Nighat Mehroze Chishti

Tel: (92) 21-9244224 Res: (92) 21-9244506 E-mail: [email protected] Nighat Mehroze Chishti Personal Info. : Name : Nighat M Chishti Title : Mrs. Nationality : Pakistani Age : 47 Years Status : Married Children : Two Sons Address (Off) : Chief Instructor NIM Karachi, University Road, Block-11, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi-75300. Address (Res) : B-6, NIM Campus, University Road, Block-11, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi-75300. Work Experience : Chief Instructor NIPA Karachi (August 2006 to date) □ To conduct training for Civil Servants of BS-18/19, mandatory for their promotion to the next grade. Director Export Promotion Bureau (Now known as Trade Development Authority of Pakistan) (July 2005 – July 2006) □ To prepare and implement projects for marketing of Pakistan Products. Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Pakistan, Tokyo Japan (December 2001 – June 2005) □ To work for the promotion of Pakistani exports to Japan □ To co-ordinate the utilization of Japanese financial assistance for the development projects of Pakistan. □ To attract maximum Japanese FDI to Pakistan Director (Export Supply Management) Export Promotion Bureau (September 2000 – December 2001) □ To identify new markets of Pakistani products and prepare plans for Product adaptation. □ To monitor and ensure efficient collection and dissemination of □ information related to international Trade. □ To arrange preparation and execution of product focused publicity campaigns. Special Assistant to Chairman/Deputy Manager, Marketing (March 1998 – September 2000) Port Qasim Authority, Karachi, Pakistan. □ Prepared Marketing Strategy for Port Qasim Authority □ Worked on PQA web-site Design and Hosting Project □ Leader on ISO 9002 Project as Management Representative □ Received Letter of Appreciation from Chairman PQA Deputy Director (Textile Quota) (1997 – 1998) Export Promotion Bureau Karachi, Pakistan. □ Managed transparent allocation of Textile Quota to Pakistani Exporters through computerized process. □ Contributed towards the Textile Quota Policy Formulation for 1998 – 99 □ Supervised and ensured efficient quota utilization by textile exporters of Pakistan. Deputy Director (Computer Section), (1993-1994) Textile Quota, Directorate, Karachi, Pakistan. □ Supervised the Computerization of Textile Quota Allocation and Utilization Process to ensure its transparency. Deputy Director (Islamabad Region), (1990-1992) Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Karachi, Pakistan. □ Organized training Courses for women exporters of the region. □ Managed the personnel, financial and administrative affairs of EPB Islamabad. □ Arranged Training Courses for local exporters. □ Liaise with foreign commercial officers at Islamabad. □ Received Letter of Appreciation from Vice Chairman EPB Assistant Controller Imports & Exports, (1985-1990), Ministry of Commerce, Islamabad, Pakistan. □ Authorized import and export of restricted /banned items in accordance with National Trade Policy. □ Contributed towards formulation of National Trade Policy. Foreign Training/ Seminars: □ Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program of Graduate Study and Professional Development at University of Washington, Seattle, USA. (September, 1992 – September, 1993) □ International Finance Seminar, arranged by Institute of International Education and World bank (March 9 through 12 1993) Los Angles USA. □ Internship with Washington State Department of Trade & Economic Development, Seattle, USA. (25th April to 4th June 1993) □ Good Governance & Sustainable Development, University of Minnesota, USA. □ Internship with UNIFEM Asia and Pacific Division. (28th June to 6th August, 1993) New York USA □ Participated in the final selection of the Employee of the Year Award by Seattle Federal Executive Board, USA. (April, 1993) Training/Workshops (Pakistan) □ E-Comm