طاهر رشيد

At Premier NX, we are pioneering AI-driven solutions that revolutionize industries through LLMs, OCR, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Azure Document Intelligence, YOLO, NLP, audio processing, and vector databases. We aim to automate business processes, enhance decision-making, and build intelligent AI-powered systems.

AI Strategy & Leadership
- Drive the AI technology roadmap, aligning it with business goals and innovation strategies.
- Lead a team of AI engineers and software developers.
- Ensure AI ethics, bias mitigation, and compliance with best practices in AI deployment.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Clients, and cloud engineers, to deliver AI-driven products.
- Manage AI project lifecycles, ensuring timely delivery, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

LLMs & AI Innovation
- Work with LLMs (GPT, LLaMA, Mistral, Falcon) to develop generative AI applications.
- Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using LangChain, LlamaIndex, and Ollama.
- Optimize AI vector search with FAISS, Pinecone, Weaviate, and ChromaDB.

AI-Powered Document Processing & NLP
- Develop document intelligence solutions with Azure Document Intelligence, OCR, and NLP-based extraction.
- Enhance AI search and chatbot capabilities with semantic search and knowledge graphs.

Computer Vision & Video Intelligence
- Implement real-time object detection, video surveillance, and AI-powered monitoring using YOLO, OpenCV, and Deep Learning models.
- Drive AI solutions for anomaly detection, security automation, and smart analytics.

Business Process Automation & AI Integration
- Design AI-driven workflow automation and decision-making models for enterprises.
- Build AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants to enhance customer experiences.
- Develop speech and audio processing solutions (Speech-to-Text, TTS, Whisper, DeepSpeech).

AI Deployment & MLOps
- Manage AI infrastructure and cloud resources (AWS, Azure, GCP).

- Leading and mentoring a high-performing engineering team to deliver scalable and AI-innovative solutions in the language and translation technology space.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product, design, and operations, to align technology strategies with business objectives.
- Overseeing end-to-end development cycles, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products and features.
- Driving engineering excellence through the adoption of best practices in architecture, coding standards, and agile methodologies.
- Implementing robust processes for development, testing, and infrastructure management to ensure reliability and scalability.
- Staying ahead of emerging technologies and trends to maintain DigitalTolk's competitive edge in the industry.

- Designed and developed robust, scalable software solutions leveraging microservices architecture with a tech stack including Node.js for backend development and React.js/Next.js for front-end development.
- Integrated AWS and Azure cloud services to optimize system performance, reliability, and security.
- Developed AI-based solutions for e-commerce applications, implementing image similarity detection using Python and advanced AI models to enhance user experience.
- Conducted data scraping with Python to gather ecommerce data from different vendors.
- Implemented monitoring solutions, improving system uptime and enabling proactive issue resolution.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure project delivery aligned with security and scalability standards.
- Mentored junior engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

- Architected and delivered scalable, secure solutions leveraging microservices on AWS and Azure, ensuring enhanced system performance, resilience, and cost efficiency.
- Collaborated with stakeholders and business units to gather requirements, define technical specifications, and align solutions with organizational goals for clients like Visa, HSBC, and Vodafone.
- Led a cross-functional team of 20 engineers across Python, Node.js, PHP, React.js, and cloud platforms, fostering a culture of innovation and delivering high-impact projects.
- Streamlined business operations by implementing real-time data processing and analytics pipelines using Apache Kafka, improving decision-making and operational efficiency.
- Enhanced system monitoring and reliability by deploying tools like New Relic and CloudWatch, improving performance tracking and reducing incident response time by 40%.
- Strengthened software quality and delivery by introducing automated testing frameworks and SonarQube, reducing code defects by 80% and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
- Championed process improvements and stakeholder alignment, bridging the gap between technical teams and business objectives, resulting in a 30% increase in project delivery efficiency.

Key Achievements:
- Improved code quality and performance through automated code reviews and implemented a fully scalable microservices architecture, increasing system flexibility.

✓ Establish and implement training processes and strategies for all technical personnel
✓ Analyze, plan and develop requirements and standards in reference to scheduled projects
✓ Assign and oversee the daily tasks of technical personnel while ensuring all subordinates are actively working toward established milestones
✓ Hold regular technical team meetings to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects
✓ Determine and define clear deliverables, roles and responsibilities for staff members required for specific projects or initiatives
✓ Recruit and train exceptional employees to fulfil posted positions within the technical department
✓ Update and maintain all production technologies ensuring proper maintenance and installation

- Led the development of high-performance REST APIs and cloud-based solutions on AWS.
- Implemented Kafka for message queuing and efficient processing of high volumes of data.
- Delivered scalable web applications using frameworks like PHP, Python, Node.js, optimized for performance and user engagement.
- Enhanced monitoring with New Relic and CloudWatch, leading to a 30% reduction in incident response time.
- Conducted regular code reviews and implemented performance optimizations in PHP and Python applications, resulting in a 15% improvement in application response time.

- Spearheaded the development of Elasticsearch-based job search functionality, significantly enhancing search performance.
- Implemented user management systems using PHP and Laravel, Symfony, streamlining the registration process.
- Developed a responsive user interface using HTML, Bootstrap, and React.js, improving accessibility across devices.

- Worked on Facelift-bbt.com, an all-in-one solution to manage social media accounts for large brands.
- Developed backend components in PHP/MySQL and Java/Akka to sync account data with respective social media networks.
- Utilized Symfony2 Framework with Doctrine Query Builder and FOS Rest Bundle for backend operations.
- Developed frontend using Twig, HTML, Bootstrap, and AngularJS.
- Managed code using GIT and deployed on Ubuntu/Linux systems.
- Led a team and followed Agile development with sprint systems to ensure timely delivery of features.

- Managed and developed PHP websites, ensuring high-quality product delivery.
- Led a team of 3 developers, coordinating tasks and ensuring project milestones were met.
- Collaborated with other departments and communicated effectively with clients and senior management in the USA.

- Developed and managed PHP websites, ensuring quality and performance.
- Led a team of developers, coordinating with other departments to meet project requirements.
- Communicated with clients and senior management in the USA to gather requirements and provide technical expertise.

- Developed PHP websites and Facebook applications as per client requirements.
- Managed a team of 5-6 developers, assigning tasks and overseeing daily progress.
- Coordinated with other departments and involved in all phases of the development cycle.
- Communicated with clients and senior management to ensure project alignment with business goals.

- Started as an intern and quickly promoted to PHP Developer.
- Developed PHP and Facebook applications under a team environment, contributing to various client projects.