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* Global experience with government, utility board, electronics and packaging company
* Good understanding of Project Management tools and techniques such as PMBoK methodology and MS Project
* Management of electrical/mechanical installations and negotiation with various partners
* Excellent presentation, organizational and communication skills, and strong business acumen
* Strong leadership; managed up to 25 staff members including junior engineers
* Expertise in standard computer software/programming and general-purpose hardware
* R&D experience complemented by fourteen technical publications
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
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Tranzeo Wireless Technologies, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 2008 to Present
In-depth market, industry and competitive analysis and positioning
* Develop pricing and packaging strategies
* Work closely with sales team to develop sales tools and training
* Develop and manage customer care programs
* Work with the team to develop innovative marketing programs and show events campaigns
* Develop content for product and company collaterals
* Travel to tradeshows and other corporate events
Project Manager, PAKIT Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada, Mar. 2006 to Apr. 2008
A Canadian company with research and development facilities in Sweden. PAKIT Inc. was founded in August 2000 to develop and promote Moulded Board packaging production machinery and tooling.
* Lead automation software project, interface with technical support, design engineering, and manufacturing
* Develop system manuals and lead product certification (CE/UL) project
* Market research, identify vendor and negotiate with them to build business partnerships
* Project planning to manufacturing outsourcing
* Software/hardware installation, PLC programming of automation system
Consultant (Project Manager), Continuum Technologies, Richmond, BC, Canada, Jan. 2005 to Feb. 2006
* Defining and owning the planning documents of the project
* Create the milestone schedule with Feature leads
* Monitoring of project progress, risk management of the project through its entire life cycle,
* Build and maintain effective working relationships with key project stakeholders
Research / Teaching Assistant, University of Victoria, BC, Canada, Electrical & Comp. Eng., May 2001 to Feb. 2006
* Research in the area of digital signal processing, specifically in optimization of FIR and IIR digital filter designs using the artificial intelligence technique. Perform simulations using various software tools and programming languages.
* Teach/train tutorial classes, engineering laboratory sessions and grading of exams of undergraduate students
Test Engineer/Product Quality Engineer, Agilent Technologies, Singapore, Jun. 2000 to Apr. 2001
(Agilent was spun off from Hewlett-Packard Company in 1999)
* Executed product transfer project from the company's USA facility to Singapore on time
* Software/hardware integration, complete installation and testing with completing the IQ/OQ/PQ processes
* Liaise between production, test, quality assurance, and shipping dept, and supervised junior engineers
* Manage customer's parts replacements, product failure analysis using HP 83000 tester
Sub-Divisional Engineer (Project Manager), Public Works Dept (PWD), Bangladesh, Nov. 1995 to Jul. 1998
* Project management, budgeting, resource allocation, design, estimate, tendering and supervised electrical construction/ maintenance works done through contractors
* Management and supervision of up to 25 staff members
System Protection Engineer, Power Development Board, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 1994 to Oct. 1995
* Lead testing, commissioning and metering of the relay protection units of power generating plants and grid sub-stations of 232KV/132KV/33KV of the country's sole power generation and transmission authority
* Project team member in monitoring and execution of power distribution project
Jr. Project Manager, Energy Systems Engineering Ltd, Chittagong, Bangladesh, Jan. 1993 to Jul. 1994
* Developed sales plan, identified market opportunities, prepared bids/ design/ estimate/ quotation and overseen electrical works of industrial and housing complexes
EDUCATION
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PhD Candidate, Dept of Electrical & Computer Eng., University of Victoria, BC (CGPA: 8/9)
M. Eng. (Electrical and Electronic Engineering), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Research Scholarship)
B.Sc. (Electrical and Electronic Engineering), Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Chittagong, Bangladesh (First Class)
COMPUTER SKILLS
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* Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/XP, Unix, DOS, Linux
* Programming: MATLAB, LABVIEW, PLC prog. C, MATLAB, Database, HP (Agilent) VEE, Basic, FORTRAN, HTML
* Project Management: Microsoft Project, Mind Manager, Auto CAD, Visio, MS Office including Access
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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* Project Management Training, Edusys Services Ltd (www.pmstudy.com)
* SIEMENS training S7 TIA PLC Programming (USA)
* Trainings on HP 83000 Tester (Singapore)
* Ergonomic/ Workplace Safety)/ ESD Training /Quality Assurance
Agilent Technologies Inc., Andover, MA, USA and Singapore
* Construction and Management Training, Public Works Dept, Bangladesh
* Public Administration Certificate (four month training course), Bangladesh
* Power Engineering Orientation Training (three month course), Bangladesh
* Switch-gear Protection Training (two week course), Bangladesh
ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES
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University of Victoria, BC, Canada, Dept of Elec. & Computer Engineering, May 2003 to Apr. 2005
Graduate Student Representative to the Dept Council & to the Graduate Studies Committee (GSC)
* Represent approximately 130 graduate students in the department
* Organize different activities involving gradate students including international conference
University of Victoria, BC, Canada, Dept of Elec. & Computer Engineering, Nov. 2002 to Feb. 2004
Digital Signal Processing Lab Supervisor
* Managed the day to day functioning of the Lab properly
* Update the hardware and software in the Lab
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Member, The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - USA
Member, Project Management Institute (PMI) - USA
PUBLICATIONS
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Fourteen technical publications (for the list please refer to the website at www.ece.uvic.ca/~sahmad/research.html)
COUNTRIES WORKED IN
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Canada, USA, Sweden, Singapore, Bangladesh
REFERENCES
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Available upon request
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