Al Ahmed

Current

• Director, Marketing at Kaplan, Inc - Kaplan Higher Education

Past

• Director, Finance at Kaplan, Inc - Kaplan Higher Education
• Senior Analyst - Finance & Treasury Operations at eFunds, Inc. - WildCard Systems

Education

• University of Miami
• University of Miami
• Western High School

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Recommended

3 people have recommended Al

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Website
• My Website
• My Website

Al Ahmed’s Summary

Accomplished and results oriented leader with 10+ 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

• Director, Marketing

  Kaplan, Inc - Kaplan Higher Education

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

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  • 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

• Director, Finance

  Kaplan, Inc - Kaplan Higher Education

  (Education Management industry)

  January 2003 — December 2005 (3 years )

  • 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 2000 — December 2002 (2 years 11 months)

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

Al Ahmed’s Education

• University of Miami

• University of Miami

  Six Sigma Champion Training

  • Six Sigma Management
  • Statistical Process Controls
  • Strategic Planning
  • Quality Management

• Western High School

Additional Information

Al Ahmed’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Website
• My Website

Al Ahmed’s Interests:

Boxing, Golf, Reading, Running, Working out

Al Ahmed’s Groups:

SFIMA, ExecuNet, Search Marketing Salon

•    Executive Suite
•    LinkedSEO
•    Ogilvy People
•    Online Marketing, Web Analytics, and E-commerce Group -- WebAnalysts.Info
•    Java developers community of KPI
•    Dynamic Logic Inc. Media Measurement Forum
•    Marketing Executives Group
•    Lighthouse Venture Group's Alternative Investments Roundtable
•    NetworkingPros
•    Green Marketing
•    SMX - Search Marketing Expo
•    Shopper Insights & Marketing Professionals
•    Google Group
•    Market Research
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    Global Recruiting Alliance
•    Technology Leaders Association
•    TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
•    Internet Affiliate Marketers Association (IAMA)
•    Google - eSearchers & Searcherlogists.
•    Online Advertising Professionals
•    ThoseinMedia
•    IMM 2.0 - Intelligent Mobile Marketing (+10000 members) Join now!
•    E-Commerce Network
•    Prepaid Professionals
•    Private Equity Investment Group
•    Travel & IT Industry
•    Sales Growth
•    Web Analytics Professionals (+5000 web analytics members) Join now!
•    Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Network
•    Angel Investor Group
•    Search Marketing Salon
•    Travel 2.0: Interactive Travel Industry Professionals
•    web 3.0
•    South Florida Interactive Marketing Association
•    South Florida Technology Council
•    CPA Advertising Association
•    e-Commerce Solutions
•    Online Lead Generation
•    Advertising Professionals
•    SearchEngineWatch.com Forums
•    Sales Management 2.0
•    COSTA IMC (Integrated Marketing and Communications)
•    Online Lead Generation Community
•    "Online Advertising" | MMORPG & MMO GAMES INDUSTRY
•    Web based marketing solutions
•    Enviralmarketing
•    Higher Education Management Group
•    Career College Association
•    Florida Higher Education Professionals

Al Ahmed’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch