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Abdullah Yahya

Hamilton,Canada

Summary

Engineer and Entrepreneur with a strong background in marketing, sales, product development, and client relations. Currently excelling at Liburdi Dimetrics, I have honed my skills in generating sales leads, conducting market research, and securing funds. My experience in startup product management has been marked by success, with expertise in market analysis, go-to-market strategies, and IP protection. An innovative thinker with a talent for identifying market pain points and driving commercialization. Passionate about leveraging expertise in business advisory, sales, marketing, and product development to achieve impactful business growth.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sales Engineer

Liburdi Dimetrics
09.2024 - Current

• Sourcing leads through personal networks, provided contacts, and other tools.
• Reviewing customer projects and collaborating with technical teams to prepare optimized
quotations for orbital welding equipment / field services (GAPCO).
• Project management of Liburdi's AI welding initiative
• Secured $500,000 in grants (Market research, apply, pitch and manage the fund)
• Meeting clients, attending industry events, and securing funding for projects.
• Supporting marketing efforts.
• Expanding knowledge in automated welding technologies through hands-on training.

Business Development Specialist

McMaster University
05.2023 - Current
  • Design, create and publish marketing material
  • Generate sales leads and act on them (x2 KPI)
  • Conduct comprehensive market research
  • Identify and apply for funds (Secured $377,500)
  • Build connections with potential clients, collaborators and users
  • Attend networking events
  • Business plan writing
  • Commercialization advisor for engineering projects

Product Manager (start-up)

Si-13
01.2020 - 04.2020
  • Market analysis studies, primary and secondary methods of data collection
  • Perfect customer discovery, market pain and needs, competitive analysis
  • Developed go-to-market strategy with success metrics (UVP, Location, marketing, sales, Pricing)
  • Market validation through current and potential users and buyers
  • Participated and won in different pitch competitions (RBC BMC People's choice award, Lions Lair finalist)
  • Assisted in I.P protection by obtaining multiple patents
  • Developed a highly detailed and descriptive business plan (A-Z)

Product Developer

Coventry University
01.2020 - 04.2020
  • Studied and analyzed the process of cement production
  • Identified key issues
  • Researched and tested the replacement of cement
  • Successfully replaced 15% of cement with cement kiln dust which was a harmful by-product that was creating health and financial issues

Research Assistant

Sultan Qaboos University
04.2019 - 07.2019
  • Supported the aerobic digestion of slag research to create energy by the release of methane
  • Testing, data analysis and documents creation

Education

Masters of Engineering - Entrepreneurship Innovation

McMaster University
2023-02

Bachelors (Honours) - Civil Engineering

Coventry University
2020-07

Skills

  • Relationship building
  • Sales closing
  • Presentation skills
  • Customer support
  • Team collaboration
  • Technical documentation
  • Product demonstration
  • Competitive analysis
  • Program management expertise
  • Market trends
  • Effective communication

Accomplishments

  • Diamond Member
  • Achieved a total of 47 certificates duringmy bachelor’s degree which led me toreceive “Diamond Member” and 50%scholarship
  • Next Generation Courseday course with Outward Bound
  • Certificate of Appreciation – Hamilton
  • Start-ups
  • Awarded by the Mayor of Hamilton

Languages

English
Full Professional
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
kurdish
Native or Bilingual
German
Elementary

Certification

Project Management - Micro-Credential from McMaster University

Intro to Construction Safety - Coventry University

Next Gen Course - Outward Bound

Timeline

Sales Engineer

Liburdi Dimetrics
09.2024 - Current

Business Development Specialist

McMaster University
05.2023 - Current

Product Manager (start-up)

Si-13
01.2020 - 04.2020

Product Developer

Coventry University
01.2020 - 04.2020

Research Assistant

Sultan Qaboos University
04.2019 - 07.2019

Bachelors (Honours) - Civil Engineering

Coventry University

Masters of Engineering - Entrepreneurship Innovation

McMaster University
Abdullah Yahya