| Biography Introduction | Background | Future Plans | Hobbies and Interests Bilal Iqbal is a student of Electrical Engineering and Management Co-op program at McMaster University. He is currently finishing up the fourth year of his studies and is expected to graduate in April 2009. Bilal also works part time as a teaching assistant for engineering computation course at the university. Bilal has acquired a unique blend of technical and business skills through academic education, certifications and practical experience. During the past few years, he has worked in different capacities which offer a unique mix of technical and management exposure. Amongst other positions, he has worked as a Management Internee for a local project management institute (PMI) chapter, Research Assistant for McMaster Engineering and Project Coordinator for Research in Motion (RIM). Bilal has been involved with computers for over 12 years. He started out with computers as a hobby and managed a DOS based community bulletin board service (BBS) back in late 90s. Later, he hosted his own multiuse object oriented (MOO) system, text-based virtual reality chat rooms over the internet. During this period, he worked on various platforms including DOS, Windows, and Linux. He also pursued several technical certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, CIW and CompTIA to enhance and broaden his knowledge of information technology. This interest fueled his desire to pursue engineering education. While pursuing his goals, Bilal realized the importance of strategically planning, managing and executing the activities both in the daily life and the professional settings. This further refined his goals and his focus shifted towards the management aspects in a technical environment. This also resulted in the move from pursuing a straight engineering degree to a combined engineering and management degree.
Bilal plans to work for a couple of years before pursuing post graduate studies. He intends to obtain a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree and later on pursue a doctorate degree.
Bilal has a keen interest in latest technology and loves playing with latest gadgets especially, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) phones, notebooks, and other digital accessories. Bilal is also an adventure enthusiast and is always open to trying new sports and activities. In the summer of 2007, he had a chance to try rock climbing, rappelling, sky diving, and bungee jumping a couple of times. Since then, he has taken up climbing and rappelling as a hobby. Apart from these activities, Bilal participates regularly in weight lifting and mixed martial arts. He also likes to play soccer during his free time.
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