Responsibilities: Leading the team, hiring people, raising capital, budgets.

Most valuable contribution: Found like minded people who could share the vision

Previous jobs: Started as a management trainee with an engineering company. Changed gears and became marketing manager for a financial services company. Later picked-up by EFU Life Assurance to help develop branch network. Last job Head of Fixed Income Sales with Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari &Co., the leading Securities House In Pakistan.

Education: B.S., Computer Systems from NED University, Karachi and MBA from IBA University of Karachi.

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Rashid Qureshi
Title: Co-founder and Executive Vice President, Technology.

Most valuable experience: Working in internetworking environment as a Cisco Certified Network Analyst. Previously webmaster for prominent websites. President Indian/Pakistani student Association (1994). Has been working in the industry for the past 5 years.

Responsibilities: Design and implementation for the site starting from the ground up. Leading Technology projects and making strategic technology decisions.

Previous Jobs: Did network administration on NT and Unix. Webmaster for community and non-profit organizations. Knowledge Base Management in IT industry.

Education: B.B.A. in MIS from the University of Houston, Main Campus. Associate of Engineering Union County College, NJ. Cisco certified Network Analyst

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Adil K. Ahmed
Title: Title: Co-founder and Executive Vice President, New Content and Web Applications

Most valuable experience: Successful planning and launch of getPakistan.com

Responsibilities: Develop new content for the website, design and implement new web applications. Responsible for overall site layout and making sure that site is up and running at all times.

Previous Jobs: Administered and maintained NT networks, Database design and customer service.

Education: B.B.A in progress from the University of Houston, Main Campus. GPA: 3.8. Dean's list throughout the 3.5 yrs in College and also nominated for the US National Dean's List.

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Most valuable experience: Personnel & operations management

Responsibilities: Develop Pakistan operation from ground zero

Most valuable contribution: Decided to join getPakistan.com when it was just an idea

Previous jobs: Started as a Sales Executive for an Apple computer distributor. Moved on to become Skymarshal with Pakistan International Airline to guard the passengers and plane in-flight. Joined Park Mall as operations Manager. Successfully executed the operations plan in a record time of four months.

Education: BA in International Relations, University of Karachi

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Zahid A. Qureshi
Title: Business Development Manager.

Most valueable experience: Managed fast food chain from 1988 to 1995.

Responsibilities: Business development on East coast.

Previous Jobs: General Manager Operations for Roy Rogers Fast Food chain. 

Education: B.A Islamia Collage Lahore, PAKISTAN

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Shahid H. Qadri

Title: Technical Coordinator, Pakistan

Most valuable experience: Run self employed PCB designing and software house for about Two Years.

Responsibilities: Website maintenance and implement new web applications.

Previous jobs: Started as trainee engineer with leading Leather group of industries. Worked for Imagineering Inc. and Cylink Corporations,  US based Companies for their Karachi Offices. Did Project Management of Computerized Tracking and Tracing System for Pakistan Post Office. Provided consultancy for the effective use of I-T in Trading Company.

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Yasir Kirmani

Title: Vice President, E-commerce and new product development

Most Valuable Experience: Worked with a Leading computer manufacturing company as programmer/analyst. Successfully implemented Y2K policies and compliance  projects.

Responsibilities: Database design, backend programming and e-commerce projects. 

Previous jobs: Website design and network administration.

Education: B.B.A in MIS, University of Houston, Main campus.