1. R E S U M E
H U S S E I N B A K I R
Nationality: American
Oman #: +968 90 615 254 • Lebanon #: +961 76 592 057
E-mail: hussein.bakir@live.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/husseinbakir
Skills
General Management: Feasibility studies, Business plans, Market Research & Analysis,
Strategic Planning & Management, Risk Analysis & Management, Project Planning &
Management, Budget Planning & Management, Cost Analysis, Cost Control & Management,
Change Management, Contract Negotiation & Management, Pricing Analysis, Operations
Management, Business Development
Human Resources: Organizational Behavior, Organizational Development, Talent Acquisition,
Personnel Management Performance Management, Training & Development, Payroll,
Compensation & Benefits
Others: Leadership, Time Management, Healthcare Management, Customer Service
Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising, Sales, Retail, Logistics, Procurement,
Editorial Consultancy, Linguist (English-Arabic)
Work Experience
Aug 2013 – Present | Freelance Management Consultant
Clients include: etchbee Creative Agency, Oortia, Elite RMC, Silk Productions, TSSC, Dawawine
(NGO), GMAC Marketing Consultancy, BidInStyle, Avalanche Entertainment, Sports for All, Xtep
Lebanon, Public Beta Lebanon, Green’s Market, CreConcrete, Gift Palace Stationery
Services include: Business plans, Feasibility studies, Market Research & Analysis, Budget
Planning & Management, Cost analysis, Cost Control & Management, Pricing Analysis,
Strategic Planning and Management, Risk Analysis and Management, Business Development,
Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, Training, Marketing, Social Media
Other services: Editorial Consultancy including Content generation & Content management

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Dublin Health Services – Investment & Management
Sept 2011 – Aug 2013 | Assistant Operations Manager
Seha Emirates One Day Surgery Hospital
Sept 2011 – Aug 2013 | Hospital (Project) Manager
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
As Assistant Operations Manager, my duties included managing Dublin Group’s Human
Resources and Administration, while also supervising the managements for Procurement and
Logistics Departments. I reported directly to the Group COO.
 Roles as Group HR Manager comprised, but were not limited to overseeing: Organizational
Behavior & Development, Talent Acquisition, Full Cycle Recruitment (In-house), Training &
Development, Performance Evaluation & Management, Payroll, and Compensation &
Benefits. Most of these services were also provided for clients, as per the requirements.
All projects reported directly to the Group HR Dept. via Group representatives working at
the respective facilities. Meetings with HR Department staff, Department Heads, Account
representatives and clients were held regularly to discuss HR matters.
 Heavily involved in senior-level decision making across all levels; holding daily, weekly
and monthly meetings with the Group’s C-Level Executives and department heads to
review the organization’s operations and ensure efficient strategic management.
 Seha Emirates One Day Surgery Hospital, the Group’s key project, was also under my
management. All aspects including Legal, Financial (Budget, Costs, Negotiation), Human
Resources, Administration, Logistics, Procurement and others passed through me before
being discussed with the Group COO. During that period, Seha Hospital (previously
Center) received the Health Authority in Abu Dhabi (HAAD) accreditation and shortly after
the international JCIA accreditation, officially becoming a hospital. Additionally, I was a
main part of shareholder and stakeholder meetings, while also working directly with Ernst
& Young, who provided auditing services for both the Group and Seha Hospital.
Royal Group
A conglomerate of over 60 large and medium sized companies based in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE). Launched in the late 1990's, Royal Group currently employs more than
15,000 people from a wide variety of countries and cultures, and is supported through its
head office in the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi. The Group has expanded at a tremendous
pace and is one of the largest business and investment holding houses in the UAE today,
along with having the $60 Billion Al Reem Island Project under its list of project development
ventures. The Chairman of the Group is His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Royal Development Company (RDC)
Royal Architect Project Management (RAPM)
RDC & RAPM are both primary subsidiaries of the Royal Group

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Jan 2010 – June 2011 | Office Manager
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
• Focal point between company and all sister companies and Group departments
• Constantly held meetings with the management for discussions and briefings on all topics
• Acted as Personal Assistant to the management (Department Heads: CEO, Head of Project
Management, Head of Environment & Sustainability, Head of Engineering, and Head of Cost
Management) including formulating and review of reports and correspondences, managing calls
/emails/diaries, making travel arrangements, set up of work-related soft/hard copy filing system for
each Department Head
 Human Resources:
• Full Cycle Recruitment (In-house): Coordinating with Group HR Dept. and RDC/RAPM management to
complete process from start to finish. Identifying needs, drafting job descriptions, processing
employment requisition and Candidate Information forms, gathering resumes, screening and sorting
applications and submitting them as candidate reports to management for revision, arranging
interview schedules as fit for involved parties, creating and maintaining hard/soft database for all
applicant information and incoming CVs, holding interviews, providing feedback to all interviewees on
results, following up with Group HR to finalize offers with selected candidates, working with various
departments to speed up visa and work labor procedures, guiding employees through the orientation
process, initiating joining process, issuing assets to staff with receipts and attending to other
requirements, keeping soft/hard copy file of all documents related to each employee, and sending out
copies to employee and respective divisions.
• Giving training to staff and management on a range of HR requirements such as Performance
Evaluation and Compensation & Benefits methodology. Discussing and reviewing process with the
management. Sending results to Group HR and following up for completion.
• Keeping track of staff attendance and issuing monthly attendance reports. Forwarding details to
Group HR for Payroll.
• Arranging for staff to undergo workshops and training as per management and Group HR needs
• Providing support and offering advice to staff on all HR-related issues.
• Maintaining leave schedule and updating management accordingly.
• Processing all HR forms and kept soft/hard copies for record.
• End-of-Service Process: Resignations, terminations, clearances, return of assets by staff in
coordination with management, candidate, and Group HR.
 Project-related :
Project: Royal Group Building (3B+G+M+9F)
Client: Royal Group
Consultant: NEB, Contractor: Tafseer
Acting Project Manager & Client Representative
Successfully guiding the project to completion and arranging the project handover to the new building
management; noting that I was the 4th Project Manager for this project.
Involved in managing the following projects:
 Emirati Housing Development at Jebel Hafeet - Al Ain
 Emirati Housing Community on Yas Island Phase 1
 Emirati Housing Community on Yas Island Phase 2
 VIP Projects for the Royal Family

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 VIP Projects for the Crown Prince Court
 Danet Mall – Abu Dhabi
 Canvas Hotel – Al Ain
 Canvas Hotel – Shymkent, Kazakhstan
 Arzana Resort – Rabat, Morocco
 Estancia Rio Negro – Rio Negro, Argentina (Private Residence)
• Management representative for all projects
• Permanent member of tender team, mainly focused on Quality (such as editing and Cost areas of
tenders)
• Involved in meetings with prospective consultants, contractors, suppliers, and third parties for various
projects
• Revised and summarized Bills of Quantities(BOQ) for multiple projects
• Headed the Document Control and Administration team for the ‘Emirati Housing Development’ project
at Jebel Hafeet, Al Ain (3,000 villas + mixed use). Initiated and kept track of incoming/outgoing mail
control system for soft/hard copies with clients, shareholders, consultants, contractors and other
related groups. Revised and discussed MoMs with management and issued them to all concerned.
Involved in internal management meetings for the project.
Commercial/Finance:
• Budget Planning & Management
• Pursuing and collecting pending payments
• Generating Company and Project financial reports in collaboration with Commercial Department
• Authorizing Payment Releases to service providers for projects and office
• Drafting client service proposals and reviewing them with Commercial Department
• Reviewing tender results with internal and Group management and providing tender breakdown and
bidder comparison reports
• Issuing and tracking Local Purchase Orders (LPOs)
• Sending enquiries and screening quotations
• Responsible for office petty cash
• Keeping record of all original invoices and delivery notes
Contractual/Legal:
• Formulating and editing contractual documents such as Project contracts, Letters of Award, Service
proposals to clients, official correspondences to shareholders, authorities, clients, consultants,
contractors, service providers and others
• Reviewing contractual and legal documents with management and Group Legal Dept.
• Following up on all pending documents and obtaining final agreement from Legal Dept.
• Maintaining soft/hard copies, along with sending them out to all concerned
• Ensuring Minutes of Meeting, particularly projects, are signed by all parties (including Client,
Consultant(s), Contractor(s) and the management) and copies forwarded to the Legal Dept.
Other roles included:
• Filtering and handling all incoming calls and mail.
• Dealing with business travel arrangements for staff and guests (including visas, air tickets and
accommodation).
• Translating Arabic documents and issuing correspondences in Arabic.
• Keeping track of inventory for office items.
• Supervising the document control team to ensure efficient management of the hard/soft document
filing systems.
• Coordinating with the IT Department regarding requirements, problems, solutions, etc.

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Arabtec Construction | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
July 2007 – Sept 2009 | Human Resources & Administration Manager (On-Site)
 Project: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC)- Phases 2(B1) & 2(B2)
Joint Venture with Aktor
Client: ADNEC
Consultant: Mace Group Ltd.
 Project: Nation Towers
Joint Venture with National Projects & Construction (NPC) – a Royal Group company
Client: International Capital Trading (ICT)
Consultant: KEO International Consultants
• Responsible for both projects from startup. Managed around 5,000 individuals (at project peak) for Abu
Dhabi National Exhibition Company project and was there till project end. Nation Towers demanded up to
3,000 people at peak.
• Setting up on-site offices for staff and later set up offices at other on-site location at ADNEC. Setting up on-
site offices at Nation Towers site.
• Acted as focal point of the project by coordinating with Dubai & Abu Dhabi Head Offices, On-site
management and Departments, holding meetings on a daily basis to ensure resources are available and
project requirements are met.
• Attending to Consultant staff and assisting them as needed.
• Arranging weekly and monthly progress meeting with the managements to discuss the agenda of pending
affairs, identify problems and provide solutions. Took Minutes of Meeting and distributed accordingly.
• Coordinating with Arabtec Head Office in Dubai and Abu Dhabi Office regarding HR, Admin, Logistics,
Procurement, Finance and general on-site issues. Submitting daily and weekly work reports.
• Had regular meetings with the Finance Department and the project’s Management to address cost control
and cost management matters, and revise financial reports.
• Keeping track of daily and monthly staff attendance and submitting reports to client, consultants, Head
Office and Project managements, and planning departments on-site and in the Head Office.
• Working closely with the Planning Department to update project plan charts and forecast requirements. The
Head Office is then notified of the management’s needs to arrange them ahead of time.
• Updating management on labor and staff manpower details and arranging for new manpower to join site as
indicated in planning charts.
• Overseeing the timekeeper office and allocating laborers as per daily manpower reports and management
instructions.

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• Responsible for on-site petty cash expenses. Amount for ADNEC 2 & 2B was a total of USD 11,000. For
Nation Towers, the amount was USD 5,500.
• Supervising HR, Administration, Document Control and Support staff teams, and delegating duties.
Ibn Nafees Medical Center (INMC)
Babil Medical Group (BMG)
Sept 2003 – Mar 2007 | Marketing Manager
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Tourism Magazine| Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
July 2002 – July 2003 | Editor-In-Chief
Atkins Global | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E .
May 2001 – May 2002 | PA to the Management (On-site)
 Project: Mussafah Industrial City- 946 (A)
Client: Abu Dhabi Municipality
Main Contractor: General Transportation Company (GTC)
 Project: Mussafah Industrial City- 946 (B)
Client: Abu Dhabi Municipality
Main Contractor: Al Jaber Transport & General Contracting
Ernst & Young | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Jan 2000 – Feb 2001 | Junior Consultant

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Certification
2010 | Course Completion– Project Management Professional (35 PDUs)
Collaboration, Management and Control Solutions (CMCS)
2007 | Certified Linguist - English/Arabic
L-3 Communications
2000 | Training Completion– Junior Consultant (1,152 hours)
Ernst & Young AD
1998 | High School Diploma – American System
American International School in Abu Dhabi (A.I.S.A.)
IT Skills
MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop (Basic), Word Press (Basic)
Languages
Fluent English and Arabic
References
Dr. Eng. Mazin Al Hassani – CEO at Brooke Engineering Consultants
Dr. Mohammed Chabuk – Operations Manager at Dublin Health Services
Dr. Neil Kirkpatrick – Head of Sustainability / Project Director at Faithful & Gould
Eng. Ala Mahdi – UAE Infrastructure Consultant
Mr. Aloysious D’Souza - Technical Recruitment Specialist at ZADCO (UAE Oil Company)