Abdallah Absi Halabi
Al - Mazraa Street, Saleh Building, 5th. Floor
Beirut, Lebanon
Cellular 961-3-204441
Home/Fax 961-1-311221
absi@horizons.com.lb
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Executive with proven success in balancing operational efficiencies and business growth with client satisfaction, offering over 16 years experience in conceptualizing ideas, seizing opportunities, building operations and general management of organizations including design, production and manufacturing with strong background in IT. Employ proactive management and strong leadership techniques, strong interpersonal and communication skills, coupled with vision, to generate accomplishment-driven workplace environment, resulting in employee loyalty and customer satisfaction at all levels. Able to build and foster strategic business relationships with corporate level executives, creating client loyalty and resulting in increased revenues and bottom-line profitability. Extensive experience in all facets of project lifecycle, from initial feasibility analysis and conceptual design to implementation.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Managing Director – Partner 1998 - Present
Absi Co Beirut, Lebanon
Minting House, awards and medals designers, manufacturers and service providers.
Managing all aspects of company investments: from day-to-day operations to forecasting for long-range goals. Set up the company and implementing the transition of the business from a workshop to an establishment.
· Being profitable for seven years in sequence, achieving a profit rate of 15%, and growth in all aspects of business: the average annual increase of customer base is 20 %, average growth of annual sales is 16.6 %, annual increase in storage area is 60%.
· Fully computerize the company: administration, accounting and other aspects of business including web existence and utilization.
· Built up procedures of the co. and formulated the requirements to comply with ISO 9001.
· Provide building blocks for efficient marketing, including building up the corporate image, managing and implementing effective and efficient TV advertising campaigns, publishing an electronic catalog, providing a comprehensive website.
· Built a graphics department and create huge graphics archive of line-art designs.
· Introduced new production lines and innovated many new products. Increased profitability through product mix enrichment and new product development.
· Play the role of R & D by managing researches and utilizing results to improve production and invent new products or production techniques.
· Implement CAD/CAM for virtual models and dies production.
· Documented a book about different aspects of the Co. business, procedures, products and vision including a business plan for expansion to regional markets in a chain fashion.
· Negotiating and developing long-term partnerships with vendors and suppliers.
· Managed a team of factory technical personnel responsible for ensuring that contractual requirements are addressed while simultaneously meeting an aggressive schedule and cost demands.
· Expert in designing and presenting proposals.
· For more Information about Absi Co. visit: www.absico.com.lb
Managing Director - Owner 1989 - 1998
Horizons Innovations Beirut, Lebanon
The founder and owner of this multimedia and software localization house.
· Multimedia Development and production: Being a pioneer in multimedia CD production. Produced the very first Arabic multimedia encyclopedia, produced the very first commercial Arabic CD title.
· Software Localization: Contracted by Apple Computer Inc. and contributed to the localization of the Mac operating system.
· Localized several projects like HyperCard and FileMaker.
· Software Development: Developed several applications, among these is a multimedia organizer which was the first of its kind since it integrated a multimedia book shelf and an organizer with linking capabilities.
· Hardware Distributor: Whole sales distributor of C-Itoh printers in Lebanon for 4 years. Succeeded in establishing a network of local dealers covering different areas of the market. Succeeded in achieving annual sales of 1 million dollars in a country that was unstable. Operation was aborted to focus on multimedia projects.
· Technical Writings: Wrote several articles, reviews, manuals and translations related to IT technology.
· For more Information about Horizons Innovations visit: www.horizons.com.lb
Apple Products Marketing Manager 1987 - 1989
Jeraisy Computer Services Riyadh - KSA
Active manager who managed a central office of information. Role involved technical meetings with members of Apple Computer Inc. office in Africa and Middle East, helping branches to absorb new aspects of technology, releasing and targeting new products.
· Conducting seminars and lecturing: Conducted and managed several seminars in 5 stars hotels. Seminars were targeted for vertical segments of the market and special interests groups.
· My reputation reached to the extent were I was invited by special societies like "Riyadh Computer Group", ARAMCO and others to lecture about recent topics at that time like desktop publishing and desktop communication.
· Support and Liaison: Provided the role of internal support and liaison office between the corporate HQ and branches.
· Trainer: Managed the "Apple Business School" project and trained the staff.
· Newsletter chief editor: Generated and published the JCS Magazine - newsletter.
· For more Information about Jeraisy Group visit: www.jeraisy.com
CAD Specialist 1986 - 1987
Applied Computer Services Co. Riyadh, KSA
Technical support for internal staff and customers with special focus on computer aided design.
· Projected the “Personal CAD Workstation”, worked to combine a specially configured PC, with a plotter and CAD software and offered what we called an "Engineering Workstation" to rival the high cost professional engineering workstations offered by vendors like Sun.
EDUCATION
M.S., Engineering 1985
University Of California Irvine, California
GPA: 3.64. Specialty: Computational Mechanics.
Individual study: Developed a software program titled "Static and Free Vibration Analysis of Skeletal Structures" running on the university main frame as well as personal computers (that was a breakthrough because at that time PCs were neither common nor considered suitable for serious number crunching routines!). The program included a comprehensive documentation.
· For more Information about the UCI visit: www.uci.edu
B.E., Engineering 1984
The American University of Beirut Beirut, Lebanon
· For more Information about the AUB visit: www.aub.edu
WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
· Localization And Page Layout - Apple Computer Inc., Cork, Ireland, 1989
· Management for new managers. - Riyadh Chamber of Commerce, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1988
· Man Management Skills - Applied Marketing Concepts of UK, 1987
· Sales Techniques and Customer Psychology - Applied Marketing Concepts of UK, 1987
· Mainframe Connectivity - Interlog, Lisbon, Portugal, 1987
· Desktop Communication - Apple Computer Inc, Cork, Ireland, 1987
LICENSES
· Professional Engineer - Order of Engineers and Architects -Lebanon, Beirut - Lebanon, 1989
AFFILIATIONS
· Member - Association Of Lebanese Industrialists, Beirut - Lebanon, 1999 - 2006
· Member - Chamber Of Commerce, Beirut, Lebanon, 1989 – 1998
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