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Mozdan Hamad

Sr.Market Researcher
Houston,tx

Summary

An enthusiastic and skilled researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the Fast-Moving consumer goods sector and private sector development. Passionate about market research, project management, and client services. Well- versed in qualitative and quantitative research.

Overview

2023
2023
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Senior Researcher

249Startups
3 2022 - 1 2024
  • Supervising internal research team efforts towards producing industry reports & ecosystem research
  • Research a broad cross-section of innovation verticals, industries, startup activity and trends within those areas of interest
  • Draw thoughtful conclusions from a diverse set of data from both internal and external information sources
  • Build well organized and polished deliverables that elegantly convey data insights and unique conclusions based on 249Startups expertise
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create and build repeatable and efficient processes for research and report development
  • Design & Manage thoughtful Partner research projects to gather the 'voice' of the partner.
  • Thoughtfully communicate the research process to the Engagement Managers to understand the research goals, process & data needs from partners
  • Streamlined research processes for increased efficiency and accuracy, leading to more impactful findings.
  • Maintained research materials, equipment, and facilities in good working order.
  • Established partnerships with external organizations to enhance data sharing opportunities and expand project scope.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive innovative solutions based on in-depth research insights.

Research Project Manager

AMD Research
05.2021 - 03.2022
  • Coordinated and managed all data collection activities to meet timelines and budget, including questionnaire review, Programming, Pre-testing, and data collection
  • Coordinated with the following internal units: quotation, Scripting, Translation, Sampling, Design and Coding/Data or outside vendors as necessary throughout project life cycle
  • Proactively contacted clients to finalize project specifications and to provide consultative updates throughout the project life cycle.
  • Managed multiple, varying sized projects concurrently
  • Conducted thorough literature reviews to identify knowledge gaps and inform the direction of research projects.
  • Developed comprehensive project plans, outlining objectives, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation to ensure successful delivery within scope.
  • Evaluated project progress regularly, identifying potential risks and initiating corrective actions to mitigate any negative impact on results.

Research Executive

DAL Food - Strategy
03.2018 - 04.2021
  • Work closely with the Research team to brief, supervise BI projects to ensure quality execution of fieldwork and data collection, Implement the research program as per agreed schedule of deliverables
  • Carry out Ad hoc research projects in addition to handling the ongoing gathering, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of information related to PESTLE, competitor, market, or supplier research
  • Effectively handle communication with clients of assigned projects from understanding their needs to updating them on project status and disseminating findings and reports updates
  • Work closely with IT to develop user friendly technologies (applications/tools) to ensure an efficient and effective work
  • Analyze and present the information in easy-to-grasp formats and disseminate to clients in a timely fashion

Graduates Training Program

DAL Group
10.2016 - 12.2017
  • Rotations in four departments
  • Dal Motors (Marketing): Joined projects related to digital marketing strategies in social media, car specs catalogues and customer’s persona
  • ICT (Information and Communication Technology): Worked in the following sections: Business intelligence, Business applications of Dal Engineering division and Information Security
  • Finance: Worked in the Accounts payable section and the Accounts receivable section
  • Animal feed: Worked in production planning been exposed to Capacity plan, Master Production Scheduling, Material Requirements Planning and Demand planning, as well as joining a KPI Dashboard project

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Informatics

German University in Cairo
New Cairo, Cairo
10.2011 - 10.2015

Skills

Business opportunity mapping

Projects

  • Private sector focused political economy analysis Sudan with Clingendael institute.
  • Entrepreneurship & labour market assessment in agriculture sector in Gedarif.
  • Business opportunity mapping & Ecosystem mapping for Nyala-Darfur.
  • Sustainability Materiality Assessment
  • Sudan Market Assessment Study : Agriculture, Energy & Mining
  • Media monitoring report
  • Brand Health Tracker
  • New products development researches.

Research Collaborations

  • Clingendael Research institute
  • JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency
  • UNISCO
  • European Union
  • UNDP
  • Maastricht University

Timeline

Research Project Manager

AMD Research
05.2021 - 03.2022

Research Executive

DAL Food - Strategy
03.2018 - 04.2021

Graduates Training Program

DAL Group
10.2016 - 12.2017

Bachelor of Science - Business Informatics

German University in Cairo
10.2011 - 10.2015

Senior Researcher

249Startups
3 2022 - 1 2024
Mozdan HamadSr.Market Researcher