CURRICULUM VITAE - The American University in Cairo

CURRICULUM VITAE
Name:
Address:
Gunilla Fabian Soliman
Villa 28, Green Oasis,
Km 50, Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road
6 th October City, A.R. Egypt
Phone: + 20 (0)2 3910 1032
Mobile: + 20 (0)12 791 7372
E-mail address: gunilla@aucegypt.edu
Education:
1966 Diploma in Office Administration, Stockholm University, Stockholm
1963 High School Certificate, Vasteras Hogre Allmanna Laroverk, Vasteras,
Sweden
Professional experience:
1992 – now Egypt: Executive assistant (1992 – 1998) and Assistant to Director (1998 –
now) at the Social Research Center, American University in Cairo. The
responsibilities include the supervision of the day-to-day operation of the
Secretariat, which serves the Director as well as some 15 researchers,
computer personnel and field managers. To assist in budgeting and control
of accounts for Research Grants and SRC Unrestricted Funds (average 12 –
15 different accounts per year). To assist Director in questions concerning
all administrative and financial matters of the Center. To plan, manage and
supervise all SRC official events such as conferences, seminars, workshops
and social gatherings. To keep personnel database and personnel files up-todate.
To arrange and supervise housekeeping for furniture and room
distribution as well as facilities planning and maintenance. To control
itineraries, visa applications, travel arrangements, tickets and document
compilation for Director’s travels, meetings and committees.
1983 – 1992 Egypt: Together with husband established and worked with the United
Engineering Manufacturing Co., Sadat City, A.R. Egypt, a factory producing
stainless steel kitchen sinks. The project was carried out in collaboration
with Swedish, Egyptian and Arab partners. My responsibilities included all
correspondence with partners, consultants and suppliers abroad, contacts
with project supervisor and consultants, furnishing and planning of office as
well as initiating office procedures and managing the office.

1979 – 1982 Egypt: Stayed at home with small children.
1977 – 1979 Egypt: Tour Guide in Egypt for Globetrotter, a subsidiary of Scandinavian
Airlines System. Responsibilities included hotel and tour bookings, airport
transfers on arrival and departure of groups, guiding groups in Cairo and
Upper Egypt. This work required quite extensive studies in Egyptian
history, and knowledge of Egyptian society as well as the cities of Cairo,
Luxor and Aswan.
1974 – 1976 Sweden: Logistics Manager in an Import – Export company in Stockholm,
Sweden. Responsible for planning, placing and processing purchasing
orders, stock control and stock taking, receiving orders and processing all
outgoing consignments. The work included correspondence and contacts
with international suppliers in English and German, contacts with forwarding
agents and with all customers. Also, preparation and administration of the
company's participation in large scale commercial trade fairs.
1970 – 1974 Malaysia: Accompanied husband to Malaysia for his employment abroad.
1966 –1970 Sweden: Secretary in an Import- Export company in Stockholm, Sweden.
As the only office employee responsible for all correspondence in Swedish,
English and German, filing, invoicing, stock control, stock taking and petty
cash.
Additional experience:
During the years 1981 – 1994 assisted the Swedish Embassy in planning, organizing and
managing a number of Swedish – Egyptian events, among which were a conference on
Agriculture which was organized jointly between the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and
the Swedish Export Council (1981) and a Construction and Building Conference, organized
by the Swedish Export Council and the Egyptian National Center for Housing and Building
Research, and which was arranged in conjunction with the visit to Egypt of H.M. the King
of Sweden (1986).
Work related training:
1992 – 2002 AUC internal training in Office Management, Time Management, Business
Writing, Leadership etc.

Languages:
Swedish
English
German
Arabic
French
Mother tongue
Fluent written and spoken
Fluent written and spoken
Reasonably spoken and understood
Reasonably written and spoken
Computer literacy:
Windows office programs