Mr.

Faraz Ahmad
Flat 162, Faunce House, Doddington Grove, London UK, SE17 3TB
faraz.ahmad.06@googlemail.com +44 7886823053

Nationality British Gender Male

EDUCATION
2002-06 Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK
MEng\BA (Hons) 1st Class, Engineering: Electrical & Information Sciences

2003-04 Part 1B (2nd Year): 1st Class – Top 5%

2002-03 Part 1A (1st Year): 1st Class (Rank 17/263)

Including management classes in hi-tech entrepreneurship, commercialisation of

technology and economics.

MEng Thesis: ‘Location Aware Bluetooth’: Development of a system which allows

two Bluetooth devices to be able to measure their respective distance. Applications for
Location Aware Services, e.g. security access, ticket purchasing for transport systems,
vending machine charging via mobile phones. Project performed in collaboration with
Cambridge Silicon Radio plc and joint patent held with them.

2004-05 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, US

Electrical Engineering: Cambridge-MIT Undergraduate Exchange (Scholarship)
Including MBA classes at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. GPA: 4.7/5.0

1995-02 Whitehaven Secondary School and Sixth Form Centre, Cumbria, UK

A levels: Mathematics A Chemistry A Physics A
AS levels: Further Maths A Business Studies A

2000 GCSEs: 10 (9 at A* Grade, 1 at A Grade)

AWARDS

• 2003, 2004 Churchill College Scholarship

• 2002 AQA Examinations Distinction – Among top 5 A-level Mathematics Candidates
• 2002 British Physics Olympiad - Silver Prize

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• March 2008 The Boston Consulting Group, London

• - Present • Management Consultant to large corporate and public sector clients
• Associate • Projects included strategic review of UK Offshore Wind Strategy for public sector
• energy body
• • Supported strategy review at board level for change in business model of telecom
• incumbent by migrating to higher value services serving ‘business communities’
• • Evaluation of potential strategic alliances for pharmaceutical client facing gap in
• R&D pipeline
• • Subsequent phase of project focused on implementation of product launch and
• partnership structure across Europe and Middle East
•
Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) plc, Cambridge
• Sept 2006
• World’s leading supplier of wireless chips in the semiconductor industry with over
• – March 2008
50% market share in the Bluetooth market
• Graduate
• Member of chip design team, reporting to the VP of development and co-founder.
• Range of roles; product development of high value projects in order of $250M,
marketing, evaluation of new technologies, liaising with manufacturing partners.
• June-Aug Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, London
• 2004 • Projects included analysing size, trends and segmentation in UK telecoms
• Consultant market to identify attractive investment opportunities for a private equity client.
• Intern • Feasibility of implementing a cost-cutting programme for a major electricity
utility
• Conducted internal review of public sector consulting and potential
• Evaluated acquisition targets for private equity firm in UK garden retail centre
market
• Assessed competitive climate in the aerospace industry for a market entry
decision. Attended client meetings and presented work to external clients.
•
• June-Sep BP plc: Exploration & Production Technology Group, Sunbury, Middlesex
• 2003 • Responsible for written investigation into failures of electrical machinery, as
• Summer part of a wider technology strategy review. Involved communicating with global BP
• Intern community, analysing data, establishing the failure mechanisms and their
underlying causes.
• Proposed recommendations have now been implemented on a company
wide basis and have been estimated to prevent production losses in the region of
$5 million.
• Completed several projects, with other engineering teams, involving
modelling for electrical protection and control systems.
• Part of BP’s delegation to Siemens’ facility in Germany; trial testing of electric
drives, presented to the team explaining the implications of my investigation.
•
• July–Sep BNFL plc: Sellafield Reprocessing, High Level Waste Plants, Cumbria
• 2002 • Member of project team involved in the installation of electronic control systems.
Summer • Dealt with contractors, specialists and plant management to produce a
Intern commissioning report highlighting installation tasks, testing procedures and the
safety considerations of the project. Attended project presentation to Sellafield’s
Plant Modification Proposal Committee.

SKILLS
Computing • Extremely proficient in Microsoft Office. Knowledge of research and
presentation methods.
Languages • Proficient in Urdu/Hindi, basic French

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Earthquake Relief • Volunteer for a local NGO operating in the earthquake affected region of
Volunteer – Pakistan. Identified a viable project for providing a solution to
Impak Volunteer intermittent electricity supply.
Program • Complete responsibility for devising and implementing a small scale but
July – August 2006 sustainable electricity solution. Led team of fellow volunteers, locals and
NGO workers and worked with government officials. Responsible for
management of budget, logistics and training of local people.
• The demonstration system has been selected for implementation across
the region by the NGO.
INTERESTS
Entrepreneurship • Member of the Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club
Sport • MIT Tae Kwon Doe Club (Green Belt), MIT Sailing, Skiing
• Churchill College Cricket (spin bowler) & Basketball team.
Trekking • Treks include Grand Canyon, Yosemite National Park, Karakoram
Mountain range
Debating • Member of the Cambridge University Debating Union

REFEREES
Available upon request