Shahzad Asghar Arain

MIS/GIS Expert
226 –B, Street 16
Rawal Town Islamabad, Pakistan- 44000
T: +92-51-251 4811; M: +92-334-956 4004
E: shahzad.cdcu@gmail.com
Website www.pakdata.net
Carear Profile
An experienced IT professional offering a broad portfolio of comprehensive
technical skills of software development, computer networking, supervising
and conducting the IT related workshops for the hi-ups of the corporate entities
at Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Karachi, Bangladesh and at various other locations
of Pakistan and abroad. I dare to add that I my expertise regarded of
outstanding level not only in the open market but also among the
contemporary IT experts. I have always been rated as a final trouble-shooter in
business process automation and management, enterprise application
integration, process improvement, system integration, requirements analysis,
workflow design, project management, leadership, process modeling, testing
and quality assurance, software development, provision of on-site customer
service and follow-up relationships and I could reliable be referred as master
of computer trade who envisions business and technical perspectives to
develop workable solutions and guides organizations in applying technology to
business settings to make add value to their business by suggesting and
developing projects needful and useful.
Professional Experience
Database/GIS Agriteam Canada
June -2005 – To date
Manager Consulting Ltd.
Location: Islamabad - Pakistan
Project Name: Canada-Pakistan HIV/AIDS Surveillance Project
(HASP)
Donor: Canada International Development Agency (CIDA)

Canada-Pakistan HIV/AIDS Surveillance Project (HASP) is a project of

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) being executed by
Agriteam Canada Consulting Limited, my responsibilities includes;

o Plan and manage the communications, networking, routing and security

aspects. Installation of new servers and new products, Overall to maintain
the smooth services and to lead the Customer support/Network department,
also involved in Management decisions
o Establishment of central data coordinating unit (CDCU) for National AIDS
Control program; Government of Pakistan

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 o Designed and developed Online National database of HIV/AIDS M
o Maintain the Oracle database (Backup, upgrade)
o Plan & conduct trainings for users on LAN operations, procedures &
provide desktop support
o Successfully recovered systems from major hacker attacks and virus
outbreaks
o General Level (client end) Linux based Proxy & Mail servers management
o Coordinate & Standardized the data management activities at National &
provincial level
o Writing SOPs for operations / Training
o Designed ERP Software for CIDA
o Analyzing the National data sets by using SPSS
o Cleaning and Analysis of SPSS data set’s
o Prepared National Data Flat files for report.
o Implementation & maintenance of Geographical Information System (GIS)
o Installation and designed of Wi-Fi network with network admin
o Supervising Open source based Local Area Network
o Helping out administration to procurement of new hardware and software.
Database May 2004-August
The Aga Khan University
Supervisor 2005
Karachi Pakistan
Donor Name: Johan Hopkins University USA
Key Responsibilities:
o Working on different community based research projects related to public
health with international organizations like (WHO, UNICEF, JHU Save the
Children etc.)
o Collaboration with international data management units & principle
investigators for information dissemination, technical focus and operations.
o Designing of PHP & MySQL database systems, SOPs for operation,
training & management.
o Maintaining all systems includes:
o Supervision of all staff including data supervisors, data analysts, senior
data operators, data operators.
o Overseeing double data entry systems
o Ensuring data integrity/quality
o Reports/log sheets generation & checking
o Archiving of all forms/data.
o Regular field sites visits to ensure the quality of data.
o Liaison with other in-house departments for trouble shooting/maintenance.

Beltexco Ltd, August 2003

IT Engineer
Karachi – June 2004
Job Responsibilities
o Developing and implement QA/QC procedures and data validation tools
o Evaluate legacy data for usability
o Developing archiving procedures and ensure their practice
o Ensuring database designs are compatible with field collection needs
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 o Ensuring that appropriate design documentation has been created, such as
data dictionaries and model diagrams
o Managing and Designing complete Network, Hardware and Software
Infra-structure of the company with globally access from around the world
including live transmission of the plant camera plus specialized Security
through implementation of Microsoft Windows 2000 Server/2003 with
Domain (Users and Group Policies) Enterprise Server/ISA Server
2000/2004.
o Designing, Analyzing and Deploying the Centralized Database
Management System (Including Online Log Events, Accounts
Management System, Inventory Control System, Attendance Pay Roll
System, Human Resource System, Ware House etc.
MIS
Union Bank, Karachi June 2003 – May 2004
Coordinator
Responsibilities
o Working with Union Bank Tale Marketing Unit
o Project leader in the successful implementation of new Data Entry Systems
in Visual FoxPro
o Preparation of monthly and quarterly group accounts and subsequent
reporting and analysis
o Responsible for developing cost strategies for staff recruitment, training
and development
o Effectively managed a staff of 14

Personality Reflects 
Academic Skills
o Think critically and act logically to evaluate situations, solve problems and
make decisions
o Understand and solve problems and use the results
o Use technology, instruments, tools and information systems effectively
o Access and apply specialized knowledge from various fields (e.g., skilled
trades, technology, physical sciences, arts and social sciences.
o
Personal Management Skills
Self-esteem and confidence
o Honesty, integrity and personal ethics
o A positive attitude toward learning, growth and personal health
o Initiative, energy and persistence to get the job done
o
Responsibility
The ability to set goals and priorities in work and personal life
o The ability to plan and manage time, money and other resources to achieve
goals
o Accountability for actions taken
o
Adaptability
A positive attitude toward change
o Recognition of and respect for people's diversity and individual
differences
o The ability to identify and suggest new ideas to get the job done - creativity
o

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 Teamwork Skills
Understand and contribute to the organization's goals
o Understand and work within the culture of the group
o Plan and make decisions with others and support outcomes
o Respect the thoughts and opinions of others in the group
o Exercise "give and take" to achieve group results
o Seek a team approach as appropriate
o Lead, when appropriate, mobilizing the group for high performance
Education & Qualifications
DEGREE
YEAR INSTITUTION MAJOR
/DIPLOMA
IMCS Sindh University
M.sc(CS) 2002 Computer Science
Jamshoro
IMCS Sindh University
B.sc(CS) 2001 Computer Science
Jamshoro
Army Intermediate collage
Intermediate 1997 Science
Badin
Govt Poly Technical Collage
D.A.E 1996 Petroleum & Gas
Badin

Academic Achievements
o SPECIAL PRIZE (4th prize) in all Pakistan Soft ware Competition.
o Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)

Technical Skills
Computer Applications
o Operating Systems : Linux AS5, Windows, DOS, UNIX
o GIS Tools : Arc Explore (JE), Arc View, Map Maker,
DNR
: Garmin 5.2
o Web Server : Tomcat, Apache, Java Server,IIS
o Analysis Software : SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social
: Sciences)
o Programming Languages : Java, C++, Visual basic ,Delphi
o Server Side Scripting : PHP, JSP
o Databases : Oracle 7.3, 8, 8i, 9i and 10g PL/SQL
: development and DB administration
o Web scripts : JavaScript, HTML
o Networking : Administration and Maintenance of
Network
: (Windows 2000 Server and 95/98
Clients/Linux)
o Other Tools : Start –Stop Universal Transcription
System MS
: Project Rational Rose, ER Win, & Visio,
: EpiEnfo, Epidata ,Endnotes

Training Courses
April 05 Attended training Program of JHU (USA) about Advance
DBMS (Bangladesh)
Visited Bangladesh which was scheduled for one week I performed, learned
advanced Existing system, I have conducted meetings with DMC staff and
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 visited Rangpur Distt , Gai Band Distt provided them technical support .I
experienced several new things attended central meeting with field staff ,
disused about the Flow of information filed to data management unit and data
collection process quality control and their supervision I also experienced how
to do surveillance, Dosing and to conduct the interview from the community
their mechanism of Field management comprise Team leader , Area
coordinator Field interviewer .In Bangladesh Data management unit is being
run by JHU USA I learned Advance Data Base management System, Advance
Data archiving System etc

Workshops & Trainings

o Attended six month Course of “Software Project Management “
organized by Federal University Islamabad
o One week workshop on GIS and database organized by CIDA
o Three Days training on “Team Building and Management” organized
by CIDA
o Three days workshop on “CRIS”(Country response information system)
organized by NACP
o One Week Training on Advance databases systems and GIS organized
by N.I.H
o Two days workshop on.” Monitoring and Evaluation” organized by Real
solutions.

Language Skills
LANGUAGE READING WRITING SPEAKING
English Excellent Excellent Excellent
Urdu Excellent Excellent Excellent
Punjabi Excellent Fair Excellent
Sindhi Excellent Fair Excellent
Arabic Excellent Fair Fair
Hindko - - Fair

GIS Training

1. etrex GPS futures

2. Advance GIS concepts
3. Coordinate System
4. Projection Sachems
5. ARC Catalog (GDBT,Contents,Meta data, attributes. Macros,visual basic
functions implications)
6. ARC Catalog Tools (3D view tool,ArcGIS Services Administration, Globe
view tools, Context menus)
7. ARC CAT GIS Tool Bar and command line(extensions)
8. ARC CAT contacting and disconnecting folders
9. ARC CAT SHP file properties
10. ARC Globe Introduction
11. ARC Globe Settings
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 12. How to add data in ARC Globe export and import properties
13. New viewer settings in ARC Globe
14. ARC Globe selections on places (By attributes ,by Locations, selectable lay-
ers )
15. ARC Globe interactive methods
16. ARC Globe macros and styles
17. ARC Globe options (Walk,fly,navigations)
18. ARC Globe Online services
19. ARC Globe view settings
20. ARC Globe book mark
21. ARC Globe flicker layer
22. ARC Globe Properties(Sun postion,transformation,Verticale Exaggeration,
animated rotations )
23. ARC Globe command line
24. Placing own map on ARC Globe
25. ARC Globe my place add settings
26. Glob connectivity with Arc Reader
27. ARC Reader Data ,layout, online services
28. ARC Reader markup, options
29. ARCMap advance concepts
30. ARCMap new map creation and map generating from template
31. ARCMap MAP editing
32. ARCMap map editor (buffer,merge,split,union etc)
33. ARCMap advance editing (COGO,Geomatric network editing, rout editing,
spatial adjustment ,topology etc)
34. ARCMap data frames
35. ARCMap overflow annotation
36. MAP development and registration
37. Projection settings
38. MAP Boundaries error corrections
39. 3D analyst (Convertion,Functional surface, Raster interpolation, Raster
Math,Raster Reclass,Raster surface ,terrain,tin surface)
40. Analysis tools (Extract,Overlay,Promixty,statistic)
41. Cartography tools
42. Conversation tools
43. Other tools (Data interporbility,Data
management,Geocoding,geostaticale,tracking analyst etc)
44. Object handling in ARC MAP
45. ARCMap Graphics
46. Locaters
47. GPS connectivity with ARCMap
48. ARCMap macros
49. Address locater and Geocoding
50. ARCMap Survey explore
51. ARCMap data clock
52. ArcScenc options
53. crystal report GIS
54. Remote Sensing concepts
55. Applying Design and Implementation techniques to a new GIS project
56. Errors and error propagation
57. Errors: : fuzzy sets and Monte Carlo simulations
58. Computing with networks: shortest path analysis
59. Different API Integration with GIS MAP
60. GIS server and ARC IMS (concepts ,exercises)
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