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The hub: credentials, case studies, tools.

Everything that backs up the writing, certifications in progress, results from the floor, and the toolkit behind them.

Credentials

Certifications & training

AI for Professional Success (AiPS) In progress

AI capacity-building program · Institute: Idean Consulting · started 19 May 2026

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Topics & outcomes

  • Advanced Prompt Engineering: Master the grammar of AI fluency.
  • AI for Productivity: Reclaim your hours. Multiply your output.
  • AI for Career Acceleration: Multiply your skills. Accelerate your career.
  • AI 101: The Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence. The basics of AI that every professional must know.
  • AI for Leadership & Wealth: Lead smarter. Earn bigger. Build wealth.
  • AI for Sales Mastery & Business: Sell smarter. Close faster. Build the business of tomorrow.

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Industrial Training, International Classic Composite Ltd. (ICCL) Completed

Knitting & Dyeing Department · 2011 (Session 2007–2011, City University, B.Sc. in Textile Engineering)

Completed an 8-week industrial training program focused on knitting, dyeing, quality control, and utility services. Gained practical exposure to textile manufacturing processes, production operations, and industrial best practices within a large-scale composite textile facility.

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Academic background

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Garment Business (PGD-GB) In progress

Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka · started 11 July 2025 – ongoing

Currently in the final module, completing the industry internship.

I am completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Garment Business (PGD-GB) at the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, a specialized, nine-month professional program built to prepare managers capable of leading Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector, the engine of the country’s export economy. Now in the program’s final module, I am undertaking a supervised industry attachment, applying 30 credits of management and RMG-specific training to real operational challenges inside a garment business. The program blends rigorous management education with deep, hands-on exposure to the realities of the garment industry across three structured modules.

A management foundation. The first module grounds students in the functional areas of business: Business Communication, Accounting for Managers, Financial Management, Marketing Management, and Managing People & Organization, establishing the broad-based commercial literacy that underpins sound decision-making in any enterprise.

Industry expertise from those who lead it. The second module is taught directly by prominent national and international RMG leaders and experts through 40 focused sessions. The curriculum covers the full value chain of the garment business: agile leadership and team management; financial budgeting, costing, and profitability analysis; banking, commercial, and customs operations (including L/C and Incoterms); merchandising, product development, and sales; negotiation; human resource and compliance management; production and capacity planning, supply chain management, quality control, and lean management; and forward-looking themes such as digital transformation, Industry 4.0, and sustainability. This module is complemented by a dedicated course in Business Strategy & Innovation, with an emphasis on green innovation and sustainable practice in the RMG industry.

Applied, real-world practice. The final module, which I am currently completing, pairs two applied courses, Managerial Communication for RMG and Business Analytics (covering descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analysis for data-driven decisions), with a supervised industry attachment. This internship places me inside a garment business enterprise to translate classroom theory into operational know-how across departments, culminating in a formal internship report and defense.

This program has equipped me with a rare combination of management discipline and sector-specific depth, and my ongoing internship is sharpening my ability to contribute across merchandising, operations, commercial, compliance, and strategy functions within the garment and apparel industry.

Internship: “Sustainable and Ethical Sourcing Practices and Their Challenges in the Bangladeshi RMG Industry: A Buying House Perspective”, conducted at LPP S.A. Bangladesh Liaison Office. Supervised by Mohammad Saif Noman Khan, Associate Professor, Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.

B.Sc. in Textile Engineering Completed

Wet Processing Technology (Dyeing) · City University, Bangladesh · 2011

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Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), Science Completed

Dr. Abul Hossain Degree College · 2005 · GPA 4.10 out of 5.00

Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Science Completed

Shailkupa Pilot High School · 2003 · GPA 4.19 out of 5.00

Proof of work

Case studies from the floor

Real situations, real numbers, the short version of how each result happened.

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97% on-time, 35 vendors

Situation: five brands, ~3M pieces/year, capacity scattered across 35 suppliers.
Action: tightened capacity monitoring, weekly vendor follow-ups, early risk flags.
Result: 97% on-time delivery in the latest season, while order volume grew 10%.

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30% sustainable at Celio

Situation: brand target to grow certified sustainable production.
Action: vendor OCS/recycled programs plus an OEKO-TEX STeP certification push toward 80% vendor coverage.
Result: 30% of the collection in sustainable production, on the road to the MADE IN GREEN label.

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USD 35M from a standing start

Situation: New Wave Group wanted a trading business in Bangladesh. Headcount: two merchandisers.
Action: built buyer relationships, quoting, and execution from zero, 15 accounts opened.
Result: USD 35 million in annual order value by 2018.

Digital projects

Things I’ve built

sohelprsnl.com Live

This personal knowledge hub, designed and built by me, hands-on with AI tools.

PGD-GB Batch 11 Result Checker Live

A result-checking website built for my IBA-DU PGD-GB batchmates. Visit →

Toolkit

Tools I work with

Merchandising stack

SCM systems · TNA / critical-path monitoring · Production follow-up & troubleshooting · Factory visits · Buying-meeting organization · Supplier sourcing & capacity planning · Development-sample follow-up · Vendor training, rating & evaluation · Social/technical audit initiation · IPC / inline / final inspection follow-up

Data & AI stack

Advanced Excel (XLOOKUP, modelling) · Power BI · Google Workspace · ChatGPT, Claude & Gemini for analysis, reporting, and communication

Downloads

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Curriculum Vitae (PDF) By email

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