Hesham Elbaz

Hesham Elbaz-| - Professional Summary Fueled by passion & perseverance; formerly an engineer, I am an exceptional copywriter and social entrepreneur at heart, with an impressive set of versatile skills gained in different multicultural international working environments, with high flexibility and adaptation capabilities, providing unparalleled timeless copies that influence & impress, while maintaining an excellent level of performance and accuracy in translating client requirements into compelling content that meets deadlines. Area of Expertise • • • • • • • • • Storytelling Company Portfolios Social media Marketing materials Commercial ads Creative writing Concept development Blog management Project management Work Experience - Founder & Storyteller, Elfokera (December 2017 – Now)      Storytelling for business Storytelling for Startups, freelancers, small businesses Portfolio stories Services stories Stories for social impact - Copywriter, Yashry/Edfa3ly (April 2019 – June 2019)    Create content for Facebook posts Create content for Instagram posts Create content for Instagram stories   Create content for emails Create content for SMS - Copywriter, Tools (April 2017 – December 2017)     Portfolio writing Proposal writing Team members storytelling Facebook content creation - Part-time Copywriter, Cultark (July 2016 – December 2016)  Facebook content creation for multiple customers (Eastwind, LittleStark) - Freelance Copywriter (February 2014 – July 2016)       Practiq Maas: Storytelling for technical content Assy designs: Provide comprehensive Portfolio for Fattoush Elite restaurant Bite me cupcakes: Provide Copywriting consultation for writing social media content, handouts & fliers Life-Makers: Provide social media content for promoting the organization activities Yoom Agaza: Provide creative content writing for blog Cairo ad School: Provide Copywriting consultation for copywriting tasks in copywriting classroom Other Work Experience - Telecom engineer, (February 2009 – November 2017)     Nokia Networks: Customer support & Maintenance of Data core networks for Ooredoo & Mobinil in Tunis & Egypt. Huawei Technologies: One-Man show comprehensive design & deployment of Data core networks in UK, Mexico, Romania, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Togo, Cape Verde, Niger, Burundi, Zambia, & Egypt. LinkDotNet: Designing datacenter solution for enterprise customers Raya: IT helpdesk representative Trainings & Courses • • • • • Cairo ad school: Certified copywriting course, mentor: Soufy (FP7) Creative writing & content writing introduction- Artkhana Writing a copy that sells – instructor: Len smith IOWA University: Flash Fiction University of Michigan: o Storytelling for Social change o Social work practice: Advocating social Justice and Change o Social work practice in Community Organization, management and Policy/Evaluation o Social work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Small Groups • • • • Social Entrepreneurship 101 by Acumen+ On Building Grit, by Angela Duckworth Raya distribution: customer care & handling Various engineering trainings in Vodafone Egypt, Alcatel-Lucent, Raya Education- Faculty of engineering - Cairo University - Electronics & Communication department Volunteering Experiences - Life-Makers - INJAZ MASR - Resala Other interests Travelling, singing, reading, writing, and house parties. Portfolio & work samples • • • Previous employers: o fb.me/yashryEG (Yashry, April 2019 – June 2019) o fb.me/edfa3ly (Edfa3ly, April 2019 – June 2019) o fb.me/toolsadvert (Tools advertising, All) Own work: o Fb.me/elfokera (Core business) o Yoomagaza.wordpress.com Part-time & freelance: o https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwq0qSiWHdUFVGZBdjM5YUxRY2M/view