Ali Karim's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Ali Karim has 7 years of experience in the management of businesses. Owner and operator of a small business, Medspa, from $30,000 to $2,000,000 in annual sales over 5 years.ari Karim is currently a business owner and operator of Medspa Skincare in Frisco, Texas, from Janitorial to Strategic planning, supplier, Amazon and customer management, business analysis and Financial strategic planning. Business Development Manager at Texas Instruments from April 2009 to November 2012 (3 years 8 months). Held the responsibility for Business Development activities for the OMAP application processor central to smartphones andtablets, for Japanese customers. managed relationships with local Japanese team to achieve business goals.Grew business from $9,000,000 to $72,000,000 in three years. Program Manager at Texas Instruments from May 2003 to April 2009 (6 years). Oversaw full package of deliverables from company to customers such as Palm, HTC, Toshiba, Samsung, Nokia, Kodak, and ODMs for customer-specific programs for next generation, high-end smartphones, camera phones and digital still cameras. Coordinated and directed work across multiple worldwide development & test teams and third-parties in matrixed organization. Director, Program Management & Account Management, Nortel Account at Powerwave from May 2001 to May 2003 (2 years 1 month). Fellows in the Nortel Alumni Association who have one-year business experience in the heading of a product or project. Manager of the Nortel Alumni Association’s Professional Development Department for 3 1/2 years from 2003-2007.Director, Program Manager and Sales Support at Nortel Networks from May 1998 to May 2001 (3 years 1 month). Provided sales and program management support to international sales team, including generation of technical sales proposals, management of customers’ unique programs and feature requirements with Nortel R&D teams.Provided and coordinated technical support as well as developed new businesses for international sales. Senior Manager, CDMA Trials, Product Support and Verification at Nortel Networks from May 1995 to May 1998 (3 years 1 month). Gaused, Deployed and Operated the first 3 Nortel/Qualcomm CDMA Cellular systems in Vancouver (BCTel), Detroit (AirTouch) and Kansas City (Sprint PCS). Conducted full product installation, operation and verification on site through to customer acceptance. Provided customer support and training. Engineering Manager at Nortel Networks from August 1990 to May 1995 (4 years 10 months). Various engineering positions with increasing responsibilities, starting with high speed bit-slice processor design, RISC CPU designs, high speed memory designs, followed by a stint designing and managing an in-building microcell extension to a cellular system. Also managed various SW and HW projects on the MTX, Nortel's cellular switch. Member of Technical Staff at Bell Northern Research from 1981 to 1990 (9 years). Ali Karim has 7 years of experience in the management of businesses, and 5 years of experience with the management of the Nortel Alumni Association.

🎓 Education

- BBA, Psychology from Mount Carolina University in 1984- Diploma in Human Resources Management from Aston University in 1991- MA, Educational Leadership from Cranfield University in 1995- Diploma in Counselling and Relationship Formation from the University of Manchester in 2000- Master's degree in Counselling and Relationship Formation from the University of Manchester in 2003, and- Professional Counselling and Relationship Formation diploma from the University of Manchester, 2008.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

When applying for a position in the SF Bay Area, I initially targeted Medspa because of the proximity to my home. I was able to interview with the owner and heard great things about the business. The skills that I learned from this experience are very transferable to other businesses. I enjoy developing and implementing new business ideas and working with customers. I am great at customer service and know how to provide high-quality customer service.