Senior Software Developer

• Mar 2021 - Present

Full Stack Developer

• Sep 2018 - Mar 2021

Chit Chat App - Developed a Chat App using React hooks on the frontend, React Router for navigation, and Node.js on the backend - Implemented registration, login, and password reset features, and user/session authentication using JSONWebToken - Used socket.io to send instant messages, emojis, images, and videos - On the backend, stored data, images and videos on MongoDB using REST APIs Anonymous Message Board - Developed an Anonymous Message Board using React on the frontend, Redux for state management, and React Router for navigations - Used Node.js, Express, and MongoDB on the backend, and chai for functional testing. Developed REST APIs to interact with the database - Implemented pagination and search features Project Issue Tracker - Developed an Issue Tracker for Projects using HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery for the frontend, and Node.js, Express, and MongoDB for the backend. Used chai for functional testing - Developed REST APIs to add, delete, and update projects and issues in the database - Implemented filtering feature to filter issues of a project Tetris Game - Developed two versions of the tetris game to compare the performance and code complexity, one using React hooks, and the other using vanilla Javascript and HTML canvas for game animation - Discovered that at very high speeds of the game, state updates were lagging in React. Code complexity was also higher in React Weather App - Developed a Weather App using Bootstrap, HTML, jQuery, and JavaScript - Designed animated weather icons for the App using SVG and CSS - Used external API to get the current weather, lows and highs for the day, wind speed, humidity, and five day forecast for the current location or any other location Treemap Diagram - Implemented a treemap diagram using D3.js for data visualization of a sales dataset - Implemented a legend for the treemap, and tooltips for more information about a certain data area Show less

Consultant

• Jun 2005 - May 2016

Recruitment process of PERMs(Labor Certification for Green Cards) & H1B processing. Recruitment process of PERMs(Labor Certification for Green Cards) & H1B processing.

Project Lead/Senior Software Engineer

• Nov 2001 - May 2005

- Designed and developed server side COM objects in VB 6.0 for a service automation system for the HVAC industry. The system helped streamline the daily tasks for HVAC technicians - Developed the database design for SQL Server database and designed front end user interfaces using HTML, ASPs, VBScript, and JavaScript - Developed PDA device software using eVB. Implemented barcode scanning and signature capture on the PDA, and wireless printing on a mobile printer to further simplify tasks for the HVAC technicians - Performed testing and continuous maintenance of the system - Monitored, led and guided a team of three programmers/developers and performed quality assurance - Reprogrammed a daily report to cut done runtime from 11 minutes to 11 seconds Show less

Senior Software Engineer

• Apr 2001 - Oct 2001

- Developed the system and database design, and server side COM objects in Visual Basic 6.0 to interact with SQL Server database for a Furniture Delivery system. The system drastically improved customer notifications about deliveries - Designed frontend user interfaces using HTML, ASPs, VBScript, and JavaScript - Developed native PALM application using Appforge, and an XML interface for notifications through a Call Center - Wrote use cases for the system, and performed unit and integration testing - Monitored, led and guided a team of five programmers/developers, performed quality assurance and coordinated activities with the project manager Show less

Senior Software Engineer

• Apr 1996 - Mar 2001

- Developed the system and database design, use cases, and server side COM objects in Visual Basic to interact with SQL Server database for a Wireless Marketing application. Clients of this application were able to target their customers through various mediums, thus increasing their marketing and sales - Designed user interfaces using HTML, ASPs, VBScript, and JavaScript, and used IIS and MTS at the backend - Performed quality assurance and unit and integration testing - Performed Year 2000 conversion on the AS/400 (RPG/COBOL) for various US based companies - Prepared Y2K proposals and cost estimates for the clients - Handled customer/client Y2K related inquiries and concerns and provided technical support Show less

Application Analyst

• Feb 1993 - Dec 1994

- Was an integral part of the team involved in the computerization of Pakistan Customs Import and Export Systems on the AS/400 - Performed systems analysis, and designed and coded system modules and database structures using COBOL/400, RPG/400, CL/400, C/400, SQL/400, Query/400 and other utilities of AS/400 - Performed testing, and end-user and client interaction and training - Was an integral part of the team involved in the computerization of Pakistan Customs Import and Export Systems on the AS/400 - Performed systems analysis, and designed and coded system modules and database structures using COBOL/400, RPG/400, CL/400, C/400, SQL/400, Query/400 and other utilities of AS/400 - Performed testing, and end-user and client interaction and training