International Affairs

Pablo Manriquez

barclay — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:32:30 +0000

Last Name:

Manriquez

Opening Summary:

Foreign Affairs, Sovereign Counsel, Online Strategy, Web Development, Digital Multimedia

Headline:

Foreign Affairs, Sovereign Counsel, Web Development, Digital Multimedia

pablo@qorvis.com

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"The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense."

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Michael Hillegass

kstetz — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:14:00 +0000

Last Name:

Hillegass

Opening Summary:

Mike Hillegass has been developing and supporting communications and outreach campaigns for government agencies for almost a decade.

Headline:

Understands government contracting and the importance of teaming with partners to provide the best solutions to the government.

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Hillegass graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts in European history and earned a Master of Business Administration in finance and international business from the George Washington University.

Mike Hillegass leads capture strategy and business development efforts with the U.S. government. Hillegass understands the importance of effective communications in helping agencies inform target audiences. Whether a government agency is rebranding, developing a social media platform or educating and re-invigorating its workforce, Hillegass brings Qorvis’ full suite of capabilities to support the mission.

Maria Abad

kstetz — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:13:47 +0000

Last Name:

Abad

Headline:

Integrated Marketing Communications and Public Relations

mabad@qorvis.com

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Abad earned her Master of Business Administration, with a major in marketing, and Bachelor of Business Administration, with a major in international business, from Florida Atlantic University.

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-abad/1a/744/466

Twitter: @mariajabad

Maria Abad brings media and public relations, and marketing communications experience to her client teams at Qorvis. Abad utilizes her trilingual (Spanish, English and German) skills to foster greater understanding between international clients and the American people. Abad also has experience working with content management systems.

Nader Ayoub

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:14:23 +0000

Last Name:

Ayoub

Opening Summary:

Nader has over 15 years experience in marketing North American products and services in the Middle East. Having established new relations as well as embracing existing clientele, Nader’s primary strengths are his key relationships. Nader strategizes the right introductions, has an excellent data base for research and business development, and has been proven successful in target marketing of products and services in the Middle East on behalf of North American manufacturers and service providers.

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of > strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.” - Vince Lombardi

Spending most of his time in the region, Nader is well-travelled throughout the Middle East working directly with Clients. While marketing Nader attended the American University in Washington, DC where his concentrations were in International Business Studies and Marketing. After excelling in his studies, Nader began to utilize his skills for the International Market. Nader’s clients range from the Members of the Royal family within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Ruling Families from the State of Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates; various Government Entities, Financial Institutions, and Oil Companies within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Nader has built a solid network of key relationships with project management, specialty consultant firms as well as with some of the world’s largest construction companies, Educational Institutions, Healthcare, Hospitality, Telecommunications and Military Markets. Nader is also involved with the Commercial Real Estate Investment Markets in the United States.

Nader has proudly participated on world-renown projects that are well into the $100’s of Millions to Billions of US Dollars. Some of those most notable and recent successes are as follows:

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST): Nader represented North American Manufacturers among an international competition for the Supply, Delivery and Installation, as well as after-market service for the required Classroom, Lecture Hall, and Executive Boardroom and Faculty Office Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FF&E) throughout the entire KAUST Campus. Successful in his award, Nader and his team help orchestrated this assignment and were Ranked No. 1 among all suppliers/sub-consultants (over 200+) under the appointment and supervision of ARAMCO and SAUDI OGER. KAUST had recognized the achievement and importance of Nader’s engagement on the project and has recently requested for his participation for the maintenance of all furniture installed throughout the 26 building campus.
National Bank of Kuwait (NBK): Nader met with 60 departments of the entire banking facility and provided a feasibility study for all the documents and files stored at the main head office in Kuwait, branches (both local and foreign) as well as outside storage facilities. Nader provided the CEO, Executive Management, Engineering, and Facility Department Managers an innovated solution that consisted of the most effective concept for future growth for the next 20 years. Thus providing adequate technology integrating safe and secure access and retrieval to the primary records and files stored as well as secondary materials such as; office supplies and stationeries, office equipment and PCs, ATM machines, safes, etc.
Government of Dubai – Dubai Police Department: As Project Director, Nader provided a Turn-Key Solution to complete one of the most up-to-date storage facilities of Armory for all Dubai Police Departments, Branches and Storage Facilities.
Atlantis Hotel Dubai, Nader was commissioned by the Client to source and procure the custom made leather hides as well as coordinated the logistics of the delivery of each hide type to more than 2 dozen locations around for upholstery. Nader’s participation on this project had saved the client nearly half of the proposed initial budget for the leathers specified on this job.

Nader’s continued involvement in the Middle East is one that is marked as being ambitious and compelling. Nader has proven to be successful on his clients projects while taking on new challenges and providing old-world charm of which he proudly embraces the foundation of trust and lasting friendship.

Abdenbi Abdelmoumen

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:47:49 +0000

Last Name:

zAbdelmoumen

Opening Summary:

"Effective Communications skills are one of the most important capabilities anyone can develop."

Entering the IT field, Mr. Abdelmoumen joined IBM-Morocco. IBM, chose him to fully develop his skills in systems design and turnkey project management, leading to implementing turnkey solutions for IBM customers.

Mr. Abdelmoumen later joined an international food processing company with more than 500 employees, as head of the IT department. During his tenure, he reshaped the company by automating its entire systems.

He then moved to Canada to begin his own IT consulting company -- Software Business Management Services. Mr. Abdelmoumen designed and implemented an air logistical application.

While in Canada, he joined Panalpina Canada, attracting new customers by enhancing the company's service profile, leading to a stronger marketing development team.

Mr. Abdelmoumen then moved to Washington, DC and spearheaded the IT services for Panalpina’s government business office in the nation’s capital. While in this office, he made significant contributions to the development of Middle East and African markets.

He holds dual Moroccan and Canadian citizenship and is a resident of the United States.

Abdenbi Abdelmoumen is a senior consultant and chairman of Qorvis Middle East. A native of Casablanca, Morocco, he is a recognized authority on the Middle East with a specialty in international consulting, communications and business development. He is noted in his career for innovation and leadership. Mr. Abdelmoumen is the founder of Net Secure Solutions, which specializes in building the software for all aspects of government, with particular emphasis on foreign military sales.

Chuck Conconi

intern — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:03:05 +0000

Last Name:

Conconi

Opening Summary:

With more than 40 years experience in television, radio and print journalism, veteran journalist Chuck Conconi has joined Qorvis Communications as vice chairman. He offers Qorvis clients strategic counsel in corporate reputation, crisis management and media training, as well as focus on the agency’s new business and corporate communications strategies.

cconconi@qorvis.com

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“Thomas Carlyle said ‘the Fourth Estate is the most important of them all.’ I think that’s still true today.”

Conconi joined Qorvis from The Washingtonian, where he worked 14 years as editor-at-large, responsible for the front of the magazine, “Capital Comment,” and also writing major pieces. Prior to his tenure at The Washingtonian, he spent nearly 13 years at The Washington Post, where he was an editor in the “Style” section and later wrote the daily “Personalities” column (what is now “Reliable Source”) for seven years.
Conconi originally came to Washington to work for the Evening Star, where he covered the District Building and the civil rights movement, including the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the “Poor People’s Campaign,” King planned to lead on Washington before he was murdered.
Between working for The Star and The Post, Conconi was Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson’s press secretary and worked with him on the founding of Earth Day and the international environmental movement.
Conconi has co-written two books - The Energy Balloon, written with former Kennedy/Johnson Interior Secretary Stewart Udall and energy expert David Osterhout; and The Washington Sting, written with the late Supreme Court press spokeswoman Toni House.
He has worked extensively on radio and television in the Washington area, serving as commentator and sometimes co-host on networks including Al Arabiya News Channel, WTTG, DC’s FOX television affiliate and the local News Channel 8, as well as various radio affiliates.
Conconi has appeared on a multitude of national news shows and just about every Washington channel at one time or another, serving as NBC affiliate’s commentator for the funeral of Princess Diana, as well as “Inside Edition” and “Good Morning Great Britain” commentator on the President Clinton sex scandal. He has appeared on CNN International and in a number of foreign locations, including Italy, Canada, Singapore, Switzerland, Spain, New Zealand, Hong Kong, France, Germany and Austria.
Conconi has taught courses at the University of Maryland, as well as lectured at the Smithsonian Institution, Georgetown University, American University, GW University and the University of Miami in Florida.

Conconi graduated with a public relations/industrial journalism degree from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, and earned a master’s degree at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Matt J. Lauer

intern — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:28:22 +0000

Last Name:

Lauer

Opening Summary:

Matt J. Lauer has 15 years of public affairs experience, gained from working with American media markets to informing vast international audiences.

Headline:

International Public Affairs and Online Reputation Management Expert

mlauer@qorvis.com

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“I do not want the world. I just want to influence it.”

Lauer is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Arts in history.

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewlauer

Matt J. Lauer is partner of Qorvis’ international and crisis communications clients. His 15 years of public affairs experience, gained from working in the most intimate of American media markets to informing vast international audiences, serves a breadth of Qorvis Communications clients in the fields of crisis communications, international affairs, online search strategy and media relations. Prior to joining Qorvis, Lauer was the executive director of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy at the Department of State.