Naqqash Ghaffar Abbassi

Chief Technology Officer at Dost

Naqqash Ghaffar Abbassi has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Their most recent position is as the Chief Technology Officer at Dost, where they focus on developing AI-powered solutions to streamline and automate repetitive tasks for SMBs. Prior to this, they worked as a Mentor at Microsoft for Startups GrowthX Accelerator.

In terms of technology, Naqqash has worked as an AIoT Solutions Architect at TD SYNNEX and as an IoT Solutions Architect at Arrow Electronics. Naqqash Ghaffar has also gained experience in software and hardware development through their role as a Research Engineer at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, where they focused on battery modules and systems. In addition, Naqqash has held positions at Texas Instruments, Technical University Munich, and various research institutes, where they gained expertise in areas such as power electronics, control systems, and LabVIEW development.

Overall, Naqqash Ghaffar Abbassi's work experience demonstrates a strong background in technology, particularly in the fields of AI, IoT, and energy systems.

Naqqash Ghaffar Abbassi has a Master's degree in Power Engineering from the Technical University of Munich, which they obtained from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's degree in Industrial Electronics from the Institute of Industrial Electronic Engineering (IIEE) between 2005 and 2009.

Apart from their formal education, Naqqash Ghaffar Abbassi has also obtained various certifications. Naqqash Ghaffar received the "AWS Partner: Accreditation (Technical)" from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in March 2021. Additionally, they completed several online courses, including "Model Thinking" from Coursera in September 2014, "Introduction to Power Electronics" from Coursera in December 2013, and "Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part II" from Coursera in May 2013. Naqqash Ghaffar also completed several other courses such as "Critical Thinking in Global Challenges," "Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part I," and "Introduction to Philosophy" from Coursera in March 2013. Furthermore, Naqqash Ghaffar Abbassi completed the course "Introduction to Data Science" from Udacity, and various machine learning courses from Coursera, including "Machine Learning (Stanford University)," "Machine Learning - Classification," "Machine Learning - Regression," and "Machine Learning Foundations - A case study approach", although the specific completion dates for these courses are not provided.

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  • Chief Technology Officer

    July, 2021 - present