Farooq Omar is an experienced leader based in Lahore, Pakistan, with 26 years in strategic planning and business development. He has successfully revitalized businesses, improved operational efficiencies, and led numerous projects across different organizations, including multinational corporations and development agencies. Farooq holds an MBA from California State University and has extensive consulting experience, particularly in change management and executive training.

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION Farooq Omar
Lahore (Pakistan)
0322-4012547
farooqomarr@yahoo.com
LinkedIn ID: pk.linkedin.com/pub/farooq-omar/2/673/b06
Sex Male | Marital Status Married | Religion Islam | Nationality Pakistan |
Professional Summary
 Objective Statement – seeking Company requiring bold and competent leadership, bringing 26 years of
professional experience to facilitate operations, maximize revenue and productivity, and ensure strong future
growth. Proven track record in revitalizing unsuccessful businesses.
 Expert in strategic planning and implementation – Guiding and directing an enterprise through substantial
change management utilizing strong and effective strategic leadership.
Functional Skills Area
Strategic Planning and Strategy | Entrepreneurial Leadership | Business Development
Revenue Growth | Organizational Change | M&A | Executive Development | Matrix Management.
Areas of Impact
 Able to oversee all functions of the company concurrently, while assisting the board in carrying out important
governing functions.
 Well-versed in various fields including marketing, management, and strategic business process designs. System
business re-engineering & change management.
 Employed strong leadership skills to ensure efficient and effective utilization of corporate resources; provided
the latest up-to-date market information to staff and members.
 Directed and assisted the board in carrying out important functions such as strategic planning, corporate &
business strategy across the value chain. Advised board members on various matters; coordinated with other
board members to establish various company mission and vision statements, in addition to effective methods to
achieve equilibrium between both.
 Planned, directed and controlled all functions of the company; monitored and evaluated the performance of
different departments.
 Ensured that the firm developed a positive image in the market and offered the best products/services to the
general public; monitored different marketing procedures and ensured that they were profitable for the firm.
 Supervised all managerial value functions and programs of the firm and assisted in planning several strategies
from distribution-HR- Marketing to the end user
Key Achievements
 Significantly improved the quality of inter- and intra-departmental communications, and made the processes
more efficient.
 Maximized profitability by streamlining operations and reducing unnecessary costs.
 Raised $[X] in capital and efficiently allocated it to the appropriate operational areas.
 Planned, designed and directed and controlled all functions of the company; monitored and evaluated the
performance of different departments.
 Ensured that the firm developed a positive image in the market and offered the best products/services to the
general public; monitored different marketing procedures and ensured that they were profitable for the firm.
 Supervised all fundraising programs of the firm and assisted in planning several strategies.

2.  Developed models for focused and generic customer/client engagement experience matrix. Net Promoters
Score (NPS) Programing for optimal and growth sustained customer/customer retention and strategic
partnership.
 Significantly improved the quality of inter- and intra-departmental communications, and made the processes
more efficient.
Business Management/Consultant
 Consultant – Proposed business partnership, recommended business solutions, advised on
changes/modifications and developed broad working relationship with clients.
 Worked with clients on several projects, met their expectations and increased revenues.
 Coordinated with managers and company leaders to find best solutions for projects.
 Analyzed market trends and conducted market research, competitive grips. KPI optimization and value chain
business process – Incorporated results to create company strategy for developing new products.
 Discussed and assessed business plans with clients, key contributions:
 Monitored productivity of teams and departments to evaluate their performance.
 Evaluated project’s overall performance and integration.
 Analyzed problems in business areas and fields to advise and provide solutions.
 Professional management consultant offers eight years of experience in providing specialized objective advice
with the aim of maximizing growth and improving business performance.
Professional Experience and Achievements
Corporate Experiences:
 Singer Corporation. Aerospace division U.S.A. (Project team executive)
 Gordon Corporation. Houston, Texas U.S.A. (Business Consultant). Supervising over 100 outlets.
 World Bank, IDA. Head office Washington DC. U.S.A. (Developmental projects & reporting) for Asia Pacific Rim.
 UNDP. TIPS Program. Rome, Italy. (Worldwide technology sharing project)
 Sinclair computing system. U.K. (Innovation management)
 Project Start up: Chief system designer of Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore. Chief Project & system designer and
implementer)
 Nestle Pakistan (Designing nationwide marketing and distribution networks and managing important functions,
Directly reporting to the CEO
 Chief system architect of (now) National Commodity Exchange) of Pakistan, Karachi.
 LUMS- Academic assistant to the Dean and Teaching Fellow for Business Policy and Strategy. Cases writer.
 Project Start up Consultant: The Bank of Punjab. Responsible for designing and implementing Multibillion
Rupees investments, and Organizational Design. Hired over 1000 workforce from grade III to Executive Cadre.
Designed human resource and performance management system
 Consultant to various private and defense related and industrial organizations.
 Project Consultant to Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) Federal Government of Pakistan. Micro
Financial Institution legal and sectorial competitiveness.
 Ittefaq Sugar Mills as a System Designer of C-Suite control systems)
 Defense and related organizations assisting highly advanced project startups and Change Management,
multitude of several thousand head counts.
 Representative of Barrett Inc., U.S.A. (Night Vision Equipment Manufactures and US Defense Contractor, and
many others.
 Competencies and Experience synopsis
 Change & Management Process consultant, system planning, Strategy crafting and implementation and control
systems for various organizations. Surpassing the requisite objectives. Strategic problem identification &
problem solving, corporate & business level strategy framework design in competitive & noncompetitive
business and marketing scenarios. Business modeling and strategy, product positioning, HR – delivery modeling

3. consultancy for various Organizations. Micro & Macro analysis of International Money Market fundamentals and
Predictive Analytics
Academic Experiences
Combining over nine years of experience in academic as educational analyst & consultant with expertise in the
following areas:
Developing and implementing state of the art methodologies for higher education institutions in the school of
Business & Economics. Primarily for MBA professionals, Executive MBA, MPhil MS and BBA (Hons)
 Institutions: LUMS, USA, UMT, Preston, NUML, UCP, Bahria (Navy) and IMS (PAKAIMS), as permanent faculty,
consultant and visiting faculty.
 Designing, developing methodologies for ‘Out of the Box’ teaching, training and coaching.
 Faculty training.
 Performance management
 Team Lead: Strategized and laid out plans to enhance knowledge management productivity
 Quality of faculty hiring
 Increased HEI, head count intakes to over 70% and achieving highest ranking by the HEC
 Conducting periodic gap analysis and devising ways for continuous improvement in corporate specific curricula
within the network of the system. Create recommendation reports for top management performance review.
 Introduction of Gamification and Simulation teaching – learning environment
Education & Training
 MBA- International Business (Honor Certification) California State University Bakersfield (CSUB), USA.
CGPA 3.80
 Education-Executive Specialized Programs /certifications from the senior faculty of IMD: Switzerland,
Harvard Business & Law School, Wharton School of Business and IMD, for complete information
(see my LinkedIn) Profile
Professional Certifications & Trainings
 Professional Business Management Certification, PITAC
 Change Capacity Measure© (PCCM©)(Assessment and all IP)(Link)
 Navigated Breakthrough Analysis .Los Angeles CA
 Personal Change Capacity Measure (PCCM)
 Authentic Presence Inventory (API)
 Radical Innovation Readiness Inventory (RIR)
 Customized Assessments
 Trinity College - Certified Senior Fellow Business Development (USA)
 Certified Stakeholder Central Coaching. Certified Coach Marshal Goldsmith.
 Developed and delivered on-line lectures for Berlin School of Economics (BSEL) with the collaboration of
Anderson School of Business University of California (UCLA) in 2013 and was researched and accredited as
very important pillars of applications in the corporate in business arena in October 2015. The topic was
related to Strategic Management with emphasis of Human factor linking to the corporate strategy Success.
Personal Skills
Languages: Urdu, English

4. Specialized Skills: Member of over well reputed International professional and Associations (Complete details are
available. Professional Endorsement from world group of elite business professionals, and authors. (Visit LinkedIn)
Psychometric Strengths: Flexible, Negotiator, Leader, Critical and forward thinker. Creativity & Innovative
and Analytic Managerial capacity par excellence. Problem solver and Proactive. Goal achiever. Emotional
Intelligence (EI) test score: 126/145. Rated at top 8% of total population group average. Boulder, CO 80302.
USA
Strategic Agility Score: 720
References
Available on Request