Computer Forensics Fraud Investigator and IT & Business Operations Auditor

My uniques set of skill in Fraud Investigation, IT & Operational auditing are an asset which can be utilized by giving me an opportunity to work with you.

I have professional experience of around 10 years in the field of Information Systems, Fraud Investigation and Operational Auditing specifically related to Retail industry, supplemented by academics from leading institutions (CISA, CIA*, MCSE, MBA*, MCS, BE). I am Proud for the achievement of investigating $6 mil Fraud that lead to significant cost savings and terminations of people involved.

I have demonstrated competence to implement innovative ideas and get the job done. Problem identification and resolution have been key elements achieved by keeping things simple, short and targeted. I have delivered multiple assignments against tight deadlines with sound planning and organization skills.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Job responsibilities primarily have included:
ľ Assessing Business Technological (IT) and Operational Risks & Controls, especially related to Procurement, Inventory, Logistics, Cash, Retail Store Ops, Payroll and Contracts.
ľ Employing Computer Forensic techniques to Fraud Investigations
ľ Investigative Interviewing
ľ Preparing Litigation case files
ľ Reviewing and commenting on various business policies
ľ Managing projects and teams of several people
ľ Developing software applications of technical nature


Specialist in the following highly technical computer skills:
ľ Computer Forensics as employed for Electronic Discovery to Extract emails, document Passwords and Text from Images; Retrieve Deleted files; Trace anonymous emails and Data Mining
ľ Live CD tools to access and retrieve data from live computers or passive hard disks
ľ Internet, Networking and Communications
ľ Various Databases and Microsoft Operating Systems
ľ SAP, Kerridge and Sage Enterprise systems; ATM, POS & SWIFT systems and Internet, Mobile & Telephone Banking systems


Proficient in the use of following Auditing tools:
ƒæ ACL ¡V a tool to analyze data having multi million records and its automation (Scripting)
ƒæ TeamMate ¡V a computerized tool to electronically manage audit working papers, PWC

EDUCATION/YEAR/INSTITUTE/GRADE
*Masters in Business Admin ¡V MIS/2005/I.B.A. Karachi/Half completed
Master of Computer Science/2000/Karachi University/A
Bachelor of Engineering/1998/N.E.D. University/A

C.I.S.A. (Certified Information System Auditor) - 2002
*C.I.A. parts I,II,IV (Certified Internal Auditor) - 2006
M.C.S.E. / M.C.P.+I (Microsoft Certified System Engineer) - 1998
ACL (Audit Command Language) Advance Level Training on Scripting ¡V 2008

Alghanim Industries, Kuwait http://www.alghanim.com
May, 2005
Senior Auditor - Frauds, IT & Operational Auditing

Managing entire audits of IT, Operational Risks and Controls with senior management. Provided feedback on various policies and procedures. Investigating for Frauds.

Applied digital forensic techniques to investigate fraudulent activities of $6 mil that resulted in significant cost savings and criminal proceedings along with terminations of concerned people. Successfully identified 5 Frauds during routine fieldwork and got implemented over 150 operational control recommendations.

Metropolitan Bank Limited, Pakistan http://www.hmb.com.pk
Nov 2003 ¡V May 2005
Manager, Audit & Systems

Auditing IT, Supervising system User Access, Reviewing new technologies and systems, Analyzing data, Developing reports and data extraction utilities and Developing template documents for operations.

Successfully reengineered and managed user access, Developed bank account opening forms and Developed efficient reports and utilities to extract data from SWIFT.

PIBAS Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. http://www.pibas.com
Aug 2000 ¡V Sep 2003
Project Leader and Sr. Programmer Analyst

Developed Mobile banking solution using WAP in 2005 when it was introduced, Successfully got the company certified in ISO 9001:2000 and Developed universal interface applications for ATM, SWIFT and Mobile Banking.