The person
A little about me
My work spans manufacturing, industrial operations and technology. Outside that, you might find me planning an adventure, reading a book, cooking, or sitting around camp having a laugh with friends.
I’ve spent more than fifteen years working in industry—helping build manufacturing operations, develop products, and bring people and processes together across countries.
I enjoy putting something together end to end and seeing it work like clockwork. But what often stays with me is what I learn along the way. One discovery opens another door, and suddenly there’s a whole new subject to explore.
AI has been like that for me. It started as something I could use in manufacturing, then opened up the possibility of building software myself. That led to projects like ATLAS and Aeris, and now I’m exploring robotics.
One thing keeps leading to another. I like it that way.
Around the operation
The business behind manufacturing
My work has involved the business around manufacturing as much as the production itself: setting up operations, planning investment, developing suppliers, working through customer requirements and helping teams deliver. I’ve worked across technical and commercial decisions, with responsibility for costs, capacity, quality and the people making the operation run.
Costs & budgets
Regional profit-and-loss responsibility, budgeting and product costing.
Investment
Building the case for capital investment, then following it through commissioning and ramp-up.
Customers
Tenders, pricing and working through customer requirements.
Suppliers
Procurement, supplier development and localisation.
Teams & organisation
Setting up organisations and working with teams across borders.
Education
Learning that feeds the work
BSc Business Administration & Management
COMSATS · 2007–2010
Petroleum Technology, technical diploma
MIIM Islamabad · 2011–2013
Selected professional learning
Courses and certificates
Machine Learning (Stanford) · Supervised Machine Learning (DeepLearning.AI) · AI for Mechanical Engineers (University of Michigan) · Generative AI for Product Managers (IBM / SkillUp) · Google Project Management · Digital manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and collaborative robotics (L&T) · Quality Management Professional (SQI)