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Ahmad
Farshid GHYASI
RAFA Main
Office, Opp. IOM Guest House, Qalae-fatullah, Kabul, Afghanistan
Tel. 070-039933
E-mail. farshid@mgovlab.org
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SUMMARY: Excellent ICT consultancy skills with solid business
management skills. Well informed in the Information Communication Technology
field, achieving, innovative and analytical with international exposure, strong
communications and interpersonal skills.
INTEREST: Strategy
& Policy Planning, New Business Development, eGovernment, eCommerce, ERP,
CRM, eLearning, Internet & Mobile Marketing, Web Development, Database
Design and Development
EDUCATION
Sept. 03 - Aug 04 Graduate School of
International Management
International University of Japan (IUJ) Niigata, Japan
Masters of E-Business Management (eMBA)
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Majoring in Strategy
and Policy Planning & New Business Development, (CGPA 3.91)
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Thesis written on
Mobile Government Adoption and Cases of Developing Countries
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In-depth knowledge of
IT Strategy, Planning, Cyber Law, Web/Database Development
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Elected Executive
member of Graduate Students Organization (GSO)
Feb. 99 - Apr. 03 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bachelors
in Management Information Systems (First Class Honors)
· Best Student Award for Class 2003 in
Management Information Systems (CGPA 3.716)
· Concentrated on Database Design &
Management Strategies
· Developed the Intranet portal of the
University used by more than 14,000 students and
Lecturers
Apr. 97 - Apr. 98 Pakistan Computer Academy Peshawar, Pakistan Diploma in Computer Sciences
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Acquired strong
programming and system analysis skills
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Nov
03 - Present Mobile
Government Labs (mGovLab.org) Niigata, Japan
Technology Consultant
· Research & Development in the
field of Mobile Government
· Written academic papers and also
presented a paper in the 4th European Conference on E-Government in Dublin, Ireland
· Provide consultancy service on design
and development of mGovernment applications
May 03 - Aug. 03 United Nations Development Program
(UNDP) Kabul, Afghanistan
Web Developer
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Developed the first
web portal inside Afghanistan (http://telekiosk.moc.gov.af) receiving more
than 1000 unique visitors a day
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Organized and
implemented 1 week training on using Open Source Software to develop web
portals for 20 Ministry of Communications employees
Apr. 98 - Feb. 99 Naeem Carpets Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Peshawar, Pakistan
System Analyst &
Programmer
· Developed inventory control system
and Clients Management Systems to handle more than 4000 major clients and
vendors cutting administration costs down to 20%
Feb. 01 - Jan. 03 BrainSoft Technologies
(http://brainsoftpk.com)
Web Developer
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Developed web based
systems including e-commerce sites, e-learning systems, Inventory Control
Systems, Video Rental System, Online Examinations system.
COMPUTER
SKILLS
Programming
Languages: XML, HTML, PHP, ASP, Java, C/C++, Visual Basic, COBOL
Operating
Systems: Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/NT/XP & MS Office, Linux, MacOS
Database Management
Systems: Visual FoxPro, MySQL, dBase, MS Access, DB/2
Mobile
platform: WAP/WAP2, I-mode
LANGUAGE
SKILLS
Persian/Dari - Native
language English - Advanced
Pushto - Native
language Arabic - Elementary
Hindi & Urdu - Near
Native Malay – Elementary
Japanese – Basic
PUBLICATIONS
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Mobile Government
Adoption: Cases of Developing Countries (2004), 4th European Conference on
E-Government, Dublin, Ireland (Paper presented in the conference and published
in the proceedings of the conference)
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Government –
Citizens Relationship Management (2004), IUJ CRM Day, Niigata, Japan (Paper presented in the
seminar)
CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS &
SEMINARS
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ccTLD Workshop,
Organized by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and APNIC, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia (Aug 2004)
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4TH
European Conference on E-Government in Dublin. Conference organized by the
Irish Presidency of European Union, Dublin, Ireland, (June 2004)
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From E-Government to
M-Government: Facing an Inevitable Direction, IUJ Lunch Time Seminars, Niigata, Japan (June 2004)
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IUJ CRM Day, International University of Japan, Niigata, Japan (March, 2004)
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World Youth Peace Summit Asia Pacific (WYPS-ASIAPAC), Bangkok, Thailand, (Feb 2004)
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Appointed Publicity
Chair for the Euro mGov 2005, Organized by Mobile Government Consortium
International (mGCI) and Mobile Government Lab (mGovlab) held in Brighton, UK on July 2005.
REFERENCES & DETAILS
Available Upon Request