Mahmood Mirza

Mahmood Mirza

Regional Head of Business Development at Wavetec, Internet Entrepreneur, Social Media Consultant, Startup/Career Coach

Pakistan

Current
  • Founder at Mazaydar.com
  • Head of Business Development, South Asia Region at Wavetec
  • Founder at MediConnect
  • Social Media Consultant at The Indus Hospital
  • Partner | Recruitment Solutions at Innovo Global Solutions
Past
Education
  • University of Waterloo
  • Karachi Grammar School
Connections
248 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Mahmood Mirza’s Summary

Mahmood Mirza’s Specialties:

Mastery of Business Fundamentals (2009) -- Six Sigma: Total Quality Applications (2008) -- Personal Excellence, Schuitema (2008) -- Introduction to Business Analysis (2007) -- PMP Certification Workshop, BMC (2007) -- Project Management Applications (2007) -- High-Powered Communication (2007)
Care and Growth Leadership, Schuitema (2006) -- Strategic Time Management, Timelenders (2006)


Mahmood Mirza’s Experience

  • Founder

    Mazaydar.com

    (Internet industry)

    2009Present (less than a year)

    Mazaydar.com is the smartest way to find the best restaurants around Pakistan by leveraging the experience and interests of a trusted network of friends, family and food enthusiasts!

  • Head of Business Development, South Asia Region

    Wavetec

    (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

    March 2009Present (9 months)

    We're a high-growth firm specializing in customized, integrated technology solutions. Our core expertise is in Customer Queue Management and Information Display Solutions. Over half a million customers are served by our queuing solutions daily, and thirteen regional stock exchanges share real time data with their customers, partners and employees using our LED display systems. Our clients include some of the largest organizations in finance, telecom, aviation and government and our operation now expands from North America and Europe, to Africa, Middle East and South Asia.

  • Founder

    MediConnect

    (Partnership; Internet industry)

    2009Present (less than a year)

    MediConnect is a high-tech, social enterprise that is using innovative mobile and internet technology mashups to make healthcare information transparent and accessible to all Pakistanis. We want to enable people to make smarter decisions about their health by providing easy, instant and free access to personalized medical information.

  • Social Media Consultant

    The Indus Hospital

    (Hospital & Health Care industry)

    May 2008Present (1 year 7 months)

    As a volunteer/consultant, I have developed Indus Hospital's online outreach program via Facebook and Twitter. Presence on other high-traffic social and professional networks like Myspace, Linkedin and Xing also drives traffic to the website. Online donation services such as Causes have been linked to our 501(c)(3) donation accounts to make it easy for net-savvy supporters to contribute easily.

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    The Indus Hospital is a state of the art tertiary care center that aims to make quality healthcare available to all Pakistanis for free. A dedicated team of local and expatriate professionals provide specialized medical care with an emphasis on innovation and research. The facilities at the hospital are complemented by community outreach programs focused on prevention and early detection of disease, encouraging community involvement and ownership.

    Visit www.indushospital.org.pk for more information or email me at mahmood.mirza@indushospital.org.pk.

  • Partner | Recruitment Solutions

    Innovo Global Solutions

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    2007Present (2 years )

    Innovo Global Solutions (InnovoGS) is a provider of Psychometric Assessment and Executive Recruitment services. Established in 2006 with the aim of bringing the most advanced developments in the Human Resource industry to the Asian market to help organizations make the most of their investment in Human Capital. Please visit www.innovogs.com for more information.

  • Project Manager | Business Automation

    Wavetec

    (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

    August 2006April 2007 (9 months)

    ▪ Initiated and conducted activity to document entire operational workflow
    ▪ Managed functional-design and development of a customized solution to automate critical business functions: production, sales, support, analytics
    ▪ Created intelligent spreadsheets to manage inventory control and customer complaints, and generate analytical reports to set performance benchmarks
    ▪ Satellite offices in various regions were linked together by a centralized remotely-accessible database and mail server improving enterprise-wide efficiency and communication

  • Assistant Manager | Business Systems Consulting

    Sidat Hyder Morshed Associates

    (Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

    January 2006July 2006 (7 months)

    SHM Associates (www.sidathyder.com.pk) is one of Pakistan's leading management consulting firms with offshore work and delivery exposure to over 15 countries and established and recognized leadership in the local market space.

    Lead Consultant
    Oracle Apps 11i – Sales Order Management (OM)
    ▪ Created questionnaires for interviews to develop a comprehensive operational workflow around the sales function
    ▪ Converted historical data from legacy systems into usable data sheets for deployment to Oracle Apps OM
    ▪ Developed a solution design for the removal of redundancy and inconsistencies within core inventory data of 13000 spare part items
    ▪ Single-handedly implemented the entire Sales & Pricing module from BPR to deployment and training and created detailed, user-friendly documentation to minimize the need for future on-site support

  • Business Systems Analyst

    Ernst & Young International

    (Partnership; Accounting industry)

    October 2004December 2005 (1 year 3 months)

    (Sidat Hyder Morshed Associates)

    Junior Consultant
    Oracle Apps 11i – Human Resource Management (HRMS)
    ▪ Revisited and revised client HR processes based on Oracle best practices
    ▪ Devised complex SQL queries to extract data from legacy systems and organized data into filtered spreadsheets for analysis and upload
    ▪ Customized and deployed Oracle Applications
    ▪ Developed user manuals and conducted in-depth trainings
    ▪ Created business reports and analytics dashboard for top management


Mahmood Mirza’s Education

  • University of Waterloo

    B.Math (Honours) , Operations Research / Computer Science , 20002004

    Advanced empirical analysis, critical analysis and rhetorical writing, databases in business applications, network flow theory, deterministic methods of operations research, data structures and algorithms, computer applications for simulation

  • Karachi Grammar School

    19852000


Additional Information

Mahmood Mirza’s Websites:

Mahmood Mirza’s Interests:

Professional Networking, Digital Signage, Interactive Technologies, Social Entrepreneurship, Web 2.0, Social Media Marketing,

Mahmood Mirza’s Groups:

  •    Executive Suite
  •    Institute of Management Consultancy
  •    INFLUENCE | Pakistani Influential Network - Pakistan
  •    Private Equity and Venture Capital Group
  •    Timelenders Network
  •    RecruitingBlogs
  •    OPEN Silicon Valley
  •    Banking and Finance Technologies
  •    Internet Sourcers and Recruitment consultants
  •    ME HR Professionals
  •    Retail Industry Experts
  •    Tech Recruiters - 5000+ Members
  •    Dubai Business Network
  •    GCC Investors Forum
  •    Digital Signage Link
  •    Morocco (Maroc) Investment Opportunities
  •    Startup Specialists
  •    Customer Experience Professionals
  •    Retail Industry Professionals Group
  •    University of Waterloo Alumni
  •    Worldwide Digital Signage Network
  •    Customer Experience Management
  •    Digital Signage Industry Connection
  •    Media Professionals Worldwide
  •    Digital Signage Association
  •    Retail Banking Network
  •    Gulf Entrepreneurs Club
  •    Friends of The Indus Hospital
  •    Customer Experience Management Professionals
  •    Deal Flow Network™
  •    StartUpArabia
  •    MENA Private Equity and Venture Capital Group
  •    P@sha Pakistan Software Houses Association (Pasha) Members Network
  •    Africa & Middle East Telecoms
  •    Business Analytics and Optimization
  •    UW Global Business Network

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