Waqas Ahmed Khan Afridi
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth : 09-11-1989
Marital Status : Single
Present Address : North-Nazimabad, Karachi, Pakistan Nationality : Pakistani
Religion : Islam
Email : adcrly@r.postjobfree.com
Contact : +601******** (WhatsApp only)
Social Link : https://www.linkedin.com/in/waqas-ahmed-afridi/ EDUCATION
2018 – 2019 Asia Pacific University, Malaysia & Staffordshire University, UK Master of Technology Management (MSc) (Dual Degree) (CGPA 3.86)
2008 – 2012 Dawood University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan Bachelors in Electronic Engineering (B.E) (CGPA 3.72)
2006 – 2007 Public School Hyderabad, Pakistan (HSC) FSc (Pre-Engineering) (Grade A)
2004 – 2005 Public School Hyderabad, Pakistan (SSC) Matriculation (Computer Science) (Grade A+)
PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH INTEREST
Three research papers in Scopus Indexed Journal during Master degree programme.
A Pilot Study of Professional Networking Sites Adoption by the millennials.
Effectiveness of Digital Marketing on Building Brand Equity in the FMCG Industry.
The Critical Success Factors of Professional Networking Sites‘ Adoption by University Students in Malaysia.
Proposed Research Area - PhD
A comparative study of Sustainable Water Management Systems in view of UN Sustainable Development Goal 6, centering Big data and IoT as an advanced ICT tools. WORK EXPERIENCE (6 Years)
Packaging Operation Supervisor
Rabigh Petrochemical Logistics, Saudi Arabia (A leading contractor of Petro Rabigh Refinery & Petrochemicals at ARAMCO) (April 2015 – June 2018) Responsibilities:
Coordinate and Supervise packaging plant operations with a focus on optimizing safety, quality and productivity.
Communicate pertinent information between shifts and departments on changes to equipment, safety concerns, scheduling, production efficiency, and quality issues that need immediate attention.
Acted as team leader with employees on identifying root cause analysis of daily operations and maintenance issues. Discuss solutions, and implement action plans to improve optimal productivity.
Perform and facilitate on the job training of group employees as required.
Administer documentation and official reports such as KPIs, Process control checks, packaging plan, monthly demand forecast, performance check and dry test reports. Technical Support Engineer
Teltonika Pvt. Ltd, Karachi Pakistan (A top-tier Lithuanian IoT based vendor of fleet tracking and management system) (Oct 2012 – Dec 2014)
Responsibilities:
Provide technical support by troubleshooting and resolving variety of problems associated with wireless vehicle/personal trackers for corporate and individual clients.
Perform software and firmware upgrades, memory audits, and prepare crystal reports.
Provide product expertise and technical training to customers, team members and new hires.
Visit client sites to determine cost-effective remedies and technical resolutions.
Conduct detailed technical diagnostics of tracking units with desktop software to ensure a positive customer experience and continuous quality improvement.
Implement configuration changes in installed units OTA using system software.
Provide support in windows server administration and system configurations. Sales Executive
Outsource Systems & Solutions, Karachi Pakistan (A leading global outbound service provider) (Mar – Aug 2012).
Responsibilities:
Achieve monthly sales target for UK electricity campaign.
Coordinate with team manager for sales approval. INTERNSHIPS & TRAININGS
Internships during degree Programme.
Pakistan Telecommunication Limited, Karachi (2 months)
Dawlance United Industries Limited, Hyderabad (1 week)
Pakistan International Airline, Karachi (2 months) Courses during degree Programme.
Microcontroller & its Industrial Applications. (2 months)
PLC Programming. (2 months)
Conferences, Talks, and Competitions during Master degree.
Project Management 4.0.
Industry 4.0 (IoT, Cloud Infrastructure)
Food Waste Management.
IEEE Pakistan and Malaysia chapters.
PostGrad-5MT Competition.
Market Research Society Malaysia.
E-commerce and Big data.
SKILLS
Computer skills (word, excel, ppt, teams)
SAP ERP
CRM systems
TeamViewer
IBM SPSS
SmartPLS
English language fluency
Advanced communication skills
Highly intellectual and analytical skills
Good command on keyboard
Bilingual in Arabic, Urdu/Hindi