Kiran Ahmed,  Content writer / editor

Kiran Ahmed

Content writer / editor

Digitonics Labs

Location
Pakistan
Education
Bachelor's degree, Aerospace Engineering
Experience
11 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 1 Months

Content writer / editor at Digitonics Labs
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • July 2019 to February 2021

Saved company from paying refunds ($4, 000, $5, 000, etc.) by re-writing content rejected by client whenever called upon.
Trained writers under my supervision such that their writing improved and they could write for higher-paying clients.
Edited / proofread writers' works before sending it to account managers.

Career Development Advisor at Get Licensed
  • Pakistan
  • May 2014 to November 2017

Advise UK-based candidates on which courses to take, leading to a Security Industries Authority
(SIA) license for working in the private security industry in the United Kingdom.
* Among top three in sales generation. Cited nearly weekly as top performer in customer service.

Product Engineer at Nicotra-Gebhardt Sdn Bhd
  • Malaysia
  • March 2011 to July 2013

Responsible for designing fans, including the drawing and specifications of the fan components
for clients.

Research Analyst at Interactive Research and Developmen
  • Pakistan
  • June 2008 to December 2008

Created presentations for marketing purposes. Won company free Nokia phones for project.
* Created step-by-step procedure slides and new master slides for the Karachi Invasive
Pneumococcal Disease Surveillance Project.
* Received commendation from primary investigator at Johns Hopkins University, USA.

Financial Recovery Officer at Outsource R US, Inc
  • Pakistan
  • June 2006 to December 2007

Collected overdue medical fees from people in the United States, on behalf of US hospitals and
clinics by phone.
* Earned praise from company's general manager in Pakistan, and also from manager in charge of
outsource operations in the United States, for engaging with the customer in a polite, firm, and
efficient manner. Ranked as one of the top financial recovery officers in Outsource R Us, and also
in the United States.

Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Kansas
  • United States
  • August 2001 to December 2001

Department of Aerospace Engineering, for Fundamentals of
Aerodynamics
* Kept office hours to help students with questions
* Graded homework and quizzes
* Ran two laboratories, 1) the demonstration of supersonic flow over a wedge, using the Schlieren
optics system, a digital camera, and the use of a supersonic flow wind tunnel, and 2) the
demonstration of vortex flow using a model of the space shuttle, in a water tunnel

Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Kansas
  • United States
  • January 2001 to May 2001

Kept office hours to help students with questions
* Graded homework and quizzes, on the basic principles of propulsion systems, with emphasis on
jets, inlets, compressors, burners, fuels, and turbines
* Ran two laboratories, 1) to ensure that the engine and test stand were working, and 2) running
the engine and taking measurements to calculate the moment and report the thrust produced by
the jet engine at different speeds

Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Kansas
  • United States
  • August 2000 to December 2000

Reciprocating Propulsion Systems
* Graded tests
* Ran two laboratories on testing a propeller engine: 1) calibration of the test stand to calculate the
moment accurately at different weights, 2) Running a turboprop engine to determine its
performance and compare it with the expected/ideal performance at the altitude it was running
at, and the atmospheric pressure, and temperature recorded at the time the laboratory was run.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Aerospace Engineering
  • at University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
  • January 1999
Master's degree, Aerospace Engineering
  • at Shawnee MIssion West High SchoolUniversity of KansasUniversity of
  • January 1999

, grades 9-12, earned from

Specialties & Skills

Mathematics
Microsoft Office Applications
Patience
Knowledge Sharing
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
FINANCIAL
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
GRAPHIC DESIGN
MICROSOFT OFFICE
TELEPHONE SKILLS

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Urdu
Intermediate

Memberships

Sigma Gamma Tau
  • National Aerospace Honor Society member
  • May 2000

Training and Certifications

Active Learning Strategies, Namud Sprouts and Saplings, February 17, 2018 (Training)
Training Institute:
Women's Welfare Organization
Date Attended:
February 2018
Duration:
3 hours
Time Management, Namud Sprouts and Saplings, January 20, 2018 (Training)
Training Institute:
Women's Welfare Organization
Date Attended:
January 2018
Duration:
3 hours
Classroom Management, Namud Sprouts and Saplings, January 13, 2018 (Training)
Training Institute:
Women's Welfare Organization
Date Attended:
January 2018
Duration:
3 hours
An Approach Towards Active Learning, Namud Sprouts and Saplings, February 3, 2018 (Training)
Training Institute:
Women's Welfare Organization
Date Attended:
February 2018
Duration:
3 hours
Workshop on How to Handle Children, Namud Sprouts and Saplings, Karachi, Feb 8, 2018 (Training)
Training Institute:
Women's Welfare Organization
Date Attended:
February 2018
Duration:
3 hours