Amir Khawaja

Amir Khawaja

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Solutions Engineer: Connectivity And Infrastructure Solutions

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Position:

Solutions Engineer: Connectivity and Infrastructure Solutions at Verizon Wireless

Location:

Bellevue, Washington

Industry:

Telecommunications

Work:

Verizon Wireless - Bellevue, WA since Dec 2011
Solutions Engineer: Connectivity and Infrastructure Solutions
T-Mobile Jan 2006 - Dec 2011
Technical Sales Engineer
Natural Data May 2005 - Dec 2005
Lead Engineer
TacWorldwide outsourced to Iron Mountain Apr 2004 - May 2005
Systems Manager
Cocoon Capital Mar 2000 - Jun 2002
Senior Systems and Sales Engineer

Education:

University of Illinois Springfield 2011 - 2013
MSC, MIS Albright College 2006 - 2010
BSC, Information Systems and Technology Arizona State University 1992 - 1996
University of the Punjab, Lahore 1986 - 1988
BSC, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics

Skills:

Mobile Technology
Mobile Communications
Mobile Internet
Mobile Devices
Content Management
Infrastructure Projects
IP Networking
LAN/WAN
IT Management
System Administration
Network Administration
Trade Show Facilitation
Training & Development

Languages:

English
Urdu
Punjabi
Hindi
Pothowari
Seraiki

Certifications:

MCSE, Microsoft
MCP, Microsoft
Post Graduate Diploma: Computer Sciences, National College of Computer Sciences

Multi-Faceted Enterprise Architect And Thought Leader

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Position:

Technical Development Manager at SHFL entertainment, Adjunct Professor at College of Southern Nevada

Location:

Las Vegas, Nevada

Industry:

Information Technology and Services

Work:

SHFL entertainment since Feb 2009
Technical Development Manager
College of Southern Nevada since Aug 2000
Adjunct Professor
Holiday Systems International Sep 2008 - Dec 2008
Information Technology Director
Cash Box, LLC Jun 2008 - Sep 2008
Chief Software Architect
Consolidated Mortgage May 2004 - Aug 2007
Senior Software Architect

Education:

University of Nevada-Las Vegas 2003
BA, Environmental Studies Las Vegas High School
St. Anthony High School

Skills:

.NET
ASP.NET
ASP.NET MVC
ASP.NET AJAX
WCF
C#
PHP
SQL
SQL Server
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Java
JavaScript
jQuery
Project Planning
Software Development
Enterprise Software
Innovative Thinking
Software Development Methodologies
Agile Project Management
Team Building
Team Management
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Team Oriented
Strategic Consulting
Service Orientation
SOA
SOAP
Apache
Technical Leadership
Thought Leadership
Strategic Leadership
Cloud Computing
Software Architectural Design
Enterprise Architecture
Cloud Architecture
Cloud Computing Architecture
Windows Azure
Microsoft SQL Server
Project Management

Interests:

Cloud Computing, Cloud Architecture, Enterprise Application Design, Design Patterns, Project Management Methodologies, Process Improvement, Business Strategy, Leadership, Category Creation.

Languages:

English
Urdu
Punjabi
French
Arabic

Amir Khawaja Rockville, MD

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Work:

NIH

Jun 2013 to 2000
Sr. Business Analyst Process Automation & Grants Modernization (Consultant) SHRM - Society for Human Resource Management
Alexandria, VA
Jul 2012 to May 2013
Project Manager CMS & Strategic Planning University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Aug 2011 to Jun 2012
Project Manager Process Improvement and Automation @ MPC Department of Defense (IBA Consultant)
Falls Church, VA
Apr 2009 to Mar 2010
Project Manager EHR Modernization @ DHIMS Sprint Nextel Corporation
Reston, VA
Jan 2006 to Mar 2009
Program Manager - Enterprise Release Management Department Verizon Communications (Ciber Consultant)
Silver Spring, MD
Jan 2002 to Dec 2005
Release Manager IT Program Management Office Samsung Telecommunications America
Richardson, TX
2000 to 2001
Product Manager Universal Mobile Telecoms System (UMTS) Project Verizon Business (Formerly MCI)
Richardson, TX
1998 to 2000
Network Technology Planning & Design Engineer

Education:

Southern Methodist University Dallas
Dallas, TX
1998
MS EE University of Engineering and Technology
1988
BS ME University of the Punjab
1982
BA in Political Science

Skills:

Office Tools: MS Office Suite, MS Visio, MS Project, MS SharePoint, MS Paint, Plan-view. Process/Methodology: ALM/SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, RUP, DOORS, Business Process Modeling.