Muhammad Imran Wazir

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Khyber PaktoonKwa, Pakistan

Education

Ph.D. Total Quality Management

SZABIST, Islamabad

In progress (Foreign Evaluation Stage)

July, 2011 (Inshallah)

MBA International Business

Institute of Business Administration, Karachi

GPA 3.05, Sep. 2002

Work Experience

Over 18 years of professional experience in marketing management and software application support. Experience in marketingfinancial securities and Enterprise level software systems; databases, application security, remote support and application deployment. I consider myself an expert in marketing industrial, service and IT related products and ideas.

I am progressive, full of new ideas, and have the foresight to develop stable and minimal maintenance business prospects. I have worked in a fast-paced work environment enhancing and developing business applications on a short notice.

Head of Quality Enhancement Cell, Oct. 2010 – Current

Institute of Management Sciences, Hayatabad, Peshawar

Responsible for the review of academic affiliations and quality standards; also promoting public confidence that the quality and standards of the award of degrees are enhanced and safeguarded.

Responsible to develop qualifications framework by setting out the attributes and abilities that can be expected from the holder of a qualification, i.e. Bachelors, Bachelor with Honors, Master’s, M. Phil., Doctoral.

Responsible to develop program specifications. These are standard set of information clarifying what knowledge, understanding, skills and other attributes a student will have developed on successfully completing a specific program.

Responsible to develop quality assurance processes and methods of evaluation to affirm that the quality of provision and the standard of awards are being maintained and to foster curriculum, subject and staff development, together with research and other scholarly activities.

Assistant Professor, February 2003 – Current

Institute of Management Sciences, Hayatabad, Peshawar

Responsible for teaching and supervising students researches MS, MBA, BBA programs. In addition, actively involved in arranging industrial tours, seminars and workshops. Following projects are completed by me:

-Arranged eBusiness seminar through IM|Sciences platform funded by HEC on November 16, 2006.

-Participated as representative of IM|Sciences in talk show on “Implication of transit trade with Afghanistan” arranged by CPPR on October 10, 2008.

-Arranged industrial tour for students of MBA final semester at Marks (pvt.) Ltd. on November 12, 2009.

-Participated in PMP and TOT arranged by HRDC at IM|Sciences in 2007 and 2005 respectively.

-Participated in number of workshops (Gender Mainstreaming & SPSS) arranged at IM|Sciences and LUMS respectively.

Chief Executive Officer, Jul. 2002 – May 2008

Q.E.D. Marketing & Management Consultants, Peshawar

Responsibilities included generating ideas and managing human resources. The portfolio link at Q.E.D. website will provide information regarding several project completed by Q.E.D. Consultants. Closed down office situated at Telenor Plaza in order to complete Ph.D. and resuming my job as Assistant Professor at IM|Sciences after 4 year (i.e. Sep 2008).

Marketing Manager, Dec.2001 – Sept.2002

BadarSoft Corporation, Karachi

Responsibilities included marketing and deployment of software developed in Java script, UML, Visual Basic, .Net technogies, etc. Worked on eCommerce and one project designed for local Govt. CCMM at Karachi and Peshawar (Citizen Compliant Management Module).

Marketing Manager, Sept. 1998 – Jun. 2001

BM Corporation, Japan

Responsible for Market Research and marketing of Medical equipments especially Dental equipments at Peshawar and Karachi.

Assistant Manager Marketing, Oct. 1997 – Sept. 1998

Taurus Securities,Peshawar

Responsible for introducing trading at KSE to prospective clients through Taurus securities.

Assistant Director, Mar. 1996 – Jan. 1997

Intelligence Bureau, Peshawar

First posting at Chitral and in Oct. 1996 posted at Peshawar head office till all newly recruited officers removed from jobs. Recently, again called to resume charges with three year benefits but I regreted to join back.

Collection Executive, Feb. 1994 – Jul. 1994

InstaPhone Cellular Company, Islamabad

Responsible for billing related to Islamabad and Peshawar subscribers of Instaphone Cellular company.

Publications

Microfinance Institutions of the Subcontinent: A Comparative Analysis,Principal author, The Dialogue, Vol. No IV, Issue no. 4, 2009, pp. 506-24.

Comparative Study of Brand Equity – A Kevin Lan Keller Approach of Brand Knowledge Structure, Co-author, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol XIV, No. 2, 2008, pp. 156-166’.

A Diagnostic Model Approach to Brand Portfolio Management,Co-author, The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (JHSS) Vol. XVI. No. 1, 2008, ISSN: 1024-0829, University of Peshawar.

A Comparative Study of Attitudes of People towards American and Non-American Carbonated Drinks after 9/11 in Urban Areas of Peshawar, Co-author, The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (JHSS) Vol. XV. No. 1, 2007, ISSN: 1024-0829, University of Peshawar.

Consumer perception of store image and store loyalty, Principal author, presented at International Conference at Sri Lanka, 2005. Currently, this research paper is at review stage at IBA journal.

Analysis of Local Government System of Pakistan,Co-author, accepted byJournal for Rural Development and Administration for coming issue.

Islamic Banking: A review study, Co-author, accepted by Journal for Rural Development and Administration for coming issue in December 2010.

Currently working on research paper from my PhD thesis “Sustainable adaptation of TQM programs in Higher educational Institutions of Pakistan”. As per HEC requirement it is must to publish one study from PhD thesis before getting PhD degree.

Expertise and Interest

Business development in the field of eCommerce, Agri Business, manufacturing and service industries.