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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

  • Sailing more than 500nm from Sicily, Italy to Split, Croatia.

  • Volunteering in medical convoys in Sinai & Upper Egypt with Ibrahim Badran Foundation.

  • Volunteering in farms and camps in Sinai.

  • 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.

  • Designing various logos, posters, flyers and banners for different events and initiatives.

  • Writing, acting in and directing many sketches and videos of different genres.

  • Voice-over artist in multiple videos, animations, puppet shows and theatrical plays.

  • Music and script consultant for dubbing videos and songs.

  • Composing lyrics and music for multiple songs for theatre.

  • Writing scenario and script, designing backgrounds and characters and animating and directing a couple of traditional and digital 2D animations.

  • Performing Disney songs live on stage for two consecutive years (2016, 2017) in the New Year concert in Cairo Opera House, the small hall.

  • Solo backpacking in Turkey, France and Italy.

  • Paragliding, Biking, Kayaking, SUPing, Windsurfing, Rock Climbing, Walking.

  • Reading, Writing, Cooking, Planting, Digital Photography, Analog Photography Cats & Dogs.

  • 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.

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