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Work History
Education
Certification
Interests
Software
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Ramzi Barakat

Ramzi Barakat

Generalist
Kuwait City,KU

Summary

I love observing how things are built and how they interact with it's users whether it's a kitchen or an online portal and thinking of ways to improve the experience. I enjoy any type of competition, especially when I can "manipulate" people to take certain actions.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Product Manager

Zyda
Kuwait
03.2021 - Current

- Built and managed execution of Zyda's Menu and Marketing stream including a CRM which had a complex segmentation component

- Created and automated a process which led me to have 3-5 customer calls a week to continuously empathize with our users

- Conducted webinars available to the public to showcase our product

- Managed the copywriting of the product and marketing material related to releases

- Pitched features, and managed dev team thorough agile ceremonies (sprint brief, planning etc)

<p>Head of Growth & Product </p> <p></p>

Gamiphy Inc.
10.2018 - 02.2021
  • Established an outbound sales process using CRM, email and LinkedIn automation generating 90% of the company's sales
  • Helped over 100+ clients increase their conversion rate by 25%
  • Managed accounts for enterprise level clients, which helped collect valuable data for product enhancements
  • Fundraised $500K at an evaluation of $3M, which included multiple pitches and public speaking events

<p>Product Manager </p> <p></p>

GymNadz - Women's Fitness App
09.2017 - 09.2018
  • Introduced gamification features that increase app stickiness by 10% and referrals by 25%
  • Analyzed performance using software such as Adjust, Fabric and Google Firebase to make data driven decisions
  • Worked on App store optimization to improve organic downloads from app stores by 15%
  • Executed a social media campaign with $800 that led to 26k downloads in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

<p>Co-founder & Product manager</p>

 Li3ib L.L.C -Reservation platform for pick up soccer
09.2016 - 09.2017
  • Created and co-founded the platform to connect sports players looking for facilities and facility owners
  • Created the wireframes for the application and managed the design and development of the platform in a timely manner
  • Acquired 50% of the available facilities in Kuwait during the first year
  • Analyzed data on 100+ field bookings to analyze utilization rates and compare occupancy rates of different fields
  • Made a successful exit after 2 years with the company

Education

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Columbia Business School (Online)
02.2018 -

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Saint Louis University - Madrid Campus
09.2014 - 05.2017

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Richmond International Academic and Soccer Academy
09.2012 - 05.2014

Certification

- User Experince Design 

Interests

- Former professional soccer player, Golf, Chess, Racket sports, Calisthenics, Powerlifting, Veganism (the preachy kind)

Software

Clickup, Notion, Jira, Canva, Notion, Hubspot, etc

Timeline

Product Manager

Zyda
03.2021 - Current

- Product Management by Product School

02-2021

- Certified Gamification expertise by leading gamification expert Yu kai Chou 

08-2020

- User Experince Design 

11-2018

Head of Growth & Product 

Gamiphy Inc.
10.2018 - 02.2021

- Mobile app marketing (ASO), advertising & monetizaton - Udemy 

03-2018

- Google Digital Marketing Certification & Google Analytics Certification

02-2018

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Columbia Business School (Online)
02.2018 -

Product Manager 

GymNadz - Women's Fitness App
09.2017 - 09.2018

Co-founder & Product manager

 Li3ib L.L.C -Reservation platform for pick up soccer
09.2016 - 09.2017

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Saint Louis University - Madrid Campus
09.2014 - 05.2017

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Richmond International Academic and Soccer Academy
09.2012 - 05.2014
Ramzi BarakatGeneralist