Sohail Durrani 1-647-***-****

Sohail Durrani

Oakville, Ontario

647-***-**** ac9vqv@r.postjobfree.com

A Qualified Aviation Professional, having over 15 years of experience in Aviation Industry in Pakistan, Canada & USA . Proven record of maintaining high level of quality which I know would be a great asset for Chartright .

Relevant Skills & Competencies for this role

Aircraft Maintenance Experience

Aircraft Maintenance Instructor

Airline Regulatory Training

Airline Soft skills Training

Technical Ground Support

Aviation Management

Excellent Customer Services

MS Office Skills

Professional Experience

Principal & General Manager Airline Training Dec 2012- Oct 2018 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Training Centre o Managing all Airline Training Activities, that includes Aircraft Maintenance, Flight Operations, Flight Services, Marketing, Airport Services, Management & IT. o Converted PIA Training Centre from Cost Centre to Profit Centre by Generating US$20 Million Revenue per year from 3rd party Training. Deputy General Manager Employee Training & Training Support, Nov 2008-Dec 2012 PIA Training Centre

o Developed and Conducted Mandatory Training Programs for PIA Employees. o Developed, Conducted & manage Induction Training programs. o Training Programs for Sales Promotion Officers (SPOs) of PIA.. o IATA Certified Training programs as ATC.

o Manage Training Support activities of PIA Training Centre. Deputy General Manager & Chief Instructor Oct 2004-Nov 2008 Training Coordination & Management Training, PIA Training Centre o Training Coordination with all user departments regarding their training needs. o Managed and Conducted Management Training Programs. o Managed Self Finance, Third Party and private training at PTC, dealing with other Airlines / outside parties regarding training

o Dealt with IATA and other institutions regarding development of Instructors o Member Cross Functional Team regarding E-Ticketing training, and managed Help Desk regarding E-Ticketing

Chief Instructor Multi-Host Training,PIA Training Centre Jan 2002- Sep 2004 o Managed and Organized End-user Training on SABRE Reservation

/Ticketing/ATAC, ACSI (Check-in), Inventory Control, Steady State (Weight and Balance), Flight Operation and Finance System.

Sohail Durrani 2-647-***-****

Project Leader Training, PIA Multi Host (SABRE) Project Jan 2001- Dec 2001 PIA Training Centre

o Organized and managed Pre and Post Cutover End-User Training on SABRE Reservation /Ticketing, ACSI (Check-in), Inventory Control, Steady State, Flight Ops and Finance System.

o Coordinated cutover activities to SABRE System.

o Organized and managed PIA Multi-Host Help Desk

Incharge, Self Finance & Advance IT Training Oct 1999 – Jan 2001 PIA Training Centre

o Administrated Self Finance Private Training Program o Organized and Marketed training for outside parties and other Airlines o Managed Advance IT Training Program

o Coordinated and assisted SABRE Consultants on KPIs / Performance Appraisal/ Crew Scheduling & Customer Care.

o Organized and managed pre Cutover End-user Training on SABRE Reservation

/Ticketing/ATAC, ACSI (Check-in), Inventory Control, Steady State (Weight and Balance), Flight Operation and Finance System.

Instructor Mathematics, Austin Community College, Tx, USA 1996-1997 Pre Board Screening Officer (Executive Security) Vancouver airport, Canada 1992-1995 Education:

Masters in Aerospace Engineering, 1980-1986

Riga Civil Aviation Engineer's Institute, Riga, Latvia

(Major in Maintenance of Aircraft & Aero Engines)

Professional Airline Engineering Licenses:

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Instructor Proficiency License o Boeing 737-800 NG Course from GMF Indonesia 2012 o Boeing 777 Power Plant with GE-90 Engines 2007

o Airbus 310 Power Plant with PW 4100 Engine 2003

o (Induction Course and Authorized ATA 104 Level III by Pratt & Whitney) o Boeing 737-300 Power Plant with CFM56-3B2 Engines 1990 o Basic Gas Turbine 1990

o NDT level II 1988

o Aircraft Maintenance Engineer License from USSR 1986

(Tu-154, An-24, Ka-26)

Airline Professional & Management Courses Attended/Qualified: o Airline Security, B.C, Canada 1992

o Civil Air Transport Management Course, 1997

JICA (Japan Intl. Corporation Agency) & PIA Collaboration o Management of Airline Training, IATA, Montreal, Canada 2005 o Airline Management Course, EU (European Union) Project, 2006 Conducted by Air Business Academy

o Aviation Law for Managers, IATA, Miami, USA 2007 o Aviation legislation Course, PIA 2013

o New CAA Instructional Technique Course, PIA 2013 Personal

o Languages: English, Russian, Urdu

o Citizenship: Canadian

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