Mohammad Ayaz Khan

Mohammad Ayaz Khan OBJECTIVE: With a background in Electrical/Electronic Engineering topped with an M.B.A., I would like to make myself available as a professional writer. I would be interested in writing on topics such as management, marketing, economics, business-related topics as well as on technology. PERSONAL INFORMATION Father’s Name: Mohammad Ilyas Khan Date of Birth: 26th Feb. 1960 Place of Birth: RawalPindi, Pakistan. Nationality: Pakistani EDUCATION: M.B.A., Institute of Business Administration (I.B.A.), 2001, Karachi, Pakistan Major in Marketing, Major Courses that were taken were Marketing Management, Principles of Management, Financial Management, Strategic Management, Advertising, and others. B.S. in Electrical (Electronics Engineering), (major; Control Systems) Bogazici (Bosphorus) University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1985, studied at this university based on R.C.D. Scholarship awarded via Pakistan Government from the R.C.D. Secretariat. Intermediate (H.S.C.) From Cantonment. Board Sir Syed College Rawalpindi, now a Federal Government College. Topped Sargodha Board (Regional Exam Board) in the Intermediate examination (High School equivalent in U.S system) and was awarded R.C.D. Scholarship to study at Bogazici University in Turkey on merit basis. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Freelancer Writer 5+ years of writing experience on prestigious writing websites. February 2017-to date I have written several books, e-books, articles, reports, and essays on topics related to business, marketing, management, history, education, travel and tourism, technology, and criminal justice. I have also prepared reports for industries and also written many technical articles and product reviews. -Six years as Marketing Manager at Elektrooptik Ltd. Istanbul, TURKEY. From November 2010 to 31 January 2017. Engaged in soliciting International Conference Organizers / End clients who conducted and organized conferences in Istanbul at 5-star hotels or other venues. From the first communication through the process of submission of offers, technical proposals for Audio Visual Equipment / Stage Sets, and taking orders to the actual execution of events, including on-site coordination between various technical groups and the end customer and finally Invoicing and following up on payments. Furthermore, maintaining liaison with existing clients for repeat orders, forecasting and planning, and other business development related activities. -Six years: Managing Director (Software/Hardware related to CAD/GIS) Engineering Geoconsult Pvt. Ltd, Karachi, Pakistan. From July 2003 till September 2010 Involved in marketing and finance related aspects and Business Development for marketing a range of Engineering and Geographic Information Systems and Imaging Software and Related Hardware to a variety of industrial concerns across Pakistan. The task entailed responsibilities related to customer satisfaction through the marketing of the right product for the right job and the ensuing support throughout the life of the product. Responsibilities comprised of Marketing, Closing of deals, Financial Management, Imports from U.S.A and U.K and supervision of Installations and Maintenance and, of course, last but not the least customer satisfaction. I was also involved in establishing a sub-dealer network for these products throughout Pakistan. The products offered related to CAD, MCAD, CivilCAD, Electrical CAD, G.I.S. and other Infrastructural solutions. -6 ½ years total (Last Year as General Manager and earlier as Marketing Manager) Engineering Systems, Karachi, Pakistan. From March 1997 to May 2003 Sales and Marketing and then General Management related to Engineering software and related Hardware Marketing. Dealing with Engineering clients from automotive and civil engineering and Infrastructure development companies to Mapping customers involved in Digital Mapping and G.I.S. development. Headed a team of 12 Sales and Technical personnel to convert a new organization, established a few months before I joined in March 1997 to a vibrant, well-renowned player in the field of Engineering Software and related Hardware in Pakistan. Products offered covered CAD, MCAD, ELEC-CAD, CivilCAD, ArchiCAD, G.I.S., and other Infrastructural solutions besides Satellite Imageries and Satellite Imagery processing software. -Seven years: Sales Executive We Brothers Scientific Works, Karachi (Scientific and Analytical Equipment) From July 1988 to February 1997. Worked as a Sales Engineer and then as Sales Executive for marketing a variety of Scientific and Analytical Equipment across Pakistan for this company. This Equipment included such indispensable instruments as G.C. (Gas Chromatographs), HPLCs (High Performance Liquid Chromatographs), Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometers, I.C.P. (Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrophotometers), Mass spectrometers, and a variety of other Carbon, Sulphur, and other Analyzers targeting various industries such as R&D for Scientific Research, Pharmaceutical, Hydro Carbon Development, Fuel Research and other Chemical analysis related Industries. Certificates Online Certificates from the World Bank Group, University of Geneva, and the United Nations Public Administration Network. International Organization Management University of Geneva 2015 Public-Private Partnership World Bank Group 2015 Citizen Engagement World Bank Group 2015 E-Government 2015 United Nations Public Administration Network FOREIGN TRAINING -At Walnut Creek, California, U.S.A., for 30 days, marketing and applications training related to Gas Chromatography and HPLCs at Varian Instrument Division Factory at Walnut Creek. Participants from the Far East and South attended the training America and the U.S.A. and was designed to make us proficient in positioning our products to the customers and making us technically aware of various challenges involved in marketing such as Equipment. -One week training at Pittsburgh, RIDC Park, Allegheny Valley at Extrel Instruments now a part of ABB group in the field of Mass Spectrometry and its Customer related applications and sales. The training comprised of demonstrations of various Equipment being manufactured there at the Factory and their Sales and application related the information which was given to me by its various Product Managers in individual sessions. -One Week Sales and Marketing Seminar in France at Nice and Paris at Riber S.A., a manufacturer of M.B.E. (Molecular Beam Epitaxy) and C.B.E. (Chemical Beam Epitaxy) Machines which are used to produce Silicon. Germanium, Semiconductor, or Super conductor Wafers which are subsequently used in the manufacturing of Integrated Circuits (Chips as they are known). The training involved practical demonstrations, quizzes, lectures, and case studies. INTERESTS Net Surfing, Movies, T.V., and Computers REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST