Instructor
Dr. Ali AbouAbbas
Professor and Consultant
About me
1. Biography
Born on August 26, 1973. Aly is the CEO & Founder of “Canadian Development Center” a management consulting firm. He has a total of 22 years’ experience leading projects and companies, professor, and management consultant.
Ally holds a doctorate in business administration from the USA and a master’s degree in project management from Canada. He has five years of progressive experience in the development and oversight of academic programmes, business and marketing strategies, and project management in different industries. Ally is an active researcher who aims from his studies to contribute to knowledge and positive social change.
2. Professional Summary
· Offering 16 years of progressive experience in development and oversight of academic programmes, policies, and initiatives to promote student growth and achievement.
· Senior leadership experience with expertise in teaching, development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of challenging and inspiring curricula.
· Passionate management consultant, successful in driving regulatory and leading team operations.
· Language proficiency in Arabic, English, and French
· Broad interests in management development and to interpret the theory by practices.
· Business strategies, marketing strategies and project management in healthcare industry.
· Board member at Journal International of STEM & Fine Arts (JISTEMFA).
3. Area of Expertise
· Project Management
· Relationship Building
· Staff Development
· Risk Management
· Supply chain management
· Client services
4. Certificates
· Doctorate in business administration (D.B.A), 2016 | Walden university- USA.
· Master’s in project management, 2012-2013 | Quebec University- Canada.
· Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, 1994-1998| CNAM- Paris.
· Six Sigma Master Black Belt, 2013| Institute of Six Sigma- Germany.
5. Chairmanship, Board Memberships & other Responsibilities
· CEO & Founder of the Canadian Development Center. | Canada & MENA.
· Head of Projects’ management at ProAction. | Canada.
· Professor at Business School. |UAE & Canada.
· Head of Marketing & Development department at Glastroch. | Europe.
· Chief Operating Officer at IPEN Club, Identity Branding Forum | UAE & USA.
· International Advisory for education project in Africa. | UAE, USA & Canada.
· Board member at Intellectual Aspiration. | USA & Canada.
· Executive Board at Education Redesign Foundation. | Canada & UAE.
6. Career Responsibilities
· Communicating, on behalf of the company, with shareholders, government entities, and the public.
· Leading the development of short- and long-term strategy.
· Creating and implementing the company vision and mission.
· Evaluating the work of other executive leaders within the company, including directors, vice presidents, and presidents.
· Ensuring that the company maintains high social responsibility.
· Assessing risks and ensuring they are monitored and minimized.
· Setting strategic goals and making sure they are measurable and describable.
· Focused on the academic work as business management professor and consultant/lecturer.
· Taught courses of project management, risk management, quality management, statistics and quantities method, management skill, business development plan and feasibility studies.
· Provide consultation and guidance on pathways and strategies for international students and Universities.
· Leverage the skills and knowledge of multicultural and multilingual professional affiliates in seeking higher education.
· Assist with identifying, screening, and forging potential strategic alliances with Educational Institutions in multiple countries.
· Engage in collaborative organization, and message development/testing for information sessions in International cities and venues.
· Understand situational interpretations and analyse data to identify and understand challenges.
· Provide advice or suggestions for improvements that meet our objectives.
· Suggest and resource training needed to meet challenges that may arise.
· Lead team operations and develop a high performing team for managing projects.
· Develop documentation of the project including project charter and communication plan.
7. Conferences & Events.
· Speaker at Innovation Arabia. | UAE.
· Speaker and panelist at Identity Branding Forum event. | UAE.
· Speaker at CCI. | Canada.
· Speaker at Small and Medium Business conference. | Canada.
· Panelist at Small and Medium Business summit. | Canada.
· Speaker at Small and Medium Business Summit. | UAE.
· Speaker at Walden meeting. | USA.
8. Publications
· Marketing Strategies of International Pharmaceutical Companies in the Middle East and North Africa Region. 2018.
· Strategic Imperatives in Heterogeneous Markets and Customer Cultures in the MENA Region. 2019.
· How international companies implement a business strategy in MENA region? 2017.
· The impact of national culture in business sustainability. 2016.
· Strategy Management and Business Sustainability. 2016.