Qualifications Summary

A highly creative and motivated professional with strong marketing and media production experience. Solid background in technology, inclusive of managing web and multimedia development, and designing databases. Demonstrated ability in event management, direction and public relations. Highly organized and capable of executing multiple projects within their deadlines. A leader and a team player, skilled in working successfully with team to develop and execute the project’s vision.

Areas of strength

Multimedia Production Marketing Strategy Project Management

Events Management Financial Analysis E-Commerce Strategy

EDUCATION

Leonard N. Stern School Of Business, New York University

Bachelor of Science, January 1998

Major: Management - International Business

Professional experience

GNP Global Advisors, Dubai, UAE 06/00- Present

Fund Manager/ Technology Analyst

· Manage a high performance hedge fund based on US equities for private investors.

· Develop marketing strategies and enhance corporate identity for prospective clients.

· Conduct fundamental and technical research on technology companies.

· Analyze technological trends and generate proprietary research for in-house use.

· Design and manage development of in-house knowledge management system.

· Implement new accounting systems and established procedures for reconciliation of company accounts with CIBC World Markets Inc.

S&H Creations (Pvt.) Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan 01/99- 06/00

Co-Founder / Creative Director

· Established company as a full service media boutique to produce original programming for Satellite Television.

· Marketed Production and Event Management services to clients.

· Managed company operations and developed business relations with multinational and local corporations.

· Produced original television programming, documentaries and promotional videos for Eastman Kodak, Mc Donald’s, Royal Dutch Shell and Planetarabia.com Inc.

· Organized and conducted road show for Planetarabia.com Inc. spanning seven countries in forty days in the middle east, managed all aspects of road show including merchandizing, travel arrangements, co-ordination between various teams, management of film crew and execution of promotional activities in all the locations visited.

· Developed audio-video content for the Internet for various web entities and produced multimedia CDs.

Eastman Consulting (Pvt.) Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan 02/98- 02/99

IT Project Consultant

· Managed team responsible for developing business model, technical research, and conducting market research for start-up e-commerce operation.

· Developed business plan, marketing strategies for a new Internet Service Provider start-up for clients and participated in getting project financed.

· Coordinated development of in-house information systems and financial packages.

NYU School of Law, New York, NY, USA 02/97- 01/98

Micro-Support Technician/ Assistant LAN Administrator

· Administered the Law School Ethernet Network spanning over 7 buildings with an excess of 4000 users.

· Conducted network upgrades and regular maintenance.

· Analyzed users’ technical problems and troubleshot them on a daily basis.

· Authored user manuals for various software packages and hardware systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems	Windows (2000, NT, 98, 3.1); UNIX (SunOS, Solaris); LINUX; MacOS
Programming Languages	C++ and HTML
Hardware	x86 platforms (Pc), Sun Microsystems, Macintosh
Software	Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Director, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft Frontpage 2000, Real Producer, Windows Media Producer, MS Office (Word, Power Point, Excel, Access)