Reham Elwan
Project Manager
Cairo,Maadi
Summary
Certified Scrum Master and accomplished Project Manager with over 21 years of expertise, specializing in agile transformation, OKR implementation, and financial analysis & oversight within multinational industrial sectors. Proven ability to lead megaprojects starting from planning to completion, consistently achieving performance improvements and significant cost optimizations through strategic resource management. Pioneer in shifting organizational performance frameworks from traditional KPIs to OKRs, enabling enhanced agility, focus, and cross-functional alignment. Skilled communicator and collaborative leader with a track record of fostering cross-functional team cohesion, boosting productivity, and ensuring compliance with international standards.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Management System Leader & HSE Performance Analyst
AIR LIQUIDE EGYPT
07.2022 - 09.2024
- Issued 30 + policies as per ISO 9001:2015 across Egypt operations, fortifying the quality-management system and supporting zero-non-conformance certification audits.
- Automated document lifecycle via AODOCS for all business lines, streamlining retrieval and eliminating manual errors to safeguard critical records.
- Diagnosed HSE-KPI deviations and launched targeted corrective actions, cutting lagging indicators and bolstering a proactive safety culture.
- Managed the annual SHEQ & Security plan and prepared monthly safety-steering reviews for executives, ensuring timely closure of improvement actions.
- Forecasted and tracked departmental budgets with Operations Control, delivering near-real-time cost visibility and error-free monthly accruals.
Investment Controller
AIR LIQUIDE EGYPT
07.2003 - 07.2022
- Directed annual CAPEX portfolio > 200 M EGP, aligning investments with growth priorities while maintaining > 95 % budget accuracy.
- Delivered 9 of 10 organizational mega-projects over 19 years, achieving 95 %+ on time, on-budget performance and fueling large-industry revenue expansion.
- Led migration from Great Plains to Oracle ERP, configuring the Investment Control module and cutting monthly reporting cycle time by 30 %.
- Re-engineered performance tracking from KPIs to OKRs, boosting cross-functional alignment and accelerating strategic decision-making on capital projects.
- Chaired monthly Investment Committee meetings, leveraging advanced analytics to prioritize capital allocation and optimize returns on > 200 M EGP of annual spend.
Assistant Managing Director & CEO
MAGRABI HOSPITALS & CENTERS
02.2001 - 07.2003
- Developed and implemented high-level administrative policies, supporting board and executive-level decision-making.
- Prepared strategic reports and coordinated board-level presentation materials, ensuring operational alignment.
Foreign Purchasing Assistant
MAGRABI OPTICAL COMPANY
02.2000 - 02.2001
- Led procurement operations and vendor communications, aligning buying activities with marketing and inventory needs.
- Produced monthly performance reports to support demand forecasting and purchasing strategy.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English Language & Literature
CAIRO UNIVERSITY
06-1999
MBA - Project Management, Finance, Accounting, Strategic Planning, Economics, Marketing, Organizational Behavior
HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
Skills
- Agile & Scrum Methodologies
- Project Planning & Scheduling
- Risk Mitigation & Management
- OKR Framework Implementation
- Financial Analysis & Control
- CAPEX Budget Management
- Strategic Planning & Execution
- Change Management
- ISO 9001 Compliance
- Data Analytics & Reporting
- SAP & Oracle Systems
- Document Control & Management
- Investment Control
- Leadership & Coaching
- Performance Management
- Asset Management
- Process Optimization
- Team Collaboration
- Stakeholder Communication
- Budget Forecasting
- Regulatory Compliance
- Analytical Thinking
- Continuous Improvement
- Innovation & Transformation
- HSE Performance Analytics
- Presentation Skills
- Cost Control
- Business Process Management
- Multicultural Team Leadership
- Conflict Resolution
- SAP FI
- Oracle Applications
- MS Project
- AODOCS
- Google Analytics
- CAPEX Management
- MS Office ( Word - Excel - PowerPoint)
Certification
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM1) – Certify Scrum
- ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor – TUV NORD Egypt
- Financial Analyst – Top Business
- Project Management Diploma - Edinburgh Business School
- Google Data Analytics – Coursera
- Certified Professional Secretary (CPS) – IAAP
Accomplishments
- Championed organizational transformation by embedding OKR frameworks in project governance, elevating team accountability and clarity.
- Refined scope and delivery metrics on small industrial projects, triggering a 90% jump in sales conversion and establishing a repeatable best-practice model.
- Delivered 9 of 10 mega investment projects (large-industry + industrial-merchant) with > 95% budget accuracy, protecting in capital and accelerating time-to-value.
- Optimized an annual 200 M EGP CAPEX portfolio, reallocating savings to high-ROI digital initiatives.
- Digitized document lifecycle via AODOCS for 12 business units, eradicating version-control errors, and slashing file-retrieval time by 60%.
- Cut recordable HSE incidents by 35% in 12 months by diagnosing KPI deviations and launching targeted corrective actions.
- Rolled out Oracle ERP Investment Control, shrinking month-end close from 10 to 6 days and boosting data integrity for strategic capital decisions.
- Earned 2 corporate Certificates of Recognition for initiatives that embedded a culture of operational excellence.
Personal Information
Awards
Certificate of Recognition, Air Liquide Egypt, 2024, Acknowledged for outstanding support and impactful contributions to strategic company projects.
Timeline
Management System Leader & HSE Performance Analyst
AIR LIQUIDE EGYPT
07.2022 - 09.2024
Investment Controller
AIR LIQUIDE EGYPT
07.2003 - 07.2022
Assistant Managing Director & CEO
MAGRABI HOSPITALS & CENTERS
02.2001 - 07.2003
Foreign Purchasing Assistant
MAGRABI OPTICAL COMPANY
02.2000 - 02.2001
Bachelor of Arts - English Language & Literature
CAIRO UNIVERSITY
MBA - Project Management, Finance, Accounting, Strategic Planning, Economics, Marketing, Organizational Behavior
HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
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