Muhammad Jawaid Shamshad

Provided technical consultancy, development, and support services to clients worldwide, acquiring clients from the US, UK, Netherlands, Estonia, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Qatar, and Pakistan. Collaborate with clients to gather requirements, understand their needs, and propose effective solutions. Develop custom software solutions mostly on LAMP stack with PHP, Vue.js, Laravel, using various frameworks like WordPress, WooCommerce, OpenCart, and PrestaShop.

Lead the development team of Focus Lease Accounting and Management System, driving the successful implementation of key features and enhancements. Developed REST-based APIs to support seamless integration and communication between different system components and third-party systems. Migrated legacy systems to a modern web-based architecture, improving scalability and performance. Configured web servers to support PHP7 and PHP8, ensuring compatibility with the latest technologies. Setup Jenkins PHP build process for efficient and automated code analysis. Continuously enhanced product offerings by developing and implementing new features and functionalities. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, analyze business needs, and translate them into technical solutions. Optimized system performance and efficiency by identifying and resolving bottlenecks and implementing performance tuning strategies. Mentored and guided junior developers, fostering their professional growth and technical expertise. Conducted thorough code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and quality assurance.

Led the engineering team of PerkUp – a loyalty and rewards system for small businesses, overseeing the successful launch of Android Consumer app and the web app upgrade. Implemented Kanban methodology with JIRA as the project management tool, improving project efficiency and collaboration. Successfully launched Android Consumer app on Google Play Store. Successfully launched v1.0 of the web app of the product developed on LAMP stack with Laravel framework, in combination with upgrades in Merchant mobile app developed in Ionic framework. Made legacy system stable from 50% to 90% after taking over with new features added in parallel. Upgraded core infrastructure hosted on Amazon AWS, incorporating the latest technologies for improved performance and reliability. Implemented virtualized development environment similar to production with Vagrant. Streamlined the deployment process, resulting in near-zero downtime during system updates and enhancements. Migrated MySQL DB from EC2 machine to RDS on Amazon AWS, optimizing database performance and scalability. Implemented technical support process with merchant success team using Asana. Managed the development of C# client library for API and open sourced it on GitHub, contributing to the developer community. Planned the revamp of web apps, APIs, and mobile apps, demonstrating strategic vision for future improvements.