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Ali Karami
Food & Beverage, Environment, Health and Wellness, and Agriculture
Dr. Ali Karami is a self made entrepreneur a growth Hacker and start up mentor
doing the research into what makes a business succeed and turned his business into a self taught business man and business expert.
Dr. Ali Karami professional background includes a position of a research and development scientist with the main expertise in the Food and Beverage Environmental Sciences.
Skills:
- Sales-
- Marketing-
- Management-
Industries:
- Manufacturing-
- Retail trade-
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and rural-
- Professional, scientific and technical services-
Spoken Languages:
- English-
- Farsi-
State: Victoria
Primary Locations:
- Melbourne CBD-
- Melbourne North West-
Mentoring available by:
- In Person, Face to Face in (Victoria) or by Phone and online
Current Occupation:
Founder and Director - NudeHerbs Pty. Ltd. Startup Business Mentor:
Detailed CV:
Startup Mentor
www.alikaramiv.com
2018 - Present
Assisting startups with the below areas:
- Personal development
- Idea Development & Proof of Concept
- Competitor Analysis
- Branding & Marketing
- Planning & Setting Milestones
- Execution
Founder and Director
NudeHerbs Pty. Ltd.
2017 - Present
- Formulating functional beverages using natural ingredients including herbs, flowers, natural preservatives, sweeteners, flavours and colours
- Optimizing ingredients and formulations (Troubleshooting product/process issues)
- Running comprehensive sensory evaluations, quality and safety control assessment and shelf life of the newly developed products
- Finding major suppliers for raw materials, manufacturing and machinery systems
- Growing edible flowers and medicinal herbs
- Identifying the main competitors in Australia and International market
- Creating and executing sales campaigns, managing sales teams of between 2 and 5
- Making rational business decisions in good faith and in the best interests of the company, determining and implementing policies
- Maintaining correct, up-to-date financial records that record and explain transactions and the company’s financial position
Founder and Director
Toxemerge Pty. Ltd.
2015 - 2018
- Developed new protocols to identify the presence of plastic contaminants in different food samples
- Analysed food samples for the presence of plastic particles
- Produced microplastic polymer standards
Sales Representative
Dynamic Marketing Solutions Pty. Ltd.
2018 - 2018
- Approached the customers to sign up for HelloFresh packages
- Worked on an assigned territory, often up to 130-150 houses or locations per day.
- Developed friendly and constructive relationships with the customers and colleagues
- Won back former customers or upgraded current customers
- Received and arranged payments
Chef
The Meat and Wine Co
2017- 2018
- Prepared a wide range of dishes according to the given recipes
- Trained new staffs on new recipes, procedure, and safe handling practices
- Monitored food safety practices in the kitchen
- Operated, cleaned, and maintained kitchen equipment
Senior Lecturer and Laboratory Coordinator
University Putra Malaysia
2012 - 2017
- Developed ideas, wrote research proposals, and applied for funding
- Regularly prepared reports and presented to the fund providers
- Studied the presence and impacts of environmental factors on the quality of foods
- Supervised and mentored teams of undergraduate and postgraduate students and laboratory staffs
- Wrote research papers and patent applications
- Coordinated multi-national research teams
- Advertised for new vacancies, interviewed candidates, and recruited new staffs
- Organized conferences, seminars, and workshops
- Created teaching modules
- Taught courses
Owner and Sales Manager
Tethys Pet shop
2006 - 2007
- Achieved growth and hit sales targets by successfully managing the sales team
- Designed and implemented strategic sales plans that expand the company’s customer base and ensured its strong presence
- Managed recruiting, set objectives, coached and monitored the performance of sales representatives
Sales Manager
Pelican
2002 - 2005
- Designed and installed custom made aquariums for houses and shops
- Managed a sales team of between 3 and 6
- Evaluated customers skills, needs and built productive long-lasting relationships
- Met personal and team sales targets