Kamran Arshad, Freelance

Kamran Arshad

Freelance

Global Aviation Partners

Location
Pakistan - Islamabad
Education
Diploma, Project Management Professional (PMP)
Experience
18 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 11 Months

Freelance at Global Aviation Partners
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • My current job since October 2014

Global Aviation Partners is a professional international organization providing a wide range of services absolutely unique in the field of aviation industry. Spectrum of its services ranges from consultancy to airlines in various areas to find fleet solutions including aircraft induction and long-term business plans. I am working with Global Aviation Partners since October 2014 and working as Business Development Director - Freelance for Middle East and South Asia:

Develop strategic / business Plan for the client airlines
Fleet Planning and route economic analysis
Develop and maintain relationship with the air operators in the region
Presentation of the services being offered by GAP
Business Planning and formulation of strategies to enhance revenue
Response to the tenders and RFPs floated by airlines for the acquisition of services being provided by GAP
Develop and maintain relationship with aircraft and simulators manufacturers and training facilities
Participate in aviation related seminars and events like Air Show etc

Manager Business Analysis and Planning at Afghan Jet International Airlines
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • May 2013 to July 2014

Afghan Jet International has started its operations in April 2014, initially on Domestic routes; however, it has plans to gradually extend air services to destinations in Gulf, Middle East, South East Asia and KSA. I worked for AJI from May 2013 to July 2014 and my position was based in United Arab Emirates and I was responsible for following:
• Prepare expense and capital expenditure budget
• Strategic planning, revenue and cost projection & market research.
• Business Planning and formulation of strategies
• Competitive and comparative analysis of financial performance and prepare reports and presentations on results for the review of stakeholders
• Preparation, analysis and evaluation of business proposals
• Allocation of financial resources to various activities related to start up operations
• Coordinate various activities among all departments for the timely completion of the tasks and present reports to Management of progress of the project
• Route planning and analysis
• Passenger forecast
 and comparative analysis with competing airlines
• Fleet planning
 and preparation of aircraft economics

• Preparation of short/long term strategic business plans
• 
Aircraft contract origination, negotiation, evaluation and finalization

Assistant Manager Fleet Planning at Pakistan International Airlines
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • July 2007 to May 2013

Following were my achievement in PIA:

Economic feasibility for the Purchase of Boeing 777 Full Flight simulator for PIA. Cash award and appreciation letter by Managing Director PIA on successful completion of the project.
Evaluation, negotiation and execution of Purchase Agreement of Six A310 Aircraft
Finalisation of Purchase Agreement of Five Boeing 777 Aircraft for PIA
Induction of two Boeing 747s for Hajj 2011 Operation
Route economics and Preparation of PIA Business Plan 2009-13
Economic evaluation of A320NEO vs B737NG for induction in PIA
Economic evaluation of the Business Class Up-gradation on Boeing 777 Fleet of PIA
Phase out process of Boeing 747 Combi Aircraft
Forecast Domestic and International Passenger Traffic on the basis of historic traffic trends and key competitive indicators.
Preparation of the Fleet Plan on the basis of the traffic forecast and competitors data of frequencies, deployed equipment and products offering.
Preparation of the operating plan, revenue estimation and route costing on the basis of forecasted traffic and fleet plan.
Preparation of projected Profit and Loss for the forecasted operating plan.
Sensitivity and Scenario Analysis of the Projected Route Economics to measure the risk associated with different variables such as passenger Traffic, Load Factor, Fuel Prices and Yield etc.
Financial and Operational Analysis of World Airline industry versus PIA for benchmark.
Prepare Financial Model for Business/Strategic Plan
Preparation of various studies / presentation for management review and for the support of timely decisions related to the network planning and product offering.
Identification/analysis of Economic and sociopolitical factors affecting the Aviation Industry in Pakistan
Coordination with all relevant departments of PIA to ensure the timely provisioning of inputs for preparation of operating and fleet plans.

Assistant Manager at National Engineering & Scientific Commission
  • Other
  • December 2005 to June 2007

I have worked in NESCOM as Assistant Manager from January 2006 to July 2007. During my stay in NESCOM I led a team of five members. We prepared the Hiring Policy (Estate) for NDC. My team was responsible for the following:

Purchase and requisition of the building and plots, negotiation and preparation of lease agreement, analyze the purchasing and hiring options.
Preparation of presentations for management review
Coordinate with Government departments for the completion of lease and purchase process smoothly as per rules and regulations.

Business Analyst at Interactive Communications (Pvt) Ltd.
  • Other
  • May 2005 to November 2005

I have worked in IAC as Business Analyst in the Finance Department from May 2005 to December 2005. I was member of the team, which was responsible for following assignments:
Preparation of the Feasibilities of new projects
Analysis of the business potential in different regions of Pakistan
Forecast of the electronic media industry
Sensitivity and scenario analysis of the projected financials using the statistical tool.

Education

Diploma, Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • at Project Management Institute, USA
  • December 2014
Master's degree, Finance
  • at University of Punjab
  • May 2005

I have done MBA with some additional courses of IT. My major is in Finance.

Bachelor's degree, Statistics
  • at University of Punjab
  • March 2002

Bachelor of Sciences with subjects of Mathematics, Statistics and economics

Bayt Tests

Negotiations Skills Test
Score 72%

Specialties & Skills

Financial Management
Project Management
Analysis
Strategic Financial Planning
Business Analysis
Microsoft Excel
Conversional Skills
Contract Management
Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Word
Financial/Economic Analysis
Contracts Negotiation and Execution
Strategic Planning and Analysis

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

(Training)
(Training)
MS Excel Advance (Training)
Training Institute:
PIA Training Centre Pakistan
Date Attended:
January 2008
Duration:
20 hours
(Training)
Airline Planning (Training)
Training Institute:
Airline Planning
Date Attended:
February 2011

Hobbies

  • Reading books, watching movies, social welfare work, gym and swimming
    During the earthquake of year 2005, our organisation sent a team to Balakot (affected area). I was made leader of a team constituted of 4 members. We were responsible for setting up 30 tents for affected people. We did our part during the scheduled time inspite of worst situation there. It gave me a chance to learn and apply teamwork philosophy and to meet the deadline even in worst situation.