Maryam Al Ebrahim, MSc
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Summary
Driven professional and with a genuine passion for health, fitness, and personal growth. I thrive on motivating and challenging others in a supportive way, helping them build confidence and reach their goals - whether that's gaining strength, improving body composition, training for longevity, supporting weight loss, improving overall fitness, or simply moving better and feeling stronger in everyday life.
With a strong foundation in training and movement, I enjoy working with people at different stages of their fitness journey and creating an positive and supportive environment where they feel encouraged, empowered, and proud of their progress. I'm now focused on transitioning into the fitness industry and continuing to grow as a personal and group training professional while making a meaningful impact on others.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Personal Trainer
Freelance
Kuwait Cityt, Al Asimah
03.2025 - Current
- Established a positive training environment for enhanced workout experiences.
- Designed bespoke training programmes to improve client fitness levels.
- Prioritised clear communication whilst explaining complex exercises to clients of varied fitness levels.t
- Emphasised correct form during workouts, reducing risk of injury amongst clientele.
- Assisted clients in achieving their weight loss targets through strategic exercise planning.
- Provided ongoing support and encouragement to clients, fostering positive and empowering fitness experience.
Finance Budget and Project Coordinator
Engineering Construction Projects Office - Ministry of Public Works
Kuwait City
04.2024 - Current
- Training and developing new employees and improving their initial performance whilst fostering a supportive work environment.
- Overseeing construction projects from design, procurement, construction and monitoring through budgeting, scheduling and complex problem-solving.
- Investigated suspected cases of fraud and theft involving large numbers of transactions or complex systems.
- Monitored and reported on ongoing projects by overseeing, coordinating and administering financial records, systems and processes including accounting, bookkeeping, record keeping and insurance.
- Consulted with clients, management, government entities and other stakeholders to determine project needs.
- Reviewed and approved engineering, product and project scope documents prior to delivery.
- Conducted regular reviews and official audits to validate record keeping and controls.
- Supported project teams and programme planning through regular meetings and ongoing, collaborative involvement with stakeholders.
Treasury Services Officer
National Bank of Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Concluded buy and sell transactions for financial instruments such as FX Cash, including Forwards, Swaps and others on behalf of private, business and consumer banking clients
- Research and report market conditions and economic events daily and weekly
- Concluded daily reports of transactions above KWD 100,000 for the Central Bank of Kuwait
- Collaborated with the Foreign Exchange and Money Market desks
- Prepared detailed models, reports and charts highlighting strategic financial information
- Prepared daily and monthly collection reports
Associate
Phi Partners
London, United Kingdom
09.2021 - 09.2022
- Drove "best practice" for Murex practices in UK, EU and Middle East by devising clear strategy on operational delivery and commercial excellence for clients such as JP Morgan, Jefferies, RBC Capital Markets, NatWest Markets, Mizuho, Natixis, ING, BONY Mellon, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Doha Bank, ABN Amro, Qatar Investment Authority, Tikehau IM
- Established, initiated and optimised business development strategies based on company targets, product specifications, market data and budget factors
- Allocated teams, materials, and calendar space for individual client projects, established budgets for programme activities and controlled expenditure to meet targets
- Listened to clients needs and preferences to provide targeted proposals, increasing opportunities of business
- Resourced and hired experienced contractors to complete projects on time and within budget requirements
- Employed strong project management skills to deliver complex objectives, using financial levers appropriately to grow business profitability
- Built and maintained productive relationships with existing contractors and clients through regular contact and consistent communication to build strong and credible relationships with senior leaders, hiring managers and critical stakeholders
Portfolio Analyst
Student Managed Fund at UMass
Boston, Massachusetts
09.2018 - 01.2019
- Assist and advise executive leadership in managing the student managed fund in accordance with the Prospectus by the UMass Foundation; monitored fund and equity investments
- Reviewed statistical information to determine financial trends for use in investment decisions by providing risk analysis for equities and fixed income portfolios and took part in weekly meetings with directors and liaising with portfolio managers to discuss risk analysis
- Promoted successful investment plans by producing well-organised risk reports in presentations
Education
Master of Science - Infrastructure Investment and Finance
University College London
London, United Kingdom09.2021
Impact Investing in Infrastructure
Publications
09.2021
Bachelor of Science - Business Management, concentration in Finance
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Boston05.2019
Skills
- Trained by Barrys Dubai
- New business development and strategic planning
- Financial reporting
- Account and project management
- Cash management
- Effective negotiator
- Client relations, vendor and stakeholder management
- KPI monitoring and assessment
- Sales pipeline management and strategies
- Relationship building
- Product and service expertise
Certification
ISSA Certified Personal Trainer (2026)
Certified Mergers and Acquisitions Specialist (IFC, 2025)
Corporate Governance (2024)
Bloomberg Market Concepts (2018)
Interests
- Functional Training
- Nutrition
- Weight and resistance training
- High-intensity interval training (HIIT)
- Pilates (mat and reformer)
- Fitness performance and recovery
- Bootcamp Classes
- Holistic wellness and personal growth
- Music
- Tennis
Timeline
Personal Trainer
Freelance
03.2025 - Current
Finance Budget and Project Coordinator
Engineering Construction Projects Office - Ministry of Public Works
04.2024 - Current
Treasury Services Officer
National Bank of Kuwait
01.2023 - 06.2023
Associate
Phi Partners
09.2021 - 09.2022
Portfolio Analyst
Student Managed Fund at UMass
09.2018 - 01.2019
Master of Science - Infrastructure Investment and Finance
University College London
Impact Investing in Infrastructure
Publications
Bachelor of Science - Business Management, concentration in Finance
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA