PakAlumni Worldwide: The Global Social Network
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Profile Information
- Where do you live?
- Silicon Valley, San Jose, California
- Your real name? (No pseudonyms, please)
- Iftikhar Saeed
- Which college or university?
- University of Tennessee
- Any fellow Pakistani Alumni living near you?
- Yes
- Your graduation date?
- 1980
- Your major?
- Electrical Engineering
- What do you do for a living?
- Vice President, Marketing
- Tell us about you:
- Born in Peshawar, Pakistan. Living in San Fransisco bay area since 1980. Over 25 year experience in semiconductors engineering, marketing and executive managment.
enjoy Pakistani social events and community get-togethers.
- What are your hobbies?
- Historic sight seeing, travelling, reading, writing and hiking
- Your favorite books?
- War and peace,
- Favorite Music:
- Ghazals and classical music
- Favorite TV Shows:
- Frontline, travel and history documentaries
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I am conducting a Search for a Client.
We are looking for a Hydropower Engineer to be Headquartered in Chicago, IL in the U.S. but spend large amounts of time in Pakistan.
The project is the Dam Project on tthe Neelum River near Karachi
please contact me if you have any suggestions. This is a very big opportunity for the right person.
Regards,
MJGlobke
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