Muhammad Omar Farooq, Team Lead / Sr. Software Engineer

Muhammad Omar Farooq

Team Lead / Sr. Software Engineer

German IT Solutions Pvt Ltd

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Information Technology
Experience
22 years, 7 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :22 years, 7 months

Team Lead / Sr. Software Engineer at German IT Solutions Pvt Ltd
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • My current job since October 2011

As a Project Manager E-Commerce, I provided e-commerce solutions to international clients from diverse industry segments.
Below is a snapshot of my accomplishments:
- BUILT E-COMMERCE SOLUTIONS: Provided an E-commerce solution based on Magento1 to men’s fashion store; integrated ERP to support product data synchronization and order management system. Proposed three-tier project execution plans to mitigate risks; reduced deployment time by 50%.
- DEVELOPED & INTEGRATED PRODUCT CONFIGURATOR: Developed Magento community-based platform and performed customization for Pitlock for B2B and B2C sales. Proposed solutions to client and server admin that optimized the website functioning.
- LED TECH TEAM TO CREATE CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS: Led 3-membered team of senior developers as a project manager and designed solution for Jaloucity. Developed product configurator for users to create customized product designs and get a quotation. Built store locator; optimized existing structure.

KEY SKILLS: Magento 1 & 2, Omni Channels, Jquery, Web Services, API, Payment Gateways, XML, ERP connector to manage order and shipping data. Ajax, TCPDF, Web Services, Product Configurator, Technical Documentation, Coding, Programming, Solution Development.

Project Manager / Sr. Software Engineer at Nextbridge Pvt Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • September 2010 to October 2011

Nextbridge is among the pioneers in software and mobile solutions development. Delivered more than 1, 000 software projects on variety of architectures, technologies, databases and scales.

As a Senior Magento Developer I designed solution to cater client’s complex requirements; worked on highly complex and dynamic web projects; executed plans to changing requirements and mitigate risks. Streamlined processes through the integration of Drupal modules to handle product configurator, optimization of order processes.

Below is a snapshot of my accomplishments:
INTEGRATED NEW FUNCTIONALITIES ON WEBSITE: Collaborated with the French team of developers to fix the checkout process of Kusmi Tea website; resolved structural conflicts. Designed customized payment gateways, shipping method, and custom modules to support various functionalities.

TRANSFERRED EXISTING WOOCOMMERCE STRUCTURE TO DRUPAL: Presented solution to My-Take using Drupal with community modules, redesigned flows, and performed migrations. Developed customized shipping label of USPS Postal API.
Expanded online store capacity by transferring existing WooCommerce structure to Drupal to handle product configuration.

KEY SKILLS: Magento 1x, PHP, Jquery, Drupal, Uber Car and other custom modules. Implemented Ubercart, PHP, TCPDF libraries, WooCommerce, Technical Documentation, Coding, Programming, Solution Development, Web Checkout System, Visual Drawings, Mockup/Prototype Development, Migrations.

Sr. PHP Developer and Project Manager at Pace Solutions Pvt Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • August 2009 to August 2010

Pace Solutions is a B2B Information & Communication Technology Services Provider. Providing customer-driven & qualitative ICT services to businesses.

As a Senior Software Developer produced and implemented functional software solutions. Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams to define software requirements and take the lead on operational and technical projects.

Below is a snapshot of my accomplishments:
Provided Development & Management Support: Developed evaluation criteria for Total Editors a content editing services.
Designed a solution to asses documents uploaded in the system and generate accurate price quotes.

KEY SKILLS: Software Development, Technical Performance Management, Agile Development, DevOps, Concept/Flow Chart Development, Web Services, Linux, MySQL, Drupal, GIT

Manager IT at Pakistan IT Zone
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • April 2007 to July 2009

As a Senior Software Engineer I directed software development projects, produced, tested and debugged codes, led team of engineers and developers.

Below is a snapshot of my accomplishments:
Developed Codes for New Service Concept: Proposed solutions to optimize website functionality; developed codes for Community E-commerce and Discount vouchers website.
Worked on small to large scale web and desktop applications; provided technical support, developed web/software solutions with mature functionality.

KEY SKILLS: Extensions, Custom Module, Payments Methods Developments, Marketplace, B2C, Cloud Commerce, JavaScript, Jquery, CSS, Bootstap, REST, SOAP, RDBMS, LAMP, Proxmox Servers, Server Management, Magento, CodeIgnitor, JQuery, Html, CMS Symfony Framework, Agile development, API integration

Software Engineer at Diamond Group of Industries
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • March 2005 to March 2007

As a Senior Software Engineer prepared and installed solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming. Improved operations by conducting systems analysis; recommended changes in policies and procedures.
Below is a snapshot of my accomplishments:
Developed Inventory, Product & Sales Management System: Launched Company’s website with first-ever online Customer Support Portal in Pakistan.
Saved money by designing in-house ERP software. Created production, accounts, invoicing and payroll management system.

KEY SKILLS: Search Engine/Website Policy Planning & Development, Desktop Applications, Websites, ERP systems

Software Engineer / Web Developer at Punjab Board Of Technical Education
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • February 2002 to November 2004

As a Senior Software Engineer developed high-quality software design and architecture. Identified, prioritized and executed tasks in the software development life cycle. Designed tools and applications by producing clean and efficient code. Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting; reviewed and debugged codes.
Below is a snapshot of my accomplishments:
Designed Examination & College Affiliation System: Launched website and presented a first-ever online result feature.

KEY SKILLS: Large & Complex Ecommerce Solution Development, Technical Performance Management, Website/ Servers, Build Concept & Workflow Chart, Website Optimization & Functionality Assurance, Concepts & Flowcharts Development, Magento Design Implementation & Extension Integration, Development of Extensions & Custom Module.

Education

Master's degree, Information Technology
  • at American Internation University
  • December 2002

Major my studies is Ecommerce and Web Development

Bachelor's degree, B.Com
  • at University of the Punjab
  • December 2000

Top postion in local college got 819 marks out of 1300 and First Division

Specialties & Skills

PHP Frameworks
Web Applications
WordPress
PHP Applications
Magento
Wordpress
Web Development
Magento

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Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

IELTS (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2004
Valid Until:
December 2004

Hobbies

  • Book Reading