Assistant to CEO @ Organizing & archiving all the documents , correspondence related to every project
Travel arrangement (Hotel Reservations / Flight ticket booking, seeking best rates for air tickets ,…etc )
Schedule travel arrangements, including flights or train, hotel and rental cars;
Receive and circulate company mail, Writing letters, Faxes, and Reports.
Arranging meeting schedule for management ,arranging social events
Handling courier services, schedule conference calls; managing company telephone system, assisting foreign visitors as necessary.
Prepare expenses sheets, travel & accommodation booking, meetings, agenda,
Calculate per Diem for consultants, as needed; prepare employee time sheets and file in personnel folder .
Purchase and organize office supplies.
Handle assignments independently and handle other ad hoc tasks as assigned From 2012 to Present (3 years) 48,El Thawra Street , Dokki, GizaExecutive Assistant @ From August 2009 to Present (6 years 3 months) Executive Secretary to Group General Controller @ ; "ARTOC Group for Investment and Development "
The ARTOC Group is an international multi-disciplined holding company; Provide assistance as needed with research for products and services.
Follow-up on progress of each assignment through to completion
Create and develop visual presentations for the (CEO), constantly work on Spreadsheets, MS word and Power Points, to prepare confidential reports and presentations.
Handle travel schedules, visa, flight, and accommodation arrangements as requested
Occasionally, assist (CEO)with personal issues such as bank transfers, invoices, bookings
Handling translation duties from Arabic to English and vice versa.
Translate weekly financial report & Follow up on reports' due dates.
Keep track of personal expenses, such as mobile invoices, cheq's copies, travel invoices, gas March 23rd , 2008 - April 25th;2009 From August 2009 to Present (6 years 3 months) Office Manager- CFO @ From 2010 to 2010 (less than a year) Chairman's Office Manager @ Arranging travel; Hotel & tickets reservations all over the world.
• The daily calendar and screening appointments for appropriateness and urgency
•Welcoming and looking after visitors
•In absence of manager, handling all issues with his delegate promptly and timely.
• Standing in for the manager & making decisions & delegating work to others in their absence;
•Research, price, and coordinate purchase office furniture and supplies
•Writing reports; Compose & type correspondences including confidential issues From March 2008 to April 2009 (1 year 2 months) Chairman 's office Manager @ Arranging travel; Hotel & tickets reservations all over the world.
The daily calendar and screening appointments for appropriateness and urgency
Welcoming and looking after visitors
In absence of manager, handling all issues with his delegate promptly and timely.
Standing in for the manager & making decisions & delegating work to others in their absence;
Research, price, and coordinate purchase office furniture and supplies
Writing reports; Compose & type correspondences including confidential issues
Supervising the work of secretarial staff, monitoring the workload & work rate;
Meeting with senior managers to review office performance; Assistant to the Strategic Planning & Forecasting Director
Preparing daily & monthly reports concerning production and sales
Arranging Committee meetings , Board of Directors & seminars
Issuing letters and all documents of the office.
Making Charts & Comparisons concerning productions and sales.
Arranging meetings and Taking minutes of meetings
Filling and documenting (Manual & Electronic).
Communications with suppliers(delivery time-shipping
Organizing workshops and hotels and Air lines reservations
Follow up with clients (payments-shipment date-shipping doc. From October 2006 to March 2008 (1 year 6 months) Executive Secretary @ From October 2006 to April 2007 (7 months) Assistant to the Chairman /Executive Secretary @ Coordinate between the chairman and all departments
Totally responsible for the GM office, follow up correspondences
Making reservation (hotel, flight, meeting's room. )
Taking Minutes of chairman meetings
Maintain contacts with traveling agencies
Searching through the Internet-Sending & receiving e-mails
Receiving orders & preparing offers. From August 2006 to March 2007 (8 months) News Editor @ sis.gov.eg/En/
As a News Editor for the international net work
Sort and distribute mail, faxes, packages and e-mail sent to the general newsroom account.
Collect and analyze facts & info about newsworthy events,
Proficiency with internet research
Following up the international News and current issue that impact and affects our region & Our Local market
Provide all secretarial and administrative daily duties and tasks, handling Correspondences, filing, follow up tasks etc.
Monitor the net work and present reports to the Director.
Assist in preparing for exhibitions and fairs.
Preparing a periodically report submitted to the Director as request. From September 2004 to October 2006 (2 years 2 months) News Editor for Foreign Crews @ •Ability to multi-task and work independently to meet deadlines & be able to work well as part of a team
•Setup and coordinate meetings and conferences
•Assist in preparing for exhibitions and fairs
•I was in charge of handling all foreign correspondents’ inquiries & understanding their needs & identify their problems and complain.
•Arranging events (seminar, exhibition, presentation…)
•Writing all office correspondence, faxes, letters, forms & memos
•Take proper action to resolve and avoid problems.
•Drafting typing faxes letters and memos. From January 2001 to October 2006 (5 years 10 months) Public Relation Coordinator @ Press Office of Foreign Correspondents " T.V Building; for the Foreign Crews
Ability to multi-task and work independently to meet deadlines & be able to work well as part of a team
Setup and coordinate meetings and conferences
Assist in preparing for exhibitions and fairs
I was in charge of handling all foreign correspondents' inquiries & understanding their needs & identify their problems and complain.
Arranging events (seminar, exhibition, presentation. )
Writing all office correspondence, faxes, letters, forms & memos
Take proper action to resolve and avoid problems.
Drafting typing faxes letters and memos.
Pay close attention to detail and communicate effectively with a wide variety of people in a deadline-driven environment.
Provide the Management with the all requirements in daily, weekly & monthly reports.
Work in press office amongst large numbers of foreign reporters and journalists & Working as a supporter for multiple people
Research and book travel arrangements for editorial staff& arranging appointments and staff meetings. From January 2001 to October 2006 (5 years 10 months) English Teacher @ From May 2001 to February 2003 (1 year 10 months) English Teacher @ From May 1998 to December 2000 (2 years 8 months)
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General, V. Good @ Cairo University From 2013 to 2015 Good, English Department @ Ain Shams University From 1998 to 2001 A--, English Dept. @ Faculty of Arts From 1998 to 2001 Ain Shames University " English Department From 1994 to 1998 of Arts; B @ Cairo University " English Major " Faculty of EducationDiploma, Secretarial @ City Center -training Center - DukkiGeneral Diploma, Electronic accounting " KSEIBI @ KIT (KSEIBI Information Technology kasr El neil StThe American University in Cairo Samah Mahmoud is skilled in: Time Management, Internet Research, Teamwork, Office Management, Problem Solving, Administrative Support, Interviewing, Coordination, Supervisory Skills, Business Communications, Planning, Customer Relations, Outlook, Business Planning, Microsoft Office, Team Building, Negotiation, Team Management, Report Writing, Market Research, Scheduling, Public Relations, Project Planning, Customer Service, Team Leadership, Online Research, Interviews, Administrative..., Process Scheduler