Lana Al-Attar, PMP®

Lana al-attar, pmp®

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  • About me

    Versatile Software Architect: Nation's Largest Tech Community Google Developer Group Manama Founder | Advisory Board Member | B.Sc. Computer Science at 19 | Social Entrepreneur and Driving Innovation at Gudjuju.com

  • Education

    • Ama international university

      2003 - 2006
      Bs computer science grade average b- (86% to 88%)

      Activities and Societies: Media Society

    • Private workshop

      2014 - 2014
      Train the trainer training certificate of attendance
    • Ashoka u

      2012 - 2012
      Entrepreneurship and globalization entrepreneurship and globalization ashokau badges & certificate of completion

      This course is about the unprecedented possibilities of now. Its objective is to develop better understanding among participants of the trends that define our historical moment and the opportunities that those trends create. For each student, that conversation will be directed toward the development of a personal plan of action for entrepreneurial engagement.

    • Coursera, university of pennsylvania

      2012 - 2012
      Gamification gamification 86.5%
    • Bibf

      2010 - 2010
      Heatlhcare insurance products certification

      Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF).Topics covered: Healthcare Product Types, Structure of the Healthcare Insurance Market, Healthcare provision, Legal and Regulatory Considerations, Risk Assessment, Rating and Underwriting and Claims

    • Bahrain institute of banking and finance (bibf)

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      Treasury, capital markets
  • Experience

    • Home tutoring service

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
      Founder

      Ran an after-school home tutoring service for students one grade below me. This was one of my first ventures into enterprenureship.

    • Kumon institute of bahrain

      Apr 2002 - Feb 2003
      General assistance (part time)

      Kumon Institute is a private school that offers individualized after-school study programs designed to help children of all ages and abilities to fulfill their potential in Math and English.

    • United medical group wll

      Mar 2003 - Feb 2006
      Junior accountant (part time)

      United Medical Group has various leading food chain outlets in Bahrain andSaudi Arabia. Reporting to the Operations Manager with 12 personnel, responsible for:• Daily book keeping entries• Maintaining of cash, sales, purchases, fixed assets• Depreciation register, Payroll register• Preparing monthly and annual cash flows, trail balance, trading, profit & loss account and balance sheet

    • Infocall

      Jan 2006 - Aug 2006
      Events coordinator

      Responsible for organizing IT and Finance events, conferences, seminars and road shows, including inviting the individuals and lead tracking, generation & telemarketing.

    • Arab banking corporation

      Aug 2006 - Jan 2015

      Manages ABC’s Medical Insurance scheme, with over 1000 members. Also manages the Housing Scheme for over 120 expatriates and the LMRA account for over 500 expatriates. Maintains time and attendance for over 300 employees. Rotated in the departments within Investment Banking including: Executive, Debt Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Capital Partners, Placement & Fund Raising Group and A.B.C. Securities. Worked on the business plans & business continuity/Disaster recovery plans of ABC’s new venture, the Investment Banking Division.

      • HR Officer

        Nov 2008 - Jan 2015
      • Team Assistant

        Aug 2006 - Nov 2008
    • Online fund raising for charity

      Dec 2011 - Dec 2014
      Co-founder

      An online fund rasing platform. We take your bake/garage/service sale online. Whatever you raise we send to an approved charity of your choice.Since we are completely online our operating costs are low enough for us to bear them and we DO NOT take a cut from any of the money raised.

    • Ecoupons bahrain

      Mar 2013 - Nov 2013
      Founder

      www.eCouponsBahrain.comeCouponsBahrain is home to all things FREE, Discounted or on Special Offer.NO CHARGES for coupon/offer usages

    • Gudjuju

      Mar 2014 - now
      Founder

      Gudjuju is an online digital communications company with a conscience. Gud Juju takes on jobs where it can help empower companies or initiatives that have a social good aspect to them. We also cater to corporate clients with little or no CSR and include the development of websites for social good initiatives branded with the corporate's identity and add them to their CSR initiatives.Clientel include: University of Bahrain, Tamkeen, Diversity on Board, Kooheji Jewellry, Ashoka,

    • Global shapers community

      Jan 2015 - Jun 2021
      Education & employability steering committee member

      -Served as a member on the Education and Employability committee (June 2019 - June 2021) . The Steering Committee’s mandate is to support Global Shapers in designing, implementing and monitoring Education and Employability Impact. Some of the committee’s activities over the past two years included: ● Encouraging and amplifying impact projects on education and employment across hubs;● Helping build a community of Shapers interested in education and work, and providing a platform to unify and connect Shapers working on similar topics (e.g., virtual sessions and newsletters);● Developing a collaborative session to explore the long-term implications of COVID-19 on education and employment that reaches a wide range of shapers. This session was quite enriching, as we received early insights immediately after the countries went into lockdown.● Leading two sessions at Global Shapers Annual Summit to connect with Shapers and understand their challenges regarding education and employment, as well as the projects they are working on.● Collaborating as a SteerCo to develop the Courageous Conversations Guide.-Selected to moderate a meet the leader session with Jack Ma (Tianjin - China)-Selected to represent the Global Shapers Community as part of multiple World Economic Forum delegations, including the Annual Meeting of the New Champions (China), and the Sustainable Development Impact Summit (NY).-Active member of the Manama Hub (2015-2020)www.manamahub.orgwww.globalshapers.org Show less

    • Google developer group manama (gdg manama)

      Jan 2018 - now
      Founder - lead

      Google Developers Groups and is a platform offered by Google Developers to support community-run developer groups, in just 3 years they have almost 2800 members and accomplished over 105 events with 31,200 attendees receiving free and hands-on and technical training in the latest technologies supporting 21st-century skills and those needed for the Future of work.

    • Tamkeen

      Feb 2022 - now
      Associate director

      Feb 2023 - Present: Associate Director - Programs and Partnerships [Program System Architect]Feb 2022 - Feb 2023: Head of Technology and Innovation in Business Development.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Treasury capital markets diploma

      Bibf
    • Project management professional (pmp)

      Project management institute
      Sept 2025
      View certificate certificate