Training, Industrial engineering, Project management

  1. Family name: Abdou

  2. First names: Deyaa Farouk

  3. Date of birth: June 20th, 1970

  4. Nationality: Egyptian

Dear Sirs,

My professional experience in Training, Industrial engineering, Project management, Quality, entrepreneurship, Innovation & TVET spans 30 years, with the large majority of my experience as a manager with Intern/multinational environment (Siemens, Nokia, NSN, Philips, Whirlpool…) based on my extensive studies in International business administration (MIBA) and project management.

I would like to mention a few representative contributions to illustrate my skills and abilities, I offer:

  1. TIEC-Visioneering, Pre-incubation program for entrepreneurs, Worked as trainer and mentor for the entrepreneurs

  2. GIZ – Technical Support for the Comprehensive Technical Education Initiative with Egypt (TCTI), worked as Team Leader for Development of a comprehensive sustainable quality management system for in-company training within the Egyptian Dual Education System

  3. GIZ – Technical Support for the Comprehensive Technical Education Initiative with Egypt (TCTI), worked as Key expert for Providing Capacity Building Measures to Multipliers (150 teachers) at Dual System and Technical Secondary Schools.

  4. Providing training courses and consultation in the following management systems; Quality ISO9001, Safety and occupational health BS18001/45001, Environment ISO14000, Educational organization management system ISO21001, training provider management system ISO29993 and Innovation management ISO 56000.

  5. Providing training courses in LEAN manufacturing and LEAN SIX SIGMA Green Belt, for different customers (ex.: Siemens, Nokia, Tiba for medical devices, Giza Cables, USAID, Global Vision and Individual trainees…).

  6. Effectively worked as project manager with co-operation of The Institute of the Motor Industry IMI- UK and Centre Nottingham College CNC-UK and engineering industries chamber to plan and manage the project “Developing and implementing LMIS for engineering industries sector”.

  7. Actively worked as project manager to plan and manage the project: “Screening and enhancing TVET institutions and 31 hotel technicians’ skills- TVET 2-EU-Tourism component”.

  8. Plan and manage as project manager under supervision of ITC to train / skill / qualify of 150 youth aged between 18-35 years to meet current and future labour market needs in the engineering industries sector.

  9. I actively participated, contributed and managed as project management consultant to the success of the project “Training and coaching for 42 project managers” from Telecom Egypt based on “Project Management institute methodology PMP”. (Under Siemens’s supervision: the project with Budget = 1 million euro).

  10. Work with Education, Industry and trade and manpower ministries for developing Curriculums and training materials for short term courses. Project: “Enhancing the Employability of Youth and unemployed/low skilled workers and improving their transition to employment – EuropeAid/137387/IH/SER/EG) under European profiles’ supervision

  11. I actively participated and contributed to the success of Capacity Building activity for vocational training & employment centre, The project “Workforce improvement and skill enhancement (WISE) USAID

  12. Developing TVET competency based training courses for vocational training & employment centre, The project “Workforce improvement and skill enhancement (WISE) USAID

  13. I actively participated and contributed to the success of Productivity Improvement using LEAN SIX SIGMA Tools, The project “Workforce improvement and skill enhancement (WISE) USAID

  14. Developing TVET competency based training courses for engineering enterprise training Partnership TVET Project phase 1

I have the passion and energy to face challenges for making a difference.

Best Regards, Deyaa Farouk

Master of International Business Administration (MIBA- ESLSCA school)

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB – USA Quality America)

Certified Innovation management coach (CIMC – LEIPZIG university Germany)

Certified Management Systems Lead Auditor (IRCA)

  1. Education:

    Institution

    [ Date from – Date to ]

    Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:

    2019

    2004 – 2005

    2001 – 2002

    1988 – 1992

    Certified Innovation management coach

    Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

    MBA in International business, ESLASCA Management school France.

    BSC in Mechanical Engineering. Cairo university

  2. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 – excellent; 5 – basic)

    Language

    Reading

    Speaking

    Writing

    English

    1

    1

    1

    Arabic

    Mother tonge

    1

    1

    1

  3. Membership of professional bodies:

  • Engineering syndicate.

  1. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.)

  • Computer literacy on a proficient level, advanced use of all office applications.

  • Skilled in document organization / presentation.

  • Broad professional and experienced industrial engineering background.

  • Skilled in Planning and management training implementation.

  • Interlaced thinking and acting.

  • Leading team work.

  • Skilled in Communications and negotiations.

  1. Present position:

Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Quality, LEAN Six Sigma, Management systems Consultant.

Years within the firm:

  • The professional experience spans 30 years.

Key qualifications:

  • The extensive studies in International Business Administration (MBA) and project management.

  • Managerial Experience in Executive Managing position.

  • Lead and manage high performance teams Successfully increasing efficiency while reducing costs and inefficiencies.

  • Certified Six Sigma Black Belt. (Using Lean Six Sigma for developing and delivering near-perfect service).

  • Certified Management systems Lead auditor from IRCA.

  • Developing and implementation management systems

  • Acquired the project management skills (Train and coach for 42 project Manager-Telecom Egypt).

  • Powerful relationship network with Industrial Engineering chamber’ members.

  • Capable of Understanding the local manufacturing problems in Egypt and providing solutions.

  • Capable to support the Egyptian factories for increasing their productivity.

  • Conducting necessary research related to Manufacturing.

  • Powerful relationship network with TVET Stakeholders (local authorities, the private sector and civil society actors, MOE, MOIT and MOMM.

  • Developing and implementing a Labour Market Information System.

  • Managing, developing and providing; training plans, training packages and training courses.

  • Drafting requests for services, including terms of reference and contracts.

  • Education Projects planning, implementation and evaluation.

  • Preparation of Education development technical proposals.

  • Developing managed TVET business plans.

  • VET sub-sector analysis, capacity building, reform and management (including analysis and measures to strengthen the links between VET and the Labor market and to promote involvement of the private sector).

  • Manage curricula development/modernization teams.

  • Assessment of the TVET institutions’ capacities in terms of equipment.

  • Design Laboratories and / workshops needed for identified occupations per economic sectors in the targeted TVET institutions.

  • Reporting skills; write clear and concise reports, present and communicate results effectively. Carry out need assessment studies and adapt measures according to requirement and local demand.

  • Certified Management Systems Lead auditor.

  • Work in re-engineering the business processes for improving.

  • Optimization the performance of production lines to reduce the cost and increase the productivity.

  • Conduct training in the fields of Six Sigma, LEAN, Project management, Quality, Management & Industrial Engineering.

  • Support different companies for reducing their wastes using LEAN tools.

  • Developing a management system for a personal certification body based on ISO 17024.

  • Comprehensive own teaching experience with multicultural different target groups

  • Analytical and research skills.

  • Interviewing skills.

  • Facilitating moderating meetings and workshops

  • Assessment of technical competencies.

  • Gap- analysis, capacity development of facilitators, teachers and instructors in different stages of learning processes.

  • Comprehensive experience in the private sector, analysing working procedures and training related activities.

  • Monitoring, evaluation and certification of training courses / sessions/ management systems.

  • Negotiating and advisory skills, ability to strategic planning, develop and implement projects / programs and studies, organize and conduct know-how and technology transfer.

  • Ability to transform experienced based skills and knowledge into formalized / non-formalized training measures according to demand, lead and guide multidisciplinary project teams and multicultural groups and analytical and problem solving skills.

  1. Specific experience in the region:

    Country

    Date from – Date to

  2. Professional experience:

Date from to date

Location

Company & person reference (Name & contact details)

Position

Description

1/3/2023 to present

Egypt

TIEC

Project &

GOPA Infra co.

Trainer and Mentor

  • Providing training and mentoring for Entrepreneurs

1/5/2022 to present

Egypt

GIZ – TCTI

Project &

GOPA Infra co.

Team Leader

  • Overall responsibility for the delivery the work packages (quality and deadlines).

  • Coordinating and ensuring communication with GIZ, and the stakeholders involved in the project.

  • Personnel management, in particular identifying the need for the assignments within the available budget, as well as planning and steering assignments.

  • Regular reporting in accordance with deadlines.

  • Participating in the development of required materials.

  • Ensuring quality of produced materials/ products produced by the additional national experts.

1/11/2021 to present

Egypt

GIZ – TCTI

Project &

EMEA

co.

Key Expert

  • Assisting the team leader in finalizing training plans, outlines and material

  • Delivery of training and coaching sessions to schools, multipliers, middle management personnel

  • Drafting cumulative and evaluation reports

  • Communication of feedback to multipliers

  • Providing backstopping and coaching support to multipliers

15/8/2020 till 12/2021

Egypt

USAID – WISE project – Dr. Amr soliman 01001450011

Quality consultant

Produce a comprehensive quality manual for the modern technical school, including certification, accreditation, and internal audits procedures based on ISO 21001.

1/11/2019 till present

Egypt

Egyptian Organization For Standardization & Quality

Dr. Nizar Samy 01001634944

Consultant

  • Technical member in the Technical committee 1/56 for ISO56000 innovation management.

1/10/2019 to 31/12/2019

Egypt

GIZ

Enhancement of the Egyptian Dual System (EEDS)

Moshir Ismail 01222194499

In-company trainers coach

  • Train and Coach the in-companies trainers to implement the dual system requirement within their companies.

1/1/2019 to 30/11/2019

Cairo/Egypt.

GIZ

Muhamed Othman 01111101220

Innovation management coach

  • Coach the innovation manager and Developing Innovation Management (innovation strategy, Innovation organization, Innovation Process management and innovation culture) within the company to increase the revenue.

From 01/2010 To 1/2019

Cairo, Egypt.

TUV SUD

Dr. Hossam Elgarhy

[email protected]

Management

systems Lead Auditor – Part time

  • Planning the audit and making effective use of resources during the audit. Organizing and directing audit time members. Leading audit time to reach audit conclusions. Preventing and resolving conflicts. Preparing and complete the audit report.

Date from to date

Location

Company & person reference (Name & contact details)

Position

Description

1/7/2017 to 1/11/2018

Cairo/Egypt.

USAID – WISE project- dr. khalid abdelazeem – 01011122094

Productivity Improvement Subject Matter Experts (Consultants)

  • Develop assessment tools to be used in identifying obstacles of productivity within participating enterprises

  • Use the assessment tools in conducting productivity assessments

  • Develop and measure baseline, productivity gap analysis and agree on productivity improvement plans and targets with enterprise management

  • Initiate agreed upon in-factory training and advisory on performance improvement plans

  • Review, measure and monitor changes in the enterprise performance and ensure process standardization

  • Develop new concepts and techniques to improve workflow, information and knowledge management within sector enterprises

  • Develop a sector-based analysis report on common challenges enterprises are facing, opportunities to introduce sector-based solutions, and final recommendations

1/7/2017 to 1/11/2018

Cairo/Egypt.

USAID – WISE project – Mr. Patrick Papania– 01009856054

TVET Expert & Capacity Cuilding consultant

  • Capacity Building for VTC centre.

  • Provide training based on the standards of ISO9001 and BS 18001

  • Develop and implement Management systems based on the requirement of ISO9001 and BS 18001

  • Develop VTEC training packages and curriculum (Co2, Argon, Arc, and Acetylene welding- Mechanical and electrical and mechanical car maintenance- refrigerator/Air conditioning and TOT).

  • Assist VTEC Training Manager in creation trainer Handbook.

  • Assist VTEC Executive director in contracting a quality certification body.

  • Assist VTEC Executive director to Implement, maintain and audit the quality management system to pursue and continue working under certifications.

  • Assisting training manager in selecting, evaluation and contracting trainers for different fields.

  • Conducting TOT training course for VTEC trainers.

  • Assisting training manager in creating and maintaining industry experts and trainers database.

Date from to date

Location

Company & person reference (Name & contact details)

Position

Description

1/12/2016 to present

Cairo/Egypt.

Consultant/trainer

Freelance TVET, Quality, LEAN SIX SIGMA Consultant.

  • Providing (ISO 9001, ISO45001, ISO14001, ISO13485, ISO29990, ISO56000, ISO21001) training courses to different organizations

  • Implementing and Maintaining Management systems (ISO 9001, ISO45001, ISO14001, ISO13485).

  • Developing a management system for a personal certification body based on the international standard ISO 17024.

  • Developing a management system for Non formal training providers based on the international standard ISO 29990.

  • Conducting Quality Audits (As certified lead auditor) for different organizations work in different industries.

  • Consulting companies for reducing their wastes using LEAN Six Sigma tools/methodology.

  • Consulting companies for developing and delivering near-perfect service using Six Sigma tools/methodology.

  • Providing training courses (as trainer) in different fields (LEAN, Six Sigma , Quality, Project Management and Management)

  • Supporting the Reform of the TVET Governance System in Egypt.

  • Conducting Capacity needs assessment and developing a Multi-Level TVET Governance Structure.

  • Manage curricula / Books development/modernization teams.

  • Managing training packages Developing projects.

  • Assessment of the TVET institutions’ capacities in terms of equipment.

  • Education Projects planning, implementation and evaluation.

  • Preparation of Education development technical proposals.

  • Developing managed TVET business plans.

  • Conducting necessary research related to TVET systems

  • Developing and implementing a Labour Market Information System.

  • VET sub-sector analysis, capacity building, reform and management (including analysis and measures to strengthen the links between VET and the Labour market and to promote involvement of the private sector).

  • Establishing an optimal national Labour market information system based on the international best practices.

  • Establish Quality system in Education.

  • Driving quality and Project Management mind-set throughout the companies.

Date from to date

Location

Company & person reference (Name & contact details)

Position

Description

1/1/2015 till present

Cairo/Egypt.

CTRC- Nursing college Cairo university Dr, Azza Ali 01005105373

Quality Consultant

  • Implementing and maintaining Quality management systems for informal training providers based on ISO 29990.

1/1/2015 till

12/2017

Cairo/Egypt.

Philips Health

tech

Ahmed Samir 01000092040

Quality

Consultant

  • Implementing and maintaining Quality management systems based on ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 requirements.

1/9/2016 till 1/10/2016

Cairo/Egypt.

TVET 2 – Component 2 Governance system in Egypt. Dr. Omnia Elshikh 01223124785

Bid assessor

  • Represent TVET2 – EU for assessing the tenders no.:

  • Europe Aid/137499/ID/SER/EG under the name “Conducting Capacity needs assessment and developing a Multi-Level TVET Governance Structure” and

  • Europe Aid /137384/IH/SER/EG under the name “Supporting the Reform of the TVET Governance System in Egypt”.

01/2014 To 12/2016

Cairo/Egypt.

Engineering Enterprise TVET Partnership (ETP) – TVET reform programme .

Mohamed Farid

01006184416

[email protected]

Executive Managing Director

  • Support, and follow up the performance of Egyptian dual system in two governorates (El Minovia and El Garbia)

  • Coach and support the trainers of the factories to ensure their capability to achieve the Egyptian dual system objectives

  • Establishing an optimal Labour market information system based on the international best practices.

  • Developing Curriculums (Air-conditioning and cooling for secondary school 3 years) under TVET 2 supervision.

  • Developing training packages (Electrical, Mechanical, electronic, A/C maintenance, automotive maintenance, welding,..).

  • Planning and Managing “The subject of this contract is screening and enhancing the 31 hotel technicians’ skills in the tourism sector in Egypt with identification TVET II/11/SER/EG (the services) Project.

  • Represent Chamber of Industrial Engineering in collect and analysis data regarding the detailed manufactured product categories needed in Egypt and the corresponding manufacturing technologies for project “Integrating Blended Entrepreneurial and Manufacturing Technology Competency into Socioeconomic Development in Egypt / BEMT”.

  • Directing and controlling the work and resources of Engineering Enterprise TVET Partnership (Engineering ETP).

  • Preparing an Engineering ETP’s plan and annual business plan and monitor progress against these plans to ensure that Engineering ETP’s attains its objectives as cost-effectively and efficiently as possible.

  • Providing strategic advice and guidance to the Chairman and the members of the Board, to keep them aware of developments within the industry.

  • Reporting on progress to the Chairman and the members of the Board by monitoring and evaluating projects activities.

  • Ensuring the efficient management of financial resources attributed to Engineering ETP and donor-financed management projects.

  • Establishment and maintaining effective formal and informal links with major customers, relevant government departments and NGOs, Egyptian authorities, key decision-makers, the private sector, Universities and other stakeholders generally, to exchange information and views, and to ensure that the Engineering ETP is providing the appropriate range and quality of services.

  • Prepare, gain acceptance, and monitor the implementation of the annual budget to ensure that budget targets are met, that revenue flows are maximized and that fixed costs are minimized.

  • Representing Engineering ETP in negotiations with customers, suppliers, government departments, universities, industrial chambers and other key contacts to secure the most effective contract terms for Engineering ETP.

  • Oversee the preparation of the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company and ensure their approval by the Board.

  • Liaising with the Enterprise TVET Partnerships.

  • Drafting requests for services, including terms of reference and contracts.

  • Establishment and maintaining effective formal and informal links with different donors (ITC, EU, GIZ, British council, Sawiris, , Misr elkhair & etc).

  • Establishing and maintaining effective formal and informal links with MOE, MOI and MOMM.

Date from to date

Location

Company & person reference (Name & contact details)

Position

Description

1/2009 To 30/6/2014

Cairo/Egypt.

Enterprise TVET Partnership (ETP) – TVET reform programme

Mohamed Farid

[email protected]

Quality and certification consultant

  • Reporting on progress to the executive managing director by monitoring and evaluating projects activities.

  • Plan and manage youth employment initiatives. Preparing concept notes, detailed action plan and estimated budget for “Improving Services in the Informal Areas, Enhancing Employability and Promoting Income Generation” through Participatory Development Programme financed by GIZ in the LOTs: Lot 1: To improve the employability and vocational skills of the unemployed youth, and thereby facilitate access to employment by improving the match between vacancies and the skills of the residents. Lot 2: To support the residents of the informal areas, to become involved in income generating activities. (with an emphasis on women and youth 18-35 years),

  • Working in the twining arrangement with The Institute of the Motor Industry IMI- UK and Center Nottingham College CNC-UK in the Labour market intelligence and business to skills approaches. Work with IMI- UK and CNC UK in Labour Market Intelligence project funded by British center This project was designed as a capacity and capability project to assist the Engineering ETP develop their capability in two distinct areas. Firstly, To be able to develop meaningful LMI. This was to include the development of a system and subsequent tools for collecting meaningful data, and include benchmarking activities to include; Collection of data, Creation of focus groups and Support for developing a Sector Skills Development Strategy as best practice. Secondly, the development of employer engagement capability within the Engineering ETP.

  • Establishment the Personnel Certification body based on the international standard: ISO 17024 within the TVET. Responsible for formulating policies, planning and managing daily operations of the certification body.

  • Working in implementing the quality management system based on quality standard ISO9001 within Engineering Enterprise TVET Partnership (ETP).

  • Participate in developing and implementing career guidance and counselling services.

  • Design and coordinate the execution of field surveys for factories and TVET providers.

  • Analyse the gap between the supply and demand sides.

  • Participate in the preparation of Annual Work and action Plans for the Enterprise TVET Partnership (ETP) for engineering sector.

  • Coordinate and organize brainstorming workshops for the development and upgrading of the urgent needed training packages of the engineering industries sector.

  • Participate in the Training Needs Assessment process for industrial enterprises.

  • Conduct Training Needs Assessment (TNA) for industrial tutors.

  • Develop training packages based on TNA.

  • Plan and manage training of industrial tutors and coaches.

  • Prepare training matrix for industrial enterprises

  • Plan and manage training for employment related activities.

  • Plan and manage Skills for employability projects.

Date from to date

Location

Company & person reference (Name & contact details)

Position

Description

From 1/2009 To present

Cairo, Egypt.

Global Vision for consulting and training

Managing Director, Owner

Instructed, developed and managed the development of course material and training plans in various professional disciplines. Support companies to implement management systems (ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO 29990, ISO45001, ISO56000, and ISO21001), LEAN and Six Sigma methodology.

Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of the company. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources.

From 01/2004 To 01/2009

Cairo, Egypt.

American university

at Cairo, Logic, Knowledge

Hisham Rafik [email protected]

Part time

Instructor

Work in developing and conduction of training programs as Instructor for Six Sigma methodology, Project Management and Quality Management.

Date from to date

Location

Company & person reference (Name & contact details)

Position

Description

From 1/1995 To 12/2008

Cairo / Egypt

Egyptian Germany Telecommunication industries, Siemens AG, Nokia Siemens Networks

(DIFFERENT NAMES FOR THE SAME COMPANY)

IHAB SALAM

01001101199

Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering Line Manager.

  • Build the capacity of 42 project managers – Telecom Egypt – in Project Management (training and coaching program). The program is a big project with 1 M Euro Sales figure. The program is executed by the support of me as internal consultant for project management from NSN and an external consulting company from Germany which is called “Transformation Consulting International, TCI”

  • Work in developing and conducting training courses for the factory staff (engineers, operators….) to improve their skills.

  • Drive the business improvement (Increasing the Productivity, reducing the cost of quality, and eliminating in-process defects) via the implementation of LEAN & Six Sigma methodology.

  • Work in Fulfilment and auditing the requirements of quality management system (ISO9000-2000) within the Company (Service, Manufacturing and Training departments). Work in Fulfilment and auditing the requirements of Project management methodology_ PM@Siemens within the company.

  • Work in re-engineering the business processes for improving the processes of Service, Manufacturing, Training, Commercial and Finance for fulfilment the requirements of Siemens process framework (reference process house RPH) in mapping the company’s processes.

  • Study the mechanical parts and items that can be manufactured / purchased locally, preparing all engineering data and parameters, drawing, documents, specifications, standards…etc.

  • Work in assessment the quality systems of suppliers/manufactures to select the best suppliers that have the ability to manufacture/supply our products according to our Siemens’s quality criteria.

  • Performing Contract Negotiation and signing contract agreement with the selected suppliers. Follow up the purchase orders and deliveries.

  • Work in support the manufactures technically during their production processes based on continuous monitoring.

  • Work in inspection of local manufacturing items. Follow up the local manufacturing items during production processes and solving the problems may face the production due to assembly those items and take the corrective actions and preventive actions with the suppliers.

  • Develop the business to increase the utilization of our facilities SMT and THT production lines – Via manufacturing different products for different customers (Siemens Spain for manufacturing Payphones, TOSHIBA EL ARABY Group for TV manufacturing, Goldi Group – Ahmed bahget for TV manufacturing and EMAK, El kharafy for Computers).

  • Work in solving the problems that may face the production workshop and drive with the production manager the corrective and preventive actions.

  • Co-operation with the production workshops, to purchase the proper tools and production aids and fixtures to improve the performance of each working position and take the necessary actions “Make/buy decision”.

  • Work in optimization of production processes (reducing the time, minimizing material handling cost, utilizing space and labour efficiently, redesigning the layout of the factory…)

Date from to date

Location

Company & person reference (Name & contact details)

Position

Description

From 12/1992 To 12/1994

Cairo / Egypt

Whirlpool – Misr for Manufacturing Compressors ZMC

Mostafa Nasr

01117377878

[email protected]

Mechanical and electrical laboratories Manager.

  • Work in building the incoming inspection, mechanical and electrical Laboratories starting from purchasing all test equipment of the laboratories (Incoming and final product labs), Installing and commissioning the test equipment of the laboratories and managing, training and coaching the laboratories staff.

  • Monitor and control the electrical and mechanical performance of the hermetic compressors.

  • Work with the production staff in solving the problems that may face the production workshop and drive with the production manager the corrective and preventive actions.

  • Customer technical support (Ideal co., Elislamia for refrigerators co,..)

  • Monitor and control local Suppliers’ quality management and product quality.

  1. Other relevant information (e.g., Publications)

Career objective:

I am looking for a post, to use my passion and my energy for facing challenges and make a difference. I am looking for a post where I can use my experience, my managerial skills, and analytical (qualitative and quantitative) skills to take the suitable and necessary decisions. I look forward to a challenged role where I can conceptualize, design and implement relevant policies and framework to maximize benefits and ensure value of services for the customers.