Tel.

: +20 1005454217
E-mail: alaaalfredfouad@msn.com
Skype: skype4aa
Currently in: Cairo, Egypt

25+ years working in engineering field most of it in big international chain (5 stars hotels)
managing ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, Technical (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil), Fire, Health & Safety
Occupational training and dealing with various kind of Projects & Opening Hotels.
About 3 years in Technical, Fire & Safety measures Audits for Hotels

EDUCATION - Academic Records

1979 1984

BSc. in Telecommunications & Electronics Engineering (Communications section),

Faculty of engineering (HELWAN University in Cairo)
Graduation Project: Storing 4 signal waves in oscilloscope
Grade: Good

Employment History
5/2014 till now
8/2009 1/2013

CONTRACTED WITH:* Consultants of Hospitality Administrators (CHA Int.) www.cha-international.com

* Hospitality Industry Integrated Services (HIIS) www.hiisegypt.com

Systems Consultant/Engineering Director

Service Areas:- Occupational Health & Safety Control Programs.

- Energy Efficiency, Conservation and Management.
- Technical, Fire, Health & Safety Occupational training.
- Technical, Fire & Safety measures Audits for Hotels or any firm.
- 5-stars Hotels projects, opening & Set up Engineering Department.

2/2013 4/2014

SUNNY DAYS Co. - Cairo, Egypt

The company owns Sunny Days Swiss Inn Residence, Hotel 104 rooms.

Technical Director and Technical Owner representative

Build/Setting up and opening Hotel of 104 rooms in Cairo.

5/2008 7/2009

MISR FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT (MTD) - Cairo, Egypt

The firm is Egyptian Contributed Company, Board Chairman Mr. khaled Altoukhy
Owns Bay View Resort & SPA DAHAB 5-stars Hotel 217 rooms,

Vice President Technical Services & Hotels Development

I was in charge for managing the property until a GM assigned.

My Main Responsibilities:
Build Engineering department
Solve all the delayed construction period (about 8 years)
Receive the work from consultants & contractors
Preparing rules & procedures
Hotel opening
My Main Achievements:
Put the rules & procedures for Hotel safety
Create database for all hotel assets
Create program for Preventive Maintenance
Successfully manage the Hotel in soft opening until handed over to managing
Company

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2/2007 6/2007

REEF OASIS-BLUE BAY RESORT & SPA, SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt

Director of Engineering

The company is 5-stars plus Hotel 643 rooms.

Reporting to General Manager,
I managed team of: - 4 project managers
- 2 Asst. chief engineers
- Health & safety manager, 3 H/S Tech
- Chief Gardener, 40 Gardeners
- 3 Shift engineers
- 6 supervisors
- 35 qualified technicians
My Main Responsibilities:
Build Engineering department
Review technically Shop drawing, Design, Safety & Application
Receive the work from consultants & contractors
Preparing rules & procedures
Hotel opening
My Main Achievements:
Recruited and trained H/S manager, 5 engineers & 30 technicians
Put the rules & procedures for Hotel safety
Create database for all hotel assets
Create program for Preventive Maintenance
Successfully make Hotel opening as planed

9/1987 12/2006

MOVENPICK Hotel Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt

Director of Engineering

The company is 5-stars big international chain Hotel 430 rooms.

Reporting to General Manager,
I managed team of: - 1 project manager
- 2 Asst. chief engineers
- Health & safety manager, 3 H/S Tech
- Eng. Services Manager (LTP, Boilers, Water Pumps)
- Stores Manager, 2 store keepers
- Chief Gardener, 9 Gardeners
- 3 Shift engineers
- 2 supervisors
- 30 qualified technicians
My Main Responsibilities:
Directs, oversees, and exercises functional authority for operation, planning,
organization, control, integration, and completion of all process-related
activities of engineering projects within area of assigned responsibility.
Directs engineering department in formulating designs, cost estimates, and
specifications through application of professionally accepted engineering
techniques, practices, and procedures.
Apportions projects among engineering managers/departments according to
specialized training and project requirements.
Directs the formulation and implementation of overall objectives, policies,
plans, and programs.
Ensures that engineering work conforms to high technical and organizational
standards and meets or exceeds all requirements.
Approves process specification and design standards.
Reviews engineering designs for neatness and accuracy.
Oversees preparation and control of department budget, P&L and forecasts
(FF&E).
Oversees compilation of cost control and statistical data.

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Oversees computing of engineering technical reports, compiling reports, and

conducting special investigations and studies to evaluate efficiency of
engineering programs.
Prepares interim and completion project reports.
Technical Training for engineers & technicians
Handle All audits (Technical, Regional, FLHS&S (Fire, Life, Health, Safety &
Security) BUREAU VERITAS, Quality Assurance, International Mystery Shopper,
Green Globe, SGS, HACCP, Hotel Operation)

My Main Achievements:
Invent & Applied BMS for eng. Plant rooms
Successfully finish about 10 projects
Implement health & safety division with rules & procedures
Good control & Reduced departmental expenses from 5.0% to 4.3% of total revenue
Developed 3 Employees 2nd & 3rd line, succession planning
Reduced Energy Expenses from 3.5% to 3.0% of total revenue
Reduced Eng. Store Inventory value
Increased the Engineering & FLHS&S Audits rate from 88% to 92.55%
Increased the Quality Assurance Audits rate from 88% to 90.2%
Get the Green Globe Certification yearly
Get the Horticultural Society Certification for year 2003

2/1986 8/1987

ORASCOM Co, Cairo, Egypt

Engineer in Charge

The company is one of the leading contractors in Egypt, Middle East & Africa
Reporting to workshop manager
I managed team of: None
My Main Responsibilities:
VOLVO GENERATORS (up to 550 KW) spare parts
Automatic Start up electrical panels
My Main Achievements:
Invent Digital battery charger monitor for GENERATORS & Cars
Reason for Leaving: Looking for better career

7/1984 1/1986

Middle East Integrated Contracting (meic), Cairo, Egypt

Leader Engineer

The company is agent for GERMAN SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS CO. RITZ

Reporting to GM
I managed team of: 1 engineer, 3 technicians
My Main Responsibilities:
The whole operation (Electrical and mechanical) of installing Submersible
pumps (up to 90 KW) in well 250 m depth (Pump up to 500,000 EGP)
My Main Achievements:
Trained to work in desert 24 hours until the mission done
Reason for Leaving: Looking for better career

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TRAINING COURSES
1975 -1983

Maintenance and Repair for Private vehicles

Private workshops and manufactures hand books

March 1990

Water treatment
SYSTEM TECHNIQUE (Water Management Division)

March 1995

Service Engineer's course (Induction Heating System)

THERMA GROSSKUCHEN Factory in Switzerland

July 1998

Water Technology
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER

November 2000

Industrial and Fire safety

Industrial safety Institute

October 2000

Green Globe 21
SGS Egypt Ltd.

August 2001

Conducting Successful Appraisals

MOVENPICK INSTITUTE in PRAGUE Czech Republic

August 2001

Selecting and Hiring Staff

MOVENPICK INSTITUTE in PRAGUE Czech Republic

November 2001

Successful Action Plan

Movenpick Institute in SHARM Egypt

January 2001
April 2003

DYNA Win (Engineering Managing Software)

Movenpick Institute

March 2003

Computer Courses EXCEL 2002 & WORD 2002

LEAGUE Technology (Microsoft Certified)

June 2004

Management by Objective MBO

Movenpick Institute

June 2004

Evaluate Performance for Heads and Supervisors

Movenpick Institute

August 2005

HACCP Course (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point).

SGS Egypt Ltd.

June 2006

Advanced Excel, ISI institute

March 2008

Business Planning Workshop, Knowledge Project Management Institute

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS Outlook, MS Project
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power point)
AutoCAD (edit)
DYNAwin (Maintenance Professionals Tool Software)

LANGUAGE
Arabic : Mother Tongue
English: Good command of spoken and written.

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EXPERIENCES

Full know-how on the hotel renovation projects and leading the project dept.
PREVIOUS PROJECTS:
- Install Digital PABX Frame & IP PABX NORTEL 1500 extinctions and IP networks
includes softwares programming (2,500,000LE)
- HVAC install 3 chillers each 550 ton, 2 cooling towers, 6 AHU (40 up to 100 T.R) and
chilled
water network (15,000,000 LE/ year 2002)
- Replace low & medium tension stations (ABB, Schneider 2,500,000 LE / year 2000)
- Replace water iron pipe network with copper & PP (polypropylene) (600 m) (1999)
- Build swimming pool (180 m3) with filters pumps room (1999)
- Design a full option kitchen (1999)
- Build steam & water boiler station with heat exchanger complete with pipe network (1998)
- Renovate 198 guest rooms (except bathroom) (198x25m2 / 6,000,000 LE / year 2000)
- Renovate Health Club include sauna & steam room (150 m2 / 500,000 LE / year 2005)
- Renovate 30 Garden rooms (except bathroom) (30x26m2 / 1,200,000 LE / year 2006)
- Renovate Executive Lounge include restroom (120m2 / 300,000 LE / year 2006)
- - Successful 5 stars Hotel opening (REEF OASIS-BLUE BAY RESORT & SPA, SHARM EL
SHEIKH, Egypt-643 rooms) after finishing all the electrical & mechanical projects (year
2007)
- Successful 5 stars Hotel opening (Bay View Resort & SPA DAHAB Egypt- 217 rooms) after
finishing all the electrical & mechanical projects (year 2008)

Knowledge of Frame-Relay, MPLS, ATM, TDM, IP networks (NORTEL)

Maintenance of the hotel construction works and finishing works.
Preventive Maintenance program (DEAG - Dyna Engineering) and Collective
Repair & Maintenance mechanical and electrical machines
Fire Fighting control system (SIEMENS' Cerberus) including of Diesel and Electric
Fire pumps (PATTERSON).
Drainage system for the hotel including main sewage station and all plumbing lines
(GRUNDFOS pumps).
Trouble shooting & overhaul for HVAC (Chillers, Air handling Units, fan coils, DX
Units, Split Units) (TRANE), (Carrier)
Ken fix-it team programs for the Guest rooms and Public Areas.
Hotel operating systems: Telephone, T.V inter active, Satellite networks, Safe Deposit
Mechanical & Electronic lock system (VingCard)
Medium & Low tension voltage substations (Schneider Electric), (ABB Group), PF,
Stabilizer, UPS, Diesel Generators (CATERPILLAR) and motor vehicles
Mechanical equipments such as Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Storage Tanks,
Steam and Water Boilers (YGNIS)
Overhauling boosting multi-stage, high pressure, submersible (RITZ, GRUNDFOS)
and dosing pumps
Water softener and water treatment
laundry equipments (Washing MCs up to 150kg, Dryers up to 75kg, Flat Ironer, Press
MCs, Dry cleaning MC, and Marking MC)
Erect Energy Saving System (Electricity, fuel and water)
Erect Hotels Health and Safety system
Establish Hotels Audits since year 2000 for six years respectively (GREEN GLOBE)
Full know-how on managing Eng. Stores, It is value up to 750,000 LE
Electronics, wiring diagrams, and low / high current panels design
High proficiency in MS (Microsoft)

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SKILLS

About 25 years working in engineering field most of it in big chain 5 stars hotels
dealing with various kinds of projects (about 14 projects), This gives me capability in
managing projects and a team of Engineers with skills:- Evaluate any subject and put it in PowerPoint or Excel sheet as a table or comparison
table for many subjects as well as high proficiency in MS (Microsoft) Office Applications
& MS works Projects.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Using any software (DYNA Win) to manage & control property assets.
- Demonstrate strong design and execution field knowledge.
- Team building and team training.
- Broad knowledge of IT with specific specialization in Application Integration Methods,
products and implementations.
- Ability to prepare submittals & check, edit shop drawings.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
- Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple deadlines.
- Strong leading personality
- Conceptual thinking skills and analytical abilities.
- Self-driven with an innovative mindset.
- Confidence and ability to communicate in both oral and written forms.
- Integrity - accepting and adhering to high ethical, moral and personal values in decisions,
communications, actions and when dealing with others.
- Accountable - takes responsibility for decisions, actions and results.
- Resourceful - seeks simple solutions to complex problems.
- Teamwork - builds trust by respecting the ideas and contributions of everyone.
- Passionate - demonstrates enthusiasm for the job.
- Growth Traits
- Clear Thinker - able to make decisions with speed and accuracy based on best available
information.
- External Focus - anticipates customer needs and ensures that they are met.
- Imagination - generates new and unique ideas and has the courage to take action.
- Inclusiveness - builds a connection with the team through personal involvement and
trust.

PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Nationality
Religion
Marital Status
Kids
Military Service

: 22 March 1961
: Cairo, Egypt
: Egyptian
: Christian
: Married
: One (21/3/1998)
: Completed (1 Year)

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REFERENCES
- Mr. Amin Attia
Sunny Days Life
Landlord & CEO
+2 01090807829
+496968979050
aminattia@sunnydayslife.com
- Mr. khaled Moh. Altoukhy
Bay View Resort & SPA DAHAB / MISR UNIVERSITY for Science & Technology
Landlord / Board Chairman / Chancellor
+2 01222300035
kaltoukhy@must.edu.eg
- Mr. Hazem Taher
Reef Oasis Hotels & Resorts
Landlord
+2 01223251095
chairman.om@reefoasis.com.eg
- Mr. Magdy Youssef Saad
Hilton Egypt
Area CE
+2 01068822286

magdy.beshara@hilton.com
- Mr. Sarwat Ibrahim
Middle East Movenpick
Vice President Technical Services & Projects
+2 01001007257
sarwat.ibrahim@moevenpick.com
- Mr. Peter Martin Hoesli
Moevenpick Resort & Spa Dea Sea
General Manager & Regional Manager Jordan
0800 22202

peterhoesli@yahoo.com
- Mr. Hussein Ismail
MOONRISE Swiss Hotels
Chairman
Ex. Movenpick Cairo Hotel GM
+2 01222100991
husseinismail@swisshotelsandsparesorts.com
-Mr. Essam Kafafi
Middle East Integrated Contracting (meic)
Landlord / Chairman & CEO
+2 01227785171
+2 01002102824
ekafafi@link.net

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