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Asad Akhtar, Group Head – AI, Digital Transformation & Innovations

Asad Akhtar

Group Head – AI, Digital Transformation & Innovations·Pak-Arab Refinery (PARCO)

Pakistan

Diploma, Diploma in Big Data Analytics

Work experience

Total years of experience: 18 years, 8 months

Group Head – AI, Digital Transformation & Innovations

January 2024 - Present

Pak-Arab Refinery (PARCO)

Karachi, Pakistan

January 2024 - Present

• Led enterprise-wide digital transformation programs across IT, OT, and
Engineering Technology, delivering 50+ projects that improved operational
efficiency by 30% through automation, data analytics, and system
integration.
• Established an Innovation Center to explore emerging technologies, reducing
operational costs by 15% through automation.
• Collaborated with McKinsey on PARCOs enterprise-wide Business
Transformation Program, using the Wave platform to track value realization,
manage transformation initiatives, and ensure strategic alignment across IT,
operations, and executive leadership.
• Led the development of an AI/ML-based DRA Predictor to optimize drag
reducing agent injection in crude pipelines, achieving annual cost savings of
PKR 18 million.
• Spearheaded AI innovation initiatives, including Generative AI for document
summarization and HSE compliance, Computer Vision for safety analytics,
NLP-based knowledge retrieval systems, and predictive maintenance models
—enabling data-driven decision-making and faster issue resolution.
• Delivered Projects of SAP BW/4 HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, and Power BI to
generate 200+ enterprise-wide dashboards and reports, delivering actionable
insights to optimize business performance, designing impactful reports to
drive data-driven strategies, and achieving a 20% performance upgrade.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Digital Transformation & Innovations Lead

January 2022 - January 2024

Pak-Arab Refinery (PARCO),

Karachi, Pakistan

January 2022 - January 2024

• Delivered Business Process Automation Projects like Microsoft
SharePoint Online, Power Automate, Power Apps, and Copilot to
automate processes and drive chatbot-based user engagement,
resulting in increased productivity.
• Directed cloud integration projects with Oracle and Azure AD,
establishing multi-cloud Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions that enhanced
system security and user access.
• Digitized millions of paper records, achieving a 30% reduction in paper
usage while improving compliance and secure data storage through
cloud solutions.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Digital Transformation & Enterprise Analytics Lead

January 2017 - January 2022

Toyota Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan

January 2017 - January 2022

• Member of Toyotas Global Digital Transformation Task Force.
• Spearheaded Pakistans first online booking and payments platform for the
automotive industry, cutting processing time from 10 days to 5 minutes with
the efficiency improvement of 99%.
• Led the implementation of Toyotas E-Commerce Platform in Pakistan. With
the integration of Primary and Secondary Sales Portals.
• Coordinated IT strategies with Toyota & Daihatsu Engineering Manufacturing
(TDEM), Toyota Motor Asia Pacific (TMAP), and Toyota Motor Corporation
Japan.
• Implemented an IoT-based RFID project for vehicle lifecycle tracking,
improving efficiency.
• Increased operational efficiency by 40% via cloud integration and data
automation.
• Led biometric integration with NADRA for customer identity verification,
boosting efficiency by 40%.
• Managed project budgets (OPEX and CAPEX) and oversaw IT governance.

Company industry:
Automotive Dealership & Distributor

Sr. Assistant Manager, Enterprise IT Projects & Analytics

January 2014 - January 2017

Toyota Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan

January 2014 - January 2017

• Coordinated Pakistans first SAP S/4HANA implementation, improving
efficiency by 35%.
• Designed and deployed QlikView, QlikSense, and NPrinting dashboards,
enabling 50% faster decision-making.
• Strengthened Cyber security via Palo Alto Firewall, reducing vulnerabilities.
• Reduced phishing risks by 30% with Knowbe4 Security Awareness Training.
• Spearheaded Thinkific Learning Management System platform rollout,
increasing training completion rates by 40%.

Company industry:
Automotive Manufacture

Assistant Manager, Enterprise IT Infrastructure & Digital

January 2011 - January 2014

Toyota Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan

January 2011 - January 2014

• Led IT infrastructure deployment and application integration for 25+ Toyota
dealerships.
• Developed Toyota Pakistans first mobile app and established its social media
presence, enhancing engagement by 35%.

Company industry:
Automotive Manufacture

Digital Projects Coordinator

January 2008 - January 2011

Toyota Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan

January 2008 - January 2011

• Supported multiple IT infrastructure & Digital projects.

Company industry:
Automotive Manufacture

Data Analyst

October 2007 - January 2008

Toyota Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan

October 2007 - January 2008

• Marketing Intelligence, Data Analysis & Digital Marketing.

Company industry:
Automotive Manufacture

Education

Institute of Business Administration

January 2018

January 2018

Diploma, Diploma in Big Data Analytics

Pakistan

Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

January 2007

January 2007

Master's degree, MS in Computer Science

Pakistan

Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

January 2004

January 2004

Bachelor's degree, BS in Computer Science

Pakistan

Skills

digitalization
Expert
digitalization
Expert
QlikView
Expert
QlikView
Expert
SAP
Expert
SAP
Expert
SAP BW
Expert
SAP BW
Expert
SAP Analytics for Cloud
Expert
SAP Analytics for Cloud
Expert
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
ANALYTICS
Expert
ANALYTICS
Expert
MFG/PRO (ERP)
Expert
MFG/PRO (ERP)
Expert
SAP CRM
Expert
SAP CRM
Expert
TRANSFORMATION (GENETICS)
Expert
TRANSFORMATION (GENETICS)
Expert
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Expert
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Expert
INFRASTRUCTURE
Expert
INFRASTRUCTURE
Expert
INTEGRATION
Expert
INTEGRATION
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
BOOKING (RESOURCE PLANNING SOFTWARE)
Expert
BOOKING (RESOURCE PLANNING SOFTWARE)
Expert
COMPUTER VISION
Expert
COMPUTER VISION
Expert
Power BI
Intermediate
Power BI
Intermediate
Data Analytics
Intermediate
Data Analytics
Intermediate
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Intermediate
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Intermediate
BUSINESS STRATEGIES
Intermediate
BUSINESS STRATEGIES
Intermediate
CLOUD COMPUTING
Intermediate
CLOUD COMPUTING
Intermediate
DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING
Intermediate
DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING
Intermediate
DECISION MAKING
Intermediate
DECISION MAKING
Intermediate
DIGITAL MEDIA
Intermediate
DIGITAL MEDIA
Intermediate
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Intermediate
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Intermediate
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
Intermediate
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Professional - PMP
Mar 2018