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RIHAM MAMDOUH ARAFA

Professional IT Training Manager
Giza

Summary

To build a long-term career in ICT Industry, Organizational Development, and Project Management fields with opportunities for career growth. Employing and using my technical and personal skills to achieve the organization's targets and goals aside with my professional career aspiration. Learning more and generating innovative ideas to enhance the working environment, processes and outputs, and to develop the returns on the team capabilities and gained skills.

Results-driven management professional with proven ability to lead teams to success. Strong focus on team collaboration, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering culture of accountability and excellence. Known for adaptability and consistently meeting changing organizational needs.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Tech-Ambassador , Wazeefa Tech (Governmental Initiative) Programs Manager

Information Technology Institute (ITI), Smart Village Egypt
04.2022 - Current
  • Building and providing the strategic plan to achieve the targeted goals.
  • Managing and directing the Programs’ teams with focusing on team achievement as target.
  • Managing relations with external parties (Companies, strategic partners) to increase the programs performance
  • Building the programs’ structure and processes attached with specified KPIs
  • Reviewing the technical and financial contents with related professionals to issue the programs’ tracks with reference to the market needs.

Governance Manager

Information Technology Institute (ITI), Smart Village Egypt
09.2019 - 03.2022
  • Proposing required development in working plans and procedures to reach best performance.
  • Performance evaluation and control
  • Evaluating teams’ performance efficiency
  • Applying and evaluating efficiency keys and factors

Researcher – Research and innovation Department

Information Technology Institute (ITI), Smart Village Egypt
03.2019 - 09.2019
  • Participating in Innovation competition.
  • Providing research reports for new/ proposed training programs
  • Studying and proposing new methodologies and tools used in providing ICT training

Deputy of Projects Department Manager

Information Technology Institute (ITI), Smart Village Egypt
10.2015 - 10.2018
  • Building strong relations with business Partners as (ICT companies, IC Professionals, Universities contact persons and Governorates management and directing candidates).
  • Planning, organizing and managing the yearly training programs for 30+ training paths , and more than 10+ sub-programs covering the 27 Egyptian governorates
  • Monitor for trends across the Universities and developing specialized institute and ICT international companies in order to develop and prioritize the new professional training tracks.
  • Attending Events and business meetings for more knowledge on the market and technologies’ trends.
  • Searching and finding more business opportunities for better business development, and positioning ITI in the market.
  • Managing all the HW, Software financial and Human resources to achieve the department target and satisfy customers’ requirements.
  • Managing teams of admins, coordinators and technical teams in basically 7+ branches and training locations to implement the training plan efficiently.
  • Draft, develop and edit guidelines, templates, and research guides to be used in business operations.
  • With strong link with organization internal systems and departments, and matching with strategic plans.
  • Develop, maintain, and improve process maps, instructions, and forms.
  • Participate in outreach and communication plans for assigned ITI initiatives.
  • Create reports and briefings for the ITP- ITI team members and others.
  • Managing and developing relations with and among staff.

Member of the Technical Office – for the Minister first Assistant

Ministry of communication and Information Technology – Egypt
07.2014 - 09.2016
  • Responsible for managing teams to build and develop reports for development plans
  • Studding and recommending set of development trends and business trends on global world directed.
  • Participating in strategic teams for local and global events and conferences.
  • Participating in the Budgeting meetings.
  • Participating in strategic planning meetings.
  • Working with governmental teams in a group of local development projects.

Technical Manager of Skills House

Information Technology Institute (ITI), Giza, Egypt
06.2012 - 07.2014
  • Follow up the latest personal skills courses required by ICT Employers in Egypt.
  • Tune the list of courses and packages could be provided to customers.
  • Make, Modify and review Personal skills Materials and Presentations
  • Build customized/Tailor-made courses and material or specific business requirements
  • Follow up and take corrective actions through courses providing processes.
  • Set and modify the yearly training plans.
  • Collect and analyze customers’ feedback and updated requirements.
  • Teaching basic and advanced courses in Personal Skills, working groups, Project management and Business Courses.

Business Development Manager

Information Technology Institute (ITI), Giza, Egypt
09.2010 - 06.2012
  • Events and Marketing Campaigns for ITI events and services.
  • PR activities internally and externally.
  • Generating and Finding cooperation fields and scopes with current or new partners (Multinational and Local companies).
  • Teaching Soft skills courses as (Marketing Fundamentals, Team Building, Communication Skills, Creative thinking, Presentation Skills …..etc.)

Marketing Manager

Information Technology Institute (ITI), Giza, Egypt
12.2008 - 09.2010
  • Analysis of information and Decision Making concerning action plans for ITI Business Development
  • Design and implementation of marketing plan
  • Monitoring of Customer Behavior
  • Control the value proposition of offerings to target various customer profiles

IT Training manager – DB Department

Information Technology Institute (ITI), Giza, Egypt
08.2005 - 12.2008
  • Managing teaching and training team
  • Responsible for preparing technical curriculum
  • Managing graduation projects
  • Relation Management with external technical partners from individuals or companies
  • Solving management & technical problems could face any of the external projects execution
  • Building and managing database of projects and partners, which be used to run group of statistical reports and findings

Database Department Manager

Information Technology Institute (ITI), Giza, Egypt
01.2003 - 12.2005
  • Implementing training process with attached training program(s) (Technical)
  • Managing, teaching & training teams
  • Approving, developing & preparing technical curriculum
  • Managing graduation projects & teams
  • Handling relation with external technical partners (individuals and/or companies)
  • Database & ERP system manager with direct responsibility and control for 480+ trainees in 5 branches.
  • Training program related activities: implementation, establishing rules of attendance, grade evaluation, daily follow up, auditing of the Education process, periodic evaluation of tainting material, education methodologies, instructors’ evaluation and the relevance of the training material to the employers requirements

Database Professional Instructor/Trainer

Information Technology Institute (ITI), Giza, Egypt
07.1998 - 01.2003
  • Participate in preparation of Database courses materials.
  • Develop practical parts in required for course delivery.
  • Prepare the courses materials.
  • Prepare instructors materials for the assigned jobs.
  • Assist students or trainees in Lectures and Labs.
  • Develop materials annual auditing plans, and plans for enhancement.

Education

DBA - Strategic Management

Cairo University
09.2020
  • Through my DBA education I gained a lot of knowledge and experience about organizational development (OD) and strategic decisions. Working with valuable experienced teams increased my awareness and acquaintance on private sector businesses and other governmental entities and institutes nature. Joining and participating with professionals on experiments and depth research increased my abilities on data
  • Research title was: Organizational E-Readiness effect on E-commerce adoption in the Egyptian MSMEs in ICT Sector.
  • Through this research I studied one of the strategic decision which is adopting e-commerce as one of the IT systems the organizations pushed to adopt in current turbulent business environment. I generated a model specifying the factors affecting this decision with additional value and development on Perceived E-Readiness Model (PERM) previous researches applied on emerging countries, with complete implementation on MSMEs working in ICT sector in Egypt. On addition, I developed a data collection instrument that could be used for other researches in the same topic with difference in business nature.

MBA - Marketing

Arab Academy For Science, Technology And Maritime Transport (AASTMT)
04.2009
  • Through my MBA, with valuable interactivity with experienced teams; I gained good information, additional knowledge which was very useful and wealthy to develop my practical experience.
  • On team base I joined a lot of projects and assignments, which deeply had been useful for all team members from different backgrounds (academically and practically).
  • GPA: 3.88 / Excellent

Oracle Certified Professional (OCP certificate) -

League Technology
04-2005

Professional Certificate in Database - Development on oracle Environment.

High School Diploma -

Information Technology Institute
10-1999
  • ITI is one of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Affiliates that aims to generate youth with the latest technology knowledge and advanced IT science. Make them able to participate it the ICT industry in positive ways and with valuable participation.
  • GPA: Excellent

Skills

  • Effective communication
  • Effective presentation delivery
  • Effective team collaboration
  • Effective team management
  • Data analysis proficiency
  • Clear and concise reporting
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Project management proficiency
  • Understanding of risk management principles
  • Strategic marketing management
  • Project coordination expertise
  • Database analysis and design
  • Knowledge of statistical methods and ERP systems
  • Stress management skills
  • Decision-making
  • Time management
  • Team leadership
  • Customer service

Timeline

Tech-Ambassador , Wazeefa Tech (Governmental Initiative) Programs Manager - Information Technology Institute (ITI), Smart Village Egypt
04.2022 - Current
Governance Manager - Information Technology Institute (ITI), Smart Village Egypt
09.2019 - 03.2022
Researcher – Research and innovation Department - Information Technology Institute (ITI), Smart Village Egypt
03.2019 - 09.2019
Deputy of Projects Department Manager - Information Technology Institute (ITI), Smart Village Egypt
10.2015 - 10.2018
Member of the Technical Office – for the Minister first Assistant - Ministry of communication and Information Technology – Egypt
07.2014 - 09.2016
Technical Manager of Skills House - Information Technology Institute (ITI), Giza, Egypt
06.2012 - 07.2014
Business Development Manager - Information Technology Institute (ITI), Giza, Egypt
09.2010 - 06.2012
Marketing Manager - Information Technology Institute (ITI), Giza, Egypt
12.2008 - 09.2010
IT Training manager – DB Department - Information Technology Institute (ITI), Giza, Egypt
08.2005 - 12.2008
Database Department Manager - Information Technology Institute (ITI), Giza, Egypt
01.2003 - 12.2005
Database Professional Instructor/Trainer - Information Technology Institute (ITI), Giza, Egypt
07.1998 - 01.2003
Cairo University - DBA, Strategic Management
Arab Academy For Science, Technology And Maritime Transport (AASTMT) - MBA, Marketing
League Technology - Oracle Certified Professional (OCP certificate),
Information Technology Institute - High School Diploma,

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Languages

English
Upper intermediate (B2)
RIHAM MAMDOUH ARAFAProfessional IT Training Manager