Syed Muhammad Umar

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Syed Muhammad Umar
Finance
021-34380941, 0343-3040473
muhammad.umar@khi.iba.edu.pk
Date of Birth: May 1, 1990

Educational Qualifications:
BBA 2013 Institute of Business Administration, Karachi 3.46* (86.22%)
A levels 2009 The City School PAF Chapter 3As 2Bs
O levels 2007 Defense Authority Public School O&A Levels 7As
*CGPA up to the 6th Semester

Elective Courses
Treasury and Fund Management, Financial Engineering and Risk Management, Security Analysis, Sales Management,
Corporate Finance, Financial Modeling, Brand Management, Advertising, Accounting Info System with SAP and
Executive Leadership.

Major Term Papers I Reports I Projects
• Conducted research and prepared a literature report on Treasury Management vs Cash Management.
• Prepared a report on the differences between conventional banks’ Car Financing and the Auto Ijarah schemes
of Islamic Banks
• Conducted research on the Dividend Policy of Bank Islami
• Conducted an in-depth external and internal analysis of Shell Pakistan
• Analyzed the Pharmaceutical Industry of Pakistan and suggested recommendations
• Conducted research and prepared a report on the ethical concerns arising from the different types of markets
that are prevailing in Pakistan
• Wrote a case study on Ora-Tech Systems, a solution software provider company
• Prepared a report on the organizational culture of Cadbury Pakistan and the effects of the merger with Kraft Foods
• Conducted research and prepared a report on the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system of IG Motors
• Wrote a case study on the Information Systems (IS) of Credit Suisse
• Conducted research on the Information Management Lifecycle of Tapal Ice Tea
• Prepared a report and led my team in a research to determine the importance of Karachi Press Club

Work Experience
Jan 2013 - Current : Teacher's Assistant at IBA - Sir. Leon Menezes (Prof. of Management)
June 2012 - Aug 2012 : Internship at 3M - Designed strategies for a new product's launch, conducted in-depth
analysis of the market and successfully completed a sales project of value more than 1,000,000 PKR.
Feb 2012 - May 2012 : Internship at Dar-ul-Sukun - Worked with special people, assisted doctors in physiotherapy,
helped and played with special children and worked at Dar-ul-Sukun school.

Extra-Curricular Activities
• Campus Coordinator at IBA Go Green Society (2012 – current)
• Member of the Lions Club International
• Volunteered at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation SIUT, completing 30 hours of community service
• Volunteered at I Own Karachi (2007 – 2009)
• Member of the Sher Gym
• Member of the IBA Football Team (2009 – 2011) and The City School PAF Chapter Football Team (2007 – 2009)
• Head of Logistics at the Annual IBA Iqra Society Conference 2012.
• Executive Director of Participatory Affairs and Registrations at the IBA Media Accession and Reinforcement
Convention I-MARC 2011 - 2013