Summary

  • A dedicated Software Engineer with substantial experience in Analysis, Design, Development, Deployment and Operations of software solutions.
  • Telecom Solution Architect/Consultant with extensive experience in OSS, BSS, IN, VAS, Signaling Monitoring and Inventory solutions.
  • Specialized in upgrade, migration and integration projects with keen eye for issue identification and resolution.
  • Highly skilled in product evaluation, interface definition, sense to evaluate market trends and set development road maps for the products.
  • A Fulbright scholar who has been part of Autonomous Robotics Research(SuperBots) project for NASA.
  • Key Personal Attributes: Team Player, Quick Learner, Excellent Communicator, Proactive, Solution Driven, Analytic Thinker, Good performer under stress, Excellent Oral and Written Communication skills, Interpersonal Skills, Eager to learn new technologies

Work History

LMKT—Islamabad, Pakistan
Solutions Consultant (Telecom) August 2012–to date

My role as a Solutions Consultant is to mainly work with my technical team and lead the project from initial requirements gathering phase to final deployment. I am responsible for coming up with the Solution Proposal/Scope of Work and Functional Specifications document after consultations and workshops with the customer. Moreover, I am involved during the project phase as technical lead to
deal with any technical issues.

Nokia Siemens Networks—Islamabad, Pakistan
Software Engineer/Solutions Architect June 2010–August 2012

My role as a Software Development Engineer was to gather requirements, design, code and deploy which encompasses all the phases of a software project. Moreover, I was involved as Solutions Architect in various Pre-sales activities related to Mediation, Billing, IN and other Telecom related projects.

Bentley Systems—Islamabad, Pakistan
Software Engineer November 2008–June 2010

My role as a Software Engineer was to mainly work on different development stories and bug-fixing in the existing code. I used to work in cycles with a month contributing to the development stories and then a week dedicated for bug-fixing. This used to change in special circumstances like a new release.

Information Sciences Institute—Los Angeles, California
Research Assistant January 2008–August 2008

My role as a Research Assistant was to work on the bleeding edge of technology in the field of Autonomous Robotics. This included coming up with new ideas for autonomous navigation and task planning.

Skills

Software related: Software Design, Software Development, Requirements Analysis, Programming, Technical Pre-sales, Test Automation, User Acceptance Testing.
OSS/BSS: Mediation, Provisioning, Fraud Management, Revenue Assurance, Charging/Re-charging, Mobile Money
Mediation Protocols: RADIUS, DIAMETER, SOAP, HTTP, FTP, GTP’.
Programming Languages: C/C++, Java, C#, Bash Scripting, LISP/Scheme
Operating Systems: Linux (Ubuntu, Arch), Windows

Education

University of Southern California—Los Angeles, California
MS Computer Science
GPA: 3.78 (overall) Graduation Date: August, 2008

 GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology—Topi, Pakistan
BS Computer System Engineering
GPA: 3.33 (overall) 3.50 (CS majors) Graduation Date: May, 2003

Awards and Achievements

  • Winner of the Planetary Robotics Contingency Challenge at ICRA-2008. 
  • Fulbright Scholarship Holder for Masters studies at USC.
  • Recipient of Merit Scholarship by Ministry of Science & Technology for undergraduate studies.
  • Recipient of Gold Medal for scoring Top position in provincial high school examination, awarded by Boar of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.

CV (pdf format)

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