Al Ahmed

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

Recommended

3 people have recommended Al

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 2003 — Present (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 2000 — December 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)

1998 — 2000 (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

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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
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Let's Get Funded member
Solar Energy Professionals - PV and CSP member