Strategic Planning Manager

• Developed a strategic plan for the company, including long-term goals and short-term objectives that align with the company’s mission statement.
• Monitored and measured the company’s performance against set targets.
• Participated in meetings with external stakeholders such as investors, partners, and suppliers.
• Reviewed and analyzed data to identify areas of opportunity for improvement.
• Prepared valuation analyses to support teams in their negotiations with the owners of digital content rights.
• Owned the preparation of market overviews, competitive benchmarking, key performance metrics, and business evaluation of potential new business opportunities, partnerships, and other strategic optimization and growth initiatives.

• Directed a portfolio of academic journals, overseeing the full editorial workflow from initial manuscript screening to final publication.
• Recruited, trained, and managed editorial board members and peer reviewers, ensuring rigorous quality standards.
• Coordinated peer review assignments and maintained transparent communication between authors, reviewers, and editors.
• Spearheaded journal promotion strategies, including outreach campaigns, digital marketing, and academic networking.
• Authored and reviewed scholarly papers, contributing to the advancement of research in the field.
• Organized scientific events, conferences, and proceedings, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange.
• Issued calls for papers and managed special issues to attract high-quality submissions.
• Led efforts to achieve and maintain journal indexing in major databases (Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, etc.).
• Championed innovation in publishing practices, enhancing visibility and impact of research outputs.

Affiliated with MC – Muscat Campus, Oman.

• Delivered training on business models during COVID-19 for Bahrain Development Small and Medium Enterprise Society, 2020.
• Led leadership and management training for Egyptian Chamber of Human Resources Management, 2013.
• Conducted management and human resources management training for Canadian Academy for Science and Technology, 2012, Cairo, Egypt.
• Presented decision support system training at CAPMAS (The Central Agency for Public Mobilization & Statistics) since September 1, 2011, Cairo, Egypt.
• Provided planning and controlling training at DPIC (Development & Performance Improvement Center), 2009, Egypt.
• Delivered electronic human resources management training at The Arab Academy for Training and Consulting, 2009, Cairo, Egypt.