Kumail Syed

Experience

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  Siemens Energy

  Jun 2010 - Jul 2010

  Intern

  Business Unit: Switchboards (Part of the Energy Division, alongside Transformers and Energy Automation)Served as Intern at Production department with work experience of: Designing and standards of switchgear components on AutoCAD. Designing on CAM software TOPS 200 and TOPS 3000, used on TRUMPF Trumatic TC 200R and TC 500R

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  National Refinery Limited

  Jun 2011 - Jul 2011

  Intern

  NRL is the largest refinery in Pakistan whose area of operations covers Storage Tanks at Keamari Terminal, Keamari – Korangi pipeline and a vast network of utilities with 3 separate refineries (Lube – I, Lube – II, Fuel) operating within.Served as Intern at Mechanical Maintenance Department with hands-on working experience in: Inspection Department: Vibration monitoring of rotary machines and Non-Destructive Material Testing in compliance with ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001. Engineering & Design Department: Maintenance of Centrifugal/PD pumps, Compressors and Steam Turbines installed at the facility Show less

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  LOL Waalay

  Mar 2012 - Sept 2024

  Comedian

  Partner, Co-Founder, Performer:LOL Waalay is the longest running, critically acclaimed and most successful improvisational comedy troupe in Pakistan that has been entertaining audiences since March 2012. As the co-proprietor of the business my activities range from devising business strategies to Consumer Behavior Research as well as Sales Strategy planning and execution.

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  AAA Facility Management pvt Ltd

  Mar 2013 - May 2013

  Planning Engineer

  Facility Management is an inter-disciplinary profession covering the back-end utilities of a client’s facility.Planning Engineer:Planning, scheduling and monitoring major maintenance/overhaul/upgrade activities on the following projects: • The Forum: Elevator modernisation o Conducted market research. o Completed technical evaluation of vendors and their proposals. o Provided recommendations to the client. • Indus Hospital: HVAC Chiller overhaul o Provided support to the Project Manager stationed at the hospital. • AAA Head Office: HVAC Solution. o Conducted a technical and financial feasibility study for the new AAA Head Office. Show less

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  Thal Engineering

  May 2013 - Sept 2013

  Trainee Engineer

  Thal Engineering is the leading manufacturer of thermal supplies and electric wiring harnesses for the automotive industry.Trainee Engineer:Posted in the Thermal Systems Division, rotated between 3 departments and led the following projects: • Supply Chain Department o Resourcing: Resourcing is the continuous search for cheaper sources for all parts, semi-finishedgoods, finished goods and raw materials while maintaining quality standards: § ABC Analysis: Categorized the after-market data for parts, semi-finished and finished Goods on the basis of their total usage. Data monitored and extracted from SAP. § Pareto Analysis: Selected parts in the C category based on the 80-20 rule and made recommendations on resourcing particular parts instead of products. § SOP development: Developed SOPs to make resourcing a biennial activity. o Flexible Manufacturing: Assigned a task to look for after-market products that could be developedand produced locally at Thal Engineering in order to maximize revenues.• Quality Assurance Department o Process Capability Analysis: Conducted a Cp, Cpx and Pp, Ppx analysis of various processes inHVAC production.• Parts Development & Procurement Department o Root Cause Analysis: Analyzed production data (extracted from SAP) and carried out a root-cause and corrective actions activity for all parts rejections recorded in the Production Line Control Report from March – May 2013.Achievements:• Awarded a “Good Job Performance” card, a symbolic gesture for appreciating employeeinitiatives, by the General Manager Quality Assurance for conducting a Process Capability Analysis; becoming the first Trainee Engineer at Thal Engineering to receive such an honor. Show less

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  Siemens

  Sept 2013 - Apr 2015

  Project Management:Worked as on-site Project Manager, alongside Sales, for installation of new industrial turbines (<60 MW): • Project Manager – Installation and Commissioning of Gas Turbines at Adhi Gas Field (PPL): o Installation of 03 Gas Turbines (SGT-300) of 8 MW each. o Co-ordination between Siemens AB (Sweden) and customer (PDIL). o On-site project management to fulfill Siemens Pakistan’s contractual obligations. • Assistant Project Manager – Installation and Commissioning of Gas Turbines at Uch-II Gas Field (OGDCL): o Hands-on experience in mechanical installation of 03 X 5MW Gas Turbines (SGT-100). o Trained personally by Mr. Richard B. Bell, Senior Installation Supervisor, SiemensIndustrial Turbomachinery Co., Lincoln. o Site Lead during the cable laying and glanding stage. o Site Lead during pre-commissioning phase.Sales:Employed in the Power Generation Services Department, working as assistant to the sales lead in the fossil area which concentrates on the following classes of equipment installed at power plants: • Gas Turbines > 60 MW • Steam Turbines > 150 MW • Generators > 150 MVAResponsibilities: • Customer relations. • Offer creation. • Maintaining order data and files. • Reporting order entries and sales forecasts. (Quarter-wise as well as monthly) • Outage planning: o Personnel and resource planning. o Making Crisis Management Plans. o TMS Tracking on SAP. • Data monitoring on, alignment with and reporting from Salesforce.com. • Running DAMEX – E (End user) and SPS (Sanctioned Parties) checks for every offer, newcustomers and new vendors.Achievements: • Awarded performance based Ex-Gratia year-end bonus during the training period (2013-14) • Awarded performance based Ex-Gratia year-end bonus in the first year as a permanentemployee (2014-15) Show less

  • Sales Engineer/Project Manager

    Sept 2014 - Apr 2015

  • Management Trainee

    Sept 2013 - Sept 2014
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  Cedar College

  May 2015 - Nov 2023

  - Tracking student performance and gauging the effectiveness of events, campaigns and promotional efforts in light of the competitor activities to help shape future marketing strategies.- Monitoring, analyzing and predicting the market trends and opportunities within the education sector and obtain customer (students and parents) insights. - Maintaining strong KOL relationship amongst various specialties and leveraging the relationship to develop strong advocacy of the brand. - Identifying collaborative opportunities via outreach with other academic institutions and professional organisations to solidify Cedar as a serious institution in the education sector.- Devising strategies and tactics to drive growth and capture the market share to achieve the admissions targets.- Planning and executing sound promotional plans and campaigns on ground to market the Cedar brand, reach the target audience, drive student and parent engagement, create brand awareness and add prestige to the Cedar name.- Coordinating with the in-house Media team for development of campaign artwork and content.- Liaising with other departments for managing other promotional programs and activities such as Open House, Student Orientation, Parent Teacher Conferences etc. - Ensuring seamless and successful on-ground implementation of campaigns, strategies and meetings within the allocated or raised budget.- Providing trainings and development programs to the Marketing Team to stay abreast with the ever-eveolving trends and techniques in Marketing, particularly with regards to Social Media.- Providing a creative and productive work environment to the Marketing Department to ensure efficient workflow Show less - Devising strategies and tactics to drive growth and capture the market share to achieve the admissions targets.- Planning and executing sound promotional plans and campaigns on ground to market the Cedar brand, reach the target audience, drive student and parent engagement, create brand awareness and add prestige to the Cedar name.- Coordinating with the in-house Media team for development of campaign artwork and content.- Liaising with other departments for managing other promotional programs and activities such as Open House, Student Orientation, Parent Teacher Conferences etc. - Ensuring seamless and successful on-ground implementation of campaigns, strategies and meetings within the allocated or raised budget. - Implementing training programs offered by the Cedar Management to improve Human Resources.- Ensuring a creative and productive work environment to the Marketing Department to ensure efficient workflow.- Ensuring smooth execution of events.- Ensuring proper reporting and marketing of on-campus events and activities on digital media such as Facebook, YouTube etc. Show less - Supervising a team of 2 - 3 Marketing Executives and sharing their workload as and when required- Executing marketing campaigns, plans and strategies devised by the Department Management.- Creating collateral for digital as well as on-ground marketing campaigns.- Planning and executing Cedar’s Open House: the main marketing event of the year. - Ensuring the implementation of brand guidelines at all events. - Planning and executing events approved and assigned by the Department Management.- Coordinating with Counseling and Academics Departments to obtain clearances of students allowed to attend events- Coordinating with Procurement and Finance Departments to run the back-end operations for the execution of events.- Supervising and guiding students throughout the event process: planning, budgeting, execution and reporting.- Ensuring smooth execution of events.- Ensuring proper reporting and marketing of on-campus events and activities on digital media such as Facebook, YouTube etc Show less - Executing marketing campaigns, plans and strategies devised by the Department Management.- Creating collateral for digital as well as on-ground marketing campaigns.- Planning and executing Cedar’s Open House: the main marketing event of the year. - Ensuring the implementation of brand guidelines at all events. - Planning and executing events approved and assigned by the Department Management.- Coordinating with Counseling and Academics Departments to obtain clearances of students allowed to attend events- Coordinating with Procurement and Finance Departments to run the back-end operations for the execution of events.- Supervising and guiding students throughout the event process: planning, budgeting, execution and reporting.- Ensuring smooth execution of events.- Ensuring proper reporting and marketing of on-campus events and activities on digital media such as Facebook, YouTube etc. Show less

  • Head of Department

    Nov 2022 - Nov 2023

  • Teacher

    May 2015 - Jul 2023

  • Marketing Manager

    Aug 2020 - Oct 2022

  • Assistant Marketing Manager

    Aug 2017 - Jul 2020

  • Marketing Executive

    May 2015 - Jul 2017
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  Southshore School for A-Level Studies

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2020

  Teacher

  Teaching A Level Physics.

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  The Millenium University College

  Jan 2018 - Aug 2020

  Teacher

  Teaching Business Statistics to University of London's Royal Holloway program B.Sc. Management. Course code: BA1040

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  Bayview College

  Sept 2018 - Aug 2020

  Teacher

  Teaching A Level Physics.

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  SABAQ

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2020

  Instructional Designer

  I design educational content utilising my expertise as a Teacher and a Comedian. I make learning-based sketches and lectures that are engaging, thought-provoking and promote self-learning. At SABAQ my content is for younger classes (Kindergarten to Grade V) and I am conducting independent research and production for higher education. Some of my content is available on my ever-updating Youtube Channel.

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  Bhin Physic

  Feb 2020 - now

  Science Communicator

  Education, the way it should be done! This is where I combine all my skills, talents and experiences to create Character-based comedy lessons for Physics. From scripting to shooting, editing and managing social media - all of it is done by me.

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  Khan Academy

  Aug 2020 - Sept 2024

  Instructional Designer

  Translating into Urdu and redesigning Khan Academy's Post- Secondary Mathematics videos

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  Maqsad

  Dec 2021 - Nov 2023

  Instructional Designer

  I use my expertise as an educational content creator to make lessons at Maqsad, currently for Intermediate Level Physics.

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  ERA Professionals

  Sept 2023 - Sept 2024

  Chief Program Manager

  Project Lead for Education for All, looking after the implementation of Khan Academy Urdu content.

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  Beaj Education

  Jul 2024 - Sept 2024

  Content Creator

  Creating marketing and instructional videos to draw teachers to Beaj's learning community.

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  Habib University

  Sept 2024 - now

  Head of Student Life