SYED IRFAN NABI
snabi@iba.edu.pk
DEPARTMENT: Centre or Computer Studies
AREA OF INTEREST (SPECIALIZATION): Computer Science
TEACHING AT IBA SINCE: 05/2003 – to date
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
Information Security Management (MIS)
Center for Computer Studies,
Dec
2009 - Expected
Master
of Science / Software & Information Systems Management
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
May 2001
Academic
Projects during Masters:
· Developed a business case, system design and implementation strategy for BIPAS (Bookstore Inventory Payroll
& Accounting System); an information system to computerize all the transactions of a university bookstore.
· Developed a proposal of action plan for Information Security Risk Analysis of a critical national database.
· Designed and developed a decision support system ITSDEC (Information Technology Service Decider) to help
small business owners to select the type of IT Service feasible for their business.
· Developed a case study highlighting impact of information systems and information security on psychological
warfare.
Post
Graduate Diploma in Technical Education (Production Engineering)
Islamic University of Technology, (Formerly Islamic Institute of Technology), The Organisation of the Islamic Conference
(OIC),
September 1996
Bachelor
of Science / Mechanical Engineering
April 1994
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
Lecturer
Center for Computer Studies, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, Pakistan
Full-time faculty member. Teaching BBA & MBA students a variety of MIS subjects.
05/2003 – to date
Additional
Projects:
· Developed the new MBA-MIS program for IBA that is being offered from Fall 2006.
· Analyzed BCS program offered by IBA and developed strategy and implementation plan to realize its full
potential.
· Created plan and conducted curriculum revision and modernization of BCS & BBA (MIS) programs.
·
Technical study and evaluation of various open source ERP & CRM software
including Compiere, Ohioedge,
SugarCRM etc.
· Designed and offered a 7 module hands-on computers course for senior faculty & staff members.
Courses
Taught/Supervised:
· MIS102 - Management Information Systems
· MIS401 - Information Systems Management
· MIS459 – Customer Relationship Management
· MIS491 – MIS Project
· MIS551 – Supply Chain Management
· MIS591 – Multidisciplinary Project – I
· MIS592 – Multidisciplinary Project – II
· Five (05) Month Industry Project
Graduate
Teaching Assistant
Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS),
Provided teaching support to the departmental faculty by teaching, conducting labs, making and evaluating exams,
tests and projects.
08/2002 – 01/2003
IT
Services Technical Training Assistant
George Washington University, Washington, DC., USA
Taught computer training courses. Assisted IT Services Technical Training Coordinator with planning, scheduling,
enrolling and developing IT Services’ short courses for computer training.
08/1999 – 08/2000
Professional
Experience – Consulting – While at IBA
Strategic
Management & Quality Assurance Consultant
Ensign Communiqué, (A wholly owned subsidiary of Shaheen Foundation), Karachi, Pakistan
Worked on strategic planning, curriculum development, train-the-trainers programs and setting-up QC & QA
framework for a CDGK .Pilot Project to provide Call Center
Skill to 2000 educated, unemployed youth of
02/2007 – 4/2007
CBR
Executives Capacity Building Program Consultant
Designed and conducted PC-Skills Course for World Bank sponsored CBR Executives Capacity Building Program for
all the officers of CBR Southern Region.
06/2005 – 02/2006
NON-TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
System
Specialist
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) Computing
Facility,
USA.
Led and supervised a team of 18 technicians to maintain Engineering School LAN, 7 computer labs and 300
faculty/staff desktop PCs, workstations and laptops. Provided technical support to the students, staff and faculty of
SEAS.
08/2000 – 10/2002
Projects:
· Designed and deployed secure wireless network for SEAS Computing Facility.
· Planned and executed migration of all the SEAS users to Windows 2000 & MS Office 2000.
· Set up two new computer labs and upgraded software and hardware in other labs.
· Developed policies and procedures of using various SEAS computing resources.
· Hired technicians and student workers.
SYED
IRFAN NABI
Information
System and Services Local Support Partner
Assisted
trouble-shoot various PC and network problems.
10/99 – 07/2000
Maintenance
Area Engineer (Apprentice)
Fauji Fertilizer
Company, Goth Machhi,
Supervised 10~15 technicians to maintain machines and equipment of the processing plant.
09/97 – 9/98
Worked as area engineer under special contract in the Turnaround of FFC Plant – II.
Oct 1998
RESEARCH
& PUBLICATIONS
Journal
Articles
· Syed Irfan Nabi , Danish Abrar, Karim Chagani,
Adnan Anwar Khan, Anwar ul Haq.
Converged Service of Data,
Video
& Voice – A Business Model and Readiness of Pakistani Market
Accepted for publication in the upcoming volume of Business Review, Vol 3. No. 2 July-December 2008, Institute of
Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan.
· Syed Irfan Nabi, Ammar Saeed Rana, Najeeb A. Khan, Siddiqua Alibhai, Sukaina Ali, Syed Muhammad Razi, Syed
Muhammad Waqas Shahid. ERP, Its Role and Issues in its Implementation in the Textile Industry of Pakistan.
Submitted for publication in the upcoming volume of Business Review, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi,
Pakistan
Conference
Presentations
· Syed Irfan Nabi,
Murtaza Nooruddin, Qurat Ul Ain,
Jawad Raza, Tania D’Souza. Consumer Behavior and Cellular
Industry in Pakistan, National Conference on Information and Communication Technologies (NCICT-2007),
University of Science and Technology Bannu, Main Campus, Bannu, N.W.F.P., Pakistan, 9th June, 2007