Raza Jaffri

Punjab University / FG College of Commerce

FG College of Commerce

Preston University

Helping E-Commerce store owners with all things tech. Hiring in Canada & Pakistan

Lahore District, Punjab, Pakistan

Your go-to consultants for leading edge solutions in Mobile, Web, Cloud and Digital Marketing.

My role is to ensure worldwide growth from lead generation to successful closing of sales.

Email me at <a href="mailto:raza@phase2.ca">raza@phase2.ca</a> for more information.

Got an idea you wish to brainstorm? Schedule a call today.

Are you a web designer, a graphic designer or a design agency? Add our technical capabilities to your service offering and leverage our strengths. I am always keen to establish alliances that are win-win-win for all sides.

Phase 2 Consulting Inc.

Milestone Apps

Director

Mensa is an international society whose only qualification for membership is a score in the top 2% of the general population on a standardized intelligence test.

I qualified for Mensa in UAE back in 1996, then joined Mensa International, UK as a member in 2001. Subsequently I relocated to Pakistan and started participating in the Pakistan chapter. In late 2004 I became a member of the Management Committee and also cover the website and technology issues of the society in Pakistan.

Mensa International

General Secretary Pakistan Chapter

<a href="http://GulfJobSites.com">GulfJobSites.com</a> has now become the largest independent directory and search engine of Job Websites and related resources from the Persian Gulf region. It covers such attractive job markets as Dubai, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. It offers a job board where recruiters can post their vacancies.

GulfJobSites.com

Founder

Responsible for Cloud Native Applications, Cloud Adoption and Migration, AWS, MS-Azure, Tableau, Convo, and Enterprise Custom Application solutions across Middle East and Pakistan region.

Abacus Consulting

Territory Sales Manager

Partner of Code for America ™, we’re a technology focused non-profit building a non-partisan civic innovation ecosystem to improve quality of life across Pakistan. Through the creation of open source technology to address civic needs, we aim to transform civic life by increasing civic engagement, encouraging the opening of government data, and supporting innovation in the public domain.

Code For Pakistan

Head of Lahore Brigade, Code for Pakistan

My pitch for 'Deals on the Go', a location based deals alert venture won 3rd place in this 54-hour event where developers, designers, marketers, product managers, and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups!

- Deals on the Go' includes iOS and Android mobile apps for the public, an app for the merchants and a web based business dashboard to announce latest deals at nearby retailers.

Details can be provided to suitable investors interested in funding it.

<a href="http://lahore.startupweekend.org/">http://lahore.startupweekend.org/</a>

Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Winner

Lead the sales function worldwide for the entire range of DevBatch services and products. Expertise lay in handling the clients from initial lead to closing the sale, helping shape the concept and project scope, as well as overseeing the project during execution upto final delivery.

DevBatch, Inc.

The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a multi-district, grassroots leadership development program of member districts organized into regional divisions in various parts of the world.

RLI is not an official program of Rotary International and is not under its control.

RLI seeks to have Rotary Clubs in its member districts identify those Rotarians who appear to have the potential for future club leadership (not necessarily as club presidents) and provide those so identified with a quality education in Rotary knowledge and leadership skills so important in voluntary organizations.

I am a part of the RLI Pakistan Division faculty.

Rotary Leadership Institute

Joint Secretary North - Pakistan Division

ShopHTML is a design-to-HTML conversion service. <a href="http://ShopHTML.com">ShopHTML.com</a> was a fresh startup. We crafted an aggressive all-out international sales campaign and targeted 3 main markets: North America, Europe and Australia.

Our goal for the first 3 months: Acquire 30 clients who would provide a stream of repeat business.

Our role: Market research; pitch; acquire; collect the job and pass it on to the ShopHTML team and stay in the loop to ensure continuity of contact and do firefighting where necessary.

At the end of the contract we had surpassed the target. Also part of the contract was to train and transfer the knowledge, the sales pitch and the communication techniques to ShopHTML so that they can acquire and retain clients themselves. In due course ShopHTML went on to build a portfolio of several hundred clients before being sold to a new owner.

ShopHTML.com

International Sales Manager

Tessera Search, headquartered in Dubai, is a retained Executive Search firm. We have significant experience of working across the MENA region for multinationals, large local conglomerates, government entities, law firms and banks. Our reputation for leaving no stone unturned when looking for the best talent is supported both in our results and by our client testimonials.

In addition, due to our network of Executive Search partners in the UK, Australia and Canada, we are able to offer our clients top talent not just from the MENA region, but from across the globe.

<a href="http://www.tesserasearch.com/">http://www.tesserasearch.com/</a>

Tessera Executive Search

Consultant

Ali Free Clinic is taking quality healthcare to the patient. We provide both consulting and medicines free of charge.

Our first clinic has started in a densely populated, low-income district known as "Green Town", lying adjacent to an industrial zone in Lahore, Pakistan.

Rather than growing the clinic into a large, multi-specialty facility at one location, we aim open clinics in other locations of similar profile, in far flung areas, adding specialists to our team, and incorporating telemedicine so that we can bring highly qualified specialists to the doorsteps of people who can not afford them.

We are seeking collaboration, advice, and support in the telemedicine field.

Ali Free Clinic, Lahore, Pakistan

Our background in business development, product development, strategy & planning and above all, customer service, helped us stand out from the crowd when we opened doors as a technology services company.

When it comes to e-commerce, web based applications, portals, LMS, job boards, crazy new ideas, social media, SEO/SEM, online sales, or quick fixes, speak to us. You will find that, surprise surprise, we speak YOUR language. Thats our forte! We understand the dynamics and needs of a business and how to best translate that into technology.

Sign In Group gave birth to great projects like:
<a href="http://Aarknet.org">Aarknet.org</a>, the job board I always wanted to launch;
<a href="http://FirmBooking.com">FirmBooking.com</a>, a travel comparison shopping site;
<a href="http://AmericanJobSites.com">AmericanJobSites.com</a>, directory of jobs related website from US;
<a href="http://DubaiJobSites.com">DubaiJobSites.com</a>, directory of jobs related website from UAE;
to name a few.

Thanks to our several jobs & recruiting ventures we have done exceptionally well in the recruiting space and continue to grow and invest in this area.

Sign In Group

Co-Founder & Director

Offices held in Rotary at Club level:
2008-2009: President of the Club
2007-2008: Secretary of the Club
2008-2012: Board Member

Rotary

Rotarian, Rotary Club of Lahore Liberty

NOTE: I am looking for someone to take over this project.

Originally launched to communicate dates and agenda for the LUMS HR Forum meetings, the forum has evolved into a web-based forum of Human Resources professionals from Lahore in particular and Pakistan in general. Please visit <a href="http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/lums_hr_forum/">http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/lums_hr_forum/</a> to join and interact in the forum.

LUMS HR Forum

pak-jobs-sales-marketing is a resource for sharing job postings and opening in the sales and marketing area, and is meant for professionals in, and related to Pakistan. Please visit <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pak-jobs-sales-marketing/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pak-jobs-sales-marketing/</a> to join and interact.

Pakistani Joblist - Sales and Marketing Jobs

Moderator

Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan.

Direct Marketing International, Pakistan is a member of the Pioneer House group, and represents Encyclopaedia Britannica products in Pakistan.

Direct Marketing International

Country Manager

A diverse group with presence in Persian Gulf, South Africa, South Asia, U.K. and the U.S.A. Activities: Direct sales, publishing, distribution, manufacturing, real estate & food businesses.

My total stay with in Pioneer House was 1995-2005, as explained in subsequent entries below.

Reporting the MD, in the role of BDM my portfolio grew to Business Development while continuing to head Information Technology & Creative. I played a key role in the formation of alliances, new ventures and exploring new business partners, sales channels and suppliers.

In 2003, I set up alliances and laid foundation for a strategic foothold in Pakistan, as well as sourcing of materials and human resources, and the acquisition of a fast-growing distribution house in Karachi.

Pioneer House LLC, Dubai

Business Development Manager

Gulf Human Resources Professionals Forum provides an online platform for the HR community from the Gulf region as well as those interested in this region. Here Recruiters, Employers and Human Resource Professionals share issues of common interest and seek advice, pass-on leads, offer assistance, and even ask for referrals for their next career jump.

Founder, Gulf Human Resources Professionals Forum

My role expanded to cover Information Technology as well as Creative. While continuing to lookafter the responsibilities of Creative Manager, in 1997 I developed the Sales Management Information System and was overall incharge of all I.T. requirements of the company, both, software and hardware.

MY MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT was spearheading the development of a cloud-based Management Information System in 2000 that was accessed by 18 offices and branches across the Persian Gulf, South Africa, India and Sri Lanka. The system included Sales, Inventory and Attendance modules and allowed real time reports. This pioneering work was both, ahead of its time, unheard-of at the time. The system was so robust that the company was still using it in 2012.

During this time I also, conducted Staff Training, Seminars and Presentations for Sales, Administration and HR Departments. I explored new supply sources, product lines and service providers as well as profit maximization through cost control measures.

IT Manager

Launched as an experimental website in 1997 Aarknet is the culmination of a dream to build an internet technology company. Originally conceived in mid 1980s as a company built around technology, linked to the world via satellite, free from the limitations of time and space, the term "dot-com-company" did not exist at that time.

Aarknet gave birth to great projects like:
<a href="http://GulfJobSites.com">GulfJobSites.com</a>, the top jobs portal for the Persian Gulf region;
<a href="http://WorldJobSites.org">WorldJobSites.org</a>, building the world's largest jobs directory;
<a href="http://HigherStudyAbroad.com">HigherStudyAbroad.com</a>, a global directory of Higher Education resources;
to name a few.

Aarknet

Founder and CEO

My role evolved from field sales to development of Marketing Campaigns, Sales Promotions, Sales Collateral, as well as the development, monitoring and management of internal Sales Contests for the company's direct sales team of several hundred spread across the Gulf, South Africa and India.

Creative Manager

Reporting to the Director, my responsibilities included developing the retail sales channel and wholeselling to bookshops, supermarkets, stationers, etc in the UAE and Saudi Arabia for trade titles, Sales Promotions and Trade Fair Participation.

Books Retail & Wholesaling Manager

Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)

Being the leading Media House in the Middle East, its product line included Audio/Visual products, Publishing, Trade Directories, Advertising Services and Cinema advertising.

Reporting to the Senior Management, I was responsible for all activities in my territory including retail distribution, corporate & government sales, and product launches. I conceived and launched a "club" to build customer-database enabling the company reach the customers directly for new product launches and promotional activities. In addition, I also initiated Company’s participation in trade fairs and exhibitions.

Motivate Advertising, Marketing & Publishing

Territory Sales Head

Institutional sales, government sales, military sales, bookfairs, purchasing, in-store management, and more.