Mr. Faraz AhmadFlat 162, Faunce House, Doddington Grove, London UK, SE17 3TB

faraz.ahmad.06@googlemail.com +44 7886823053

Nationality British Gender Male

EDUCATION

2002-06 Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK

2003-042002-03

2004-05

MEng\BA (Hons) 1st Class, Engineering: Electrical & Information Sciences

Part 1B (2nd Year): 1st Class – Top 5%Part 1A (1st Year): 1st Class (Rank 17/263)

Including management classes in hi-tech entrepreneurship, commercialisation of technology and economics.

MEng Thesis: ‘Location Aware Bluetooth’: Development of a system which allows two Bluetooth devices to be able to measure their respective distance. Applications for Location Aware Services, e.g. security access, ticket purchasing for transport systems, vending machine charging via mobile phones. Project performed in collaboration with Cambridge Silicon Radio plc and joint patent held with them.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USElectrical Engineering: Cambridge-MIT Undergraduate Exchange (Scholarship)Including MBA classes at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. GPA: 4.7/5.0

1995-02 Whitehaven Secondary School and Sixth Form Centre, Cumbria, UKA levels: Mathematics A Chemistry A Physics AAS levels: Further Maths A Business Studies A

2000 GCSEs: 10 (9 at A* Grade, 1 at A Grade)

AWARDS

2003, 2004 Churchill College Scholarship 2002 AQA Examinations Distinction – Among top 5 A-level Mathematics Candidates 2002 British Physics Olympiad - Silver Prize

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

March 2008 - Present Associate Sept 2006 – March 2008 Graduate

The Boston Consulting Group, London Management Consultant to large corporate and public sector clients Projects included strategic review of UK Offshore Wind Strategy for public sector

energy body Supported strategy review at board level for change in business model of telecom

incumbent by migrating to higher value services serving ‘business communities’ Evaluation of potential strategic alliances for pharmaceutical client facing gap in

R&D pipeline Subsequent phase of project focused on implementation of product launch and

partnership structure across Europe and Middle East

Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) plc, Cambridge World’s leading supplier of wireless chips in the semiconductor industry with over

50% market share in the Bluetooth market Member of chip design team, reporting to the VP of development and co-founder. Range of roles; product development of high value projects in order of $250M,

marketing, evaluation of new technologies, liaising with manufacturing partners.

June-Aug 2004 Consultant Intern

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, London Projects included analysing size, trends and segmentation in UK telecoms

market to identify attractive investment opportunities for a private equity client. Feasibility of implementing a cost-cutting programme for a major electricity

utility Conducted internal review of public sector consulting and potential Evaluated acquisition targets for private equity firm in UK garden retail centre

market Assessed competitive climate in the aerospace industry for a market entry

decision. Attended client meetings and presented work to external clients. June-Sep 2003 Summer Intern

BP plc: Exploration & Production Technology Group, Sunbury, Middlesex Responsible for written investigation into failures of electrical machinery, as

part of a wider technology strategy review. Involved communicating with global BP community, analysing data, establishing the failure mechanisms and their underlying causes.

Proposed recommendations have now been implemented on a company wide basis and have been estimated to prevent production losses in the region of $5 million.

Completed several projects, with other engineering teams, involving modelling for electrical protection and control systems.

Part of BP’s delegation to Siemens’ facility in Germany; trial testing of electric drives, presented to the team explaining the implications of my investigation.

July–Sep 2002

Summer Intern

BNFL plc: Sellafield Reprocessing, High Level Waste Plants, Cumbria Member of project team involved in the installation of electronic control systems. Dealt with contractors, specialists and plant management to produce a

commissioning report highlighting installation tasks, testing procedures and the safety considerations of the project. Attended project presentation to Sellafield’s Plant Modification Proposal Committee.

SKILLS

Computing Extremely proficient in Microsoft Office. Knowledge of research and presentation methods.

Languages Proficient in Urdu/Hindi, basic French

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Earthquake Relief Volunteer – Impak Volunteer ProgramJuly – August 2006

Volunteer for a local NGO operating in the earthquake affected region of Pakistan. Identified a viable project for providing a solution to intermittent electricity supply.

Complete responsibility for devising and implementing a small scale but sustainable electricity solution. Led team of fellow volunteers, locals and NGO workers and worked with government officials. Responsible for management of budget, logistics and training of local people.

The demonstration system has been selected for implementation across the region by the NGO.

INTERESTS

Entrepreneurship Member of the Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise ClubSport MIT Tae Kwon Doe Club (Green Belt), MIT Sailing, Skiing

Churchill College Cricket (spin bowler) & Basketball team.Trekking Treks include Grand Canyon, Yosemite National Park, Karakoram

Mountain rangeDebating Member of the Cambridge University Debating Union

REFEREES

Available upon request