About ME
Loai Said
Mr. Said is a social entrepreneur, strategist, and technology leader with over 25 years of experience designing transformative solutions for communities and organizations worldwide. His expertise spans enterprise architecture, education technology, and organizational leadership, all grounded in a commitment to building scalable, meaningful social impact.
He holds an MBA from Duke University and spent a decade as Chief Architect at IBM, where he designed and implemented complex enterprise systems serving tens of thousands of users globally. Transitioning from global technology leadership to purpose-driven entrepreneurship, he founded several education platforms serving thousands of users in more than 60 countries and launched an online Training Academy that has prepared over 2,500 educators.
Currently, Mr. Said leads ventures including Edumagined, SleekTraining, SleekClass, and ElWorkspace—platforms dedicated to empowering organizations, teams, strengthening operations, and helping institutions build sustainable, high-impact brands.
Guided by a belief in innovation with purpose, Loai partners with organizations and mission-driven leaders to help them thrive through robust strategy, thoughtful execution, and scalable systems.
Global Experience
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Over 24 years of work experience delivering numerous multi-million-dollar enterprise systems in three different continents
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2017 - NOW
Social Entrepreneur
Founder and CEO at ECMWORX -DE, USA
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2010 - 2020
Sr. Managing Consultant
IBM Global Business Services (GBS) -VA, USA
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2000 - 2010
Progressive Team Lead/Architect
Various firms -United States, UAE, Kuwait, and Egypt
Team ❤️
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Leading a team of 140+ dedicated full-time professionals who are passionate about making a positive impact for social good
EDUCATION
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2012 - 2013
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - NC, USA
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1995 - 2000
Bachelor of Computer Engineering
Arab Academy for Science and Technology -Alexandria, Egypt