Project Manager Management

Syed's InformationLocation: CarrboroTitle: Substitute TeacherStatus: In need of a jobExperience: 12+ yearsWilling to Relocate: NoWilling to Travel: No TravelCareer Level: StudentWork Status: U.S. CitizenMember Since: 2012-02-28 Helpful Links

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As of January 2012 CURRICULUM VITAE OF SYED RAFIQUL ALOM

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name:

Nationality: USA

Date of Birth: 22/06/1945

Sex: Male

Civil Status: Married

UNV Roster No: 303811/ Alom, Syed Rafiqul

ADDRESSES:

Permanent, N.C. 27510-2478

United States

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Correspondence Primary:

Secondary: ***********@*****.*** OR ********@*******.***

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DRIVING LICENSE: Yes

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE: Possess reasonable excellence on word processing and excel-both theoretical and practical

KEY CAREER PROFILES: Administration/Management: Aid Coordination & Project Management; Governance & Public Sector Reform: Development of UN/MDG-based NSDS Policy and Programs in the Republic of Marshall Islands; Public/Private/Non-profit Sectors' Program Operation/Coordination and Fund Mobilization; International Relations/ Economic Diplomacy/Consensus-building/Negotiation; Advocacy/Interpersonal Communication; Professional Attachment with: Poverty Alleviation, Human Development, Peace & Democracy, and Equity & Justice; and Research & Consultancy.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

1. 35-year Civil Service as a Permanent Civil Service Cadre Member of the Bangladesh Republic in multi-disciplinary areas/fields such as: Public Policy/Administration/Food/Agriculture/Economic Planning and Research/ Teaching and Consultancy/Education/Public Finance/Project Management and Coordination/ External Economic Relations and Diplomacy.

2. Work experience in multi-national executive contracts/subcontracting/ outsourcing/consensus building/negotiation/performance evaluation and

maximizing efficiency/ interpersonal communication.

3. Work background in analytical techniques/strategic thinking and Conceptualizing/prioritizing/decision making/team building.

4. Need Assessment, mobilization, negotiation, programming and Management of Bangladesh development resources (economic/food/commodity aid) for the public sector: multilaterally/bilaterally/domestically: its disbursement and utilization for the Republic's Annual/Rolling/ Five Year Development Plan & Strategies.

5. External as well as Internal Economic Relations/Liaison/Negotiation with International Development Partners/Authorities/Resident Missions (UN/Multilateral Bilateral) in matters of External Development Aid & Program Resources/Loan/ Economic Cooperation/Treaties/Agreements.

6. Examination & scrutiny of project/program proposals processed by the Different Government Agencies, NGOs, and Development Institutions.

7. Coordination/Processing of technical assistance programs as well as mobilization of program resources from bilateral/ multilateral/UN sources.

8. Appraisal/Review/Monitoring/Evaluation of foreign aid utilization.

9. Preparation of briefs/materials/inputs particularly on broad-based financial/economic program agendas/queries for high/policy level national

participation in the international bodies/forums/meetings/negotiations.

10. Formulation/Revision of National Annual Development Plan, Outlining &Determination of ADP's Theme/Size/Priorities/Program Thrusts and Sectoral

Allocations, Oversee ADP Implementation/Program Management, Planning and Adoption of Local Government Development Thrusts, Preparation

11. National Aid-worthy Projects, and Inter-ministerial and Intra-planning Coordination of Annual Development Plan and Resource Mobilization and

Programming.

12. Policy appraisal/sectoral programming/review and monitoring/aid mobilization/negotiation and program formulation and coordination of country's public food/ agriculture and education policies and operations; project formulation/processing and management, procurement/ distribution and pricing of food grains and its storage; national food security and stability; national food and flood disaster management; and national relief programming, mobilization of emergency food aid and import.

13. Formulation of sectoral plan/policy strategies on national secondary/higher secondary and university education; processing preparation, monitoring and evaluation of education sector related development projects and programs; review and analysis national education policy and reforms; liaison and coordination with international organizations/bodies and programs in the field of education; mobilization and negotiation of foreign education aid- assistance and technical cooperation; and holding public examination above primary education and issuing policy directives.

14. Representing Bangladesh Republic at the United Nations in NY/USA as Economic Minister of the Permanent Bangladesh Mission to UN; providing Bangladesh's diplomatic network, negotiating, and holding appropriate actions and resolutions in particular relation to UN Development Agencies and UN Administrative/Budgetary and Socio-economic Agendas; promoting Bangladesh's interests and persuading others accordingly; providing diplomatic support to UN Bodies/Agencies/Forums for strengthening and improving United Nations' capacity to deal with the emerging global economic and social issues, peacekeeping and conflict prevention, and UN reforms; representing Bangladesh at the UNDP/UNFPA, ECOSOC & UNFPA Executive Boards as an elected Member; and ensuring UN'S progressive acceleration/efficacy.

15. Writing speeches/public policy papers/technical reports; and background in working in a multi-cultural environment: UN & UN Development System/FAO/WFC/ADB/ ESCAP, and a good many developing countries.

16. Providing Technical/Support Services: Data collection and management/planning and budgeting; Project implementation; Enriching/Disseminating/ Motivating the professional acumen and expertise amongst the national policymakers/donors/ development stakeholders.

17. Wide and Extensive Participation in manifold International Conferences/Meetings/Workshops/ Seminars/Negotiations/ Seminars/Study Tours/Trainings.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUD

A. 07/2004 to Present: Position(s): (a) Teaching in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City High Schools (NC/USA) as a Substitute Teacher; (b) Self-employed as:

a Part-time Socio-economic Consultant/ a Research Associate

B. 05/2010-01/2011: Position: UNDP/UNV-UN/MDG & NSDS Strategy Development and Capacity Building Project Manager in the Republic of

Marshall Islands.

C. 08/2005-06/2007: Position: Representing one major NGO of Bangladesh at the United Nations and in USA.

D. 12/1968-06/2003: Served as a Permanent Civil Servant of Bangladesh Republic:

1. 02/2000-06/2003: Joint Chief & Chief of the Programming Division, Bangladesh Planning Commission, Dhaka.

2. 06/1994-02/2000: Economic Minister of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York, USA, as a Senior Diplomat.

3. 03/1993-06/1994: Joint Chief/Joint Secretary in charge of Planning and Development, Ministry of Education, Dhaka.

4. 05/1986-03/1993: Deputy Chief/Deputy Secretary of the Economic Relations Division under the Ministry of Finance/Dhaka.

5. 06/1977-05/1986: Deputy Chief/Deputy Secretary in Charge of Planning and Development, Ministry of Food/Dhaka.

6. 02/1970-06/1977: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Economics at Public University Colleges of Bangladesh as a Civil Servant. (Teaching Economics at

Public University Colleges: (Micro/Macro/Applied Economics/International Trade/Statistics) Students' Counseling/Guidance).

7. 12/1968-02/1970: Research Officer/Ministry of Industries (Karachi/ Islamabad) of the Pakistan Central Govt. as a Civil Servant. (Preparation of

Public Investment Project Profiles/Portfolio; Appraisal & Review of New Public Investment Proposals; and Data collection).

EDUCATION

A] DEGREE PROGRAMS: (Following Intermediate i.e.: 12th Grade in USA)

1964-67 BA (Honors) in Economics from Rajshahi University of in Bangladesh

Minors: Political Science and English Literature

1967-68 MA in Economics from the University of Rajshahi in Bangladesh

Majors: Adv. Micro & Macro Economics/International Trade/Applied Economics

1978-79 MS in Transportation Management from the SUNY (Maritime College), USA

Majors: Business Management and Law/Economic Analysis/Managerial Statistics and Finance/ System Analysis/Ocean & Air Transportation/ Accounting/Quantitative Method & Operation Research/Management/Economics of International Trade/ Marine Insurance/Law of the Sea.

P.S: Graduate Courses: Quantitative Method, Statistics, International Business Operation, and Managerial Finance from the Pace University and Long Island University's School of Business Administration of NY, USA.

B] NON-DEGREE COURSES:

1981(May/July) Certificate Program on Grain Storage and Marketing from the Kansas State University, Kansas,

USA.2004-05 Certificate Program on Finance and Accounting Management from American Management Association (AMA), New York; and Durham Technical Community College (DTCC), North Carolina, USA.

2003(fall) Certificate Program on MS Word/Excel 2000 from Durham Technical Community College, NC. USA.2005-06 Certificate Courses on Project Management; and Successful Negotiation from the AMA/DTCC (NC/USA) Continuing Study Programs.

C] MAJOR TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS

* Conducted a Survey-Study Program in 1975 on Bangladesh Rural Poverty and Economic

Structure.

Training Program in 1980 on Planning and the Critical Path Method in Bangladesh.

* In-Service Training on Public Administration & Development at the Bangladesh

Institute of Public Administration in 1981 and 2002.

* FAO Study Program on National Food Management System of the Philippines and

Bangladesh in 1980.

* UNDP Workshop on Environment and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh in 1992.

* Study Program: Public School Education System in South-East Asian Countries in 1994.

* EDI/World Bank Workshop: International Development/Finance in NY/1996.

UN/ESCAP Workshop on Regional Planning for Poverty Alleviation In Bangkok in 2001.

* International Workshop on: Participatory Resource Management In Vietnam in 2002.

CREATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

A] Major Publications (Articles) in National News Papers/Professional Journals

* Rural Savings Mobilization and Capital Formation in Bangladesh* A Rethinking of Anti-Poverty (In Bangladesh Context)* Two Economies of Food

in Bangladesh* Democracy and Development * Transportation-An Infrastructure of Food Economy in Bangladesh

* Food marketing in the Asian Countries

* Poverty and Rural Unemployment in Bangladesh

* A Comparative Analysis of Poverty Reduction Strategies (in a few Asian Countries)

* Inter-modal Transports and Effectiveness* Food Aid: Myth and Reality

* The International Economic Order and Structural Reforms in Asia

* Debt Burden and Economic Distress in the Third World

B] Major Research Studies/Policy Papers

* Changes in Income and the Role of Savings

* Food Policy and Security Strategies for Bangladesh

* Transport Needs of Food/Fertilizer/Others during the Third 5-Year Plan of Bangladesh

* Introduction of National Public Food grains' Transportation System in Bangladesh

* Towards a Theory of Famine

C] Leading professional Achievements

* Took lead in conducting two locations based small socio-economic survey and studies while working as a Lecturer in Economics of the Public

University College of Bangladesh.

Identified/Prioritized the impediments to effective public food grains distribution system-modality in Bangladesh and introduced a more

adaptable/sustainable system net-work;

* Formulation and Recognition of the National Food Policy-cum-Security Plan/Strategies in Bangladesh while in the Food Ministry.

* Took lead in Preparation and Coordination of the Bangladesh Annual Development Plan and Budget/Two-year Rolling Economic Development Plan

and Implementation Plan for two fiscal years while serving in the Bangladesh Planning Commission.

Planned and Implemented the Computerization of the development program activities/resource programming/program monitoring in the Ministry of

Education, ERD of the Ministry of Finance, and in Programming Division of the Bangladesh Planning Commission.

Formulated the National Development Strategies for UNDP and Pioneered both introduction and system development of UNDP Program Approach

and National Execution Modality in Bangladesh while working in ERD of the Ministry of Finance.

Co-authored/analyzed a few feasibility and case studies.

* Prepared RMI (Republic of the Marshall Islands) UN/MDG based NSDS National Concept and Strategy Plan and Document

Participated in a host of Bilateral/Multilateral/UN Meetings/ Conferences/Seminars/ Workshops as a country representative/ delegation, and often led

Bangladesh Delegation to various bilateral/multilateral/ UN Negotiations.

Worked as the Member-secretary to various National Task Forces/ Council Committees/Joint National-International Council Committees: Relief

Disasters/Flood Control/Food Security/ Agriculture Subsidies / Resource Needs and Programming/Public Education System in Bangladesh.

Served as National Project Director of four (04) Foreign-aided National Development Projects.

Served as Vice Chairman/Chairman of the Administrative and Budgetary Committee (5th Committee) of the UN General Assembly,

Member/Coordinator of various UN Committees and Executive Boards.

RESIDENCY: US Citizen PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION (CURRENT):

Bangladesh Economic Association; Bangladesh Project Management Institute; Lions Club International in Bangladesh; Ahasania Social Welfare Organization in Bangladesh; The Family Federation of World Peace and Unification; Inter-Faith Council in Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Orange County Literacy Council in Chapel Hill/ NC, USA; Chapel Hill- NC,USA; UNICEF as well as UN Volunteer.

REFERENCES:

In USA

1. Dr. Nerys W. Levy, Educationist and Artist (Landscape Painting), Tele:

919-***-****; ******@**********.***

2. Dr. ABM Nasir, Associate Professor (Economics) NC Central University/ Durham/NC 27707, Tele: +1-919-***-****/Fax: +1-919-***-****, ******@****.***

3. Ms. Cathy Lee Reed, Substitute Program Manager, Chapel Hill/ 750 S. Merritt Mill Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27516-2878/USA,

# 919-***-****/303

4. Mr. Paul E. Jones, Ex-Continuing Education Program Coordinator, Durham Tech. Community College, NC and AMA, NY, Tele: 919-***-****/252

In Bangladesh

1. Dr. Mashiur Rahman, Ex-Permanent Secretary of the Gov. of Bangladesh, and currently the Economic Advisor to Bangladesh PM (Telephone/Old: +880-*-*******, Road 51, House 13, Apt. 501, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212)

2. Ambassador Reaz Rahman, EX-Adviser (State Minister to the Govt.) for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Govt. of Bangladesh, Dhaka-1000 (telephone/Old: # +880-*-*******)

3. Mr. Enam Ahmed Chowdhury, Ex-Chairman (State Minister to Govt.), Bangladesh Privatization Commission, 10 Dilkhusha C/A (Jibon Bima Tower), Dhaka-1000, (Telephone/Old: # +880-*-*******)

I declare that the information presented above is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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