Shams Ul Arefin

• 15 years stay in planning and development department was a challenging period. Over the course, I practised the fundamental planning techniques, such as identification/initiation, site surveys, need assessments and feasibility. I prepared project documents, starting from PC-I to PC-V, created activity charts/WBS, critical path analyses, Gantt charts and cash plans. Conducted financial, economic, technical, social, institutional, and environmental appraisal using a variety of tools, including compounding and discounting techniques, net present worth, internal rate of return (IRR), benefit cost ratio (BCR), and undiscounted analysis, including break-even analysis (BEA), profit and loss statement, pay back period (PBP), and unit cost analysis, prepared presentation/working paper for approval of the projects and attended project(s) approval forums. • Communication with the departments of Agriculture, Livestock, Forests, Health, Social Welfare, and Population Welfare regarding data collection for review meetings held on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis to track progress and demonstrate the impact of a project, scheme, or policy and to identify bottlenecks impeding progress and the steps required to keep the project on track to ensure successful project implementation. • Participation in various meetings with stakeholders, such as donor agencies, SAFRON Division, Planning Commission, USAID, Pakistan Army, political/district administration, and heads of departments, to discuss the issues related to planning and development, project approval, procurement of office/medical equipment as well as hiring of staff.

• The overall goal was to promote accountability and transparency in the planning process through effective monitoring and reporting mechanisms, to enhance internal control, and to effectively allocate resources for project completion and to ensure timely delivery of public services. • Prepared schedules for field trips in consultation with all stakeholders in order to collect data, evaluate it, and finally create a monitoring report that was used to check performance and to identify any significant deviations from the original plan and take necessary actions to keep the project(s) on track. • Used physical achievement indicators, output or impact indicators, economic indicators, and social indicators to evaluate the relevance and degree of project objectives achievement as well as to assess the project's effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability.

NUDP was an ADB-funded project with a $30 million budget, NUDP was aimed to improve the institutional and urban infrastructure of 24 urban towns (TMAs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A group of consultants including ECPAK (Pvt) Ltd, Development Management Consultants, and GRONTMIJ International Netherlands led by Associated Consulting Engineers-ACE (Pvt) Ltd was hired by LG&RDD. • Worked out the percentage of the subproject cost that each partner Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) was supposed to contribute, ranging from 20% to 50% of the capital cost, prepared loan repayment schedule (amortization) and studied impact analysis of the loan repayment and additional O&M cost associated with a subproject on the future financial health of TMA. • Explored and evaluated new avenues, consolidated, streamlined, and strengthened TMA's existing potential to generate funds to support higher and better levels of municipal services, to satisfy their financial commitments under the project and achieve long-term financial sustainability by conducting an overall resource analysis and developing a financial management plans with continuous support on the implementation of plan for monitoring financial performance and achieving financial milestone set therein. • Conducted Financial and Economic analysis of proposed subproject in TMAs using a variety of methods including PBP, NPV, IRR and BCR. • Attended meetings with Tehsil Nazim / TMOs and TMA’s staff on various issues like revenue, expenditure and assets management. • Attended Progress Review Meeting with ADB’s mission and give them briefing / presentation on Financial Management and Institutional Development Component.

Pakistan Hydro Consultants is a joint venture of 1) National Engineering Services Pak Ltd. 2) Associated Consulting Engineers Pak Ltd. 3) Binni and Partners UK. 4) Harza Engineering Services USA 5) Ewbank Preece UK Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project (US $ 2055 million) funded by ADB, IBRD, JBIC, KFW, EIB & IDB • Prepared Interim Payment Certificates (IPCs) against the works executed by the Contractors i.e. M/s Dong Fang Electric Corporation, China (Contract C-03) and M/s VA Tech Voest MCE Gmbh, Austrian Company, Nominated Subcontractor for the supply and installations of penstocks(Subcontract C-03A). • Prepared financial statements, revised cost estimate of the project including physical contingencies (variation orders and claims), price contingencies (price adjustment) and interest during construction). • Prepared project construction schedules vs financial schedule using MS Project. In addition to above obligatory duty, also provided technical assistance in the field of computer as below. • Supervised overall computer setup in CRE-03 office and involved in computer hardware / software purchases, installation, upgradation, assembling and troubleshooting, received complaints from computer operators, resolved their problems and arranged meeting from time to time for the smooth operation of computer system in the office.