Rahat Khan, IT & Marketing Manager

Rahat Khan

IT & Marketing Manager

Alvi Real Estate

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Higher diploma, Professional Communications
Experience
21 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 2 Months

IT & Marketing Manager at Alvi Real Estate
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since August 2015

Dealing with day to day operation of the company by building the whole infrastructure of the Office & IT section.
Setting up and maintaining filing of files and folders for office.
Maintaining and Fixing office computers on demand and
Dealing with various aspects of programming which contains php and xml on daily basis and applying expertise to create and design the company website with developers.
Assisting all team members round the clock so that they should remain trouble free and system should run smoothly in-house and even remotely.
Designing newsletter, templates, magazines on adobe photoshop for print media.
Applied various software / patches and introduced new technologies according to the demand of the workplace.
Dealing on daily basis with All the external Media like Dubizzle, Bayut & Propertyfinder, Masterkey and various in regards to the marketing strategy online and print media.
Managing Property Portals for the Company to Publish the agents property adverts online to various portals by verifying and making sure that ads are published online.

IT Manager at APPELLO Real Estate Brokers LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2011 to August 2015

• Dealing with day to day operation of the company by building the whole infrastructure of the Office & IT section. Applied CentOS on Linux For Web Based Server to run Website(s) and Configuring the server to setup Emails, Databases. Applied Windows Based Servers and Clients to set up In-house network infrastructure and also made them accessible Online remotely via web.
• Dealing with various aspects of programming which contains php and xml on daily basis and applying expertise to create and design the company website with developers.
• Assisting all team members round the clock so that they should remain trouble free and system should run smoothly in-house and even remotely.
• Producing Design templates on photoshop and various other softwares according to the demand of the workplace for major exhibitions held in and outside Dubai.
• Dealing on daily basis with All the external Media like Gulfnews, Dubizzle, Bayut, Propertyfinder, JRD group and much more in regards to the marketing strategy online and print media.
• Administrating Property Portal for the Company to Publish the agents property adverts online to various portals by verifying and making sure that ads are published online.

Property Conusltant at APPELLO Real Estate Brokers LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2010 to June 2011

 Coordinate appointments to show homes to prospective tenants & buyers.
 Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.
 Contact property owners and advertise their property for rent and sales listing on various mediums.
 Interview clients to determine what kinds of properties they are seeking.
 Review property listings; attend conventions seminars, and staff and association meetings to remain knowledgeable about real estate markets.
 Promote rent & sales of properties through advertisements, open houses, and participation in multiple listing services.
 Coordinate property closings, overseeing signing of documents and disbursement of funds.
 Accompany tenant & buyers during visits to and inspections of property, advising them on the suitability and value of the homes they are visiting.

Project Manager & Team Lead at Touchstone Communications
  • United States
  • December 2005 to May 2010

• Assigned for US based Mortgage Retail and Retention Campaigns in the capacity of Team Lead and Project Manager.
• Worked closely with a group of 40-80 people on Quality, Process Improvement Teams (Training), Technology and Operations. Trained & Coached New / Existing Staff.
• Developing Action Plans, defining timeliness, agreements for the implementation of essential Projects and Programs.
• Coordinate with Employees and Departmental Staff to define and Launch New Products, Clients and Processes
• Monitor Timeliness and Activities for Existing programs and projects as well as New Projects
• Worked Pro actively with Staff, Technology, and Client Relations to resolve problems and Conflicts with service Delivery or Product Performance.
• Always looked for ways to improve the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Business Processes.
• Retain a High Level of understanding and remain current on all Product Lines, Delivery Systems, Relative Legislative Changes, Competitor Offerings, and Market Trends.
• Prepared daily/weekly and monthly progress reports for the CEO and clients on project performance.
• Analyzed daily, weekly, monthly performances and quality standards of the project and effectively worked up on plans for improvement.
• Maintained Clients Escalation report regarding any issues/complaints from the client and resolved them accordingly.
• Attended weekly and monthly in house and offsite manager meetings for updates regarding the company.

Mortgage Advisor at Barclays Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2008 to January 2009

• Worked for Barclays Bank Mortgages Section as a Mortgage Advisor dealing in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
• Dealt with new applicants for mortgage and existing clients who are UAE residents and non-residents.
• Meeting a target of 5 million every month of loan application and disbursements.
• Used to deal inbound calls for mortgage requests from open market and provided them free quote over the phone.

Head of Technical Solutions & Business Development Manager at IP Global Solutions
  • United Kingdom
  • March 2005 to December 2005

• Worked as Head Of Technical Solutions In Pakistan Office. Met Top Profile Clients to expand the Business all over Pakistan to provide better quality of Internet Services.
• Performed the duties of Business Development Manager for ISpeed Dial up Internet Cards for all across Pakistan.
• Worked in collaboration with PAKNET Internet Services (Currently PTCL) and provided them compression software for Dial Up users.
• Maintained the internet servers remotely using UNIX Shell which used to be across Pakistan in Major cities.
• Lead the team of professional who used to operate from the United States, United Kingdom & Singapore.

Executive Secretary & IT Manager at PATTAN Development Organization
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • March 2003 to February 2005

• Started Working as IT Manager and maintaining day to day operations for the organization in regards to network & system troubleshooting and resolving issues.
• Promoted from IT Manager to Executive Secretary to CEO.
• Handled all the major operations and responsibilities of the whole office in the absence of CEO.
• Taking minutes, making notes and emailing them to staff. Maintaining Incoming and Outgoing Mails & Invitations.
• Scheduling & Handling all day to day business meetings, events, responsibilities and major functions of the office.
• Planned, Administered, Arranged & Supervised major In-house Meeting & Seminars on National level in major cities.
• Provided IT solutions to head office and remote offices of the organization in Lahore, Multan, and Faisalabad in Pakistan.
• Worked closely with several Major Donor Organizations such as British High Comission, Canadian International Development Agency and United Nation Development Program.

Education

Higher diploma, Professional Communications
  • at University of Pittsburgh
  • July 2007
Bachelor's degree, BS-IT
  • at Preston University
  • August 2001

Specialties & Skills

Graphic Design
IT Management
Administration
Management
Manager
Administration
Project Management
IT Manager
Quality Control

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Bengali
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Training and Certifications

American History Course (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2001
Dubizzle Listing Administrator (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2015
Computer Fundamentals, MS Windows, NT (Training)
Training Institute:
Brainbench
RERA Certified Broker Phase 1 and 2 (Training)
Training Institute:
RERA - Dubai Land Department
Date Attended:
August 2010
Business Analyst (Training)
Training Institute:
eTechsGroup - Port Washington - United States
Date Attended:
February 2016

Hobbies

  • DJ
    Currently Representing from UAE as Trance DJ on Worldwide forums and hosting a monthly radio show.