About the Founder
M.S. Engineering Management
Aerospace Engineer
Deura Controls (Pvt) Limited was founded by Hassan S. Rana, Ph.D. — one of Pakistan's most credentialed professionals at the intersection of aerospace engineering, business process management, and technical documentation.
Dr. Rana holds a Doctorate in Engineering Management specialising in Business Process Management, Optimisation, and Re-engineering, complemented by a Master's degree in Engineering Management. As a career Aerospace Engineer, he served for 30 years in Pakistan Army Aviation, holding diverse leadership roles across all maintenance and logistics echelons — from frontline operations to strategic management.
This combination — military-grade operational discipline, doctoral-level process expertise, and ISO auditing credentials — gives Deura Controls a foundation that is exceptionally rare in Pakistan's consulting market. Military aviation operates under zero-defect, safety-critical documentation standards stricter than most civil requirements. Every client engagement reflects this culture of precision.
Beyond industry practice, Dr. Rana is an active academic and published researcher, with 8 peer-reviewed publications in international journals including Heliyon and IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering. He has taught graduate and postgraduate courses at SZABIST Islamabad and Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology, covering Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, and Strategic Procurement since 2015.
As founding partner of Deura Controls Inc. (Fairless Hills, PA, USA), Dr. Rana brings international standards and global networks directly to Pakistan's industrial and aviation sectors.
Core Expertise
Aviation & Aerospace
30 years managing aviation maintenance, supply chain, and logistics across all operational echelons of military aviation.
Technical Documentation
Development of SOPs, maintenance manuals, work instructions, process manuals, and compliance documentation to international standards.
Business Process Management
Doctoral specialisation in BPM — process discovery, mapping (BPMN), analysis, optimisation, and re-engineering for operational excellence.
ISO Management Systems
Certified Auditor and Assessor across ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, and 50001. Full documentation suites, gap analysis, and audit-ready frameworks.
Operations Research
Applied quantitative methods including Fuzzy TOPSIS, Fuzzy Delphi, and multi-criteria decision making — published in international journals.
Training & Capacity Building
University-level teaching in Supply Chain, Operations Research, and Strategic Procurement. Institutional training programme design and delivery.
Qualifications & Credentials
Selected Publications
Full publication list available at www.rana.ac.pk
Academic Teaching
Supply Chain Management
Operations Research
Operations & Supply Chain Management
Strategic Procurement in SCM
Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making
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