Youssif Salah Abdel-Sattar Karam-Allah
New Cairo
Summary
Dynamic project management professional with a proven track record of delivering strategic initiatives that drive business growth. Expertise in aligning projects with organizational goals and leveraging business acumen to prioritize initiatives effectively. Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale programs across diverse industries within the MENA region, ensuring successful outcomes that enhance operational efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction. Committed to fostering collaboration and innovation to achieve exceptional results in complex environments.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Founder
PMO بالعربى
06.2024 - Current
- Founded the first dedicated platform in the Arab region focused on building and operating business-oriented PMOs.
- Developed and published professional content (articles, newsletters, LinkedIn series, training programs) combining global best practices with regional business realities.
- Grew and engaged a community of thousands of PMO and project management professionals across MENA through thought leadership and interactive content.
- Designed and delivered practical training programs tailored for SMEs to establish PMOs that drive measurable business value and ROI.
- Promoted the concept of Business-Oriented PMOs by linking it to major regional transformations such as Saudi Vision 2030 and large-scale retail and infrastructure expansions in Egypt and the Gulf.
Head of PMO
United Grocers
04.2022 - Current
- Lead a team of project managers responsible for executing large scale green & brown field projects.
- Built a business-oriented PMO department from scratch, successfully standardizing project requirements across non-technical departments, especially in aligning engineering activities with business-needed KPIs.
- Successfully doubled the rate of store expansions while optimizing project costs and schedules.
- Enhanced project governance and customized it for the retail sector, leading to improved compliance and project outcomes.
- Built and standardized project management practices across all internal stakeholders, facilitating the expansion of projects
- Oversaw both external projects, such as store openings, and internal strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and maximizing benefits realization.
- Delivered high-profile, approved business transformation projects in collaboration with senior stakeholders to ensure smooth processes and effective project delivery.
E-Commerce Project Management Section Head
United Grocers
08.2021 - 03.2022
- Managed the digital transformation portfolio for Agile software projects of SEOUDI customer care center.
- Managed the launching of Agile software projects.
- Deployed digital solutions to enhance customer user experience/UX design for B2B or B2C E-commerce channels with FMCGs, supply chain & retail stakeholders.
- Lead dark stores projects. & defined processes & KPIs for the operations team
Customer Project Manager
Schneider Electric
01.2019 - 07.2021
- Managed Mega national projects (Metro L3 ph4b, El Galalah city, New Japanese university, and DP world port)
- Managed VIP customers’ accounts in transportation segment in Metro and railway projects.
- Delivered turnkey projects as DP world, Galalah resorts and ETAPA El-Sheikh Zayed.
- Awarded with best customer experience award from Schneider Electric for 2020.
- Joined Schneider Electric ambassadors committee.
- Managed a large portfolio of prestigious international clients, contractors, consultants, and end users, both in private and governmental sectors.
- Prepared, scheduled, coordinated, and monitored the assigned engineering projects.
- Monitored compliance to applicable codes, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards and specifications.
- Interacted daily with the clients to interpret their needs and requirements and representing them in the field.
- Learned Basics of KNX system, PV systems, and BMS.
Senior Electrical Design Engineer
Schneider Electric
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Designed electrical drawings for Medium Voltage switch gears and RMU as well as its protection & control to produce final electrical design purposes for various Schneider products as: PIX ROF, MCSET4, MCSET123, RONEX & SM6.
- Ensured the design compliance to customer specification.
- Handled customers & suppliers to meet some project’s objective in coordination with the project management as well as supply chain teams.
- Designed Mega projects as: Zohr, NCIC, Uptown Cairo, Marassi Substation, Al-Masah New Capital, Cairo-Alex Corridors & UEETC.
Quality planning and control engineer
El Sewedy Electric
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Designed and developed forms and instructions for evaluating, assessing, reporting, and documenting on quality standards in products or services.
- Supervised the technicians and the production line.
- Developed strategies to evaluate precision and accuracy of analytical equipment, tests & measurements, and production equipment.
Education
Skills
Adaptive team leadership
Extra-Curricular activities
Participant, Employability and Career Development Center “USAID” 2014 Volunteer, Resala charity 2014 Attended sessions about Employability skills, presentation skills, Problem Solving Member, leaders Preparation camp, ASU student union 2012
Training
- Strategic planning foundations by PMI and NASBA 2022
- Setting up a PMO certified by LinkedIn 2022
- Building resilience certified by LinkedIn 2022
- How to lead PMO certified by PMI & LinkedIn 2022
- Strategic planning certified by LinkedIn 2022
- Professional program management for IT Projects by LinkedIn 2022
- Cultivating Growth mindset by NASBA. 2022
- Change Management for projects by LinkedIn. 2022
- Digital transformation by LinkedIn. 2022
- E-commerce fundamentals, certified by LinkedIn 2021
- Agile leadership certified by LinkedIn. 2021
- Presentation skills “Brainquil”, Schneider Electric 2021
- Well-being “IDE program”, Schneider Electric 2021
- Customer Project Process (CPP), Schneider Electric 2020
- PMP Preparation, Schneider Electric 2019
- Project Management Life Cycle from Tendering to Closing Project Management diploma– AUC (American University in Cairo) 2019
- Cost Management for Engineering Projects–Project Management diploma– AUC (American University in Cairo). 2019
- Marketing & Sales Professional Career Program certificate – AUC (American University in Cairo school of Continuing Education). 2018
- Project Budgeting and Financial Control –Project Management diploma– AUC (American University in Cairo). 2017
- Project Planning & Control Techniques –Project Management diploma– AUC (American University in Cairo). 2016
Timeline
Founder
PMO بالعربى
06.2024 - Current
Head of PMO
United Grocers
04.2022 - Current
E-Commerce Project Management Section Head
United Grocers
08.2021 - 03.2022
Customer Project Manager
Schneider Electric
01.2019 - 07.2021
Senior Electrical Design Engineer
Schneider Electric
01.2016 - 01.2019
Quality planning and control engineer
El Sewedy Electric
01.2015 - 01.2016
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