Experience

iPath (Pvt.) Ltd

• Pakistan
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Nov 2021 - Present

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jul 2020 - Nov 2021



Virtual Remittance Gateway

• Pakistan
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Architect

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2020

• Manager Projects

  • Feb 2014 - Jun 2015

  - Develop plans to achieve business goals by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives and setting timetables for the evaluation, development, and deployment of all business services- Evaluate and identify appropriate technology platforms for delivering the organization’s services- Lead, Coordinate with Hardware, Network and Appliance Vendors, to evaluate products and prepare an incremental infrastructure rollout strategy- Assess & Evaluate resources and facilities of colocation centers for infrastructure deployment- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends and emerging technologies by attending relevant conferences and reading widely- System, Analysis & Design, Requirements Elicitation leading to the Documentation of an Enterprise Wide Technical Architecture Document- Collaborating Efforts with the Business Team, Senior Management, Compliance Team to analyze and document business process workflows of the organization's service portfolioImplementation & Deployment:- Selection and management of outsourced vendors to implement technologies and services- Establish application deployment & quality assurance processes, and supervise deployment, integration and system testing in-house and between organization and customers- Monitor performance and review failures in staging or productionInformation Security, Risk Mitigation & Disaster Recovery:- Collaborate with Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) to formulate the scope of the organization's PCI-DSS assessment & certification- Coordinate with partners, vendors and service providers to establish the organization’s vision for Business Continuity of Mission Critical processes- Lead the development, formulation and enforcement of an enterprise-wide information security policy based on ISO 27001:2005- Evaluate Technologies and Strategy, for Planning & Execution of an enterprise-wide Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan



GetSocialApps

• United States
• Software Development

• Business Analyst / Project Management Officer

  • Jun 2011 - Jan 2014

  - Restructured New Business Acquisition to Project Closure processes- Reshaped GSA's sales pipeline and management via implementing an eCRM solution- Trained Business Analysts in-house to communicate effectively in requirement gathering meetings and documentation specifically for Facebook, iOS (iPhone/iPad), Android Application Development Projects- Responsible for Business Analyst / Sales Talent Acquisition and Training to increase lead conversion ratio- Implemented a stage-wise process redesign of production teams- Initiated extensive documentation templates for project handover, WBS, proposals, software requirement specification and change management.- Implemented SOPs for extensive documentation of project throughout the SDLC and conducted Document Engineering Training sessions.- Setting up of Project Management (liaison) Office, to supervise and monitor all project related tasks and activities. PMO was the central hub for project assignment to respective teams, as well as complimenting and assisting day-to-day project activities.- Performed support roles by providing technical knowledge to Business Acquisition Teams to provide an optimal solution to client requirements.- Client Servicing / Account Management for Elite Corporate Clients. Providing Pre-Sales consultancy to repeat buyers. This role also involved working with the Sales team for the acquisition of new business. Drafting proposals for potential clients leading to sales. Conducting project kick-off and requirement gathering meetings leading to the formulation of an official scoping document. Supervising the development and QA for these projects.- Managed a Portfolio of Elite Clients. These clients were mostly agencies handling elite brands, or the brands themselves. High priority, short deadline, Adrenaline intensive projects.



Avenuesocial Inc.

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Management Officer / Project Manager (Elite Projects)

  • Aug 2010 - May 2011

  - Restructured business processes, from Business Analysis to Project Closure- Established the Project Management Office, closely working with the COO to manage project managers and their development teams to escalate any resource deadlocks, and to insure that the project is completed within the triple-constraint. Directly reporting to CEO.- Managed a portfolio of elite clients- Frequently communicated with clients on a day-to-day basis as need be to follow up on project milestones and deliverables.- Moderated project handover meetings between Business Analysts and Project Managers in order to align the team with project scope and deliverables.- Provide technical support to the Sales team on the feasibility of project specifications.- Worked closely with the Sales Director to improve sales volumes, to achieve our duly set quarterly targets.



TELEVISION MEDIA NETWORK

• Pakistan
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Anchor / Scriptwriter / Researcher

  • Nov 2008 - Nov 2010

  - Express News is one of the most reputable news channel in Pakistan.- Assigned anchor duties for E-Tech (Technology Show)- Researching technology news stories. Contacting vendors for the access and availability of gadgets/hardware for reviewing..- Handed over a broad range of responsibilities from finalizing episode run-down, line ups, production and post production responsibilities. - Interviewed CEOs, and Country Managers of various blue chip companies, and personnel belonging to the IT Ministry. - Frequently reviewed software/hardware (gadgets), games and the works.



ZABSolutions

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Developer / System Analysis & Design (Internship)

  • Jan 2009 - Jul 2009

  University Final Year Project - Automation of Executive Development Center at SZABIST University Final Year Project - Automation of Executive Development Center at SZABIST



CNBC Pakistan

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Anchor / Scriptwriter / Researcher

  • Nov 2007 - Sep 2008

  - Responsible for writing my script, research, lineups, supervise studio and outdoor shoots, post-production and editing. CNBC Pakistan was an amazing experience, I got to learn the media workflow, equipments and personnel. - Responsible for writing my script, research, lineups, supervise studio and outdoor shoots, post-production and editing. CNBC Pakistan was an amazing experience, I got to learn the media workflow, equipments and personnel.



Caethaver Intl.

• System Analyst / Project Manager

  • Aug 2006 - Sep 2008

  - The company's primary business was to close projects from multiple sources, company's website, out-sourcing websites and other sources.My task was to create project documentation which could then further be used by the project team such that the project is aligned with the scope of work. This also required extended requirement gathering meetings with clients.Later promoted to the position of Project Manager. The scope of these project were relatively smaller with a life cycle being anywhere from a few weeks to a maximum of 8 weeks. This allowed me to manage multiple projects at the same time and learn broader aspects of project management. My fellow senior project managers were my mentors throughout this time guiding me through difficult situations and problem resolution.



Vizor Communications

• Strategic Management Services

• Technical Manager

  • Feb 2005 - May 2006

  The company's primary expertise were long/short range WAN deployments and High-Availability Failover Custering Solutions. Initially, my work at Vizor was highly research oriented. Feasibility study of various available products/solutions, arranging demos for inhouse team and demos by coordinating with vendors. Deploying demo products and simulating performance in lab environments. Worked and deployed the following products/technologies:NSI Software Double Take implementation at 4 locations. Deployment of VMWare ESX Server's 4 node cluster at 2 facilities. Quintum VoIP deployment over P2P WAN links.