Atif Abdul-Rahman

Atif Abdul-Rahman

Business Intelligence Consultant at SISCOM

Saudi Arabia

Current
  • Business Intelligence Consultant at SISCOM
Past
  • Master Thesis Student at SAP AG
  • IT Consultant at Institute of Technical & Business Information Systems, University of Magdeburg
  • Research Associate at Fraunhofer IFF VDTC
  • Associate Software Engineer at TPS Pakistan (pvt) Ltd.
  • Tutor Assistant (TA) - Management Information Systems at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
  • Tutor Assistant (TA) - Object Oriented Programming at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
Education
  • Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah University
  • National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
  • Pakistan International School Riyadh
Connections
398 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Atif Abdul-Rahman’s Summary

My aim is to enable organizations create, share and transfer knowledge within the value chain of the enterprise not only leveraging the competitive advantages of business intelligence (especially data mining) but also establishing sound knowledge
management practices. Thus enabling the organization to improve its market standings.

Atif Abdul-Rahman’s Specialties:

Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Application Integration, Service Oriented Architectures, Knowledge Management


Atif Abdul-Rahman’s Experience

  • Business Intelligence Consultant

    SISCOM

    (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

    July 2008Present (1 year 5 months)

    Delivering a comprehensive solution to clients starting from Pre-Sales all the way to service handover with key time spent on Analytics and Dashboards and supporting the business analysis and project management activities.

  • Master Thesis Student

    SAP AG

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SAP; Computer Software industry)

    October 2007June 2008 (9 months)

    Working on an EU Sixth Framework Project, SToP, www.stop-project.eu which is a part of the "Internet of Things" revolution.

    Specifically developing Fraud Detection Technology for RFID based Supply Chain Networks at SAP Research, Karlsruhe, Germany

  • IT Consultant

    Institute of Technical & Business Information Systems, University of Magdeburg

    (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Research industry)

    April 2006November 2006 (8 months)

    Software Development, Web Services, Service Oriented Architectures, Simulation and Modeling, Microsoft.NET, Sharepoint Portal

  • Research Associate

    Fraunhofer IFF VDTC

    (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Research industry)

    July 2006October 2006 (4 months)

    Distributed Software Development in Microsoft.NET, Enterprise Application Integratoin, Virtual Reality, Web Application Development

  • Associate Software Engineer

    TPS Pakistan (pvt) Ltd.

    (Partnership; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    January 2005August 2005 (8 months)

    Software Development, MIS, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Project Coordination, Level-3 Support, Microsoft.NET.

    First Prize, PASHA ICT Awards, "Pakistan's Best Business Application of the Year 2005" for Insight.

  • Tutor Assistant (TA) - Management Information Systems

    Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Research industry)

    September 2004December 2004 (4 months)

    Supplementary Lecture, Student Assignments, Students Project Management, Student Assistance.

  • Tutor Assistant (TA) - Object Oriented Programming

    Mohammad Ali Jinnah University

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Research industry)

    May 2004August 2004 (4 months)

    Programming Tutorials, Programming Assignments, Quizzes, Student Project Management, Student Project Assistance.


Atif Abdul-Rahman’s Education

  • Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

    MS , Data & Knowledge Engineering , 20052007

    Courses: Methods and Tools for MIS, Knowledge Processing, Data Mining for Changing Environments, Web Mining, Knowledge Management, Service Oriented Architectures, Software Infrastructure, Distributed Databases, Advanced Database Models, Multimedia Technology, Multimedia and Security, ERP Technology, Data Warehousing, Machine Learning.

    CGPA: 1.7 out of 5.0 (German Academic System)

    Activities and Societies:
    Up2Date Network, a social group working for a logistics company in Cameroon.
  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah University

    BS , Computer Science , 20022004

    Major courses studied: Software Engineering, Aritificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence, Database Systems, Object Oriented Programming, Psychology, Philosophy, Management, Logic, Development Economics.

    CGPA: 3.28 out of 4.0
    Transferred from FAST National University of Computers and Emerging Sciences in 2002.

    Activities and Societies:
    President ORION (Organisation for Research, Innovation, Opportunities and Networking Peers),
    Technical Workshops,
    Debate Team,
    Seminar Society General Secretary and Anchor
  • National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

    BS , Computer Science , 20002002

    Major courses: Computer Programming, Algorithms, Physics, Electronics, Discrete Mathematics, Calculus, English.

  • Pakistan International School Riyadh

    Intermediate Certificate , Pre-Engineering

    Activities and Societies:
    Debates: 1995,1996,1997,1999,2000
    School English Debates, 2nd Prize 1999
    School English Debates, 3rd Prize, 1995
    Quiz Champion 2000
    Badminton Doubles Runners Up 2000
    Badminton Doubles Winner 1995
    Troop Leader, Scouts Association, 1995
    Patrol Leader, Scouts Association, 1994

Additional Information

Atif Abdul-Rahman’s Websites:

Atif Abdul-Rahman’s Interests:

Reading books, cricket, badminton.

Atif Abdul-Rahman’s Groups:

  •    OPEN Forum
  •    Data & Text Analytics Professionals (1800+ members)
  •    International Network of Social-Eco Entrepreneurs
  •    Strategic Business and Competitive Intelligence Professionals
  •    OPEN Silicon Valley
  •    Open Source Universe
  •    Integration Consortium
  •    TDWI's Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Discussion Group
  •    Offshoring & Outsourcing Forum
  •    Ponder Alliance
  •    LI-DE (LInked DEutschland)
  •    Master Data Management Interest Group
  •    M.A.J.U
  •    Startup Network - North America
  •    Pakistani Professionals Working Outside of Pakistan
  •    Link Pakistan
  •    Pakistan Business Group
  •    Machine Learning Connection
  •    Gulf Connexions
  •    Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi - Pakistan.
  •    مكة
  •    Saudia NetWork
  •    University of Magdeburg Alumni & Friends
  •    Pakistan International/Embassy School Riyadh
  •    Xcelsius
  •    Fraunhofer Alumni Past & Present
  •    Outsource to Pakstan
  •    Open Dashboard Methodology
  •    Xcelsius Gurus
  •    Business Intelligence Middle East
  •    Riyadh SharePoint User Group
  •    UTMA - Ubiquitous Text Mining and Analytics
  •    Saudi Hot Jobs -- Telecom & IT
  •    Recruitment Solution (CV & Job Postings)

Atif Abdul-Rahman’s Honors:

Recieved Full Scholarship to attend the KDUbiq Summer School by the KDUbiq committee, March 2008 in Porto, Portugal. http://www.kdubiq.org
Team member, First Prize, PASHA ICT Awards for 'Pakistan's Best Business Application of the Year 2005', for Insight, while working at TPS Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan.
Second Prize, Software Competition, PunjabTech 2003, Lahore, Pakistan.
Special Prize, Software Competition, PROCOM 2003, Karachi, Pakistan.
Various awards in Debates and Public Speaking Competitions.


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