Dr Muhammad Usman Tariq, Visiting Faculty

Dr Muhammad Usman Tariq

Visiting Faculty

National University of Science and Technology

Location
Pakistan
Education
Doctorate, Management, IS, Technology, PM and ERP
Experience
16 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 2 Months

Visiting Faculty at National University of Science and Technology
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • My current job since August 2015

Working as a visiting faculty to teach software engineering, computer science, IT/bba subjects.

Assistant Professor/Counselor/Evaluator-Full Time at COMSATS Institute of Science and Information Technology
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • My current job since July 2015

• Teaching software related subjects to BS Software Engineering/CS/Management students according the formulated curriculum.
• Counselling undergraduate students for their career and improvement in their studies on individual level.
• Projects supervision, along with member of fyp committee for evaluating student final year projects.
• Identifying primary thrust areas of academic improvement through student surveys and analysis to serve learning needs better. Innovating new approaches and training models and executing the same within the university sector.
• Formulating class curriculum, planning teaching methodology and gathering external and current resources required for the conducting the class.
• Performing project supervision, evaluation and assignment management, ensuring the same is completed by the students in the given time period.
• Carrying out various activities for preparing the students for the examination and also providing academic support to students outside of class, clarifying doubts that may crop up in or out of course of an examination cycle or pertinent to daily lessons imparted.
• Serving as head of certification and training center for the introduction of new career for students.
• Responsible for signing accreditation contracts, approvals, appraisal and also managing the proposals as per the policies and procedures of the institution.
• Keeping abreast of new trends and development in the field and endeavoring to implement the best educational practices during teaching.
• Serving as a counselor guiding and solving student problems related to life, academia, grades or anything else.
• Serving as project committee member and evaluator evaluating more than 300 projects
• Serving as supervisor and co supervisor for student final year projects.

Vising Faculity at FAST-NUCES University
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • My current job since February 2015

Teaching Software Engineering courses to BS/BBA students

Lecturer/Head of Certification Center at National University of Science and Technology (NUST)
  • Pakistan - Rawalpindi
  • September 2013 to August 2015

Key Responsibilities:
• Teaching software related subjects to BS/MS Software Engineering according the formulated curriculum.
• Identifying primary thrust areas of academic improvement through student surveys and analysis to serve learning needs better. Innovating new approaches and training models and executing the same within the university sector.
• Formulating class curriculum, planning teaching methodology and gathering external and current resources required for the conducting the class.
• Performing project supervision, evaluation and assignment management, ensuring the same is completed by the students in the given time period.
• Carrying out various activities for preparing the students for the examination and also providing academic support to students outside of class, clarifying doubts that may crop up in or out of course of an examination cycle or pertinent to daily lessons imparted.
• Serving as head of certification and training center for the introduction of new career for students.
• Responsible for signing accreditation contracts, approvals, appraisal and also managing the proposals as per the policies and procedures of the institution.
• Keeping abreast of new trends and development in the field and endeavoring to implement the best educational practices during teaching.

Operations Manager Training and Development Wing at Quality Lead Global Consultants
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2012 to August 2013

Key Responsibilities:
• Hired suitable people to develop a strong motivated team with positive attitude, encouraging their professional development for accomplishing greater operational efficiency to meet client needs.
• Organizing training for employees and conducting performance reviews periodically to maintain a motivated team motivated and empowered to deliver total customer satisfaction.
• Carried out training sessions on various titles related to Six Sigma, ISO, TQM, 5S etc.
• Established and implemented customer service initiatives consistent with the goals of the company, strove to achieve total customer satisfaction through flawless execution.
• Conceptualized and developed strategic business plans in compliance with the company policies and procedures to expand business reach and achieve organizational goals/ objectives.
• Designed competitive marketing programs/plans and executed the same in timely manner to ensure attainment of the company's goals and revenue.
• Ensured all business and personnel practices/service clauses are duly adhered to and all complaints are addressed within reasonable time frame.

Concurrently serving as Freelance Auditor from Jun '10 - present at local and international countries.

Senior Manager Training/Business Analyst/Trainer at Q-Lead Global Consultants (Pvt) .Ltd
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • February 2009 to July 2012

Joined as Business Consultant and Assistant Trainer and worked up the merit promotion to the position of Operations Manager.

Designation Chronology:
• Feb '09 - Jul '12: Senior Manager Training/Business Analyst/Trainer
• Aug '10 - Apr '11: Business Consultant and Assistant Trainer


Key Responsibilities:
• Researched analyzed and generated business opportunities/ trends and implemented new and effective strategies with the objective of recommending to upper management suitable plans and tactics to exploit these opportunities for sound and profitable growth.
• Formulated plans/milestones for all assigned works, monitored actual project progress against agreed plans and accordingly effected adjustments to plans for ensuring completion within
defined budgetary constraints.
• Managed the development, implementation and monitoring of training continuum with significant virtual content and delivery as well as tailored programs to strengthen the core competencies.
• Developed and implemented a comprehensive assessment system to evaluate and measure training effectiveness and inform training program development.
• Directed and monitored the overall activities assigned, handled all aspects of training and acted as a resource to enable the team to leverage client relationships to maximum extent possible to obtain a competitive position in the industry.
• Responsible for organizing various programs including of workshops, seminars, events etc. also represented the institution at various conferences.

Served as Co-Trainer/Tutor for the following:
• PMP
• ISO 27001
• EMS 14001
• OHSAS 18001
• ISO 9001:2008
• Six Sigma Green Belt
• Software Engineering Courses and various other courses

Business Consultant and Assistant Trainer at Q-Lead Global Consultants (Pvt) .Ltd
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • August 2010 to April 2011

Key Responsibilities:
• Provided business planning inputs for formulating key business strategies based on the analysis of the existing practices and made recommendations for improvements, ensuring the same is in adherence with the set policies/procedures.
• Maximized services revenues/profits within the framework of business plans/budgets.
• Conducted management trainings/workshops to increase knowledge base and keep pace with evolving trends.
• Responsible for providing standard or specialized teaching, technical training or counseling in a designated area.
• Arranged and coordinated various events such as workshop, conferences etc. and also actively explored opportunities to promote institution's goals/image.
• Considered the costs of planned programmes within the budgets and thus ensuring smooth execution of the workflow within the time and cost limits.

Served as Co-Trainer/Tutor for the following:
• PMP
• ISO 27001
• EMS 14001
• OHSAS 18001
• ISO 9001:2008
• Six Sigma Green Belt
• Software Engineering Courses

Previous Professional Experiences:
• Feb '10 - Oct '10: Quality Management and Process Improvement Management Trainee, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd., Pakistan.
• Jun '09 - Aug '09: Software Application Trainee, Solutions Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan.
• Jan '08 - Dec '08: Internal Auditor, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Management Trainee at Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • February 2008 to January 2009

Working in Quality Assurance department, improving, controlling, maintaining and controlling standards.

Education

Doctorate, Management, IS, Technology, PM and ERP
  • at California Southern University
  • March 2017

Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) in Management Information Systems Courses Includes: • Performing Online applied research through e-learning • Managing innovation integrating technology • Financial Economics • Global Economy • E-commerce Models and its applications • Organizational Change & Development innovation • Business Research Methodology and Quantitative Stats • Qualitative research in consumer behavior • Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Governance • Technology Concepts for Managers • Consumer Behavior, Theory, and Analysis • Information Organization and Strategy • Advanced Measurement and Statistics for Business • Management Finance and Control • Ethnography of Corporate Culture • Managing, Organizing, and Negotiating for Value • Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains

Master's degree, Software Engineering
  • at SZABIST, Islamabad
  • June 2012

Thesis/Research Papers: • Jul '11: An insight into Risk Identification, Quality and Productivity Enhancement using Six Sigma Journal of Education and Vocational Research, Vol. 1. • Feb '12: Six Sigma based Risk Identification and Mitigation Framework for Projects Execution Information Management and Business Review, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 79-85, Feb 2012 (ISSN 2220-3796) • Mar '13: Using knowledge management for organizational learning International Journal of Management Science and Technology, Vol. 1, Issue 1, No. 3, • Jul '13: A Six Sigma Based Risk management framework for handling undesired effects associated with delays in project completion. International Journal of Lean Six Sigma, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 266-279 • Feb '14: Enhancement of risk management framework using Six Sigma methodology: A Case Study Based Approach. La Pensee Journal (France), Vol. 76, No. 2, Part 2, . Impact Factor (0.06) Books: • A Six Sigma based Risk Management Framework for handling undesired effects associated with delays in project completion, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ( 2012-07-24 ), ISBN-13: 978-3-659-19502-0 ISBN-10: 3659195022 EAN: 9783659195020

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at Bahria University
  • July 2010

Majors: Software Engineering, Project Management, Engineering Management, Quality Assurance

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Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Management
Six Sigma
Business Development
Software Engineering
Client Relationship Management, Revenue Maximization, Documenting, Recruitment, Proposal Evaluation
Software: MS Project, MS Visio, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Fireworks, Adobe Flash
Quality Management, Risk Analysis, Enterprise Resource Management, QEHS Management Systems
Project Supervision/Evaluation, Competitor Analysis, Market Research, Performance Measurement Metric
Web Development, B2B Software, High-end Training, Mentoring, Coaching, Performance Measurement Metri
Strategic Planning, Business Consultation, Project Management Professional, Auditing, HR, Marketing
Business Planning and Analysis, Product Development, Finance Management, Event Management
Languages: C++, C#, Visual (C++,C#), Html, Html2 , Html 5,DHTML, XML, CSS(2,3)
Database: Oracle, SQL Server, OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7. Ubuntu, Kbuntu, Fedora

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Risk Management Society
  • Associate Member
  • May 2010
IOQE UK
  • Affiliate Institute
  • February 2010
IEEE
  • Contributor
  • March 2006

Training and Certifications

Certified Quality Auditor (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2010
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (Training)
Training Institute:
IOQE - UK
Date Attended:
May 2011
Certified Process Analyst (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2011
Certified Manager of Quality (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2010
Certified Quality Engineer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2011
Certified Associate Business Analyst (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2010
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (Training)
Training Institute:
IOQE , UK
Date Attended:
October 2012
Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2013
Project Management Professional (PMP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2011
Certified Lead Auditor QMS 9001:2008 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2010
Certified Risk Management Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2011
Certified Six Sigma Master Implementer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2013

Hobbies

  • Researching, Learning New Tools and Techniques, Certifications