Aijaz Ali Abro, President

Aijaz Ali Abro

President

Sindh Youth Development Center

Location
Pakistan - Hyderabad
Education
Master's degree, Master of Business Administration
Experience
27 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :27 years, 4 Months

President at Sindh Youth Development Center
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since April 2012

www.sydc.org

Sindh Youth Development Center (SYDC) is a Continuing Education and Career Counseling program in collaboration with Shah Abdul Latif University (SALU), Khairpur. It is set up at Shikarpur campus of SALU. I planned this youth development center to provide quality continuing education, Skills Training, a continuing education and career counseling program, and job search assistance.

Following are some of the areas I developed for SYDC:

• Developed Training Courses;
• Prepared PowerPoint Presentations;
• Conducted Training Workshops and Seminars;
• Used Social Media, the Internet, and MS Office;
• Computerized Accounting on Quick Books.

Senior Consultant, Education and Development at Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Pakistan
  • January 2014 to August 2014

Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences is a newly established government degree awarding medical institute in the Sindh province in Pakistan. The construction of institute has just finished, and it is planning to start classes by mid 2015. My role as the Educational Consultant included the following:

Development of organizational Vision and Mission Statements, Strategic Planning, Correspondence, Report Writing, and Negotiation with government agencies; Advising the institute about the Policies and Procedures, Promotion of the Institute at multiple forums, establishing a Media Center and setting up PR Policies. I was responsible to Establish Admissions, and Finance Departments, setting up of Examinations Control System, Career Counseling, and establishing H.R Department, and preparing Employee Policies and Procedures Manual. In the course of my duty I supervised a number of employees, the overall direction of the organization, coordinated and evaluated the departments for successful achievements of organizational Goals and Objectives.

Chief Editor at The Sindh Telegraph
  • United States
  • March 2008 to April 2012

www.thesindhtelegraph.com

I started working as the Chief Editor of this online English Newspaper in Virginia, USA. My job included Editing News, Writing Reports, Writing Editorials, Writing Political and Social Commentaries on current affairs. I extensively wrote reports on devastation of cyclone phet of 2010, supper floods of 2010, monsoon rain floods of 2011, and Democratization of the society.

• Developed good relations with writers, reporters, political and civic leaders;
• Conducted interviews with important personalities;
• Written extensively on social and political issues facing Pakistan;
• Written extensively on Democratization of the society.

President at National Pizza Co-Op, Inc. (NPC)
  • United States
  • May 2004 to October 2009

www.pizzaco-op.com

I Developed a first of its kind Industry Association of independently owned pizza shop owners in United Sates of America, to provide them with Training in Sales, Management, and Organizational Strategies. Trained Member Organizations' staff in excellent Customer Service to Retain Old Clients and find New Customers.

Developed Business-to-Business (B2B) and B2C marketing plan to promote the co op;
• Designed, developed and used hundreds of Graphics, Marketing Materials, write-ups, Direct Mail campaigns to promote the business;
• Published a company Newsletter;
• Conducted Business and Consumer Surveys to create a Research Database of Consumer Behavior and Buying Habits;
• Implemented Customer Retention, Incentive, and Win Back policy and procedures;
• Conducted Seminars, and Workshops;
• Developed Employee Procedure Manual that included HR Policies and Procedures, Employee Benefit Packages, Employee Code of Conduct, Customer Service Procedures; and more;
• Negotiated terms, prices, and products with the suppliers, and entered into a Partnership Programs with several Supplier organizations;
• Negotiated Monthly Rebate Program for Members and the Co-op with US Food Service, and S. Freidman and Sons;

President/General Manager at AAA Print and Promos, Inc.
  • United States
  • January 1997 to October 2009

www.aaaprintandpromos.com

Developed and Managed a Turn-Key Marketing and Promotions Consulting Company with primary market area including Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia. The Primary clients were small to medium sized business. Created a brand new Sales Department, and built a Winning Sales Team.

Implemented Sales Strategies, Hired, Trained, Motivated, and Supervised team of Account Executives, Marketed Consulting and Advertising services to businesses, organizations, institutions, and other agencies, helped AEs to Meet their monthly Sales Goals. Developed Sales Training Manual, and Power Point Presentations. Set up a Telemarketing Department, and trained Telemarketers to generate Peset Qualified Leads.

• Developed a Business-to-Business (B2B) Marketing Plan to promote the business;
• Designed, developed, and used hundreds of graphics, marketing materials, write-ups, Direct Mail Campaign to promote the services;
• Implemented Customer Retention Incentives, and Win Back policy and procedures;
• Created and Developed Sales Training Manual and PowerPoint Presentation;
• Conducted Sales Training Seminars and Workshops to train company Account Executives (AEs);
• Performed Professional Niche expertise with Promotional Products and Integrated Marketing Communications - from Branded Corporate items to producing Direct Mail Campaigns (from Concept to print and delivery);
• Demonstrated Strong Negotiation Skills to drive Company Objectives home;
• Demonstrated strong ability to Write Proposals and respond to RFPs;
• Trained AEs in One-on-One, and Group Presentations;
• Performed Leadership Role as Strong Team Player, and a Role Model;
• Developed Employee Handbook, Sales Policies and Procedure Manual, and implemented HR policies and procedures;
• Negotiated with external professionals for Value Added Services;
• Used MS Office extensively.

President at International Consultants, Inc.
  • United States
  • March 2004 to April 2007

A management consulting corporation that provided consultancy to small to medium sized business, in the fields of management and administration, HR Development, marketing management, accounting, and employee training and motivation.

Education

Master's degree, Master of Business Administration
  • at University of Marland
  • October 2003

Introduction to Business and Management - Principles of Accounting I - Principles of Accounting II - Introduction to Statistics - Management and Organization Theory - Organizational Leadership - Business Law I - Business Finance - Human Resource Management - Marketing Principles - Strategic Management

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at University of Marland
  • August 2001

Management and Organization Theory, Advanced Business Writing, Organizational Leadership, Marketing Principles, Business Law I, Human Resource Management, Business Finance, Business Ethics.

High school or equivalent, General Education
  • at California Department of Education
  • January 1997

Language Arts Writing, Social Studies, Science, Language Arts Reading, Mathematics.

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
Sales Management
Management Development
Training Manuals
Team Player
"One-to-one" customer relationship management
Team Player Level
Negotiation Skills Level
Microsoft Office Professional
Effective and productive team building
Langages: English; Sindhi; Urdu; Punjabi
Ability in business/project development
Sales Team/Member Evaluation
Presentations
Effective Communication
Problem Solving
Project Management
Office Admin
Direct Mail Marketing
Analytical Thinking
Leadership
Writing and Editing
Planning, Organizing, Directing, Controlling
Goal Setting
B2B Marketing
Sales Presentation
Multi Tasking

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Sindhi Association of North America
  • Regular Member
  • January 2005
Distributor Central, USA
  • Regular Member
  • June 2005
PPAI (Promotional Products Association International)
  • Regular Member
  • April 2007
Islamic Society of Baltimore, USA
  • Regular Member
  • March 2003
Saharo Foundation, USA
  • Regular Member
  • July 2008
Friends of Indus, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Regular Member
  • December 2009

Training and Certifications

Grants Proposal Development (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2011
Valid Until:
January 9999
PMP Certification Preparation, Baltimore, MD (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2009
Valid Until:
January 9999
Introduction to Nonprofit Management, Baltimore, MD. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2011
Valid Until:
January 9999
News Sense: The Building Blocks of New, St. Petersberg, FL. (Training)
Training Institute:
Poynter News University, St. Petersberg, FL
Date Attended:
January 2011
Duration:
24 hours
Project Management Course Series, Baltimore, MD (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2009
Valid Until:
January 9999
Responsible NGO Management, New Heaven, CT. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2010
Valid Until:
January 9999