Project Manager Engineer

M. KAMRAN AZAM

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An experienced software engineer apt at design, analysis and implementation of applications for multiple platforms.

EDUCATION

Brown University, USA Sep 2007 – May 2009

Master of Science (Computer Science)

CGPA: 3.4/4.00

Saarland University, Germany Oct 2003 – Sep 2005

Master of Science (Computer Science)

CGPA: 1.81/5.00 (Highest = 1.00)

GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology, Pakistan (GIKI) Sep 1998 - May 2002

B.S in Computer System Engineering

CGPA: 3.45/4.00

EXPERIENCE

Gulshan Group (GG), D.I.Khan, Pakistan Sep 2011 – May 2012

Project Manager: Automation

Led a team of employees of Gulshan and a developer to automate the business processes at GG – the biggest retail chain in D.I.Khan. Designed the whole automation system and set up security infrastructure for the business.

National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan Aug 2009 – Aug 2011

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Taught graduate and undergraduate courses including Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Databases, Programming for Engineers and Theory of Automata I & II. Further responsibilities included creating original assignments, quizzes and exams; making changes to curricula as needed.

Nik Software Inc., Lübeck, Germany Jul 2006 – May 2007

Software Development Engineer, Project: Color Efex Pro

Designed and implemented a secure framework for converting full version of Color Efex Pro to trial version so that the said software could only be used for a stipulated amount of time. The development catered for two platforms, namely, Windows and Mac.

German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Saarbrücken, Germany Oct 2004 - May 2006

Research Assistant / Developer, Project: FLOSSPOLS

Worked on the modeling and simulation part of FLOSSPOLS (Free/Libre/Open Source Software: Policy Support), which investigated the efficiency of open source as a system for collaborative problem solving. SimPy (a Python-based package for simulations) was used for the simulation.Other than FLOSSPOLS, I worked on the extraction of technical terminologies from millions of patents documents in four different languages. My work included design and implementation of efficient algorithms for data extraction.

Advanced Engineering Research Organization, Islamabad, Pakistan Sep 2002 - Sep 2003

Software Design Engineer, Project: AMSS

Worked on the communications and database modules of the project AFTN Message Switching System (AMSS). Communications module was developed to read and write to various hardware devices and database module catered for storing various messages and their formats. The project aimed to replace the aging message switching system at Civil Aviation Authority, Pakistan, with a new software-based system.

CresSoft (Pvt.) Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan Jun 2001 - Aug 2001

Intern, Project: FAWMIS

Worked as an intern with a team engaged in the design and development of Financial Accounting and Workflow Management Information System (FAWMIS) for Pakistan Navy dockyard.

SELECTED ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Phobos (Brown University) Oct 2008 – Dec 2008

Member of a team which made changes to MARS which is a MapReduce framework developed for programming graphics processors so that it could cater towards streaming applications which generate data continuously. The new amended framework was called Phobos.

Design and Implementation of CORBA-DCOM Bridge (GIKI) Aug 2001 - May 2002

(Undergraduate Final Year Project)

Objects using CORBA by OMG cannot directly inter-work with the objects that are based on DCOM architecture by Microsoft, and vice versa. Our project team built a software bridge, which enabled CORBA objects to directly inter-work with DCOM objects for an image processing application.

Elevator Scheduling System for Skyscrapers (GIKI) Mar 2001 - May 2001

Modeled and simulated an elevator scheduling system for skyscrapers. Model was based on queuing theory and implementation was done in MATLAB.

Intelligent Traffic Light Controller (GIKI) Oct 2000 - Dec 2000

Member of a group which designed and implemented an automatic traffic light controller. The controller (microcontroller C2051) made intelligent decisions based on the intensity of the traffic in various directions.

SKILLS

• Computer languages: C/C++, Python, Visual C++, Visual Basic.

• Database management systems: Oracle 8i, Oracle Developer 2000, MS SQL Server.

• Tools / Libraries: MATLAB, MFC, MS Visual Studio, Carbon, LEDA, SCIL, CPLEX.

• Operating systems: Linux, MS Windows XP/Vista/7, Mac.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Awarded Fulbright Scholarship for graduate studies in the US (2007)

• Dean’s Honor Roll: Spring 1999, Spring 2001, Spring 2002

• Awarded need-cum-merit basis financial assistance by undergraduate university throughout 4 years of undergraduate studies (1998-2002)

• Awarded Merit Scholarships by Federal Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Islamabad (1999-2002) and (1996-1998)

• Chief of the Air Staff Honor Student (1995)

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