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Ramy Nassar

(519) 591-7147 | ramy@ramynassar.com | 541 Leighland Dr., Waterloo, ON, N2T 2H4

Principal, 2011 – Present

RSN Consulting Inc., Waterloo, ON

Work as a consultant to a technology company called Myplanet Digital based in Toronto.
Currently focus on business development and strategy, targeting both the public (provincial Government) and private sector (currently working with several multinational media companies)
Shifting the organization to focus on value-add partnerships with 3rd party organizations where larger projects can be taken on ($300k-$1mm per project)
Helped develop Myplanet’s recruitment and growth strategy by understanding company goals and working collaboratively to build a plan to achieve them with company directors.
Previously provided marketing strategy and execution services to a commercial real estate developer based in Toronto, developing in Waterloo Region.
Previously provided community-focused consulting to the Greater KW Chamber of Commerce.

Executive Director & Co-Host (Volunteer), 2009 – Present

TEDxWaterloo, Waterloo, ON

Lead organizer and co-host for annual conference attracting internationally renowned guest speakers and an audience of over 1000 participants.
Manage a budget of approximately $350,000 based entirely on corporate sponsorship and donations.
Coordinate and manage a team of 75 team members and volunteers to ensure effective collaboration and delegation.

Director, Outreach, 2010 – 2011 (6 month contract)

Moved into a leadership role at a non-profit organization to give back and diversify my experience.
Developed a strategy to engage program alumni from past 30 years in post-program initiatives.
Collaborated with director of development to build an integrated fund raising program.
Managed a heavily constrained budget and timeline as a result of working in non-profit sector.

Sr. Manager, Business Solutions, 2007 – 2010

Research in Motion, Waterloo, ON

Managed carrier BlackBerry relationships in the Northeast US for Verizon Wireless.
Focused on business development with strategic partners to help drive business objectives forward.
Built quarterly sales / business development strategy for execution by business solutions team.
Interfaced between customers, carriers and internal product management teams.
Collaborated with regional sales managers; consistently exceeding sales targets.
Managed quarterly budgets adapting to changes in market dynamics and other constraints.
Presented on technical and business-related topics at customer facing “C level” engagements.
Spoke regularly at events ranging from 20 to 500+ attendees; confident with technical presentations.
Won leadership and performance award after my first quarter; nominated by my peers and chosen by VP.
Participated in professional development opportunities: presentation skills, negotiation, influencing.
Experienced in hiring, training and mentoring of new team members as well as performance management.

Embedded Software Engineer, 2005 – 2007

LSI Logic, Waterloo, ON

Involved in design, development of the video decoder module; documenting the design through all phases.
Implemented and review designs based on formal specifications (ISO H.264/MPEG-4 AVC).
Used C, C++ and assembly language; Development in Windows and UNIX environments.
Developed and debug firmware on VxWorks real-time operating system; Tornado 2 IDE.
Worked closely with a hardware platform that includes multiple SPARC cores.

B.Sc. Engineering: Systems and Computing April 2005

University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

Winner of the 2005 W.C. Winegard Medal; University’s Highest Honour
Developed an eye-controlled interface system for persons with disabilities to control a computer

Group Cycling Instructor, Goodlife Fitness, 2004 – Present
KW Photography Club (Club leader), 2009 – Present
TEDxWaterloo (Event Co-Chair), 2009 – Present
KW Awesome Foundation (Co-founder & director), 2011 – Present
Peer to Peer Sales and Strategy Group, 2007 – Present
Ignite Waterloo (Lead organizer & Host, Quarterly event), 2009 – 2010
Engineers without Borders (President, VP, Fundraising, Grand River Professional Chapter), 2005 – 2010
First Response Team (University of Guelph) 2003 – 2005
Paediatric Unit Volunteer (Guelph General Hospital) 2002 – 2004

Waterloo Region Record, Top 40 Under 40, 2011
RIM PILAR (Persistence, Intelligence, Leadership, Attitude, Results) Award, 2007
Time Magazine, Person of the Year, 2006
Dean’s List at the University of Guelph, 2000 – 2005
W.C. Winegard Medal, 2005
College of Physical and Engineering Science Society of Excellence, 2005
E.B. MacNaughton Convocation Prize, 2005
William James Engineering Award, 2005

Professional Engineers of Ontario, Ontario Society of Professional Engineers and IEEE member.
External training courses while at RIM in Presentation Skills, Influencing, Negotiations and Persuasion.
Fluent in English, German and French.

Available upon request