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Async Digital Network Chief Technology & Delivery Officer
Apr. 2023Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan• Strategic Leadership: Spearhead end-to-end software development for multiple mobile applications serving 60M+ users, driving alignment between engineering roadmaps and corporate growth objectives. • Infrastructure Innovation: Architected a proprietary VPN protocol stack deployed across 50+ bare-metal servers, reducing latency by 30% and mitigating $10M+ in annual fraud risks. • Scalable Systems: Scaled engineering teams from 5 to 20+ cross-functional resources, implementing DevSecOps pipelines that reduced deployment cycles by 40%. Revenue-Driven Execution: Partnered with C-suite stakeholders to prioritize AI/ML-powered feature rollouts, contributing to a 25% YoY increase in platform revenue. Technologies: AWS, Node.js, IPsec, React, PostgreSQL, Agile/Scrum
Scale: 50+ engineers, 60M+ user infrastructure
CyberCO2Co Founder & CTO
Sep. 2021 - Mar. 2023Riverview, Florida, United StatesAI Product Innovation: Launched an AI image auto-enhancement SaaS tool, training vision models (ResNet/GANs) on 2M+ images to cut manual editing time by 70% for 500+ enterprise users. Architected an NLP email bot (BERT-based) automating 10K+ monthly replies (93.7% accuracy), reducing support costs by 45% and slashing response times to <15 minutes. Climate-Tech Venture Scaling: Built a 50K+ user SaaS platform for carbon credit management, integrating blockchain for secure transactions and eliminating $500K+ compliance risks. Drove LLM-powered CRM adoption, reducing onboarding friction by 60% and boosting ARR by $1.2M within 12 months. Investor & Exit Leadership: Translated technical milestones into investor KPIs (95%+ roadmap adherence), securing $1.5M seed funding and positioning for acquisition. Managed cross-functional teams (15+ engineers), deploying MLOps pipelines that halved model iteration cycles.
DastiFounder
Sep. 2020 - May. 2021Lahore, Punjab, PakistanFull-Stack Product Leadership: Spearheaded development of a Flutter-based e-commerce app (iOS/Android) with integrated rider logistics, managing 10+ engineers to deliver a 99.9% uptime platform. Operational Scaling: Secured seed funding and built a 20+ member operations team, enabling 1K+ daily transactions and regional last-mile delivery coverage. Strategic Exit: Sold the startup within 9 months by showcasing tech IP, user traction, and operational readiness, delivering a 3x ROI for early investors.
Async DigitalSenior Web Development Engineer
May. 2018 - Aug. 2020Lahore, Punjab, PakistanTechnical Leadership: Engineered a React/Redux-based SPA platform serving 1M+ monthly active users, reducing client-side load times by 50% via GraphQL optimization. Innovation: Designed a reusable component library with Storybook, adopted company-wide to accelerate feature development by 30%. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered with backend teams to migrate legacy Django systems to Node.js microservices, cutting API latency from 2s to <200ms.
itsaboutcodeAssociate Software Engineer
Jun. 2016 - Nov. 2017Lahore, PakistanDelivered 10+ enterprise web applications, contributing 100K+ lines of production-grade React code. Pioneered Agile workflows that reduced sprint overruns by 25%.
Epixoft IncSummer Intern
Jul. 2014 - Sep. 2014Lahore, PakistanIntroduced GitHub-based issue tracking, resolving 50+ critical bugs for a flagship healthcare SaaS product.
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