Ashar Abdullah

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About Ashar Abdullah

Appetite for mountain-sized challenges being equally fluent in business, finance and technology. Four and half years in banking industry more than three years in IT and advertising industry have given me a wealth of experience. I have a positive outlook and a passion for succeeding. Effective communication: written and verbal · Ensured new recruits were fully briefed and became effective team members. · Ensured team members in projects were fully briefed and understand the deliverables, their responsibilities and timelines of each project. · Represented Singapore Tourism Board as a Roving Reporter for Singapore Arts Festival and Great Singapore Sale in 2005. Good Financial Numeracy · Assist the Managing Director in setting the budget and controlling the costs of each project yielding a minimum average profit of 60%. · Worked to tight budgetary controls: Negotiated with suppliers for preferential and competitive pricing. Results Focused · Projects are delivered within datelines and budget. · Successful Online Marketing Campaigns. For example Kao achieved registrations from a based of in two days through electronic direct mailer. Cummins Power Generation acquired 50 member registrations in 2 weeks through ad placement in BCI Asia and Ferret. · Developed strategy to retain Unsecured Loans customers yielding an average monthly income of from membership fees and retaining an average of 70% of the customers. Team Leadership · Increased productivity through streamlining processes and developed high performance teams ranging from 4 to 15 people. · Managed and worked with cross culture and cross national colleagues. Specialties: Industries: Banking, Information Technology Client Servicing: B2C - Consumer Banking B2B - Information Technology Project Management: Web and web applications Programming: Languages: PHP, XML CMS: Joomla, Silver Stripe, Drupal, Day, Red Dot, Word Press, Expression Engine CRM: Siebel Others: MS Office, MS Access, Windows OS, Mac OS X, CardPac, AS-400, Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign Industry Certification: Certified Insurance Advisor