Ahmed AW

Product Lead (aka Entrepreneur in residence!)

• Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
• Owned and prioritized product backlog.
• Focused on building critical features upfront in order to identify constraints and technical challenges.
• Team Management:
• Team size: Started at 3 Developers and 1 QA and grew to 1 Lead Developer, 5 Developers including Scrum Master, 1 UX Designer, and 2 QA (3X growth)
• Team retention rate: 100%
• Implementation of new ways of work that led to team retention.
• Project Management:
• Number of projects led in parallel: Avg. 3-5 (Max 6).
• Success rate of project deliveries: Avg. 95-99%.
• Time to complete projects: Depends on scale and complexity (Longest 9 months, Shortest 1 sprint).
• Cloud Migration:
• Time to migrate to cloud-ready solution: Avg. 5 months (3-4 months ahead of schedule).
• Success rate of migration: 93% of product ready for cloud
  Number of daily shopping trips supported: 1.5 million trips.
• Number of devices operated: 250K.
• Re-engineering:
• Time to re-engineer complicated product: 6 months.
• Success rate of re-engineering: 99%.
  
• Agile Transformation:
• Success rate of agile transformation: From hybrid/waterfall to 88% agile in 9 months.
• Number of cross-functional teams aligned: 4 teams across departments.
• Product Owner:
• Success rate of agile transformation and agile ceremonies.
• Alignment and communication with cross-functional teams.
• Co-led team growth.
• Managed stakeholders.
• Fostered and drove product strategy.
• Product Management & Innovation:
• Successful planning and management of product roadmap and lifecycle.
• Led internal design initiatives to develop and validate product ideas before inclusion in future lineups.
• Led and innovated new and current solutions from idea to validation for key customers.
• Contributed to brand research and marketing.
• Requirements Gathering:
• Successful gathering of product requirements
  Defined product jobs, functions, design, and user journey.
• Agile Software Development:
• Successful management of scope of work, backlog, acceptance criteria, defining user stories, sprint planning.
• Provided feedback, clear cross-functional communications, and support.

Unleashing potential, one "absurd" idea at a time with your Resident Innovation Wizard!

1- Enterprise Innovation & Ventures: Product Ownership, Business Design, Service Design, Growth, Business Development & Innovation Architecture.

• Reviewed sales, customer concerns, and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions.
• Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
• Collaborated with sales, marketing, and support teams to launch products on time and within budget.
• Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.

2- Strategize, Design, Consultant and Lead Innovation Programs (Management/Tech)

• Strategize, Design, and Manage: Enterprise Innovation Initiatives, Ventures, and Programs

3- Management Consulting "Strategist"

• Launching Startups/Ventures, Agencies, and Organizations.
• Design, Formulate Structure and Develop Organizations Strategy for Current and New Ventures.
• Formulated and executed strategic initiatives to improve product offerings.
• Managed continuous improvement initiatives to drive gains in quality, flow, and output.
• Boosted accountability and growth by enhancing processes based on performance reporting, benchmarks and objectives.
• Researched, analyzed and solved marketing and strategy concerns through personalized approach.
• Directed technological improvements, reducing waste and business bottlenecks.

Helping Entrepreneurs globally design reliable MVPs (Products/Services) that converts!

• Q3 2022 Round (Metaverse Innovations Incubation)
  Mentored and Coached:
• 8 out of 24 Teams - 4 Qualified out 8 - 2 Incubated out 4 "Product-Market-Fit" in 6 weeks.
• Both are Funded - 1 Generating revenues and 1 in Negotiations with VCs.
• Mentorship for global entrepreneurs to build their 1st MVP.
• Consultant in product management, ownership, business design, service design, growth, business development, and innovation architecture.
• Planned, developed, and implemented strategies to convey information with key decision makers.
• Coaching in Product Management, Ownership, and Business Design.
• Mentoring startups in business model canvas, jobs-to-be, lean startup methodology.
• Served as role model for mentees by demonstrating strong values and ethical standards.
• Facilitated workshops and seminars to foster development of problem-solving, decision-making, and critical thinking.
• Leading digital product development, design sprints, and agile leadership workshops.
• Providing new business with strategy consulting, business analysis, and marketing services.
• Data Protection compliance best practices workshops for new business owners e.g., PIPEDA, GDPR.

Helping Entrepreneurs globally design reliable MVPs (Products/Services) that converts!

• Mentorship for global entrepreneurs to build their 1st MVP.
• Consultant in product management, ownership, business design, service design, growth, business development, and innovation architecture.
• Planned, developed, and implemented strategies to convey information with key decision makers.
• Coaching in Product Management, Ownership, and Business Design.
• Mentoring startups in business model canvas, jobs-to-be, lean startup methodology.
• Served as role model for mentees by demonstrating strong values and ethical standards.
• Facilitated workshops and seminars to foster development of problem-solving, decision-making, and critical thinking.
• Leading digital product development, design sprints, and agile leadership workshops.
• Providing new business with strategy consulting, business analysis, and marketing services.
• Data Protection compliance best practices workshops for new business owners e.g., PIPEDA, GDPR.

Helping Entrepreneurs globally design reliable MVPs (Products/Services) that converts!

• Mentorship for global entrepreneurs to build their 1st MVP.
• Consultant in product management, ownership, business design, service design, growth, business development, and innovation architecture.
• Evaluated staff performance and provided coaching to address inefficiencies.
• Planned, developed, and implemented strategies to convey information with key decision makers.
• Coaching in Product Management, Ownership, and Business Design.
• Mentoring startups in business model canvas, jobs-to-be, lean startup methodology.
• Served as role model for mentees by demonstrating strong values and ethical standards.
• Facilitated workshops and seminars to foster development of problem-solving, decision-making, and critical thinking.
• Leading digital product development, design sprints, and agile leadership workshops.
• Providing new business with strategy consulting, business analysis, and marketing services.
• Data Protection compliance best practices workshops for new business owners e.g. PIPEDA, GDPR.

• As Head of Innovation and Strategy, following responsibilities will fall under purview:
• Achieved 25% pre-revenue growth of products and 45% reduction in development costs by designing and executing innovation strategy, applying lean startup methodologies, and developing business model. Integrated innovation architecture and technology into organization's operations, co-designed transparency and data privacy policies compliant with GDPR requirements and formulated fundamental acceptance criteria compliant with them.
• Formulated and executed strategic initiatives to improve product offerings.
• Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends.
• Validate and test both business and innovation models using lean startup methodologies to drive effective decision-making and achieve quantified and qualified metrics.
• Formed senior leadership team through rigorous interviews and extensive candidate research.
• Defined company roles and responsibilities to establish and enhance processes.
• Studied market to determine optimal pricing of goods and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
• Established organizational mission statement through extensive collaboration and review.
• Directed technological improvements, reducing waste and business bottlenecks.
• Analyzed industry trends and tracked competitor activities to inform decision making.
• Led recruitment and development of strategic alliances to maximize utilization of existing talent and capabilities.
• Created organization's mission and vision statements for use by employees.
• Developed strong partnerships with other businesses to allow for collaboration and more significant opportunities for growth.
  Identified business development challenges and customer concerns for proactive resolution.
• Using product management and strategy frameworks, identified market opportunities and drove innovative growth strategies of FinTech solution, in compliance with mandatory privacy and transparency regulations such as GDPR and PIPCA-compliant policies leveraging data gathering and formulation of fundamental acceptance criteria complies with Financial regulatory requirements.
• Shaped solutions and approaches by leveraging trends in customer marketplaces and industries.

1st Cycle:

• Building and Managing The Whole Program From Scratch as defined
• 4 Ideation Camps (+400 Participants)
• 2 Pre-Incubation Rounds (12 Startups in Total)
• 1 Incubation Cycle (8 Incubated Startups - Funded)
• 2 Reached Product-Market-Fit
• 1 Profitable (Raising Seed Round)

Program Design and Outcomes:

Led program design and brand strategy:

• Defined program goals, objectives, needs, resources, and success metrics.
• Managed selection process for startups.
• Coordinated fundraising and leveraged partnerships with investors, venture capitalists, and universities.
• Implemented program strategy, including budgeting, marketing, timeline development, and evaluation metrics.
• Recruited core operations team (management, fundraising, finance, marketing, operations).
• Developed educational programs for startups.
• Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
  
  Partnerships and Mentorship:
• Developed relationships with technology and industry experts for mentorship.
• Represented program externally at conferences and events.
• Invited technology startups to participate in incubator program.
• Guided product design, development, and launch.
  Led fundraising efforts for new ventures.
  
  Team Management:
• Generated reports detailing findings and recommendation's management practices.
• Optimized customer experience by delivering superior services and effectively troubleshooting issues.
• Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
• Tracked progress of participating companies through regular reviews and reported on successes.
• Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
  Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.

As Founder and Head of Product, responsible for:

Market research and analysis:

• Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends.
• Studied market to determine optimal pricing of goods and capitalize on emerging opportunities.

Mission and vision statements:

• Created organization’s mission and vision statements for use by employees.

Promotional approaches and sales monitoring:

• Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.

Growth strategies and accomplishments:

• Led market research and cross-functional problem-solving efforts, and Strategy resulting in successfully targeting millennial’s during Covid-19 1st wave for 1st portfolio Venture
• (Hatt Warehouse Solutions for Retail and eCommerce Integration)
• Acquired 800+ customers organically in first validation.
• Strategized pivot that led to 120% orders increase.
• Hit 6 figures in pre-seed funding in first round.
• Declined Fund and put hold on Operations as Forecast has proven we would need to triple our investment round to sustain and scale.

Product development and innovation:

• Owned product development process, utilizing user experience design (UED) and design thinking principles to drive product innovation and user experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in start-ups, innovation strategy, business strategy, and business model innovation, resulting in disrupting logistics handicap in Upper Egypt and remote regions.

Leadership and partnerships:

• Coordinated with third-party vendors and investors for negotiations and partnerships.
• Utilized information technology expertise to integrate innovation architecture and technology into operations.
• Demonstrated strong leadership and problem-solving skills to drive growth strategy and business analysis.
• Leveraged customer-driven innovation to develop viable products that meet customer needs and achieve quantified and qualified metrics.

Investment outlook:

• Unfortunately, it may not be smart move to invest at moment as plan to relaunch with much-optimized model and more scalability operations is uncertain and there are no clear timeline or concrete details provided.

Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Participated in team projects, demonstrating ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment.
Incubation Program Co-development.
Incubation Program Co-development startups.
Managed selection process for startups.
Training and Mentorship for Startup Founders.
Capacity building for Trainers due to lack of mentors
(Lean Startup, Design Thinking, Pitching Investors, Business Model/LEAN Canvas, Project to Operations Transition).
Organizing Events and Outreach activities.

NOTE:
All that work was delivered as Pro-bono (Volunteer) effort, and I refused to receive any payment in return to support Upper Egyptian Entrepreneurship Ecosystem.

Embassy of Knowledge Administrator - Aswan Branch

• Taught staff, students and new employees income generation methods through varying external channels.
• Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
• Monitored office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
• Set cultural norms for institutional research community with collaboration and health of research goals as primary considerations.
  Supported digital library collections containing e-books, audiobooks and digital media.
• Instructed students on research techniques and use of online resources.
• Created programs and activities to promote library usage.
  Oversaw media, catalog and instructional areas.
• Notified supervisors when major equipment repairs were needed.
  Collected and analyzed statistics on program data and usage using Excel.
• ed campus in use of instructional technology to engage students in interesting and retentive learning.
• Produced reports of findings and gave presentations of results.
  Designed and delivered trainings and presentations to institutional staff and supported research programs development.
• Leveraged professional networks and industry knowledge to strengthen client relationships.
• Established connections with liaisons to industrial and commercial stakeholders, allowing industry trends to inform research and vice versa.
• Formed strategic partnerships and connected with academic bodies and other stakeholders to drive organizational development.
• Joined forces with teachers and administrators to support curriculum content, learning outcomes and student information needs.

At Nile Museum, three project phases were delivered ahead of schedule with average time savings of 30% to 45% by Information.
Technology Project Manager.
Three project phases delivered ahead of schedule with average time savings of 30% to 45%.

Worked closely with management teams to plan, develop and execute technical strategies aligned to client's vision.

Liaised effectively with others to promote ongoing network design, reevaluation and optimization, scaling with company growth.

Reported progress and issues to project stakeholders.
All deliveries are handed over to owner without comments.
Achieved cost reduction of average of 65% for all three phases.
Project Manager (Information Technology Infrastructure Department) was outsourced to:
Manage communications with project stakeholders.
Design, plan, and deploy ICT Infrastructure.
Coordinate with other on-site teams.
Manage project scope (budget, schedule, quality).
Manage staff and assign tasks for each member.
Responsible for resources purchasing, testing, and installation.
Report progress and issues to project stakeholders.
Hand over project outcomes for closing and delivery.
Skills:
Utilized Agile methodologies to manage project phases.
Managed cross-functional problem-solving efforts to achieve project goals.
Formulated and executed effective business strategies in government contracting.
Successfully planned and managed complex projects.
Developed and managed Information Technology infrastructure solutions.
Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills to overcome project obstacles.
Provided strong leadership to project teams.

Advised project managers on simultaneous technical workstreams, aiding in alignment of broader business goals.
Published technology roadmaps for multi-site facility installation, designing purchasing and installation plans based on customers' budgets and technical needs.
Reviewed technical guidelines to verify compliance with information security standards and best practices.
Resolving Technical Issues and Troubleshooting with Vodafone Customers.
Gained good understanding of UK legal and financial structure.
Daily Practicing of users' support while complying with data protection, privacy policy, and transparency in reporting to formally involved parties/people.

Product Development / Business Analyst Associate

Full responsibility to co-develop products with Engineering.
Coordinating business requirements with technology team
Gathered quotes, created prototypes and arranged raw materials shipments to meet tight production deadlines.
Reporting clarified details about technological capabilities and limitations to business owners/clients.
Developed business cases for proposed products and presented to project stakeholders.
Validating features via prototyping and/or proof of concept solutions to meet business needs.
Created innovative, science-based product formulas for CRUZE.
Hand over features and tests them with business owners.
Prepare project handover with PM and Product Owner for closer.

CULTNAT is Research Division parented by Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Clear communication of technical information for non-technical clients.
Collaboration with internal team members and customers to align business and project goals.
Suggestion of solutions for complex development issues, achieving project goals within budget and timeline.
Definition of solutions and progress driving in collaboration with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters.
Management of internal and external team tasks and work organization to meet demanding production goals.
Basic troubleshooting task walk-throughs for individuals.
Co-ordination between PM and teams, diagnosing, resolving, and handling technical challenges between design and development teams.
Translation of complex technical issues into digestible language for non-technical users.
Reviewing digital products and conducting manual visual testing before QA as Product Management Associate for Digital Art and Digital Documentation Pipeline.
Effective project management, utilizing Scrum methodology to drive cross-functional problem-solving.