Tarek Tarabichi

Technical & Business management Consulting.
Technical Equipments & Schematics design and ordering.
Production Team recruitment and Training.
Content Acquisition & Internal Production Budgeting & Scoping.
Interactive applications (SMS2TV) scoping and contracting with the Value Added Service Provider (SMS).
Overall Management.

Sector: Music - Cinema - Video - Radio - Photo - TV

Founded in 2002 meet the needs of the evolving IT/AV & Broadcast television industry.

TOKI SOLUTIONS was established by a group of reputable International Broadcast, IT & Media specialists.

TOKI SOLUTIONS team has more then 54 years accumulated professional experience and handled assignments with a total value exceeding $45 Million.

TOKI SOLUTIONS has no manufacturer affiliations and is not tied to any specific technology. In our experience no two television systems or Media application are ever the same and we strive in all areas of our work to provide an innovative solution tailored exactly to the individual needs of each customer.

It is TOKI SOLUTIONS policy to provide our customers with a professional IT & Television system integration & installation that can be used by their staff to produce the required program output, in an efficient manner taking into account the best suited workflow.

TOKI SOLUTIONS unique (Broadcast, Media, IT) resource management offering allows the customer to compose his project & consultancy team, a large number of Staff specialists and TOKI SOLUTIONS certified freelancers are offered to the customer to choose from at the beginning of each project.

Sector: High Tech

Took over Management Consulting (Interim) role to put things back in shape with the new acquisition of Al Aqariya TV, Real Estate TV This task included the below:
-re-branding and re-focusing the TV channel.
- reviving the various web portals and the introduction of a new one.
successfully completed.
- Formats implementation and launching of 8 daily programs.
- Introduction of Interactive Services thus creating a Real Estate hub that is available on the web, TV and mobile.
- Recruitment and Workshops and training.
- Handover to Departments heads that where put in position to take it the whole TV channel further.
(Job Done.... was a bit tiring but interesting)

Sector: Music - Cinema - Video - Radio - Photo - TV

Founded in 2002 meet the needs of the evolving IT/AV & Broadcast television industry.

TOKI SOLUTIONS was established by a group of reputable International Broadcast, IT & Media specialists.

TOKI SOLUTIONS team has more then 54 years accumulated professional experience and handled assignments with a total value exceeding $45 Million.

TOKI SOLUTIONS has no manufacturer affiliations and is not tied to any specific technology. In our experience no two television systems or Media application are ever the same and we strive in all areas of our work to provide an innovative solution tailored exactly to the individual needs of each customer.

It is TOKI SOLUTIONS policy to provide our customers with a professional IT & Television system integration & installation that can be used by their staff to produce the required program output, in an efficient manner taking into account the best suited workflow.

TOKI SOLUTIONS unique (Broadcast, Media, IT) resource management offering allows the customer to compose his project & consultancy team, a large number of Staff specialists and TOKI SOLUTIONS certified freelancers are offered to the customer to choose from at the beginning of each project.

Sector: High Tech

Business Development Manager for Global Interactive Technology AG (A German Firm) , a manufacturer that manufactures Set-Top-Boxes (STB) and its own Interactive TV Platform which I assisted in securing 2 successful consecutive projects with eVision the UAE's Cable TV unit of ETISALAT.
Account Manager for the E-vision Gaming Channel (Channel 400) which successfully closed with a sale for a series of interactive based application based on Open TV platform and running on the THOMSON Set Top Boxes.

Sector: High Tech

Created the whole concept and process for the development of the Advanced Tech Zentrum Value Chain Partnership Program in Europe as well as in the Middle East.
Responsible for appointing resellers throughout the region.
Responsible for Conferences and Events of the Region with coordination with the regional Resellers and Product Partners (SVR).
Pre-Sales activities to major Turnkey Solutions from Demonstrations to Solutions building and responding to the RFP (Request for Proposals) accordingly.
Directing the Technical Consultants Team at the ATZ Professional Services Business Unit.
Negotiated international contracts.
Proven ability to train and coordinate administrative staff.
Interviewed and evaluated job applicants.
Negotiated sales contracts and cultivated business relations with major accounts.
Negotiated international contracts.

Sector: High Tech

•Working as per the guidance of the President and the Systems Dept Manager in order to ensure the successful implementation of the projects.

•Discussing about the progress with the President and the Systems Dept Manager, The Software Dept Manager and the Sales Team.

•In-Charge of settings up in coordination with DELL (USA) the local logistical Dept. for www.dell.co.ae as well as Emirates Computers Est. retail E-Store www.etechnoworld.com.

•Pre-Sales Activities to major turnkey solutions from Demonstrations to Consultancy to Solutions Building and responding to RFP accordingly.

•Documenting the different stages and phases of the projects at hand.

•Analyzing and Evaluating the technical resources and new products and opportunities.

•Products included Open Text Livelink, Brokat Twister, Microsoft, Oracle, Intranetics, Vignette, Kofax...

Sector: High Tech

Preparation of technical proposals for Web Development assignments based on the RFP " Request for proposals) received from the Partnership Management Team.
Responding to Customer's request and resolve the problems in time.
Implementing the Web Development Projects as per the contract requirements.
Ensuring the satisfaction of the Customers at the highest level in term of Quality, Products and Services.
Documenting the different Stages/Phases of the Projects.
Analyzing & evaluating the latest Web Development Tools and Technologies. Preparing and analyzing regulatory and management reports.
To Investigate the causes of non-conforming products, initiate corrective actions for their prevention, implement and record changes in procedures resulting from the corrective actions.
In-Charge of the Network Security Issues.
Did Business Consulting for many newly starting businesses.

Sector: High Tech