Ilias Andreas Iliovits

Abu Dhabi, Corniche road

United Arab Emirates
elias.iliovits@hotmail.it
00971504454190

Ilias A. Iliovits

Profile – Highly motivated, Ambitious, Goal oriented, sound decision making, able to work both in a
team and on individual responsibility, creative problem solver, handling challenging situations quickly
and skillfully. I have worked in Mosart since 2013, my goal here was to add value to the company as a
whole rather than just one department. I have worked in a continuously fast growing market, which
fueled my work culture with innovation and adaptation. Objective– to work either on startups or
existing businesses, specifically in business development. Seeking a challenging role that will add to my
experience gained in the United Arab Emirates.

Mosart Marble and Mosaic international SAL Abu Dhabi, UAE 09/2013 – Present

Business Development Manager

Company restructuring

 Updated/completed an HR software program (Equal) that allows to input and update

information about payroll, documents expiry, employee vacation information, projects cost
allocation information, vehicle allocation, tenancy file, insurance files and trade & license files.
Scheduled and supervised training to HR staff, and gathered analysis of each employee’s
performance.
 Introduced and applied a barcode system in the production process, linked between the main
office/factories and on site projects where material would be tracked since arriving to sea ports
from international suppliers in containers, and then being distributed either to the factories for
production then boxed again and sent to the construction site. Or directly sent to site where the
boxes would be opened for quality control reasons and sent to a selected area for installation.
 Created a user friendly website (mobile and PC), including search engine optimization, and
allowed for potential employees to apply for a job through the website which increased traffic
on the website.
 Introduced finger scan machines for employees in offices and all sites to check in and out of
duty. This helped facilitate the control of HR especially on sites as the number of employees is
 high (1500), the chance of human error was reduced to a minimum percentage and the time for
employees to scan was much quicker. The HR department’s role at the end of the month to
produce the payroll was facilitated and made it easier for management to double check payroll.

Marketing

 Planned marketing campaigns including social media, PR activities and events sponsorship
(worth 200,000 dollars), banners, writing and editing magazine articles and covers – including
HSBC articles. Best magazine articles include Bloomberg Business Week Middle East.
 Managed company image:
o Completed Company documentary/video. Edited Script, and supervised on site shooting
(factory and projects, with CEO interview), took part in scenes editing with the video crew.
 Nominated Mosart for two awards, along with personal awards for the chairman
o Big projects award – won the award of ‘outstanding achievement in project management’ 2013
o Construction week award – shortlisted for subcontractor of the year 2013
 Planned and arranged a stand for Mosart in the Emirates business Ambassadors ceremony – the
chairman was awarded Ambassador of Art and Industries of the United Arab Emirates.
 Caribbean dreams (investment for citizenship in St Kitts and Nevis) – Planned and arranged a
booth (design and implementation) in Citiscape Abu Dhabi, the largest show for real estate
investment in the city. Managed budget of participation in the event, and took part in
presenting the services available to possible clients in the show. Increased customer knowledge
and awareness of our company and services and managed to increase sales by 10% in 2014.
 Beirut Business Center (developers of projects for offices, warehouses and showrooms rentals in
Lebanon) – Planned and implemented the social media campaign of a duration of 3 months. The
project budget was 16,000 US dollars. The two channels of marketing were Facebook and
Instagram. Finalized budget with advertising agency for boosting, post creations, and advertising
through specific websites in the region to spread awareness of the services that are offered.
Edited and approved all posts before they were published online. This was brainstormed in
details taking into consideration the specific niche market that was part of the target to be
reached.
 Beirut Business Center – Planned and participated in Promo Fair, Dream 2016 in Lebanon.
Arranged the preparation of a booth (design and implementation). The show was very beneficial
as it is one of the most reputable real estate shows in Beirut. This helped to increase awareness
to our company and services, the task was to gain interest in customers now that the project is
still under construction so that once it will be delivered the interest will become an action to
rent.

Leadership and Management skills

 Tasked with local market projects sales

 Tasked with material procurement in India, China, Turkey, and Spain. Developed an excel
program for material tracking (360 000 m2 of marble and granite) that allowed management to
 stay in track with material procurement by controlling Shipments, production abroad and
material received on site. Followed up with QAQC team on site regarding material quality and
quantity of material received from abroad.
 In charge with company finance overview, being one of the signatories for money transfers and
cheques.
 Planned and carried out a recruitment trip to India to screen and select 150 candidates out of
500 people applying for the job. The company required new marble specialists once it was
awarded the project of Abu Dhabi Midfield terminal (airport). The trip required seven days of
interviewing in several rural Indian areas which include Amritsar and Sikar in the north of India.
The screening of candidates separated them by technical ability and leadership skills which
further facilitated the decision for each candidate's salary offer.
 Supervised the production and installation of marble for private palaces in the United Arab
Emirates, including homes of the president, the crown prince and Presidential Palace of Abu
Dhabi, which included factory and on site follow up and WBS weekly update for marble and
granite material ensuring strict deadlines and high quality standards were met.
 Followed up on LCs with worldwide suppliers (India, Turkey, China, Italy, Spain), which
prevented any disruption in material production and allowed for quicker material delivery to the
United Arab Emirates.
 Took charge of material approval and procurement in China and Turkey for the fountain view
project in downtown Dubai (15,000 m2 of stone). Planned flights and accommodation details,
travelled with the client, consultant and contractor. Managed a successful trip that met all the
client’s expectations and expedited the start of the project as all approvals were achieved.
Negotiated with suppliers to achieve a discount of 10%.
 Travelled for stone shows/machinery acquisition, where I met with all equipment and material
suppliers around the world.
 Tasked with material quality control and selection in India and china, held meetings with several
suppliers to ensure that the quality of the project would not be affected. Negotiation with
suppliers on material pricing. Quarry visits for material procurement ensuring consistent high
quality material delivery throughout projects, and quality control visits in supplier factories.
(presidential palace project and Abu Dhabi midfield terminal project)
 Responsible for project mock ups (material inspection) in turkey related to the Abu Dhabi
midfield terminal.
 Held meetings with multimillion dollar material supply companies in India, China, Turkey and
Spain regarding possible future business.
 Trained in projects management – Pricing, team building, material procurement and delivering
results according to strict deadlines.
 Planned company outings (safari and dinners)
 Planned company sports events

Education:

IE Business School Madrid, Spain 9/2012 – 6/2013

Masters of Science in Management – Specialization: International Business

American University in Dubai Dubai, UAE 9/2008 – 5/2012

Bachelors in Business Administration – Business Management

Abudhabi Grammar School of Canada Abudhabi, UAE 1/2006 – 5/2008

Istituto Tecnico Commerciale G. Toniolo Massa, Italy 9/2003 – 12/ 2005

Languages:

English fluent, Arabic fluent, Italian fluent.

Spanish beginner level

Nationality - Greek/Lebanese