Uzair Tahir

Academic

Career

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Educational Qualifications:
BBA 2013 Institute of Business Administration, Karachi 3.46* (85.31%)
BBA (Semester Ex.) 2012 American University, Washington DC 3.6
Intermediate 2009 Fazaia Intermediate College, Malir Cantt 75%
Matriculation 2007 Fazaia Intermediate College, Sakesar 76%
*CGPA up to the 6th Semester

Elective Courses
Investment Analysis, Financial Modeling, Corporate Finance, Treasury and Fund Management, Financial Risk Management, and Brand Management.

Academic Achievements
• Selected for USEFP Global Undergraduate Exchange Program and placed at American University, Washington D.C. for Spring Semester 2012.
• Taught Mathematics to IBA EMBA Aptitude Test applicants at IBA, around 50 of my students are currently pursuing EMBA degree at IBA.

Major Term Papers I Reports I Projects
• Stock Analyst Report on “Johnson & Johnson” at American University, Washington DC
• Managerial Policy report on Engro Fertilizer
• Marketing Issues in Pakistan report on Meezan Bank Hajj Umrah Pacakge
• Small Business project on Spark – Digital Media Marketing
• Assisted Professor Sana Fatima in her research on companies’ earnings announcement effects on Karachi Stock Exchange.
• Brand Audit Report on “Whole Foods Market”
• Analysis of Pakistani Industries report on “Steel Industry of Pakistan”

Work Experience
July 2011 - Aug 2012 : 6 week internship at Engro Foods - Finance & Planning
• Dashboard for raw material cost trend of Omore
June 2012 - July 2012 : 6 week internship at Engro Fertilizer - Audit Department
• Survey for assessing the perception of company’s business ethics practices among employees at all management levels, E3 campaign for increasing ethics policy awareness
July 2011 - Sep 2011 : 6 week social internship at Family Educational Services Foundation - Summer Camp at SOS Village
Sep 2011 - May 2013 : Instructor of Mathematics at Institute of Business Administration - Teaching/Preparing applicants for EMBA aptitude test
Sep 2011 - Dec 2011 : Teaching assistant of Miss Sana Tauseef (Faculty of Accounting & Finance) at Institute of Business Administration
Sep 2009 - Dec 2012 : Instructor of Mathematics at Anees Hussain - Teaching/Preparing students for GMAT, GRE, SAT and other university aptitude tests

Extra-Curricular Activities
• Lead Basketball team of IBA in the Inter-University Sports Competitions 2010 held at LSE and grabbed runners up position.
• Elected Treasurer of IBA Entrepreneurship Society
• Short course on Classical Music at National Academy of Performing Arts.
• Performed in Faiz Day organized by IBA Literary Society 2011.
• Published an article on Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s Oscar winning short film “Saving Face” in Express Tribune’s Sunday Magazine issue of 11th March, 2012

Uzair Tahir
Finance
021-34491212, 0334-5521810
uzair.tahir@khi.iba.edu.pk
Date of Birth: 19 June, 1991