Sheharyar Zahid

Sheharyar Zahid Knowledgeable and goal oriented Project/Operations/Outreach and Business Development Manager who believes in striving for perfection, with a proactive, positive and a winning attitude; and proclovity and willingness to persist with efforts till the desired outcome is achieved. Highly influencial and motivating with strong leadership skills with the ability to maintain and exhort teams – out of informed choice - towards setting high standards in professionalism and delivery. Achievements Mar 2014 - Consultant IC4D present Sustainable Resource Foundation (SuRF) • Created and Delivered national and international integrated communications initiatives related to development sector including: leading development of the Manual for Advocacy, Policy Influencing and Social Change for Punjab AIDS Control Programme; Long distance marketing and promotion services and evaluation support to Partners in Population and Development, Dhaka, Bangladesh for 12th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) in Dhaka in 2016; Designed and conducted evaluation for Pakistan Child Marriage Prevention Initiative of Rahnuma Family Planning Association of Pakistan. • Successfully developed business opportunities by identifying a number of areas for employing information and communication for development (IC4D); especially mobile telephony, in various social sector development initiatives for cost Introduction Address House 617, Sector D, Askari 10, Lahore Cantt, Lahore. 54810 efficiency, easy access, outreach and coverage with national and international Phone commitments. - • Successfully prepared the and won the bids for consulting business with Punjab E-mail AIDS Control Programme, Rahnuma Family Planning Association of Pakistan - (RFPAP), Partners in Population and Development, Bangladesh. • Developed humanitarian communication strategies to address key challenges during natural and man-made disasters. Date of birth 26 August 1976 • Streamlined data collection instruments and managing data collection during LinkedIn fieldwork. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheharyar • Successfully analyzed quantitative and qualitative data and wrote proposals for -zahid further business development. Identified keys business process improvement areas for clients and consulted for implementation of Information Systems for Languages process efficiency. English Feb 2012 - Assistant Manager PMO Feb 2014 Telenor Pakistan Urdu • Established the first successful PMO at Telenor Pakistan’s Technology Division and supported complete RAN Network Swap Project, on time and within cost (13 months / US$ 250 million) by providing expertise and support to the regional project teams as well as directing vendor(s) and other departments to align the overall project activities to project plan. • Setup the Financial Reconciliation and Control processes with Business Planning and Operations departments to ensure 100% control over timely Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Invoices and Payments for the Network Swap Project. Led a team of highly motivated, energetic and competent financial management specialists to ensure full financial control for the project. • Enabled the operations team to re-use obsolete equipment from swapped sites as spares for approximately two years till the complete legacy network was swapped out. Led to immense savings for Telenor from the expense and complexity of ordering spare parts for obsolete equipment and to keep the legacy network functional till it was swapped. Punjabi network functional till it was swapped. • Created a revenue stream of ~ US$ 5.0 Million by developing the process(s) for obsolete Network Equipment disposal. Disposed equipment from ~7600 sites and 180 BSCs with complete financial documentation, payments, dismantling and reverse transportation, warehousing and disposal according to HSE guidelines. • Reduced Quarterly Budget CAPEX variance (underutilization) from 37% to <7% by overseeing the Network Rollout Process Improvement Project. Network Rollout being the largest CAPEX activity of the division every year since start of company operations in 2005. Reduced overhead costs, delays and financial mismanagement and delivered 100 % results in Pilot Project comprising of 100 BTS sites, installed on time, and within the budget. Obtained SIX SIGMA YELLOW BELT certification. • Full HSSE compliance by all vendors for Network Swap Project. Engaged relevant department and vendors to formulate and ensure HSSE requirements and compliance by vendors as per standards set by Telenor Pakistan. All Vendor and Subcontractors staff was trained and provided with necessary HSE tools and equipment. Feb 2005 - Assistant Manager Site Acquisition Jan 2012 Telenor Pakistan • Fastest Network Rollout for Telenor in Pakistan by delivering the first milestone of land acquisition; made possible by timely execution of legal contracts & negotiations, documentation, technical site surveys and selection, for approximately 3000 BTS sites. • Universal Service Fund Pakistan’s first project that was delivered on time by a Telecom Operator was GSM Network Coverage of Cholistan Desert, Bahawalpur. Engaged Provincial Government and Cholistan Development Authority stake holders to create the mechanism to acquire 30 odd sites in Cholistan Desert to deliver GSM Information and Communication Facilities to the residents. Total monetary contribution from USF was US$ 7.0 Million. Project delivered One month ahead of schedule. • Negotiated more than 50 legal disputes in out of court settlements with land owners to resolve conflicts in the most efficient manner. • Maintained a high standard of operations on more than 3500 BTS sites by actively engaging, negotiating and resolving disputes with land owners to make sure no more than 5 sites were ever in-operational at a time, during a period of 5+ years. • Effectively handled the armed forces, local government, security and intelligence agencies, airport authorities, private building owners, etc, to ensure sites were legalized and approved timely to ensure no site was constructed illegally and was not under threat of demolition. Saved the company approximately 12.5 Million Rupees by providing accurate records and proof of legality of sites and negotiating successfully with the army for sites falling in their land jurisdiction. • Successfully achieved rent reduction by re-negotiating long term leases with site owners leading to immense OPEX savings for the company. Dec 2003 - Project Coordinator (Single Point of Contact) Jan 2005 Pakistan Tobacco Company As Project Coordinator and Single Point of Contact for all stakeholders, maintained consistent project progress by persistent follow up, project monitoring and control, issue resolution and effective communication to ensure timely rollout of a landmark Information System called BATLEAF, enabling the company to automate and track the leaf growing, buying, storage, logistics and blending processes. The system allowed the company to acquire and track 25 million kilos of tobacco in the first season after BATLEAF deployment. Education Sep 2015 - Forman Christian College and University, Lahore, Pakistan. Masters Aug 2016 in Public Policy. Aug 2016 in Public Policy. Masters in Public Policy. CGPA of 3.6 Sep 1999 - Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. Bachelor of Dec 2003 Business and Information Technology. Certificates Jan 2010 “Change and Continuous Improvement” from Telenor Pakistan In-house training program. Oct 2009 “Leadership, Care and Growth” from Schuitema Associates Apr 2008 “Program on building high performance teams” from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Jun 2008 “How do effective managers organize themselves?” from Pakistan Institute of Management Jan 2008 "2G system training" from Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) Academy Jul 2007 "Safety and Security Session Occupational Safety and Loss Prevention" from (OSALP) Interests Transportation Industry (Land, Air and Sea) Vehicle Design, New Technology and Industry Developments ICT and integration with transportation sector Public policy and regulation with regards to Transportation Sector. Sports - Play Table Tennis, Football, Cricket. Follow Formula 1, MotoGP, FIA Rally International, Formula E, Participated in Go Karting events. Extremely passionate, knowledgeable and experienced with automobile maintenance, modifications and enhancements. Spent more than 15 years working with cars and bikes to improve their performance. Radio Controlled Hobby grade toys. Martial Arts : Certified FIrst Dan Black Belt in Taek Won Do. Love the outdoors and travelling. Have been to many countries and also traveled locally to many exciting destinations.