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In this course, learn how technology and data can transform sustainability efforts and pave the way for a smarter, greener future. Instructor Talal Gedeon provides a solid foundation in leveraging AI and data engineering to develop innovative solutions to address environmental challenges, bridging the gap between advanced technological skills and practical applications in sustainability. Explore data collection techniques, including IoT and AI-powered solutions, to see how you can revolutionize your sustainability projects.

LinkedIn Learning Instructor - Leveraging AI and Data Engineering for Sustainable Solutions

A LinkedIn Top Voice is a recognized thought leader and influencer in their industry who consistently shares valuable insights, ideas, and content on LinkedIn. They engage with a broad audience, contributing to important conversations and setting trends in their field. This prestigious title is awarded by LinkedIn based on the impact, engagement, and relevance of their contributions to the professional community.

Operations Specialist | Linkedin Top Voice | Sustainability & Tech

• Review the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and five associated themes.

• Learn about the people theme and SDGs 1–5: no poverty, zero hunger, good health and well-being, quality education, and gender equality.

• Explore a real-world case study on creating education solutions for refugee children in Jordan 

• Learn about the planet theme and SDGs 6, 12–14: responsible consumption and production, climate action, and life below water.

• Explore a real-world case study about a Kenyan mobile network operator delivering innovative solutions to customers (8, 9, 17).

• Discover how you can contribute to SDGs and create a more sustainable future.

 LinkedIn Learning Instructor - Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

• In this course, I highlight the demand for individuals and organizations to design and implement effective sustainable and environmental technological solutions. 

• Assessed what the Internet of Things (IoT) is and how it can be used to promote a more sustainable future. 

• Explored the basics of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) and the role they can play in mitigating climate change. 

• Taught how big data and data sharing are used within the sustainability movement. Plus, find out about sustainable development goals (SDG) and ways that tech can support them.

 LinkedIn Learning Instructor - Technology and Sustainability

Black Engineering

• Oversee and manage all operational aspects of events, ensuring seamless execution from start to finish. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure effective communication and coordination throughout event projects. 

• Develop and manage event timelines, ensuring adherence to schedules and key milestones. • Streamline event operations to maximize efficiency and optimize resource allocation.

• Ensure high-quality delivery of event logistics, including vendor management, staffing, and on-site operations. 

• Support the continuous improvement of event processes and operational strategies.

Project Manager – Operations

Project Manager | Euro Cup Activations Bujairi Terrace | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | July 2024 - Aug 2024

• Managed on-site operations during the event, ensuring smooth execution and resolving any issues promptly.
• Engaged in direct client conversations to ensure project alignment with client expectations.
• Coordinated with vendors, performers, and contractors to ensure timely delivery of services.
• Ensured compliance with safety and regulatory standards throughout the project.

Opening Ceremony Lead | teamLab Musem | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia| May 2024 - June 2024

• Planned and executed the opening ceremony, emphasizing client interactions regarding venue setup, traffic coordination, and signage.
• Facilitated all client communications, addressing venue management, traffic flow, wayfinding, and signage to meet their expectations.
• Established and oriented the team, delivering onboarding materials and fostering a cooperative work environment.
• Helped set up the venue management team, overseeing their training and day-to-day operations to ensure smooth event execution.

Project Director Deputy | Diriyah Art Biennale | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia| Jan 2024 - May 2024

• Oversaw and coordinated the day-to-day operations, ensuring project milestones were met efficiently and in timely execution.
• Led venue management, fostering a collaborative environment to ensure of team engagement and productivity.
• Collaborated closely with the Project Director to develop project strategies, identify potential risks, and devise contingency plans.
• Managed procurement and budget for essential rentals, ensuring cost-effective sourcing within financial limits.

Project Director Deputy

Quintessentially

• Actively engaged with clients to accurately define project scope and objectives, perfectly aligning with their expectations.

• Highly versatile across Venue Management, Guest Experience, Events, and efficient RSVP coordination.

• Supported the Project Director with adaptive role flexibility to effectively meet the project's dynamic needs.

• Successfully onboarded short-term staff with enablement sessions, providing all essential materials for role proficiency.

Event & Venue Operations Lead - Wadi Ashar Dialogue 2023

• Managed event scopes, budgets, and timelines for flawless event execution, enhancing team efficiency

• Orchestrated and led successful events, ensuring seamless execution and achieving high attendee satisfaction rates.

• Preparing costed budgeting proposals and RFP's to support events

• Communicating highly technical concepts to a variety of audiences, including executive-level decision-makers

• The ability to understand customer issues and map high-level business issues to the technical solution and to provide a roadmap for the customer’s success

• Enhanced project documentation by creating detailed event plans, precise technical documents, feature guides, and tailored onboarding materials.

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients and prospects and work closely with them on their
business requirements

• Working seamlessly with various internal teams including Product, Engineering, Professional Services and Customer Success

• Providing feedback and prototype ideas from the field to our Product team

US Technical Lead

Tamr

• Conducted event planning sessions with clients in the insurance and fintech sectors to align event objectives and success criteria

• Led the planning and execution of 100 hours of event activities, enhancing client engagement and satisfaction.

• Collaborated across cross-functional teams to develop and optimize event experiences, contributing to event improvements.

• Work with customers to understand their business challenges and how Tamr can support their needs.

• Persuade customers on the value of Tamr through tailored product demonstrations - target audiences include end-users, IT staff, executive sponsors, industry analysts.

• Define and outline the scope of engagements and events to align with budget requirements.

• Lead customer-facing proof of concept engagements both remotely and onsite, delivering on the technical components of the agreed SOW and presenting success.

• Communicating technical concepts to different audiences, from software engineers to executives.

Sales Engineer

Particle

• Managed event teams, ensuring successful event execution and meeting event milestones

• Excellent skills in designing, creating, and delivering presentations. 

• Play a key role in ensuring Particle helps the right customers with the right technologies to address problems and provide solutions that bridge that gap between the physical and digital worlds. 

• Technical responsibilities are limited to being a product expert, mastering technical sales, and being able to chase down answers to complex customer requests. 

• Develop PoC’s, presentations, questionnaires, and technical sales tactics to share with the rest of the team.

Global Technical Lead

• Attend and oversee trade shows at international conferences
• Identify current and future customer service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual customers and others in a position to understand service requirements.

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

• Orchestrate webinar demonstrations to aide customers and increase the pipeline.

Senior Business Development Representative

• Contribute to building a CRM intelligence database by consistently logging event activities for data aggregation.

• Assess and qualify inbound leads, identifying new opportunities within our Developer Community and its extensive 150,000+ membership.

• Effectively communicate Particle's value proposition to evaluate its alignment with prospective customers' business needs.

Business Development Representative

SunVessel Corp.

• Help the organization solve various business problems using IoT solutions

• Set and communicate the overall “IoT vision, message — and most importantly — Architecture

IoT Architect, Integration and Consultant

• Reconciled company's revenues, expenses, and ensured accuracy and completeness

• Gathered data from different stakeholders; analyzed data and assisted teams on the daily execution of the program

Transactions Department Intern

Leveraging a robust background in technical project management, I've transitioned into event management, swiftly distinguishing myself in this domain. As Deputy Project Director at Black Engineering in Saudi Arabia, I honed my skills in project logistics and advanced planning tools.

My experience spans across Riyadh, Jeddah, and Al Ula, equipping me with a comprehensive skill set. Previously, as a Sales Engineer and project lead in IoT, Big Data, and AI, I've delivered customer-focused consultations, optimized client solutions, and resolved technical issues. This has extended to hosting events from small gatherings to major conferences.

Additionally, I've contributed to educational platforms with courses like "How Tech Drives Sustainability" and "Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Tech Solutions," showcasing my versatility and commitment to leveraging technology for global challenges.

Talal Gedeon

CommerceIQ

Senior Account Executive

Digital Wave Technology

Digital Wave Technology is a strategic partner to consumer industries accelerating omnichannel sales and brand equity. Providing the single source of truth for all product data, Digital Wave’s AI-based enterprise platform and solutions unify the entire product journey from item creation, product management, pricing, marketing, merchandising, and syndication. Results include higher conversions, accelerated speed-to-market, heightened efficiency, expanded product offering, fewer product returns, and an unparalleled consumer experience.

Account Executive

Data Impact by NielsenIQ

Client Partner

Edge by Ascential

Sales Director

Edge by Ascential™ delivers some of the industry’s most accurate and actionable sales-driving data, insights and advisory solutions for global brands and retailers looking to win in today’s ecommerce-driven world.

Senior Insights Manager

Clavis Insight (Now Edge by Ascential)

Senior eCommerce Consultant

Ecommerce Consultant

Reebok

•	Partnered with business stakeholders to understand relevant goals, targets, and KPIs, with focus on web analytics. 

•	Delivered analysis, insights, and recommendations using MicroStrategy to support global marketing campaigns.

•	Defined and managed research and analysis programs to create data-driven insights about consumer behavior, traffic patterns, conversion funnel, and product selection.

•	Built and delivered the following inaugural reports and dashboards to support business objectives:
•	Bi-weekly Executive Dashboard, which highlighted business performance and tracking against key targets and KPIs, Reebok in the Press, and Competitive Insights.
•	Monthly Consumer Acquisition, which reported on the health and growth of acquisitions at a market level. Provided deep-dive insights around purchasing behavior and preferences for key marketing campaigns.
•	Monthly ReebokONE, which reported on the performance of our instructor campaign. Provided insights on growth, consumer behavior and preferences at a market level.

Global Brand Analyst

Blueport Commerce

• Responsible for driving ecommerce revenue for a $2.3B+ brick and mortar furniture retailer. 
• Serve as both an extension of the client's ecommerce team and advocate for them within Blueport, working closely with our Product, Marketing, Fraud Prevention, and Catalog & Merchandising teams to drive revenue. 
• Create, execute and analyze promotions on a weekly basis. 
• Report on ecommerce metrics daily, weekly, quarterly and answer all ad hoc requests based on data from Adobe Omniture, Omniture Site Catalyst and Google Analytics.

Ecommerce Manager

• Maintain and manage client relationship as the secondary point of contact within	the company	for $1B+ Canadian retailer, often	serving as	an extension of the client’s	own e-commerce team

• Advocate for the client’s business across all internal teams, including Marketing,	Catalog &	Merchandising, Customer Care, Product, Finance	and Corporate Growth

• Report on client’s e-commerce	metrics both internally and externally: visits, carts,	conversions, revenue	and other e-commerce metrics

• Analyze data and provide	insights and recommendations for daily, weekly, monthly and	quarterly reports	to internal and external stakeholders

• Analyze and optimize existing store-based	 promotional calendars and translate to online

• Examine	and maximize marketing efficiency: recommend, create and	advise upon email,	PPC/SEO,	social media, blogging, graphics,	promotions and general online best practices

• Measure,	adjust and	maintain website graphics and tools with various designers in order to push	consumers toward conversion

• Request,	create, maintain	and test retailer promotions	with the client, product team and	Account	Director

• Learn and master applications and analytics tools required	for maintaining and optimizing	client’s website

• Act	as the sole client point of contact when Account Director is traveling or out of the office

Ecommerce Specialist

RBM Technologies

Client Relations

• Maintained and supported clients (AT&T, Verizon, CapitalOne, Vodafone, O2, MetroPCS,	Rogers Communications, T-Mobile, Cricket)	to ensure that their version	of the company software	is current and functional for	both corporate marketing departments	and retail or point of sale end	users.

• Managed, planned and prioritized client projects	from problem identification through completion	to meet expectations and deadlines

• Created a more efficient process for the outsourcing of survey work by establishing and	documenting standardized operating procedures, timelines, and reporting protocols

• Managed and communicated tasks to four	member creative team

Internal Relations

• Liaised with client managers and engineers to insure quality assurance for clients

• Identified project requirements and communicated client needs to creative teams	and	engineering support staff by maintaining client status reports

• Built executive level	relationships and managed the daily workflow of concurrent projects to	ensure deliverables are completed on time

• Established formal and informal communication	with clients to ensure defined project requirements were being met

• Worked closely with	the account team to manage day	to day campaign and creative projects

Client Manager

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Managed multiple crews of 15 member teams for primary food service serving 7000 people per day

Trained, scheduled, supervised and evaluated team members

Used strong communication skills to ensure team compliance with daily responsibilities

Promoted to supervisor after one semester based on accountability, enthusiasm and leadership style

Student Supervisor

Citi Performing Arts Center

Interviewed department heads (Marketing, Development, Operations, Finance) to identify revenue drivers and costs to document budget assumptions

Documented Policies and Procedures based on interviews with managers and staff and published comprehensive manuals for all finance and accounting related activities for $40 million organization

Provided annual and special audit support, reproducing invoices, designing and running reports, analyzing revenues and expenses, and performing budget variance analysis

Reorganized financial documents for easy accessibility, cataloguing data storage mapping grid and physical archives utilizing Microsoft Excel

Rehired for continued internship during Christmas break due to outstanding work product and staff relations

Finance Intern

Strong passion for building relationships and providing actionable insights to help the largest brands and manufacturers win online

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