Summary CV

Vision

To develop a world class institution of higher education through its impact on society, industry and economy

Ph.D (1994) and MS (1989), Electrical & Computer Engg. Dept, UT Austin, Texas, USA.·
MBA (1987) from IBA and BE-Elect from DCET/NED.

Mar 09 – Present	Director	L2L Academy, Ahsan Memorial (AEF)
Mar 24- Present	Vice Chancellor	Salim Habib University
Mar 21 – Dec 23	Vice Chancellor	Ziauddin University, Khi
Feb 19 – Feb 21	Rector	Institute of Business Management, Khi
Apr 13 – Feb 19	Dean CBM and CES, Project Leader CMS	Institute of Business Management, Khi
Jul 00 – Jul 06	Director and Architect	e-Patterns Software Solutions
Jul 95 – Dec 00	Deputy Director/Assistant Professor	Center for Computer Studies, IBA

Developing a culture of funded and sponsored projects for collaborative learning and sustainability
Design of innovative governance structures for centralized and decentralized HEIs
Design and institutionalization of innovative experiential learning and PBL programs

Design of RCM framework for distributing responsibility among revenue & non-revenue generating centers
Developing centralized controls for an overly decentralized multi-campus, multi-disciplinary, spreadout institution
Developing a devolved culture of leadership initiatives in an overly centralized bureaucratic institution
Integration of medical education system with semester system
Led enhancement of IT capacity and scalable processes for sustainable growth at ZU, IoBM, KIET
Strategically enabled growth of intake in new programs at ZU, IoBM, KIET, and IBA (CCS)
Established post-graduate quality control structures for supporting MS/PhD programs at ZU, IoBM & KIET
Enabling accreditations for engineering, business, tibb, law, veterinary, pharmacy, CS, Education n other programs
Led the establishment of KIET Campuses & College of Computer Arts
Led the implementation of LMS for online classes at KIET (2009-13) and IoBM (2019-21)
Launch of innovative programs such as BCA, BS Entreprenruship, Social Entreprenurship, Business & Psych etc.

Process design for national accreditations bodies & international accreditations such as AACSB
Integrated design of QEC and MIS for automatic collection of quality data with existing resources
Institutionalized quality controls for capstone/final projects/thesis and funded projects

Design of support processes and structures for MS/PhD research for creating societal & industry impact
Enabling of research culture and culture of self-development among the faculty members

Implementing frameworks for industry engagement in academic programs creating positive word of mouth
Developing a framework for Social Advocacy Projects for micro-businesses setup by students

Led the startup of ePatterns Software House and its operations for over 6 years.
Enabled 20+ entrepreneurial ventures of students Entrepreneurial Development Center
Development of entrepreneurial programs for social and business ventures

L2L (Learn to Learn) Academy, an innovative school based on PBL since 2010
Startup of an NGO Ahsan Education Foundation at Ahsan Memorial
Change management of schools to fully PBL mode.
Frequent speaker at school education conferences and seminars around the countr: School Education Blog

Conducted strategic Vision workshops for Timelenders at Khi, Lhr, Isb and Madinah
Conducted workshops for developing career visions, leadership and motivation for students and faculty
Conducted a series of workshops and talks on educational paradigms

Session Chair at over 20 conferences and Program Director of 5 national/international conferences
Keynote Speaker, Invited Speaker at over 50+ national/international conferences/Seminars
Represented Pakistan at AFACT, member of various national level task forces, institutional boards
Head of E-Commerce working group of MoST in developing national IT policy and action plan

Architected 3 generations of an ERP product having accounting, HR, SCM, WIP and other modules
Design of tools for multi-version management and roll out of the ERP
Design of a state of the art ontology based suite of software engineering tools for ERP development
Applied CSE research in a unique ERP product idea. Its IP sold for a partnership stake in a company

Architected/implemented university ERP/CMS with ledgers, registration, examination, academics, admissions etc.
Integration of the university CMS/ERP with Moodle online classroom LMS management system.
Led the implementation of CMS for registration, examination, academics for Ziauddin Univ and IoBM
Led the development/implementation of KIET-CMS for registration, examination, academics, finance etc

Consultancy for Pakistan Steel, Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Oxford University Press, KIET etc.
Implementation consultancy for an ERP products for over 30 companies in trading and manufacturing
Consultancies for EPB/TDB, MoST etc. Trainings for CBR/FBR, AGPR, HBL and other organizations.

Multi-processing:	Ability to work on a large number of projects simultaneously
Creativity:	Ability to generate innovative and out-of-the-box solutions
Leadership:	Leading organizations and departments for new paradigms/processes
Team Building:	Developing strategic project teams of dedicated and committed professionals
Change Mgmt:	Motivating employees and overcoming change resistance
BPR/Change Mgt:	Ability to identify the weaknesses, reengineer processes, manage change
Modeling:	Ability to construct abstract representations for complex phenomena
Presentation:	Regularly invited to speak at conferences, seminars, as keynote/session chairs
Interpersonal:	Ability to build a consensus by reconciling several point of views
Writing:	Preparing convincing proposals, feasibility studies, policies, procedures
Cognitive:	Ability to identify relationships among disparate pieces of information