Rashad Yazdanifard
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Toptal member since May 31, 2022
Rashad has a significant record of consultancy and training effectiveness and excellence, including soft skills and hard skills training in different industries, such as engineering, oil and gas, and banking. He also has client advisory experience to academic and non-academic entities and the broader business community. Rashad enjoys freelancing because of his passion for solving real-world business problems and tackling his clients' real managerial and operational needs.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Certification Highlights
Case Studies
Creative and Innovative Leadership in A Virtual Working Environment of An Oil and Gas Company
Kinder Workplace Within the Malaysian Banking Sector
Measuring and Improving Innovation Management Strategy & Kpi at A Malaysian Engineering Sme
Industry Expertise
- Education
- Colleges & Universities
- Oil & Gas Exploration & Services
- Banking
- Engineering
- Higher Education
Other Expertise
- Business Transformation
- Change Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Culture Development
- Organizational Change Management (OCM)
- Organization Assessment
- Strategic Planning & Execution
Work Experience
Chief Executive Office
Expert Mind Solutions
- Transformed a traditional jewelry retailer into an online leading icon.
- Oversaw change management practices in several companies and contexts.
- Helped the establishment of a foreign startup in the Malaysian market with all relevant market research and cultural analysis.
- Ran training and development needed for analysis for several companies and later on provided training services through a network of subject matter experts.
Associate Professor
Malaysia University of Science and Technology
- Taught and trained degree and postgraduate students, including bachelor's, master's, and PhD students.
- Conducted several academic, industry-based research and published them accordingly.
- Supervised several master's and PhD students in their final theses.
- Examined multiple research work for master's and PhD students.
Adjunct Professor
Modul Dubai University
- Taught MBA courses for international students in Dubai.
- Supervised master's students, mostly international students in the UAE.
- Conducted research and helped students do so by running workshops.
Associate Professor
University of Nizwa
- Taught different organizational and operation management subjects.
- Carries out research work and data analysis for some industry-related work.
- Consulted students at different levels for their academic and non academic projects.
Senior Academic Manager
Westminster International College
- Managed a new collaboration with a local governmental university to create and run a UK-based comprehensive program.
- Created comprehensive student engagement activities as part of a new strategic move for the LSC group.
- Improved the process of screening, recruiting, and processing the international and local students for all the levels, including foundation, diploma, degree, MBA, and DBA.
- Built a great culture among academic staff and the operational and marketing team. Actively resolved a lot of day-to-day destructive conflicts.
Program Coordinator | Cum Senior Lecturer
HELP University Sdn Bhd
- Oversaw program coordination with the Southern New Hampshire University representative in Malaysia.
- Taught a variety of management and marketing subjects for several semesters.
- Undertook a lot of industry-related research and collaborated with the industry on several projects.
Education
Doctorate Degree in Management
Multimedia University - Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Master's Degree in Industrial Management
Shahid Beheshti University | Formerly Known as National University - Tehran, Iran
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
Azerbaijan Accounting and Management Higher Education Institute - Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Certifications
Train the Trainer Certificate
HRD Corp
Outcome-based Education (OBE)
AA Knowledge Malaysia Sdn. Bhd
Creative Assessment Certificate
HELP College of Arts and Technology
Advanced Research Methodology for Social Sciences
Multimedia University
Advanced Statistical Methods
Multimedia University
Skills
Finance
Cost Efficiency
Industry Expertise
Health
Other
Microsoft, Management, Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Strategic Planning & Execution, Strategic Initiatives, Change Management, Business Transformation, Productivity Improvement, Operational Efficiency Improvement, Conflict Resolution, Culture Development, Organizational Change Management (OCM), Organization Assessment, Education, Private Educational Projects, Research, Business, Strategy, Culture, Corporate Culture, Educational Platform Design, Data Research, Research Analysis, Market Research & Analysis, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Innovation Management, Leadership, Virtual Environments, Virtual Work, Environment, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Process Improvement, Process Mapping, Strategic Partnerships, Organizational Behavior (OB), Organizational Design, Production, Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing, Operations Research, Quality Management, Production & Quality, Finance, Operations, Ethics, Consumer Services, Customer Service, Customer Analysis, Business Setup, Venture Design, Statistical Analysis, Business to Business (B2B), Operations Management
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