Akhtar Tiwana
About Akhtar Tiwana
Akhtar Tiwana is a Senior Technology Architect at TELUS with over 20 years of experience in database administration and technology architecture.
Title and Current Position
Akhtar Tiwana is currently serving as a Senior Technology Architect at TELUS. He transitioned from the role of Technology Architect to his current position in October 2020.
Career at TELUS
Akhtar Tiwana has been with TELUS for over a decade. He joined the company in 2006 as a Senior Database Administrator and was promoted to Technology Architect in 2010. After ten years in that role, he advanced to Senior Technology Architect in October 2020.
Previous Roles and Experience
Before joining TELUS, Akhtar Tiwana held several senior database administration roles. He worked at Petro Canada as a Senior Database Administrator from 2005 to 2006 and at Bombardier Aerospace Inc (+CGI) from 2001 to 2005. Prior to that, he served as a Team Lead DBA at HP in 2001 and at Canadian Dairy Networks as a Senior Data Warehouse Analyst/DBA from 1999 to 2001.
Early Career and Background
Akhtar Tiwana began his career at the Water and Power Development Authority, where he served as Assistant Director (Programming/System Analysis) from 1990 to 1999. This role gave him a strong foundation in system analysis and programming, which has been a critical aspect of his career.
Education and Qualifications
Akhtar Tiwana holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Statistics earned from the University of the Punjab in the academic year 1993-1994. He also completed his Masters in Admin Sciences from the same institution between 1990 and 1992.