Syed Muneeb Hasan Zaidi

Pakistani solutions engineer

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Syed Muneeb Hasan Zaidi studied computer science at FAST, graduated in 2005, completed an Executive MBA at Georgia Tech, and worked internationally as a consultant. He also worked in business intelligence and reporting and as a presales solutions engineer at Protegrity.

Early life and schooling

Zaidi grew up sharing computers with four siblings, including two older brothers. In his matriculation examinations, he scored 555 marks out of 850. He achieved the top position in computer studies in both his matriculation and FSc examinations, though he failed his FSc Part 1 physics examination before passing it alongside Part 2. [1]

Higher education

While at FAST, Zaidi pursued summer internships after four semesters and helped initiate both a music video making competition and a gaming competition. During his student years, he was called before discipline committees for activities that included gaming. He later completed an Executive MBA at Georgia Tech. [1]

Career

During his university graduation open house, Zaidi took employment tests for two or three companies, including NCR, where he applied for Triad Data, an analytics division. Although he did not pass his initial test, he attended an interview with hiring manager Mohammad Altaf, after which NCR initially stated there were no job vacancies. Both of his brothers had begun working prior to graduation, with one brother later employed at Microsoft in Seattle and another at Electronic Arts in Vancouver. [1]

Zaidi began an internship that led to a full role at NCR in business intelligence and reporting. Over the course of his early career, he worked internationally on various consulting projects, including one month on a project for PTCL, a banking assignment in Dubai, an engagement for South African Airways in South Africa, a project for Qatar Airways in Doha, and work in Belgium. He also served as a tech lead on an eight-person team and spent one year working on another assignment. Additionally, Zaidi previously operated a photography and videography business, and later worked as a presales solutions engineer at the cybersecurity and data protection company Protegrity. [1]

Relocation to the United States

Zaidi had an H-1B visa approved in 2008 and resigned from Teradata in February before relocating to the United States. Upon moving, he stayed for three months with his sister in Atlanta before his wife joined him; his sister lived about ten to fifteen minutes away from him. Zaidi initially worked as a contractor for two years before becoming a full-time employee and professional services consultant at Teradata once he received his green card. His consulting role required weekly travel across the United States from Monday through Thursday. [1]

Personal life and views

Zaidi got engaged in Switzerland in mid-2009 and held his nikah ceremony in December 2009. He and his wife purchased a home in 2013 while expecting their first child, and their daughter Arya was born in 2014. His father-in-law later died following a neurosurgical operation. Zaidi visited his parents in Pakistan in early 2016, having also visited three years prior to a trip in 2022. [1]

Zaidi learned about astral projection around 2015 and completed approximately 300 hours of meditation. He believes that everything is a living thing from a spiritual perspective, that spending time connected with nature brings power and energy, and that Pakistan is progressing in the right direction and has significant potential. [1]

Timeline

1991
Moved to Pakistan[1]
1992
Moved to Islamabad[1]
2005
Graduated from FAST[1]
2008
Received approval for an H-1B visa[1]
2009
Got engaged in Switzerland and held nikah ceremony in December[1]
2013
Purchased a home in Atlanta[1]
2014
Daughter Arya was born[1]
2015
Learned about astral projection[1]
2016
Visited parents in Pakistan[1]
2022
Traveled on a visit to Pakistan[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2022-05-16 The FAST grad who nearly died and found the spirit world Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Syed Muneeb Hasan Zaidi?

Syed Muneeb Hasan Zaidi is a Pakistani solutions engineer. He worked as a presales solutions engineer at Protegrity, a cybersecurity and data protection company, and has worked internationally as a consultant.[1]

Where did Syed Muneeb Hasan Zaidi grow up?

He was born in Saudi Arabia and attended school in both Mecca and Jeddah. He moved to Pakistan in 1991 and to Islamabad in 1992, and later moved to the United States.[1]

What did Syed Muneeb Hasan Zaidi study?

He studied computer science at FAST. He topped computer studies in both his matriculation and FSc examinations and scored 555 marks out of 850 in matriculation, though he failed his FSc part one physics examination before clearing it alongside part two.[1]

What is Syed Muneeb Hasan Zaidi's career background?

He joined NCR after an open house at his university, having not passed his first employment test there. He worked on projects in Belgium, Dubai, Doha for Qatar Airways, South Africa for South African Airways, and for PTCL, and served as a tech lead on an eight-person team. His H-1B visa was approved in 2008. He worked as a contractor for two years and became a full-time employee at Teradata once he received his green card, working as a professional services consultant with weekly travel Monday through Thursday, and resigned from Teradata in February. He has also operated a photography and videography business.[1]

References

  1. The FAST grad who nearly died and found the spirit world . Thought Behind Things , 2022-05-16.
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  1. He worked as a presales solutions engineer at the cybersecurity and data protection company Protegrity. He's a presales solutions engineer at Protegrity which is a cyber security and data protection company.
  2. He attended school in both Mecca and Jeddah. then I studied in मक्का and जद्दा both.
  3. He moved to Pakistan in 1991. 91 में Pakistan move हुए थे.
  4. He attended National Finishing School for fourth grade. I think national finishing school था NFS. अच्छा. Fourth grade वहां से ही था.
  5. He moved to Islamabad in 1992. 92 में फिर हम लोग अस्लामवाद आ गए.
  6. He completed fifth grade at a grammar school in sector F-10. fifth grade मैंने एक URI का grammar school होता था. F 10 में था neighborhood में. उधर से किया
  7. He studied from sixth to twelfth grade. studied there from sixth to twelfth grade.
  8. He studied computer science at FAST. once I graduated from there, I moved over to fast, computer science के लिए.
  9. He topped in computer studies in both his matriculation and FSc examinations. So computers में मैंने top किया था metric में भी और FSC में भी.
  10. He failed his FSc part one physics examination before clearing it alongside part two. Physics one में actually मैं fail कर गया था. अच्छा. FSC part one में जो था और फिर मैंने वह FSC part two के साथ दोनों इकट्ठे दिए थे फिर pass कर गया था finally.
  11. He failed Physics 1 during FSC Part 1 and later passed it when taking it together with FSC Part 2. Physics one में actually मैं fail कर गया था. अच्छा. FSC part one में जो था और फिर मैंने वह FSC part two के साथ दोनों इकट्ठे दिए थे फिर pass कर गया था finally.
  12. He scored 555 marks out of 850 in his matriculation exams. metric तक मैं इतना बुरा नहीं था. I was an ok student. मेरे I think five five five आए थे out of eight fifty.
  13. He applied for admission to both Islamic University and FAST. तो मैंने दो में किया था Islamic university and fast.
  14. He attended FAST at its campus. This was the fast in G 9. G 9 the big tall building जो कि end of क्राची company के आती है.
  15. He earned a GPA of 1.94 in his first semester at FAST. पहला semester थोड़ा average below average गया actually मेरा two से भी कम था पहला semester में 1.94 था
  16. He failed Physics 2 at university and passed it after retaking it during the summer semester. Physics two दुबारा मैं flank कर गया था. Physics two में fail हुआ था summer में लेकर फिर मैं pass हो गया था.
  17. He graduated with a cumulative grade point average of 2.74. graduating CGPA क्या था? 2.74. 2.74 ना? I was an average student तो इसलिए.
  18. He has two older brothers. I was a legacy student अगर कह लो मेरे दो बड़े भाई जो थे
  19. He scored 555 marks in his matriculation examinations. जिस तरह मेरे मुझे याद है metric में मेरे five five five आए थे.
  20. He completed his degree in four years. चार साल की yes. वही extra नहीं लगाया.
  21. He took a summer semester during university after failing a course. Beach में एक semester खाली लिया था summer का but that's pretty much it क्योंकि physical में fail हो गया था.
  22. He attended university. I mean, I know for a fact you went to university in The US as well. Yeah.
  23. Zaidi helped start a music video making competition and a gaming competition at FAST. We got into music video making एक competition हमने start करवाया. हमने gaming का competition start कराया fast में first for the first time.
  24. Zaidi's GPA increased in every semester at FAST. And हर semester में मेरा भरता गया. मैं तो नहीं गया. GPA भरता गया.
  25. Zaidi pursued summer internships after four semesters at FAST. after I think four semesters we went out for internships summer में.
  26. Zaidi shared computers with four siblings. हम share करते थे चार बहन भाई और सब लोग.
  27. Zaidi graduated in 2005. मैंने 2,005 में graduate किया और I applied.
  28. Zaidi took tests for two or three companies during his university graduation open house, including NCR. graduation के time पर ही companies आ रही जो open house था, काफी companies आ रही हैं, test ले रही हैं. तो मैंने दिया दो तीन company का test दिया. उसमें NCR was one of them.
  29. He took employment tests for two or three companies during an open house, including NCR. जो open house था, काफी companies आ रही हैं, test ले रही हैं. तो मैंने दिया दो तीन company का test दिया. उसमें NCR was one of them.
  30. He applied for a division of NCR named triad data that worked on analytics. हम लोग जिसके लिए apply करते थे that was a division of NCR which was triad data जो कि analytics वगैरह पर काम करते थे.
  31. He did not pass his first employment test. तो उसके लिए हमने apply किया जो first test था उसमें मेरा नहीं हुआ.
  32. He had his first job interview at their office. मुझे पहले उन्होंने TF complex वाले में किया interview
  33. He was interviewed for a position by a hiring manager named Mohammad Altaf. उधर मैं interview हुआ दुबारा से with the hiring manager the guy who came over to interview me अल्ताफ़. मोहम्मद अल्ताफ़.
  34. NCR informed him after the interview that they did not have any job openings at that time. उन्होंने फिर मुझे बुला के कहा कि ठीक है interview किया सब कुछ set है we don't have any openings right now
  35. Both of his brothers started working before they graduated. दोनों भाइयों ने actually start कर दी before even they graduated
  36. He took a role doing Business Intelligence and reporting. मैंने motorola में actually start कर दी उधर उधर भी more or less same position थी BI की थी reporting वगैरह आपने करनी है
  37. He began in an internship leading to a job. I started internship leading to job sort of a thing
  38. He worked for one month. महीना मैंने काम किया और एक जो चीज़ उधर मसला था मुझे वह यह था कि मेरा कोई जानने वाला नहीं था कोई friend नहीं था.
  39. He joined NCR. मैंने join कर लिया start हुआ उधर जाकर sorry किया उनको laptop वापस शाम को जाइए दिया सब कुछ हो गया. NCR start हुआ
  40. He worked on a project in Belgium. I think I was on a Belgium project था गई Belgium में.
  41. He went to Dubai on a project for a bank. फिर एक साल बाद dubai की opportunity आई उसपे मैं dubai चला गया था. किस company का था वो? वो था mashik bank.
  42. He traveled to Doha to work on a project for Qatar Airways. फिर एक और कतर क्या आ गई दोहा में? कतर airways उसके लिए चला गया. उधर रहा थोड़ा से came back.
  43. He worked on a project for PTCL for roughly one month. फिर PTCL का एक महीने मुश्किल से काम किया.
  44. He went to South Africa to work on a project for South African Airways. South African airways की आ गई. South Africa that was a great experience. मैं first time Africa जा रहा था.
  45. He served as a tech lead on an eight-person team. he wanted me to take over as a tech lead और एक और बंदा लाया जो कि project manager साहब और फिर हम लोगों की आठ लोगों की team थी.
  46. He spent one year working. Like, we spent one year over there और every three months हमारा flyback होता था.
  47. He got engaged in mid-2009 during his time in Switzerland. Then during my time in Switzerland, I got engaged. Right. और I think it was mid of two thousand nine.
  48. He had an H-1B visa approved in 2008. During that time I think back in 2008 मेरा H1B हो गया था और.
  49. He had a brother who worked for Microsoft in Seattle. एक मेरा भाई जो था he was working for Microsoft in Seattle
  50. He had a brother who worked for Electronic Arts in Vancouver. दूसरा was working for electronic arts in Vancouver
  51. He had his nikah ceremony in December 2009. तो December 2009 I got nickified.
  52. He resigned from Teradata in February. In February I resigned from Teradata
  53. He moved to the United States. दो महीने बाद मैं America आ गया.
  54. His sister lived in Atlanta in the United States. So my sister was also in The US and she was in Atlanta.
  55. He stayed with his sister for three months after arriving in the United States. मैंने अब तीन महीने उनके साथ ही रहा फिर after my wife came over
  56. He bought a home in 2013 while expecting his first child. And then eventually, we bought our home back in 2013 when we were expecting our first kid
  57. He stayed with his sister for three months upon moving to the United States before his wife joined him. मैं उधर उनके पास आया मैंने अब तीन महीने उनके साथ ही रहा फिर after my wife came over
  58. He and his wife purchased a home in 2013 while expecting their first child. eventually, we bought our home back in 2013 when we were expecting our first kid
  59. Zaidi was born in Saudi Arabia. मैं actually मैं Saudi born था
  60. He worked as a contractor for two years. telita के साथ मैं सही throughout दो साल contracting की
  61. He was hired as a full-time employee once he received his green card. जैसे ही मेरा green card हुआ उन्होंने form मुझे hire कर लिया फिर मैं contractor नहीं था
  62. He became a full-time employee at Teradata. I move to Teradata as an FTE full time employee
  63. He lived in Atlanta. I've I've been in Atlanta. I'm still in Atlanta. I stayed there.
  64. His sister lives in Atlanta approximately ten to fifteen minutes away from him. मेरी बहन उधर होती हैं. अभी भी हमारा घर उनसे like ten fifteen minutes.
  65. He worked as a professional services consultant. इसके अलावा मैं टेरिडा में job करता हूँ I was consultant professional services consultant
  66. His job involved weekly travel from Monday through Thursday within the United States. weekly travel था. Monday through Thursday every week आप back and forth कर रहे हैं. Within America?
  67. His daughter Arya was born in 2014. My daughter was born in 2014 आर्या and आर्या was like six months old उस time पर.
  68. His father-in-law passed away following a neurosurgical operation. my father-in-law he was on bed for two two years because of some accident. उनका neurosurgical कोई operation हुआ था उसकी वजह से. तो he passed away.
  69. He visited his parents in Pakistan in early 2016. Then in 2000, early two thousand sixteen we came to Pakistan, अम्मी अब्बू से मिले
  70. He learned about astral projection around 2015. अच्छा यह मुझे जब पता चला I think around 2015 के अंदर यह पता चला था इसके बारे में.
  71. He completed approximately 300 hours of meditation. And I did achieve that. उसका दूसरी flip side क्या है? Around three hundred hours of meditating.
  72. He stated that he is an engineer. अब यह interesting है कि we are what engineers right?
  73. He believes that everything is a living thing from a spiritual perspective. हर चीज़ की everything is a living thing from a spiritual perspective.
  74. He believes that spending time connected with nature brings power and energy. connect with the nature तो it's very important कि आप जितना उसके साथ रहेंगे तो उतनी ज़्यादा आपके अंदर power, energy और वो सारी चीज़ें आऐंगी.
  75. Zaidi was called before discipline committees as a student for activities including gaming. मेरे discipline committees भी DC committees भी होती हैं वही हुई हैं gaming कर रहे हैं पकड़े गए यह वह
  76. Zaidi completed an Executive MBA at Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech में से मैंने MBA गया था अपना executive MBA.
  77. Zaidi had higher grades in computer science and management courses than in physics. मेरा CS और management courses में अच्छा था physics उसमें कम था.
  78. Zaidi has worked internationally as a consultant. मैंने उनको बताया मेरा experience क्या है all around the world मैंने काम किया है मैंने travel किया है consultant हूँ
  79. Zaidi previously operated a photography and videography business. मैंने हम लोग photography and videography करते थे. तो मैंने उसका बता दिया balance sheet वगैरह बता दिए financial statements हम बनाते हैं ये वो.
  80. He grew up in Pakistan and moved to the United States. you grew up in Pakistan and you went to The US.
  81. He previously visited Pakistan three years prior to his 2022 trip. after coming back three years पहले आया था मैं
  82. He believes Pakistan is progressing in the right direction. I think Pakistan is going in the right direction
  83. He sees significant potential in Pakistan. definitely I see a lot of potential in Pakistan