FARHAN MURTAZA QURESHI P. O. Box: 35013, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Cell: 056.123.7971

E-Mail: farhan_murtaza@hotmail.com

Repeatedly produced high quality Internet applications and worked with dynamic organizations in Pakistan,

United Kingdom & United Arab Emirates, Proven talent for Business Development, static & active websites, e-

Marketing, Technical Customer Support, Internet & Intranet Project Management, Office Management.

Extensive & Broad Educational, Practical & Technical Background in International & Multi-cultural Environments.

Operations Management ♦ Self Development♦ Leadership Development ♦ Customer Support

IT Project Management ♦ Web Designing ♦ Web Authoring ♦ E-Marketing & Search Engine Optimization

Networking & Relationship Building ♦ Business Development ♦ Direct Sales

Customer Services & Relations ♦ Filing & Data Archiving ♦ Computer Operations

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EZ WARE TECHNOLOGIES, UAE SENIOR ERP CONSULTANT: MAY 2010 – TO DATE

Founded in 1996, EZ Ware Technologies has an ironic past of modernization and expansion as a true industry

leader. EZ Ware Technologies currently has sales and development locations in Middle East and South Asia.

� Increasingly complex applications and their information sustain today's fast-paced

business processes. I assist clients with selecting application solutions and manage both

their application security and control environment and the risks that are associated

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS HIGHLIGHTS

� Transformed the poorest performing website into a worldwide famous Web Portal: Pakistan Tourism

Development Corporations (PTDC) always offered naturally beautiful sites to the tourists but there website was a

very basic one with no attractions & usability. Programmed & developed the site i.e. www.tourism.gov.pk and it

becomes the 1st

thing for any tourist visiting Pakistan.

� Membership of the International Association of Webmasters & Designers: While working with Cyber City,

Islamabad, a premier web & software development company, I led a lot of web projects and some won Golden Web

Award, and so selected as a Member of International Association of Webmasters & Developers.

� Turn around an under-performing property portal into £100 million domain: A UK property sale, lettings & auction

website was attracting only a handful of visitors. I took the responsibility of the project and transformed it into UK’s

biggest property portal, with more than 20,000 properties available online and attracting more than 100,000 visitors

a month www.sell-iton.co.uk

Application

Solutions

with complex software implementation process.

� My main responsibilities are:

1. ERP Strategy, Selection and Planning.

2. ERP-based Solution Design and Business Process Automation.

3. ERP Project Risk Management.

� The objective is to provide client management with greater confidence in the

integrity of corporate information and reliability of critical processes and functions.

� As a Senior Consultant I have client-facing engagement responsibilities, including

leading the solution design sessions, demonstrating solutions, technical design of

enterprise application architecture, business process automation, and system risk

security design and realization.

� Serving as both role model and trainer, I demonstrate the attributes of excellent

client service and supervise team members in developing technical and professional

competency.

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SOFTMETICS FZE, UAE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER: APRIL 2008 – APRIL 2010

SOFTMETICS is an Internet professional services firm focused on conceiving, developing and distributing

customer-focused Internet solutions for the Fortune elite as well as small to mid-sized business that are serious

about achieving Internet success.

� My primary task was to identify and evaluate new opportunities, to close revenue

streams, focusing specifically on revenue generation within the industry. Developed and

implemented a strategic plan with clear objectives to increase customer satisfaction &

to generate new business.

� My responsibilities includes to meet clients and determine their requirements, work

along with them to understand their problems & to clarify the clients system’s

specification, understanding their work practices and nature of their business.

� Co-ordination between the clients and technical team, managing the project’s design

& development according to the agreed & preferred solutions, preparation of documents

and presentation of progress reports are all part of my job.

� Implementing the solution, purchasing systems (where appropriate), testing &

organizing training sessions (for the users and clients managements/staff) and providing

the support to clients are the main focus of my job.

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UAE EXPERTS IT SOLUTIONS, UAE SENIOR IT CONSULTANT: APRIL 2007 – APRIL 2008

UAE EXPERTS is an IT Solution provider and as an IT Consultant, my responsibilities include to work in partnership

with clients to overcome their business challenges through the application of Information Technology. The focus

is on the need to improve efficiency and the way a company functions, with IT as a means to achieve this.

Generating New

Business

Opportunities

Recommendations

& Proposals

Project

Management

&

Completion

Client

Management

Solution Design &

Demonstration

Business

Automation &

Training

� To analyse the problems and make recommendations, preparing proposals of

agreed solutions and presenting the proposals (in written or oral format).

� Co-ordination between the clients and technical team, managing the project’s

design & development according to the agreed & preferred solutions, preparation of

documents and presentation of progress reports are all part of my job.

� Implementing the solution, purchasing systems (where appropriate), testing &

organizing training sessions (for the users and clients managements/staff) and

providing the support to clients are the main focus of my job.

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EXCELSIORS IT SOLUTIONS, PAK BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER: NOV. 2005 – JAN. 2007

EXCELSIORS, a business that provides sales, installation and support to new laptop/ computer systems,

maintenance contract for existing systems, design and implementation of networks, web applications, and

training and customized solutions. Its services range from complete turnkey project management for all major

network configurations to a host of La Carte services designed to meet your specific computing requirements. It

supplies and supports quality brand name products in their original form.

� My primary task was to identify and evaluate new opportunities, to close revenue

streams, focusing specifically on revenue generation within the industry. Developed and

implemented a strategic plan with clear objectives to increase customer satisfaction &

to generate new business.

� I was an achiever with the communication, presentation and relationship

management skills to liaise and influence at all levels, most important the Internet. It

was a pleasure to have previously worked within the information technology.

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PEOPLES MEDIA, UK TECHNOLOGY MANAGER: FEB. 2002 – JUNE 2005

PEOPLES MEDIA UK is a media advertising company. Provided services to Clients like Fintax, Platinum Estates &

Mortgages, Abbey Estates, Carlton’s. I led the biggest domain i.e. IT department & Peoples Media’s performance

has substantially improved effectively, offering a real alternative to increasingly scary media’s.

� I was responsible for all project activities in a proactive fashion and takes

responsibility that all actions are completed to time and quality.

� The selection of appropriate technical solutions for projects ensuring that the

deliverables are fit and are ideal for purpose and fully meet client’s business

requirements to enhance their productivity.

� Leads in ensuring that all support handover considerations are properly identified,

implemented and accepted by IT Service Deliver.

� Establishes and maintains project management processes, ensuring compliance with

legislation and IS/IT Project Management and other standards and procedures.

Generating New

Business

Opportunities

Quality Control &

Procedures

Planning &

Implementation

Business

Development

Client

Management

� Directs the implementation and management of appropriate project governance

and communication arrangements to ensure successful project delivery. Prepares and

presents appropriate project management reports, e.g., to the Project Board and

weekly progress reports

� Assists the Planning function in the production of project business cases and

benefits identification and capture. Acts as primary point of contact for all project

related issues and communicates directly with the project sponsor, business managers,

users and suppliers involved

� Proposes for agreement products and activities required to deliver the projects

capability to realise the benefits.

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CYBER CITY, PAK SYSTEM ANALYST DEC. 1999 – DEC. 2002

CYBER CITY ONLINE (CCOL) is a Pakistan's Premier Internet Applications, Web Development, Hosting, Databases,

e-Commerce, Multimedia, Search Engine, Portal, Multilingual Web Sites Translator and e-Marketing Solution

Provider. CCOL Network (formerly CYBER CITY) is serving its clients and members in 230 countries and more than

50 million Visitors around the globe visit our web server every year.

� As system analyst, I designed new IT solutions to improve business efficiency and

productivity. Worked closely with clients to examine business models and flows of the

data in the business and designed appropriate and improved IT solution

� Produced outline of designs of new IT systems, files and logical operations of the

system. Upon approval worked closely with the client team to ensure the successful

implementation of the solution.

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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

ADVANCE COMPUTING (DIPLOMA)

Nov. 2006 – March 2007

University of Oxford, Department for Continuing Education,

Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2JA, United Kingdom.

MICROSOFT CERTIFIED SYSTEMS ENGINEER (MCSE)

Jan. 2001 – April 2001

NICON Institute of Computer Sciences,

Jinnah Supper Market, F-7/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.

MASTERS IN COMPUTER SCIENCES

Sep. 1998 – Sept. 2000

University of Punjab

Institute of Information Technology, Lahore 42000, Pakistan.

System Planning

Quality Control &

Procedures

Finalization &

Presentation

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.SC.)

Apr. 1996 – Apr. 1998

Government College, Rawalpindi.

Punjab University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

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I HOLD VALID UAE & UK DRIVING LICENCES.

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http://www.linkedin.com/in/farhanqureshi

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