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I’m Faran Ahmed, a Planner and Executor by nature, an Operations and Project Management Specialist with an all-rounder mindset to maximize value. I’ve thrived in startup cultures, blending specialized and generalized skills across operations, project management, marketing, public relations and corporate communications.
I excel at turning ideas into action—leading cross-functional teams, designing projects, and building efficient production pipelines while ensuring brand guidelines and client expectations are met. With creativity, adaptability, and a calm under pressure, I bring durable value to teams and organizations.
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Work Experience
Head Of Project Operations at Ivory Solutions
December 1, 2024 - PresentLeading dedicated project teams on PMI’s tasks and projects; Project and Sprint Design; Project direction, Scoping, and Risk Assessment; Brand guideline compliance; Client communication and management; Building and managing production pipelines; Overseeing design and creative direction; Maintaining Publicis Groupe’s service delivery standards
Head Of Business Operations at Optera Digital (Pvt.) Ltd
August 1, 2018 - November 1, 2024Leading multiple cross-functional teams of designers, developers, SQAs, copywriters, and animators; Agile Project Planning & Business Management through various tools (MS Excel, MS Project, Trello, Asana, GitScrum, Gsuite); Proposal Writing and Scope of Work Breakdowns; Project Coordination (Internal & External) and Managing End-to-end Delivery as well as Project Lifecycles; Gathering requirements and managing project execution, reporting & documentation; Scrum Master, Kanbans, Velocities, Burndowns & Earned Value Management; Data Analysis, Budgetary Planning, Forecasting & Execution (Projects & Operations); Streamlining and Optimizing Company-wide Operations (Admin, HR, Finance, Procurement, Projects); Strategic Planning, Execution, Reporting & Evaluation
Content & Operations Consultant at Writers’ Lab (Pvt.) Ltd
July 1, 2020 - March 1, 2022Writing, Project Management & Operations; Publishing of 150 – 200 Blogs per Month; Resource Allocations and overall project direction (end-to-end project delivery); Hiring and Onboarding of 15 top-of-the-line freelance writers and designers over 18 months; Building Content Production pipelines; Proofreading of content to ensure flow, grammar, & SEO quality as well as design quality; Training & Development of writers and designers; Maintaining project profitability; Addressing client requirements and managing client relations; Post-production support
Marketing Executive at Code Informatics Public Relations and Marketing
November 1, 2016 - July 1, 2018Commercializing CODE Informatics and its Products; Campaign Planning & Management: Formulation, Implementation & Monitoring (Digital & Traditional); Managing B2B sales pipelines, sales funnels and deriving results from Data; Content & Design (Ideation, coordination & execution); Content Writing (Proposals, Blogs, Newsletters, Press Releases, User Manuals); Networking with Corporate Personnel and Education sector (Events, Tradeshows, Meetings); Relationship Management; Marketing Execution (Social Media, Email Marketing, SMS Marketing, Radio Broadcasts etc.); Media Relations and Coordination; Cross Departmental coordination (Marketing, Design, Sales, Support, Admin); Corporate Presentations and Company Representation
Marketing & PR Coordinator at Manriqen Marketing Public Relations and Marketing
September 1, 2015 - November 1, 2016- Relationship & Client Management
- Content Writing (Proposals, Social Media, Blogs)
- Coordination with Marketing and Sales team
- Task Assignment and Team Supervision
- Branding strategies for clients (Formulation & Execution)
- Content & Design Generation
Education
MBA at SZABIST - Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2017BBA at FAST - National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2015A’ Levels at Global System of Integrated Studies
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2010O’ Levels at Global System of Integrated Studies
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2008Qualifications
Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Education
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