Gis Consultant Islamabad

Shahzad Asghar Arain MIS/GIS Expert 226 –B, Street 16 Rawal Town Islamabad, Pakistan- 44000 T: +92-51-251 4811; M: +92-334-956 4004 E: [email protected] Website www.pakdata.net Carear Profile An experienced IT professional offering a broad portfolio of comprehensive technical skills of software development, computer networking, supervising and conducting the IT related workshops for the hi-ups of the corporate entities at Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Karachi, Bangladesh and at various other locations of Pakistan and abroad. I dare to add that I my expertise regarded of outstanding level not only in the open market but also among the contemporary IT experts. I have always been rated as a final trouble-shooter in business process automation and management, enterprise application integration, process improvement, system integration, requirements analysis, workflow design, project management, leadership, process modeling, testing and quality assurance, software development, provision of on-site customer service and follow-up relationships and I could reliable be referred as master of computer trade who envisions business and technical perspectives to develop workable solutions and guides organizations in applying technology to business settings to make add value to their business by suggesting and developing projects needful and useful. Professional Experience Database/GIS Manager Location: Project Name: (HASP) Donor:

Agriteam Canada June -2005 – To date Consulting Ltd. Islamabad - Pakistan Canada-Pakistan HIV/AIDS Surveillance Project Canada International Development Agency (CIDA)

Canada-Pakistan HIV/AIDS Surveillance Project (HASP) is a project of Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) being executed by Agriteam Canada Consulting Limited, my responsibilities includes; o

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Plan and manage the communications, networking, routing and security aspects. Installation of new servers and new products, Overall to maintain the smooth services and to lead the Customer support/Network department, also involved in Management decisions Establishment of central data coordinating unit (CDCU) for National AIDS Control program; Government of Pakistan

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Designed and developed Online National database of HIV/AIDS M Maintain the Oracle database (Backup, upgrade) o Plan & conduct trainings for users on LAN operations, procedures & provide desktop support o Successfully recovered systems from major hacker attacks and virus outbreaks o General Level (client end) Linux based Proxy & Mail servers management o Coordinate & Standardized the data management activities at National & provincial level o Writing SOPs for operations / Training o Designed ERP Software for CIDA o Analyzing the National data sets by using SPSS o Cleaning and Analysis of SPSS data set’s o Prepared National Data Flat files for report. o Implementation & maintenance of Geographical Information System (GIS) o Installation and designed of Wi-Fi network with network admin o Supervising Open source based Local Area Network o Helping out administration to procurement of new hardware and software. Database May 2004-August The Aga Khan University Supervisor 2005 Karachi Pakistan Donor Name: Johan Hopkins University USA o o

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Working on different community based research projects related to public health with international organizations like (WHO, UNICEF, JHU Save the Children etc.)

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Collaboration with international data management units & principle investigators for information dissemination, technical focus and operations. Designing of PHP & MySQL database systems, SOPs for operation, training & management. Maintaining all systems includes: Supervision of all staff including data supervisors, data analysts, senior data operators, data operators. Overseeing double data entry systems Ensuring data integrity/quality Reports/log sheets generation & checking Archiving of all forms/data. Regular field sites visits to ensure the quality of data. Liaison with other in-house departments for trouble shooting/maintenance.

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Beltexco Ltd, Karachi

IT Engineer

August 2003 – June 2004

Job Responsibilities o Developing and implement QA/QC procedures and data validation tools o Evaluate legacy data for usability o Developing archiving procedures and ensure their practice o Ensuring database designs are compatible with field collection needs _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page

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Ensuring that appropriate design documentation has been created, such as data dictionaries and model diagrams Managing and Designing complete Network, Hardware and Software Infra-structure of the company with globally access from around the world including live transmission of the plant camera plus specialized Security through implementation of Microsoft Windows 2000 Server/2003 with Domain (Users and Group Policies) Enterprise Server/ISA Server 2000/2004. Designing, Analyzing and Deploying the Centralized Database Management System (Including Online Log Events, Accounts Management System, Inventory Control System, Attendance Pay Roll System, Human Resource System, Ware House etc.

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MIS Coordinator

Union Bank, Karachi

June 2003 – May 2004

Responsibilities o Working with Union Bank Tale Marketing Unit o Project leader in the successful implementation of new Data Entry Systems in Visual FoxPro o Preparation of monthly and quarterly group accounts and subsequent reporting and analysis o Responsible for developing cost strategies for staff recruitment, training and development o Effectively managed a staff of 14 Personality Reflects  Academic Skills o Think critically and act logically to evaluate situations, solve problems and make decisions o Understand and solve problems and use the results o Use technology, instruments, tools and information systems effectively o Access and apply specialized knowledge from various fields (e.g., skilled trades, technology, physical sciences, arts and social sciences. o

Personal Management Skills Self-esteem and confidence o Honesty, integrity and personal ethics o A positive attitude toward learning, growth and personal health o Initiative, energy and persistence to get the job done o

Responsibility The ability to set goals and priorities in work and personal life o The ability to plan and manage time, money and other resources to achieve goals o Accountability for actions taken o

Adaptability A positive attitude toward change o Recognition of and respect for people's diversity and individual differences o The ability to identify and suggest new ideas to get the job done - creativity o _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page

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Teamwork Skills Understand and contribute to the organization's goals o Understand and work within the culture of the group o Plan and make decisions with others and support outcomes o Respect the thoughts and opinions of others in the group o Exercise "give and take" to achieve group results o Seek a team approach as appropriate o Lead, when appropriate, mobilizing the group for high performance Education & Qualifications DEGREE /DIPLOMA

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M.sc(CS)

2002

B.sc(CS)

2001

Intermediate

1997

D.A.E

1996

INSTITUTION IMCS Sindh University Jamshoro IMCS Sindh University Jamshoro Army Intermediate collage Badin Govt Poly Technical Collage Badin

MAJOR Computer Science Computer Science Science Petroleum & Gas

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SPECIAL PRIZE (4th prize) in all Pakistan Soft ware Competition. Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)

Technical Skills Computer Applications o Operating Systems o GIS Tools DNR

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Web Server Analysis Software

Linux AS5, Windows, DOS, UNIX Arc Explore (JE), Arc View, Map Maker, Garmin 5.2 Tomcat, Apache, Java Server,IIS SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) Java, C++, Visual basic ,Delphi PHP, JSP Oracle 7.3, 8, 8i, 9i and 10g PL/SQL development and DB administration JavaScript, HTML Administration and Maintenance of (Windows 2000 Server and 95/98 Start –Stop Universal Transcription Project Rational Rose, ER Win, & Visio, EpiEnfo, Epidata ,Endnotes

Training Courses April 05 Attended training Program of JHU (USA) about Advance DBMS (Bangladesh) Visited Bangladesh which was scheduled for one week I performed, learned advanced Existing system, I have conducted meetings with DMC staff and _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page

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visited Rangpur Distt , Gai Band Distt provided them technical support .I experienced several new things attended central meeting with field staff , disused about the Flow of information filed to data management unit and data collection process quality control and their supervision I also experienced how to do surveillance, Dosing and to conduct the interview from the community their mechanism of Field management comprise Team leader , Area coordinator Field interviewer .In Bangladesh Data management unit is being run by JHU USA I learned Advance Data Base management System, Advance Data archiving System etc Workshops & Trainings o o o o o o

Attended six month Course of “Software Project Management “ organized by Federal University Islamabad One week workshop on GIS and database organized by CIDA Three Days training on “Team Building and Management” organized by CIDA Three days workshop on “CRIS”(Country response information system) organized by NACP One Week Training on Advance databases systems and GIS organized by N.I.H Two days workshop on.” Monitoring and Evaluation” organized by Real solutions.

Language Skills LANGUAGE English Urdu Punjabi Sindhi Arabic Hindko

READING Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent -

WRITING Excellent Excellent Fair Fair Fair -

SPEAKING Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Fair Fair

GIS Training 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

etrex GPS futures Advance GIS concepts Coordinate System Projection Sachems ARC Catalog (GDBT,Contents,Meta data, attributes. Macros,visual basic functions implications) ARC Catalog Tools (3D view tool,ArcGIS Services Administration, Globe view tools, Context menus) ARC CAT GIS Tool Bar and command line(extensions) ARC CAT contacting and disconnecting folders ARC CAT SHP file properties ARC Globe Introduction ARC Globe Settings

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12. How to add data in ARC Globe export and import properties 13. New viewer settings in ARC Globe 14. ARC Globe selections on places (By attributes ,by Locations, selectable layers )

15. ARC Globe 16. ARC Globe 17. ARC Globe 18. ARC Globe 19. ARC Globe 20. ARC Globe 21. ARC Globe 22. ARC Globe 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

interactive methods macros and styles options (Walk,fly,navigations) Online services view settings book mark flicker layer Properties(Sun postion,transformation,Verticale Exaggeration, animated rotations ) ARC Globe command line Placing own map on ARC Globe ARC Globe my place add settings Glob connectivity with Arc Reader ARC Reader Data ,layout, online services ARC Reader markup, options ARCMap advance concepts ARCMap new map creation and map generating from template ARCMap MAP editing ARCMap map editor (buffer,merge,split,union etc) ARCMap advance editing (COGO,Geomatric network editing, rout editing, spatial adjustment ,topology etc) ARCMap data frames ARCMap overflow annotation MAP development and registration Projection settings MAP Boundaries error corrections 3D analyst (Convertion,Functional surface, Raster interpolation, Raster Math,Raster Reclass,Raster surface ,terrain,tin surface) Analysis tools (Extract,Overlay,Promixty,statistic) Cartography tools Conversation tools Other tools (Data interporbility,Data management,Geocoding,geostaticale,tracking analyst etc) Object handling in ARC MAP ARCMap Graphics Locaters GPS connectivity with ARCMap ARCMap macros Address locater and Geocoding ARCMap Survey explore ARCMap data clock ArcScenc options crystal report GIS Remote Sensing concepts Applying Design and Implementation techniques to a new GIS project Errors and error propagation Errors: : fuzzy sets and Monte Carlo simulations Computing with networks: shortest path analysis Different API Integration with GIS MAP GIS server and ARC IMS (concepts ,exercises)

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