Kian Abolfazlian

(1) Design and development of new strategies and methodologies for Tangible Knowledge Management for Knowledge-intensive economies ------ (2) Strategic use of Mathematical Sociology in Financial Markets (including Basic Research in Mathematical Sociology)

Specialized in identifying & executing opportunities to leverage strategic ICT solutions in driving clients' achievement of big picture organizational goals. Design, develop, & spearhead implementation of wide-ranging ICT strategies, providing deep change management expertise to seamlessly integrate strategic improvements with competing business functions of HR & BPI. Manage end-to-end project engagements, from initial assessments & strategic planning to oversight of project teams & outsourced vendors.

Recruited to head the strategizing, planning, and implementation of the firm’s corporate vision to transform the organization into a more flexible, client-oriented, virtual environment capable of competing in an increasingly global marketplace. Spearheaded and coached the senior leadership team through sweeping efforts to align business processes, IT infrastructure, and the firm’s organizational structure with this new strategic corporate direction.

Design of the Strategic Plan for the Institutional Reform, the Ministry of Finance (country *********), Latin America

Design of the IS/ICT Organizations (including the mission critical processes) for all the Public Institutions (country *********), Latin America

Academic Director of MBA -- Design and Development of the Unit for In-Company Training of the Business School, with special focus on the Development of the Professional Development Programs for Financial Institutions

Design of the National ICT Strategy (country *********), Latin America

Design of the new Office Automation Platform for the National Telecommunication Authority (country ********), Latin America

- Design and Development of the Consulting unit of the Deloitte & Touche for Dominican Republic, including: (1) Organizational structure and job/position descriptions (2) Strategic recruitment of employees (analysts to managers) (3) Design of the internal consulting infrastructure, including mission critical processes, information and working material and reports (4) Client acquisition and relationship management (5) Project management and delivery - Had the supervision of 30+ FTEs

- Design and development of the Strategic HR and Human Capital solutions and services of the firm in Dominican Republic. The services were developed within the first 5 months and were deployed already in the market. - Client acquisition and Relationship Management - Project Management and delivery - Had the supervision of 10+ FTEs

Change Management Expert on projects involving the new work policies and/or new office automation platforms

Design of the new strategies and methodologies for Tangible Knowledge Management in Knowledge-intensive organizations

Design and development of new Artificial Intelligence algorithms for Intelligent Information Systems

Teaching areas: Probability Theory, Abstract Group Theory