Achievements:

·         Author, speaker, thought leader and a world renowned expert on Information Technologies with 25+ years of experience in Solutions Architecture/Design, Consulting, Management, Knowledge and Technology Transfer covering wide array of Information Technologies and Visualizing New Products, Strategic Planning, Enterprise Application Integration; Information Delivery Architecture; e-Business; ERP Applications; Data Warehousing; Data Mining; CRM; Database, Internet, Object and Client/Server Technologies; and Information Architectures.

·         Advisor to several companies in conceptualizing and developing new technologies, initiatives, products, solutions/practices in the area of Enterprise Information Architectures, Enterprise Application Integration, and Business Intelligence in wide array on Industries

·         Author of emerging eBusiness technology frameworks, methodologies and implementation models exploiting Web services, Middleware architectures for Distributed services based global information delivery systems, Enterprise Portal Technology assessment, Architectures and implementation strategies.

·         Product Management, propose and Develop Business Opportunities and promote Business Analytical Solutions. Managing entire product life cycle from vision through end of life. Building development team, Establishing procedures, project goals and priorities.

Positions Held/Roles:

• Founder and Chief Technology Officer, The Information Frameworks (1999-Present)
• Visiting Faculty: Rausing Executive Development Center, Lahore University of Management Sciences & National University of Emerging Sciences, Pakistan
• Director, Technology Innovation. Fujitsu Consulting (2003)
• CTO/VP Research and Knowledge Transfer – Intellor Group  (1998-1999)
• Technical Director for Compaq Database and Business Intelligence Engineering Group (1987-1999)
• Senior Technology and Solution Architect and Thought Leader for the Corporate Advanced Information Technology Planning Organization of Compaq/Digital.  Strategic Planning & Management, EAI, eBusiness Solution Integration.
• Principal Software Engineer at Digital’s Center for Integration and Advanced Technologies.
• Headed a 20 member engineering team to develop next generation of CIM systems, Global Data Warehouses, and Enterprise Application Integration and Information Delivery services.
• A catalyst in securing several multi-millions dollars projects for Digital/Compaq services by leading our Sales and Marketing and System Integration organizations.
• Advisor to several major software vendors in defining their product capabilities, architectures and market opportunities
• Dartmouth College and several other universities to define architect and implement CRM systems, campus wide networks and taught emerging computing trends. Managed and headed Academic and Administrative systems
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Books, Publications and Speaking:

• Book: Business Information Warehouse for SAP, Author. Sep 2000.  The best selling book @amazon.com among all SAP, Data Warehousing and Information Management categories.
• Book: SAP Business Information Warehouse Certification Guide, Technical Editor, Oct 2002
• Book: Getting the Most from Business Intelligence and SAP Business Warehouse, Co-Author, Nov 2002
• Book: Technologies for Government Transformation: ERP Systems and Beyond (contributing Author) Published by Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA, DC), Dec 2005.
• 20+ Feature articles in Information Technology Industry magazines
• 150+ Speaking engagements at the leading IT conferences
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Education:  

• Master of Sciences Degree in Experimental Nuclear Physics

• Master of Science Degree in Radiological Health and Environmental Sciences specializing in simulation/high performance computing.

Expertise:

• IT Industry Analyst

• Technology Management 

• ERP Deployment

• SAP R/3 Integration Methodologies 

• Information Frameworks 

• eBusiness Strategies and Technologies 

• Enterprise Information Architectures

• Enterprise Integration Architectures

• Information Management Technologies

• Customer Relationship Management - CRM

• Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing

• Data Mining

• Project Management 

• Distributed and Client/Server Technologies

• Object Oriented Technologies

• Relational/Multidimensional Databases 

• Data Modeling 

• System Analysis and Design

• High Performance Computing

• Manufacturing Systems

• Scientific Computing 

• Environmental Sciences 

• Academic Computing 

• Nuclear Analytical Techniques 

• Technology Transfer/Training 

• Fund Raising

TransAlta    Hughes Aircraft  Coca-Cola  AMP  Chevron  Ericsson  Dow Chemical  Schering-Plough  Monsanto  British Telecom  Coach Leather  Lucent Technologies Philip Morris    American Airlines   Eastman Kodak  World Bank  Polaroid  SAPPI   Microsoft Corporation ARAMCO  Ministry of Agriculture of Canada  Accenture (Andersen Consulting)  Sonora Telecom  Hewlett-Packard Company  Black & Decker Perrigo Company  LSI Logic   Compaq  Rockwell-Collins International  Panex Consulting Qwest Cyber Solutions SAP Portals SAP SI Owens Illinois nVidia, Southwestern Wines and Spirits Intel Miller Fujitsu Consulting  International Technologies Inc.  Government of Pakistan - IT Ministry, Pepsi North America

Product architecture, design, functionality, and

tools selection for the following vendors:

• SAP - Business Information Warehouse for SAP product architecture, functionality and deployment methodologies.
• Microsoft – Data Discovery and Visualization Technology Integration with Analysis Services Engine.
• Oracle Corporation - architecture and development of Oracle Tools Kit for SAP, Oracle Business Intelligence Products.
• Acta Technologies - architecture, and functionality of ActaWorks products.
• Panex Consulting - architecture and design of e-analytics and Business Intelligence projects.
• PolyVista Corporation – Integration of PolyVista Data Mining/Visualization products with SAP/Microsoft Business Intelligence and Enterprise Portal solutions.
• Compaq - SAP performance and benchmark strategies.
• Informatica Corporation - verification of SAP BW 1.2B integration.
• Cognos - integration tools selection - Accelerator for SAP.
• The SAS Institute - SAP R/3 data extraction.
• Brio Technology - verification of SAP BW 2.0A BAPI's.
• Business Objects - Business Connect and integration with SAP BW 2.0A verification.
• MicroStrategy - SAP BW Integration Strategies
• Forte Software – The middleware design strategies for distributed partitionable applications
• VitalSpring - SAP xApps strategies for Advanced Health Benefits Analytics