Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Hattan Shami

United State Cell Phone:+18134516991

Jeddahonly@yahoo.com

Saudi Arabia Cell Phone:+966505680435

Summary:

Almost ten years experience in field of economics, financial services industry managing risk, building commercial lines of credit relationships, marketing, business development, business process improvement, and project management. Currently acting as Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in the finance department managing finance and economic related projects.

v Results driven; able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines, established objectives and within budget

v Strong relationship builder; client service focused

v Effective communicator within all levels of an organization

v Proficient written and verbal communication skills

v Fluent in both Arabic and English

v Highly adaptable to new situations

Achievements:

Ø Increased high profile clients and management fees

Ø Arranged complex client to client sales and service relationships to positively impact client and bank portfolio

Ø Exceeded target sales goals consistently over a five year period by 40%

Ø Acted as subject matter expert for specific economic market segments

Ø Liaised between operations, end users, and information technology teams

Ø Managed delinquent commercial accounts to collect funds owed and interest thus significantly contributing to Bank’s profitability

Ø Worked on Moody’s project to classify economic indicators, and risk criteria for commercial clients

Ø Re-organized department managing MacKenzie consultants to finalize client classifications to meet market requirements

Ø Conducted training classes on systems and processes for relationship managers

Experience:

Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, D.C.

2008


Administration and Finance Secretary
Responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the Support Services and Facilities Services Divisions to assist staff located in Washington, D.C., multiple consulate offices, and cultural missions. Assists finance department director to formulate and implement policy, procedures, and guidelines. Manages finance and economic study related projects and teams. Acting director in absence of director. Acts as liaison between Royal Protocol, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia and Embassy officials located in Washington, D.C. Troubleshoots and resolves problems related to new hire processing, health insurance, housing loans, internal and external training.





National Commercial Bank, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2001-2006


Credit Relationship Manager / Risk Manager

Promoted to Credit Relationship Manager in the Corporate Business Banking Group. Conducted risk assessments and cost benefit analyses for large commercial loan clients. Collected and analyzed industry research materials including financial data to analyze market spread and risk. As subject matter expert, managed both qualitative and quantitative risk studies. Assessed distribution channels, market share of clients, product inventory, loan collateral, and competitors to appropriately decision lines of credit. Marketed and managed targeted returns within Bank policy to increase profits. Actively increased sales by consulting with new and existing clients on appropriate products or services to meet client specific business requirements. Increased lines of credit for existing clients by 80% thereby increasing profitability levels for Bank from its diverse product mix. Worked as a liaison with the Research and Development team to improve quality assurance. Developed and implemented risk mitigation measures for troubled loans. Managed annual reviews for each commercial credit account. Cultivated client relationships and contingency planning for clients in need of business management assistance. Handled internal and external audit inquiries.

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National Commercial Bank, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

1997-2001


Credit Documentation Officer

Responsibilities included preparing new and renewal loan documentation, ensuring compliance with legal and bank credit policy requirements, and executing loan payments. Acted as a liaison between Investment Department, Corporate Business Banking Group, and Treasury Department to facilitate timeliness and accuracy of payments in compliance with service level agreements. Managed relationships and project phases for general contractors and builders in order to disburse project funds. Charged with tracking and managing project phases to completion. Arranged for letters of credit with Treasury for foreign exchange.



Education:

2007 - 2008

2001 - 2003

1998 – 2000

1994 – 1997

Software:

George Washington University

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Master of Science in Finance; In Process – To Be Awarded August 2008

  • Worked full-time while completing master’s degree

Coursework: Bank Lending and Risk Analysis, Advanced Financial Analysis, Cash Management, Advanced Technical Credit Risk, Treasury Simulation, Contracts, Credit Core Program, Management Accounting, Intensive Accounting, Project Finance Management, Basic Islamic Banking.

Project Work:

· Financial Institution Management and Modeling; using risk management models, analyzed financial operations and condition of prominent banks using financial, economic and market information. Identified key strengths and weaknesses from regulatory, financial and credit market perspectives. Assessed ROE with required return on equity or cost of equity, and compare market value with fair value. Identified key concerns for holding company, key economic factors that appear to affect the bank’s net interest margin, fee income, the provision for loan losses, net income and interest rate risk exposure.

· Corporate Financial Management and Modeling; developed regression econometric models considering monetary, fiscal, economic, financial, political, demographic and/or other factors. Evaluated term structure hypothesis best supported by results. Determined for US firm lowest cost fixed-rate or floating-rate borrowing basis ensuring analysis reflected both present value and uncertainty in funding.

· Global Financial Markets; analyzed global financial markets to assess interaction and response of global foreign exchange and capital markets. Assessed central banks and multilateral financial institution’s impact on global financial markets. Conducted real time simulations on foreign exchange and emerging markets.

· Financial Theory and Research; using applied financial analysis tools, traced the evolution and interaction of economics and financial reasoning. Measured risk and risk aversion, state-preference theory, capital asset pricing models, continuous time portfolio management, capital budgeting, structure theory and dividend policy.

· Fixed Income Management; managed project to value and analyze fixed income real estate securities and government sponsored enterprises

· Financial Engineering; projects related to optimization and techniques used in investment management. Studies related to options, futures, and derivatives.

Arab Academic of Science

Alexandria, Egypt

Master of Total Quality Management – Thesis in Process

Arab Academic of Science

Alexandria, Egypt

Master of Business Administration

Concentration in Marketing

King Abdul-Aziz University

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Concentration in Political Science GPA - 3.74

Microsoft Office Suite MatLab CAM Automation SAS

Training

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2005, Bank Lending & Risk Analysis – IOB JEDDAH from 10 DEC. To 21 DEC. 2005

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2005, Advanced Financial Analysis - NCB JEDDAH from 25 Sep To 27 Sep 2005

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2005,Cash Management Course - NCB JEDDAH from 27 Aug To 29 Aug 2005

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2005, Advance technical for credit risk – The Arab academy from 2 Jul to 13 Jul

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2005, Treasury simulation game - NCB JEDDAH from 25 Jun To 29 Jun 2005

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2005, SPIN MODEL , FOR SELLING – NCB RIYADH from 12 Mar To 13 Mar 2005

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2005, Contractor Finance Program– NCB JEDDAH from 27 Feb To 1 Mar 2005

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2004, CMA Review course – Becker from 9 May to 9 Nov 2004

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2002, Intensive Accounting course – NCB JEDDAH

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2002, Start up project finance – Citibank DUBAI

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2002, Credit Core Program – Citibank TURKI

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2002, SPIN relationship selling skills – NCB JEDDAH

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2002, Financial Analysis – Citibank JEDDAH

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2002, Introduction to Bank Lending – NCB JEDDAH

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2002, Treasury Products workshop – NCB JEDDAH

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2000, Basic of Islamic Banking, The Arab Academy, Amman, Jordan, Oct 11-14

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2000, 1year, Advanced Team Work Program, NCB, Jeddah Nov.

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1997, 1year, Financial and Banking Training Program, NCB, Jeddah

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