About
Work
Experience
Dec 2019 - Present
Animatex Animation Festival
Founder & Director
Ideation, proposal writing, business development, event organization, web development, festival programming, media and communication, social media, publicity, content creation, logistics and everything in between.
Apr 2017 - Present
Wild Guanabana
Freelance Adventure Leader
Designing and leading hikes, climbs and adventure activities for adults in Egypt, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Morocco and other countries. Designing and leading camps, trips, hikes, climbs and races for children and teens with a holistic educational approach. Scouting, routesetting, trailmarking, logistics planning and supervising races and ultramarathons in multiple destinations in Egypt. Scouting, mapping, auditing and trail development.
Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
Ascent Indoor Climbing
Front Desk
Briefing new customers about climbign techniques, managaing bookings, sales and reservations, routes and area management.
Sep 2017 - Aug 2020
Wild Guanabana
Journeys Specialist
Researching new destinations and adventure activities, constructing itineraries, contacting local and international suppliers, budgeting and forecasting, marketing and selling trips, customer support and assistance through email, phone and meetings, managing and keeping finances and coordinating with other departments such as marketing and design.
Sep 2017 - Nov 2017
Nile Kayak Club
Kayak Leader
Briefed, lead and rescued multiple kayaking rides for small and large groups on the Nile.
Education,
Courses
& Workshops
2009 - 2016
B.Sc. of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering - Cairo University
1996 - 2009
General Secondary Certificate
Nile Kangaroo Language School - Cairo
Oct 2022
Boat License Category B
Croatia
Mar 2019
4 Days
Sailing Basics Course
Red Sea Sails - El Gouna
Dec 2017
8 Sessions
Basic Drawing
Nayzak Animation School - Cairo
Apr 2018
10 Sessions
Digital Painting
Nayzak Animation School - Cairo
Oct 2018
10 Sessions
Book Illustration
Nayzak Animation School - Cairo
Nov 2022
3 Weeks
Game Design
Makouk - Cairo
Jan 2019
10 Days
Earth Building
HandOver - Siwa
Nov 2017
3 Days
Wilderness First Aid
SOLO Schools - Sinai
Sep 2018
3 Days
Urban Permaculture
Feed Initiative Egypt - Alexandria
Mar 2019
1 Day
Pottery & Mosaic Making
Darb 1718 - Cairo
Sep 2018
4 Levels
Music Theory
Arteeqa Music House - Cairo
Feb 2019
8 Sessions
Piano
Arteeqa Music House - Cairo
Mar 2019
8 Sessions
Music Production
Darb 1718 - Cairo
Skills & Other Experiences
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Sailing more than 500nm from Sicily, Italy to Split, Croatia.
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Volunteering in medical convoys in Sinai & Upper Egypt with Ibrahim Badran Foundation.
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Volunteering in farms and camps in Sinai.
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Volunteering in church service for 10 years for kids and teens. Researching, creating, curating and implementing content and activities and events for more than 500 kids, and managing, organizing, supervising and leading more than 100 volunteers.
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Designing various logos, posters, flyers and banners for different events and initiatives.
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Writing, acting in and directing many sketches and videos of different genres.
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Voice-over artist in multiple videos, animations, puppet shows and theatrical plays.
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Music and script consultant for dubbing videos and songs.
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Composing lyrics and music for multiple songs for theatre.
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Writing scenario and script, designing backgrounds and characters and animating and directing a couple of traditional and digital 2D animations.
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Performing Disney songs live on stage for two consecutive years (2016, 2017) in the New Year concert in Cairo Opera House, the small hall.
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Solo backpacking in Turkey, France and Italy.
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Paragliding, Biking, Kayaking, SUPing, Windsurfing, Rock Climbing, Walking.
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Reading, Writing, Cooking, Planting, Digital Photography, Analog Photography Cats & Dogs.
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Software: Adobe Suite ( Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Audition, After Effects, Acrobat), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Google Suite, Inkscape, Audition, Garageband, iMovie, Movie Maker, Tupi, Pencil2D.