FARHAN MURTAZA QURESHI

P. O. Box: 35013, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Cell: 055.545.1867
E-Mail: farhan_murtaza@hotmail.com

Repeatedly produced high quality Internet applications and worked with dynamic organizations in Pakistan,
United Kingdom & United Arab Emirates, Proven talent for Business Development, static & active websites, e-
Marketing, Technical Customer Support, Internet & Intranet Project Management, Office Management.
Extensive & Broad Educational, Practical & Technical Background in International & Multi-cultural Environments.

Operations Management  Self Development Leadership Development  Customer Support

IT Project Management  Web Designing  Web Authoring  E-Marketing & Search Engine Optimization
Networking & Relationship Building  Business Development  Direct Sales
Customer Services & Relations  Filing & Data Archiving  Computer Operations

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S ELECTED ACHIEVE MENTS HIGHLIGHTS
 Transformed the poorest performing website into a worldwide famous Web Portal: Pakistan Tourism
Development Corporations (PTDC) always offered naturally beautiful sites to the tourists but there website was a
very basic one with no attractions & usability. Programmed & developed the site i.e. www.tourism.gov.pk and it
st
becomes the 1 thing for any tourist visiting Pakistan.

 Membership of the International Association of Webmasters & Designers: While working with Cyber City,
Islamabad, a premier web & software development company, I led a lot of web projects and some won Golden Web
Award, and so selected as a Member of International Association of Webmasters & Developers.

 Turn around an under-performing property portal into £100 million domain: A UK property sale, lettings & auction
website was attracting only a handful of visitors. I took the responsibility of the project and transformed it into UK’s
biggest property portal, with more than 20,000 properties available online and attracting more than 100,000 visitors
a month www.sell-iton.co.uk

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EZ WARE TECHNOLOGIES SENIOR ERP CONSULTANT: MAY 2010 – TO DATE

Founded in 1996, EZ Ware Technologies has an ironic past of modernization and expansion as a true industry
leader. EZ Ware Technologies currently has sales and development locations in Middle East and South Asia.

 My first responsibility is to provide client management with greater confidence in

Client
Management the integrity of corporate information and reliability of critical processes and functions.
 As a Senior ERP Consultant I have direct, client-facing engagement responsibilities;
 including leading the solution design sessions, demonstrating solutions, technical
Overall design of enterprise application architecture, business process automation, and system
Responsibility risk security design and realization.
 Serving as both role model and trainer, as Senior Consultant, I demonstrate the
attributes of excellent client service and assist team members in developing technical
and professional competency.

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SOFTMETICS FZE, UAE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER: APRIL 2008 – APRIL 2010
SOFTMETICS is an Internet professional services firm focused on conceiving, developing and distributing
customer-focused Internet solutions for the Fortune elite as well as small to mid-sized business that are serious
about achieving Internet success.

Generating New  My primary task was to identify and evaluate new opportunities, to close revenue
Business streams, focusing specifically on revenue generation within the industry. Developed and
Opportunities implemented a strategic plan with clear objectives to increase customer satisfaction &
to generate new business.

 My responsibilities includes to meet clients and determine their requirements, work

Recommendations along with them to understand their problems & to clarify the clients system’s
& Proposals specification, understanding their work practices and nature of their business.
 Co-ordination between the clients and technical team, managing the project’s design
& development according to the agreed & preferred solutions, preparation of documents
and presentation of progress reports are all part of my job.
Project
Management  Implementing the solution, purchasing systems (where appropriate), testing &
&
organizing training sessions (for the users and clients managements/staff) and providing
Completion
the support to clients are the main focus of my job.

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UAE EXPERTS IT SOLUTIONS, UAE SENIOR IT CONSULTANT: APRIL 2007 – APRIL 2008
UAE EXPERTS is an IT Solution provider and as an IT Consultant, my responsibilities include to work in partnership
with clients to overcome their business challenges through the application of Information Technology. The focus
is on the need to improve efficiency and the way a company functions, with IT as a means to achieve this.

Partnership with  To analyse the problems and make recommendations, preparing proposals of agreed
Clients solutions and presenting the proposals (in written or oral format).

 Co-ordination between the clients and technical team, managing the project’s design
Recommendations
& Proposals & development according to the agreed & preferred solutions, preparation of documents
and presentation of progress reports are all part of my job.

 Implementing the solution, purchasing systems (where appropriate), testing &

Project organizing training sessions (for the users and clients managements/staff) and providing
Management the support to clients are the main focus of my job.

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EXCELSIORS IT SOLUTIONS, PAK BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER: NOV. 2005 – JAN. 2007
EXCELSIORS, a business that provides sales, installation and support to new laptop/ computer systems,
maintenance contract for existing systems, design and implementation of networks, web applications, and
training and customized solutions. Its services range from complete turnkey project management for all major
network configurations to a host of La Carte services designed to meet your specific computing requirements. It
supplies and supports quality brand name products in their original form.

 My primary task was to identify and evaluate new opportunities, to close revenue
Generating New streams, focusing specifically on revenue generation within the industry. Developed and
Business implemented a strategic plan with clear objectives to increase customer satisfaction & to
Opportunities generate new business.

 I was an achiever with the communication, presentation and relationship

management skills to liaise and influence at all levels, most important the Internet. It was
Quality Control & a pleasure to have previously worked within the information technology.
Procedures
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PEOPLES MEDIA, UK TECHNOLOGY MANAGER: FEB. 2002 – JUNE 2005

PEOPLES MEDIA UK is a media advertising company. Provided services to Clients like Fintax, Platinum Estates &
Mortgages, Abbey Estates, Carlton’s. I led the biggest domain i.e. IT department & Peoples Media’s performance
has substantially improved effectively, offering a real alternative to increasingly scary media’s.

Planning &  I was responsible for all project activities in a proactive fashion and takes
Implementation responsibility that all actions are completed to time and quality.

 The selection of appropriate technical solutions for projects ensuring that the
deliverables are fit and are ideal for purpose and fully meet client’s business
requirements to enhance their productivity.

Quality Control &  Leads in ensuring that all support handover considerations are properly identified,
Procedures
implemented and accepted by IT Service Deliver.

 Establishes and maintains project management processes, ensuring compliance with

legislation and IS/IT Project Management and other standards and procedures.

 Directs the implementation and management of appropriate project governance

and communication arrangements to ensure successful project delivery. Prepares and
presents appropriate project management reports, e.g., to the Project Board and weekly
Finalization &
Presentation progress reports

 Assists the Planning function in the production of project business cases and
benefits identification and capture. Acts as primary point of contact for all project
related issues and communicates directly with the project sponsor, business managers,
users and suppliers involved

 Proposes for agreement products and activities required to deliver the projects
capability to realise the benefits.

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CYBER CITY, PAK SYSTEM ANALYST DEC. 1999 – DEC. 2002
CYBER CITY ONLINE (CCOL) is a Pakistan's Premier Internet Applications, Web Development, Hosting, Databases,
e-Commerce, Multimedia, Search Engine, Portal, Multilingual Web Sites Translator and e-Marketing Solution
Provider. CCOL Network (formerly CYBER CITY) is serving its clients and members in 230 countries and more than
50 million Visitors around the globe visit our web server every year.

 As system analyst, I designed new IT solutions to improve business efficiency and

System Planning productivity. Worked closely with clients to examine business models and flows of the
data in the business and designed appropriate and improved IT solution

 Produced outline of designs of new IT systems, files and logical operations of the
system. Upon approval worked closely with the client team to ensure the successful
implementation of the solution.

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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
ADVANCE WEB DESIGN (DIPLOMA)
Nov. 2006 – March 2007
University of Oxford, Department for Continuing Education,
Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2JA, United Kingdom.

MICROSOFT CERTIFIED SYSTEMS ENGINEER (MCSE)

Jan. 2001 – April 2001
NICON Institute of Computer Sciences,
Jinnah Supper Market, F-7/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.

MASTERS IN COMPUTER SCIENCES

Sep. 1998 – Sept. 2000
University of Punjab
Institute of Information Technology, Lahore 42000, Pakistan.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.SC.)

Apr. 1996 – Apr. 1998
Government College, Rawalpindi.
Punjab University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

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I HOLD VALID UAE & UK DRIVING LICENCES.

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http://www.linkedin.com/in/farhanqureshi

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