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Talal Balalaa

Abu Dhabi

Summary

Experienced VP of Strategic Planning & Administration with strong leadership and relationship-building skills. Customer-oriented with strong history of leading high-performance teams to meet or exceed objectives. Dedicated and hardworking with internal drive to deliver excellence. Tactical team builder with strong background in Corporate Strategy Planning, Performance Management. Familiar with Energy, Maritime and Nuclear industries, looking for more attractive and challenging opportunities.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

VP Strategic Planning & Administration

Abu Dhabi Ports Group
01.2023 - Current

· Lead the development of the strategic vision and plan for innovation that enhances the identity and commitments and aligns with priorities.

· Lead the business planning cycle to find and seize market, sector, and economic possibilities.

· Analyze the market and conduct market research to produce comprehensive business plans on commercial opportunities (expansion and business development)

· Lead the cross-functional projects support for strategic initiatives, alliances, and operational imperatives to provide a coordinated plans that maximizes returns across strategic objectives.

· Evaluate investments and verifying that all accounting principles are adhering to legal requirements, developing budgets, overseeing all financial audit and internal control operations.

· Develop, promote, and manage business excellence best practices, measuring/monitoring progress towards achieving KPIs, aid in the creation and updating of tools and processes for process mapping, analysis, and redesign.

· Manage the building of relationships with all potential clients.

· Lead the development and implementation of the business development strategy and the achievement of business development financial as well as non-financial targets.

Director Planning & Administration

Abu Dhabi Ports Group
06.2021 - 01.2023

· Governs Program Management Office to guarantee efficient risk management, project controls, and document control processes.

· Ensure maximizing all long- and short-term projects, initiatives, and activities performance based on balance scorecard.

· Manage policies, procedures, and plans in place to encourage affiliations with nonprofit and volunteer groups on a national and international level.

· Manage the building of relationships with all potential clients both international and local via online or offline means.

· Provide leadership to all the major administrative / support service units including Finance, HR, Facilities, Procurement, Marketing and Stakeholder Effectiveness and Budgeting.

· Prepare and recommend the development of budget and monitors financial performance versus the budget to ensure alignment.

Head of Enterprise Risk Management

ENEC
05.2018 - 06.2021

· Maintain smooth operations of ENEC Enterprise through effective and efficient Implementation of ERM framework based on COSO.

· Support Chief Operating Officer with daily operational functions and manage the financial agreements.

· Manage and Facilitate the Enterprise Risk Management Committee (ERMC) as the committee Secretary where 15 Chief Officers meet and take risk informed decisions.

· Keep all senior leadership and directors updated and aware of their top divisional risks (risk profile) and work with them in preparing effective mitigations plan (actions & controls).

· Develop the ERM culture to support the implementation and effective operation of ERM.

· Liaise with ENEC's shareholders to ensure that there is appropriate linkage between corporate and operating organization risks and an integrated approach to management and board reporting.

Senior Nuclear Analysis Engineer

ENEC
01.2015 - 05.2018

· Performed a full plant reload design analysis (LOCA & Non-LOCA) for the reload cores by the use of FANR approved methodologies in South Korea (ENEC's Shareholder).

· Developed the nuclear reload design procedures and calculation notes for safety analysis (LOCA & Non-LOCA). (3 years at South Korea)

· Assigned as Project Manager for ENEC Quality Assurance Program based on high level of standards (NQA-1-1994 with addenda 1995) with corresponding procedures.

· Resolve all regulation (FANR) findings and establish working group for effective and efficient implementation.

O&M Planning Engineer

ADDC
04.2012 - 01.2015

· Arrange the monthly maintenance plans (Preventive & Corrective) with TRANSCO to ensure well Power and Water deliveries.

· On site engineer with full crew to rectify water/power connections.

· Full risk management plan (RMP) for ADWEA – ADDC based on supply vs. demand of water and electricity in Abu Dhabi.

· Project Manager of full Six-Sigma project about Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC) which has been named Water Losses Six Sigma “DMAIC”. This project had real measurements and full analysis regarding the quality and improving ADWEA strategy as well.

Education

Master of Engineering - System Management

Abu Dhabi University
Abu Dhabi
08.2013

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

United Arab Emirates University
Al Ain
02.2012

Skills

    Leadership

    Strategic Thinking & Planning

    People Management

    Problem Solving

    Negotiation & Influencing

    Communication

    Decision Making

Certification

· Passed CFA level 1 and CFA level 2 candidate : Finance , 2019 CFA institute - Abu Dhabi

· PMP & RMP : Project and Risk Management , 2018 PMI - Abu Dhabi

Timeline

VP Strategic Planning & Administration

Abu Dhabi Ports Group
01.2023 - Current

Director Planning & Administration

Abu Dhabi Ports Group
06.2021 - 01.2023

Head of Enterprise Risk Management

ENEC
05.2018 - 06.2021

Senior Nuclear Analysis Engineer

ENEC
01.2015 - 05.2018

O&M Planning Engineer

ADDC
04.2012 - 01.2015

Master of Engineering - System Management

Abu Dhabi University

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

United Arab Emirates University

· Passed CFA level 1 and CFA level 2 candidate : Finance , 2019 CFA institute - Abu Dhabi

· PMP & RMP : Project and Risk Management , 2018 PMI - Abu Dhabi

Talal Balalaa