Khalid Rafique Email & Phone Number

Plus X Innovation Hub In Brighton, United Kingdom

Cosaris is an award-winning transformation consultancy, working globally with leading universities, businesses, member organisations, industry bodies and NGOs.We empower organisations to transform and create positive impact throughout their entire ecosystem.Cosaris transforms the way people collaborate and work together. We focus on the wider picture to help organisations prioritise and address their specific pain points, helping them facilitate better understanding, learning, engagement and collaboration between all their stakeholders. By building bespoke multi-stakeholder ecosystems, we ensure long-term success and productive communities that deliver positive social, environmental, and economic impact.Cosaris has developed a holistic assessment tool, applicable across various industries for medium and large businesses that allows them to identify transformation gaps and aligning their organisation across 4 dimensions: • Strategy & Purpose• Organisation & Culture• Systems & Information• Experiences & RelationshipsThis gives organisations a 360-degree view of opportunities and challenges by captures the perspectives of all relevant stakeholder groups.Please get in touch, and I will listen:-- Khalid.Rafique@Cosaris.com-+44 7961 197917

Royal Tunbridge Wells

BetterGov provide the Public Sector with the experience and expertise required to successfully procure, develop and implement technology and business solutions.With a focus on Healthcare at BetterGov, I help The NHS and Private hospitals in the UK to get the most out of their IT Clinical systems (EPR, EDM, RIS/PAS, Digital Transcriptions etc).I support NHS Trusts and Private hospitals with full end to end delivery and use of new Clinical systems, which includes:• Discovery Audit/Options Appraisal• Business case creation/procurement• System Implementation (Full systems & modules)• Data migration• Project management• Testing• Training and post go-live application support• Managed Service of Clinical SystemsPlus, incumbent systems - health checks, system configuration, re-implementations, cloud migration etc.Please get in touch if you would like any further information on any of these services:-- Khalid@bettergov.co.uk- 07889 733 934

Horsham, England, United Kingdom

Marketing and introduction of new services and products to ensure ongoing success and growth.Developing relationships with new and existing healthcare clients to deliver new business opportunities.

Albourne, England, United Kingdom

A start-up organisation, providing outsourced clinical administration work to Medical Practitioners including Practice Management, Medical Billing, Debt Chasing, Transcription Services and Business Development. • Implemented a business development and go to market strategy, set-up and governed a new company in service to company owners and directors as well as formulate the company business plan to expedite growth and development• Created activities and procedures to develop and employ growth opportunities, utilising sales and marketing techniques to expand business operations including cold calling, advertising on LinkedIn, networking with medical professionals and referrals • Built relationships with consultants, GP’s, hospital managers, business and marketing managers to promote and provide services • Created and implemented company marketing strategies to promote services through social media, print media, company website, healthcare exhibitions and cold calling • Set and achieved financial and business goals, also implemented KPI’s to monitor progress• Recruited and onboarded 7 staff members to provide a quality service to existing clients and to develop new business opportunities, by upselling and making sales callsAchievements: • Built business strategy for start up• Increased sales year on year, working at 110% on target

Albourne, England, United Kingdom

A subsidiary of Softech Global, Softech Digital help companies of all sizes reimagine their business by implementing impactful digital engineering solutions powered by the latest technologies. • Worked closely with the business owner to launch new service line, used social media, exhibitions and networking to Identify opportunities in the local SME community to raise the profile of Softech Digital and its services• Developed and delivered digital marketing strategy to maximise the return on investment for our customers online marketing activity• Managed the company’s digital partners to ensure we maximise our return on investment and maintain a quality service• Managed the recruitment and training to ensure the marketing team was efficient and effective• Used CRM to keep track of all network contacts and interactionsAchievements: • Successfully won work with SMEs across various sectors including healthcare, construction and media

Doha, Qatar

Softech Global undertake software projects for large global corporate organisations. In 2011 they moved into system design and rebranded as Softech Rail. • Approached by the MD to establish a subsidiary of the Softech Global in Doha, Qatar and conducted GCC business environment research in Rail signaling design to develop the business• Forged strong business relations with decision makers from client, contractor, and subcontractor level• Estimated and submitted proposals, liaised with clients, and delivery team to manage all related operations• Oversee the End-to-End client enquiry process to ensure maximum number of inquiries develop into orders• Consultatively worked with clients to understand and develop requirements in preparation for official works tenders (this gave Softech Global a clear advantage when participating in the tender process)• Led the tender teams and provided pricing and technical support (team of 4)Achievements: • Successfully launched new business within Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), gained investment and completed the 2-year project• Learnt a whole new sector (Rail Design) and built on knowledge

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices.• Headhunted to harmonise the Huawei Software Licensing Control Mechanism and SW Delivery System with industry standards and to improve performance and drive Software sales and efficiency• Initiated customer workshops and introduced Huawei’s new software sales concepts (SaaS)• Collaborated with different departments in the company to secure new business streams from software subscription, using the SaaS model• Established a process for remote software delivery, customisation and licensing rules• Launched the concept of SW Audit process as well as SW Feature Packaging, which was adopted by Huawei for all customersAchievements: • Successfully Harmonised the Huawei Licensing Control Mechanism and SW Delivery System with industry standards improving performance and increasing sales and efficiency

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

Prepare the organization for the introduction of new products in the UK market. All functions of the organization including Marketing, Sales, Sales support, Services, Supply and Sourcing were included in the programme.• Successfully worked with 6 function in the organisation to commit budgets for resources and to ensure resource readiness in preparation for the sale and implementation of new products• Set up a roadmap for phase out of old products and introduction of new products for Marketing, Sales and Supply• Project Managed on schedule and within budget the introduction of new products into Vodafone UK networkAchievements: • Successfully migrated the Vodafone network to new Ericsson products reducing Vodafone real estate cost by £2.3Million over 3 years

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Program designed to increase revenue for the company though the increased sale of software to its customers in the Market Unit Middle East (consisting of 18 Customers in 14 countries).• Implemented Electronic Licensing Information System (ELIS) in the Market Unit, allowing the customer to receive electronic keys for purchased SW licenses within minutes • Implemented SW sales strategy in each of the 9 Account units in the Market unit, allowing for a continuation of SW sales growth in the market unit• Successfully launched the concept of SW Audit process as well as SW Feature Packaging to 18 customers in 14 countiesAchievements: • Achieved stretch results of 25 million USD from software sales• Implemented Electronic Licensing Information System

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sales and expert tender support for the Ericsson Market Unit Middle East sales teams for the Mobile Core Network portfolio; major part being the Ericsson Mobile Soft Switch (MSS). Promote Ericsson Fixed/Mobile convergence. Core Network Design support for Market Unit Middle East.• Successfully helped 7 accounts in the market unit to evolve the customer’s core network products• Tender support at Market unit level, including customer presentations and negotiations during and after tender submission • Single point of contact (SPOC) in market unit for Core Network products• Core Network Product design support for customers; Warid (Pakistan), Nawras (Oman), MCCI (Iran)Achievement:Created an opportunity for the customers to launch new applications to capture market share and to reduce network running costs

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Technical lead for Ericsson’s largest account in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Telecommunication Company (STC).• Successfully project managed a program to optimize and migrate the STC core network• Project managed the Launch of “Mobile Number Portability” in Saudi Arabia• Negotiated the first WCDMA (3G) network for STC in Saudi ArabiaAchievement:• Launched Mobile Number Portability, it gave STC a lead over its competitor Mobily Telecom• Won first 3G contract in Saudi Arabia

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for Ericsson Core network portfolio for 2G and 3G networks• Successful in selling both a GPRS and 3G network to Inmarsat (a satellite operator). Business to Ericsson more than 50M USD • Worked with T-Mobile to put in place a business case for Core network modernization• Handled all customer level change requests and market adaptationsAchievement:• Won the world’s first GPRS and 3G core network contract with Inmarsat worth 50 million USD

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

1st Line Network Support for O2.• 1st Line support for O2 Core Network (including 24/7 support)• Network Upgrades• Network fault analysis• Y2K project teamAchievement: • Successfully spent 18-months on customer site working as First-Point-of-Contact for Ericsson support

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Telecommunication Network Support for Telstra.• 24/7 1st line network support

Burgess Hill, England, United Kingdom

Implementing and managing Software test activities.• Preparing Software test scripts• Implementing Software testing• Managing a team of five software test engineersThis was the first time I managed an activity and a team.

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Telecommunication software design engineer working with Ericsson bespoke language PLEX and machine code ASA.• Working on projects for the UK market• Coding• Testing

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Telecommunication software design engineer working with Ericsson bespoke language PLEX and machine code ASA.• Coding• Testing