Aref Herbawi, currently the Vice Director - Head of Planning and Fundraising at CECE – Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU). Mr. Herbawi holds a B.Sc. in Engineering, and currently doing his MBA. Aref is a very creative, highly motivated, driven, committed, organized, optimistic and innovative team-player with a strong entrepreneurial attitude combined with strong analytical and leadership skills with fluency in English and Arabic. Mr. Herbawi has 10+ years experience in Project Management, ME&R, ISO & Quality Management Systems, Proposal Writing & Fundraising, Strategic Planning & Development, TVET, Training and Capacity Building, SME's Development, Resource Efficient Consumption & Production (RECP), Industry, Energy Management, International Relations, Networking & Community Services.
What are your domain(s) of expertise?
Project Management, ME&R, ISO & Quality Management Systems, Proposal Writing & Fundraising, Strategic Planning & Development, TVET, Training and Capacity Building, SME's Development, Resource Efficient Consumption & Production (RECP), Industry, Energy Management, International Relations, Networking & Community Services.
What is your relationship with agricultural information management standards, tools and services?
The core of my role is firmly connected with data and information management beginning from data collection up to data analysis and decision making. On the level of Standards, I am very familiar working with Standards and Management Systems in general specifically those related to Quality, Environment, Energy, OHS and Testing Laboratories. I'm a certified trainer in Standards, Projects and Business Development, and served in a variety of assignments with different organizations. On the other hand, I have a personal interest in the field of Management Systems and Standardization of Agri-Business and related economic sectors.