Arfan Arshad, Assistant Professor / Head

Arfan Arshad

Assistant Professor / Head

School of Informatics & Robotics (Institute for Art and Culture )

Location
Pakistan - Lahore
Education
Doctorate, Information Technology
Experience
24 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :24 years, 7 Months

Assistant Professor / Head at School of Informatics & Robotics (Institute for Art and Culture )
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • My current job since September 2021

• Teaching Courses to BS IT/SE/CS Programs
• Implementation of Quality assurance activities, processes, & procedures
• Development & evaluation of curriculum of all the degree programs
• Training of the Staff/Faculty (Faculty Development Program)
• Involved in active research
• Member IAC Council & Dean’s Committee

Associate Professor at Jinnah University for Women
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • September 2020 to October 2021

Teaching IT course to MS (SE) and BS (SE) students.
Doing research and working on funded project proposals.

Lecturer (Department of Information Technology & Security) at College of CS & IT, Jazan University
  • Saudi Arabia - Jizan
  • September 2008 to August 2019

Teaching courses like Software Project Management, System Analysis and Design, Software Engineering, Databases etc.

Management & Administrative Responsibilities:
Head - Graduation Projects Committee
Head - Curriculum Committee
Consultant Recruitment Unit
Member NCAAA Accreditation Committee
Member ABET Accreditation Committee
Member Exam Committee

Lecturer & Database Administrator at G.C. University, Lahore
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • June 2005 to August 2008

Major responsibilities included taking lectures of Computer Science Courses, Oracle Database administration, IT Audit and control, Analyze, Design and develop Information systems for G.C. University and provide support for computer labs administration.

Visiting Lecturer at PUCIT, CAPS, UOL, ICMAP
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • April 2004 to August 2008

Visiting Lecturer at:
PUCIT (University of The Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan):
CAPS (College of Accountancy & Professional Studies, Lahore)
University of Lahore, Lahore:
ICMAP (Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan) Lahore.

Incharge Computer Division at Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • April 2004 to August 2005

Major responsibilities included Oracle database administration and Development, management, audit, control, and administration of automation software developed in Oracle & management & maintenance of LAN and computer labs.

Manager MIS at Exel Pakistan Private Limited (Contract Logistics Division)
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • November 2003 to April 2004

Key responsibilities were to analyze & design including development of an efficient warehouse management system (WMS) & manage the territory planning system (Road net) with hand held devices of their logistics solution project.

Senior Programmer/Team Lead at Rupali Polyester Pvt. Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • October 2000 to December 2003

Worked as Senior Programmer/System Analyst for more than 3 years in one of the renowned group of companies in a capacity of team leader with a team of 20 programmers and junior programmers. Responsibilities included Software Engineering, System Analysis and Designing, Oracle database administration, development, testing, implementation, auditing and end-user training of different ERP modules.

Visiting Faculty Member at CRIT, BYTE, ALTUS
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • March 2000 to August 2001

Visiting faculty member to teach System Analysis and Designing and Oracle databases with Developer 6/6i.

Faculty Member at Touchstone Institute of Computer Science
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2000 to March 2001

Worked as a permanent faculty member initially and after September 2000 was appointed as a visiting faculty member. The major responsibility was to teach Management Information Systems, Introduction to Information Technology, Computer Applications, System Analysis and Designing, Oracle databases and Developer 6/6i in short courses as well as to the BCS and MCS classes.

Oracle Developer / System Analyst at Touchstone Solutions Pvt. Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • October 1998 to October 2000

Worked as Oracle Developer/System Analyst and Designer in this software house. Major responsibilities included to analyze and design software solutions and develop them using oracle and developer including customer and end-users interaction for their offshore as well as local projects.

Education

Doctorate, Information Technology
  • at Kulliyah of ICT, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • April 2020

Ph.D. in Information Technology (Knowledge Management Modeling in Healthcare Information Systems)

Master's degree, Computer Science
  • at University of the Punjab
  • November 2003

Computer Science & Information Systems

Higher diploma, Oracle Certified Application Developer
  • at Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM)
  • June 2000

Oracle Certified Application Developer

Higher diploma, Oracle Databases Development & Administration
  • at Punjab Information Technology Board
  • May 2000

One Year Diploma in Oracle Databases Development & Administration

Diploma, Management Information Systems
  • at Touchstone Institute of Computer Science
  • December 1999

6 Months Diploma in Management Information Systems

Diploma, Java Programming & Applications
  • at Touchstone Institute of Computer Science
  • August 1999

6 Months Diploma in Java Programming & Applications

Higher diploma, Software Engineering
  • at Touchstone Institute of Computer Science
  • February 1999

1 Year Post Graduation Diploma in Software Engineering

Bachelor's degree, Veterinary and Life Sciences
  • at University of Agriculture Faisalabad
  • November 1997

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery (Life Sciences)

Higher diploma, Pre-Medical
  • at Islamia College , Lahore
  • September 1992

F.Sc. Pre-Medical (12th Standard)

High school or equivalent, Sciences
  • at Lahore Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education
  • September 1990

High School Certificate (Matric)

Specialties & Skills

Healthcare IT
Knowledge Management
System Design
System Analysis
Software Project Management
Academics Management
Software Project Management
System Analyst
System Designer
Academician and Educationist
Database

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker
Arabic
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

University Excellence Award (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2018
Accomplishment for Quality Assurance Unit / ABET Accreditation Committee (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2014
Outstanding Accomplishment (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2019
Certificate of appreciation (Head of Graduation Projects Committee) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2017
Certificate of appreciation (Head of Curriculum Committee) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2016
Outstanding Academic Contribution (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2017
Certificate of Academic Excellence (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2014
Certificate of Reviewing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2017
Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2017
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2007
Valid Until:
April 2009
Oracle Database Management Program (Developer Track) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2000
Research Design, Methods & Ethics (Training)
Training Institute:
Deanship of Academic Development, Jazan University
Date Attended:
April 2017
Duration:
5 hours
Academic Publishing (Training)
Training Institute:
Deanship of Academic Development, Jazan University
Date Attended:
April 2017
Duration:
5 hours
Oracle Certified Application Developer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2000
Oracle Certified Internet Application Developer 6/6i (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2000