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Nairobi County, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

Karachi, Pakistan

Leading teams focused on improving quality of education at Low Fees Private Schools

Karachi, Pakistan

Advising in the areas of Business and Commercial Development for the PFAN's Pakistan Private Sector Energy (PPSE) Project

Decarbonising the Pakistani industrial landscape

Karachi, Pakistan

As part of the utility’s diversification strategy. the team explored business opportunities in the Renewable Energy space. The role required engagement with C-Level executives and BoD members within the company. Leading a team core team of 4 and CFTs involving cross departmental engagements.• Led the development of the new corporate structure that led to the creation of the KE Venture Company (Pvt) Limited. KEVCL is the holding company for KE that holds the investments made outside the… Show more As part of the utility’s diversification strategy. the team explored business opportunities in the Renewable Energy space. The role required engagement with C-Level executives and BoD members within the company. Leading a team core team of 4 and CFTs involving cross departmental engagements.• Led the development of the new corporate structure that led to the creation of the KE Venture Company (Pvt) Limited. KEVCL is the holding company for KE that holds the investments made outside the utility business.• Led the development of business plans & go-to market plans for K-Solar, a Distributed Generation company. Got approval from C Suite & BoD members• Explored business opportunities in areas of Electric Vehicles, Grid Fiberization, OffGrid sector and CarbonTrading. The team went on to partner with Shell Pakistan to install the first commercial EV chargers in Karachi• Led Business Development team for K-Solar; included building strategic partnerships and leading marketing for the company Show less

Pakistan

Got to work with 5 early-stage-companies and 6 medium sized enterprises in the areas of Growth Strategy and Business Development. The variety of clients ranged from a diverse range of sectors including Energy, Travel & Tourism, Agriculture Technology, Housing and Food business.Primary focus had been on areas of Growth and Sustainability.

Arusha, Tanzania

Responsible for Growth Strategy and Market Development for Mobisol in TanzaniaAs part of the team responsible for developing and implementing commercial strategy for Tanzania, I have been involved in a diverse set of activities and projects. These include:- Expanding Mobisol's presence by 175% in space of 15 months in Tanzania- Development of the Marketing Field Guide (the first of its kind in the sector) extensively using Human Centered Design Techniques- Designing and… Show more Responsible for Growth Strategy and Market Development for Mobisol in TanzaniaAs part of the team responsible for developing and implementing commercial strategy for Tanzania, I have been involved in a diverse set of activities and projects. These include:- Expanding Mobisol's presence by 175% in space of 15 months in Tanzania- Development of the Marketing Field Guide (the first of its kind in the sector) extensively using Human Centered Design Techniques- Designing and prototyping solutions to improve last mile distribution- Leading activities to improve customer satisfaction- Part of the team managing External and Investor Relations. Also involved in one of the largest equity rounds in the sector Show less

New York City

Selected as 1 of the 12 fellows for the program among 1200+ applicants. The fellowship is one of the most coveted programs in the impact investment space.Was involved in a rigorous two month long training in New York as part of the program. The training covered areas on financial expertise, operational expertise and leadership skills with a focus on the impact sector and social enterprise.Was placed with Husk Power Systems on their Business Development Team for East Africa. The… Show more Selected as 1 of the 12 fellows for the program among 1200+ applicants. The fellowship is one of the most coveted programs in the impact investment space.Was involved in a rigorous two month long training in New York as part of the program. The training covered areas on financial expertise, operational expertise and leadership skills with a focus on the impact sector and social enterprise.Was placed with Husk Power Systems on their Business Development Team for East Africa. The placement lasted 10 months. Show less

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

As part of the Acumen Global Fellows program, placed with Husk Power Systems (HPS) in Tanzania on their Business Development team. As part of the 2 member team, I am involved in:- Identifying and establishing relationships with potential partners. This involved representing the company on different forums, meeting entrepreneurs from the renewable energy space and also meeting with organizations that would fund HPS projects.- Identifying potential communities for installation of… Show more As part of the Acumen Global Fellows program, placed with Husk Power Systems (HPS) in Tanzania on their Business Development team. As part of the 2 member team, I am involved in:- Identifying and establishing relationships with potential partners. This involved representing the company on different forums, meeting entrepreneurs from the renewable energy space and also meeting with organizations that would fund HPS projects.- Identifying potential communities for installation of HPS Systems. Required analysis of data and extensive visits to communities in rural Tanzania- Writing grant funding applications and exploring financing opportunities to fund HPS projects in Tanzania. Raised USD 1.8 million through grant funding.- Establishing the office in Tanzania. Assisting in keeping accounts, procurement of office goods, coordinating with company lawyers on legal matters and dealing with auditors. Show less

Gizri, Karachi

As part of the Distribution Strategy team, involved in projects critical to the turnaround of the Distribution Group.These included:- SAP ISU rollout- Leading the Mobile Meter Reader Project: Worked on the development, pilot and roll out of the technology- Smart Grid pilot- Distribution Service Provider rollout: Exploring innovative ways to restructure the Distribution Business- Business Process Reengineering for different functions interacting with the Distribution… Show more As part of the Distribution Strategy team, involved in projects critical to the turnaround of the Distribution Group.These included:- SAP ISU rollout- Leading the Mobile Meter Reader Project: Worked on the development, pilot and roll out of the technology- Smart Grid pilot- Distribution Service Provider rollout: Exploring innovative ways to restructure the Distribution Business- Business Process Reengineering for different functions interacting with the Distribution Group- Budgeting & Planning- GIS Mapping: Led a project to map the group's real estate assets. Show less

Gizri, Karachi

- Integrated Business Centers Rollout: Led the project revamping 26 business centers acorss KE- Rollout of Revenue Protection and Recovery Teams: Involved in analysis of data and furnishing the teams with resources to reduce power theft- Restructuring Public Sector Consumers Billing Department: Part of the 2 member team assigned to restructuring one of company's leading revenue centers- Benchmarking resources for KE's field teams- Electronic bill delivery: Part of the team that… Show more - Integrated Business Centers Rollout: Led the project revamping 26 business centers acorss KE- Rollout of Revenue Protection and Recovery Teams: Involved in analysis of data and furnishing the teams with resources to reduce power theft- Restructuring Public Sector Consumers Billing Department: Part of the 2 member team assigned to restructuring one of company's leading revenue centers- Benchmarking resources for KE's field teams- Electronic bill delivery: Part of the team that established the electronic bill delivery system at a time when the company’s offices were forced to shut due to the extensive labor strike. Show less

Karachi, Pakistan

The department specialized in documentaries production and dubbing. During my term at this department, I had been involved in both genres. In-House Productions:Involved in 4 in-house productions. The nature of these documentaries varied, including topics like in-formal economies, socio-religious issues, wildlife and corporate presentation. Dubbing/Subtitling:Initiated the translation of in-house productions from Urdu to English and subtitling documentaries.

Karachi, Pakistan

I was assisting Brand Manager - Diabetes Products on his on-going projects. These inlcuded:- Prepared a Brand Plan for Daonil, a main stream diabetes product, by extensively analysing data from IMS- Assisted the Brand Manager on conducting market research on the brand Daonil. - Conceptualized the “Daonil Patient Starter Kit” and prepared a roll out plan for 5000 kits.

Lahore, Pakistan

Was responsible for collecting and updating data on the LUMS Alumni. In process contacted more than 2,000 alumni via phone and email to gather information

Bachelor Of Science Honors (Bsc), Economics And Math

Activities and Societies: President LUMS Student's Council, Executive Member LUMS Adventure Society (LAS), President LUMS Chess.

A-Levels, Physics, Chemistry, Math, Urdu

Activities and Societies: Founder GAMBIT (Chess & Scrabble Society); President GAMBIT 2002-2003 As President of GAMBIT, conducted 2 chess.

O-Levels, Science And Accounts

Activities and Societies: Headboy of School 2000-2001