Head of Engineering, Lead Software Architect, and Chief Technical Officer

Muhammad Afzal Qureshi

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"Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you." Executive Profile

• 23+ years of industry experience.

• Chief Technology Officer, Solution Architect, Technical Lead and Senior Software Architect and Senior Software Engineer, with director-level expertise, specializing in Object-Oriented Analysis, Functional programming, Architecture and Design Patterns, Cloud-based SaaS solutions using Microsoft Azure in both Platforms as Service and Infrastructure as Service

• More than nine years of experience in designing scalable architecture, aligned with the customer needs

• Passion for Software Craftsmanship and professional software development to convince the stakeholders of its value proposition.

• Ability to Design new enterprise Applications, comment on architectures designed by others, perform Proofs-of-concept, perform product/framework evaluations.

• Detailed architectural-driven mindset.

• Proven leadership and team-building skills and track record of building high-quality teams and culture.

• Experienced in managing large distributed teams of the size of 50, as well as research teams.

• Strong team player, able to pair with developers and conduct code reviews.

• Continually develop and adapt long term plan for the organization, including product evaluation and research development and efforts.

• Experience in introducing and driving engineering practices in software development teams (i.e., CI/CD, TDD and clean code refactoring).

• Decent knowledge on Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Neural Networks Educational Qualification

• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science from Cambridge University affiliation.

• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (70-515)

• Apttus CLM and CPQ certified

Career Details

• Chief Technical Architect (Director role) at Maruti Techlabs (Nov 2020 – till present)

• Chief Technical Officer at Recruitment Smart Technologies (Jun 2020 – Nov 2020)

• Sr. Technical Architect at Apttus India [Dec-2017 – Jun-2020]

• Technical Architect at Sigma Infosolutions Limited Ahmedabad [Sept 2016 – Dec-2017]

• Sr. Software Architect at Automation Anywhere, Vadodara [Feb 2015 – Sept 2016]

• Architect in IndiaNIC Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad [Apr 2014 - Jan 2015]

• Technical Manager in Insignia Quipment, Ahmedabad [Nov 2011 – Apr 2014]

• Sr. Project Lead / Manager in Gateway Technolabs, Ahmedabad [Apr 2009 - Nov 2011]

• Technical Lead / Project Manager in IBM India Ltd., Pune [Apr 2007 - Mar 2009]

• Project Manager in PerformICT, Riyadh Saudi Arabia [Apr 2004 - Feb 2007]

• Sr. Developer / Tech Lead in Thomson Reuters, Dubai UAE.[Nov 2002 - Apr 2004]

• Developer in Emirates Bank, Dubai UAE.[Jan 2001 - Oct 2002]

• Developer in Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai UAE.[May 1999 - Jan 2001]

• Founder / CTO in MAQInfoTech, Ahmedabad .[Dec 1996 - Mar 1999] Knowledge and Expertise

• Server-side Web Frameworks (Aspnet Core, NodeJs, Python Flask, FastAPI)

• Single Page Application Frameworks (Blazor, React and Angular)

• Programming Languages (C#, Python, Golang, Typescript and JavaScript)

• Mobile frameworks (React Native and Xamarin)

• Databases (SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cosmos dB)

• ChatBots (Azure Bot Service / Framework)

• Agile and Scrum

• SOLID Design Principles and Software Design Patterns.

• Data Science with Machine Learning with Python (Pandas, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, OpenCV, Spacy)

• Unit Tests (XUnit, Pytest with Moq)

• Docker

• Salesforce

• Kubernetes

List of Unique Products Developed

Used cars selling Online Platform: (Nov 2020 – Present)

• Led the entire engineering team from a technical and architecture perspective.

• Led the efforts to develop new proof of concepts/prototypes that can improve the overall platform.

• Lead the efforts of integration of OAuth2 / OpenID Connect in the platform.

• Reviewing REST APIs specification documents.

• I’m a mentor and coach in the various engineering product teams.

• Led the efforts of migration to new modern Microservices-based architecture with .Net Core.

• Led the Chatbot product team and worked with them as a Subject Matter Expert for python and NLP issues.

• ML model training / accuracy for vehicles detection was self-developed by me.

• I designed and developed deployment strategies of CI/CD with Kubernetes on AWS.

• Supporting sales and HR teams.

Recruitment Intelligence Platform: (Jun 2020 – Nov 2020)

• Led the entire engineering teams from development to deployment

• Spearheaded the product roadmap and future technological advancements in the platform.

• Reduce the infrastructure and cloud bills by 30%

• Working closely with founders and other key stakeholders

• Monitor the KPIs and IT budgets to assess technological performance.

• Architected V2 of Platform based on Microservices architecture using Kubernetes, NodeJS and ReactJS Middle Office Platform: (Dec 2017- Jun 2020)

• Architected the integration layer of multi-million dollar Apttus enterprise customer for insurance domain having more than 50 contract types.

• Slashed the costs by 25% with automation done for the entire contract lifecycle.

• Using Azure Logic Apps and Azure Durable Functions

• Implemented a complete Contract life cycle management (CLM) with client legacy and internal systems.

• Managing Azure Service Fabric cluster.

• Rewarded as the best performer.

• Performed the data analysis and visualizations using Pandas, Python data science library.

• Promoter of Serverless architectures in the organization.

• Provided technical leadership in building a chatbot using Google DialogFlow.

• Designed and developed various analytical reports using Pandas Data Science library.

• Lead the efforts of text mining and topic modelling of agreements using NLP ( Natural Language Processing) using frameworks like Spacy and Scikit Learn. Self-developed critical modules.

• Contributed in project migration to Salesforce using Apex, Workflow and Process Builder.

• Lead the project of CI and CD of Salesforce deployment with Bitbucket pipelines through docker.

• Migrated the Salesforce project from metadata format to source format.

• Managed and automated, the CI/CD process of Salesforce using SFDX CLI commands with Bitbucket pipelines and docker containers which increase the QA team productivity for early testing and giving feedback to the dev team.

• Architected the mobile app using Xamarin Forms, Azure SignalR for real-time agreement collaboration, which reduced the contract activation time by 20%.

• Lead the efforts of development of Pandas Dataframe using the Streamlight UI for interactive Dashboards which helped end-users to make analytical decisions.

• Architected and developed NLP models in PyTorch for text predictions, which helped the stakeholders in quick decision making for contracts approvals.

Lending Platform: (2016-2017)

• Defined the architecture of a Lending platform using Microservices architecture, using .net core, Nodejs and MongoDB technologies stack.

• Helped the DevOps team for automation of docker images with continuous integration and deployment on TeamCity build server

• Managed and maintained the production infrastructure on Amazon Web Services cloud.

• Configured MongoDB production replication and high availability.

• Wrote core and foundation components of the platform which was reused by the development team.

• Wrote AWS Lambda functions for production systems monitoring and automation.

• Gave a talk on serverless architecture to CEO and CTO of the company.

• Direct customer facing

• Management of requirements from product owners

• Keeping top management posted.

• Participation in code review exercises and team mentoring.

• Architected React Native mobile app for capturing loan applications from consumers.

• Managing the team size of 18 people.

Automation Platform: (2015-2016)

• Worked on Flagship product line 10.x which has seen 1000+ Enterprise customers.

• Built an Enterprise Automation platform, to automate redundant process via software bots. It was new paradigm in the industry called Robotic Process Automation

• Migrated application to be web-ready and providing REST API based capability.

• Spearheaded single highhandedly migration of older applications from .net framework 4 to 4.5 and solving vulnerabilities and security issues.

• Implemented the security on the platform with Credentials Vault and other third-party integration.

• Developed solutions that works on TLS 1.2 with hybrid encryption techniques.

• Successful implementation of various design patterns in the code like Strategy, Observer, Singleton and Decorator.

• Design and developed custom code analyser using Roslyn compiler SDK.

• Build key components like Cognitive data capture and schema configuration of the automated task.

• Lead the client team members of size 15.

Airline Logistics Platform: (2014-2015)

• End to End logistics solutions for airline staff.

• Architected and developed the integration with SAP

• Analyse the SQL queries and .net code for perform optimization to do a page-load in half-second.

• Used by all major domestic airlines in the US.

• Travelled to US for deployment and training.

• Direct customer facing and a single point of contact for them.

• Worked directly with all key stake holders.

• Developed a Apache Cordova cross-platform mobile app Live Stock Maintenance Platform: (2014-2015)

• SaaS based solution used by all farmers and supported by Australian government.

• Product developed for web and all mobile platforms

• Responsible for overall architecture and design

• Developed the app framework for the dev team to use in the project.

• Awarded and appreciated by the customer for the first implementation.

• Used Azure cloud Platform As Service like Mobile Services, Blog Storage, Background Task Workers

• Developed a web portal with AngularJS and wrote unit tests for JavaScript code.

• Architected and Developed Mobile App for iOS, Android and Windows Mobile. Smart Taxi: (2011-2013)

• Architected the solution for the communication between hardware and backend system.

• Extensive usage of sockets using TCP and UDP protocols.

• Implemented the proprietary message format called Sandesa.

• Message broker architecture using Microsoft MSMQ which resulted in guaranteed delivery of message.

• Implementation of Single Sign-on using Active Directory Federation Services and SAML.

• Developed cross platform mobile apps for the solution using Xamarin and MvvmCross framework.

• Single-handed developed a utility software that would test all the hardware components before it being fitted into the taxi.

• Implemented various hybrid cryptography algorithms like (AES, RSA, HMAC,SHA-256) for message encryption.

• Design and developed algorithm of generating cryptography keys of various sizes.

• Imparted the training to developers.

Enterprise Logistics Solution: (2009-2011)

• Mentoring and leading a team of talented developers in Silverlight 4 and WCF Ria Services

• Developed a SharePoint solution for the collaboration. Supply Chain Domain focusing on 3rd Party logistics: (2007-2009)

• Architected a .net based B2B frameworks focusing on, functionalities like hot-swapping, open XSLT framework

• Architect apps based monitoring utilities to automate the monitoring process. Technologies used are BaaN services and Vb.net

• Developed business intelligence solution to fetch the data from Hybrid ERP systems. PeopleArabia HRMS : (2004-2006)

• PeopleArabia is complete HR solution for any sized organization which caters to the needs of the employee from Recruitment to Retirement. The system was classified into 7 modules (Personal, Payroll, Recruitment, Training, Appraisal, MyHr, and Succession Planning)

• Lead the project development and also did presales.

• Responsible for support and troubleshooting.

BFSi Domain: (2000-2004)

• Worked with major banks in UAE and developed and supported their mission critical apps. Professional Accomplishments

• Chief mentor at www.siliconindia.com

• I am declared winner thrice at www.dotnetfunda.com for contributing articles on the portal.

• Rewarded by Microsoft for the contribution to Windows Phone store.

• Presented a session on Asp.net core with a special invite from Agile Testing Alliance in Vadodara Personal Information

• Born on 3rd November 1976

• Valid license and passport holder for India Republic

• Holder of B1 visa for USA

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