- Current
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- Founder/ Business Director at Eclectic Ventures, Inc.
- Past
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- Enterprise Account Executive at Kintera
- Director of Information Technology at United Negro College Fund
- Professional Services Consultant at Intuit
- Education
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The Johns Hopkins University
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Marymount University
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The George Washington University
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- Recommended
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3 people have recommended Sed
2 co-workers, 1 partner - Connections
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58 connections
- Industry
- Websites
- Public Profile
- http://www.linkedin.com/in/sedhaddad
Summary
My
primary goal is to continually be directly involved in evaluating &
implementing innovative startup concepts. You can call me at
703.587.7788 or email me at sed@verolan.com.
Professional experience summary includes: BUSINESS STRATEGIST/ INTERNATIONAL & NONPROFIT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
DELIVERING RESULTS VIA ENTREPRENEURIAL PROACTIVE STRATEGIES & PROJECT PLANS
SMALL BUSINESS CEO / BUSINESS FOUNDER / SENIOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / IT DIRECTOR
Solution-Driven client management with over 15-years of
demonstrated accomplishments & entrepreneurial ventures. With a
passion for innovation, founded a trade firm, a media sharing website,
co-founded a 100 commercial client wireless Internet Service Provider
& derived a fitness restaurant concept,. Experience & education
that yielded a unique blend of self-directed entrepreneurial ventures,
successful project management, information technology solution strategy
& supervision, financial software sales & consulting services.
Middle East business expert. Formidable knowledge of the nonprofit
culture as well as industry specific sales-cycle requirements. Over 10
years experience in telecommuting.
Specialties:
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Key Account Management
New Business Development
Management Consulting
Software & Solution Sales
Networking & Relationship Building
Strategic Financial Modeling
Product Training & Demonstrations
Change Management
Team Building & Development
Contract Negotiations
Business Startup
Nonprofit Training & Consulting
Joint Ventures, Alliances & Partnerships
Accounting System Design & Integration
Experience
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
March 1996 – Present (11 years 2 months)
In
10 years, founded & co-founded several startups to include
www.VeroLan.com, www.iFunXion.com, www.MoonNetworks.com, and
www.Blickit.com. Established a financing company for promising ventures
that included a focus on the wireless technology industry (802.11a,
802.11b, Proprietary Quad division Multiplex (QDMA), OSDM Proprietary
Mesh, OFDM & other Point-to-Multipoint applications). Co-founded a
Wireless Internet Service Provider, covering the complete spectrum of
job duties to include project financials & breakeven analysis,
client management, network configuration & management, on site
analysis & antenna installation, marketing & business
development. Worked on a startup of a fitness restaurant potential
chain with free broadband & advanced online meal ordering. Formed
& directed a team to implement a self-developed concept of a
large-scale knowledge database via a media sharing website.
BUSINESS STRATEGIST/ INTERNATIONAL & NONPROFIT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
Sed has 2 recommendations (1 co-worker, 1 partner) including:
- John Fedewa, President, armcor.com Ltd.
- Lisa Chandler, VP, Community Relations, Kintera
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; knta; Fund-Raising industry)
August 2003 – April 2004 ( 9 months)
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 2000 – March 2002 (1 year 8 months)
Sed has 1 recommendation (1 co-worker) including:
- Marquis Miller, Vice President, Corporate Scholars Program, United Negro College Fund
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Accounting industry)
March 1998 – July 2000 (2 years 5 months)
Worked at American Fundware, Inc that was bought by Intuit and sold software to nonprofit organizations all over the country,
Education
The Johns Hopkins University
MBA, Finance, 1998 – 2003
Marymount University
BS, Accounting & Finance, 1992 – 1993
The George Washington University
Biology, PreMed, Business, 1988 – 1992
Transfered to Marymount prior to completion after exhausting funding sources.
Recommendations For Sed
“Sed is a visionary; he knows how to anticipate trends and capitalize on them. Always positive and upbeat. Very easy to get along with.” September 1, 2006
John Fedewa, President, armcor.com Ltd.
was with another company when working with Sed at Eclectic Ventures, Inc.
“Sed is very good with people and also knows technology. A pleasure to work with.” August 30, 2006
Lisa Chandler, VP, Community Relations, Kintera
worked directly with Sed at Eclectic Ventures, Inc.
“Sed was very thorough and very helpful during my stay at UNCF. He is a top-notch professional and a thoughtful person who makes certain his work meets the needs of his clients. I would highly recommend Sed as someone to engage in technology work.” October 18, 2006
Marquis Miller, Vice President, Corporate Scholars Program, United Negro College Fund
worked with Sed at United Negro College Fund
Additional Information
Interests:
Pursuing the Wireless Network Professional Certification (CWNA)
Anticipated Accreditation Date,
December,
2004
Planet3 Wireless,
Inc.,
Denver,
CO
http://www.cwne.com/?AID=1934725&PID=1114991
Groups and Associations:
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Overview of Technical Experience
PLATFORM: MAC OSX,
NT Advanced Server & NT 4.0 Clients,
Citrix Server,
Ethernet,
TCP/IP,
DNS,
DHCP,
other network protocols up to mainframe & UNIX gateways. Windows 95,
98,
2000,
XP & CE.
SOFTWARE: MS-Office 2000 Pro,
Exchange 5.0,
Visio 5.0,
SQL 4.0,
Lotus Notes 5.0 & SmartSuite Millennium 9.1,
MS-Project 2000,
BusinessObjects,
Primavera,
Oracle,
Monarch,
Magic,
CorelDraw,
Photoshop,
Macromedia & Freelance.
WIRELESS: 802.11a,
802.11b,
802.11g,
802.11p,
RF Site Survey,
VLAN,
MMDS,
TDD,
QDMA,
OSDM,
OFDM,
DSSS,
NLOS PtP & PtMP.
Honors and Awards:
Masters Certificate in Information Technology Project Management
Anticipated Accreditation Date, Dec, 2005
George Washington University – Washington, D.C.
http://www.esi-intl.com/public/classroomtraining/itpmc.asp
Accounting Software Configuration – General Ledger, Accounts Payable, & Accounts Receivable etc.
MCSE TRAINING (Completed Feb 1998) & MCSD TRAINING (Completed Oct 1999)
Institute for Policy Studies (SALSA) - Starting a Nonprofit Program,
Grant Writing, Writing & Producing Direct Mail, Running Successful
Volunteer Programs (1999-Present) http://www.hotsalsa.org/
Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
Location:
Projects taking place in Washington D.C. Metro Area, as well as via phone/email.
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