Experience
Architect, CTO, consultant, and educator — two and a half decades of building and leading.
Lead Platform Architect — DataVenture
Dec 2025 – PresentSigmaTrov · Lahore, Pakistan (Remote)
- Conceived and architected DataVenture — a "Bloomberg for public data" platform aggregating 89 structured financial datasets (52 US + 37 global) covering 180,000+ securities across 73 global exchanges.
- Designed production-grade microservices backend (Python/FastAPI) on PostgreSQL with database-first bulk import pipeline; all business logic executes inside PostgreSQL stored functions.
- Implemented fault-tolerant job scheduler using cron jobs and advisory locks to prevent concurrent execution.
AI & LLM Consultant
Jan 2025 – Aug 20252iQ Financial Services · Frankfurt, Germany (Remote)
- Engineered end-to-end LLM pipelines for structured financial data extraction, achieving 91% precision on benchmark datasets across heterogeneous global filings.
- Developed and fine-tuned ML models combined with rule-based systems for high-accuracy data extraction and insightful visualizations.
- Reduced manual reporting effort by over 60% through intelligent automation and semantic search.
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Jun 2017 – Dec 2023FindVaccineNow LLC · Texas, USA · Co-founding CTO — 30% Equity
- Architected and launched a global COVID-19 vaccine availability tracking platform adopted in 135+ countries, integrated with Apple Inc., WHO, and Gavi — generating ~$400,000 USD in revenue.
- Delivered vaccine availability data to Apple Inc. covering 20 countries, enabling integration into Apple's public health tracking infrastructure.
- Oversaw delivery of EconoRepairs, a B2B mobile repair management platform in Texas integrating PayPal, Stripe, and ACH payment systems.
Chief Architect
Route Trading · London, UK · Aug 2016 – Oct 2020
Architected enterprise FinTech platforms covering AML, regulatory compliance, cross-border remittance, and fraud detection for UK/EU markets. Microservices migration improved reliability by 40%.
Solution Architect / Lead
Put & Track · Aarhus, Denmark · Aug 2019 – Oct 2020
Asset tracking platform with SOA back-end for real-time data; SignalR push notifications; MongoDB schema design.
Tech Lead & Principal Software Engineer
Jan 2013 – Aug 2016Synergy IT Pakistan · Islamabad
- Led development of enterprise publishing systems for Gyldendal — Denmark's oldest publishing company — encompassing new platform development, process optimization, and data format standardization.
- Served as Project Lead, Architect, and technical problem-solver across multiple concurrent projects for Danish clients.
Solution Architect & Principal Software Engineer
Apr 2010 – Dec 2012TEO International · Islamabad
- Delivered web-based business solutions and CMS platforms using Sitecore, C#, and ASP.NET, supervising teams of 4–10 engineers.
- Led the Gyldendal Uddannelse project (~3,200 man-hours) delivered under tight deadlines; travelled to Denmark for on-site requirements gathering.
Software Architect & Technical Lead
Feb 2005 – Apr 2010Ciklum · Islamabad (Pakistan Office)
- Led the European Insurance platform as Technical Lead, conducting on-site business requirement elicitation sessions in Denmark.
- Developed a high-performance P2P file sharing engine in C++/STL for 'Eovendo', demonstrating deep systems-level engineering expertise.
- Recognised with a formal 5-year excellence certificate; managed cross-geography delivery teams.
Software Engineer
Jan 2001 – Feb 2005Buraq Integrated Solutions & Others · Islamabad
- Built core modules of a Document Management System (DMS) — storage, retrieval, versioning, lifecycle management — using C++, VC++ 6, and COM.
- Designed a sophisticated rule-based workflow automation engine routing enterprise processes across multi-step approval chains using VC++, COM/DCOM, STL, ActiveX, VB6.
Assistant Professor
Jan 2024 – PresentFAST National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences · Islamabad
- Delivering graduate and undergraduate courses: AI, Cloud Computing, Data Mining, Software Design Architecture, Machine Learning for Robotics, AI Product Development (AI4013).
- Achieved student feedback scores of 82–83%+ across AI and Cloud Computing modules.
- Mentoring MS-level research students in autonomous vehicles, federated learning, and ITS.