Pat Birt - Revenue and Operations Advisor, Pat Birt UAE

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Work Background

Lazudi DubaiConsultant: COO

Jul. 2022 - Nov. 2023Dubai, United Arab EmiratesLAZUDI is building the first online real estate marketplace that combines top agents with the best technology to improve the search experience of buying, renting and selling a home in Dubai. Middle-East As a leading Operations Advisor, I worked directly with the CEO to establish Lazudi within the Middle East market. This involved SWOT analysis, competitor analysis, and creating the vision and strategy, as well as designing and implementing the operational procedures for TA and HR. Working on a controlled budget, I designed a scalable freelancer support network to drive customer support and lead generation functions. On a global level, I work with higher management on areas that include the company roadmap, vision and culture and cap table, as well as working with the customer success team to improve workflows and increase lead conversion rates.

Oceain InsightsStrategy Advisor

May. 2022 - Jun. 2023Dubai, United Arab EmiratesOceain is a candidate assessment platform that blends automation and real-time psychometric analysis. The platform provides companies with competencies-based outcomes and personality insights that go beyond the resume. This decreases human input, thereby, reducing costs, hiring time-to-fill and screening time by over 80%. My Advisor duties include creation of the company vision and company roadmap, roll out of company CRM, designing the lead generation machine, leading all sales through the full journey.

Oceain InsightsAdvisor

Dec. 2021 - Apr. 2022Dubai, United Arab EmiratesOceain is a candidate assessment platform that blends automation and real-time psychometric analysis. The platform provides companies with competencies-based outcomes and personality insights that go beyond the resume. This decreases human input, thereby, reducing costs, hiring time-to-fill and screening time by over 80%.

Visage.JobsPresident EMEA/APAC

May. 2021 - May. 2022Dubai, United Arab EmiratesI lead the strategy and growth of EMEA and APAC within Visage. This includes sales, onboarding and scaling of major enterprise logos.

Visage.JobsChief Revenue Officer (CRO)

Mar. 2019 - May. 2021Dubai, United Arab EmiratesDevising and leading the revenue targets, company roadmap, forecast and primary growth metrics of the organisation. Leading the Operations function, and owning and co-owning the two major enterprise logos within the company client portfolio.

Visage.JobsVP Growth & Partnerships

Jan. 2018 - Mar. 2019United Arab EmiratesOur crowdSOURCING Platform combines the expertise of 3,500 recruiting sourcers and unique algorithms to deliver high-quality candidates to your company within 24h. Book a demo and see how your recruitment team can handover sourcing to Visage and fill more jobs: www.visage.jobs NO MORE SOURCING Visage enables employers and recruiters to crowdsource qualified candidates at a fraction of the time and cost. Using artificial intelligence and crowdsourcing, we identify and engage with qualified candidates for your job openings. No more sourcing, no more back-and-forth emails, let Visage build your candidate pipeline. Visage automates your passive candidate search & outreach by leveraging the power of AI and crowdsourcing. Built for busy recruiters who don’t have time to waste building boolean searches and reviewing resumes, Visage automates manual tasks so you can focus on chasing the best candidates and interviewing. NO MORE RESUME REVIEWS Submit your job requirements and Visage delivers qualified candidates in just 24 hours. Our community of 3,500+ freelancers crowdsource candidates based on your specific requirement. The resumes go through a proprietary vetting process combining human and artificial intelligence. You won’t need to check the resumes. CONTACT CANDIDATES AUTOMATICALLY Set-up personalized emails with automated follow-up. You email the candidates directly and start receiving interested candidate responses directly into your inbox. We notify you when a candidate opens your email a few times so you can follow-up with a phone call or connect on LinkedIn.

TMCMENA Business Development Manager

Jul. 2017 - Jan. 2018Dubai, United Arab EmiratesTasked with devising the sales strategy for EMEA growth, including the sourcing and hiring of the recruitment team, creating a client database and developing new and previous contacts through expansion into hi-tech industries and sectors. Also tasked with managing recruitment and sourcing team. Working in close collaboration with a number of local and international universities within the UAE to introduce the TMC Graduate Program. This includes pitching to universities, attending open days and interviewing students for future young graduate positions within TMC.

WTS EnergySenior Account Manager - Oil & Gas Manpower and Recruitment

Jan. 2016 - Jan. 2017Dubai, United Arab EmiratesSenior Account Manager oversaw the expansion of the BP account in Oman. This involved overseeing a team of recruiters in the sourcing and hiring of contractors and full-time Omani staff. Primary duties included the sourcing, review, and interview of potential contractors and full-time staff, daily interaction with the BP sourcing and procurement team and line managers, overseeing company medicals, Omani visa applications, flight and hotel booking and eventual mobilisation. In the space of six months, I grew the account from one to 41 consultants, bringing in monthly net profits of $200,000 Responsible for the other major Middle East manpower accounts, including managing client expectations to ensuring the wellbeing of all WTS consultants within the Middle East. I also partook in intensive international business development, travelling the Middle East, Asia and Africa to sell WTS services. Other duties included various tender work for oil and gas companies and other non-related organisations.

WTS EnergyAccount Manager - Oil & Gas Manpower and Recruitment

Jan. 2015 - Jan. 2016Dubai, UAE

WTS EnergySenior Recruitment Consultant

Oct. 2012 - Jan. 2015Dubai, UAE.

PolarcusTeam/Shift Leader Observer

Aug. 2010 - Aug. 2012WorldwideA pure play marine geophysical company with a pioneering environmental agenda, specializing in high-end towed streamer data acquisition from Pole to Pole. [from the Latin polus, pole and arcus, bow, a curved structure.] Launched in 2008 and led by a team of highly experienced maritime and seismic industry professionals, the company has made a significant investment into an ultra-modern fleet of eight high-end 3D seismic vessels. Operating worldwide providing towed marine seismic acquisition services and multi-client projects to the oil & gas industry. The principal office is located in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates with marketing offices in Houston, London, and Singapore, along with representation in several other countries globally.

CGGVeritasObserver

Jan. 2008 - Jan. 2010WorldwideCGG is a fully integrated Geoscience company providing leading geological, geophysical and reservoir capabilities to its broad base of customers primarily from the global oil and gas industry. Through its three complementary business divisions of Equipment, Acquisition and Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir (GGR), CGG brings value across all aspects of natural resource exploration and exploitation. With a total workforce of approximately 10,000 staff working in over 70 locations worldwide, CGG is Powered by People, all with a Passion for Geoscience and working together safely with integrity to deliver the best solutions to its customers. CGG is listed on the Euronext (Compartment A) Paris (ISIN Code FR0000120164) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (in the form of American Depositary Shares) (NYSE: CGG).

SIEL UPS SystemsField Engineer

May. 2006 - Dec. 2007BristolIEL Energy Systems is the UK subsidiary of SIEL SpA, a leading European Company who for over 25 years has developed a comprehensive product portfolio of power protection solutions and renewable energy systems which include: Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS) Static Transfer Switches (STS) Central Power Systems (CPS) PV (Photovoltaic) & Wind Turbine converters.

Royal Air ForceJunior Technician

Jan. 1999 - Dec. 2005UKThe Royal Air Force’s role, in conjunction with the Defence organisations, is to deliver the UK Defence Vision: Defend the UK and its interests. Strengthen international peace and stability. Be a force for good in the world. We achieve this aim by working together on our core task to produce battle-winning people and equipment. The Royal Air Force will build upon the successes of our past and on the characteristics that make air power essential across the full spectrum of operations in order to contribute to the Defence Vision. Our people lie at the heart of this capability. We rely upon their professionalism, dedication and courage. We must train them well and enable them to leverage the potential of technology to achieve our vision of: 'An agile, adaptable and capable Air Force that, person for person, is second to none, and that makes a decisive air power contribution in support of the UK Defence Mission.’