Osman H. Farah PMP, EMBA, MMI

Experience

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  African Development Bank Group

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Sovereign Credit Risk Analyst

  Played an active role in policy discussions, credit review committees, and board sessions regarding transactions. Coordinated with economists while thoroughly evaluating the risk profile of every country office within the Bank. Reduced the country risk rating by performing detailed assessments on both economic and financial situations.

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  Data-Line Management Group Inc.

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Economic & Financial Consultant

  Enforced project quality standards while acting as a subject matter expert during the decision-making process. Introduced economic competitiveness studies while also participating in fact finding missions to collect data. Conducted a viability check during evaluation of a PPP project for an Autoclave Cement pant in Tunisia and Libya. Orchestrated marketing initiatives for clients who were expanding into the Middle East and North African markets.

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  Rascomstar-Qaf

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Regional Sales & Marketing Officer

  Leveraged top-notch strategic thinking abilities to guide new sales and marketing initiatives across all of Africa. Used exceptional communication skills in multiple languages to cultivate relations with government officials. Worked cross functionally with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to influence key decision makers. Discussed important aspects of projects to ensure a successful completion according to company objectives. Delivered a 143% increase in revenue after executing a value added service satellite communication system. Increased revenue and penetration of broadband services in three different regions by an impressive 43% in 2011. Show less

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  African Investments & Global Connections Inc.

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2015

  Head Of International Business Development

  Executed the successful launch of four mobile payment methods and a Mobile Money Transfer. Mobile payment methods included operator centric, bank centric, collaboration-centric, and peer-to-peer models. Achieved 99% uptime across five regional offices by suggesting methods for improving/repairing faulty networks. Conducted a supervision & monitoring assessment of port project valued at $450M a commercial container terminal in Djibouti. Ensured all control measures were in place, risk management was handled, and scoring models were updated. Led the roll-out of new terms & conditions to maintain compliance with anti-terrorism and money laundering acts. Steered the administration of preventative maintenance for the African Development Bank across three sites. Show less