BIO-DATA

Rank & Name : LT CDR ( R) Maqsood Ahmed, PN

Nationality : Pakistani, Canadian

SERVICE RECORD/EXPERIENCE

Pakistan Navy

Joined Pakistan as Commissioned Officer in Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy on 30 January 1983. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 January 1986 and to the confirm rank of Lt Cdr in January 1994.

Service Onboard Various Pakistan Navy Ships

Performed a variety of duties, some of the prominent duties are as under:-

a) Communications Officer

b) Supply Officer

c) Regulating Officer

d) Officer in charge Apprehended Vessels.

Lt. Commander (R) Ahmed Maqsood

20 Rue Jean Dallaire, Hull, Quebec J8Y 3H7

maqsood.niaz@3web.net, 819-776-5223

November15, 2003

I am a Canadian citizen and have 12 years of Administration and Management experience in Pakistan Navy /Maritime Security Agency. I meet all the requirements for this job in terms of experience and skills. As a Public Relations Officer to the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) I have an extensive experience in:

· Devising and implementing the communications policies, strategies and initiatives for the promotion of Pakistans Navy's Public image

· Obtaining, analyzing, and disseminating information requested by politicians, senior officers and the public, regarding the role and mission of Pakistan Navy.

· Carrying out research and analysis for a variety projects related to communication policy research.

· Collecting data and information about special events such as sports competitions and Defence Day Celebrations and using this data for conducting and managing media coverage of these events and for analysing communication policies and strategies

· Preparing correspondence and reports in order to plan and conduct the media coverage for the VIP visits

· Preparing and issuing of press releases to the media

· Editing, publishing and the distribution of the monthly magazine of Pakistan Navy The Navy News

· The media monitoring, analysis and research

· Coordinating, planning and executing VIP visits

· Arranging and managing press conferences for the CNS

I have just done my Master of Engineering, Engineering Management from the University of Ottawa. I have also done a specialized training from the Information Services Academy associated with the Ministry of Information, Government of Pakistan. This ten months intensive training program is designed to train Information Service Group Officers of the Central Superior Services of Pakistan.

I have also taken the following courses in my Masters at the University of Ottawa: Strategic Marketing Management, Strategic Marketing Context, Consumer Products Marketing, Seminar in Marketing Strategies, E- Commerce Systems for Electronic Commerce, E-Business Electronic Business Strategies, Business Telecommunications Systems and Issues In Management and Operation Of Communication Networks. The skills and experience that I have gained, by performing the above mentioned duties could be utilized, to perform the job in an effective manner, if given an opportunity to do so. Thank you for your time and, consideration.

Sincerely

Lt. Commander (R) Ahmed Maqsood

Resume

Lieutenant Commander (R) Ahmed Maqsood

20 rue Jean Dallaire ¨ j8y3h7 Hull, Quebec Canada

819-776-5223

maqsood.niaz@3web.net

Summary

· 12 years management experience in Pakistan Navy/Maritime Security Agency

· Ability to maintain effective working relations with people of diverse backgrounds.

· Ability to formulate options, make conclusions and recommendations.

· Ability to delegate responsibility and, establish priorities.

· Ability to conduct independent research and analysis

Public Relations Officer to the Chief of Naval Staff

· Planned & arranged media coverage for, all the VIPs visits including Foreign Dignitaries to the Naval Headquarters and various other places of interest in Pakistan.

· Obtained, analyzed, and disseminated information requested by politicians, senior officers and the public, regarding the role and mission of Pakistan Navy.

· Carried out research and analysis for a variety projects related to communication policy research

· Collected data and information about special events such as sports competitions and Defence Day Celebrations and used this data for conducting and managing media coverage of these events and for analysing communication policies and strategies

· Prepared correspondence and reports in order to plan and conduct the media coverage for the VIP visits

· Prepared, presented and provided daily media reports and briefings to the Chief of Naval Staff regarding issues related to Pakistan Navy, current affairs, international affairs, defence related issues, and issues related to regional stability and geo-political situation.

· Monitored the local as well as the foreign media

· Developed and executed recruitment drives, in order to encourage Pakistani youth to join Pakistan Navy (PN).

· Designed and implemented publicity campaigns in order to create public awareness among the masses about the role and mission of PN

· Prepared & issued Press Releases for media to highlight various PN activities/special occasions.

· Arranged and managed press conferences for the Chief of the Naval Staff to highlight various PN activities.

· Kept a close liaison with the sister PR directorates in PAK Army, PAK Air Force and Federal government.

· Developed and managed a database containing all the photographs, press, audio and video clippings of all the important PR activities including VIP and foreign dignitaries visits.

· Monitored the use of annual public relations budgets, prepared budgetary reports and provided a detailed plan for annual public relations budgets to the finance and budget directorates.

· Supervised the PR office staff and provided guidance.

· Managed the smooth and efficient functioning of PR office and conducted the annual assessments of the PR staff.

· Maintained excellent human relations with persons of all ranks and with heads of all other departments.

· Reviewed all the draft letters submitted by my staff, for official correspondence and made changes and/or corrections if needed.

· Handled, tracked and responded queries from politicians, senior officers and the public, regarding the role and mission of Pakistan Navy.

Prominent among foreign dignitaries were:

· Admiral Charles R Larson Commander -In- Chief Pacific Command US Navy.

· Vice Admiral Douglas Commander US Naval Forces Central Command.

· Prince Fahad Bin Abdullah, Deputy Commander Royal Saudi Naval Forces.

· Colonel Yousaf, Naval Chief of Bahrain Navy.

· Colonel Hussain, Navy Chief of Jordan Navy.

Some of the important National personalities were:

· Former President Ghulam Ishaq Khan.

· Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

· Former Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.

· Former Caretaker Prime Minister Mr Moeen Quershi.

· Former Defence Minister, Syed Ghos Ali Shah.

· Former Defence Minister Mr Hazar Khan Bajrani.

· Former Defence Minister Mr.Aftab Shaban Mirani.

· Former Interior Minister Ch. Shujat Hussain.

· Former Finance Minister Mr. Sartaj Aziz.

· Former Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mr. A.G.N. Kazi.

· Former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Shamim Alam Khan.

· Late Chief of Army Staff General Asif Nawaz.

· Former Chief of Army Staff General Abdul Waheed.

· Former Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan.

Magazine Editor

· Arranged the publication of a monthly magazine, "Pakistan Navy News" on a regular basis, as a Magazine Editor.

· The magazine was widely circulated throughout Pakistan Navy and other Defence Establishments.

· Managed the research and collection of the material for the Navy News.

· Encouraged all the personnel in the Navy to contribute to the Navy News.

· Conducted an extensive review and screening of all the material submitted for publication.

· Edited the material in the light of PN media policies.

· Selected two photographs (reflecting the monthly PR activities), after a careful review (one for the title page and the other for the back page).

· Wrote special reports to highlight major PN activities such as sports competitions, passing out parades of cadets, fleet efficiency parades and annual communication dinner etc.

· Supervised and managed the Proof reading of all the material for publication.

· Coordinated the publication efforts in order to ensure the timely publication

DESCRIPTION OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING

This ten months intensive training program is designed to train Information Service Group Officers of the Central Superior Services of Pakistan .The training program consists of over 1100 hours (equivalent to 30 Graduate Courses, of three credits each) of lectures, seminars, visits to various media outlets, Public Relations departments of various levels of Government, Private Organizations, to all the provincial capitals and other places of interest in Pakistan.

During this training program, the officers were given an opportunity to meet with the Chief Ministers, Governors of all the provinces and with the President and Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, at the time of the visits of officers to the provincial capitals and the capital of Azad Kashmir.

The officers were also provided with an opportunity to meet with all the Heads of Federal and Provincial Ministries. During these meetings the Senior Officers arranged briefings for the under training officers, to provide them with information, about their areas of responsibilities. The officers were also sent to the Secretariat training Institute for one month. This training Institute provides training to officers of the Federal government in service writing.

In terms of formal instructions, professionals from various levels of governments and private businesses were invited to deliver lectures to the under training officers. In addition to these professionals the academy also have a regular teaching staff. The main focus of the, in class instructions, was on various areas of Public Relations, Mass Communications, Journalism, Current Affairs and International Relations.

Supply Officer

1 Planned, set up and administered PN accounting systems

· Prepared financial information for the Director General and Head of departments

· Monitored and examined accounting records prepared by various departments of the Agency

· Developed and maintained cost findings, reporting and internal control procedure

· Managed the preparations of employees monthly salaries, examined financial records and transactions

· Administered and approved payments relating to salary advances and compensation claims

· Recommend improvements to accounting systems and management practices and analysed and corrected entries in the payroll system

· Ensured accuracy and compliance to accounting standards, procedures and internal controls and interpreted and implemented PN financial regulations and rules on payroll and entitlements matters

· Prepared and reconciled , financial statements and reports

· Recommended changes in procedure for payroll system and prepared replies to audit observations related to the concerned department

· Coordinated with the financial institutions

· Managed the preparation of budgets

· Developed and maintained cost findings, reporting and internal control procedures and arranged and supervised the periodic audits

· Prepared reports and audit findings and advised the Director General on the findings of audits committees

· Managed the handling of foreign currency exchange

· Supervised, managed and evaluated the financial needs of Personnel belonging to the disadvantaged families

· Supervised the delivery of financial assistance to the Personnel in need

Communication Officer

Designed, developed and managed communication plans for Search and Rescue

Managed PN communication networks

Managed the use, maintenance and training of all Radio equipments including VHF, UHF and HF

Managed, supervised and trained the communication staff in the use of effective communication tools including drafting, writing and sending communication messages and reports

Conducted a thorough review, research and analysis of the existing communication policies and procedures for Search and Rescue in order to make necessary improvements

Researched analyzed and evaluated new technologies and made recommendations for their deployment

Developed training materials, operating and user manuals to train communication staff

Maintained, upgraded and enhanced existing communications systems

Managed the troubleshoot and provided continuing user support, to resolve difficult problems

Provided guidance on the use of new techniques, to measure performance and continued effectiveness of communication equipments

Participated in writing reports and papers on communication plans and strategies

Employment History

1983-1994 Naval Officer Pakistan Navy

1994-1995 On board Merchant Ships Greek Shipping Company

Education, Training and Credentials

2003 Master of Engineering University of Ottawa, Canada

Engineering Management

1993 Master Foreign Going Vessel Ministry of Communications Pakistan

1991 Specialized training in public relations/mass communications, Information Services Academy----Ministry of Information, Islamabad Pakistan

1989 Maritime Interdiction Course Conducted by USA Coast Guard Officers at Karachi

1989 Navigation Control Course Marine Academy Karachi, Pakistan

1988 Certificate in Principles of Management and Data Processing (IBA) Karachi

1986 Watch keeping Certificate Pakistan Navy

1981 M.Sc. Applied Mathematics Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad Pakistan

Description of Courses

INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Introduction to management. The structure of engineering organizations. Planning and control in engineering management.

ISSUES IN MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Selected topics and emerging issues in management and operation of public and corporate communication networks: real-time and distributed systems; multimedia communications; integrated services networks.

APPLIED RELIABILITY THEORY

Failure rate. Repair time. System reliability estimation: binomial model. Strength stress model. Failure detection and isolation. Statistical quality control.

INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION

Principles of organization. Production processes. Organization and planning of production. Evaluation of production activities. The economics of production. Planning for economy. Information engineering. Standardization.

SEMINAR IN MARKETING STRATEGIES

STRATEGIC MARKETING MANAGEMENT

Developing and managing products and services. Designing, pricing, distribution and communication strategies. Organizing, implementing and controlling marketing effort.

MODELS OF PUBLIC AND SOCIAL GOVERNANCE

A thorough review of the different models and particular mechanisms of decision- making, accountability and governance in the public and social sectors in comparison with those arrangements in the private sectors.

STRATEGIC MARKETING CONTEXT.

Marketing tools for decision-making. Marketing planning and information systems. Analysing environment, buyer behaviour and competitors. Researching, segmenting and selecting target markets.

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF INFROMATION TECHNOLOGY

Information technology (IT) architecture in and between organizations. Alignments of IT with organizational strategy. Management of applications portfolio. IT impact on organization, control, and users. IT and business transformations.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

Basic accounting concepts, balance sheet, income statement, retained earnings, cash flow statement. Financial statement analysis, interpretation of ratios, impact of accounting policy choices, knowledge of the key financial statements and accounting principles on which they are based, Exploring inappropriate manipulation of GAAP in the preparation of financial statements that result in non-disclosure of information and misrepresentation of the underlying economic events Exploring key accounting tools and techniques, and their application in decision that result in stake holder value creation and management, improving the ability to evaluate the relevance of financial accounting information, Exploring the role and importance of accurate and adequate disclosure in financial statements. The objectives of financial accounting statements, the role of the audit and the expectations GAP, the role of financial reporting in capital markets. Examining the impacts of accounting policy choice on financial statements and their analysis. Clarifying the role of management, Board of Directors and external auditors in financial reporting and disclosure and Introduction of current issues and debates in corporate reporting

CONSUMER PRODUCTS MARKETING

How to link all aspects of marketing decision into cohesive plan for products targeted to consumer markets. How to build brand equity by integrating, positioning strategy, product strategy, pricing strategy, communication strategy and distribution strategy. Marketing objectives, budgeting, implementation and strategy evaluation.

BUSINESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

Concepts of voice, data, image and video communications and their integration into local and long-distance networks. Business communication systems examples.

GOVERNMENT ONLINE Requirements for building online solutions. Detailed design-to-implementation process: e-procurement, system architecture, privacy, security, private-public partnerships, embedded measurement and controls. Learning organizations in government. Proceeding from visioning to communicating and actualizing an online vision. Tools for e-business transactions, buy-in, risk assessment, and reacting to emerging opportunities. Issues of e-democracy and e-governance. Evaluation and measurement of results.

MANAGING CHANGE.

The change process in organizations, creating a vision for change, diagnosing organizations, change implementation, overcoming resistance to change and effective change agent skills.

SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

International standards fro data systems. Electronic data interchange (EDI). Security and privacy issues. Commercial transactions systems on the Internet.

ELECTRONIC BUSINESS STRATEGIES.

The new techno-enterprise. E-business value. Internet-native business models. E-business platform and applications. Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) as E-business backbone. Aligning the e-business design with application integration. Selling chain management. E-supply chain. E-procurement. Developing the e-business design. Virtual enterprise. Electronic Markets.

CONSULTING: DESCRIPTION, PROCESS AND MODELS:

Familiarity with various consulting models, consultants role, intervention models and processes, preparing and implementing a consulting project and consulting ethics.