Ovais Ahmad Khan

Email: ovais  [dot] khan [at] gmail  [dot] com

Looking for a challenging position in software industry that allows me to make use of my software engineering and networking background; providing room for creative growth, research and exposure to advanced computer science areas.

Kalsoft (Pvt.) Ltd, Karachi, Pakistan

n       Currently working as Technical Lead and Software Architect in the Enterprise Architecture Group

n       Performed pre-project technical analysis and consultancy for various clients

n       Working on CRM Plus, a CRM Application for financial institutions (C#, SQL Server 2005, VS.Net 2005)

n       Worked on Channel Intranet Solutions, a license based e-learning delivery product (C#, ASP.Net 2.0)

n       Performed analysis and design of an automated testing tool to verify “Reptile”, titled “Anti-Reptile”

n       Worked on a Call Center reporting tool “Reptile”, for a UK-based client (C#, VC++, VS.Net 2003)

n       Worked for about a year as an outsourced software consultant for enhancing Banking Vision and UniNet, banking solutions being used at Union National Bank, Abu Dhabi, UAE (C/C++, BC5, Oracle 9i, Oracle ProC, VC++, Web Services)

Note: Details are available in the attached ‘Project Details’ document

National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (NU-FAST), Karachi Campus, Karachi, Pakistan

n       Managed the Campus LAN consisting of over 200 workstations at two locations for about seven months

o        Managed a team of 10 people and administered servers, routers and workstations

o        Implemented Microsoft Software Update Service (SUS), for automated Software updates

o        Implemented a load-balancing and fault tolerant proxy server using multiple links

o        Designed and implemented VPN to give remote access to teachers and students

o        Set up and administered Linux based Research Lab mainly consisting of old PCs

o        Designed and implemented Network Monitoring System using SNMP and MRTG

n       Worked as an Advisor ICT Office to stream line the networking infrastructure of the university

n       Worked under Dr. Misbahuddin Mirza in the area of Distributed Computing with special focus on Grids and implemented a Grid Computing Environment within the campus

n       Set up a distributed computing environment using the PVM library

n       Assisted in courses like Information Processing Techniques, Operating Systems, and Data Structures including supervision of course projects, assignments, labs and conducted workshops

n       Developed an automated programming assignment testing software

n       Deployed an open-source online course collaboration system

Programming Languages: C#, C/C++, Java, SQL, PERL, Shell Scripting

Web Based Tools: ASP.Net (1.1 and 2.0) , HTML, ASP, JSP, XML, XSL, JavaScript, Java Applets

Middle Tier Technologies: COM, Java Beans, Web Services, Dotnet Remoting, BizTalk Server

Emerging Technologies: Grid Computing, .net 3.0 (WF, WPF)

Database Systems: SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Access

Application Servers: IIS, Resin, Tomcat

Development Tools: Microsoft Visual Studio 6/.Net/2005, Borland C++ 5, Microsoft Visual Studio Team System, Crystal Reports, Oracle ProC, Microsoft Visual Source Safe, Borland JBuilder, Eclipse

Other Tools: Microsoft Visio, Rational Rose, ERWin, Microsoft Project

Operating Systems: Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 (Professional & Server), Linux, Solaris, Free BSD

National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (NU-FAST), Karachi Campus, Karachi, Pakistan

Bronze Medal (3^rd Position); Thesis Core Area: Grid Computing; CGPA: 3.48 (4-point scale)

FAST Institute of Computer Science, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

Bronze Medal (3^rd Position); CGPA: 3.76 (4-point scale)

n       BizTalk Server 2006 Developer Quick Start, Microsoft, December 2006

n       BizTalk Server 2006, Kalsoft (Internal Training), November 2006

n       Microsoft Pakistan Developers’ Conference, July 2003 and July 2006

n       IBM DB2 Fundamentals, IBM IT Education Services, April 2003

n       IBM WebSphere Studio, IBM IT Education Services, April 2003

n       Teradata Basics, NCR Education System, June 2002

n       Misbah U. Mirza, Ovais A Khan, et al, “A Parallel Distributed Environment for Pakistan”, in Proceedings 7th IEEE International Multi-Topic Conference (INMIC'2003), Islamabad (Pakistan), 8-9 Dec, 2003

n       Received Bronze Medal for securing 3^rd Position in MS (CS)

n       Received Bronze Medal for securing 3^rd Position in BCS

n       Received the first prize in IEEE Student Paper contest held in September, 2001

n       Received scholarship for two years from the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of Pakistan

n       Received the award for outstanding performance at FAST Karachi in Spring 2000 and Fall 2000

n       Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers – IEEE (since 2001)

n       Association for Computing Machinery – ACM (since 2002)

n       IEEE Computer Society – IEEE CS (since 2004)

n       IEEE Communications Society – IEEE ComSoc (since 2004)

n       Microsoft TechNet Club (since 2004)

Nationality: Pakistani

Passport Information: Pakistani Passport, bearing valid UAE visa