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Habon Maxamud

Fashion Consultant | Aspiring Creative Director | Passionate About PR & Brand Storytelling
About

As a dynamic professional with a proven track record in fashion consulting, showroom administration, and strategic communications, I bring a unique blend of creativity and business acumen. I excel at cultivating strong client relationships, driving brand partnerships, and executing high-impact media strategies that resonate with audiences. Eager to bring my expertise in client relations, media out-reach, and creative strategy. I am confident in my ability to contribute to your team’s success.

Previous Brands
Mirpuri Bespoke London
KPMG Canada
BESTSELLER
Telfer BTA \ ATG
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada
Telfer MISA / ASIG
Women in Management Network (WMN)
Accenture
Infrastructure Canada
Canadian International Council
TD
Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO)
Follett Higher Education Group
Work Experience
Showroom Administrator
Sep ‘24 - Jan ‘25
Mirpuri Bespoke London

Client Relationship Management: Establish and nurture long-term relationships with both new and repeat clients, providing a personalized, high-touch experience throughout the bespoke tailoring journey. Offer expert guidance on fabric selection, design choices, and garment fitting to ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty. Brand Partnerships: Manage key relationships with high-end fabric suppliers, accessory partners, and other brand collaborators. Negotiate and maintain partnerships to secure exclusive materials and enhance the product offering, ensuring our brand stands out in a competitive market. Invoicing and Order Management: Oversee the full order lifecycle, from initial client consultation to final garment delivery. Manage invoicing, payments, and follow-up to ensure accuracy and timeliness in financial transactions. Track orders and ensure that timelines are met, providing clients with transparent updates throughout the process. Operational Efficiency: Ensure the showroom operates smoothly by supporting the showroom team to maintain a high standard of service and organization.

Consultant - Global Infrastructure Advisory
Feb ‘22 - Jun ‘23
KPMG Canada

-Conducted 24 economics impact studies, market research and industry analyses -Supported on over 60 economic development strategies by conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis related to local, national and international economic issues, involving statistics, partially structured interviews, discussion groups and literature reviews -Supported the firms goal for cross-functional collaboration by working and winning a multimillion dollar bid that would improve Canada's healthcare system.

Ecommerce Specialist
Nov ‘21 - Dec ‘21
BESTSELLER

Provided knowledgeable answers to 100 customers over the phoneand e-mail inquiries regarding products and brand. Assisted 30 clients on order-on-line Supported with orders in the back office and liaise with logistics. Follow-up on orders and liaise with customers, retail, repair services,buyers

Co President
May ‘21 - May ‘22
Telfer BTA \ ATG

Fashion Consultant
Jan ‘21 - Now
Self employed

Providing Fashion support in array of project notably the following: -Successfully dressing over 400 models for this calendar year -Assisting over 10 talent on steaming, preparing the main looks and the alternatives for Love on Tour at Madison Square garden -Educating 12 students at the University of East London and provided mentorship for final projects -Maintaining the closet on the Hunger Magazine Editorial shoot and providing support with returns -Managing 3 interns on a big production E-commerce shoot. -Going through the "Pull process" for Luxury brands for the Guardian Magazine shoot

Junior International Policy Analyst
Jul ‘20 - Jul ‘21
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

-Participated in international negotiation with major organizations, such as the WTO, to help deliver on the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14.6 - Advanced Canada’s trade position by distilling the results of academic research on fuel subsidies into a concise report for The Permanent Mission of Canada in Geneva - Drafted an official letter for the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion, and International Trade regarding Canada’s free-trade agreement with the UK. - Surveyed the official legislation on fishing for over 50 countries to ensure consistency in Canadian policy proposals during WTO negotiations. - Contributed the continuation of a 4Billion dollar industry by ensuring proper Canadian market compliance with the Americans via NOAA.

Executive Assistant @ OCHRO - Pensions Policy & Programs
May ‘20 - Jul ‘20
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada

VP Events
Apr ‘20 - May ‘21
Telfer MISA / ASIG

Business Developer
Mar ‘20 - Jun ‘20
Women in Management Network (WMN)

Community Consulting
Jan ‘20 - Apr ‘20
Accenture

- Selected as one of the 10 third-year students to participate in the community consulting program. − Lead a team of 5 student analyst for a 16-week pro-bono project creating an implementation strategy for a not-for-profit client − Solutions included an excel matrix tool designed to enable the organization to allocate resources to the most important activities. − Present information on program issues of interest to a variety of stakeholders on a weekly basis. − Provided a data-based solution with management consulting tools including design thinking. − Presented recommendations to the C-suite of the NGO.

Junior Analyst (Integrated Risk, Planning and Performance, Finance & Administration)
Nov ‘19 - Jan ‘20
Infrastructure Canada

- Gather data and provide analysis to feed into corporate and parliamentary reports and deliverables such as the Integrated Business Plan (IBP), Departmental Plan (DP), Management Accountability Framework (MAF), etc. - Coordinate information gathering processes. - Ad hoc tasks as it relates to corporate planning and reporting. - Establish relationships with internal and external stakeholders in order to meet deliverables. - Present information or program issues of interest to a variety of stakeholders.

Treasurer Board Of Directors
Oct ‘19 - Apr ‘20
Canadian International Council

National Capital Branch

Junior Portfolio Management Officer
Sep ‘19 - Nov ‘19
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Fisheries and License Policy - Perform management controls of projects/programs that achieve the organization's strategic business objectives - Monitor and control the portfolios to ensure successful portfolio composition - Determine clients appropriate level of risk based on the client's time horizon, risk preferences, return expectations and market conditions

Student Results Analyst
Jun ‘19 - Sep ‘19
Fisheries and Oceans Canada

- Analyzed and reviewed program surveys sent from Directors - Supported the analysis of the activities conducted with the financial budget - Facilitated team meetings by collected information and organizing information - Populate data analysis from various programs within DFO to help reach the goal of transferring everything to SAP

Vice President of Sponsorship
Feb ‘19 - Mar ‘20
Women in Management Network (WMN)

- Work with the Network Leads on sponsorship and partnership goals - Built the sponsorship package for the upcoming year - Organize and facilitate meetings with (potential) sponsors - Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with our sponsor - Coordinating with the other departments within WMN to determine upcoming expenses - Accumulated $12 000 in sponsorship money, which aligned with the goals set with leadership.

Call Center Representative
May ‘18 - Sep ‘18
TD

Activation and Insurance

Director of Sponsorship
Mar ‘18 - Feb ‘19
Women in Management Network (WMN)

Receptionist
Aug ‘17 - Apr ‘18
Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO)

Cashier
Dec ‘16 - Dec ‘17
Follett Higher Education Group

Languages
French - Native
English - Native
Danish - Work Proficiency
Arabic - Basic
Somali - Basic
Education & Training
University of Ottawa
‘19 - ‘22
Bachelor of Social Science
University of Ottawa
‘16 - ‘19
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom
London, UK