Karima Makrof, MBA

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Previous life and experience : )

Principal Consultant with broad expertise in different business processes, i.e Financials, and Logistics.
Extensive experience in information gathering, solution design, implementation, training and testing. Experience spreading from project manager tasks in small projects as well as negotiations and proposal work.
Professional Community Leader Nordic - Finance & Projects

International experience through a diversified portfolio of projects and a completed MBA education

Interested in managing teams, learning about relationship, stress-management and personal development

Have completed a MBA - Specialization track in Finance & Accounting in parallel with full-time employment. Graduated with Distinction (June 2008).
My objective with this complementary education is to provide new career directions and new opportunities, especially in the management area

Dissertation titled: "Female leadership and the glass ceiling effect. An investigation into the career development opportunities for women within the IT industry in Sweden", 2008.

Karima Makrof, MBA’s Specialties:

Expert in Solution Solving and Quality Delivery

Domain of expertise: Finance for Sweden, France, UK, Belgium, US (among others)

Karima Makrof, MBA’s Experience

Central Data Maintenance Manager

ESAB

(Public Company; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

To ensure the maintenance of ERP systems data sets on items, suppliers, customer and accounting, with standard approved procedures defined in SLAs with the Local Units.
Project Coordinator - Art Exhibition

Self-Employed

(Management Consulting industry)

May 2008 — October 2008 (6 months)

Supervising the planning and execution of an art exhibition
- 5 artists (including myself)
- 5 artistic temperaments
- 5 themes
- 2 techniques
- 1 challenge

In charge for the supervising and coordination of the event. Planification, budget follow-up, coordination, communication management between the actors involved (artists, gallery, clients, newspaper), support during the process and execution (including vernissage, exhibiton and sale of paintings)
Principal Consultant

Oracle Corporation - Oracle Svenska AB

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ORCL; Computer Software industry)

March 2000 — August 2008 (8 years 6 months)

Principal Consultant, based in Sweden.
Expertise in ERP implementation for Financials and Logistics.
Project leading
Internal/External training

Professional Community Leader Nordic - Financials & Projects
Core member of CSR-team - Oracle Sweden
Student MBA

University of Liverpool

(Higher Education industry)

February 2006 — May 2008 (2 years 4 months)

- Graduated with Distinction (June 2008)

- Specialisation track in Finance & Accounting
- Have actively participated in team-work and discussions on various themes.
- Have completed all core modules with success (Managing People, Managing Resources, Managing the Environment, Managing Change) and four electives (Financial Reporting, Business Leadership, Investment Strategies and Advanced Management Accounting ).

- Dissertation titled: "Female leadership and the glass ceiling effect. An investigation into the career development opportunities for women within the IT industry in Sweden", 2008.
Consultant

Oracle Corporation - Oracle France

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ORCL; Computer Software industry)

March 1998 — March 2000 (2 years 1 month)

Implementation of ERP software - Financials

Karima Makrof, MBA’s Education

University of Liverpool

MBA , MBA - Specialisation Finance , 2006 — 2008

- Graduated with Distinction

- Specialization track in Finance & Accounting
- Have actively participated in team-work and discussions on various themes.
- Have completed all core modules with success (Managing People, Managing Resources, Managing the Environment, Managing Change) and four electives (Financial Reporting, Business Leadership, Investment Strategies and Advanced Management Accounting ).

- Dissertation titled: "Female leadership and the glass ceiling effect. An investigation into the career development opportunities for women within the IT industry in Sweden", 2008.
Chalmers tekniska högskola

Project Management 2004 — 2005

Diploma on the master’s level in project management (2:1)
Heriot-Watt University

EMBS , Finance - Accounting , 1996 — 1997

Awarded with Merit. Major in Finance and Accounting. Overseas Studies Program (1 year) during final year of Business School (ESC Normandy) - Double diploma year.

Dissertation titled “Are financial by-products a threat tothe financial market”, 1997.

Activities and Societies:

Member of the University Swimming team
Ecole de Management de Normandie

Business School Diploma , Economics - specialization Finance/Accounting , 1995 — 1997

Final year abroad (Edinburgh) achieving a double-diploma education (EMBS), focus on Finance and Accounting.

Dissertation titled “Are financial by-products a threat to the financial market”, 1997.

Activities and Societies:

- Member of the “Junior Entreprise” - NJC (Financial Consultancy
Association for students) - responsible for communication and IT
- Coach for high-schools students from blighted area

Additional Information

Karima Makrof, MBA’s Interests:

- Management training, personal development (communication, presentation, negociation) - Instructor in Wing Chun Kung Fu for Children - Reading (detective, science-fantasy, speed-reading, leadership and management), training (Wing Chun Kung Fu, Pilates, swimming), drawing and acrylic painting, digital photography (beginner), reading novels to children (library circle), gourmet cooking, playing saxophone/keyboard - Great interest in learning new things, getting new impression and standing in front of new challenges