Mazen Barzani

Management decided to merge the digitalisation and communications units of marketing and I was appointed as the director of the new merged unit. My responsibilities include but are not limited to sponsorships, digital marketing, corporate social responsibility, BTL communications, website maintenance, ATL communications, and creativity supervision.

I am in charge of digital communications and digital solutions for the company. I am also leading the project on launching mobile money.

I have filled the vacant position of Marketing Business Development Manager with Korek Telecom since September 2018.

We have the newest sanitisation product on the market as the exclusive Middle East distributor for PermaSafe. The product keeps most surfaces bacteria and virus free for 3 months with approvals from all the necessary organisations of the US.

Showing the raw beauty of the world is my goal. I try to photograph everything as my eyes see it because photos can very often be deceiving. To see some of my photos go to my Instagram @manobrz.

I manage a small stocks portfolio as a hobby and I invest in small business. I have helped several small business to grow their value and I have exited at a profit. Currently I have only one such small business under my part-ownership at the moment.

I am a member of the Organising Board of HITEX (Hewler IT & Technology Exhibition). It is an annual conference that attracts a wide range of companies in the sectors of IT and technology to cater to local businesses, government, and tech-savvy people.

I was responsible for fundraising at the beginning. We failed to raise three quarters of our minimum goal, yet we managed to be under that budget by the end of it. I also planned all the schedule to meet with the highest ranking military officials in South Kurdistan. I was the co-interviewer and the translator. The end goal of this project is a series of academic articles on the Peshmerga and eventually a book on the complete history of the Peshmerga with majority of it completed by primary research.

International Student Leader- Outreach August 2016 to May 2017. I was an international student leader and the co-chair of the outreach department of the international office. I undertook several tasks, but focusing on outreach for the program ensuring international students are aware of all the resources and events available for them. International Student Orientation Leader August 2016 Led the orientation for incoming undergraduate and graduate international students. Economic Club, Member October 2016 to May 2017. Part of discussion on economic issues raised and attended informative sessions on various economic topics. Laboratory For Research In Experimental Economics, Participant From October 2016 to July 2018. I have been a participant in several experiments in the field of behavioural economics. History Society, Founding Member May 2017 I was one of the founding members of the new history society at SMU. Dinner with Decision Makers. Invitee, February 2018. I was invited as a student leader to attend the annual dinner with the SMU board of directors aimed at getting student feedback on what could be improved on campus.

I interned for a month with the office of the honourable Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA 48th District.

Head of Social Responsibility Sep 2010 - June 2011, Sep 2013 - June 2014 was responsible for field trips, charity events, and other activities in my high school as the head of social responsibilities at the Student Life Organization office. Shadow Teacher Sep 2010 - June 2013 In case of teacher absenteeism, I had to take over and review the previously covered material, so the students would not have wasted an hour of the school day not learning. I was the shadow teacher for the Economics, English, and Business classes. Break Supervisor Sep 2012 - June 2013 I was supposed to watch all the students during the breaks to make sure they were not hurt and did not get themselves into trouble. Class Prefect Sep 2010 - June 2011 I was in charge of ensuring all students were in their seats, prepared with all their needed materials on the desk before the teachers entered the classroom. I was also in charge of ensuring the class was neat and all the needed materials were available for the teachers. It was in charge for all sessions of my class. Outdoor Prefect Sep 2009 - June 2010, Sep 2012 - June 2013 I was in charge of ensuring all students were back in class on time and the outdoors were kept neat. I was also responsible for solving any issues outdoors during activities and breaks.

Took several history courses as a visiting student

I did my freshman year of university at Texas Tech University before transferring to Southern Methodist University.