SHAHID RASHID

CONTACT Open to working in any part of

00971583070839 the UAE. My visit visa status
Shahid.rashiid@gmail.com makes me available to join
immediately.

PERSONAL STATEMENT
Business Resilience professional with years of resilience and quality assurance experience. A reliable 15-plus years’
experience of the identification of key functional areas, their vulnerabilities, and risks faced by the organizations and
supply chains. Highly transferable experience in quality audits, research, policies development & implementation, and
engaging communication verbal and nonverbal.

Summary

Shahid Rashid is currently serving on the project of Novex Pharmaceutical as Business Resilience professional. Earlier
he fulfilled responsibilities as Head of Quality Assurance in the NSIST (Superior University). Previously, held the post of
Director, Quality Assurance (Hamdard University), and Assistant Director of Planning & Development (COMSATS).

Shahid is responsible for describing the system, its vulnerabilities, risks, and single point of failure to strive for a resilient
system in both industrial (manufacturing) and university (service-based organizations) settings. Shahid’s early aspiration
was to be a contributor in the field of pharmaceutical supply chain and his interests in resilience and unknown risk
enabled him to broaden his scope and focus on continuity and resilience in service and manufacturing industries.

He is a graduate of the University of The West Of England (UWE, Bristol) in International Management and was
concerned with Servitization in Pakistani Pharmaceutical Supply Chains. In addition, he also gained insight into
International Business by earning a master’s from the University of Huddersfield, the UK with a special focus on
developing an optimal transportation model for oil transportation in Pakistan. Recently he is in process of finalization
and submission of his Doctorate dissertation which revolves around resilience in supply chains and their performance in
the era of unknown risks.

Apart from his academic career, Shahid was extensively involved in fundraising for cancer support organization (UK),
environmental protection Malaysia, healthcare activities, and free motivational lectures in less privileged regions of
Pakistan. Shahid also supported public organizations by sharing his expertise in engaging and bringing the local
community to the mainstream national system. He was also a member of Lions club international and supported their
public philanthropic activities.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
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Project Governance
Quality Assurance
Policy Development
Business Continuity Management
Industry 4
Multi-Disciplinary Team led
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
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Creativity
Technical Competency
Motivation
Communication
Teamwork
Time Management
Adaptability
Planning
Organize
EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT
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EDUCATION
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Master of Science in International Management--MSc 2011
Bristol Business School, University of The West of England, UWE, Bristol,
England.
Thesis Title: " Exploring the servitization in pharmaceuticals: Mixed method
approach for investigating the product to service transition and its
impact/implication on pharmaceutical supply chain performance”.
Master of Arts in International Business--MA 2005
Huddersfield University Business School, University of Huddersfield,
Huddersfield, England.
Thesis Title: " Oil transportation in Pakistan: A simplex method approach
for identifying cost effective mode of transport"
WORK EXPERIENCE
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Business Resilience Manager
March 2019 – To date
AHS Services (Pvt) Ltd
• Novex pharmaceutical project ( May 2022 – to date)
Contributions as Project Lead Business Resilience:
a) Responsible for updating and devising SOP’s for the factory
b) Identifying vulnerabilities and solutions at department level
and later from organizational and chain level.
c) Developing system thinking for routine operations.
• Superior University Project (May 2021 to March 2022)
Contributions as Consultant Org. Resilience & QA:
a) Served on the project of NSIST (Superior Group) to
contribute for providing detailed plan and execution for
University establishment and execution.
b) Refurbishing campus as per needs of HEC and relevant
regulatory framework and initiating classes after successful
grant of Charter.
c) Additionally developed policies and procedures for smooth
execution of the NSIST.
Member Board of Governance • Dewan University Project (March 2020 to Jan 2021)
August 2015 to March 2019 Contributions as Strategic Planner:
Hamdard University, Karachi. a) Established policies for development of their campus
and implementation
Member Finance and Planning b) Apart from this whilst working on the project of Dewan
August 2015 to March 2019 University liaised with Chinese government for higher
Hamdard University, Karachi. level of research in Marine Sciences, Rehabilitation
Science, and Business Management.
Member Selection Board c) Further using platform of Dewan University facilitated
August 2015 to March 2019 them to propose to Sindh Government on resilient
Hamdard University, Karachi. tourism possibilities.
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Member Policy Development
Jan 2018 to March 2019 Director Quality Enhancement Cell
Hamdard University, Karachi August 2015 – March 2019
Hamdard University, Karachi.
Focal Person Campus Development Contributions:
Jan 2007 to December 2009 Through the kind trust of BOG successfully culture transformation was planned
COMSATS University, Attock Campus and delivered. The contribution as an individual to work as team paid off in
university quality ranked at the highest level (W Category) from the lowest level
Member Purchase Committee (Z Category). Digitalization of data and records to multidisciplinary research
Jan 2007 to December 2009 were successfully implemented. Designed and executed what if drills and was
COMSATS University, Attock Campus part of the team that enhanced the infrastructural requirement for medical
college and up gradation and development of hospital (Ground plus 16 High
Other Related Experience Rise Vertical Hospital). Also over seen activities of land purchase and
Hamdard University Islamabad campus establishment.
Earlier experience included role as Manager Operations and Planning
Assistant Manager, Operations for Cox Jan 2013 – July 2015
and Kings (Pvt) Ltd tourism related International Safety Management Council, Rawalpindi.
company and contributed in event Contributions:
management, tourism promotion, and Providing support to basic health units and enabling local community to be
dealing with governmental and resilient enough to manage things in normal times as well as in crisis times.
international agencies for tourism Supporting local shelter homes and orphan centres with support to teach, train,
promotion in Pakistan. Apart from this and groom vulnerable members of the society.
contributed in Sitara Chemical (Pvt.)
Ltd as management trainee by Assistant Professor / Coordinator QEC (City Campus)
suggesting ways of employee’s From August 2011 – December 2012
productivity. Additionally taught Hamdard University, Karachi.
subjects like quality in health care Contributions: Using Blooms taxonomy ideas taught student to apply and
and supply chain transformation, as create knowledge. Acted as focal member and implemented QEC in city
visiting faculty in Dow university of campus along with provision of quality related details to Directorate QEC at
health sciences main campus.

Assistant Director Planning and Development / Lecturer

From Feb 2007 - December 2009
COMSATS University.
Contributions: Successfully managed COMSATS Attock Campus (Multi
Billion) project under the leadership of Campus Director Dr AU Kalim (Former
DG Planning commission of Pakistan). Responsible for communicating with
various stakeholders from consultants to construction company to service
providers and regulatory authorities and ensuring all requirements were met.
.Also Developed tendering and bidding documents along with additional
responsibility of member purchase committee.

PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

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Drivers of work alienation: A narrative review”, IBT Journal of business studies,
2016.

ECRM and customers: a case of Askari commercial bank, Pakistan", Business

strategy series, Vol. 13 Iss: 6 pp. 323 – 330, 2012.

EVALUATOR AND SELECTION BOARDS

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Evaluator for Institutional Performance Review
University of Karachi, Pakistan June 2021
Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi 2018 & 2019.

Evaluator for University Performance Review

Nazeer Hussain University, Karachi, 2019.

Supervisor and Evaluator for MBA Research Projects ( Supply Chain

Resilience and Business Continuity)
Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, 2019.
Fatima Jinnah Women university 2021-2022

Member Selection Board

Member Selection Committee, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi

TRAINING
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Training for Quality Enhancement Cells
Attended two days of training on the functioning and policy implementations of
QECs held at QAA, HEC, Islamabad on March 23- 24, 2018.

Training in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Attended five days training workshop held at Universiti Teknologi Mara,
Malaysia Dec 1- 5 , 2019.

DIPLOMAS AND WORKSHOP

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One Year Diploma in Computer Science, Fauji Foundation, 1999
One Year Diploma in Economics, Skill Development Council, 2003
Workshop on Mendley, UTM, Malaysia (2013)
Workshop on SPSS, UTM, Malaysia (2013)
Workshop on NVIVO, UTM, Malaysia (2013)
Research Skills, UiTM, 2018