT, Food Safety, and etc … where I am responsible for managing all aspects of the training from budgeting, HR, accounting, reporting, meetings, business development, marketing and any other needs of the projectSince 2008, when I started in this position, the training department has grown 10 fold due to the combined efforts of the executive leadership of CEO, previous GM and I Show less

• CERT Education & Training Manager - Abu Dhabi

  • Sep 2008 - Aug 2014

• IT Instructor

  • Sep 2001 - Aug 2008

  Web Design & Development; Database & Programming – DIPLOMA LEVEL• Developed jointly with a team of 3 members the HCT Advanced Diploma Curriculum in Web Design & Development.• Developed an online course for Website Design• Taught the following courses: Business Programming using VB, Information Technology Essentials, Internet Essentials, Database Applications I & II using MS-Access & MYSQL, Software Essentials with MS-Office Suite, Static & Dynamic Websites using HTML & Dreamweaver, Web Graphics using Fireworks, Web Animation using Flash, Web programming with Javascript, Customer Service, Introduction to Algorithms & Flowcharts with Visio and PC Configuration & Support Show less



Rawafed Private School

• Deputy Director

  • Sep 1998 - Aug 2001

  Ordered books; hired teachers; proposed budgets and academic improvement plans; Scheduled timetables; Counseled Parents and students; Univ Placements; Accreditation; and managed all aspects of running Grades 6-12 school

• Math / Physics / IT High School Teacher

  • Sep 1997 - Aug 1998

  Taught AP Physics, O-Level Physics, AP Calculus, A-Level Mechanics & Math; Pre-Calculus; 0-Level Computer Studies. Wrote a book for the high school computer studies over MS-Office Suite



Abu Dhabi International School

• United Arab Emirates
• Airlines and Aviation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Math/Computer HS Teacher

  • Sep 1994 - Aug 1997

  Taught Pre-Calculus, Algebra, Geometry, O-Level Computer Studies, and High School Computer Studies for Grades 9 - 12. IT Department Coordinator Taught Pre-Calculus, Algebra, Geometry, O-Level Computer Studies, and High School Computer Studies for Grades 9 - 12. IT Department Coordinator



Al Nahda Private School

• Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Math/IT/Science teacher

  • Sep 1992 - Aug 1994

  Taught grades 6-9 math, general science, and computer literacy Taught grades 6-9 math, general science, and computer literacy



TeleCheck

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PPG IT Programmer

  • Sep 1990 - Aug 1992

  Part of the Post processing Group. Programmed using PL1 and maintained billing system. Produced reports for customer service, microfiche, EFT software, and a scoring system to evaluate a bad check. Used PL1, S1032 RDBMS, DCL, Vax, and C. Part of the Post processing Group. Programmed using PL1 and maintained billing system. Produced reports for customer service, microfiche, EFT software, and a scoring system to evaluate a bad check. Used PL1, S1032 RDBMS, DCL, Vax, and C.



Incarnate Word Academy Houston

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Instructor

  • Sep 1989 - Aug 1990

  Taught grades 11-12 Computer Studies Taught grades 11-12 Computer Studies



Kelly High School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Math Instructor

  • Sep 1988 - Aug 1989

  Taught grades 9-10 Algebra and Geometry Taught grades 9-10 Algebra and Geometry