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Duniya kitni choti hai. :)
Indeed. :D
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Good acheivements! Well done! I am getting jealous!
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Nice intros pppl....however, am surprised to see that there arent any linguistics?? only 1 who studied Arabic i think and another 1 who planned to study English. That's it??
Academic Profile:
I did my nursery partly in Scandinavia and partly in Pakistan and then did my matriculation and Islamic Studies from Sir Syed, Pakistan
City Youth School, Scandinavia : Studied French, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Biology and Social science
Copenhagen Business College: graduated in International Business, culture and Modern languages (Major: International Marketing) (Minor: Spanish) (Advance level: French, English and Danish)
Dundee College: Studied European Studies - Scottish culture & History, British Economy, Politics and History
University of Geneva: Studied French and Swiss culture and History
Escuela de Debla, Spain: Studied Spanish and Spanish & Latin culture and Spanish History
now studyin' Combined Hons BA International Relations/Politics and History in UK
Professional:
Currently working in UNICEF as project associate, Fund Raising and Tele - Marketing dept, and am also a Non Profit C.E.O - PDS (Pakistan Development Society)
Apart from that I am a free-lance Business Development and Creative advisor and have worked as Human Rights Activist, Social worker, Team and Project leader at L.O.C (Kashmir, Pakistan [Disaster Management and Immediate Relief], Psychologist, Student counsellor, Fund raiser, Event manager, Sales advisor, Translator, Performance Checker Officer, Business development advisor, nutrition counsellor and psycho-analyst. I work independently for International Development Organizations, UN and int. NGOs as Think Tank. I basically develop ideas, make policies and plan strategies for orgs, magazines and newspapers, educational institutes and companies. Currently, I am considering workin' in my brother's company as Creative Head.
In addition, I am trouble-maker for good :P I write articles, make documentaries (troubled regions as Kashmir, Lebanon-Israel), director and write theater scripts and translate poetry in different languages and teach dance.
Rest I can't remember - therefore . . . laterzz
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Maybe this is the right/wrong post for advice, but I see so many guppies with experience in IT industry. I am currently working for Insurance firm as a Quality Assurance Analyst/Business Analyst. Since our department is small, I get to touch upon several different aspects....from smoke/functional/regression etc testing....also i lead bug/defect tracking meetings... write test cases/test plans...i have worked on BRD's...jad sessions..etc meeting with managers/users/Developers..but i need advice on courses/certifications I can take to progress in my career.
I was considering some Quality Assurance certifications and possible starting with Green Belt to move on...but I hear negative things about how its not worth it. Anyways, anyone who has been in this field, plz advise courses to take to progress..or even a path to take....to advance in career.
What is in demand in the market. On a side note I am/was persuing my MBA in IT mgmt, before delivery of my baby. Its on hold for a little while, but Inshallah in Fall i will take just 1 class a semester. What's in demand these days in term of MBA specialization?
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SEEMz like wat i m studying NO ONE ELSES IS STUDYING THE SAME:bummer:
else for my lil intro i m studying at uni of Ping Pong.
majoring in y ppl r PhD?
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wow! guys, seems like I've read through top notch head hunter's website faints
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Hi all,
its good idea about intro so here I am. BSc(Physics, Chemistry), DSE, MSc Computer Science - Lahore MSc Networks and Communications - Westminster University London.
Currently Working as Telecom Solutions Consultant with LogicaCMG in London, worked mostly for Telecom clients including worlds first 3G network DoCoMo Japan, Vodafone, T-Mobile, IBM, O2 etc.
Have 6+ years experience in IT
good to see successfull gappies here.
Shakil Ahmed
This is quite old and missed school
Matric, Central Model School Lahore
FSc, BSc(Physics, Chemistry) - Islamic College, Lahore
Diploma in Software Engeering - National college, Lahroe (now University of South Asia)
MSc Computer Science - Distinction
2 years with IT consultancy Innovative (www.i2cinc.com)
MSc Computer Networks and Communications, Universisity of Westminster, London
Joined IT consultancy LogicaCMG - 6 years worked as consultant with clients like DoCoMo Japan, IBM, O2, Orange, Vodafone, BT,T-Mobile, Dixons Group, Bank of Scotland, CLS Bank etc
left LogicaCMG and have short stints with two Media and Telco Opertors.
Currently working as Senior Solutions developer with Financial company in Central London.
Starting part time PhD on the side lines.
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Well quite interesting thread and after reading whole of it (bit difficult in fact and it contains history as well) I found myself in the world of intellectuals and high achievers.
Here goes mine,
Doing CA (Pak) in the final stage only one paper left to the qualification, have planned to go for CFA in future, currently working as Manager Accounts & Finance in company of 2500 employees.
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just started my career journey as I am 18 yrs old now
July 2007 - Present : Grey Worldwide as an IT Manager/web developer
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I might as well add my two pence worth. Graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree in Psychology from one of the best Universities in England (Uclan) and currently doing a post graduate course at Masters Level in Educational Practice at another brilliant University: St Martin's College, Carlisle.
All praise be to Allah (SWT) to whom I owe my success.
Allahu Akbar.
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updates:
got CCSA certified
got CISSP certified
got ITIL V3 certified
n ya
also managed to get a black belt after breaking my toe thou 
now just contemplating on gettin a masters degree in security 
I went from wanting to major in poli sci, psychology, impulsively declared an English major in summer of 2004, thot bout doing fine arts/art history, accounting (!!!) and finally back to English and Media.
I initially wanted to go to FIT (Fashion institute of technology) but I got rejected :(
I do have plans (career/academic wise) but I dont wanna say so as not to jinx em. I'll report back in a year :D
Wow. This was written about 4 years ago.
I completed my English major in 2007 (creative writing concentration) and started taking accounting and economics classes. I took them initially as electives and just kept going as if it were my major. I graduated several months ago with a Bachelor of arts in English and a minor in Accounting.
I got a job in the mutual fund industry several weeks after graduation, however, that was temporary and not my cup of tea at all. I'm still looking for work and do intend on completing my CPA (InshAllah)
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In My Introduction :
1998 :Firt 12 years of Eduction from Waziristan
2000 :Graduated in Science(Double math and Physics) from Waziristan
2004 :Got Bachlor of Engineering Degree in Electronic Engineering from Karachi
2005 :Studied at Master Level Computational Industrial and Applied Mathematics from
Karachi (Part time study just because of my mathmnia)
2006 :Worked for 14 months with Radio Pakistan
2007 :Now Working as Instruments and Control Engineer with a Contracting Company in
UAE since last 3 years.
2010 :This year 2010 will be going back to school for Postgraduate study in Engineering
(Insha Allah)
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I dont know where my first introduction went but I did this after getting my first child.
Senior Process Managment Certification
ITIL Certification
Some more minor courses and career development courses.
Computing Oxford Diploma 2 years, final exam was postphoned to next year 2010 due to my second child birth date which fell on the month of the exam and I was not able to fly there.
Insahallah plan on doing Masters in IT afterwards .. taking it slowly though.
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I’m floored! 
MashAllah, we have a decent bunch on GS
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Kinda sounds stupid seeing as I don’t know most of you well but wow I’m so happy to know you guys have achieved what you have! Mashallah 
So who can give freebies of some sort? 
p.s. yeah I have nothing 'kay? sucks. :hinna:
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Guppies who posted in this thread should now re-post updates.
graduated with an undergrad in comp engg in '05. worked in a Canadian bank's capital markets division for 4ish years. primarily worked on building trading applications for the electronic trading/DMA area. then joined another capital markets firm as a trader. got my CFA recently. my dream is to work in a value investing firm that believes in the principles of Ben Graham/Warren Buffett. for now looking to get a job in equity research before eventually moving to the buyside hopefully.
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this thread is what..12 years old now?
I would love to hear from other older members who posted here earlier.....