Al Ahmed

Director, Marketing at Kaplan, Inc. - KHE

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Current
  • Finance/Marketing/Operations at Kaplan, Inc - Kaplan Higher Education
Past
  • Senior Analyst - Finance/Treasury Operations at eFunds, Inc. - WildCard Systems
  • Internships/Summer Jobs at Various
Education
  • University of Miami
Connections
317 connections
Industry
Marketing and Advertising

Al Ahmed’s Summary

Accomplished and results oriented leader with 8+ years of combined experience in finance, sales/marketing, operations management, and strategy.

Al Ahmed’s Specialties:

Branding
Customer Acquisition & Retention
Data Mining/Decision Science/Predictive Analytics
Direct Marketing/Direct Response
Digital/E-Mail/Interactive Marketing
Financial & Operational Planning
IT Systems Design/Deployment/Implementation/Management
Market Research
Media Partnerships
M&A/Divestitures
Operations Management & Optimization
P&L Management
Portfolio/ROI Marketing
Sales Force Effectiveness/Management
Search Engine Marketing (PPC/SEO)
Six Sigma Management
Strategy


Al Ahmed’s Experience

  • Finance/Marketing/Operations

    Kaplan, Inc - Kaplan Higher Education

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WPO; Education Management industry)

    January 2003Present (5 years 7 months)

    Jan '06 – Present: Sales and Marketing
    • Affiliate Marketing
    • Branding
    • Business Intelligence/Decision Science/Advanced Analytics
    • Customer Acquisition and Retention
    • Direct Marketing
    • Internet Marketing - EMail/Media Buying/SEM/SEO
    • Product/Vertical Marketing
    • Qualitative/Quantitative Research
    • Strategy

    Jan '03 – Jan '06: Finance
    • Audit
    • Financical Planning and Analysis
    • IT Systems Design and Management
    • Operational Planning
    • Reporting
    • Strategy

  • Senior Analyst - Finance/Treasury Operations

    eFunds, Inc. - WildCard Systems

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; EFD; Information Technology and Services industry)

    February 2000December 2002 (2 years 11 months)

    • Financial/Operational Planning and Analysis
    • IT Systems Design and Management
    • Treasury Operations

  • Internships/Summer Jobs

    Various

    (Marketing and Advertising industry)

    19982000 (2 years)

    • KPMG
    • Charles Schwab
    • Gap, Inc.


Al Ahmed’s Education

  • University of Miami


Additional Information

Al Ahmed’s Groups:

SFIMA, ExecuNet, Search Marketing Salon

  •    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network member
  •    Executive Suite member
  •    Basho Technologies member
  •    LinkedSEO member
  •    Ogilvy People member
  •    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs member
  •    Relevante -- 2500+ members member
  •    WebAnalysts.Info Web Analytics, E-business Optimization, and Online Marketing Blog Group member
  •    Java developers community of KPI member
  •    Killer Idea Developers (KID) member
  •    Mobile Marketing member
  •    Sales Best Practices member
  •    Dynamic Logic Inc. Media Measurment Forum member
  •    Marketing Executives Group member
  •    Web Analytics Association member
  •    Lighthouse Venture Group's Alternative Investment Roundtable member
  •    Networking pros member
  •    Green Marketing member
  •    SMX - Search Marketing Expo member
  •    Shopper Insights & Marketing Professionals member
  •    Leadership Think Tank member
  •    Google Group member
  •    eMind - eLearning Professionals member
  •    Market Research member
  •    eMarketing Association Network member
  •    Global Recruiting Alliance member
  •    Technology Leaders Association member
  •    TopLinked.com member
  •    Internet Affiliate Marketers Association (IAMA) member
  •    Online Advertising Professionals member
  •    The CMO CLUB member
  •    ThoseInMedia (The who's who in all the media markets) member
  •    IMM 2.0 - Intelligent Mobile Marketing member
  •    E-Commerce Network member
  •    Prepaid Professionals member
  •    Private Equity Investment Group member
  •    Travel & IT Industry member
  •    Revedia Group - Sr. Level Interactive Digital Media Professionals Only. member
  •    Sales Growth member
  •    Web Analytics Professional member
  •    Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Network member
  •    Angel Investor Group member
  •    Search Marketing Salon member
  •    Search Engine Land member
  •    Travel 2.0: Interactive Travel Industry Professionals member
  •    AnalysisConnections member
  •    web 3.0 member
  •    South Florida Interactive Marketing Association member
  •    CPA Advertising Association member
  •    E-Commerce Solutions member
  •    Online Lead Generation member
  •    Know Satisfaction - Voice of Customer Analytics member
  •    Advertising professionals member
  •    South Florida Hedge Fund Managers member
  •    SearchEngineWatch.com Forums member
  •    Sales Management 2.0 member
  •    COSTA IMC (Integrated Marketing and Communications) member
  •    Online Lead Generation Community member
  •    Aficionados of Classical Music member
  •    Online Advertising (InternetInvestmentFund.com) member
  •    Web based marketing solutions member
  •    iPhone Developers member
  •    eCommerce and Online Marketing member
  •    Social Media Mafia member
  •    Linked 2 Leadership member
  •    Franchise Networking member
  •    Consumer Insights Interest Group member
  •    PPC Marketing member
  •    Customer Analytics Group member
  •    Enviralmarketing member
  •    Innovative Learning & Education Innovators member
  •    OPEN NETWORKERS! member
  •    Media Sales member
  •    Got Affiliates? member
  •    Apple fans member
  •    TalentHook User Network member
  •    Let's Get Funded member
  •    Solar Energy Professionals - PV and CSP member

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