ICT Project Manager

Email: *******@*****.***

Contact No: +92-333-*******

D.O.B: August 5, 1981

Umair Qureshi, PMP, ITIL

A Senior Project Management Professional

Why Umair?

Innovative and goal-driven Project Manager with more than 14 years of rich experience of project management in multiple industries i.e. Government/Funding organizations, Research & Development, and ICT

A Certified PMP Practitioner who has successfully executed various ICT, R&D and human resource capacity building projects having worth more than US$15million

A skilled Project Manager who has experience in managing onsite & virtual teams

Experienced in academia, industry & government linkages with deep understanding of research commercialization & intellectual property rights

Well versed with global entrepreneurial ecosystem and having linkages with various Startup Incubators/Accelerators programs across the globe

Project Manager of country’s largest online digital skills learning program DigiSkills.pk which is imparting 1Million online trainings in future of work technologies.

Master’s degree holder in Digital Communication Networks from UK with Computer Engineering background, carrying a unique blend of business, engineering and excellent project management skills

A team builder, effective negotiator and analytical problem solver with leadership skills, team mentoring, training and motivation to retain skilled resources

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IGNITE, National Technology Fund, Ministry of IT & Telecom

Working as “Manager Monitoring”, December 2011 – Present

Responsibilities/Accomplishments:

Monitoring & controlling of R&D and Innovation Projects, focusing on 4th industrial revolution technologies, which includes measuring project progress against approved baselines, budget reconciliation, conformance to organizational policies and impact analysis of change requests.

Reviewing deliverables, conducting financial monitoring that includes; review of reconciliation statements, budget vs. actual statements, audits and disbursement etc.

Performing quality audits to recommend process improvements to Principal Investigators.

Facilitating R&D projects for commercialization by collaborating with Incubation/Accelerator Programs, Venture Capital Funds & Investors etc.

Managing ‘DigiSkills.pk’ training program worth US$10million, that includes Learning Management System & Content development, outreach activities, trainee; enrolments, retention and completion, data analysis, stakeholders’ engagements and overall monitoring & controlling of project KPIs. Ensuring standards, procedures, and strong M&E framework are in place for target evaluations and impact assessment.

Providing the required support and directions to all external contractors and vendors working with DigiSkills.pk

Member of National Incubation Centers team for establishing 05 technology incubation centers across the country.

Conducted feasibility study & prepared RFP for launching first ‘Robotics Innovation Center’ in Pakistan.

CORE STRENGTHS AND ENABLING SKILLS

Project Management

Monitoring & Evaluation

Stakeholder Management

Financial Management

Research & Development Management

Project Management Office (PMO)

Proposal Writing

Strong Communication & Presentation Skills

IT Service Management using ITIL

Teralight Ltd

Worked as “Sr. Manager Carrier/Transport Services”, July 2009 – December 2011

Responsibilities/Accomplishments:

Provided technical directions for design and system integration across multiple client engagements from planning phase through implementation, specifically in transmission and grey traffic monitoring projects

Managed multiple ICT projects within budget and schedule and also provided technical assistance to Sales department of the company.

Applied significant knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve service to the clients, recognize system deficiencies and implement effective solutions

Responsible for suggesting alternative technical solutions to meet clients’ requirements more efficiently, and/or with greater reusability and/or longer life

Conducted market study & research on Horizontal Directional Drilling Services with complete Operational Plan

Teralight Ltd

Worked as “Project Manager - South”, September 2007 – June 2009

Responsibilities/Accomplishments:

Managed 3 optical fiber transmission projects from planning to closure for public and defense organizations.

Prepared projects budget & timelines and tracked the progress as per approved baselines.

Managed sub-contractors, suppliers, vendors and cash flows of projects.

Managed key stakeholders as per defined stakeholder management plan

Held meetings with town, district and regulatory authorities for NOCs of civil works and negotiations with other service providers for resource sharing

Gerry’s Information Technology

Worked as “Assistant Manager Corporate Solutions”, October 2006 – August 2007

Responsibilities/Accomplishments:

Developed high level customer relationship and responded functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs

Delivered Proof of Concepts and Demonstrations to clients and presented company products in road shows, exhibitions and seminars etc.

Identified new and emerging markets, researched market opportunities and monitored competitions

Teralight Ltd

Worked as “Pre-Sales Technical Engineer”, January 2006 – September 2006

Responsibilities/Accomplishments:

Supported pre-sales activities and product management of the solutions

Handled updates, ordering information, pricing information, sales & support processes

Prepared and delivered technical presentations and demonstrations to customers

Communicated with vendors and prepared bid documents (technical & commercial)

Attended pre-bid and post-bid meetings with clients and evaluated tenders (RFP/RFI) technically

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

London Metropolitan University – London, UK, (2004 – 2005)

Masters in Digital Communication Networks

Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan, (1999 – 2003)

Bachelors in Computer Engineering

Project Management Institute, USA (2014)

Project Management Professional (PMP) ®

Axelos, UK, (2015)

ITIL V3 in IT Service Management (ITIL) ®

SonicWALL– UAE, (2010)

Certified SonicWALL System Administrator (CSSA)

PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS

Project Management Professional (PMP)

ITIL V3 in IT Service Management (ITIL)

CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE (CCNA)

EU Funded Program for IT

Business Communication and Power of Social Media

Team building & Culture of Collaboration

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Pakistan Engineering Council

British Alumni Association of Pakistan

Pakistan-US Alumni Network

Project Management Institute (PMI) USA

International Visitor Leadership Program, USA

Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association

Institute of Engineers Pakistan

ACTIVITIES/ACHIEVEMENTS

Social Networking – personal & professional

Mentoring startups and entrepreneurs working in 4th Industrial Revolution technologies

Represented Pakistan in US State Department sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program for ‘Managing Startups for Growth’

Continuous learning and experiencing new things

Facilitating Freelancers for Financial Inclusion

Achieved distinction in final dissertation during the postgraduate studies in UK

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