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Waleed Jan

Waleed Jan

Journalist

location of Waleed JanRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Lead - Change Management & Communication Project Manager | Event Manager | Mechanical Engineer | Entrepreneur | Innovation | Inventor | Startup Advisor

  • Education

    • King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

      2006 - 2014
      Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering Science

      Activities and Societies: * University Team Goal Keeper for 2 years * Member of the social, Multimedia and Photography club.

    • Falcon Wings Aviation Academy

      2022 - 2022
      Diploma of Education Aviation/Airway Management and Operations

  • Experience

    • KFUPM

      Apr 2012 - Jun 2012
      Journalist

      A part time job, I write articles for the University Newspaper

    • SABIC

      Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
      Summer Training Trainee

      I had two projects during my training time.* A study about a rubber product that is needed to be manufactured in Saudi Arabia* A study about Haze problem in PET.

    • KFUPM

      Sept 2012 - Dec 2012
      Relationship employee

      Part time job, and my objective is to help managing events on the university and write about it for the university's newspaper.

    • Re Braille

      Feb 2013 - Jan 2015
      Founder

      Re Braille is an innovative Braille type writer that allows the typist to proof the text in edit it if needed mechanically without the need of electricity. Re Braille is a start up that is looking for an investor or buyer for the idea.

    • ICT systems

      Feb 2014 - May 2014
      Sales and Marketing Specialist

      Working for BSI KSA

    • Applus+ Asia Middle East and Africa

      Oct 2014 - Dec 2015
      Mechanical Engineer

      Depends on the project. Currently I do buildings inspection for the Riyadh metro project.

    • TCG Master

      Jan 2015 - now
      Founder and General Manager

      TCG Master is the leading intellectual sports center in Saudi Arabia.* We have established TCG Master in December 2014 and we have been the official tournament center in Saudi Arabia since then.* We helped to qualified more than 16 players in different games to the world cup championship qualifiers.* We established a R&D department to produce genuine board games and card games from our own ideas.

    • ICT systems

      Dec 2015 - Dec 2017
      Mechanical Engineer

      I was engineering consultant for multiple projects.

    • SQUARES Event

      Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
      Enrichment Content Developer

      * My role was to create enrichment content for entertainment and educational events.* I have managed 3 events and created 3 educational physical games.

    • Digital Games Association

      Jun 2021 - Jan 2023
      Chief Executive Officer

    • Al Rajhi Takaful

      Feb 2023 - now

      * Co-Created the Change Management & Communication department.* Created the required templates for Change Benefits Register that includes all required data to monitor the benefits KPIs in parallel to the project progression.

      • Lead - Change Management & Communication

        Aug 2024 - now

      • Assistant Manager- Project Portfolio

        Feb 2023 - Aug 2024

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Foundations of Project Management

      Google
      Apr 2024
      View certificate certificate

    • Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project

      Google
      Apr 2024
      View certificate certificate

    • Level 2 - Working in Crowd Safety

      ESM Operations Ltd
      Dec 2023

    • Team Performance Management

      Formatech - Integrated Learning Centers
      Nov 2024
      View certificate certificate

    • Decision Making & Delegation

      Formatech - Integrated Learning Centers
      Sept 2024
      View certificate certificate

    • Monsha’at Academy Program for Scaling Up Businesses

      Stanford Center for Professional Development
      Dec 2023
      View certificate certificate

    • Fellowship Program in Health, Safety, and Operations

      General Entertainment Authority - GEA
      Jul 2024

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Waleed Jan
      Engineering Professional Accreditation Certificate Saudi Consul of Engineers Jun 2023 Engineering professional accreditation certificate from the Saudi Consul of Engineers (SCE) that my classification is Professional (8+ years of experience)
    • Awarded to Waleed Jan
      Certificate of Appreciation The Embassy of United States of America in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Mar 2021 Got awarded by the US Embassy in Riyadh for being part in their virtual conference for Alumni as I shared my experience of (How to Start Your Own Business).
    • Awarded to Waleed Jan
      IVLP 2017 Saudi Participant Department of States Apr 2017 I was selected by the USA embassy in Riyadh in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in 2017 to represent Saudi Arabia in the program.The program focused on the legislations and the constitution of USA, the exterior relations of USA with other countries and a brief of USA economy in different states.The program contained multiple workshops that focused in developing many skills in the scope of the mentioned subjects.
    • Awarded to Waleed Jan
      2nd Prize in MITEF Saudi Arabia - Idea Track MIT Enterprise Forum Saudi Arabia Jan 2016
    • Awarded to Waleed Jan
      Entrepreneurs Shaping Saudi Arabia’s Future 2015 Forbes Middle East Dec 2015 Me and my brothers Emad and Abdullah Jan got honored as on of entrepreneurs shaping Saudi Arabia’s future 2015 and we got the 92nd rank
    • Awarded to Waleed Jan
      GIST Tech-i Finalist - Nov 2014 I got nominated as one the GIST Tech-i finals in the idea stage.The competition was managed and organized by AAAS and this year it was held in Marrakech, Morocco during the Global Entrepreneuring Summit 2014 (GES 2014)
    • Awarded to Waleed Jan
      MIT Media Lab Workshop MIT and Wamda Feb 2014 MIT Media Lab Workshop was held in Abu Dhabi in the UAE, and I was in the Health Track . In there we developed a portable microscope and a software in a website to diagnose Anemia, Sickle Anemia and Blood Cancer. About the Workshop:http://www.wamda.com/index.php/page/wamda-mit-media-lab-workshop-mubadala-twofour54/
    • Awarded to Waleed Jan
      Stars of Science Finalist Qatar Foundation Nov 2013 I got the 3rd place in the 5th season of Stars of Science competition and TV Show. Stars of Science was broadcast on MBC4 Stars of Science web site:http://www.starsofscience.com/sos/en/default.aspWaleed Jan's Fan page (All about me in Stars of Science):https://www.facebook.com/Waleed.Jan.SOS5
    • Awarded to Waleed Jan
      Top 20 in NTEC in Riyadh Badir , Intel and Potential Sep 2012 NTEC is a business plan competition and it was managed by Intel , Bader and Potential.
    • Awarded to Waleed Jan
      2nd in STC Innovation Competition STC & KFUPM 2010

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Student

      Issued by KFUPM on Jan 2011
      KFUPMAssociated with Waleed Jan