Founder & Principal Consultant

Hassan S. Rana, Ph.D.

Aerospace Engineer  ·  Doctor of Engineering Management  ·  ISO Certified Auditor

30 Years Aviation Experience 8 Peer-Reviewed Publications University Lecturer — SZABIST & CASE Certified ISO Auditor & Assessor Partner — Deura Controls USA

About the Founder

Hassan S. Rana
Hassan S. Rana
Ph.D. Engineering Management
M.S. Engineering Management
Aerospace Engineer

Founder & CEO, Deura Controls (Pvt) Ltd
30 Years Pakistan Army Aviation
Visiting Faculty — SZABIST Islamabad
8 International Publications
ISO Multi-Standard Certified Auditor

🌐 www.rana.ac.pk — Academic Profile

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.

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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.

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Operations Research

Applied quantitative methods including Fuzzy TOPSIS, Fuzzy Delphi, and multi-criteria decision making — published in international journals.

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Training & Capacity Building

University-level teaching in Supply Chain, Operations Research, and Strategic Procurement. Institutional training programme design and delivery.

Qualifications & Credentials

Doctorate
Ph.D. Engineering Management — Business Process Management, Optimisation & Re-engineering
Masters
M.S. Engineering Management
Professional
Aerospace Engineer — 30 Years Pakistan Army Aviation Maintenance Management · Supply Chain · Logistics · Organisational Leadership
Certification
ISO Certified Auditor & Assessor ISO 9001 (Quality Management) · ISO 14001 (Environmental) · ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety) · ISO 50001 (Energy Management)
Academia
Visiting Faculty — SZABIST Islamabad (2015–Present) & Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology Supply Chain Management · Operations Research · Strategic Procurement · Quantitative Analysis
Research
8 Peer-Reviewed Publications in international journals Heliyon · IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering · Rawal Medical Journal · Pakistan Journal of Public Health
Company
Founder & CEO — Deura Controls (Private) Limited Incorporated under Companies Act, 2017 (XIX of 2017)  ·  CUIN: 0315354  ·  Islamabad, 14 November 2025 Verify on SECP LEAP → Partner Company: Deura Controls Inc., Fairless Hills, PA, USA

Selected Publications

Rana, H.S., Umer, M., Hassan, U., Asgher, U., Jamal, F.Q., Naseem, A. & Ehsan, N. — The Application of Fuzzy Delphi Method for Evaluating Biopsychosocial Factors for Prioritization of Patients.
IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering · Vol. 13, No. 2 · May 2023
Rana, H.S., Umer, M., Hassan, U., Silva-Aravena, F. & Asgher, U. — The Application of Fuzzy TOPSIS for Prioritization of Patients on Elective Surgeries Waiting List: A Novel Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach.
Decision Making: Applications in Management and Engineering · 2023
Rana, H.S., Umer, M., Hassan, U. & Asgher, U. — A Novel Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach for Prioritization of Elective Surgeries through Formulation of Weighted MeNTS Scoring System.
Heliyon · Vol. 8(8) · August 2022 · doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10339
Hassan, U. & Rana, H.S. — Factors Causing Failure in Final Examination Among Medical Students.
Rawal Medical Journal · Vol. 43(4) · 2018
Ghani, U., Malik, S., Rana, H.S., Ehsan, N. & Akhtar, A. — Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Technical Outfit of Military Establishment.
Asia Pacific Business Innovation and Technology Management Society · Cebu, Philippines · 2010

Full publication list available at www.rana.ac.pk

Academic Teaching

Supply Chain Management

Sir Syed CASE Institute of TechnologyMS(PM) & MS(EM) · Summer 2022 SZABIST IslamabadMBA · Fall 2016

Operations Research

SZABIST IslamabadMS(PM) · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · Spring 2025

Operations & Supply Chain Management

SZABIST IslamabadEMBA · Fall 2015

Strategic Procurement in SCM

SZABIST IslamabadMBA · Fall 2015

Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making

SZABIST IslamabadMBA · Spring 2016

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