Afzal Hamid, Senior Software Architect

Afzal Hamid

Senior Software Architect

Orion Systems

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Software Engineering, Databases, Programming
Experience
17 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 7 Months

Senior Software Architect at Orion Systems
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since July 2013
Staff Software Engineer at AVANCEON PVT LTD
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • September 2006 to July 2013

• Major role involves Development (SharePoint web-parts development, Asp.Net, C#, PI-SDK web services ), Technical Support, SLA’s, and deployments.
• SharePoint WSS 3.0, MOSS 2007, MOSS 2010 installation, configuration, Administration, management and web parts development.
• Custom application and web-services development using C# to interact with PI database using PI-Software Development Kit.
• Custom utilities development to leverage software testing process.
• To plan, implement, and evaluate the quality assurance processes.
• To create, update and review test plans to ensure that the procedures follow the defined standards and to ensure that the test scripts are in depth and cover all aspects of the product.
• Testing methods i.e. White box testing, integration testing, regression testing, performance testing, system testing etc.
• FAT (Factory acceptance test) and SAT (Site acceptance test).
• On-site issues identification, rectification and fixation.
• To design and conduct technical courses for the purpose of training persons on application usage.
• To manage releases and product deployment on client site.
• To manage intellectual product technical support to leverage services level agreement.
• To provide On-Site, Telephonic, and Remote support.
• To assist team members in quality assurance, application deployment and technical support tasks.
• Documentation responsibilities i.e. creating and managing user guide, installation and configuration documents, administrational and operational training guide, test plan, test cases etc.
• To communicate directly with customers to identify and rectify the technical issues.
• Identifying and implementing best practices for risk free deployment of software product.
• Developing, testing and integrating custom web reports with Rockwell RSEnergyMatrix.

Education

Master's degree, Software Engineering, Databases, Programming
  • at Punjab University College of Information Technology Lahore (University of The Punjab, Lahore)
  • December 2006

Three times I have been awarded with 100% scholarship during my M. Sc IT education.

Diploma, Software Engineering, Databases, Programming
  • at Allama Iqbal Open Univeristy Islamabad
  • June 2003

Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology (PGD-IT)

Bachelor's degree, Physics, Chemistry
  • at Government College Univeristy Lahore (formerly: Government College Lahore)
  • December 1999

Specialties & Skills

Programming
Technical Support
Testing
Software Engineering
Databases
Microsoft SharePoint Services3.0, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
Applications Deployment and versions up-gradation at Client Site
Technical Support, Client Support (Onsite, Offsite and Remote support) and Clients Interaction
Software Quality Assurance and Testing
Web Development (C#, Asp.Net, Visual Studio 2005/2008, SQL Server 2005,2008)

Languages

English
Intermediate
Urdu
Expert