Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Co-founded Elegsys with two senior engineering leaders to build modern software for MSMEs and startups, offering fractional CTO engagements and early-stage product development. I helped establish the company’s technical vision, early delivery processes, and client-facing engineering practices.
• (My partners continue to operate; I currently contribute in an advisory capacity.)

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Serving on the Board of TiE Islamabad, where I support governance, documentation, and board operations as Board Secretary (since Sept 2025). Previously chaired the Youth Initiative, and currently serve on the Finance Committee and the Hiring Committee. I contribute to key board processes including bylaws alignment, election planning, and structured decision-making frameworks.
• I regularly represent TiE Islamabad at local and regional forums, working with founders, universities, and ecosystem partners to promote entrepreneurship, youth innovation, and capacity building. Drawing on 20+ years of engineering leadership and ecosystem experience, I bring a data-driven, process-oriented approach to governance, member engagement, and program design.

Dec 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo · Ontario, Canada · Remote

• Led the engineering and innovation function for Cityscape’s proptech initiatives, overseeing a multidisciplinary team of ~30 engineers and designers. Focused on building the technical foundation for modern real estate software — from lead generation and mobile apps to early-stage XR exploration.
• Key responsibilities & contributions:
• Defined the technology strategy and architecture direction for Cityscape’s digital products.
• Led engineering teams across Node.js, Vue, React Native, Laravel, Unreal Engine (R&D), and AWS.
• Oversaw development of web portals, mobile applications, internal tools, and early prototypes for virtual showings.
• Streamlined engineering processes, improved quality standards, and introduced modern development practices.
• Mentored team leads and strengthened the organization’s technical capability across mobile, backend, and cloud.
• Collaborated closely with business and brokerage teams to translate operational needs into technical roadmaps.
• Built the groundwork for a cohesive proptech ecosystem — spanning lead generation, customer engagement, and future immersive experiences.

Sep 2022 – Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Served as an STTA (Short Term Technical Assistance) ICT Sector Expert for the USAID Investment Promotion Activity (IPA), providing technical and business evaluations of startup grant applications. Assessed proposals for technology feasibility, business model alignment, execution capability, market viability, and financial sustainability, and delivered structured recommendations to support final review and funding decisions.
• Applied over two decades of experience in engineering leadership, product architecture, and startup ecosystems to ensure that evaluations were grounded, practical, and aligned with long-term impact.

Oct 2021 – Nov 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Co-founded EasyFresh, a venture-backed agri supply-chain startup (funded by SOSV, Deosai, and others) building a tech-enabled farm-to-market logistics and distribution network. Led the engineering function, shaped the early product vision, participated in investor calls, and co-led HR and marketing efforts including website, brand, and team building.
• (After Nov 2022, I moved into an advisory role. The founding team later pivoted to Nibl in 2023.)
• Key contributions:
• Led an 8-person engineering team to build the company’s digital product portfolio supporting planning, routing, warehouse operations, and business execution monitoring.
• Delivered 5 mobile apps and 3 web apps in 9 months, supporting all core functions of the supply chain:
• Retailer App (Android)
• Sales Team App (Android)
• Supply/Procurement App (Android)
• Warehouse & Inventory Management App (Android)
• Data Collection App (Flutter)
• Admin & Master Data Portal (Flutter Web)
• Reporting & Darkstore Module (Angular)
• Cash Management Module (Angular)
• Designed system architecture and operational workflows to support rapid scale, multi-node distribution, and real-time visibility.
• Technology stack: Node.js, Angular, Java (Android), Flutter, Vercel, AWS (RDS, Lambda, etc.)
• Delivered the complete digital backbone for the company’s early operations, enabling rapid experimentation, operational control, and the foundations for scale.

Feb 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · Lahore District, Punjab, Pakistan

• Reported directly to the CEO/Co-founder and led engineering for multiple mission-critical products within EMPG — a regional unicorn operating Zameen, Bayut, OLX, Dubizzle, and Kaidee across MEA and South Asia.
• Key contributions:
• Oversaw engineering for core revenue-driving systems, including the Leads Management System (used across EMPG properties such as OLX, Bayut, and Kaidee), the Sales Management Platform for the transactions business, and the Post-Sales CRM for Zameen Developments.
• Scaled engineering teams from under 20 to 60+ to support aggressive product growth and global expansion.
• Built and stabilized the initial tech team for OLX Mall Pakistan, enabling acceleration of the group’s eCommerce initiatives.
• Introduced engineering processes, hiring frameworks, and architectural improvements that improved delivery velocity and cross-team alignment.
• Technology stack: Node.js, Angular, PHP, React Native, AWS.
• Contributed to strengthening engineering teams and platforms during a period of significant product expansion across the group.

Aug 2016 – Apr 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos · Islamabad

• Red Buffer is a data science company with a strong focus on Machine Learning and NLP. Their customers are from finance, legal, food science etc. .
• My role is to help the company grow and be more successful. My work assignments varied from business development to organizational design to CEO coaching.

Sep 2015 – Jan 2020 · 4 yrs 4 mos

• LMKR was the starting point of my career, and last, as the Vice President of R&D, I had a key role in shaping the company’s product-centric technology strategy and business direction.
• I was responsible for all aspects of LMKRs product engineering. I built a department of 100+ engineers and scientists from the ground up. I worked closely with them to produce robust geoscientific 3D/2D interpretation suites like GVERSE and GeoGraphix, and E&P info management solutions like PetroHive.
• As a part of the leadership team, I was partly responsible for adoption, feature prioritization, product definition, messaging, pricing, customer interaction, pre-sales enablement, and strategy.
• My primary role was to:
• Led, managed, and grew R&D teams (program management, software development, software testing & configuration management) from 1 to 100+ resources.
• Led the R&D management teams to execute product roadmaps.
• Proactively managed customer needs to achieve quality, high-impact delivery on a regular basis.
• Developed technology capabilities aligning with company goals and a deep understanding of the needs and directions of target customer segments.
• Conceptualized and developed R&D policies and systems to increase velocity, agility, and quality.
• Managed external vendors & consultants to maximize their value to LMKR R&D
• Led technical due diligence of potential partners
• Transformed 3rd party IPs into effective and efficient products to increase the market share of our core platform.
• Managed the relationship with the partners and technical heads at key customers
• Technology stack: MFC, C#, Angular

Mar 2014 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

• I managed teams working on LMKR products (http://www.lmkr.com/geotech-applications/). This included development, testing, documentation, etc. I was also responsible for commercialization activities.
• I also managed development and configuration management teams of GeoGraphix (http://www.lmkr.com/geographix/)
• With access to a larger resource pool, I was essentially responsible for efficient resource utilization and product delivery all across R&D.

Mar 2012 – Feb 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

• I managed 28 developers and 2 CM engineers working in GeoGraphix department.
• My major responsibilities are:
• hiring passionate, hard-working and smart developers
• ensuring adequate training and development
• getting effective performance from the developers
• welfare and discipline, and counselling

Sep 2010 – Feb 2012 · 1 yr 5 mos

• I am essentially responsible for
• getting the job done
• getting effective performance
• the planning, control and organization of work
• ensuring adequate training and development
• welfare and discipline, counselling, and hiring
• motivating R&D staff in Islamabad: Developers, Testers & Documenters
• 1) As a part of GeoGraphix R&D, I am Program-Manager/Scrum-Master for two teams, i.e. Geophysics and Data Management & Mapping. I am responsible for
• timely release
• process improvement
• helping teams understand and practice scrum
• representing them to management and vice versa
• daily standups, sprint planning meetings
• 2) As Technical Manager I was responsible for PrimeGeo team till Sept 2011:
• planning releases and iterations
• writing user stories in collaboration with the team
• prioritizing the work by collaborating with the team and the management
• communicating with all stakeholders about the progress
• 3) As Acting Development Manager I managed 21 Developers in Islamabad. I was responsible for staffing, procurement, forecasting etc.

Feb 2009 – Aug 2010 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Recruitment for BSO Center of Competence Islamabad
• Technical support for digital-route mediation-zone customization for Tunisiana with SOAP on south and Diameter on north.
• Nomination: NSN BSO (Pakistan) annual performance award. 2009-2010
• Workflow development in Charge@Once mediate to swap Mobilink Charging Gateway for CS-Core.
• MTA (sendmail) filter development to integrate Du email2sms service with MNP database using C with OCI.
• Software development support using Java for Qtel MobileTV/DVB-H project including integration of Comptel OnlineLink.
• Technical support during pre-sales phase including developing POCs, writing/reviewing solution descriptions, and participating in estimation sessions. Pre-Sales consultancy for various Middle East Clients: Du, Telenor, Mobilink , Roshan, AWCC etc
• Protocols: CAMEL, SMPP, RADIUS, DIAMETER, LDAP, SNMP, SOAP, HTTP, FTP
• Complete training path for charge@once Select 1.5. (1) INCAMELTA charge@once CAMEL - Concepts and Technical Aspects. (2) IN@TARIF charge@once Flexible Rating and Charging, Tariff Tool. (3) IN@SELADM charge@once select Administration. (4) IN@SERVADM charge@once Service Administration and Operation

Oct 2006 – Jan 2007 · 3 mos · Islāmābād, Pakistan · On-site

• Taught CE 512 (Engineering Management) to BSTE 1/7A (F03)

Jan 2006 – Jan 2009 · 3 yrs

• It is a sole proprietorship. For three years, I worked full time and also assumed the roles of System Analyst, Architect, and Lead Developer.
• For operation division of our client (65,000 Personnel):
• Developed work stream models, reengineered business processes and identified requirements for the system migration.
• Managed successful transition from old systems to new one and worked with client on change-management issues
• Lead Requirement Analysis, Data Modelling, Software Design, Java EE Development and implemented backend replication environment

Sep 2005 – Dec 2005 · 3 mos

• 1 publication: Boman, Magnus and Ghaffar, Asim and Liljeros, Fredrik and Stenhem, Mikael (2006) Social network visualization as a contract tracing tool. In: Agent Technology for Disaster Management, May 2006, Hakodate, Japan

Apr 2002 – Aug 2004 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Crystal Reports Offshore Services for Landmark's OpenWells®
• Received "Star Employee Award" for 2002-2003

Jun 2001 – Mar 2002 · 9 mos

• Worked on Landmark's TOW/cs®

Jun 2000 – Jul 2000 · 1 mo

• Worked on Data Integration from Heterogeneous DBMS using XML.